| 1895 School News |
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The Princeton Press, Saturday, June 29, 1895: |
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WITHERSPOON STREET SCHOOL. |
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The closing exercises of the colored school took place on the afternoon of Thursday, June 27, in the Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church. The building was crowded to its utmost capacity, and the exercises were interesting. The prizes were given by Mr. Macdonald in behalf of the Board of Education. The program was as follows:
Prayer, Rev. W. D. Robeson
Piano Solo, Cora Davis
Cantata--"Song of the Months,"
Pupils of the Primary Dept.
Recitation--"My Mother at the Gate,"
Cora Hageman
Recitation--"Geography a Study,"
Annie Vansant
Quartet--"Tally-ho," Girls of the Grammar Dept.
Recitation--"Popping the Question,"
Birdie Washington
Monologue--"Home Study," Lillie Williams
Class Recitation--"Catechism on Trees,"
Pupils of the Primary Dept.
Duet--"The Hunter's Song,"
Cora Davis and Lena Davis
Recitation--"The Nation's Dead,"
Andrew Hageman
Song--"Jolly Old Crow," Class
Recitation--"The Independence Bell,"
Archie Scudder
Recitation--"The National Ensign,"
Willie Robeson
Action Song--"Playing Carpenter,"
Class in Primary Dept.
Cantata--"A Day in the Woods,"
Pupils of the Intermediate Dept.
Distribution of Prizes
Closing Song, School
Benediction, Rev. J. Q. Johnson
The ushers were Freeman Robeson, Wm. H. Wyckoff, Edward Gordon and Chester Davis. After the distribution of prizes, short addresses were made by Mr. Sherman, of Burlington, N. J., and Rev. [illegible] |
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WITHERSPOON STREET SCHOOL. GRAMMAR DEPARTMENT. A Class. | |||||
| W. Robeson, | 84 3 | Mary Deamus, | 75 1 | ||
| Archie Scudder, | 76 6 | ||||
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B Class. | |||||
| M. Scudder, | 72 3 | B. Washington, | 70 0 | ||
| Cora Hageman, | 72 1 | ||||
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C Class. | |||||
| Lillie Williams, | 75 2 | Annie Gordon, | 72 8 | ||
| Anna Skillman, | 74 0 | Annie Vansant, | 72 1 | ||
| Jennie Coursey, | 73 3 | ||||
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INTERMEDIATE DEPARTMENT. A Class. | |||||
| Louisa Forman, | 84 0 | M. Schenck, | 78 0 | ||
| Lulu Tillman, | 83 0 | Bessie Vansant, | 75 0 | ||
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B Class. | |||||
| Helen Bunting, | 87 5 | John Baker, | 78 0 | ||
| C. Clifton, | 86 5 | Flossie Skillman, | 75 0 | ||
| Mary Battell, | 84 0 | Chester Davis, | 74 0 | ||
| Reeve Robeson, | 80 5 | Virginia Taylor, | 74 0 | ||
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C Class. | |||||
| Rosie Nixon, | 92 0 | Willie Miller, | 78 0 | ||
| Helen Taylor, | 90 0 | C. Hendrickson, | 77 0 | ||
| Victoria Vactor, | 87 5 | George Schenck, | 76 0 | ||
| Robert Burnley, | 82 0 | ||||
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PRIMARY DEPARTMENT. A Class. | |||||
| Flora Wyckoff, | 84 0 | Mary Denny, | 72 0 | ||
| Lizzie Long, | 77 0 | Flora Simpson, | 70 0 | ||
| Annie Hall, | 76 0 | ||||
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B Class. | |||||
| Rogers Gordon, | 85 0 | Louisa Jackson, | 74 0 | ||
| James Jackson, | 82 0 | Clara Watkins, | 72 0 | ||
| Clara Clark, | 80 0 | Leone Simpson, | 70 0 | ||
| Freddie Whycoff, | 78 0 | Sadie Moore, | 70 0 | ||
| Gussie Jackson, | 77 0 | W. Washington, | 70 0 | ||
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C Class. | |||||
| Eva Royster, | 80 0 | Emma Long, | 76 0 | ||
| Rachel Vanzant, | 78 0 | Lizzie Robeson, | 75 0 | ||
| Lizzie Forman, | 78 0 | Richard Long, | 75 0 | ||
| Jennie Davis, | 78 0 | Clar. Hoagland, | 70 0 | ||
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The prizes awarded were as follows: Primary Department--James Jackson, 9 demerits, 1st prize, "The Talking Clock." Rogers Gordon, 10 demerits, 2d prize, "Listen Long and Listen Well." Intermediate Department--[name omitted] 14 demerits, 1st prize, "A Little Queen of Hearts." Willie Miller, 41 demerits, 2d prize, "The Story of a Mountain." Grammar Department--Archie Scudder, 10 demerits, 1st prize, "Battlefields and Victory." Carrie Lake, 16 demerits, 2d prize, "Golden Treasury of Songs and Lyrics." | |||||
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