American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-08-08

FOURTH DISTRICT SoH00Ls.--Tho ceremony
of the distribution Of premiums to the success
full aspirants Of the Island schools took place
yesterday afternoon in the spacious lecture
room Of the Smithsonian Institution. The seats
Of the room were nearly filled with the children
Of the schools of both sexes, and number of
attentive and obviously gratifed visitors
Mr.. Mayor Lenox opened the business by in
Producing to the assembly the Rev. Mr.. Caro-
theirs, who thereupon delivered an address to
the pupils, in which they were apprized of the
expectations of their country from them in a
sedulous cultivation Of their intellectual and
moral powers. He took q comprehensive sur
vey of what the country had been, is, and is
likely to be; expatiated on the value Of the
Union, and denounced all who, in deed, word,
or thought, contemplate its overthrow. He also
dwelt on the exertions made by the people of
Washington to come up to their duty in the
great matter Of extending universal education.
Beverly Randolph, esq, Of the Board of
Trustees, then explained the principles which
the Trustees had determined to act upon in the
distribution Of the honors and rewards thew had
met to confer. The first honor was for the
greatest proficiency in intellectual acquisition
the second, if indeed secondary, for moral su-
periority; the third, for punctuality in attend
ance, feature indispensable to scholastic sue
cess. Under the general head Of intellectual
proficiency, the premiums would be distributed
in reference, first, to excellence in reading, then
in the order Of succession to photography, pen
manship, arithmetic, grammar, history, and
geography.
Mr.. Lenox then distributed the silver medals,
as follows:
The medal for the male department Of the
Fourth District School, under charge of Mr..
Thompson, was adjudged to Master Robert L.
Harris
The medal to the first pupil in the female
department, under Mrs. Hinton, was adiudged
to Miss Adelaide Harris.
Mrs. Hinton also awarded silver medal to
Miss Adeline Kinsey.
The medal to the first pupil in Male Primary,
under Rev. William T. Eva, was adjudged to
Robert Cross.
The medal to the first pupil in the Second
Primary, under Miss Anderson, was adjudged
to James West.
The medal to the first pupil in the Third
Primary, under Miss Middleton, was adjudged
to Emma Preuss.
The medal to the first pupil in the Fourth
Primary, under Miss Margaret Milburn, was
adjudged to William Tucker.
Besides the above, about one hundred Of the
children were presented with handsomely en-
bellished diploma.
We observed present Messrs Abbott, Hall
day, Pearson, Adams, of the Board of Trustees,
with the Secretary, the Rev. Charles A. Davis.
Thomas Richie, esq, late editor of the Union,
honored the company with his presence. Dur
ing the proceedings the pupils of Mrs. Hinton's
female department sung an appropriate vaca-
ton song in good style.
Succeeding the distribution Of the premiums,
interchanges Of tokens Of regard were made by
teachers and friends of pupils to pupils, and by
pupils to their teachers, all exhibiting com
mendable feeling and deep mutual interest.
The Mayor made some excellent remarks, in
the course of which he stated that two friends
OF the schools had authorized him to say that
next year they would give silver cup to each
Of the four District Schools, to be the property
of the pupil in each that shall by actual exami-
nation and strict scrutiny, Intellectually and
morally, prove himself best entitled to it. The
Mayor then called out Mr. Richie, who made
very acceptable address.
Mr.. Randolph closed the whole by some en-
thusiastic remarks, urging the Island youth to
such exertion as should prove them next year
to be the " Banner Schools" Of the city.-Intel.
In addition to the above interesting enumera-
ton Of the marks Of honor distributed yester-
day evening, we learn that two beautiful medals
were presented by Mr.. P. NJ Pearson Ia trus-
tee of the Island schools) to Henry W. Yates, of
the male department, and Miss Mary Ann Lee,
of the female department These medals were
offered by Mr.. p. at the beginning of the pre-
sent year, to the most meritorious pupil" in
Guiding punctuality, department, SC. In pre-
senting the medals, Mr.. P. addressed the pupils
in very opposite terms Also in the course of
the evening, handsome gold pen with pencil
was presented by Master James A. Wise, on
the part of the first and second classes, to
their teacher, Mr.. ]. E. Thompson, as token
of esteem and appreciation of his past labors
Young Wise delivered in fine style the accom-
panying address, which was appropriately re-
sponded to by the teacher, who stated that he
should esteem highly this parting gift of his
young friends.
THE CRIMINAL Court has done nothing to-