Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-06-24
Colorrd School Examinations.

The colored schools Oh NJ street, near Eth,
known as The New York Schools" were
examined on Monday and yesterday. There
are eight schools in one building, graded from
primary 10 grammar, with the exception of
one, which IS appropriated to adults, and is
ungraded. These schools We're first established
IN le6j, III 18th street, by the New York Freed
mems Commission which has maintained
them until the present time, with nearly the
same corps OF teachers. The building is q tenn
pOrary wooden structure, erected in I-Gf, very
plainly furnished, and capable OF accommo-
dating about four hundred and fifty pupils.
The examiners Were Mr.. A. Z. Newton, Super
intendent for the Trustees: Rev. J. kimball,
Local Superintendent for Ereedmen's Bureau,
and j. M. Langston, Esq. General Inspector,
accompanied part of the time by Rev. DIR.
Stebbins, of the Unitarian Church; Rev. ]. w.
Alvord. General Superintendent for Freed.
men Bureau, and a large attendance OF the
relatives and friends of the pupils and teachers.
The schools were examined i'll the following
order:
Room No. :, Primary, Miss Abby S SIM
mons, from Connecticut. teacher. Pupils un.
der > years OF age, sixty, and all present. They
were neatly dressed, and nearly every one
wore the bad &c of the Vanguard Of Freedom
The first class had commenced the term in
words of three letters. had gone thrOu Oh and
reviewed the primer and advanced to page IS
of the 2d reader. Their reading and Spelling
were good, especially the orth9pic spelling.
second class, " no had commenced the alpha
bet, had read To the SD page In primer and
had evidently been well trained. They had
also acquired considerable knowledge of the
rCdiments OF arithmetic and the outlines of
geography. Several songs were sung very
sweetly, and little Victoria Adelaide smith, 5
years old, highly entertained the company by
cold water song" Their progress may be
considered satisfactory.
Room No. Z, Miss II. Z. Bacon, from Con-
necticui, teacher-ffy five pupils: fi.ty-two
present. Examined in reading from 2d reader,
81 elllng, addition, and geography. The pupils
acquitted themselves very fairly, though their
recittlons generally We're III TOO low tones to
be well appreciated. They sang very finely.
Room NO D. Miss NJ. Griswcld, of Wishing
ton, teacher; ~ pupils present; absent. The
pupils read well in the Second Reader, both
prose and poetry, and spelled very creditably
by both letters and sounds. They had entered
npon subtraction in arithmetic, and Were quite
familiar with the outline map OF the United
states They also sung well.
Room No. ), Mrs. NJ. q. Hart, from Massa.
cnufetts, teacher So pupils, all present. Glasses
IN Second and Third Reader. read and spelled
IN superior manner. In arithmetic they were
familiar with the tables of money, weights,
measures, time, etc, and were spec ially PROMPT
in work upon the blackboard in simple opera
lions under The four rules. In geography they
appeared familiar with the outlines ofall conn.,
only. The singing was verv pleasing.
Room No. 3, Miss K. q. Crane, from Maine,
teacher: ~ pupils, all present. Both reading
and spelling were eharacterEed by spirit, ami.
NATION. and gooQ degree OF accuracy. Reel
tatiops in geography were especially interest.
ing. In arithmetic, the operations on the bla( X.
board, extending TO multiplication, including
Enumeration and notation TO hundreds of bill
lions. We're executed with rapidity. Tn. sc of
copy-books is first introduced in this room,
and the Writing was pronounced unusually
good for the grade. Special attention appeared
10 have been given TO singing.
Room No. {, Miss II. A. Simmons, from Con.
necticut, teacher; 81 pupils. absent. This Is
a school composed mostly of adults, several of
years. Glasses Were examined In the Second
and Third Readers, in primary arithmetic,
geography. and penmanShip, and gave evil
dence of having been most carefully and pa
iIently instructed, and of having made most
commemorative progress.
Room No. ,, Miss ) Wright, from AIassa-
chusetts, teacher; 10 pupils, II present. Read
ing, primary arithmetic 10 division, geography
and spelling. The exercises in all these
branches showed caref MI and laborious instruc-
tIon. The pupils were quite proficient IN ge-
Oeraphy md arithmetic: but their reading gen.
orally did not appear to good advantage, from
being too low and iudistiEct. They, however,
sang with much TASTE and feeling.
Room No. !. Miss ). q. Browne, of Nassa-
Chusetts, teacher. Number of pupils, %; all
present. Glasses were examined in the Fourth
Reader, arithmetic, problems in compound
n,er, s Me- IN sseograpny ~;
had much the same defect as noted III the pre-
yious room, of being generally too low and
somewhat lacking an spirit. The other recita-
lions Were exceedingly creditable, especially IN
arithmetic. Several hnely-drawn colOred
maps were exhibited upon the biackboards
and on paper. and some excellent speci-
meps of penmanship We're shown. The
exercises were interspersed with q declama-
ton and a dialogue, which Were well rendered.
But perhaps the most attractive part of the ex.
ercises was the remarkably fine music per-
formed by the pupils. Rolls of honor embra-
cling 4 large mum her of the pupils, were read
IN each of the rooms and nearly all the pupils
throughout the building were enlisted in the
vanguard Interesting remarks werr made
by Rev. DIR. Stebbins, Mr.. Goodwin, Mr.. w.
III. Lewis Mr.. Williams, formerly a slave, IA
ther OF ore OF the pupiis,) and Mr. L1ngston.
The results OF the years labors in this import
ant series OF schools have been highly gratify.
ing 10 all concerned, and are exceedingly cred
liable TO the New York Freedmen's C,mmis-
SION, by which they have been SO long aud so
generously sustained.