Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-06-18
LOCAL N W s.
Public School Examinations.

J. unaer me charge OF Miss j. a. brown. In the
second story of the Berret building, corner of
en- street and New York avenue, was exam
med yesterday afternoon, when there were
quite number of the parents and friends of
the pupils present Me- srs. Woodwa and
Mcclellan were the examining trustees, and
they were assisted by Mr. Hunt, formerly of
the I'd district district Grammar school, and
among others present were Prof Daniel, Rev.
MI. COndorn, +: g. Cate, and DIR. Roys. This
school has now been in charge of Miss Brown
for two years. and numbers so pupils, whose
examination is said by those present to be one
OF the best W hich has taken place this year In
arithmetic, as far as and including fractions,
the examination was a capital one. The read
Ing too was very good, as also the singing, and
one OF the features was map drawing. q great
and 70 the study of geography, as was shown
by the examination IN thai branch. or the 50
pupils on the roll Miss Brown will this wear
transfer nearly half CAY TO the Grammar sch DOL
~ room can be made for them. The best writ
ten examinations were announced as from Jas
Lackey, Eddie Ben ton and Frank Laporte; and
James Holmes, W. e.. Hyatt, Albert Harper
ard Jos. TAFT were honorably mentioned. The
room was very handsomely decorated with
eyergreeDs and flowers, arranged in crosses
wrsaths, &c. At the conclusion of The exercises
Messrs- Mcclellan, Wood ward, Condron, Cate
and Hunt addressed the pupils, compsimentIng
them on their good behavior and on the adj
yanCement made during the year, and IL was
also stated thar the trustees had not heard one
single complaint in regard TO the school
In our report yesterday the name OF the teach
sI-Miss Adele Tait-of Male IntermsdIate No.
:. I'd district, was omitted. /, is but lust that
Miss Iali, graduate OF The Washington schools,
should have the credit due her
THIRD DlsTRICT.-NIale intermediates. OF this
District. Miss Kate Morphy teacher Ioca1ed IN
Nallach Building, was examined yesterday
afternoon by Trustee N. Il. West. The reading
was very good, but the questions in arithmetic,
ana the ease with which the most difficult of
them were solved, We're the feature OF the day,
the figures embraced in some of the sums being
so numerous as 10 extend over two black
boards, and the whole earned without q single
mistake. The geography class. although ex-
amined at q late hour, and very cursorily, did
well. The perfect order of this school mus
have been CRAFTY ing TO the teacher, as although
of uneasIness was exhibited, and to show the
perfect self-pOssession of the pupils, superln
tendent n. Richards, who was present, as ked
them questions, outside The usual mode of in
sfruCtIon, which, however, were promptly
and correctly answered. This school was
organized In January last, ana has So pupils,
ali of whom were present.
Female Secondary No. 8, Miss f. e. Simpson
teacher. located in the old market building,
corner Sd street east and street south, was
examined yesterday afternoon by trustee w. Il.
Moore, in the usual branches Of that grade.
This Is the first secondary school examined in
the district, and the best encomium that could
be gwen the teacher and pupils was the hope
OF the examiner that ali the other secondary
schools would show equal proficiency. Among
those WORTHY of mention were Misses Carrie
kaufman, Monica Morgan. and Nellie Twit.
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present at the examination, Of whom - will be
transferred TO secondary schools.
fOURTH DIsTRICT-PreseHtdtioa Of Medals
Male Secondary School,, No. S, taught by Miss
afternoon by Messrs Lawrence, Champlin, A.
d. Thomson, John +. Thompson and Alder.
men s. 5. Baker, and Mr.. Spencer in the writ.
ing chart. in the presence of DIR. X. U. Croggon,
Jonas b. Ellis, ex-Aldermen Quick, ex.trus.
tee Holmead, and others, including many par
ents OF the scholars. The room, located in the
basement Of Island Hall, South Washington,
was handsomely decorated with flowers and
evergreens, and the examination was rigid
IN arithmetic, geograph, reading, oral arith-
nenc and writing, which lasted from three
O'Clock till seven In the afternoon. Atthe close
each OF the trustees expressed themselves high
~ pleased with the proficiency of the pupils,
YronOunclng the examination equal to apy
of q similar grade school which they had
ever made and one. a teacher of much exper-
renee, pronounced the school as good as most of
the intermediate grade. MISS Van Horn, the
eeacner, has won for herself an en- viable rep
ntatIon as an efficient teacher. As some of the
exercises were completed, Mr.. Lawrence
President of the Board OF School Trustees
stepped forward and in appropriate remarks
Presented 10 Master Willard Arnett. a youth of
fourteen years of age, handsome medal
W Inch ne said had been awarded by the trus-
tees 20 him as the best spelling scholar in this
school which made the fewest mistakes in the
late spelling contest among the Male Secondary
schools of the city. At the close of this pres
entation, M Holmead, ex- trustee, arose and
pieScuteus II oeudI OF the tcdcler, Two naQd-
somely chased starponted gold medals to Mas
ter Willie johnson, aged fourteen, of q reward
for general good conduct and proficiency IN
learning, and another gold medal of the same
value 10 Master Orpheus Burdlong for profic.
Iency IN penmanship. Miss Van Horns sc hool
numbers 40 scholars. all of whom were present
al the examination
secondary School. No. 6, taught by Miss Alice
MIlburn, a. the school house on street, be-
tween X and 9th streets, was examined We'd
nesday afternoon under the direction Of Mr.
Lawrence, trustee, assisted by Messrs. J. E
Thompson A ID. Thomson, q. +. Champlin,
Dr. X. q. Croggon, and w. J. Stephenson. The
studies embraced reading, writing, geography,
mental arithmetic, and cyphering, and re-
suited very favorably in mental arithmetic,
pasSably in reading. and fair examination In
The other branches. Al the close remarks were
made BY Messrs. Champlin and A. ID. Thorn.
son, each Of whom complimented the teacher in
connection with their words of announcement
20 the scholars. The roll Of scholarship mum.
oers nifty pupils. forty-nine of whom were
present. Miss Milburn has only had charge Of
this school three months.
TEE GRRNANIA SCHUETZEN FRsrE.-Yester-
day afternoon and evening the festival of the
Scnuetzen Nerein Germania was contin ued
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