The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-07-04

SPELLING MAyqA5 OF THE ooLonEp GRAM
MAR SCnooLe.-This came Oft on Wednesday,
designed 10 embrace six picked speiicrs from
ton and clown, but, from some cause,
p re sfh he oss ss ohsrs
competitors present, who eagerly entered upon
the Tae ,sss va Sy wrssGS s
given pages Of the 1ntermedisfe Reader, a gold
medal, offered By VIM. Balfantine, esq, to be
awarded TO the pupil making the fewest mis-
| rules Of the match, which seemed admirably
\ calculated to secure the utmost fairness, and
announced the following gentlemen as com.
W. b. vas..vn, and Rev. Dr. stebbins. The
| words were selected mainly by the COM
mittee and pronounced to the pupils by the
After the writing was completed, the
papers, designated simply by number, 1.-THE
writer's name being unknown to the com.
animation. While the committee were pre-.
suggestion Of the superintendent, amused
shs%seiye. p az impfompn oral spelling
each endeayoring 20 "spell down" the other.
| Rev, John Kiniball Bureau Superintend dent,
conducted the exercises, selecting words At
| reader. The contest was long and spirited.
| II was longest maintained By Miss Helen L.
Fisher OF Miss Mauer's school, Miss Sarah
Lucy Morton, OF Miss =. v. Brown's school,
who were khrought down. finally by the
word "canya teoarse cloth.
through Tas Mr. Isus..oS length 'aa
| nounced their award to "No. H." which
proved TO be Miss Sarah J. Jackson, of Mrs.
but two mistakes, and these or an unimportant
| character. Two others, Misses Teresa Jones
and Amelia Ringgold, had but three errors,
namely, Misses Mary Wheeler, Mary Lewis,
Anna wormly, and Ellen L. Fisher, all OF Miss
Mann's school; VIM. Il. Bruce, Of Miss
| Browns; and Tighlman Jackson, of Miss
Smiths, but eve errors each, ranked third in
The committee declared that the spelling as
whole had been excellent and did great
stated that this was the first contest OF the
kind in the colored schools, and was designedly
made not very severe for the reason that Il
month before the end OF tho term. Another
year, no doubt, the schools will be prepared
for severer trial.
ELEorIos OF OYRrogRs, 1. o. o. F.-The fol
| lowing officers have been elected during the
present week to serve the ensuing term: .
a Gs aeo M Gfss w. d. n H H. fMi sapsS
s.; +. y. Lord, jr, X. s.; d. Z. Cuttings
Warrington, No. OIL. S. Boiway, N. O.; A
q. Smith, v. Oh $. W. Sloane, 7. s.; W. II
Beardsloy, r. ST. A. jackson, Treasurer s. I
Murray, chaplain.
Litchdeld, V. Oh Wise, +. s.; O. q, An
dersou, r, S.; T. q. Donaldson, Treasurer.
Harmony, No. 0.-w. p. Allen, N. O.; JohI
sl hST' 81 w. 10 @oua rsrfqsSs e. s. Benz
Columbia, No. lo..G. 7: Timms., N. O.. r
W. barker, v. O., Julius Strobel, +. ST. JOIN
A. , MDGidSn r 81 SAM ,rr WTc' TrGasgreFi NJ
Curtain, V. o.; II. Emmons, +. 81; Jos. Mar
tin, R. s.; Id. Richards, Treasurer. -,
Friendship, No. iaIMsx Rock, N.d5 W
Sweet, Il; 81 d; A. Kidder, Treasurer; A. II
Covenant, No. Is, Georgetown,) -ssmus
O.; John II: Dsrne, Il. $; Allen Hayward
s.; V. Shinn, Treasurer.
Beacon, No, NV. Olcndenin, N. O.; 8. Z
f. s s.; n. MaiI Null i Tiess '.' H. u 'e'
Metropolis, No. ID, W. Falconsr, n. g:
J. 7. Pord, v. a., s. p. Robertson, +. s.; W
k ssSgRl H. NJ NJ H pe%%7nS r Spencer N
r. il, g. Bouis, V, d., II. D. Lein. +. S.; Jas
il. Royce, r. s.; J. O. shafer,. Treas.
Myers, N. a.; VIM. A. Donaldson, Y. O.; Hugl
q. Divine, X. s.; Jas. p. Wallace, +. 81 A. U
Oriental, No. io.-J. II. schombert, N. O., O
Kattelman, V. O.; II. Handler, +. ST. join
Wahl, II, s.; Chas. just, Treas.
| ENcAMPMHETs.
Columbian Encampment, No. John VI
Maxwell, q. p; John T. Chauncey, II. p; q
W. McElfresh, ). w; ii, q. Stevens, J. w
w. r. Mclean, s.; J; A. Moulden, T mi
McInturf, II. p, John W. Ferguson, s. W
John W. Stahl, J. Wi r. W. Middleton, s
Rldgely, No. I'll. A. Gross, q. p; q.
WetZerick, ii. p, X. A. Bassford, 3. Wi m
Palmer, J. W.; b. A. Kidder, s.; Geo Rine
Mount Nebo, No. 0.-L p. Humphrey, @. p
II. A. Dobson, II. p; W. ID. Bayne, s. Wi 9
s. King, J. W.; T. W. Fowler, 81 John !
Given, II.
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