The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-06-25
LOCAL DEPARTM EN- T.

oppressive Wtnin doors, yet tue parents ana
nienas o tae sono,as wele present IN ,a.ge
numpers' ana renamed IN me SCHOOLS unu' inc
close Oh the exercises. lhere were put lew
eonoon visited yesteroay, yet one or Two OF 'netn
were among tno PtlnoiPsi ones Q, the CITY
rHbt Distnot-.no rena'e "rammhr oopooi,
MRS. Annie H. Evans teaoher located on II
street, between initteenIn anu tourteentn, was
Inc only sehooi In tho rIN district examined
yesterday. Messrs. wilson, Brown, Iustin,
Hunt, walsh, and casseli were the gentlemen
who conducted the eIaminsuon' me room was
crowded with the iriends OF the sehoiar:i ever
green gaily decked the walls, and the pupils were
in their happiest mood The ages OF the girls, or
rather young ladies some OF them might be called,
varied from eleven to sixteen years. In gram
mar, the school Is No Il In geography, good
In music, exceent arithmetic, good In reoita.
tion and defamation, good; authogropphy and
chirogrsphy, very good, and In all OF the
studies, the school, We Judge Will rank with
any Of the same class In the CITY. Mr.. T. Rich
ards and other prominent gentlemen were present,
and the examination, which commenced at one
o'clock continued until late hour Three oil
the young ladies reoited Poe's Raven very
prettily, and succeeded In giving considerable
effect to the language in which more power and
pathos Is expressed than In any OF the great
American poets illusions
Second District-Primary No. 2, Miss Hattie
E. Goodman, teacher, 10 located in the school
building corner OF Fifth and l streets, upper
floor, northeast wing. There were htty'elght
scholars In attendance, all girls, and whose ages
varied from six to twelve years Quite mum
Der Of the parents Of the children were In atten'
dance, and manifested much interest In the ek-
eroises. The spelling and readln8 classes were
examined while we we're present, and their au'
biography and recitation were good Mr.. Knees
conducted the examination, and at its close ne
addressed the pupils In lew remarks Inc
children were rather timid during the ordeal,
.1l In land " thew
vocaliEsd which they did some lew times their
lungs were powerful enough
Third District-Female Primary NO was
examined by Mr.. CLARK, OF the Board Of school
Trustees, yesterday afternoon, al the sohool.
house corner OF Seventh and streets east Inc
friends Of the little ones VINO were ptseent AZ me
examination were eViuehty uehBnteu AZ luz au
yaneement made BY the little misses during inc
past year under the experienced supervision Vi
Mrs. Roys the teacher oil inc senool,
afternoon by Mr.; butneil' q. tne request OIL mi MT
Johnson, OIL tue Doaru vi o.nSo, ~. hnrS
ehaminaon Mss Wy S.iy, u.,,;Uy
snonins s';tS,a,;s "a nr;t;nS
written ana mental attnmeuc' anu Nrit,ng
miss v. ~ Nouise, .he 'eaau ,h VI sa.1 S"
deserves the commentator oi Tue parents iol he'
marked attention 10 the tcnolars uuring tue Pc
Rod she mas mad enarge OF inc senooi; MI.
Fourth Distriet-Male Intermediate miss
.
scholars-all boys-and Is located In the sohooi
building sixth and streets, lsimd' Dr. orog-
gon anu mr. mhyte mero Preson. az 'n1 'H ,,
nation, and the boys were pretty well Pu!
through Large maps Oh tue Esstern anu
western continents huns on tue wahs, anu eVer
greens grazing proiuseiy tno entire room, gave
picturesque appearance 10 IL. Inc Doys ano
teacher looked happy, the numerous spectat1t'
present were pleased, ana our reporter KEPT hi'
eye on matters ana Things IN general uamat
appeared TO DO the iavorlte STUDY OF tne scnIiAr,
In TINS sonooii ana the n,st CLASS woulu 20 nalu
70 e1oei oy auy osno. s,a l.. aanasanhu
In isaaing tney "ers oASenensi III feos,APuy
gooai artnmeuc, loietApie. WIS heeu ". ~
most amiaple teaoner, anu accomPhsheS Wy hlhu
ness, patience, and quiet but Determined energy
many OBSTACLES Wnicn others WouIu 'Aii IN on'
mas nhe sehooi, anu niay Won law piiuo
INC marc, nearly, nsPpy ooys WIZ ,y,;o,a w ~
tinkling Of the beil In the ma'e ln'erneuia'e
tho Fourth district
m
CoLoRED SCHOOL EkAMlNArloN.-lhe eS
animation Of colored schools, under the super
intendence Of Messrs. Kimball and Newton, wa
continued to-day.
The schools at Wisewell Barracks were tn
FIRST honored, and Miss s, +. GoOdelPs the frs
examined THIS school numbers some 20 scholar
Al boys and 20 girls The pupils are instructe
in spelling and reading lew map lessons ar
also given, and since the opening oil tue scnooi-
lotn NoNoinpei-suo '"ey 'S"SS',
the material she has had to work with, mas sue
ceedsd very we'll. The ages OF the pupils var!
from to 9 years.
Miss Hattie II. RusselPs school, In the room
adjoining, was the next subject to the ordeal
and the scholars, numbering some AZ, acquitte
themselves during the examination very well
In the primary branches they were excellent
and in geography and arithmetic, though not al
fat, yet satisfactorily proved the competency
their teacher. Miss Russell Is but youn
teacher, yet she can take rank with those VIII
have had the experience oil years Inc soho'ar
in this school are about equally classihed re
garding sex, and their ages vary from to J.
years. The school was first opened In the par
racks on the 26th Of October last.
Mrs f. H. Disbrow's school is located on ID
south side of the barracks and numbers some
scholars, 81 OF whom were present mere NJ
but II girls in the school, the rest being boy'
with their ages varying from to 10 years IN
pupils are instructed In the various Prlmar
branches, and though Mrs D'sbrow has lahore
indsfatigably, some of the pupils do not oy'ne
the highest standard OF ehoelenee' u'ne,,
however, are proficient anu ~ Is nopeu 'uo ..
tire school may compare al inc next etstn nj.
trIst Inc scuo"' was 'p'"'' :"
iooU, W s,.hhins has cb,rOs or the schot
hss, :. 80 ,ha nnniIs ara vet in tho mi
mheIsn, sn hs mare advanced studies
mary DLah0nos, i'hmo,t, ars ,sm,bt The,
seosrapn'q sohnisrs boys and girls the DO,
arc so%1 81 and in the examination tho cir