Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-06-23
LOCAL N u Ws.

annual examination Of the public schools o. this
city was commenced yesterday. Tho written OK :
animation Of the following schools commenced At
half-pAAt eight .. m, and ended at one p. m;
First Dlstriet-Female Grammar school Miss
Evans, teacher; examined by Mr.. Tustin Male
Grammar, Mr.. Thompson, teacher; examined BY
NJ. Brown. second Distriet--femAle Grammar
Mss Doggs, teacher examined BY Mr.. Wright
. Male Grammar, Mr.. Wilson, teacher; exahtined
by Mr.. Miller. Third Distriei--Female Grammar
Miss NJ. X Ramsay, teacher examined BY Mr..
teacher; examined By Mr.. walsh. Fourth Dis,
thet-Female Grammar, Mrs. Amidon, Teacher.
cxaninsd By NJ. Murtagh; Male 0rammar, Mr..
TSs resuit M M wyii,sn 49, ~ III,
be made known before the oral examination %
| the schools 'h t.h -F.f rrHt
Primary No. 4, Of the First district, Is taught
by Miss OceanaA Walker, who received her APP
pcInlmeht IN 1858. She has some sixty little
girls on the roll, and yesterday ,here were some
hfty nine present, presenting beyy Of Juvenile
beauty that would have warmed the heart Of the
Vainest cynic In Christendom. The children wors
examined In all the branches usually taught In
cur primary schools, and the performances wore
alike ereditabio TO teachers. The singing was
very ereditAble indeed. Miss Maggie Peugh ae-
quilted herNelfin most admirable style by sing
1 ing Dear Mother, have come home 10 die. -
i was characterized by Pathos and artistic feel.
ag.
by Miss Parker, the acting teacher. It's new
] school, and IL located on Ninth street, near tho
boundary, The examinations passed of In Ad.
mirabls style.
Third Distriet-Primary No :, Miss Hannah p.
/ Johnson, teacher, was examined by Mr. HitI
This school numbers sixty pupils, all females
dry Ave Of whom were present At the examine
ton yesterday. The stndies are the same a. In
all primary schools, comprising reading, spell,
ing, arithmetic, punctuation, tables, dc. The
examination was very creditabls 10 both teacher
and scholars. Good order prevailed, and tho
lnco. The attendance Of parents and friends At
this school was not 50 large a. a. some Of the
other schools, As for the school room very little
can be said; the ceiling IL low, and the room
very dark Miss Johnson IL a new teacher
having been In the school since last September.
she Ia \ graduate Of the Female Grammar school,
Fourth district, and promises fair to make an eN
ccllent teacher. This, the first examination Of
her school, was very good indeed.
Fourth Dlutrict-PrlmAry No. 4, Miss Annie
bailey, teacher, was examined by Mr.. HOlmead
lu this school there are q male scholars and IS
females, all between the ages Of and IL Miss
Bailey has had charge Of the school since 0ctober
last. IL was formerly taught by Miss VAnhoTn,
who has been promoted The examination was
excellent and drew forth much praise from those
present, The room was handsomely decorated,
and tho children looked neat and clean. This
building Is not at all suited for school purposes
the ceiling being very low, and the room rather
small. IL Is To be hoped that soon the public
schools Of Washington may have large aud com
Portable school rooms A large number Of rela-
tiyes and friends were present aud seemed much
pleased with the examination.
The written examinations Of tho following
schools VIII be held TO day;
LIST District-Female Intermediate school, Mss
Lowe, teacher; examined by Mr.. Brown; lst
pls.rletZmale iaternedia'e, hrn hodier' teacher )
examined by MT Iusin. % Dlrtret-femAle
in',sme s,., Miss billing, teacher examined
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