Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-07-15
LOCAL NEWS.

DISTRIBUTION OF PREMIUMS ToTHE PUPILS
OF THE THIRD DISTRICT SoHooLs.-The an
nual distribution of premiums to the pupils of
the schools of the Third District took place
this afternoon, at O'Clock, at the hall of the
Smithsonian. The Marine Band was in at
tendance The exercises were opened with
prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Gray, of the E-street
Baptist Church. The audience was then enter
tanned with music and an address to the pupils
by Rev. DIR. Sunderland came next on the pro-
gramme. The distribution of premiums then
commenced, the exercises of distribution being
interspersed with vocal music by the various
schools, and with instrumental music by the
band.
Medals were given to the following pupils as
rewards for Good Conduct, PunctuaIity and
Improvement within the year:-George Fell
ger, of the Male Grammar School; Mary G..
kealey, of the Female Grammar; Charles
Clarke, Male intermediate; Sydney Van Res
wick, Female intermediate; Mary Langley Sec
ondary No. 3 Elizabeth Craig, Secondary No.
4; Josephine Rocket, Secondary No. s. Rufus
Ferguson. Secondary No 6; Rose Saxton, Sec
ondary No. Z; Ellen Purcell, Secondary No 8;
McGuigan, Secondary No. 10; VIM. Wood,
Prim airy No. /; Josephine Nalley, Primary
No. =; and Mary Marshall Primary No.
Premiums of books for Attention to Study
Exemplary Conduct and General Improve
ment were awarded to George Cunningham,
Henry Simpson and David McComb, of the
Male Grammar School; mphronia NJ Lusby
Margaret A. Warner, Emma A. Austin, Ella
A. jenkins and Martha A. Armistead, of the
emaleSGrammari Thos. Smith, Thos. Fuse
and Lewis Banfieet, of Male Intermediates
Mary Hutchinson, Elizabeth Fry Margaret
Bean, Mary Hayre and Mary ]. Bean of Fe-
male Intermediates; Annie Young, Laura Nc
kenney, James E. Pegg, Katie Scott and Eliza
beth Hlneline, of Secondary No. 1; Thomas
Stuart, Kate Stewart, Geo Pierce, Jane Reoueh
and Alice HUMPHREYS, of Secondary No. 3;
Josephine Wilson, Dwight Lathrop, Edward
Garfield, Ellen Palmer, Edgar Mead and Geo
Chambers, of Secondary No. 4; Mary J. Har-
bin, Adelaide Wilson. Zorah Parker, John
Wilson and Mary Ratrie, of Secondary No.
5; James Kellon, Edward Padgett, William
Samonton, Chas LIE wis and Conrad BENJAMIN,
of Secondary No. 6; Susan Langley, Martha
Scott, Mary Howlin, Emma Nalley, Ella
Brown and Mary Williamson, of Secondary
No. Z; Susannah Teachem, Sallie Thompson,
Alice Teachem and Mary Sanderson, of Sec
onGary No. s; Laura EenabIe, Alice Speiden
Lemuel Ersood, Ida Myers and Louisa KEN
lerb, OF Secondary No. 8; John Hassett, Jos.
Oyster, John Howard, Annie Croft, Frederick
Hazel and Frank ClarlouX, OF Secondary No.
TO- Mary Pilkerton, Bridget Koran, George
Knowing, Philip Koran and Kate Donelson,
of Primary No. l; Agnes Simpson, John Ar
deser, Henry Howard, Frank NJ cLoughln and
Samuel Uranium, OF Primary No. ,; and Ella
Hutchinson, Mary Murphy, John Williams,
Lizzie Clark and Ida Binnix, OF Primary No. g.
Rewards for Penmanship were given to John
Laskey, OF the Male Grammar; Emma II. Will
liamS, of the Female Grammar: Thos Smith
OF the Male intermediate; Mary Jane Talbert,
of the Female Intermediate; Annie Young, of
Secondary No l; Adelaide NJ. Busher, of Sec
OHudTs NO d NeIlle lAdInrOp, OF secondary
No. 4 Elizabeth Ratrie, of Secondary No. );
William Gordon, of Secondary No. 6; May Ste
yens, of Secondary No :; Frances Davis, of
Sec ondary No. 5; Vincent Fields, of Secondary
NO 8; James oyster OF Secondary No. 10;
Gideon Ports, OF Primary No. /; Agnes Simp-
son, OF Primary No. ,, and Alma Compton, of
Primary No. ;.
The following pupils received premiums for
Punctuality: George Felger and Cornelius
Emmerick, of the Male Grammar; Mary &.
kealey, Marion X. Parker, Kate Z. Felger, and
Lizzie Felger, OF Female Grammar; Charles
Clarke and Thomas Fuse, of Male Interme-
diate: Martha Fry, Mary S. Gordon, Mary A.
Dodge, Charlotte Withers, and Addie Shelton,
of Female Intermediates; Susie Gordon, Vir-
ondary No. ]; Mary Ann Gof, of Secondary
No. A; Wesley Berkeley, of Secondary No. S;
Elizabeth Pyles, OF Secondary No. =; Mary
Bright and Cornelia Bean, of Secondary No.
s; Mary Barry and Sarah Dodge, of Secondary
No. 10; John Mellis, of Primary No. ., and
Kate Morris, of Primary No. 3.
Premiums for Vocal Music were awarded
to Patrick Higgins, of the Male Grammar;
Kate Feger, OF the Female Grammar; John
+. Tucker, of the Male Intermediate; Anne
Young, of the Secondary No. |; Mary A. Mil
Ter, of Secondary No 3; Elizabeth Knarb, of
Secondary No. a; Elizabeth Ratrie, of Second
airy No. S; Rufus Ferguson, of Secondary No.
Smith, of Secondary No. 9, and Bernard Wat
terston, OF Secondary No. 10.
Inc distribution was made by Mayor Wallach
a large number of the Trustees We're in at
tendance, besides members of the City Coun-
CHS and many of the parents and friends of
of the Board, was usual at his post in the
performance Of his arduous duties.
REBEL WAsBINGToNIAN KILLED AT GET