Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-07-15
Affairs in GEORGETOWN.

various school-houses and marched to thu
Montgomery street school-house, from whence
they marched in procession, with Tags and
banners, headed by section Of the Marine
Band, led by Prof. Scala, and accompanied BY
their teachers and Board OF q uardians, marched
10 the new market. and filled the hall so nearly
full that adults found but little room in the
portion assigned them. The children, about
3U0 in number, occupied the seats in the front
and center of the hall, leaving those on the
sides and in the rear for the audience. The
staging 1T The south end of the building was
occupied by the Board OF Guardians, the rev.
erend clergy, members of the Corporation, the
press, and several prominent citizens, jealous
friends of the public schools. A very fine cab
met organ, used 10 accompany the musical per-
foilnances of the schools, occupied the front of
the stage, and on each side We're tables, upon
which We're displayed the beautiful silver
medals and premium books for the meritorious
scholars.
AT the proper time the assemblage was called
to order ny The President of the Guardians,
G.. W. BeaIl, Esq, who announced the order OF
exercises. 1st, Music by the bsnd-"Hail CO.
lumbia." Prayer by Rev. J. L. Brown, of the
Episcopal Church. Music by the band song
by the schools-.sRally round the Flag" Adj
dress by the Rev. Mr.. TayIo-, of the Presbyte-
rian Church. The address was brief and APP
propriate. The first part, designed more par
ncularly for the adult portion OF the audi-
enee, was a handsome dissertation upon the
power OF education. The latter parts, designed
ior the paWls, was consideration of the OBJ
$3.50 $50 oi eoucauon, expressed and illustrated IN
pupils.
The President then proceeded to announce
The distribution of medals Music nv the band,
and song and chorus, beautifully performed by
each school, introduced each school Us it was
called in the following order:
Male Primary No. /, Miss Hanna teacher
Premiums for Orthography-H Herbert John
son, Sammie Blincoe, Henry Kaiser, Samme
DelZel, Samme Goodman, Albert Small, John
Allen, Henry Small. Davie McNar. Reading.
-Sammie Delzel, Henry Kaiser, Albert Small,
Frank Harrison, Frank French, John Allen,
Davie w. McNair. Mental Arithmetic.-John
Alley, Gustave Medomenski, Frank French.
Willie Ridgeway, Davie w. McNair. Geogra-
phy-Henry Small, Jno. Allen, ID. w McNair.
Grammar-D. w. McNair. Penmanship-D.
French. Punctuality-Albert Small, Phillip
Hunt Neatnessi in appearance-MarkE Evans.
Medal-.James F.. French. The premiums
were distributed to the school by Rev L.
Female Primary No. 9, Miss Iiams teacher
Spelling-Mary Small, Kate Fletcher, Alice
Dixon, Margaret Blincoe, Clara Chamberlain.
Sarah r. Sullivan, Anna Thomas. Sarah
Shackleford, Martha Kitchens, Emma Keiser.
Rcading-Mary Small, Ella Sullivan, Sarah
Goldstein. Lizzie Fletcher, Mary Dana, Claudia
Dixon. Catharine V. Hulse, Clara Goodman,
Anna Johnson. Wrting-Ella Sullivan. Mary
l.. Goodman, Alice Dixon, Charlotte ID. Tracy,
Mary Johnson, Sarah X. Sullivan, Estelle
Steele Matte Bsail .,; Geography Roberta
Tracy, Mary Dana, Laura Thomas. Gram
mar-Bertie Allen, Kate Fletcher, Margaret
Rlineoe; Mary f. Tracy. Mental Arithl etc
garet Blincoe, Anna Boarman. Practical
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Allen, Mary f. Goodman.
Alice Dixon, Anna Harrison. HIstoryEMaTy
Punctuality-Ella Sullivan, Margaret Blincoe.
Eeatness--Mary Dana. Medal-Alice Dixon.
The distribution to this school was by j. NJ.
Stake, Esq, of the Common Council.
