Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-06-23
EVENING STAR.
LOCAL n E " s.
school Examinations.

J ~ BTs-TlCf.-f f'iDatc 14tFTf1eNil.e No. 1.
corner Of Is;n and G streets was examined
yesterday afternoon by MessTs. J. .. Wilson
ana J. :. Brown, in the presence of a number
~ parents and friends OF The pupils among
whom We're H. Richards, Esq, T. ID. Stuart
n b Goodwin, Surveyor Bliss, and others
TIE pupils were thoroughly examined in % D.
rrsphy, grammar, mental and practical a~ith-
E-rtIC. reading spelling. Writing. history Se
a. and answered all questions readily In
geography Trey We're well posted, and The ac-
cnracy with which any pupil called upon
would Gr~w mep upon the bia ckbo.rd. with
oNt reference TO the rock, and tie ansv ers as
70 the mafhematlc y, politics. and physical
feStUFes of the country, so drawn eIs cirsd the
greatest PTsse from all present. In practical
arithmetic the eTamInatioE- thosgh exceed
fncly severe. was very satisfactory Ia short.
fhe exaIninatIon ~ all OF their studies was ex-
ceDent. The school-roo v Is rai her snail and
drgy looking. and bling dire, ~ UpJz the
>OrheI snheT2 much from the noise IL
he s-reeS II is fEYalshri with neat
decks and yesterday WIS handsomely decor
a'td Nlth Movers and sysrgTeens. :Sixseel o.
Ihs pupils Will Oe transferred 10 The Fen ale
Grammar School in September next. At the
close OF TIE EXAMINATION handsome gold
medal, presented 5y friend 70 the school, was
awarded 20 Miss Efhe NcFarlsuc, she teiug
the most rleritOTiOGs pupil. Mr.. Wilson also
sInOuDCsd that the Intermediate pri ze IN the
Business College, "a three months scholar
Ship,) had been awarded by Ike comm, tee TO
Hiss Annie Hazard, of this school. AT the
close of the exasnin addresses were MADE
by MessTs- Wilson, Brown, ard Goodwin who
nation
Second DistsSt Miss Mar fuckers school
Secondary No. 1, (fcmale,) was examined yes
fercay morning by Mr.. Fox a. the Miller
School BuilSing, in the presence Of AN nm
sEally large number OF TIE friends OF the pR-
pils and teacher, among whom we noticed
Rev. T. r. Hewlett, Nr. John T. Given ard
bir Randolph, o. the Court OF Claims Their
we've II of 1he - scholars on the roll present
and they were exercised an resdiRg, arithmetic
fInental 3nd wTitten,) dict ltIon. geography
singing. d., passing a very fine examinsTioY
In arithmetic particularly dId they show 10
advantage, aud the manner in which answers
were gave indicated hat they were more The re-
sUlt of thought than mere me cha al ation
from memory. The order was excellent and
me general app arance and oehav icT OF the
school vas commended. At the conclusion
many OF the parents present .ook occasion 10
express their gratitude ~ Mss Tucker for Ia
bor1ng so devotsdly in behalf of the children
placed under her care.
T,ird Professionalism School M . Mss
OhNs, teacher, was exsminct,yesterdsy after
noon by Fir. Walsh. trustee. at the school,
room "Sllacns building. The programme
comprised a choice selection of moral songs
reading spelling, aOreviatIon, dictstion. men-
tai and practical arithmetic. geography and
dle l'i-Oh. flfty three scholars, young misses)
Were present and the manner IN which they
stood TIE examination proved that the earnest
efforts o. the teacher ~ advance their studies
mao no. been unhecded. AT the close of the ex-
animation the trustee expressed himself "a
highly pleased, and declared Secondary school
No , equal to any which he had vet visited
fSciOlc Il>inl>SinE the scholars bliss Olive
scented Mss Florence b. Thompson a beauti-
1ul ooox OF poems, as reward for the greatest
humpes OF marks of merit perfection III
spelling and general application.
Secondary School No. ,, Miss Josapbias
bITG- 7sacher, was examined by Mr. Johnson
trustee. yesterday morning, al the WaIIach
nii H, Inc chooi consists Of sixty boys,
All OF whom " - present, together with a
number Of paren-~ sud other visitors The CT
amInay cn throughout was very salts rct1ry
especially - IN mental arIthmetic, and AZ IL
EIOSe con graz u
Dir. John McFarlaPd.
The Sc1OOl-rCOms We're hand )meIy deco
rated with eycrgreens and flowers. srd the
teachers were made the recipients of Irlu-
meTabie exquisite bOCuets.
