Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-06-27

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presence OF number Of the parents and friend.
OF me pupils by the sub-board of the district Mr.
j. b. Thompson kindly assisting In this diyi
sion mere are IS boys, 81 Of whom were present
rms school is held In Island Hall The room 1,
Well ventilated, and admirably ada pied for school
purposes. But the Trustees. for want of accom-.
modstion at their disposal, are compelled "a
crowd IN this room $50 boys. And we venture
the assertion, that no matter how rigid a dis
clpilnarian the teacher may be who ia In charge
III Will be impossible to have In a school as nu.
Inerous az this, that strict order and faultIes, de-
poflInent, which is not only desirable, but is at
the same time so essentially requisite to the full
Development Of the minds of the pupils In what
we nave said we do not desire To be understood
as renecung, in the slightest degree upon Mr.
! Eoson, on whom rests the entire government Of
the scnooli Tor none labors more assiduousy and
lew, Indeed, could overcome more successfully
than he the serious difficulties by which no Ia
unnaPPiiy encompassed Cannot this room be
divided by neat partition! Nous reyronS The
noise and confusion necessarily incident upon
the satherlng together Of so many BOYS must have
been fearful barrier athwart Miss EckIotf7s
pam; But happy, indeed, are we to be able to
say tnat this and all kindred obstacles have befn
to a large extent triumphantIy surmounted nv the
nnremlring labor and unwearing exercise of
those really fine abilities posse by this highly
accomplished young lady. For rare IL is indeed
lnal We find an examination furnishing surh
ABUNDANT and satisfactory evidence of the marked
improvement; of pupils. There are in this diyi-
sion four classes, the fourth or lowest of which is
GonPU SS OF 3oys who January last scarcely
knew The alphabet; now they read quite nicely
ana spell out OF the book very correctly The
third class was examined in the same branches
arithmetic being added, and acquitted themselves
with great credit. The studies of the first and
second classes embrace ortbogranbv sneIEna
readlng, writing from ctation arithmetic (me6.
taI and wrltten) and geography, In all of which
the Pfonclency exhibited was not only striking
out IN many instances truly surprising The
recltatons particularly of the first class drew
Iorlh The warmest encomiums from all present
Some estimate of the improvement of this school
may De gathered from the fact that although the
ooys were thoroughly catechised for over four
hours scarcely to any question was an Improper
answer returned. Such a high state of advance.
ment on the part of pupils must be the result of
ana can only be reached by. their close and dill
gent Application. together with the faithful and
iaoorlous toll of their most excellent teacher
w men we find the progress Of a school meeting
SO entlfeIy our highest expectations further COM
ment is certainly unnecessary. Therefore in con-
Glusion, we say, eschewing entirely all hyperbole
let the highest praise be rendered for surely IL is
emlnentlY due, Miss Ecklof, for nobIy and faith
July has she discharged her high and important
Ihird department, third district, Miss Parsons
asSlstant-Tbis is a school Of comparatively re-
cent organization, having been set off about wear
since-MlS Parsons previously serving as assist
ant In the district school-room The school is
located between Fifth and Sixth SITS east directIy
east OF the Ebenezer church, in a very neat-loo
Ing frame house. The school house is sufficiently
large TO accommodate the scholars now on the
roll, out very few more would crowd IL The
number of scholars on the roll is 53-nresont 50.
ana This is about the average attendance The
hour OF examination was fixed at O'Clock Unon
arriving at the school, we found the scholars in
tnelr places, the princi pal receiving and weIcou
Ing visitors, of whom a large number Were nres
eh!i ana an excellent officer present 10 keep out
siders in order. Before the sub board arrived II
was suggested that 1t would be well to begin the
examination, and probably the sub board wouId
arrive and take charge before they got tbrougL
with class Alderman Bohrer spoke to the chill
dren, and told them what they would do To mass
'ue tmei and the little fellows appeared gratifed
az the prospect of having their proficiency tested
ne examination of the lower classes wa. beoun
and continued by Alderman Bohrer, assisted nv
Dr. Miller, Mr.. Hardy, and Mr. McCathran The
c .in evlnced much create, advancement
than We were prepared to witness They did
what they were bid to do, exactly When words
were given them to spell, if they We're nroDerIv
pronounced they were correctly spelled They
showed S clearly that they had not been neglected
by tnelr amiable and efficient nstructress Among
The gentlemen present. beside those already mem
noned, We noticed Messrs French HYDE of
Georgetown, John f. Thompson of the fourth
ulsltlG' school, !" illett, Fort, and McKnew. The
school is In excellent condition and If the en-
confagelnent OF the Trustees is extended to IL II
Will be one of the first OF its grade in the city
Inc school was addressed at the close by DR.
Miller, Mr. Mcknew, and DR. Willett The eY
ANIMATION was commended as one Of the very best
of school of its grade
Second department of Primary No. 5. Miss
Bird, aSSlstant.-This 10 a large school of males
and females, numbering about sixty five pupils.
Oh "holn nearly all We're present at the examina-
ton. The examination was conducted L,, At.
Walsh, ofthe Board Of Trustees and was tbrouyb-
ont entlrey satisfactory to the visitors and called
forth the appreciation Of the examiner In all the
branches In which the pupils had been instruct,
they performed very PROMPTLY and cor,activ snJ
during the afternoon varied the programme with
some very pretty little duets and chorusses well
sung. The school ism good condition, and re-
necls cfedltaoIY upon the estimable instructress
The schOol-room (Swedenboryian Cbnrcb co,ne,
OF ID and Third streets east,) might be better
During the summer it is contracted, lacks proper
ventilation: and is consequently unpleasant In
tne winter IL Is damp, and calculated TO produce
sickness among the children. and the bcaItb Of
Trustees y Va"