Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-06-25
LOCAL N EW S,
Public School Examination,


cay by Mr.. Mcclellan. There were a goodly
nUnoer OF spectators present including several
OF the parents This school has on It's rolls the
names OF 81 girls, ali of whom were presest
with the exception of two, absent on account of
SICKNESS; and of the total number - have been
-sCeIyed during the present year, while the
entire hrst-class. 20 in number, Will be trans
tsrrsd NJ the end of the present session The
and evergreens. beautiful anchor being con-
sptcUOus over the teachers desk, while nearly
all the pupils were arrayed In white. and not q
lev nad bouquets on their desks. The reading
vas very fair. and in mental arithmetic the
pupils we're well advanced, W lille in geography
he answers were promptly given; in writ
Ten arithmetic there was NO; one miss
and In spelling they had been well drilled, for
81 the words given out all were spelled cor
reetIy and promptly. The order observed was
very good, and the singing was quite as GO I'd as
IN any school Of the grade During the after
noon, "Out in the Gloomy Night was sung
finely BY Lizzie ar d Emily Petit, Matte Rear
don ana Fsnny Downing, aud Eva and Ida
Dillon sang very Sweetiy the - Wanderers
Staff" Attic conclusion, Mr.. Il w Fsnwick
ex-AldermaB, addressed the school. aud was
followed by Mr.. Mcclellan. the former making
= request that the school ~ detained for a few
moments; and m a short time the pupils were
agrreaDly surprised by the appearance OF a
huge freezer OF Iceersam and plenty of cakes,
which treat was en lCyed hugely. During this
plssfipg aiteTpieCe Lizzie aud Emmk Pattit
sang the pathetic ballad commeacIng MARY
Dad little lsmb' IN such manner as 10 bring
by Mics Ida Hughes was encOred.
THIRD DIsTEICT.-TEe Female Grammar
School MISS Mary MIrIck. teacher, was ex-
ahmed Thursdsy afternoon by Superintendent
T. Richards and Trustees W. Il Moore, j. &.
Bnlin, ~ A. West, a. K. Browne J. O. Will
son and Prof bent The school was examined
IN Jsnnanship. reading. spelling, arithmetic,
grammar, algebra. English translation. and
music and was very Satisfactory indeed 20
the Trustees and the large number OF visitors
present. The penmansnip, reading, spelling,
grammar algebra and English translation
were all nTsI-claSs; aud the Misses Brown,
Pile. OuIahsn, SanderSon- Langley, Talbot
and Kelley read with exceeding good taste
The music class. under the charge OF Professor
Mcfarland, showed good degree OF pro-
fciencv. Trustees Mason, Browne and Wilson
gave the scholars much credit for progress and
Snperin dent Richards said our grammar
schools would do great credit 10 any city, and
were schools OF which we NAV well BE- proud
He encouraged the yeUng ladies TO advance
sui higher BY saying that hs had no doub. that
tages of a free High School In Washing
tcn- second TO none in the country
The order IN the school room was very good,
oui the same could not be said of the halls in
the vicinity OF the room; and IL has invariably
happened that crowds of youth hang around
the doors OF the school rooms In Wallach build.
ing during examinations, acting in a most
dIsorderly manner. This - mostly noticeable
when female schools are being examined, and
among the noisy characters are not few Of the
pupils OF oiher schools Yesterday afternoon
thai Sergeant Hardin. Of the police force was
called in, and TO preserve order found IL neces.
saIy TO send outside the gate the crowd of boys,
who seemed TO disregard all admo nitions other
than those Of the police
FOURTB DISTRICT = Medal Presentations-
Female intermediate School, No. 4, Fourth
DisTlet-Mrs. Wise, teacher-was examined
yesterday afternoon in Mrs. AmidOn's school
room, on 9th street, between and T. The
examination was conducted by Messrs Law.
renee and CnamplIn, trustees, and j. Z.
Der Of parents and friends. At two O'Clock the
exercises commenced. with a hymn from tue
whole school, and was followed consecuuysly
by the second class in mental arithmetic; song,
''Sprngi second class, grammar and parsing;
cong. Nv ben you and i were young" reading
~ he school; song, Patriot mothers prayer"
geography by he school; exercise m m sic first
class, grammar and parsiDg; hymn, Weep not
Tor me: hrst class, practical arithmetic; song,
"SoldleTs grave. second class, practical
arithmetic, and song, Sentry ID all of which
played; but more particularly in grammar
their proficiency IN which was pronounced by
one OF the most experienced male grammar
teaC hers equal 10 any of the same grade he had
ever examined. AT the close Of the examipa.
lion remarks were made by Messrs Lawrence
}. l. Thompson aud ChsmpIin, the latter OF
whom announced the following medal list =
For the fiVe pupils equally meriterIous for tn
medal, receiving reward every month";
Maggie lhmrie, Ada Wiley, Anne White
more. Susie Porter and Adelia Buroius. Susie
reward Of merIteyery month but one. Ten pu-
yIis have been present every session, and
Maggie lhmirie and Adelia Burdine have
not missed day from the schools
they belonged TO in five years. For the greatest
Improvement in all the studies. Clara L. Will
sen. For Penmanship, Julie, GamoriIl. Emma
RaDney, Lizzie Bowen, Maggie Williams,
Clara l. Wilson, Annie WhItemore, Nettie
Robinson, Annie Lenoir and Lille Clear
Succeeding the reading of the list Mr.. Champ
lin called 70 the stand the five young ladies'
who had received reward every month, and.
IN henalf OF the teacher, presented an elegant
geld medal as premium. which was drawn
for and won by Miss Annie Whitmore Like
wise a handsome gold medal was awarded
BY he teacher 70 the nine who had made the
greatest progress IN penmanshIp, which was
drawn FOR and won by Miss ANNE Lsnoir;
and 70 Miss Neha LaZenby was present.
ec silver medal, which had been anony-
mously lnclosed 70 the teacher for presentation
70 The young miss who received il. Mrs
WEse's school numbers on the roll forty .one all
OF whom We're present; to be transferred, thirty
In the encCm iums passed upon the examina-
tion ne excellent teacher did Tot fail 10 receive
her due share Of praise.