Clinton street & Atlantic avenue

Brooklyn Union Argus
June 14, 1882

Closing Exercises at Prof. George N. BIGELOW’s School
Thoroughness of Instruction Illustrated

   The closing exercises of Prof. George BIGELOW’s Seminary took place this
morning at the rooms in the Athenæum, corner of Clinton street and Atlantic
avenue. Prof. BIGELOW’s school has been long and favorably known in this city
and the exercises today showed the thoroughness of the instruction imparted.

'The Battle of Bunker Hill' was read by :
Fanny SACKETT, 
Abbie HOWE, 
Annie KIMBALL 
Edith THORNE, 

Readings by :
Maud SMITH, 
Nellie CHADWICK, 
Clara KIMBALL, 
May BANTA, 
Effie BANTA, 
Grace COLBY, 
Carrie MAYNARD,
Fannie RILEY 
Louise BABCOCK. 

The compositions were by :
Grace COLBY, 
Fannie RILEY and Louise BABCOCK. 

All of them showed much originality of thought and were decidedly above the 
average of school-girl essays. 

Proficiency in French was shown by :
Louise BABCOCK, 
Clara KIMBALL, 
Carrie MAYNARD 
Effie BANTA

Proficiency in German by :
Grace COLBY 
May BANTA

Proficiency in Latin by :
Carrie MAYNARD, 
Clara KIMBALL, 
Effie BANTA, 
Grace COLBY
Frankie BIGELOW. 

Piano solos were given by :
Carrie MAYNARD, 
Grace COLBY 
Fannie RILEY.

   The school has been in operation fourteen years, and the efficiency of the
scholars may be found in the fact that Professor BIGELOW gives personal
attention to all. The classes are small and the work of each is essentially
that of an individual.

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