Male Primary No. 3, Miss Laura A. Reed
teacher.-Reading-W Wilbur Eastlack, John
Rackaway Robert Hudson, George Estler,
Levi Goldstein. Orthography-Joh Moore,
Wilbur Eastlack, Forrest Thorn. Robert Hud-
son. John OConnor, Frank Kirby, John Hud-
dieston; John Elm, George Israel, Walter Col
Inns. Geography-Frank Gray, John Moore,
Forrest Thorn, George Estler, VIM. Moore,
Henry Biggs: Grammar-Wilbur Eastlack,
John Moore Written Arithmetic-Jno. Moore,
John Rackaway, Frank Gray, Forrest Thorn,
John O'Connor. VIM. Moore. Mental Arith-
metic-Wilbur Eastlack. John Moore. Pen
manship-Frank Gray, Henry Weaver. Mu-
lack, john Rackaway. Neatness-John l..
Reid. Medal-Frank Gray. The distribution
TO this school was by DR.. Barbarin.
stm tsncher Spei lin Sarah Msrtin uiiiS gu
phronia Penn, Laura Blundell, Nancy Littey,
Emma Rodier, Emma Mcknight, Lucinda
Mitchell Kate Mcknight. Reading - Mary
Baker. Sarah Martini Laura Blundell, Nancy
Littey. Ada Donaldson. Emma Rodier. Emma
Rackaway. Rachel Ketner. Geography-So-
phronia Penn, Sarah Martin. Laura Biunden,
Mary Baker, Mary Suddaath, Mary FoieS.
Grammar -Saran Martin, Sophronia Penn.
Baker, Layinia Martin,
Mary Suddeath, Mary Dixon. PunetualitS-
Mary Baker, Emma Rackaway. Neatness--
Emma Mcknight. Musc-Nary Blake. Mel,
al-Sarah Martin.
A book returned from last distribution ny one
of the pupils. was awarded TO Lavinia Martin,
for her diligence.
Female Grammar School Miss Nj. E. Hues-
It's, Preceptress :--Reading-Alice Sullivan,
Priscilla Estler, Helen O'Connor, Agnes Mil
Iigan. Emma Thorn, Laura Smith. Spelling
Jennie Chick, Florence Sullivan, Alice Wood
ward. Geography. Nettie Thorn, MARY Berry,
Alice Sullivan, Helen OConnor, Florence Sui
Ivan, Lille Burns. Grammar-Nettie Thorn,
Sarah Blundon, Helen O'Conner, Mary Berry
Scholars Companion class-Florence Sullivan,
Alice Woodward. AfItmetic-Ella Cruit, Mary
Ivan, Alice Woodwa Algebra-Florence
Sullivan, Lille Burns. Medal-Mary Berry.
J enkin Thomas. Esq, President of the Coun-
Gil, distributed the premiums.
Male Grammar School, Miss Emma Reid
Orthography-Dayid Ogden, @.
Vaughan. Joseph Barton, John Thomas. Read
sire, Chas Gray, VIM. Edmonston. Jno. Lang
g eography-John Stalcup, Thomas Martin,
John Lang, John Newman. Grammar-John
Sebastian, John Boalman. john Stalcup, Isaac
Birch, Rufus Darby, Resin Darby. Written
Administrations Statcup. John Sebastian,
nhomas Martin, James Grimes, John Lang,
ANeSiii A'.'i ". hchthl SEllS
cup. Chas. Vaughan, Cornelius Smith, John
Lang. Neatness-Thomas Martin. Music
!saac Birch. observation-disclosures Sparks.
David Ogden. Medal-John StaIcup. Scholars
Companion Class-Thos. Martin, Isaac Birch
Stalcup, John Boarman. Dr..
9; H. Cragin distributed the premiums.
The medals (very handsomely designed)
were placed upon the neeks of the recipients
~ various gentlemen selected by the President
,f the Guardians from among those on the
stage A very beautiful silver medal was
made TO the order of one of our citizens, TO be
presented to the young lady who should be
nc at the close of the school year. The deci-
;ion as gwen in tavorof Miss Emma Thorn,
If the Female Grammar School, and il was de-
lvered to her by the President of the Guard
ans. The children had not been informed as
o who were to be recipients OF the medals, but
xhen each school was asked By the President
Is no was worthy, they endorsed the selections
made, almost unanimously, before they were