Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-05-05
colored Graded School Closed

The Colored Graded; SchcJ
closed its session on Saturday
, May 1st. The school assembled
at the building on Randolph stree
at three O'Clock and marched Il
the First Baptist church where tb,
following program Was rendered
Battle Hymn OF the Repub
Iic."
Invocation. Jefferson Shield
Music --"Watch by the Rhine"
Essay" Rule In the Congo"
! .................... Mabel Barnett
Essay-"virglnia's Great Men,"
...........~...,... Mary K. Moore
Music- Boat Song"
Essay-"Colonial Days"
.................Em Emma L. peasants
Music-"Excelsior p
Address. ...H. h. Abrahams.
Music-"Stsrry Waves"
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Certificates Of graduation from
the Grammar School were then
presented to the following pupils
Emms L. Peasants, Mabel Bar
nett and Mary <. Moore. The
certificates were distributed by
Professor Harrington Waddell, who
spike encouragingly o! the work
at the colored school and empha-
sized especially the need of more
boys in the higher grades and the
Improvement of the school build
ing.
The school has passed through
a very successful year, having
total enrolment of 191 and an av
erage attendance of 145.
A great deal Of interest has
been manifested In the school by
the friends and patrons especially
DR.. A. w. Pleasant who delivered
four lectures to the school on Per
sonal Hygiene, School Hygiene,
Causes and Prevention Of Tuber-
culosis.
The lists OF promotion were then
read, the names appearing in the
order of standing:
Grade 10 Grade 8-Aureila Green
lee. Annie A. Paul, Nancy Richardson,
Laura E. Price, Angelina Hamilton,
Alice L. Morrison, LIE Roy Clark,
Letcher Styles, Mary W.Johnson, (last
three nameson condition. lie Roy
Gilmore. teacher,
Grade 6 to Grade LILLY Clark,
Virginia Franklin, Nathaniel Hawkins,
Belle Lyle. Reid Styles, Baxter Rollin,
James Woodford, Thomas Paul, AL
fred Lyle, (last name on condition.)
Grade 5 to Grade 6-+Catherin
Chandler. +Andrew Washington, Blanche
Keuney, Francis Rollln. Maurice Jones,
Lula Kennev, Richard Bowyer, Mamie
Styles, Fannie Lee, (last two names on
Miss A. J. James, teach !
or.
Grade 4 to Grade 5.-Mary l.. Rich
ardson, OliverMack. Samuel Carpenter,
Harry Wright, Reid Jones, James Har-
ris, Sarah Styles. Mabel Harris, Bruce
Peyton, Harry Williams.
Grade 3 to Grade 4.-Estelle Russell,
Arleena Preston, Rosetta Davis, Aman
da Alexander, Jessie Morrison, Lydia
NJ. j ones, Eliza Alexander, Mary Kenney |
Annie Franklin, Maryland Holloway
Buelah Gooch, Susie Gilmore, Laura
Mary Belle Cosby, Agnes
Gooch, Eva Franklin, Gertrude Chand-
Ter. Fredrica Ross. Mamie Ross, Mary
E. Franklin, Douglas Wingfeld, Mar
yaret Hamilton, Malipda Kenny Daisy
rinsley, Rachel Odee Jones, Letcher
William Brooks. Oast three
names on condition Mrs. 5. II.
Peasants, teacher.
Grade 2 to Glade 3-(arranged al
ohabetically) George Chandler, Sher
nan franklin, Preston Jones, Leo
Johnson, (on condition), Carl Hughes,
)dell Washington, Charles Ross, Har-
y T. Walker, (last two names on con-
iition), Helen Bowyer, Louise Carpen'
;er, (on condition), Margaret Gilmore,
Edna MI Ter, Beatrice Scott, Amy Tins
ey, Mary B. Tinsley, Fannie Clark,
Anna White, Amelia Washington
Miss Rosalia Edmondson, teacher.
Grade l to Grade 2-Albert Lee,
Lewis Richardson, Lewis Rowland, AL
red Pettigrew, John Franklin, Wash
ngton Hamilton, Hugh Morgan. James
Amacie Williams, Thomas
Clark, Frances Chandler, Frances
'orter, Geneva Triggs, Laura Hollo.
way, Louisa Gooch, Fearn Mack,
Florence McGinnis, Thelma Pettigrew,
Daisy Dock, Nellie Morgan, Mildred
Elaine V. Evans.
eacher.
Prlses were given as follows:
8th Grade-To Emma l.. Pleassnts
or highest standing by Mrs. s. Fl.
Peasants. To Mary E Moore fer at
enhance. BY the teacher.
7th Grade-Aunle A. Paul, Laura E.
Price. and Aurelia Greenlee for attend
Ince.
9th Grade-Prize for highest stand
ng to Lilly Clark. 2nd prize to Vir-
,inia franklin. Prizes for perfect at
endance-Thomas Paul, Levi GILMORE,
Francis Rollin.
9Th Grade, highest neutrality-suspicious.
inc Chandler, Andrew Washington;
nd standing-Francis Roliin.