Evening star., 1866-07-05

he once :old policeman hat it was not he
assem olaEe but the color which vas unlax
fui. He referred % the fact Of q color-d man
and said in Europe they airsady respes; tSs
| colored man, and that in this country hey
Will eventually give the Ethiopian all hls
| rights. Their friend, Abraham Lincoln. mSy
1 be dead, but they trusted in the God who hsa
l Knocked on The shackles in the cotton and r.ce
| fields. The change was marvellous IIt their
1 eye
| The speaker proceeded 10 speak OF me Sun
4 oSy school cause, addressing himself mostly
4 20 the members OF the churches. who, for he
most rart, have not taken such an Interest IN
J the cause As they should. and referred 20 The
1 popular manner of conducting the schools
\ now adsys. almost all the Tune being taken up
with learning 20 sing. Itwas wei enough 20
learn 10 sing. but much better 10 learn 70 pray.
and he thought that the recitation OF verses "
scripture and eaiechIsm should not be dis
| followed, giving an account OF the origin OF
sunday schools in i1sl, and q history Of thar
progress, especially the color ed schools, closing
by giving some good advice 90 the teachers,
and coneratulaung the Assem- 5lase on the i'm
proved prospects before them.
Addresses were delivered by Rev. NJ B
Msiebett and others from the main stand, ana
n temporary stand fn the northern portion
| of the park remsrks were made by several
f1eDds OF the cause. Most of the schools LEFT
the grounds about three o'clock.
The Sunday schools.
The McKendree. Hamline. ard F1efrher
SuDdsy Schools spent the day very agreeaoly
IN Bsrry's woods. near Glenwood; the 9th
street Methodist Protestant I'm Pierces. north
o. Con n oia College; the English Lutheran.
the oh street Presbyterian Al Pierce's Mill on
Rock Creek. he iOrsuch Chapel in an excur-
sion 10 Fort Washington. -
The lsrge school OF the Chapel OF St Mar
iln de Morres The new colored Catholic
Chapel, on 18th street. psraded a. an early
hour. and hesded by coloreo volunteer com
pany, with Hays Band, proceeded out IN
street. where they spent the day.
GoNzAeA COLLEGE CoNxENcrNrxr. On
TUESDAY evening the annual commencement
OF Gonzaga College formerly Washington
Seminary, took place AZ Gonzaga Hall adioin-
ing the College, and was attended by a large
number of the patrons and friends OF the ia
sntnnon. The Marine Band was present ana
added by appropriate music 10 the interest u
the occasion. The platform was occupied by
Rev. Father WIget, President Rev. John Il.
Emlg, Rev. Fathers Stonestreet, Hetzslberger
and others OF the faculty Governor Sprague
Drs Morgan, Duhamel and others were an ons
the audience. The exercises commenced about
o CLOCK when the Prologue was spoken by
George Don glass, and the exercises were con-
unued IN the following order ,-DiscOurse-
True Patriotism, by George ~. sullivan
IlscouTse-"Besuties OF Nature" by q LLOYD
Magruder. Discourse-"I.oye of Country bv
W. w. Boarman. Poem-.Iast DaVs OF Ns-
Eoleon, John Brady. Dlscourse-"True
hSnor iT,9,N 4i Man; "a 1,, 3y Jonn Cox Epllogue-
The students did remarkably well. ana ne
audience testified their appreciation OF tha ex
ercises by frequent applause.
Rev. Father Emig. a. the conclusion o. me
exercises, congratulated tne pupils on the lose
of the scholastic year, and complimentea
mem highly for the progress they had made
The medals and premiums Were presea.ed
10 the deserving scholar, Senator SpragUe
performing that pleasing duty. For good con
duct in the classical course the medal fell by
LOT 10 John 4. Cox, and in the mercantile
course TO George Douglas: for diligence an m.
classical td q. Lloyd Maeruder, and ia The
Doctrine. ast class. the premium was awarded
TO w. W. Boarnan; ID class, 20 Charles FL
liott: Sd class. 10 Ernest Mudd; 4th class, feN
8quo,) 10 Martin o Conner, George Bohn
Fenwlck Hawey: 5th class TO John Mage
The premium for the Phocian prize va.
awarded TO ". W. Boarman.
