Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-07-27

n fuhrnrR PaRricufkRs OF rHR FouRrH scHeoI
PIsIRIcr DrsrRrasxkNfHnaX nsndance at the
Yn1itnsnnfan yesterday afternuun. at tue annuai
disdibutisn Of medals and prsninms to the
rhooe q this distfiet, was cestainly the largest,
Of the previous Of these occasions. We noticed
fated on the stage at the commencement Of the
exercises With the Trustees Of the Public Schools
Aidermen Clark and McNerhany, Or. Morgan,
tornsef Aldefmen, and Councilman Cassell Short
y ehef, Hon Howell Cobb. Secretary Of the Treas
SSrysaccomPsnied by his brother, Nj. Thos r. r.
Sooo, entered the hall, and upon invitation occu-
pie1 seaS upon the platform. After music from
the band the Rev. Or, samson feryently imniored
we Divine blessing upon the exercises in which
hey were about TO engage ~ All the schools pres
sns soen rose and united in singing ssThe Star
Spangied ftanner,' during which time two Amer
ican nags, held by scholar in either end of the
hai.oeing the same borne by the United States
vessel ChaPin, in the recent Paraguay expedition
the chorus. Mr.. James A. Wise the speafs9 of
the occasion, was then introduced by Mr., AtI,ee.
VINO IN doing 20 stated that Mr.. W., who, was
about TO address them, had received his rutii.
mentary education In one of the schools which
was then before him, and Afterwards entered
ueoIgetoWh college, where he finally graduated
VIE a. alsungufshed honcrs- Upon the conclusion
the hands OF one Of the young ladies attac he'd to
the school Of Miss MiIburn, with a beautiful
ooqnet fhe medals and premiums were then
When these tokens of merit. so richly Sess,xaS
I'll ,
had been distributed, the Mayor proceeded to
where Miss Milburn, preceptress OF the Fourth
IN Female Department was seated. and I'm
,lie name OF her scholars presented her with a
hanasome breastPin, as slight token Of their
affection and appreciation Of her worth. Iunine-
Gis s.y aIterwSrd, Mr. Thompson, of the Fourth
scholars with large Illustrated copy Of Scott 8
Poems, and also with very pretty inkstand In
our paper Of yesterday we stsfsd that there eight
pupils In the female department, Fourth District,
who received premiums for having been pune,
tuaily present every day during the wear whereas
there Were al many as fifteen. '..s
The Mayor then came forward and introduced
TO the audience Mr. Cobb, from the Empire State
OF the South, the State Of Georgia Upon which
that gentleman appeared, and delivered one of
the most eloquent addresses to which we have
in full, for want Of space) He congratulated the
patrons Of the school as well as the citizens of
Washington upon the success of their institution
OF free schools; and that, although stranger in
felt that the city Of Washington, like him whose
name 1t bears, belongs to the whole couBtry. and
the whole country should he its friend Could he
open the national treasury, he would stud the
Puollc squares OF the city with monuments to the
| memory Of the good and great of our land He
would make mammoth statues Of Presidents to
deck our Capitol hail. so that all might know
.nat while the Presidents die, the Presidency is
Immortal. He would. by every means within his
| power make Washington what IL should be-the
capital CT the greatest nation upon the earth the
| queen City OF the world. He would make il II Ike
Mecca to the Mussulman, jerusalem to the cal
l tive Jews in Babylon, 80 that every American,
| wherever he may be, I'm liberty or captivity,
| might turn with longing eye to his own country
and its beautiful capital, be proud of it as the
| greatest city In the world, and feel that it was
PARA inter pdirid major quum omnis."1 w ere
| he called upon to do 50, he would have public
| offices kept In huts, abolish and destroy every
| work Of art, and retain rather the free education
u our people. He then addressed the scholars
pointing out the lofty eminences which thew
might attain; lie told them of Martin Luther, the
great reformer, and of John Jacob Astor, who
when little boy passing along the streets deter
mined that grand edifice should be reared upon
the very spot where the Astot House now stands
He told the. girls Of home influence; how they
might bend the will. of man, a. the gentle zephyr
blowing continually upon the strong oak ma ke.
Il bow ITS lofty head In submission, and he badt
them all strive for that greater ptize, the = Pear
Of great price" The speaker was CONTINUAL,
interrupted by applause, and retired amid the
cneers VI the audience. gIEgfg.s .rt
Towards the clese OF the exercises, Rev ALFRED
Holmead presented Misses Tanneli, Bruufrld
and Riell, each with an elegant boauet thes.
Young ladies having been declared equal X merit
for the first honor Of the school, Miss RielI xaw
Ing the medal by lot. ..s - -.-.4.si 1u,l ..