The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-06-20
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oEDshsfort the NAriosAL REPUBLICAN, in George
town may be left at tho bookstores Of MesErs, r.
N. x. Mills Co. Uate Craudelt'.,) I2s Bridge
street or at Mossrs. q. T. Getty 4 Co. "a, los
Bridge street. whore copies Of the RErupLicAr
may be obtained daily. ~ d :
soMooL Exan,sArioss. : The y coiored
sss%asa on TEsr sa s a. .yS 10 s, mere
iuteLdents Newton and Kimbaif, and j. nj,
Langston, inspector. Mayor welch and Alder
large number Of the parsnts and friend: Of M" he
Pottioa Of Is. sssrsisss Vi. aspSnea TSSss
y, re state Agent, was also present
The schools are all located in large frame
building erected for the purpose about two
Zion Church. The rooms Are tolsrsbiy com.
modious, four Of them being furnished With
alec cherry desks 81 the Phiisdeiphis pattern,
Ali the rooms were tSsseflT . opa.S nenissi
with flowers, and most OF them neatly deco.
rated Is. With pictures, notices, nsss, 49,,
est grade, and proceeded in in regular order 10
the highest, as follows;
Room No. Q, Miss L. Q. Randall, from Yer.
preas, tesTfhSs s g. pupil, Of whom 90 were
Al beginners, received since March i. Never.
thelss,, they were found to have made re.
To tbs az &c the Iss class h.yiss read
ing was Of an excellent quality. Their SPELL
ing, also, both By letters and BY sounds, was
ms d 81 and they hsd some know
ply. In addition TO this they had learned 4
number OF important facts In anatomy and
physiology, with which few adults are fsmi.
liari and their singing Of various physioiogi-
cal and exercise songs was highly entertain
Ing. Their teacher seems possessed Of a high
degree Of enthusiasm In her work, as well as
TRIMMING young minds.
Ar Room 9a,, Nc; I.t.usht b. Miss Jennie snow.
d Thn. rom New Jsrssy.n pupils, 10 present.
page ~, most Of them having mastered the
alphabet and primer during the present term
Il, H. the lower room. The pupils were full Of
Ing rapid progress, under q good teacher. They
were examined also In arithmetic and geogrs-
phy and acquitted themselvcs very eredit.biy.
Massachusetts, teacher-i6 pupils, all present.
The order and discipline In this room seemed
perfect, and yet maintained Without EFFORT.
recltations were rendered in loud and distinct
voices-in fact little TOO loud In some instances
"a iault seldom observed At school exami-
accuracy which eyinced abilities OF the frat
class on the part Of the teacher.
Room No. 5-Miss Julia Luckett, of WASH
teacher has had Oh arse only since Mayi. The
| classes were In Second Reader, with CORE.
spending advancement in arithmetic and seos-
rsphy, and appeared to be doing well, espe-
Room No. I-Mi,s O. W. Moore, Of New
. JsS,.ey teschsrN gspils al present Thi.
class having completed and reviewed the
book. The reading was OF unusually excel
lent quaiity-the enuneiation, emphasis, In
criminatins A lesson in poetry WV was sn an civ
rendered. The recitations IN arithmetic and
geography showed equal accuracy and thor
Room No. a-Mlss D. A. Hardy, from Maine,
teachcrj 20 pupils, all present. Reading ia
third reader with arithmetic, through subfrac-
M ton, and geography through the second book:
geography and arithmetic superior. The srith.
metical operations on the blackboard in this
room 81 sh4wea wondsriai CELEBRITY and expert
being evidently master Of that branch also,
Room No; amM " , A. O. Ford from New
in third and fourth reader. Their perform.
ances eyinced careful training, but were some
wsss ss1s ,s and sS,S
through division, and one class was working
sraphy they ,s|,t sprssrsd to b. very fully se-
Room No. miss I. 4. Chsnberlsin, rom
Massachusetts, teaeher-34 pupils, all present.
The exercises In this room were Of specially
treated to a recitation of Saxe's "Atiantic
Gable, y which was well rendered BY Master
John Ellis: Next a reading lesson from the
| out fault Then an exciting spelling contest,
which was well sustained. This wasfoiiowed
degree 'S OF sas F .na
American history from the landing Of Goiun.
Master Andrew Ferguson recited "John
Burns, OF Gettysburg" In = very effective
manner, An admirable recitation IN physical
~ repp .nd ssn
arithmetical problems In compound numbers,
and brief exercise In grammar and parsing,
pae pup: s"d m SaS tsc
ough and effective instruction on the part OF
Before the close Of the exercises, M.yor
Welch being obliged to retire, made a brief
address,, OF a highly complimentary and en-.
couraginE character. He was followed by Al |
tsaeser and .aperintendsnt and sheir isn ns
At the North, for what they had done for |
Georgetown In spite Of itself
and foreibfs address to the pupils, complimsnt. |
them to SO forward to still greater sttainmsnts
which still lay before them.
The exercises were concluded by brief re- |
was his first visit to colored school, and OK. |
ss nsn At the
In view OF the fact that the teacher was from |
his own section Of the country.
~ snouiu DC huueu tnht an extensive roll OF |
honor" was presented in each room by the SUI |
perintendent, and In all the higher rooms the |
pupils generally were decorated with the |
badge OF the vanguard Of freedom"
II may also DO noted that the schools above |
referred to were established and maintained |
up to January last by the Pennsylvania |
Freedmcn's commission. Since January lst |
they have been under the auspices Of the trus-
tees OF colored schools for Washington and |
Georgetown.
PIo-NIo.-On Monday a grand compli-
mentary picnic and exhibition will be given |
at Analostan Island to Mr.. Rodier, proprietor,
which from the arrangements now perfected |
will be the most agreeable affair OF the kind |
that has transpired this season. To add to
the pleasures and interest Of the occasion a
tight-rope performance will be given by a
youth named Hammock, who 10 said to be the /
most expert rope-walker In the country.
REoovERED.-Wc are pleased to know that
Mr.. w. Cooper HARRISON, who met with the
misfortune q short time since Of falling from
scafoldlng In Washington, has SO far recov.
cred as to be out again, and expects to resume
the prosecution OF his business in a few
weeks.
OF THE INTERIOR.