Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-06-21

AMUsBMENTs. &C.. TO NIGHT.
FNATIoNAL THkATkE.-Last night but one
OF the Arabs
SEVENTH STREET PARK.-Pic- nc of Ridgely
Association.
PUBLIC SCHOOL ExAMINATIoNs.-The fol-
lowing were examined yesterday afternoon:
FtrSt District.-2d (Femsle) Primary, Miss
Emily hoblnson, teacher, by Mr.. Tustln Vi
- pupils on the rolls, So were present one Alb
sent from sickness. The school occupies q
cheerful, well-lighted and neatly arranged
room on the third floor OF Wilson's building,
corner 10th street ana Penna. avenue, and is
about the most adyaL ced of the primaries In
the First District. The examination embraced
abbreviations, vocal sounds, spelling, reading,
geography, mental and practical arithmetic,
&c, and was interspersed with singing by the
pupils. In arithmetic the first and second
classes Were both good the first and second
spelling prompt and correct, and the second
reading class very good, while in geography
the school showed Ito excellent advantage.
Many of the books used are the same as those
III the secondary schools. Miss Robinson mas
transferred two classes higher school
during the year-one in September and one in
October-and there are now 20 to 25 pupils
ready for ans ter. Quite NUMBER of parents
and friends of the pupils were present at the
examination, and At ITS close the little
were addressed by Mr.. Tustn and Alderman
Richards. There is one objection to the loca-
ton orthis school and Primary No 3. noticed
below and that is the noise of the street cars
and vehicles on the avenue, which makes is
almost impossible to hear the lessons at times
Sd (Femals) Primary, Miss Bates teacher,
examined by MIR. Wilson; SIS pupils, all pres
second floor OF the building, corner 10 tn street
and the avenue. 1t Is for the smallest children.
and the object system fully carried out is found
10 work admirably. The eXamin alton OF forms,
colors, natural history, scripture subjects, &c,
taught by this method was very satisfactory,
while the p. ctures on the walls give the room,
Otherwise pleasant one, an attractive appear
ance. In spelling the children are taugh t first
TO spell by sounds as combined to make words,
ana then by letters in the usual way. The ad-
yantages OF the method are sho wn in the clear
ness and distnctness oftheir examination when
reading or speaking. Another idea here car
ried out Is to have the children themselves cor
rect an error made by q class mate thus en-
couragiDg emulation. The medal scholar is q
bright little gIrl who reads very correctly, al
though she did not know her letters at the be-
ginning of the school year. There are pro ba-
bly, IS pupils ready to be trans ferred, while
there are 80 candi dates for admission to this
school. Miss Ba ,es was originally from Maine,
and taught Grammar schools for some years
in Massachusetts. Her success in a primary
school shows the advantage of talent and
experience in teaching the younger children,
and TO ensure 1t the pay ought to approximate
mole nearly that OF teachers in the higher
schools A greet many adults were present at
the examination, and at It's close the children
were addressed by Mr.. Wilson and Alderman
Richards.
Attn (Female) Primary, Miss Oceana A.
walker, teacher examined by Mr.. Brown.
The SO pupils on tie rolls were all present
and being neatly die sed in white, with blue
and red scarts and ribbons, they made bep u
uful appearance. The school occupies COM
Portable room In the basement ofthe 18th street
Baptist Church, which was Handsomely deco.
rated with wreaths and flags. The teacher
here seems to be in thorough sympathy with
her pupils, and to govern them by the law of
love- and their attachment for her does not
prevent them from being tractable and ORDERLY
In reading, spelling, mental arithmetic, pune.
tuatton marks, abbre Wait ons. Roman letters
and gymnastic exercises, the examination was
very satisfactory, while the singing fair.
Quite large number OF the parents and
trlen DIS OF the children were present at the ex-
animation. All bat ~ of the children are in
the first class and of these 20 are sufficiently
adyahced to be transferred to higher school.
There are no applications for admissi
Second DtStrict--Primary No. 5, in charge of
Miss Lewis, was examined by Messrs Rhees
and woodward, in the school-room on the
ground floor of the old Medical College Build
Ing, corner Of 10th and streets. This school
Is composed OF boys of the lowest school age,
and many OF them look as if they have not yet
attained it. There are ffty-seven on the rell,
and all butthree were present Last fall many
of them were Ia the alphabet, and now are able
arithmetic they generally answered the ques-
tons promptly and correctly. The order OBJ
served was very good for boys OF this age.
During the year quite a number have been
transferred from this school, and less than
one half of the present pupils have been in at
tendance since last September.
Primary n o. o, under the charge of Miss
Jennie Free, was examined In the lower story
of the Miller School Building, street. be-
tween 9th and 9TH, by Mr.. Fox, the presence
OF quite number Of the parents and friends
of the pupils, among whom we noticed Rev
7. X. Hewlett OF Calvary Baptist Church. and
Rev. Or. J. q. Smith, OF the Fourth Presbyte-
rian Church. There sixty on the roll Of
this school, and all were present with the ex-
ceptlon of two or three detained by sickness
The little girls, some scarcely six years of age
acquitted themselves handsomely, and but few
questions were unanswered. The reading
was particularly good. with the exception that
one or two read too low but so natural did
they read, and so generally were the punctu.
alton marks observed, to deserve the COM
pllments OF those present. The whole were
Well drilled IN music, and sung some pieces
beautifully. Many OF the pupils rho were in
the school the first of the year have been trans.
TERED, and the teacher expects to transfer at
least hfteen at the end of the school year. After
the exercises had been concluded, Rev. Dr.
Smith, Rev. Mr. Hewlett, Mr.. Woodward and
Mr. Fox addressed the pupils
Ihe 4th Primary (Female) School, taught by
MISS M. Louise Parker, on 9th street. near q :,
was examined by MI Woodward yesterday
of whom were present; two kept way by sick
ness. The four classes were examined In read
ing, writing, spelling, and mental arithmetic:
ana the exercises were made interesting BY The
singing of several beautiful pieces, as also
eymnastic exercise, in which all participated
and seemed TO enjoy it. The school passed the
examination admirably. At 10 O'Clock yester-
day morning, Mr.. Woodward commenced the
examination OF the LIST Primary (Male) School,
in the room below, taught by Miss Marion .
DAVIS and numbering 80 scholars. but few OF
whom were absent The school was examined
In the same branches OF study as the former,
parents and friends of the scholars were pres.
erf. ana manifested a deep interest in their
welfare. Seventeen of the former school and
ffteen OF the latter were transferred to the in
termediate school OF the second district.