~J' __ ztEdlfl PITTSBURGH: TIMSDAY MORNINU, JULY 16 IM6. Caw:An Mon denoon—lwrxzernea Bun thstas,.—The High School of Pittsburgh went into - Operation . about one year ago, end notwith• Standing thiireat opposition with which It has Met, the average of scholars has been large and -.met, of the Facelty in imparting Infortma. tiew - aad knowledge has been great. The pupils .. i• , -; - have been for the most part attentive to their stadia and, the other duties. The casting cilia :•• aceieehe for the year, the exhibition of tits region o'oo outlay of money, time and attention, co , =of.; the whole of last week, and was concluded row* morning. • • A philanthropic) gentleman having 'given $lOO, $2O of wide& were for prise mauve, and the re ust ad, f Or: the beet grade of scholarship, and --"Atii Board hulas appropriated $l5 to be given to the three best of the. pupils in drawing, the coneluding floured the session were devoted to titer; Vidtrlinition of-the prises to the successful ;,':00 - I*db:dn. Having assembled is the chapel, .guiptlisang three pieces of beautiful muslo . wilder tha direction of their instructor, Mr. " tltebiotr. •• '' .--- tfiei'Pridelpal, Prof. McKeown, then read the standing of all the popthy, and announced that the - prise money had purchased the following prizes: - Baccrofes Illstory of the 11. 8 $lO 00 Pima and Poet7of America and Great Britain ........ ..... . 10 00 . T matte of Prescott'. Mexico and Peru, each, ..... ...... 8 00„, • Fannie Posts of America, 600 Preseptes Philip IT, .... 6 00 •6 eette Macsulay's Eoglaud, nob,— 4 . 00 11 mitt Ouixott'o Civilisation, each,... 200 8 setts! Drawing Instruments, Bto., all 15 00 He thei.read tho following report - .• Prrrslinitait, July 11th, 1866. liturtinderaigned, appointed by the Central Board of Education, to examine the Essays writ: _len byes Pupils of the Central High School, in competition 'for the prises, which by previous '=arrangement, were to be given to the anthem of ~.c l keithittse best, respectfully report that we have .f.ratteided to. that duty, and have unanimously "'agreed, that the "Ten Dollar Prize" be given to the- *zither of "Evening," eigned,...4iplotee;" .• and the Fire Dollar Prise., one to the author of . Mother; Home and Heaven," signed '.lvy;" and the other to the author of "Women of '76 xitad's6," eigned "Young Sapid, Esq." Respectfully submitted by, . • . Jamas M. Peron, A. Born, • Datilit. - 41. nouns : • Trot-Dixon then read the essay, entitled - " The • t Women-of '76 and '50,, "by.roung Rapid; Esq. The author is it 'very yonnlllittf..and deserves mita Medifforiase of style :and_command of , language. .Ite to to was **dried, Winding to the fashions, foibles acid frailties of the women of the present age, leasing the impression upon the ndode of the bachelors present, that matri mony at this day was anything but a deubabbs inmiratka. "Mother, Home and Heaven," a prose com position, was read- by the authoress, Icy. She read in a distinct tone of voice. Her subject well treated, bet et too great length. "Evirdnat." a poem, was also read by the SZIthOMIS. Hada:. It was greatly admired by all who heard it, ea being, elegant in Ito style; beautiful in its famaies, and very correct, for a young poetess, In rhyme and metre. "Helolee," Miss Helen Ede, was then presented with the $lO prize,.beantifolly embossed copies of The Peers and Poetry of Americo and Great Britain. "Ivy," Miss Myra ISPLaughlio, was presented with cue of the second five dollar prizes, The Female Poets : nd Poetry of America. 'Toting Rapid, Esq., William H. Moore, re ceived the second five dollar prise, Preerscott's Phillip 11. Me Reuben Miller, moved that the Editors of the daily papers be renowned to publish the prize essays, which was carried. We would most cheerfully do so, for our part, if their length permitted; we can only and room for the Due verses of Miss Ekin. IiTENIEG—nr nem= • Urtsvereritlltirrea or figthhi auto • And thwack. to HAM the , Slat ol lm - fee di eg. stant l e ads Must And no Iona: the Mk white deals • Whmit nand lon portals pee s Seem angel keen th The gateway of set the Moussto ruedi Almost I mom tome Woad Theeyts of argent light. • world of wan ingnitade. Too moo foe iambi war. 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