Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-06-20


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% Sad forwarded from TIE Star Office.
The SCHOOL ExAMlNATIOSs.-Th annual ex-
aminations of the Public Schools by the trustees
much interest Yesterday afternoon eight differ
ent primary schools were examined
Primary No 5, Second District, taught oy Miss
Eliza Titus Ward in one OF the roonlS al me cor
ner Of Fifth street and Massac husetts avenue, IN
tbebuilding known az the Washington Market y
and we believe fresh beef Is now kept foi sale
under the same roof still the room ITSELF Is more
comfortable than many Of those occupied by the
primary schools. II Is at least Tree from that
dampness and want Of ventiIstion which are
proving so destructive Of the health and even life
of tie teachers. This school has Its full compile
nent of scholars and more seeking than can OBJ
tain admission II is divided into six classes,
which were examined in photography, spelling,
reading writing, lessons In dict3tioD, In arith-
metic geography, and briefly in English gram
mar and history interpreted with beautiful
singing I'm which all evidently take great delight
The progress and proficiency manifested in all
these stndiss rvinced that care and assidnity on
the part Of the instructrsss and good order and
attention the part Of the pupils for which this
school Is Justly nosso h M me , en1.niasH1n was
ond District and their accomplished teacher, In
the presence of large number of the parents and
young friends Of the scholars; Mr.. w ilson, prin-
cipal Of the Second District school and several
other teachers; Mr.. Daniel, who efficiently in
structs the schools in vocal music and local, =
who embraces the occasonr to express himself
highly gratifed with all be saw and heard, rot
forgetting that goblet OF refreshing lemonade.
Primary No. 6, Second District, Miss Laura
Reed, teacher, was examined by MIR. Fort, as
sisted by Col. Randolph, Of the first district, and
Mr. j r Thompson, teacher Of fourth district
school. The examination was attended by a con-
siderable number of persons, parents and guar
dians. Several teachers Were also present, and
Others interested In the cause of education. This
school has on the roll hfty-five pupils, of whom
forty -four were present Yesterday. Ii may be
proper here TO say that this school has only been
Instituted between four and five months II having
become necessary in the crowded condition of the
primary schools Of the second district TO provide
more extended accommodations for the pupils,
this school was created and filed from the lower
classes of several schools in the district, which
were full TO OVERLOOKING; thus the progress has
not, Of course, been 30 marked in other schools
where the children have been under the care OF
one teacher during the entire scholastic year The
examination, however, indicated great assiduity
On the part of their interesting and highly ac-
compIished teacher during the short time they
have been under her charge They answered
very well, and in many instances with consider
able Intelligence To the numerous inteTrogations oil
the examiners in the various branc hes which they
have studied, which embrace reading spelling
writing from dictation, arithmetic, and geogra
ply The examiners expressed themselves highly
Pleased with the examples given by the pupils In
reading and writing from dictation, also in the
admirable department maintained by them duri nc
tae afternoon.
Of primary No. 1, Third District, took place yes.
terday afternoon. This department Of the school
has 90 pupils on the roll, Of whom g. Were pre-
sent The stadies in which they were examined
are reading, spelling, writing from dictation,
arithmetic, (mental and written,) geogra ply the
rules for the OF capital letters and the value
ofthe punct latiOn marks and the very creditable
manner in which these little folks responded to
the various questions propounded, Is worthy of
very great commentator. and evinces that their
teacher, Miss Emily ". Tucker, has labored dill
emil yyxyirh of
the Youngest in our schools and at the COM
Tnencement OF the present term scarcely knew
more tnan the alphabet. Miss Tucker was placed
In charge Of this department of the school In Sep
TENDER LAST, having been for three wears previous
the sub-assStant Of the first district, and well has
she proven worthy OF the confidence repOsed in
her, having slo~n an aptitude for teaching
possessed by but few OF her age. The examina-
lion was attended by quite . number of the pa
rents of the pupils Mr.. HYDE. of Georgetow n
several teachers, and number of Miss
fuckers former schoolmates, all Of whom
seemed well pleased with the exercises
At the close of the examination, which lasted
four hours, the pupils were addressed by the ex-
aiming trustee, who expressed his 2 atfcation
At this evidence Of the Of the pu pills and
their teacher and In concluding. introduced Mr.
HYDE, who made some remarks, in the course OF
which he expressed the pleasure he had received
from the visit, AND encouraged the pupils to con-
tiHue they had begun ia climbing the hul
Of knowledge The department of the pupils
during the whole time was unexceptiOnable. an
example which ought to be followed by MANY
BOYS much older Indn themselves, who disturbed
the school by their loud and rude noises at the
windows and doors. We are requested by those
who particip ated in this examination to suggest
70 the Chief of Police to detail an officer to at
tend each Of the examinations yet to be held who
oaH remain during the exercises, and not to 90
Of to ''attend to other business as was the case
yesterday
Primary No S, first department. Third District
Miss Simonds, teacher, was examined by Mr.
Whyte- IS scholars are on the roll, OF whom a.
were present; being absent from sickness The
school Is held in tue basement Of New Jerusalem
Church, Delaware avenue, and lacks that great
requisite suitable playground. The children
Were thoEou2 bly, examined in the usual branches
taught In the primary schools and acquitted
themselves very satisfactorily. At tie close Mr.
Whyte remarked that he examined this school In
1855 when il twas under the charge OF Miss Hilton;
IL was at that time allowed TO he one Of the best
schools in the city, and he could paw TO scholars
and teacher no higher cOmpli nient than by saving
that be considered the school fully equal to what
10 was At that time. Alderman Price ia short adj
dress regretted to see few OF the parents Of the
children present The children sang with much
spirit, and their behavior throughout was very
good. Ordcer Ashe was In attendance conse-
quently good order prevailed outside as well as
inside the school.
The DISTRICT IN CONGRESS In the Senate
yesterday. Mr.. Brown, from the Committee on
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