Form DtstTtct.-1Iaie Grammar school No.
= MY John p Thompson, teacher, was ex-
amIned yesterday afternoon by RIcssrs Croc
gon. Stephen on. and C.ssell of the Board OF
Trustees and Professors Richards and Conn
snd hr- y + Holmead, ex-mercber OF the
Board m this school District Ire parcn-
OF the - hcol manifested considerable Interest
IN the examination BY he early and numerous
attendance and by following attentlveIy the
exercises until a late hour. All the Mule Gram
mar school teachers OF the city We're present
Nj. Hunt OF Male Grammar school No y nv
r-qu-s' assisting the examiners. Forty pupils
were on The roll Yesterday. all prCseut no
promotions having been made during the
year from the Intermediate schools A
the cIo=e OF the term the nunbar is small
compared with the preceding months. when
nearly sixty We're IN daily attendance
The classes examined were third. Oud arj
nl>t m@lttl dr1tDnetnic- nrSt. second and Lhlrd
: tnsfSh grammar first reading, first geocra-
phy. nTst history and Constitution OF Umted
states and the " hole school i'm written OF hog
IaPhy ana SpencerIan penmanshIp Mr.
ThOmpSon eXcels as a TEACHER in Iesrnin his
bows 20 think for themselves and this vye con
celvr 70 De- the main purpose of school training
TIE eaPacliy ior quIckness and vigor Of men
a""IE>ls acquired Dy this practice of inde-
pendent thought outside of the routine OF the
trAi-bOoEs- was shown several Interesting
ana amusing instances IN the examination
themselves occasionally found il mat
lei Of no little difficulty 20 keep pace
win the prompt quick wItted pupiIS
The CONSCIENTIOUS manner IN which the feacher
OF tins school performs his duties was shown
by the general advancement of the classes
dIthOGgh TIE mrs elias g, esp ci1Ily In men.
TAI arithmetic and grammar. exc cited much ad
miratiOn by their brIlliancy and readiness n
Vas evident Ihai none of the lower classes had
Den htgiec'rd M order 10 make an especial
display Of a II " of the best pupils The r.ad
ing was very good m the qualities OF cIearnrss
ana dlstlnctnr>S. and IN not be ne hurried Tb,.
prevalent Idult IN our public schools of TOO
much use of the falling infection and a some
What HOMOGENEOUS general tone was uotIcad IN
some extent; more especially in didactic prose
In poetry rs Tor instance, Paul Reyere's
hide the read'rg was exceedingly good
WIN the vicious habits OF reading ac-
qnr BY the pupils some OF the
tower grade schC OILS much OF the work
of he Grammar school teacher Is IN nm
l' arnIns them " hat they have equIred of this
mOhOiOnOus sing-sOng style; with many the
most ErTadicabie. specially with The limited
amount OF time that can be- gwen 10 reading
lessons. Original compositions were read as
iollOw>--'Th- Faculty of Speech" John n
hOhsCn- Am L Ready for Ny Annual Exam
NATION Willie Dulsny. Books" Ambrose
RO"ell; Patriotism" W. A button. s1,ou-
NeIsdilOn- Jas. Savers: The Ocean VIM
MOoG- Ihe Eternity OF God. Eddie Taber
lLese competitions Were not written for the
SCS3s-OE- Out We're the ordinary school .x-
rIcLts OF The session They Were notice
aniN good. and TWO of them % markedly
20 - 10 attract very great attention
Here again the teacher has shown the adyan
iaEr OF learning pupils the habit OF Indsp.n
dent original thought. Professor Conn con
quoted me analysis of The spencerian system
81 pehmaHshlp, the copy books OF Jas Savers
HaiTy McArdle, George GOdrOn, aud Frank
blIc- showing The Ds 81 execution IN this branch
Inc specimens We're excellent both IN execu-
ZION ana IN progress Several songs were
gwen and masters GOdrOn and Church gave
some CIeditable performances ON The piano
A. he annual roll OF Tnerlt'1 hal moi hesD
fGlly prepared, Albert Duttop. Ambrose
Howell and Eddie Taber vrera anuouncad
a having attdIn,d the highest averages
luf he whole wear n their studPs do.
pertinent. and attendance, having atrainsd
=. tenihs. The maximum feIng 4. ami tbs
mex IN order Tor ;he past year, in the slme
IEe OF merit, We're Fred. Howell. les Savers
NlIlr Johnson. Willie Clarke. Theodore
Noyes1 thauncy Button, Willie aud George
Dunn Upon The close OF rha exam,na,,e',
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