Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-06-27
LOCAL NEWS.



lowing were examined yesterday:
FirSt piStrict.-Secondary (Female) Ne. S,
Mrs. Rodier, teacher, was examined by Mr..
Tustn. The school room lsa comfort table ane
@ell Lighted. in frame d building oo .ath St,
nine pupils are on the roll, of whoa fitsy-tWo
were present yesterday the others being Alb
sent from sickness. A great mary pupils are
received in this school who should de in pri-
mary; but Mrs. Roder, who is a veteran
eacher, having he'd charge of 8 school IN
Union Chapel for sixteen years, seems to have =
done as we'll rs pos ,ibIe with them and there
are nine now ready for transfer to a higher
school The examination embraced spelling,
dlctatIon. reading, writing, mental and written
arithmetic. and geography The Youngest
pupils are taught to write simple sentences Of
two or three letters each ON their states; the
school e'ch one writes sentence WITH her
name and dale in a book kept for the purpose,
and a! the close OF the year the same sentence,
with name ana date, is written on a blank
sample Each ones progress in penmanship
is thus plainly shown asid most OF the pupils
seem TO have improved wonderfully during
the year The spelling and dictaUien were,
very good, arithmetic fair, and other studies
cCedtable. Mr.. Turson addressed the little
ones at the close of the examination.
Secondary (Mals) No. 8, Miss Israel, teach
er, was examined by Mr.. Wilson, anumber OF
teachers and parents and friends OF the pupils
being present. There are az pupils on the FOIL,
of whom two or three were absent from sick
ness. This school occupies a most unsuitable,
dark, antiq mated, and uilapidatea apartment
in the third story of the old Masonic building,
corner of 10th and + streets. TIE small win
doWs, with silfs so high above tie floor that
man of ordinary height. standing mp, can only
look through them up at the shy, reminds one
Of prison; while q leaky roof, through which
the water percolates ON q rainy dav is not
promotive of oheerfulress aalG comfort Per-
haps this accounts for the sickness ef teacher
and pupils Miss Israel. the acting teacher,
was absent about three months from her du-
ties. on account Of severe Endisposition, and
the effect was visible yesterday The excel
lent discipline of this scneol is very credis-
able TO her, while any shortcomings In the
proficiency OF the pupils may be ascribed to
the circumstances we have mentioned We
would not wish it to be inferred that the ex.
animation was failure; ,cn the contrary the
progress OF the school in many Of the branches
tanght-reading, mental and written arithme-
tic, spelling and dictatioE,, geography, Gc.,-
was as creditable as IN some other schools
with better advantages. An interesting fea-
,ure of the examination was the singing. The
song CHERRY ripe" ny the school, with ap.
propriate motions of the earms--upward, de Wn.
ward, and horizon ta4ly-to mark the time was
eapisally done, ana the boys seemed to enjoy
the cheerful combination of music and GYM
nastics hugely. At the close OF the examin.
atien Mr.. Wilson addressed to the school g.
few remarks of encouragement and advice
Second District The HALE Intermediate Mrs
Myers teacher, was examined in the Berret
Schooi blouse corner oi6th street and New Y ork
avenue, by MIR. Fox, N the presence ofo ute q
large number of the parents ot the boys and
other visitors, among others MIR. V. Harbaugh
for many yeSrs one Of the Trustees OF the
schools The examination was not quite up to
the standard OF those offormer years, although
IN geography, grammar, and mental arith-
= nesie they did well and the reading .,(hrs.
Ca1dle's LeetuEas" and 1.-The Ssng Of the
Shirt" having bees selected) was particularly
1ne Two OF the boys, Samuel Evans and
Frank Newton. recited pieces, the last named
s-Ciay's Appeal for Ireland > which desaryed
especial notice. Err. Myers has now. among
ner So scholars, gall of whom Were presently
Hess than half OF those who conmeaesd the
school year; she having transferred Is already
and beng ready to transfer now about the
same number This school has not adopted
the modern DISC ptine the tea cher not hayin al.
tempted to drill the pupils tesit in one position
and 10 move toand from their classes mechani-
callyi bat the order was talr, no oswithstanding
This closes Mrs. Myers fifteenth wear. and
Notwithstanding, the scholars did not appear
TO be mp to the standard OF former wears: the
number 10 be transferred, the general appe lr.
anee OF the school, and it's condition, taken from
the book. show that Mrs Myers is one Of our
best as well as olde2t tc lnners Z
Third Distrfct IT he Fem ale Grammar School
IN the Waiach School Buiidng Miss Mary
A MiricE, teacher, was examined yesterday
afternoon by Me- srs T. L. Clarke and J. S.
