Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-06-15

zeal depot.
Our PUBLIC SCHOOLS The annual exau,ina-
ton OF the Washington City Public School.
commenced yesterday, and comprebended in the
work Of that day the primary schools of the four
ois'rlcts- 30 lar as our information goes, the
progress evincsd by the scholars was emnently
creoltaoie 10 the teachers, and gave great salts
faction to the gentlemen conducting the e1ami-
nations
Primary No 2, first district, Miss Lowe teacher.
was examined by DIR. Cha PIN assisted by n
Richards, A. Hyde Of Gcorg etown and Robert
hlckets. Secretary Of the Board of Trustees The
appearance and dsci Diine Of this chool seems TO
De all that could be desired. The children Were
exceedingly neat and Clearly in their attire and
thelr quiet orderly behavior revealed clearly tbs
training OF dtsci plned mind
The examination of the ftprent classes I'm SPELL
Ing, reading, arithmetic, and geog rapby was salts
factory to the examiners, and must have been
equally gratifying to the teacher, and the friends
and patrons Of the school who were present The
examination in mental arithmetic showed a readi-
ness IN answering difficult questions, involving
the combinations of fractions, which would puz
zle older heads. As q whole, the school may he
referred to as q model.
The examination Of Primary No 3. First Dis
trict, Miss slater, by Major Bacon passed of to
the high credit of both teacher and nnniIs NJ
50 pupils, 80 were present and on the sict ust
40 tnat the attendance on examination NAV be
considered as very full. The classes were ex-
a H.L IN ieduihS anu spelling, and in practical
arithmetic, and exhibited a very good under
standing Of what had been taught them by their
accomplished iHstructresS. In good deportment
thr pupils eIcelled. During the course of the
efanl nation the exercises were varied by vocal
music by the pupils, which was very well per
formed considering the extreme youth of the
singers In all the branches taught i'm thi.
sehooi the pupils evinced commendabe pro-
fCiency.
In the Third District, Primary School No. !,
n rs department, waS examined by Chas Wilson.
rms consists OF 10 pupils, boys and girls divided
into two classes OF 25 and 2l' this ffst OF which
with part Of the second, are now sufficiently ad.
vanced to enter the District School The exam
InaIioh Mas very satisfactory. especially in Geog-
mentally and also show efficient training in read
Ing, spelling, writing from dictation, punctua.
uon, aooreVlations, and the rudiments Of Eng
aisn Grammar. When We consider their numer-
Gus studies the surprise is that they should have
done so well. The school retains its reputation
Ior good discipline, under the direction Of the
P'hclpal, Miss Elvans; hut some Of the larger
Doys cause some difficulty; when the trans fers TO
The District Schools are made this will be re-
moved.
:, The examination Of the first department of
iflmary school No. ], OF Fourth District under
the charge of Miss Annie NJ. Adams also took
PIdce yesterday afternoon. The examination was
Ssry thoron"h h, and the pupils of the different
classes ln reading photography arithmetic writ
Ten and mentally writing from dictation and
geography, acquitted themselves very much to
the satisfaction of the gentlemen who conducted
The hTst class in geography showed that they
understood that which they had been taught
and deserve especial mention for the promptness
ana proprlsty with which they answered every
question prOpOunded TO them The same may
be said OF all the other classes with few .xcep.
lions The exercises were interspersed with
singing by the pupils.
Primary No - Fourth District s,s, da,.,,-
ment, Miss Moore instructress was examined in
history, spelling, arithmetic and peoprapbv
ne attendance n was large, SO pupils being pres
ent- The examination was very satisfactory the
pupils showing proficiency in all the branches
ana their classification and description reflected
much credit on their teacher. Many Of the pupils
evlnced great Intelligence in their answers and
good feature OF the examination was that the
pupils could almost always give the reason why
Tor each proposition given them.
Mr.. j. Van SantvOord examined Primary School
No. 3, Fourth District, taugb bit by Mrs Mary a
SkidmoTe. This school il lOca.sd on Fourand
a-han street, at that part Of the Island Known AZ
the = Point - The school house is a ones story
frame building, of size barely suffi lent 10 seat
the scholars Its situation is pleasant and the lot
il eommodious and well adapted for q larger
building. the examination was attended Inv
several OF the parents OF the scholars and other
friends Of the schools. There are 60 scholars on
the roll. (the number TO which the schoal rs linn
lted,J OF which IS girls and - boys and IC
applicants are waiting their turn for ;Idmiss ion
There were 81 pnplIs plcsent on the day Of ex-
animation. The results Of the examination were
Mighty satisfactory. Each class was examined
with view to test the standing Of each scholar
In any part OF their studies. The discipline and
order of the school deserve high praise Entire
quetness and decorum prevailed throughou all
the four hours which the examination occupied
The school has taken four lessons in music
under the tuition OF Professor Loyeland who
was present during the afternoon, and led the
pupils IN several pieces, which were sung in
very creditable manner. This branch Is not
taught by the procurement Of the trustees but
each scholar pays small sum weekly to meet
the Charges OF their instruction Ofthe GU .cbol
q pnH INIT
of them were quite at home in the first four dv.
sions OF arithmetic, and in notation A. Mrs
SkidmOre has had charge Of the school for ONLY
the past three months, no statement of its general
enhancement for the year can he made But il
seemed very clear that quite number Of the pu-
pal, were proper candidates for promotion to the
next grade Of the public schools.
THIS OPxRA.-Ths performance OF "Lucia de
Iamn.ermoOr." last night. was Il complete sue.
on the part OF the artists who appeared in it,
would We could say we'll patTonized on the
part Of the public Ii would seem that th. mu
sic-Ioving public were all dead bV visiting the
Theatre; for the meagre manner in which really
good company has thus far been received i, q
libel on the musical taste OF our Theatre goers
rus troupe, however, IL rapidly winning for
themselves y ing = name, and each night. per-
Torrance il greeted by augmented and music
eppreciating audience.
The performance OF last night drew forth q
large share or wrll-meTit-d applau,e Miss
Ailncr again electrified all by her sweet and
powerful tones Of voice in the several airs which
she performed, and WAS well supported by MIR
Guilmettc a. Henry Ashton. Frazer labored I'M
der Il slight hoafseHrss, but made up for the tack
of voice by some very good acting. All TN.
parts Were better performed than on Saturday
night, and had evidently been more carefully -.
hrarsed. Mr.. Cooper led TIA. orchestra ip fine
style, and helped the chorus out ably with hi.
vAicr ia the weak parts.
Tonight, LA SOunambuIa'' will doubtless
Le well received by d crowded audience
THE WASHINGTON MOSUMENT.-A writer i'm a
morning contemporary, over the signature Of -
Pluribus mum, = who SAYS he was contributor
tO the design OF the Monument Society I'm i-IJ
and has been ever since deeply Interested i'm It's
poo redinSS, wishes tn know what has become
Cf its Affairs since ths New Board came in He
d-stTes Ia see some exhibition Of its finances
made, that the public who are all interested may
snow how the concern stands This is but
night The New Board have had suricient time
IL make some Kind OF report Of their dOings and