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Show A Pleasant Time. The chaiug exercises of tlio Nineteenth Nine-teenth Di-trict School were held in tlicschoolhouseof tlie district yesterday yes-terday afternoon. The programme was arranged by the fire teachers of the district, under tlie d irection cf Mr. II. A. cmith. principal, and consisted of opening remarks by Mr. H. A. Smith, singing and recitations reci-tations by members cf the primary and Intermediate departments. Six young ladies from the ad-vani-ed department Misses Kmily Fames, Mattie Folsom, Olivia Foi-sem Foi-sem Grace Smith, Maria Varlev and Hattlc Wallace having jiasseil a critical examination in tiie several sev-eral branches of education taught in the school, had graduated and were presented with certificates entitling them to enter any high school or university in tlie Territory. Miss Fames read an essay of her own composition on "Government," "Govern-ment," which gave evidence of much research and scholarly ability Mis3 Mattie Folsom also read an essay of lierownconipositlon,belng a valedictory address from the scholars to thcteachcrsand trustees. It showed much literary ability. In addition to theccrtlficates Landed Land-ed to these young ladies, the trustees also presented each with a handsome hand-some volume of literature, as a reward re-ward for their diligence and irse-verence. irse-verence. Itcwaris of merit vrerenlso given to the cUuin drawing fiom the Intermediate In-termediate department, three of which were priics which had been competed for. This class, though but a primary oue in drawing, displayed dis-played much ability, and stoke considerably for the untiring efforts of the teacher, Mrs. T. W. Bliss, during the year. JJliiUZulc "cfc of the primary department, under the direction di-rection of Miss K1UM. Nebeker wasa marked feature tf tl.e exer- nMw ?' "JH"16 b" the P"PIla to Mr. H. A. Smith and Mrs-T. W. Bliss as a mark of their esteem. Stewart ilellrcred a j.leaslng and encouraging address to the plls, arid tva. .followed by the trustees Meurs.S.H. Holmes and W. 11. I erke?, who made some appropriate appropri-ate remarks. ' The Mand wu nicely decorated with flowers, whllo on the blackboards black-boards around the room were huDg the drawings of the lAipils, and specimens of Kindergarteu work from the primary department. Tilts class Is-undcr the direction of the Misses Jilla SI. Nebeker and Olive Derbldge, and has been a marked feature of tlie department the past year. There were a number of parents present. The scholars spent today at Cal-der's Cal-der's Farm in conjunction with the Sixteenth Ward school, as a fitting close to their agreeable and Interesting Interest-ing exercises. |
