Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-07-29
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.


triCt Schools, were gathered in the Smithsonian
Lecture Room Yesterday Afternoon, to receive the
premiums to be awarded to those schools
Over the platform waved the beautiful silken
banners borne in procession by the pupils on their
way to the institution; and piled up in view Of the
audience were ten brown paper packages, con-
tanning the nice books presently to be delivered,
and each package was surmounted by red-rib-
bOned medal and diplomas.
Prayer was made by Rev Mr.. Samson of the
street Baptist church; which was followed by
impressive address by Rev. DR.. Doggett in
which he dwelt upon the necessity of education
10 enable man to accomplish his divine destiny
not simply TO advance the petty local interests of
the individual; but 10 qualify him for every one
of the wide relations in which he stands toward
his God and his fellow man. Their school train
ing, he warned his hearers, only laid the founda-
ton for a lifetime education But if school ed
uratiOn does not give the student all the treasures
of the temple Of science, it places in his hands
the golden key to get access TO them. The prin-
Cipal object of education was to discipline the
mind and induce Il capabilty of fixing it with
long patient attention upon any required subject.
Education, he reminded them, was not bless
Ing unless guided by correct moral principles
The progress Of the public schools of Wash
InStOn from their feeble start in lS02, until now.
when there are some 3.iOO pupils Taught at an an
nIal expenditure % NJ least sd co. was noted by
the speaker, and a most hopeful augury for the
future drawn therefrom.
Before concluding his address to the pupils
DR. ID enjoined upon them to remember that !'the
irir or the Lord is the beginning of wisdom"
The Rev. speaker then addressed the teachers
upon the nature of their duties Theirs WAS in
deed, a difficult, laboriouS, and thankless task,
but no occupation was more honorable or merito-
nous than that OF the teacher. He spoke Of the
success of their laborS eyinced i'm the perform
ances of the pupils; and. in conclusiO conrrat-
Hlated the trustees upon the satisfactory returns
Received in the saline manner. for the time labor
and money devoted by them to their duties.
The premiums were then delivered, sub
Joined, by Rev. DIR. Doggett and Mr.. H. Richards:
Medal to VIM. ID. Lindsay.
Exemplary cOnduct-Albcrt Bedl Scrivenner
Thomas l.. Wade, Joseph Y. Pottz Samuel w
ln9eTSOll, and VIM. II. Daniels.
Proficiency in studies and improvement-H c.
Bates, rank Myers, Henry Tho-ne, John Fillins,
and Josiah Farrell
Present every dIy-JamCs f. Douglass Henry
w. DAZZLE, WIN X PyweIl.
HOnorably mentioned for faithful performance
OF school duties and Punctual attendance, not hav
y. POttz, Henry w DAZZLE
DplOmas-nenIyC Stanley. Edw'd c. Trease
WIN r. Herbert, Theodore +. Mexican and Geo.
y. Dalton.
JUnior Department
Medal TO Henry Buete.
Exemplary cOhduct-Wm. Slater, Andrew G.
Johnson, Charles Thorn, Arthur Bacon, Thomas
Wallace.
Proficiency in studies. and improvement-Geo
Emery, VIM d. Todd, James Williams Edyy Il
Acker, Duncan ChedeI.
Present every day-AIexander Crutchet
Hon0Iably mentioned for the f1ithful PERFORM
aDce of school duties and puncfuaI attendance
not having lost over five days-Clayton Webster
Geo.W. Lewis, Albert Faifbaum. Wm. Wallace
Thomas Faulkner.
Diplomas g:anted-Jno c. Wilson, Jos DOYLE
Elijah Edmonston, Chas. Housh, PAX Webster
Female Department.
Medal 20 Alice NJ. Mcintosh
exemplary conduct-Susan Lewis, Laura 4
Hardness. Susan " Fienner, Emma NJ Walker
NJ Kate Riggles.
Proficiency in studies, and improvement-Re-
becca Robinson, Margaret A Flenner Olivia
McGill, Annie r. McElfresh, Emma T. Phillips
Present every day-Annie Il Ford Laura G
Fowble, :. Alverda Wise, Alice F. Magruder
HonOrably mentioned for the faithful perform
ance Of school duties, and punctuality not having
been absent over 1--WE days-Ella z. HOugh. EliZ-
abeih b. Stirling, NJ Kate Hopkins Sarah
EdmOnstOn, Sarah Ann I.usby
DplomaS-COrnelia F. Hazard, Sarah A LUIS
by, Virginia Moran, Rachel Weaver, Mary Ann
Turner.
Male Primary School
Medal TO Charles \. Zimmerman
Exemplary cOnduct-James Mex Davis Will
lam L Ponery, William Lemon, Geo. v. King
samuel X. Robertson.
Proficiency in studies and improvement-Chas
G DuncansOn, James b. Hollidge, Thomas n
Young, Hamline Magruder, Martin Potts
Honorably mentioned for the faithful perform
ance OF school duties and punctual attendance
not having lost over five days-Char,es Coburn
James Il. Moore. Albert Turner
Diplomas granted-Edmund Duvall, Benjamin
Owens.
Primary School! No
Medal To lane r.. PyweiI.
Exemplary cOnduct-Kate kemOn Kate Cohen
MARY A. Conner, COrnelia Scott, Helena Fair
baum.
Proficiency in studies and improyement-Mar-
salint Buc kinham, Martha Walker. sarah Fow-
be, Alice PywelI, Maria Warwick
Present every day-Martha Pra;her
HOnOrably mentioned for the faithful perform
dnce OF school duties and punctual attendance
not having lost over FIVE days-kaie Rupn Anne
ia Ritter, Ellen smith, Arabella Warwick, Ella
Tony.
DiPlOmas-Martha Turner, Amelia Judd. Ma
Tian Hazard.
Primary School. No. ,. First Department.
Medal to Mary Virginia Howard.
Exemplary conduct-ElizaDeth stuart Lydia
darkness, ATiaHa Hutchins, John Cro2gon, and
Mary Greer.
Proficiency in studies and improvement-JuIia
Ann Webb, Alice Wallin9sford, Emma Flenner,
Ellen O'Conner, and Robert V Harrison
Honorably mentioned for the faithful perform
dnce OF school duties and punctual attendance
not having lost over five dayS-Willam Becker,
John Becker. Mary Sautcr, John Ferguson Julia
A. Webb, and Mary Sauter.
Diplomas granted 10 Mary Sauter, Alice Stone
John Ferguson.
Primary School, No ,, Second DsDart,usut
Medal To Margaret Riggles
Exemplary conduct-Anna Gosline, Jas Cos
Petit.
Proficiency in studies and improvement-Mar
gafrt sullivan Rebycca Stewart, SalIie Dalton
Amelia MaTselas, Geo. kTeamer.
Present every day-Margaret RiggIes, John
Rlggies, Sallie Dalton.
HOno:ably mentioned for the faithful perform
dnce or school duties and Punctual attendance,
not having been absent over five days-GranviIle
FaTquhar, FloduaTdo Farquhar, Ryder kennedy
VIM Howard, LeOnaId Ferguson.
Diplomas SIanted-Mary Stone, Charles Nc
Lin, Fannie Conner.
Primary School, No. }.
Medal 10 Sarah W illIdms
Exemplary conduct-Mary Moran, Mary Gud-
gin, Martha Purdy, Archibald Thompson, and
Harriet Collins.
Proficiency III studies and improvement-Re-
gender Edwards, Scott Towers, Marion e. Ran
delphi. and Henrietta Meta.
IlOnordbly ment. Oned for the faithful reform
dhct of school duties and punctUal attendance
not having lost over five days-Polk r:dwaid>
Taylor ESSEX. Charles Chambers, Annie None
han. and Fannie Gud9in.
DiPloInaS-Johanna Edwards, John McKarthy,
..!.d Charles Bond.
Primary School, No. i-FirSi Department.
Medal IL Maggie b. France
Exemplary conduct-James Polkinhorn Cath
arine L.. W Itherow. Caroline f. Brown EIiza