Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-06-25


announced.
THE SCHOOL ExAMIHATIoSs.-The oral ex-
aMinations We're continued yesterday.
intermediate School No. 1, First District,
taught by Miss a. X. Lowe, at the corner Of
Fourteenth and G streets, was examined by
messrs. Morsen and Wilson, in the presence
OF quite NUN Der OF the parents and friends
of the pupils Thereon was handsomely dec
GRATED with the national colors, eyergreens and
flowers. The roll Of this school has 50 girls OF
whom ~ were present. There are three classes,
which were examined in spelling, dictation.
reading, punctuation, mental and practical
arithmetic, geography and grammar, but the
programme was 50 long that in some of the
sarily very much abbreviated. The pupils
showed great readiness upon orthography,
sounds OF letters, authorizations, notation, and
the use of ca pltals
During the exercises, number of pieces of
music were sung in fine style, under the lead
of Prof. Daniels, and at the close the little
Misses favored the audience by singing with
out aid some of their favorite pieces. The an
swers to the questions proposed at the written
examination on Monday. were opened and
submitted 10 the scrutiny CT those present
With but few exceptions, the ans wers were
correctly written in plain hand, quite a pro-
portion OF those in arithmetic being worked by
the best methods.
During the year this school has been receiy-
ing, almost constantly, scholars from the sec
ondary schools, whose Introduction into the
classes necessarily cause break in the studies;
and the best scholars have been transferred rs
often to the grammar school, leaving here those
no are not so far advanced ana Of course the
scholars could not be expected 10 De perfect;
but under the circumstances, their progress
was creditable 10 Miss J.swe.
At the close, the examining trustees and Pro-
fessor Daniels briefly addressed the scholars
congratulating them upen their success
Mr. Wilson said that the oral examination
had not been az good as he could have wished,
but taken IN connection with the written ex-
animation he satisfied that no schools
could EXCEL them. He announced that th.
trustees after examining the answers TO the
questions, had determined to transfer the toll
lowing 10 the grammar school Marian Beard-
ley, Louisa Denhain. Annie Dllow, Mary Ed
monston, Iorah ': Gray, Alice Hirst, Anna
Estele Lindsay, Willie Miller, Sarah Ruther-
lord, Sarah Sothoron, and Rose Utermehle
Prima-y No 3 Second District, taught by
Miss Amanda Baird, was examined by M II.
Muller. ESQ. The examination developed pro-
gTess the part of the children in all the eIe-
tnentary branches. The number OF scholars
attending this school Is $50 of whom were
Primary No. 4. same district, numbering 60
pupils, and taught by Miss NJ. Y. Davis, was
examined by {. H. Utermehle, Trustee. The
nswers here Were not prompt and correct
as in some OF the other schools OF the same
grade, which we have visited; but a reason for
tne.shoTt-co is found in the fact that the
school Is of recent formation, being the last
organized in the district. Miss Davis possesses
the love Of her little pupils, and they already
afford eTldence OF Improvement under her
Instructions Average attendance during the
year. Is
Owing TO the indisposi,ion of the teacher,
Mss Acton, the examination OF Secondary Nc.
l, District no. :, WAS postponed to Tue day
next
Primary School (naIe and temale) ], ),
Third district, Miss Mary Awkward, tea 1er.
was examined by DR.. r. =. Walsh. or h roll
OF sixty, ftty-Seven were presest II the exam
inatio1. This school room is on the corner OF
Third street east and street south. ana its
dimens ions are 70 by 10 feet In order 10 pack
sixty children into room of such dimensi ous
one can imagine the necessity existing for
crowdiug the seats together, aRd thus reader
ing the occupants very uncomfortable, and Sc
ytrely taxing their patience. The examination
yesterday was 4 satisfactory one, aud the chill
d-an not only answered all questions pro
pounded readily, but in an intelligent man rer
In unCLuatlon and the Use Of capital letters
they eyinced peculiar aptitude so far as they
had progressed. In crthsgraphy they Yvere
we'll drilled, bntit would do no harm 10 paw
little more attention 10 articulation in read
ing. Miss Awkward is Il graduate of one OF the
grammar SCHOOLS OF this city, and has proven
herself an attentive and efficient teacher. The
order maintained inside the school throu Shout
theentirs examination was excellent but teach
ers, visitors, examiner and pupils were exces-
Sayeiy annoyed by the bad conduct vi unruiy
boys and girls outside, who had no connection
whatever with the schools.
Secondary School No. |, OF this district. OF
which Mrs. Eliza W. Clarke is teaeher, vas
examined by DIR. O. ". Davis, and with very
satisfactory results. This school has laborAd
under the disadvantage OF frequent change
of teacher, am lotion III Mrs. Clarks's family
having compelled her to entrust the tuition Of
herpupiis frequently to the assistants. Fifty
eight pupils out of q rel OF sixty were present
at the examination The children here ex-
celled, especially in reading and writing on
the slate, the iattg exercise the letters being
carefully and neatly formed. Here, as At all
The schools, singing Is made a feature, and ths
children sang Siys Is America" and other
songs with pleasing effect. - When this Cruel
War is over was sung also IN admirable style
by two little misses, Annie Young and Mary
Langley, the entire school joining in the chorus
These Little girls are bot ten years of age, and
their attanments in study would do credit 10
scholars in more advanced schools.
Tbs school is held IN q room on Eleventh
street, between Virginia avenue and NJ street,
and in BUILDING utterly unfit. In rainy
weather the waer enters III Hood in winter
the children are Obliged TO wrap themselves
up In furs TO keep from freezing, and in sum-
mer the heat il intense. The building is old,
duapidated, and scarcely fit for a horse stable.
Secondary School No. D, (male,l Miss Lucy
T. Moore teacher. was examined by Mr.. o. C.
Wight. This school Is held In a mi,erably
dark. damp and lily ventilated room in the
on Virginia avenue. Eifty-pine pupils (ali Of
whom were present II Yesterdays examiua-
toni are daily copyrighted in this hole, 80 by
is feet, where air can circ ulate, as the base
reut Is wedged In between two buildings The
scholars here are orderly and show rapid ad-
vancsment. Many OF the pupils who one year
ago scarcely knew their letters are now reading
and writing well and ciphering as tar as short
division. With but few exceptions the eiasses
are quick at figures, and generally present sat-
show excellent progress, and their copy-books
are unusually neat and clean, ract which
speaks welt both tor teacher and scholars In
reading aud speIlias, the children did rneas-
urably we'll, and. on the whole, ths eIamina-
zion was highly satisfactory. 1t is to be hoped
that before another year rolls ayound, the three
schools OF this district aforementioned will
be held in rooms more conducive 70 the health
and comfort OF the pupils.
Tns oral examination OF the male inferno
diats school, Fourth District, n 1855 Emma L..
taa phaY. Yesterday
1t was conducted by the sub. board OF the dis
trict There are so scholars on the roll, ~ OF
whom Eve believe) were present. The exer-
clses consisted of spelling, reading, punctu-
alton, dictation- geography, writing, arithmetic
aad singing, in al of which the pupils acauit-
ted themsei yes in q manner 10 sustain the good
reputation Miss Reed has Us = teac hsr. We
noticed In this school enc ssature which de-
serves special commendation. We allude 10
the clean, neat and orderly manner in which
ths school books are kept, partc aiarly the
copy booss; indeed. order appears 70 be Per.
tectiy lat home" here. A large number oil
yisitars were present, including ssyeral teach
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