Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-06-24
LOCAL N E w s.
Pablo school Examinations.


SkCOSD NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. School Ne s.
Miss Mary M. Chapins) was examined yester.
lay aftern DON by Mr.. Mcclellan. rnIs sci ooi
- composed Of boys, and Until about two
months since was iuIl, but Withdrawals have
reduced the number 10 3s, Of winch numb-r bui
tvo were absent. IL 10 conducted m the soutn
west room Of the basement Of the Church OF tns
assembly,, which is not a. all suitable for q
tut by the aid Of eversreens, flags, ana
flowers psssable appearance was male. Ii
order the school could not well De surpassed
The mental arithmetic was very good, no.
failure beng maze. and the spelling was also
good. While tee reading can De SAID 10 hay-
oseB fair fer school Of this grade i, ,sinot W
10 some Others, except IN the cases OF few In.
GIv.Gual scholars In geography the pupils &C.
Guittsd themselves handsomely ana were evi.
Gently quite thoroughly drilled IN this udy.
An interesting feature WIS the boys In turn
acting examiner. and they asked tue
guesiicns IN such n manner TO show tuai
hey were quite as good a. question ing as they
we're az answering This school would h4v-
appeared 70 much better advantage il fuii for
hose who had WITHDRAWN were mostly OF ne
FIRST class, which yesterday appeared with but
i've mtmb ers. The exercises were wcund up
hy the pupils singing a holiday song xnd M r
NcLellan and Mr.. &. III Bliss ori. hy adore s.,i
hem Master Max Minister presenting b-tu-
ffnl has ket OF flowers to Mr.. Mel before the
asssn. olage was dismissed.
THIRD DIsTRICT-Pnmary school No To-
lated IN me old AnacOs;ia engine hJu-e Miss
Maggie Z SaxtoL teacher, wa examined vs.
ieIoay afternoon by Mr.. ". A. West. tru .;se.
Tins school numbers sixty three pupils, all of
whom were present The examrna iJr xas !,
success The recItailons were prompt, loud
and clear, the reading and spelling were su
ysTlor- and dialogue read by Matters Saxton
ard Scott would have done grei: cIed!, 20 the
Inter mediate or grammar grade. The prnman-
ship was equal 10 the secondary grade, aud
showed nestness highly commendahle. HoR-
cradle mention should be maize OF Masters
Carson, Warren. GRIMM, Guild, Buckingham.
SIEgers- Scott, SaxtOR and Lear tor pun,ta-
atty, good conduct and good scholarship
This is one Of the best primary schools in tue
city.
Male Secondary No I, located in waIlaca
school building, Miss JOSIE :. Bird. teacher
containing 3 pupils. all present-was exam
med yesterday afternoon by Trustee w. Il.
Moore. assisted by Trustee J. g. Daiin, DR. s
Houston, Professor Carpenter, and George f.
GulIcE-all of whom bore testimony 10 toe
proficiency OF the pupils in all The secondary
branches. Walter Hopkins is the medal
scholar. and among the N ost meritorious were
Masters Grin Leonard, Herman Schimm elfenig,
and Milton Waikins-the latter in music par.
tIcularly. The progress of the school in ar,th.
metic was noticeable above all other bran ches
The entire first class will BE- tran sferr-d TO
was paid to the teacher by the trustees, who
STATED that hen the school was taken charge
of by M IS Bird, the pupils Were a rather de-
moraiizsd set, greatly in contrast with their
present orderly and scholastic appearance.
FOURTH DIsrRIcT.-Yesterdsy afternoon.
Nal. intermediate School No. I, OF the Fourth
DISTRICT. taught by Miss Geneva Reed, was ex.
amined At one of the series of frame school.
houses on south ID street, between AZ and 9th
streets. The examination, which commenced
1t two O'Clock and Contin ued till within a few
minutes OF seven, was conducted under the
general direction of Superintendent Richards
and Trustee Champlin. with the assistance of
sx-Trustess DIR. r. q Croggon, Holmead. Cas-
sell az d Step henson, and Messrs. A ID. Thomp-
son, Of the Treasury Department, and Judson
;. Brown, oae Of the First District Trustees
The hall was very tastefully decorated with
flowers and eyergreens wreathed into inge.
Nous designs, ana although itself some what
defaced and rIckety, