Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-07-23

rUBLlc SCHOOL EXHIBITION -Yestsrday,,s,
great uay with the school children who attend the
p"oiic schools in the second district, inasmucb
!, was The occasion of the presentation to such Of
'"eh aswere AIMED in the Star yesterday, Of the
premiums, or diplomas, awarded them
" 'neiI schooi teachers In obedience to that
moral injunction which bids Us rejoice with e,b
O'"''' Tue schooiinates of the successful scholars
generally accompanied them to the place where
.re u'''rioutiOn was made. and participated in
tne ceremonies. They assembled at their respac
i've scnool-houses, and proceeded thence 10 Tho
Strlct schooi- house, on Judiciary So uare IUbars
procession was formed in the following order
Second district school senior male dar.,,
hent'-lhomas Wilson, teacher: do femaIa d.
pdrtmeht, Mrs Susan p. Randolph, teacher. do
ysanHar inals department, Mrs. Emily Myers.
teacher primary No. l, Miss Bell Acton tescbar,,
primary NO ,, senior department, Miss Incv n
HF aP teacher; do, Junior department. Miss
MeCslthv n tssob seacheL Primary No. }, Kate
partment Emily T Billing, teacher; do Junior
utPar.ment' Ellen L. Hawkins, teacher; and
primary a NO NO. .; Ellen Ward teacher
L ne procession was he AIDED by Pro~ner;,s hand
and marched by the shortest route To tbs Sm;,b
sonian Institution, where the presentation had
oeen appointed to take place On arriving here.
u. ne souoIalN were conducted into the lecture
room, Inc main floor Of which they nearly 6lied
he galleries and the remaining seats on IN.
moor Were occupied by spectators a larU. Nun
Der OF whom We're unable To obtain seats On
Tue stand we observed Col ] q Rerret Nayor.
Hon. HOTatio King, First Assistant pns,nna,starr
General; Col WIN. p. Young and Josiah F
POLK, eS-FTuStee> Rev. DR. Weeks: Anthony
hYaei OF GtorSetown; John Sessford and Geo
) hboou- Esqrs., besides the following mem
ntrs ana offcers Of the Board of Trustees Col
W Ill. n Randolph, President; Robert Ricketts,
secretary v. Harbaugh, Treasurer; DR. K
lronside, Major Peter F. Bacon f. M Chanir
James l.awrensOn, WIN. T. Price Chas WiIsnn
and Frederick Whyte. There were also a numbe1
OF teachers OF other schools present in the audi
ence.
After the audiencP was seated and the hand
had performed national air, Mr. King was in
troduced by Mavor Beuct, as the orator Of the
occasion. and delivered brief but EappiIy he
fitting address. He commenced by excusiny his
lnahllty TO say anything of interest. and in this
connection related an anecdote of Daniel Web
stei' Who, being called upon to address the His
torIcai Society of New York, said It would be
pfesumptuOus in i man VI hose labOrs and duties
had been so long devoted to other objects TO
speak IN the presence Of those whom lie saw
before him OF the dignity and importance of
history in its just sense, but yet he found plea
sure Ia breaking in upon the course Of his daily
pursuits, and indulging in reflections upon topics
OF literature and the remembrance Of great ex-
amples Of historic art. Ii was with similar feel
lngs that he Mr.. now appeared before this
assembly; for although he had been confined
during the last nineteen years within the walls
OF one of our government prisons (which he,
would advise every smart young man 10 shun)
he took great pleasure in speaking a word of en-
coutdgeHieht Tor our public schools.
MT. IA then proceeded to relate SO3:e amusing
dhu instructive "reminiscences respecting his own
SchoOi-bov days, and quoted the well known
lines oil Goldsmith descriptive of the village
schooimaster, which occur In the - Deserted Vii
laSe' He also remarked tina. the introduction
OF the science OF music. an a school study il =,
recent feature of the public schools. and one
which he approved of in the highest terms
After abiding to the practical character of the
N nnT .nEn
n gave Tue children and teachers some most eX-
o,,r -, -. ~ u 'OHCiiuVu d very dDIe ais