Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-07-21
THIRD EDITION.

D.rRnurEos OF PskcIuss 70 rHs ReUE n
0IsTRIcr SCHOOLS The annual Distribution &C
premirlns 70 the metitorious pup OF tne rouItn
District Schools &c Oh place this afternoon IN inc
hall Of the Smithsonian Institution, which Gloss
the exercises Of this. schools until afteT vacation
At an early hour this -fternoon, groups OF 1.-THE
girls and boys, dressed a their holiday sftire,
were seen vending their wat 10 their respective
school rooms, and about three o'cloct the diret
ent schools assembled near the rlftrict school
house, where they formed In procession accord
Ing TO their number. and, headed by q band OF
music, they proceeded 20 the Smithsonian The
schools In the procession presented q nne appear
ance, and the numerous tasteful banners, with
appropriate notices, attracted much attention
Arriving az the Institute, the galleries Of the
hall were foand 20 be well filled with the parents
and friends OF the pupils, d IL was not without
some dtnculty that the various schools were
seated. However, with a little trouble, al was
made ready and the exercises were entered upon
After music bv the band, PRAYER was offered,
and MIR. Z. T. hOusl was introduced aud de
livered an appropriate address. This ives fol
lowed by the following Rotations: Duty and
Influence Of Mothers, Charles n. Lud; Preservs-
ton OF the Union, Thomss w. Wise; The Old
Flag, Eddie Hay.
The distribution was then proceeded with, the
Secretary Of the Board calling the names, and
Mayor Wallach delivering them 10 the pupils.
The followngis the list Of premiums swarded:
Medals to Thos w. Wise, Of Mr.. ThoTpson'r
school; Hattie MGgee, Of Miss Milburn chool:
benjamin Tbsmas, Of Miss Reeds school; Mary
Thomas, Of Miss Adams school; Ambrose Don
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Miss Lee school; Lizzie Henning, q Miss MAJ
tins school; Lizzie Riley, Of Mrs Skidmores
school; Maggie Garrett, OF Miss Dawes' school;
Willie Dulaney, Of Miss Eckl IFS school; and
Samuel Yates, Of Miss Geneva ReedbscnoOl.
Premiums Cf books fer vocal music were given
10 John j. Hsdaway. Of male department; Hattie
J. Msgee, female Department. William Mister,
male primary; Alice BrsRston and Mary Good
all, primary No. 1, Let department; Ellen Dunn,
primary No. ,; COrdelIa Phipps, primary No. ,,
Mary Wise, primary No. q Mary NJ. Bowen,
primary No s. Mlllie Duaney, primary No. g.
Willie Leach, primary No. =
The following received premiums for punciu-
ality John J. Halfway, VIM r Pearson, John
P; Headley, Charles Rabbit, George 81. Davis,
Charles Z. Frazer, samuel J. Garret. Geo Aiken,
Thomas McATdle, and Robert w. Young, Of Mr.
ThompSon's school; II attic J. Magee, Lizzie Al
len, and Clara Magee, OF Miss Milburns &C hool;
lanes Curtin, OF Miss Emma Reeds school;
Fannie Mortimer, Alice Cranston, Lucy PeYtol,
Jane Cooper, Camilla Bailey, Clara worrell.
Helen McQueen, and Ambrosia Ronell, OF Miss
Adams'S school; Silas Mitchell, OF Mas Bowen's
school, Ellen Dunn, James Savers Adeline Pra-
ther, John Hall, Josephine Prsther, Joseph wa
liams Ann El!Za Williams, Mary Adams, Dun
can Sayres, Thomas Taylor, Lucy Tolsou, Cora
Phillips, Maggie Williams, Agnes shipmsn,
Anna barley, Barbara Fahncup, Harriet Brown,
Eliza Barnard, Henry Snallwood, Lewis Phil
lips. and Nathan DTumheld, OF Miss Lee'I school;
Lizzie Henning and COrdeia Phipps, Of Mise
Martins school; Mary Cooke, Of Mrs. skidmores
school; Willie Cassell and sniel Lynch. Of Miss
Eckloh1s school; Harry McArde, Elisha rhOmas,
Robert Hinton, Jenny Reilley, Tommy Kelley,
and jeremiah Cauty, Of Miss Geneva Reeds
school.
Premiums for attention to study, exemplary
conduct, and general improvement, were dis
triou'ed 20 Chas II Luf, John F. Stephenson,
Ambrose Stephenson, VIM. +. Burdine, WIN.
H. G. BoYce, and Winfield Walters, Of Mr..
Thompson's school; Matte Gray, Hannah John
son, Alice Glsdden, Isabella Peyton, Mary Con-
nor and Bette Robinson, Of Miss Milburn's
| school; VIM. Laidlsw, VIM. Mister, Edward
Stewart, Robert Ce,,eIl, Albert Dutton and An
drew Boyce, OF Miss Emma Reeds school; ysne
Albritten, Lizzie Messer, Maria BenteT, Kate
Weeden, Emma Wheeler and sarah Baker, Of
Miss dams school; Mary Messer, Annie Penn,
VIM. Fleury, James Griffith, Lizzie Bowen ana
Joanna Carter, of Miss Bowea's school; Maria
Taylor, Josephine PTsther, Clinton Campbell,
Jane Hadawsy, Edith Jacobs and Thomas Tsy-
| lor, OF Miss Lees school; Rose Miller, Jane
McCauley, Sennetta Pruess, Charlotte Lucas,
Stephen Wright and Alice Thomas, Of Miss
Martins school; Katie Wise, Clara johnson,
Maggie Eckloa, Mary Jones, Louisa Thomas
and Nettie Robinson, Of Mu. Skidmores school;
Ophelia Stone, hate NJ. Thompson, Emma Mo-
hun, Katie Cassell, Catharine Davidson and Flor
cnce Hinton, OF Miss Dawes school; Charlie
Hendley, Willie Dillon, While Cassell, Eugene
Rowland, John Pearson and John Laidiow, Of
Miss Ecklof7s school, Robert Cameron, Oliver
Veihmeyer, Robert Hinton, Jennie Riley, Wal
te- Boyce and Albert Reilly, Of Miss Geneva
Reeds school.
Mayor Waliach. the member, Of the Board Of
Trustees, and many Of the friends Of education.
were seated the platform during the exercises
The following pieces Of music were sung with
fne effect by the respective schools, previous to
their receiving the premiums: /" Thrice Hail.
Happy Day" Female Department District School;
| "The Union" Male Department District School,
| " Star Spangled Banner" Male Primary; GLOW
eu with Fra GRANGE, /" Female Department District
School; Carrie Lee" Primary, No. 2; The
| Heart Primary, No. .; "swiss Bey," Primary,
No 4; 'what Falry-Like Music" Primary, No.
/ S; 'Marching Along" Primary, No. 9; "Hail 70
/ the Queea OF the Silent Night" Female Depart
ment strict School; "Praise Of Music, /" Fepale
Department: District School.