Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-07-25

DtsTRIruTIoN or PRKNTuNs TO THE stccsr
DIS IRICT SCHOOLS -The premiums 90 the mest
hefitOrious pupils OF the second Distric, sehs 81,
were dsthbuted this afternoon n the smith.oui-
an Institute In the presence Of large seeu blsge
Ct the parents ara friends 81 the pupils Shortly
after room the different schools sssem oled at their
respective school houses, and the lire Of march
was taken up; those schools from the northern
portion Of the district marching southwark, sne
The schools in the lower part Of the district Join
ing In according TO their numbers. The scholars
were all gaiiy dressed, many Of them bearing
hand some bcq uelf and the al f1erent schools ear
RED banners and fagt bearing appropriate mo-
toes. The procession attracted q greet deal q
attention In - march, from strangers 40 well 90
The hall was well nIlsd some time before Oh.
arrival Of the schools snd on the approach Of TIE
schools about O'Clock, some al a Guilty was en-
Board a. Trustees, many members Of the Bosr4
Of Aldermen and Common Council, and many %
orr more prominent citizens were SEATED on the
plstfofE, on which the banners and Tags cf the
schools were d.episyed with nne effect.
The exercises were opened bys prayer, and
short address was delivefcd On the sdvsntagcs e
education. The names OF tee more deserving
pupils were then callet, aud they IN turn sd-
VaRced 10 the front Of the platform, and received
their reward q; the hands Of Msyor whllaeh,
who lad some encouraging word fer eloh.
The following named pupils received medals
samuel r. Webb, Of Mr. Wilson's school; Sal
lie Rodier, Miss Boggs' school; RO5ert Tretler (,
Mrs. Myers school; A len Frease, Mis- Ncore's
school; Mary A. fonge, Miss Actions school;
Murphy Lugenbeel, Miss Fletchers school; Her
~ Arnold, Miss Davis school; Eliza Cation, Mise
McCerthY's SCHOOL, Josephine Fisher, Mics Flen.
be;'s school; Ennv Johnson Miss Billings school,
Manuel Feherty, Miss Baird's school; Lydia n
Lowry, Miss ward's school, and Roe sevell, q
Miss Reeds schcci.
Premiums OF books for vocsl music were dis.
trlbuted to samuel r. Webb, Of the male depart
nent; Sallie Rodier, OF female department. John
Judd, Of Mrs Myers school; Reuus Foster, of
A prtu 10
No. I; Murphy Ltgen5eel, primary No. y Chss.
Ford, Miss Davis sch poll Fannie Lemon, Miss
McCarthV's school; Kate J. Grant, MtE1 FlenneT .
school; lneI Johnson and Mary q. Lyons, Miss
Billings school; Eliza Lardner, Miss Wards
school, and Rosa Sewell, Of Miss Reed q school.
Premiums for punctuality were awarded to
Charles 2. wsnnal, Of Mr.. wilson's school;
Susie Flenner, Emma Flenner, Fannie Lusey
aud Helen Bridget, Miss Boggs' school; Gran
Vile Farquhar and George Cooper, Mrs. Myers'
school; Emma Wilson, Miss Acton's school,
Washington Evans and James Evans, mia Da-
Wis school; Eliza Caton, Sallie Dalton and Ger
trude Dalton, Miss McCarthy's school, Ida Mills,
Miss BILLINGS school, and Rosa sewell, Miss
Reeds school.
duct and general improvement, were 40 follow /:
T.. Wheatley, ida Sessford and Helen Bridget.
Miss Boggs' school; Francois ID Whitney, Jas
w. Ellis, Walter Clark, Fred g. Lugenbeel ana
Julian G. Wright, Mr.. wilson's school; Thad-
deus Tyssowski, Miles Hitchcock, John Ellis
and Bolitha Laws, Mrs Myers' school; George
NaylOr, G. A. Spodord and Chss- Wade, MIS-
Moore's school; Ella Tonge, Annie NJ. Sessford /,
Martha Kirby, Cosetta Campbell, Ginnie ktchi-
son and Fannie TOnge, Miss Acton's school;
Chas Lore, Azlrish Dennesson, Thomas Cation,
John Cole and Frank Bowling, Miss Fletcher's
| school; samuel BROOKS, Willard Weaver, Zero
babel Kellum, VIM. Evans, VIM Pendal, Miss
Davit' sshool; Sallie Dalton, Lsura Bagiey, Bet
Il tie Webster and Alice Collins, Misn Mccarthy
| school; Emma Haisier, sarah Mccarthy, MolIte
GosIine, Margaret Fishes and Mary Bradley,
Miss Flenner's school; Mary c. Lyons, EliIsbeth
Childress, Emma Hyatt, Lottie A Nornet and
Alice Webster, Miss Billings sehooli Lsure
Creaser, Maggie FAgue, sarah S,okes, AanIe
Webb, Virgins Cation and Laura Moore, miss
Baird's school; Joanna Softer, Jane T. MeriLaf,
George ]. Ellis, Zacha,iah McElffesh, Edwin
Benjamin and James A. Falconer, Miss Werds
school; Gertrude shreves, joseph Pertello, Hat
tie Evans, samuel Vaughn, Mary Gilchr1't and
Henry HaisluP, Miss Reeds school.
The following pieces were sung at Intervals
during the distribution with me effect :-Ih he
Fairy Bells, Whisper ye Breezss, shells Of Ocean,
, Rock me TO Sleep Mother, W hat Fairy Ike Mu-
| sic, Marching Along, and the Flag Of the Free