The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-07-29
LOCAL M A Il II T. II s..


District, to the number of probably five hundred,
assembled in the Smithsonian Institution, yester-
day morning, OH the occasion Of the distribution
of premiums. The cornet-band having first en-
tered the lecture-room, and taking position,
played soul-stirrng air, while the army OF juve-
niles marched in, wheeled to the right and to the
left, and were fairly seated under the direction OF
their teachers. 1t beautiful picture-so
many smiling, happy faces. The boys were
neatly dressed in dark jackets and white pantaloons,
and wore blue rband on the breast. The girls
were clothed in white, with blue sashes and other
trimmings Of the same color. Above the heads
of this dense throng of "little men and women
were silken banners--two of them bearing the
stars and stripes. The Board of Trustees of the
Public Schools were seated on the platform.
The order of exercises was announced; and, af-
ter singing and music by the band,
| G.. J. Abbot, esq.,, (of the School Trustees)
delivered an address, not only eloquent and in
structive, but calculated to awaken in the youth
who "gladly heard him. an honorable ambition
to regard patterns the many patriots, statesmen,
and philosophers who, without advantages equal
to those enjoyed by school children ofthe present
dav, rose to emincncc and honor by dint of indi-
vidual perseverance. Such examples, fortunately,
are plentifully cmblazoned on the bright pages of
our nations history.
The speaker resumed his seat amid the long
continued applause of the assembly.
Music and singing; and then followed the dis
tribution of medals, the children approaching to
the rail of the platform to receive them. The
Mayor of the city being absent the duty of de-
livering them was assigned to James F. Halliday,
| Tbo call cd how and rio had
by this MEANS few inches added to their stature:
FRS. District SchooI--.Male Department.-For
moral department, John Lewis; punctuality, Will
liam Schebler; general Improvement James t.
Sothoran.
Female Department Moral department. Sarah
Hutchinson; punctuality, Caroline Collier; gen
eral Improvement, Helen Hauptman.
| Py,maries.-Moral deportment-W. II. Bates,
Thomas F. Hardness, Mary f. Taylor, Jane +.
Brannon, Sarah A. Reeves, Mary Moore, Hen
retta L. Acker, and Clary v. Williams. Pune
tuality-William l.. Saffell, John J. Berry, Mi
nerva F. Macaboy, G. v. Riggles, Letita B. AL
len, Margaret E. sessford, Mary V. Anderson,
Thorn, Eliza J. Forbes, George Laurie, John
Mcguire, and Margaret Colclazer. General i'm
provement-Cesus l.. SaffeH, Edmund H Brown,
Mary E. Magnus, Ellen S. Glasco, Adelia P.
English, Frederick A. Fill, Catherine f. Henry,
Sophia Hager, J. D. Clary, t. w. Mexican,
"A. y.
Laura Hardness. @a 8e
A large number of diplomas were distributed to
scholars beside those whose names are above men,
toned.
Several songs, including the "Whte Red, and
Blue," and 'sHail Columbia" were sung with
fine effect; and the assembly was then dismissed.
| Third District School.-The distribution of pre-
miums among the pupils of the schools embraced
within this District took place yesterday afternoon.
at the Ebenezer CHURCH, Navy Yard. About five
hundred scholars present. A scene similar
to that above described was presented. The chill
dren occupied the seats in the body of the church,
while the galleries were filled with parents and
friends, including teachers of other schools. The
Mayor of the city presided, and near by him
were Messrs. Randolph, Halliday, Harbaugh,
Ruff, Russell, Byington, Walsh, Abbot, and
Secretary Davis, of the Board of School Trustees,
and Messrs. Clark and Miller, of the Common
Council.
An address, delivered by the Rev. DR.. Isaac
Cole, was warmly received; it being of charac-
ter in every way worthy of the occasion.
The silver medals were distributed as follows:
Third Distriot-.MaIe Department. de-
pertinent, Henry Schrener and w. A. Altemus;
| punctuality, Madison Davis and Charles Meade
general improvement, G. G G. Smms and John c.
Jacobs.
Female Department. department, Sarah
| V. Bright; punctuality, Mary T.. Nokes; general
improvement, Sarah A. Smith.
| Primaries department, Thomas Jacobs,
Margaret Branagan, Ann E. Cook, Ellen Mundell,
Mary Casteel Mary G. Qugey, Elmonia Denison;
punctuality, Andrew J. Carroll, John w. Barry,
Abrella A. Davis, Thomas Cross. James Summers
| Robert Y. McKenney, Andrew f. Altemus; gene
raj improvement, Horatio Awkward, Amanda l..
Rorter, Sarah f. Mackey, Margaret Scott, Colum-
bia Kelly, Robert c. Langley, and Martha A.
King.
Among the incidents, scholars in the senior and
Junior classes in the Third District school (under
Professor John FilD returned thanks, in brief but
neat terms, to the Mayor, who had delivered to
them the badges of merit.
Diplomas were distributed to large number eff
the scholars of both sexes.
The exercises were enlivened by good singing
by the pupils and music by the band.
The Rev. Stephen P. Hill closed the services
by pronouncing the benediction.
This afternoon, at four clock, the distribution
of premiums among the schools of the Fourth
District is to take place at the Smithsonian lnsti
tuition.
METROPOLITAN RAILROAD COMPANY The stock
holders met at the Union Hotel, Georgetown,
yesterday at noon, and remained in session dur
ing three or four hours. The business which
more especially called them together was the or
ganzation of the corporation. The following
named gentlemen were elected directors David
English Hamilton Dodge, Henry G. Matthews,
William M. Boyce, and A. II. Pickerell, off
Georgetown; John W. Maury, w. w. Corco-
ran, George Parker, and Joseph Bryan, of Wash
ington; F. c. Hopper, of Montgomery county,
Maryland; Meredith Davis, of Frederick county;
and Daniel Weisel, of Washington county. There
was much interest manifested in the proceedings.