Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-06-28

attte cl0ee that be had never ex perianced mere
pleasure. and it was evident from tbs Zoe dis.
cipltne cf the school, and the respect and love
the pupils lore the teacher, that no exeruon
had bsen spared to bring the school up to q
hl4n standard. The singing here too. was ex.
CLIENT, and one Of the most pleasing features
of the exercises was the singing OF a solo -
"The Vacant Chair" by Miss Alma Dom pton
Primary No 4, which Is we'll taught bv Miss
Eliza j. Wheatley, was examined by Mr. Htz
TIE school. room is the rear basement OF a
church on Virginia avenue, bet 0een 5th and
9th strrets-dark. badly ventilated, and damp
unless the weather Is extraordinarily Gle ar
room as speedily "a possible There are 81
pupils on the roll here, 81 OF whom were pres
ent, and Miss Wheatly will be able to transfer
ten TO schools of q higher grade; and none from
the primary schools will be better prepared tn
enter secondary school than will the pupils
taught by Miss Wheatley The classes in die.
tation and arithmetic were examined while we
were present yesterday, and nearly all evinced
good knowledge Of what they had bseu
STUDYING. In the di,tation exercise. the or.
biography and chirography was really admit
rable in children SO voung. or course, this
expression will be understood to apply to the
average, for there were some who, SO far as
spelling was concerned, would hardly equal
second class. But the general examination
was good, and Miss Wheatley has reason to be
proud OF her scholars, and the favorable sx-
pressions OF her trustee were we'll deserved.
Primary No S is taugntby Miss Lizzie Allen,
who was appointed teacher in 1863. Her
school numbers Sc, all of whom were present
The list class in photography and in Reading
was examined while we were present, aud
while we noticed some defects sdIl the general
examination Of these classes was good, consid.
erjpg that Miss Allen has had much to contend
with nom the fact that the pupils were young.
er and less advanced when she took the 9 school,
than the pupils Of most schools Of this grade
The ans wers to questions In OrthographY were
generally given correctly, but not so quickly
ever, the examiner expressed himself pleased
with the school. So far as discipline was con.
cerned no exception could be taken.
col, ms S senool was examined BY Mr. r. T. Nor
Tustin, who ~as assigned TO the school, not
being able TO attend. The school room Is in
brick building on X street, near the Corral, is
we'll ventilated and one of the most comforta-
BILE rooms-winter or summer-in the city
Fourth District.-Primarv No. I, (femaIe,)
Fourth District, corner 9th and y streets, ISL
amined yesterday by Mr. Murtagh or the 81
scholars on the roll Sc were present. The
average attendance through the year has been
81. The room, light aud cheerful one, but
not as perfectly ventilated as d.sirable for the
cheated term" was decorai.l forally and
otherwise with much taste, and the little girls
dressed for the most part in white, with mourn.
Ing sasnes In memory OF q late sister pupil
presented a very neat appearance. Miss Lees
school, 1t will be remembered, passed an ex-
eeiient examination last year, and that OF yes
terday was quite as much to her credit. Like
her sister, Miss Mary Ann Lee, she is good
disciplinariap, and keeps the pupils we'll in
too, that full justice shall be done to each and
all Of her classes in the way Of examin alton;
and thus lis that the examiner assigned to her
school may count npon having thorough
days work OF it, las happened yesterday,) be-
fore she LET'S him of. The classes in spelling
and mental arithmetic did themselves special
credit at this school. The examination was
concluded with appropriate remarks compii-
mentary to the school, by Messrs. Murtagh
and MI. John f. Thompson, principal Of the
Male Grammar school OF the District.
There are thirty four applications for ad.
mission at this school, and in this District there
are $50 applicants; showing the necessity for
more primary schools In the District We are
glad to see this school-room provided with the
comfortable and convenient primary school
desks, now used in the best schools Of the
country, and trust that they may be adopted In
all our schools 1t is creditable to the people
of the Seventh Ward that they evince their in
terest In the schools by being present at the ex-
amlnanons The numerous attendance yes
terday OF parents and others, must have been
gratifylng and encouraging TO both teacher
and pupils
Primary No. 3. mixed school, i.e. male and
female,) 18th street, between and streets,
Miss Alice T. Adams teacher, was examined
yesterday by Mr. John L. Thompson, the ex-
aiming trustee, Mr.. Hoimead being Ill. This
erected for the purpose, and though the ceiling
Is Of low pitch, the ventilation Is good from the
number OF doors and windows confronting,
and the light is good for the same reason. Great
and commendable pains had been taken by
teacher and pupils yesterday to cause the
school room TO have an attractive appearance,
and the decorations, floral and other Wise were
very tasteful. A melodeon in trod ced into the
room caused the musical exercises to 20 of
with additional effect. Sixty two pupils are
mere o, ,cSa sixty
the first OF December, and the majority of the
pupils had never attended school before. Some
sixty OF them required teaching in the simplest
rudiments. Under the circumstances not much
might nave been expected Of the school, and it
is therefore very much TO the credit of Miss
Adams that she has brought the school up to a
degree Of proficiency that ELECTED the warm
appreciation Of the examiner-Mr. Thomp-
soma gentleman Of large experience himself
in reaching.
The pupils evinced an aptness and spirit in
answering that showed good training in that
particular. The order was commercially
good. We noticed that this school room has
desks. and trust that the deficiency may soon
be remedied. Here, too. parents and friends
were present in numbers at the examination,
which was concluded with remarks approba-
tory of the school and teacher, by Mr.. Thomp.
son nd Mr.. Chas. Wilson.
Primary No. 4. (mxed,) / street. between
AZ and 9th, Miss Van Horn, teacher was ex-
amIned by Mr.. Ellis Miss Van Horn takes
the place of Miss Hattie Magee, promoted to q
higher school. OF pupils on the roll 81 were
present, three being Diet .ined at home by sick
ness. There are "a applications for seats at
this school. The school is kept in a one-story
frame building, not badly adapted for its pur-
pose as regards llRnt ana ventilation; but we
sincerely hope at no distant day to see all these
COW house structures displaced by school
buildings more creditable to the city.
The neatly clad children and the pretty
flowers adjoining the room made 1t look, how
ever, at its best yesterday, and tor the time
being one forgot what shabby old structure 1t
was. Miss Van Horn, though comparatively
rev to the school and a stranger to that section
of the city, seems TO have acquired the cent?
dence and respected the pupils; and the school
as far as we could judge is making satisfac-
factory progress. In figures, the multiplica.
ton table for instance, Roman figures, dc, &c,
the pupils were quite perfect. Mr.. Ellis, the
examining Trustee, spoke Of the examination
as most satisfactory 70 him, and concluded the
exercises with some judicious words Of encour-
agPment to the scholars. The attendance OF
visitors here, too, was noticeably and COM
mPndably large.
The following schools are being examined
to-day:
First District-Male intermediate, Mrs Ro-
der teacher; by Messrs Brown and Tustiu
Second Distric!.-P Primary No. 4, Miss M. Y.
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