The national Republican., 1867-07-19

THE School DISTRIBUTION OF PRlzEs IN
rHE THIRD DisrRicr.-The awards and premi
| ums In the Third school district took place yes
| terday IN the Fourth street Msthodist church
East Washington. The spacious edifce wai
densely crowded with pupils, parents and friends
Among the prominent persons present We no
ticed Senator Patterson. Of New Hampshire
Mayor wallaeh, Councilman Dalton, George =
Quick, ESQ.,. J Il. Clark, esq, Rev. @. V. Leach
and others. Tho exercises were opened with
prayer by the Rev. g. V. Leach, and after the
singing Of o song by q portion Of tho Female
Grammar school, Mayor Wallach came forward,
and In few appropriate remarks introduced
Senator Patterson TO tho audience who some
years ago was at the head, as professor, Of an In
stitution for the instruction Of youth.
Mr.. Patterson, In rising to address the scholars,
said that what We all did now for the children Of
the country was merely paving the way for all
future generations, and sowing the seeds oil
knowledge and moral culture Of the men aud
women who arc TO rule the nation hereafter; that
without education thought was unlicensed lib.
erty; that without moral culture for the people
free education became the liberty OF the people.
Senator Patterson here drew q comparison Of
the different system Of education pursued In diff.
ferent countrios--for instance, America, Prussia
and China. We thought the Chinese system ab.
surd, and the Colsstials considered ours equally
as absurd. All systems ought to leave the mind
at liberty to think for ITSELF for therein lies the
true principles Of the liberty Of education. He
cited, as an example Of indomitable perseverance,
tho case Of q hard-wUrkipg Prussian acquiring
knowledge Of Greek under difficulties by study.
Ing II hard while even at work, SO that ho finally
mastered II 10 such degree that he could read
II as auently as te (P.) could plain English; and
II always turned out that the larger number Of
great men sprung from the poor classes And
why was this Tho reason was obvious. Simply
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majority.
lie deprecated the youthful idea Of young
Anerica"--of little boys thinking that tho very
personifcation OF true manlincss was for them
to smoke 'ong ninos, )" and also tho false sophism
Of the little girls considering tho acme Of lie was
In sporting 1oye Of bonnet" As an incen.
tive to patient perseverance, no cited the story
Of Robert Bruce and the spider, which, for eleven
times, endeavored to weave Its web unsucceIs.
fully, but on the twelfth time succeeded. Bruce
learned Lesson from the poor, Insignificant
SPIDER for, said ho, why may not persevere lin
the same manner OF the spider 10 fighting for
the liberty of my country. lie did, aud came
out victorious at tho battle Of Bannockburn;
and those Of the scholars who did not win prizes
this year must not be discouraged, but try again
The advantages Of good education were in
yaluabloi no one could rise In the world and
be truly great without Il; and In obtaining IL
perseverance, was the word. Secure 1t by all
means II not In six years try for twelve, and IL
not In twelve try for twenty, and II not attained
In twenty try for fifty years. or all places in tho
nation that man and woman ought to be edu.
Gated, certainly those Of the capital Of the nation
ought to shine out In mental culture and educa.
tiOn. [Applause.l
After the brief address of Senator Patterson,
X, L. Boiseau, esq, secretary, read out tho list
Of prizes and premiums numbering some hun.
dred or more Of pretty books and medals. The
following pupils received medals, which were pre-.
sented to the successful pupils by Mayor Wal.
lach:
Male Grammar school. G. P. q. Scott; Female
do, Mary w. McNantEi Male intermediate do
John Meelis; Female intermediate No. /, Jessie
Brown; do. No. 2, Lizzie Stromberger; Second.
ary school No. ], Benjamin Poole; No 2, Ida
Wilkersonj No. 3, George Britt; No. 4, Julia
Tucker; No. 5, Walter Walsh; No. 0, Ella Con.
ner; No. 7. Richard C. McAuloyi No. 8, Laura
Collinsworthi Primary school No. ], Minnie
Ruff No. 2, Loa Walker; No. 3, Clara Oswill.
No. 4, Isaac Jacobs No. 5, Kate Andrews; No.
0, George W. Dulin; No. 7, Rosa Steinle; No. s, |
Willie Mayhewi No 0, Joseph Williams; No. 10,
Thomas Kilafoyle.
Mr.. Wallach took occasion to say that he was
not there as the representative Of the city, but
acted In behalf Of several liberal minded and be.
nevolent gentlemen, who furnished the where
withal for the purchase Of medals and premiums.
The means that had been heretofore devoted to
tho above purpose had been wisely appropriated
to extending the number OF schools. -.
The interval between tho distribution Of pre-
miums was enlivened by singing Of the pupils,
and also by music from portion of the Marine
band, which performed some Of Its most popular
airs
Mr. Rhees announced that during the two
days examination Of spelling one little mics had
not missed spelling single word, and for her
proficiency in this matter the committee deemed
l. Al n
jects-of some distinction, and had awarded to
Miss IueE Goodrich medal as an expert in cor.
rect spelling.
When little Miss Goodrich presented herself
before Mayor Wallach to receive the honorary
distinction Of the medal, she was greeted with
loud applause, and Mayor W. oOmplimented her
in few we'll. timed remarks.
Mr.. Walach was the recipient Of nearly
dozen bouquets from the pupils, and at the con.
olusion of the interesting exercises the gentle.
men Of the press" made q "raid' upon the
aowery picture, and 1t disappeared like summer
cloud.
Mr.. Gulick contributed the means for the
medals and portion Of the premiums; Messrs
A Gaddis, jr., 4 Co., $lOi WIN nottingham,
S.; J, Fugitt, 81 l.. A. Wood, 81 and Mr., J.
E, Clarke the balance of the amount, whatever
1t may be.
WHAT SHALL BE Done WITH THEN p
As Detective McDsvitt was on his way to this
city, from New York, yesterday afternoon, he
saw three suspicious. looking colored men get on
the Washington train at the Relay House, nine
miles this side Of Baltimore lie kept an eye to
them until he arrived at the depot of this city,
where he met his partner, Mr.. Clarvoe, and they
arrested the three men and took thom TO police
headquarters. On tho way from the depot they
denied knowing each other. One said he was
on his way to Washington another. that he was
going to Lynchburg, Va and the other that be
had gone to the Relay House to attend pic.
mic, but found none there, At headquarters
they gave their names rs Andrew jackson, Jos. |
Dean and Ramona Bell. Notwithstanding the
fact that they denied all knowledge Of each
other, they had about them pretty much the
same kind Of articles, among which were two
sets Of high die and pennies two packs Of cards.
a razor counterfeit, broken bank and COnfed.
crate notes, &c also, q diary of their winnings
and expenses They arc all, undoubtedly, on
the confidence game, and will defraud all unsus.
pecting parties who fall In their way. Dean is
reco gnized as an old offender of this city. Now
that the officers have them, what are they to do
with them They can be sent to the work.
house, from which they will escape or be turned
loose In q few days, no doubt, and be ready to
resume their old tricks. We trust a law will yet
be enacted that will cover just such cases as this.