Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-06-19

Public School Examinatiens.
First Dis;riet-Primaxy Ne. 10, located in the
Unioa Engine. house, at the corner Of l9th and
H streets, Miss Ellen Gibbs, teacher, was ex.
aminsd yesterday af.ernoon BY :: Q. Wilson,
presence % Q hrge number of parents and
friepds o. the pupils There are fifty mine Cd
the roll OF. this school, all Of whom were pres
advantage OF having teachers OF the highest or.
der Of ability and experience in the Primary
schools. The answers OF the pupils in object
lessons, colors, and forms; the accurate spell
application Of the rules for spelling; the thor.
ough analysis Of examples in mental arithme-
tic, and the correct infiections and IMPRESSIONS
in Primary school. The schooi. room, which
is a very comfortable one, and neatly furnished.
was handsomely decorated, and the children
presented p'e a very tidy appearance. Al the
by Messrs Wilson and Stuart, who expressed
themselves highly pleased. - =" :.
Primary School No. IL, Miss r. N. Cabins
els teacher, both located in the basement of
Union Chapel, on 10th street, were examined
by Mr.. ]. s. Brown, Mr.. Tustin having been
s ssheo,. away =. rom me city: Both Of these
lished about six months ago. onsiderins the
short time they have been Organized, the ex.
animation Yesterday was very satisfactory.
second DtstyIet-On Wednesday, Primary
No Cfemale) was examined by Mr.. Wood.
ward in the Miller School Building, H street,
near 9TH street, In the presence Of quite q large
company, who were highly pleased that the
school Is In charge Of Miss Emma L. Wilson,
and numbers 60pupils, OF whom but four were
absent, and they on account of sickness. The
teacher appears to have brought the classes
orward very evenly, and il was remarked
that the lowest class seemed TO have been as
thoroughly taught in the rudiments as the
other classes had been in their studies. They
IN de n
raj consequence read and spelled well. They
were also well advanced In arithmetic Sing
ing had not been neglected, and during the ex.
ercises several pieces were admirably well
sung. AT the conclusion Mr. Wood ward adj
dressed the school, congratulating the teacher
lwno. by the " ay, is the daugh ter of Mr.. T. NJ
Wlson, formerly OF the Second District Male
Grammar SchooD and scholars on the result
OF the examination, and especially on the ex.
cellent order; referring also to the fact that the
reading was somewhat more distinct and
louder than in the female schools generally
Yesterday morning, Primary No r. located
on street, near 18th, and in charge OF Miss
Emma l.. Wilson, formerly Of GeOrgetown.)
was examined by Mr.. Woodward. and the So
girls present (the roll numbering co., acquitted
themselves admirably. The reading here was
very credltable, but one branch of study should
not De singled ont, for as was the case with
the former school, the teacher appeared to have
labored impartially, devoting to each study
and class her best efforts. The order was ex.
cellenti the singing fine, and the general ap.
Pearance OF the school was creditabie alike to
pupils and teacher, who, by the way, during
the hrst years teaching in Washington has
shown that she rs well mp to the work ,
secondary NO 3, in the same building
mond,) was examined by Mr. Wood ward.
Mrs. uinlan has long been a fayorite teacher
IN the Second District, but this is her first year
In this neighborhood The school numbers IS
boys, whose behavior was good and who are
well up In the secondary studies, especially in
arithmetic. This is a new school, in a new and
growing neighborhood, and IN short time il
will likely be a full one, and the neighborhood
should be proud thai an experienced teacher
has been located there.
Secondary, No. :, In the o street building,
established about four months since, and
placed In charge Of Miss Jennie H. Free was
examined by Messrs. Rhees and Woodward
The school numbers 10 girls, and considering
the snort time II has been in operation il showed
10 great advantage: indeed, the examination
was such as to surprise some OF those present.
ne teacher has been in the service three or
Hour years, and has well trained school The
order was excellent and the reading and spell.
as In other schools.
Third DtStiet.-Prmary school No. 10, Mss
Rosa Dyer teacher. was examined by Dr.
walsh, trustee, yesterday afternoon, when the
scholars acquitted themselves well In the rud.
ments OF spelling, reading, writing, and sing
ing. This school comprises sixty small bows,
hfty-seven Of whom were present. II is 10.
Gated IN an lil-ventilated frame building on the
corner OF pennsylvania avenue and Fourth
street, Capitol Hill and being destitute OF desks
and other proper school furniture. makes its
teacher.
The examination of Mrs. Maria V. McCath.
rams (acting teacher) primary school No IL
located in the old Odd Fellows buildings, cor
at half.past 2, under the superintendence OF
Mr.. Marks, trustee. Rev. Mr.. Holiday was
present. and took part in The examination
The exercises consisted Of spelling and vowel
an fhyna
tion, written arithmetic. and singing, and
passed of very satisfactory. Many OF tue
children at the organization IN November las,
only knew the alphabet, but now can spell ia
four and five syllables and read well. Whole
number OF scholars sixty, fifty. seven Of whom
were present. Al the close OF the examination
remarks were made by Rev. Holiday, Dr.
Mckim, and Mr.. Marks.
Primary school No. II, Miss Simpson, teach.
er, taught in the school house at the corner of
ld and streets east, was examined by MIR.
Johnson, trustee. This school embraces sixty
pree female scholars, consisting Of small
girls, the eldest OF whom is scarcely ten years
old. Fifty-nine were present. The little
scholars patiently endured the exercises, which
lasted over three hours, and at the close re-
ceived the grateful plaudits of the trlstee,
u acher. and spectators. Miss Simpson has Ia.
bored under serious difficulties in the .fainifg
Of her little charges, having been Compelled TO
teach IN small and most uncomfortable room,
with no desks, and the chairs necessarily
damned so close together as scarcely 10 allow
elbow room. BY close application, however,
and q determination not TO be discouraged, she
has succeeded in laying an excellent foun-
dalton in the minds Of the children for future
education. A list OF the names OF those schuI-
ars nutled TO premiums was prepared by the
teacher, and read out prior TO dismissing the
school. Each Of the school.houses in the Sd
district were handsomely decorated with
flowers and evergreens, and numerous boQuets
were presented to the teachers by the pupils.
Fourth DiStrict.-Female intermediate No.
was examined by DIR. Croggon and Dr. Charles
Allen, Yesterday, before a larger anti
ence tnan the scant room would hold COM
fortably. On the roll, 81; present, 50; q trans.
ferred TO the Grammar School during the year
This school is badly located, in the midst OF a
lot OF boys schools, all of which front directly
on the street. and necesstate an amount of con
tact and association that should be avoided.
This will be probably remedied after vacation.
jority of the intermediate Schools. Their
promptness in common and decimal fractions
could not well be surpassed. In the ANALYSIS
OF sentences and word parsing the pupils
showed a clear understanding Of the gram
NAUTICAL relations involved in selection of
verse. written inverted and ellipucal, which
was given them 10 analyze. The penmanship
was good; so was the reading and orthograpny.
The fact Is it has been a working school, and
the evidence given yesterday is conclusive.
Il. Charles Allen addressed the school with
his usual felicity ct The close. VI
Secondary No. I, in charge ct MISS Annie
Adams, was examined yesterday by Mr.. Cas-
sell. On the roll, II; all present. Thirty-f0GT
were transferred 70 the intermediate Schools
during the year. This Secondary was the fist
OF that grade organized on the Island, and has
was still sustained in the exercises yesterday.
Secondary No. 2. MISS NJ A. Lee teacher