Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-06-29
THE EVENING STAR,
LOCAL NEWS.

school Ne q, Fourth District, Miss Hattie J.
M-zee, teacher, was examined on Wednesday
by MI Holmead, assis I'd by Mr. Gas seli And Mr.
v p TbompsoR This school under Miss Ma.
gees manag, ment ranks hugh and the number
OF visitors, teachers and others present sho wed
no little nterest in the examination. The .hocl
after the late fre, which displaced the school
from its OLD quarters. OF SO pupils on the roll
s. were present II was q matter OF remark
that with so large school-and buys at that
studies pursued the school showed uniformly
coed progress, and in mental arithmetic, es.
pecially the point OF attainment reached by
The first class, was very marked, so much so
IS 10 elist warm expressions of qualification
from the examiners. The writing Of the pupils,
m dictatIOn exercises and other wise, was also
nOtiCeably good We notice in this school,
however, as in almost all of the schools that
many of the pupils, especially the larger ones
have acquired an awkward habit OF position
m writing, holdiRg the slate or writing m ate
rial diagOnally before them, and with the left
hsnd raised 10 support the head. We would
suggest TO the trustees that IL they would drop
their controversies about s'readers," and in.
uOduce some good wsrk on physiology of a
popular character in all the schools, or all
shove the primaries, they would make hit
In rules Of orthography and geogr iphy the
ihey acquitted themselves finely. Upon the
conclusion Of the exercises, Rev. Mr. HamtI.
ton Mr. Holmead aud Mr. Cassell, trustees
Mr. Ellis DR. Croggon, e.. :. Moves, and Others
present, addressed some words of encourage
ment and congratulatiOn to the pupils
Secondary No. ], Fourth District Miss
Annie NJ. Adams teacher, was examined on
Wednesday by Mr.. Cassell, assisted by Mr.
HOlmead and Mr.. ]. l.. Thompson OF So
pupils on the roll. 81 were present This school
has suffered greatly by interruptions from the
fire, which destroyed its school house. and
from other causes, but through the assiduity
OF the teacher, Miss Adams, has made very
COmmendable progress. IL was especially
good IN mental arithmetic, reading and
the conclusion of the examination by Rev
Mr. Hamilton, Mr.. Holmead, Mr.. Ellis Mr
Thompson, and Mr.. Cassell, who gave the
school commentator for the progress made
under adverse circumstances.
Secondary No. :, Fourth District. in charge
Of Miss Anna Bailey. was examined yester-
day afternoon Mr.. Murtagh, the examining
trustee, being detained at the Board of Police
the school was assigned To Mr.. ]. T. Thomp-
son, Of Male Grammar School No. 4. who was
kindly assisted by DIR. J. r.. Morgan. ex-trus-
tee Of the Fourth District. The school was
tastefully decorated and the pupils. each with
a pretty bOquet on her desk made quite pic
Iuresque scene. Miss Bailey has met and over
come the difficulties which she encountered at
the beginning OF the school year Her classes
are well up TO the standard. and thew exhibit
ed promptness in the answers that was sur
prlsIng 10 all present. The notation, mental
arithmetic and spelling were particularly
good. At the close, the success of the exam
NATION was announced 10 the pupils, and DIR.
Morgan, by In yitation, made some interesting
remarks, contrasting the present organization
Of our school system, especially that of the
Island, with the state of the schools when he
was member of the Board of Trustees, and
when but single school of less than forty
pupils, without classification or suitable fur
niturs. was 10 be found on the Island, and that
one struggling for existence against the Indif-
ference and prejudlces of a majority of the pa
rents, who looked upon II as a "pauper
school To-day there are on the Island "a
single ward OF the city, six primary, seven
secondary, two intermediate, and two gram
mar schools, educating successfully more than
eight hundred pupils-a progress in sixteen
wears not easily paralleled IN any other city
age after all. Miss Bailey's examination
closes the examinations excepting the inter-
mediate schools) on the Island. The last
pamed will take place on Monday and Tues
day afternoons of next week.
On Monday, Male intermediate, Of the LIST
district. in charge of Miss Helen Williams
was examined at the school room. corner of
lith and CT streets, by Messrs. Wilson and
on the roll being ~, nearly all of whom were
present The appearance of the school was
highly ereditable TO the teacher and pupils,
and the examination (if the expression can be
yallowed,) was magnificent one.
Secondary No 3, Miss NJ. Mills, 18th and
streets, was examined by Mr. Wilson, and
passed very fine examination.
Secondary No 4, in charge of Miss Brown,
consisting OF 80 small boys, was also examined
by Mr.. Wilson The examination, especially
As regards spelling, reading, and mental arith-
excellent
Male Grammar School, ID District, in charge
OF Mr.. McCathIan, was examined on Monday
by Messrs. Walsh. Clark and johnson. The
school numbers IS pupils, 10 Of whom were
present. and for several hours they were SUBJ
lected to severe examination in their studies,
but stood IL manfully, howing uniform pro.
helency. The vocal music by the school was
very good.
Female Grammar School, in charge of Mrs.
NJ A Ramsey, was examined on Tuesday by
The same gentlemen and showed good progress
especially in arithmetic, the CELEBRITY with
which they ciphered out difficult problems be-
ing remarked by all The scholars, numbering
40. were well up TO the mark in the other
studies, and the examiners at the close compli-
mented the teacher and scholars on the result
OF IT,
Miss Lucy b. Davis school. Secondary No.
.. taught IN the Wallach School Building. was
examined on Monday by Mr. johnson: s. ont
OF me o. boys on the roll were present, and
the examination showed that special attention
mad been Haid TO instruction in mental, while
The other branches OF study had not been ne
greeted. and that the pupils were well drilled.
Primary No. 4, composed of 60 small boys,
. VI whom were present, taught in the build
ing n the corner of I'd east and X street south,
wac examined last week by Mr.. johnson. This
school fully sustained its reputation, il having
orderly school in the District, and the exami.
nation was fully up 10 the examinations of
previous years.
Secondary No. ., Third District. was also
examined by Mr.. johnson, in the absence Of
Dr. Walsh, and passed a very good examina-
ton This school is in charge Of Miss T. a
Allen.
Primary No. 9, Miss wheatiey, located at
the corner Of 1sr street east and street SOUTH
was also examined by Mr.. johnson. and the
boys acquitted themselves finely.
"A FAIR OF PANTS AND TWO SHIRTs.-Thos
H Henson was arrested by oficer Nelson of
the seventh Ward, for the larceny OF pair of
pants and two shirts, the property OF Henry
Stephenson. He was held TO bail for court BY
Justice Boswell.
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