In Natural Philosophy, the medal was
awarded to q. Lloyd NagTuder, and premium
10 John +. Cox.
In Chemistry, the medal ,ex aquo) 70 Geo.
King and q. Lloyd Magruder.
In the classical department class OF poetry
the medal was awarded TO W. W. Boarman,
the premium 20 @. Lloyd Magruder; for Eng
llsh composition, 10 W. W Boarman; Tor
Greek, 20 George NJ. Sullivan
In nrst humanities, medal TO Ninton God
oard, and premium 10 Henry Douglas: for
Greek. 10 NInton Goddard. In second humsn-
ities' medal 70 George A. KING, aud premium
= @Yud 70 John b. Brady and Charles O'Learv
Tor English composition, premium o Robert
Waters: for Greek, 20 George A. King. THIRD
bumanities, medal 10 John Green, premium 20
Daniel O'Leary; English composition. pre-
mlnm TO Victor Hyman; for Greek. John
In the first class rudiments. the medal was
awarded 10 Patrick O'Sullivan: for English
composition, 10 Charles McCarden In second
class rndiments, first premium 20 George
Douglas. second premiu m 10 John McCiinnt<
IN the third Glass rudlnents, first premium n
Richard O Dowd, second 10 VIM JirdnsOn
In Mathemaucs-Class OF solid and spher-
zeal geometry. trigonometry and mensUratlop
the medal was awarded 70 John r. Cox and
premium 20 @. LLOYD Magruder; class OF linear
and plane geometry. medal ez aguo 10 John
y Meara an6 John B Brady; IN algebra, medal
20 Joha Il. Brady. premium TO John O'Neara.
nIst arithmetic, urst premium 10 George A
KING, second 20 John Maginnis; first book
Keeping, hrst premium sr eqEO, TO Henry Bzar
and George Repetu. In second arithmetic
first premium 90 Charles McCardeii: second,
ca G9uo, Joseph Walsh. Robert Kearou: an So
ono book, keeping. first premium 10 Charles
McCardel, second 10 Stephen Ellery: thIrd
arithmetic. first premium ey Gquo, 70 CbarteS
Elliott and Ernest Mudd; fourth arithmet1c. .
hrst premium TO VIM. McClosky, second TO
Richard ODowd; hfth arithmetic. first pre-
MUM ex aQso Carroll Morgan, Adrisn Bxs-
nanelli; sixth arithmetic, first premium. Vim
lyman, second, John Forbes.
In The French department. first class, medal
TO q. Lloyd Magruder, premium 10 William
boarman: second class, first premium. John
OMeara, second, VIM. Walsh; third class. firsT
premium to John b. Brady, second, Charles
German Department, lst class, lst premium
to Armin B1egieb, I'd TO Henry Bauer: "a
class, LIST preminm TO George Repett, 2d 20
Louis Emmert -
English Department, Ist class, medal 70 Den
mis- Collins, premium 10 George Douglas; Tor
English composition, premium, Walter Dem
mis-. I'd class, medal 70 Thos. A. stephens
premium er GqHo 10 Joseph Marietta, James
MCCARTHY; for English composition, premium
eS oquo 10 Thos- A. Stephens and VIM Du-
hamef; Sd class, medal 70 Clifford Boarrsn.
premium 10 VIM. lyman; second division. Let
premium, Charles Drury. I'd TO Joshua Gala
han tf-- HFrt ~
Penmanship-The first and second premiums
IN the four classes were awarded u James /.
Hallinan, Charles McCsrdell; 1st class,
Richard Brown, VIM. Brown; I'd class. Chas
Schaeier, VIM. Jirdinson; Sd class, George
Springman and John Magee.
The Senior Dramatic Association on the
previous evening gave an entertainment al
the hall. when the play of alma, or the Dead
Martyr" !" was performed i'm a highly creditable
manner, aftes which the Junior members gave
The Limerick Boy" winning much applause
RUNAWAY AND MARROW EscAPE.-Monday
afternoon, coiored man was dri wing a horse
attached 10 q carriage on 9Th street, and by
some mishap the shafts broke. The driver got
out and fixed the shafts las he thought) se-
curely, and resumed his seat But the rattline
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