Brown, of the BoIfd of Trus ees Er NJ H.
Coombs. acting TOR DIR. Walsh Z Richards
and Br. Mekim. The room was crowded with
visitors. The school passed an excellent ex-
animation, ard it is hard TO say in which study
they were lest profcient--The answers In
geography and arithmetic were given readily
and accurately. The gram n ar was very good.
the algebra was perfect, and both TEACHER and
pupils certainly deserve great CT DIT. Tne
senbash; "Praysr," BY Miss Nj 'id NJ. M Morgan; an
tsSkating,'s by NILS L. Hopkins; s.Hearias.i;
by Miss M. Sestt; i" What Constitutes good
Niagara" by Miss T.. Benuy; and :. Home "by
Miss virginia Ruf-were very fine, and ELECTED
the warmest praise from all present especially
that by Miss Ruf. The singing, under direc-
tion OF Prof. Daniel, with Miss MIrick at the
piano, was beautiful, and received with great
applause At the close OF .ee examipasien ad
Mr. Clarke, Mr. Brown and DIR McKim, all of
them expressing them elves highly pleased
with the examination. Mr. Richards spoke of
the great want of high school in the city, and
promised to use every effort to secure one
Fourth DistStct.-Mr. CasselI, yesterday after
noon, examined the third secondary female
school, taught by Mrs. Mary E. Martin, ON
Four-and-a a half street, between M and N
streets, Island, The school umeers As pupils, |
all OF whom were present. Among the visitors i
present were Messrs. Mfneburgh, johnson \
Porter, and Thompson. Miss Susie Porter |.
distinguished herself by singing 1.-THE VaA-
dering Refugee" The school passed a riKld 1
examination in all their branches OF study. 4
The classes in reading appeared to be the 4
school exhibited superior tutorship. Those 4
present pronounced 1t 10 be one of the best /
schools they mad atte1ded. #---
=. The second secondary female scheol, taught 4
by Miss NJ. H. Lee, in the back room con- 4
nected with the Presbyterian church, on Sew. 4
enth street, between e and II streets, Island 4
was examined yesterday afternoon by Dr \
CroggoB. Among those present were DIR. Ham 1
ilton, of the Ryan Methodist church; Messrs.
Richards, Holmead, Busey, and Thompson. 4
as also many Of the teachers OF the public |.
schools. The school passed the exam ia q tic IN i
very well; The, scholars standing highest in |
their scholarship, and who all would have II
been entitled to medals had they been awarded /
this year, were Misses Lonisa Thomas, Mag. Il
gre Qurire, and Emma Wallng.
. .IaPRovExRNTs-Mr. T. M. Harvey has
changed the plan of the building on the south.
west corner OF Pa, avenue and 1lth street, from
the original design, and has run his h handsome
iron front up an additional story, making itl
four.story building. handsome French.
roof Will be erected on the nth street front,
and at the lower end there will be iron faeings
Ihess Improvements will cost about S25 OeOI
Mr.. j. w. Angus is the contractor y ii
The Congregational Church, at the cor aers
of 10th and g streets, Is now being rooted in
and will be entirely under cover in Is days.I
The contractors, Messrs, Harvey and Rumssyl
expect TO have the building completed byi
January lst. The estimat cost OF this church,
rs $4,000, and we hear that the Eneeessar ryI
funds have all been secured ~ IL TT
Mr.. A. q. Hall, the newly elected Collector
OF Taxes. is having erected a beautiful three
story and basement press brick front house. Of
3J feet width, on II street, between 10th and
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