Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-06-20

SSnC SVnok IA AAnAfions.-The coa-
ored scheoas IN 0eoyTstown.eieht in nlmber,
sspsin,ssesss r k Re- siia and q
c -; . :; tasesssoS x.yof Helee and
large rumbsrof the parents and fr,ends of
the pupilss were present dnring q considerable
portion Of the e1orcsses. Col. Gardner TUFTS,
part Of IL time. The schools are slf located
IN . large frams building erected for the pur-
pose about two yearS since. in East street, near
tne Mount zton Church. The rooms are toll
nished with nice cherry desks Of the Phiiadel
phia pattern, and the rest with plain desks and
small chairs. All the rooms were tastefally
neatly decorated with pictures, notices, Mars,
&C. TIE examination commenced with the
lowest grades, and proceeded in regular order
Room No. 6, MISS E. g. Randall, from Yer.
Inent teacner; 60 pupils, of whom &C. were
present The pupis in this room were nearly
All BEGINNERS, received since March I. Never.
able progress, the first claas having read 10 the
42d page OF the primer, and their reading WAS
o. an excellent quality. Their spelling, afso,
sDd S ~ ,s ssa and y sounds was we'll
rudmeno OF numbers and geography In add
ton to this they had learned q number Of i'm
P0r ,as FACTS m anatomy and physiology, with
winch Few adults are familiar; and their sing.
ing OF various physiological and exercise SON
was highly enter tanning. I.'
Room No; taught by Miss Jennie Snow.
den, from New Jersey-42 pupils, 70 present.
These were in second reader, having read to
pager, most of them having mastered the
a,phaSet and primer during the present term
IN tne lower room They were examined also
in arithmetic and geography and acquitted
themselves very creditahly. =.
Room No. e-Miss p. T. Chamberlain, from
NMassacnnsetts, teacher-a6 pupils, all present
Inc order and discipline In this room seem I'd
perfect, and yet maintained without EFFORT The
reading (from second reader) and other recita
uons Were rendered in loud and distinct voices
anu WIN promptness and general accuracy
Wnich evinced abilities Of the first class on the
part of the teacher ~ ~
Room No: Miss Julia Luckett, of Wash.
in ns.SSn, b teacne5Ie pnpilS, 81 present This
classes We're in Second Reader, with CORES.
pondlng advancement in arithmetic and geoo.
a rap ana appeared to be doing well, especi.
Room No. miss c. w. Moore, of New Ter.
sey, teacher-37 pupils, all present This school
reads In the Second Reader, the first class nav
r es Gohp, ss and reviewed the book The
tne enumeration, emphasis, infections, etc, be.
ing remarkably fine and discriminating. The
1ecnalons IN arithmetic and geography showed
equal accuracy and thoroughness
Room No. 3-Miss ID. Hardy from Maine
teacher-torty pupils, all present. Reaaing in
snira reader, with arithmetic, through sub.
book. The reading and spelling were verv
lalr, and geography and arithmetic superior
i ne arithmetical operations on the blackboard
IN ms room showed wonderful celebrity and
eAPertness ior the age OF the pupils The sing
ing In this room was1 UNUSUALLY excellent, the
Also ~ oN"
Room No. miss A. G. Ford, from Nev
Jersey, teacher-forty.two pupils one absenT
GLASSES In third and fourth reader Their ner'
iormances evinced careful training but were
omewhat lacking in spirit and distnctness of
utterance. In arithmetic they had ad yanced
through d1vlson, and one class was working
very intellIgently In Federal money. In peoe
aRns 'H with aPpssred to be very fully
Room No. miss 4. e. Chamberioin. from
Ths s stts, teacher-J pupils, all present
ne exercises In this room were OF a speciaiIv
interesting character. The visitors were first
Caoie" Next reading lesson; then an ex
clnng spelling contest, which was well sus.
tanned; This was followed by a reading exer.
t ,ha linen review Of American history from
Tue Iandlhg CT columbus to the end of the
american war. Next, Master Andrew Fergu.
son reelted "John Burns, of Gettysburg" in a
Yer, very eneeave manner. An admirable recita-
non In physical geography, by topics. was
then presented. followed by the ready and &c
curate solution of arithmetical problems in
compound numbe-s, and brief exercise in
grammar and parsing, the whole exhibiting
great cIearness and readiness on the part of the
pupils and most thorough and effective in
suueuon ON the part Of the teacher
before the close of the exercises, Mayor
address, OF highly complimentary and en-
e uraglng character. He was followed by
Dr. Cragin, who heartily thanked the
teachers and superintendent, and their friends
Al the North, Tor what they had done for
georgetown in spite Of itself. Mr. Iangston
also made very appropriate and forcible ad
dress TO the pupils. The exercises were con.
c!sded by brief remarks from Col. Tufts
II may Also be Yu,-.. that the svnoo,. .,o,. ,
referred to Were established and naaintaiSsd
~ 10 January last by the Pennsylvania Freed.
III commission. Since January Ist they
,aye ueei under the auspices of the trus teas Of
,olored schools for Washington and George.
own.
SINGULAR MARRIAGE-On tue 18th iis tant,
Nicer w. II. Evans arrested Nathaniel Bos-