Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-07-13
GEORGETOwN.
Correspondence Of The Star.


GEORGETOWN, July Is, 1883
The examination Of the senior department Of |
the Female Public school came of yesterday |
afternoon, in the presence of Mayor Crawford,
Messrs. Hyde, Beall and Magee, Of the Guar-
dians, Messrs. Myers and Thomas Of the City
Councils, and . considerable number OF the
parents and friends of the children. This school
N M,s ..us M s. Good. assistant. and Miss sarah
Pearson, sub assistant. There was present on
the occasion some fifty to sixty pupils, and those
who participated in the examination answered
the multitude Of questions propound.d to them
promptly and with an unusual degree OF Ease
and accuracy, evincing very correct knowledge
Of the rules and principles Of the several studies
In which they have been engaged.
The following are the branches In which they
were examined-spelling, rules Of reading, rules
for punctuation, history, Apply, exercises in
sentence making upon the slate, mental and
written arithmetic, and English 9 rammar.
In each Of these rules the examinations were
very thorough; and, considering the ages of the
pupils generally and the many disadvantages
un der which our pupils have labored during the
scholastic year, they acquitted themselves In the
most praiseworthy manner, to the qualification,
we are convinced, of every one in attendance.
The familiarity which the higher classes mani
tested i'm the rules Of grammar, their application
in parsing and correcting sentences, and the
general ease and correctness in solving difficult
propositions in mental arithmetic, were two
branchts In which they excelled Their speci-
mems OF writing is also deserving OF praise.
There are. we learn from the Guardians, one or
two other branches in which they have been well
instructed, but in which they c. uid not be
| amined for want of time. Upon the whole, Mrs.
Farquhar, her pupils, and the Guardians may
well feel proud Of the result Of the examination.
At the close of the examination Two silver
medals and q large number Of premium books
Were bestowed by Mr. HYDE, assisted by Messrs.
NJ ers and Thomas, on those pupils who had "
ceiled in the various studies neatness, good con-
duet, punctuslty, &c. In the senior department
| the silver medal was awarded TO Miss Olivia
A. Marsey for punctuaity, efforts to advance,
and general moral department in aud out of
school, embracing personal neatness and cleanl-
ness, and order in and about the desk and school
room; deserving Of honorable mention in these
particulars Miss Jane T. Roe and Miss T.. Cissel.
TO Miss Louisa Calvert awar dcd the pre-
MUM for being present the greatest number OF
times during the year; honorably meLtontd in
this connection Misses Julia Cis,el, MaTV Daw-
son and Marian " Stallin-s The second pre-
| MUM ded to Miss Julia Cissel.
First Geography Class-First premium to Miss
Caroline Collins second, to Miss Ellen Hughes;
third to Miss Elizabeth Wilson. Second GtOyra-
ply Class-First premium TO Miss Debbe Grimes;
second. to Miss Louisiana Burns third to Miss
Marion Stailings. Third Geography Class-First
premium to Miss Elizabeth Rooney; second, TO
Miss Julia Cissel: third TO Miss Susan Mcknight.
| First Grammar Class-First premium TO Miss
Caroline Collins; second to Miss Elizabeth Fox.
Second u rammar Class-FiTst premium to Miss
=. III. Calvert; SECOND, to Miss Emma Cissel; ;
third, to Miss Mary Dawson. First History
ClasS-First premium tn Miss Caroline Collins
seCOuu, 10 MlsS Fsllen hugOeS; tnlf0, TO MISS
| Olivia A. Massey. Second History Class-First
premium To bliss Louisiana Burns second, to
Miss Jane l. Roe; third, TO Hiss Matilda Eber-
bach. Mental Arithmetc-FiTst premium to
Miss Caroline Collins second, to Miss Debbie
Grimes third TO Miss Elizabeth Roney
Written ADMINISTRATIVE premium to Miss
Elizabeth Fox; second, to Miss Jessie Gibson
THU d to Miss Harriet Nolaud
The premium for rapid improvement in all
her studies was awarded to Miss Louisiana Burns
For excellent conduct land who from continual
absence by sickness has been deprived of other
premiumS) the premium was awarded TO Miss
Alice f.. Craig.
Premiums for excellent conduct were also
awarded to Miss Emma Cissel, Harriet Flather,
Kate Craig and Laura Craig.
Premiums were also awarded to Miss Martha
Chamberlain for improvement; to Mss Catha-
rine Chamberlain for general improvement aud
good conduct.
In Writng-First premium to Miss Jane F.
Wroe second, to Miss Mary Dawson; third, to
Miss Julia Cssel
The name of the recipients of the premiums in
| the Junior department will be given Tomorrow
AT the close of the distribution the schools
Were dismissed by Mr.. Hyde until the rst Mon
day In September.
The examination OF Trinity (Catholic) Free
school came Oft yesterday.
We have been visited, since Yesterday after
noon, by several fine showers of rain. which has
caused every thing in the way of vegetation to
put on a new suit OF green, and present 4 more
lvely and healthy appearance than IL has for
several weeks past. Ii has also mod rated con-
slderably tue temperature of the weather
hat broke loose, last mig hit, that the deniZsns
along the east end OF Dumba ton street, and other
pats in the neig hbor hood, Were left 10 yrope
their way through darkness that could almost Le
felt!
Don't forget the grand Pic Mic Of the Young
Catholics Friend Society at Arlington Springs
Tomorrow.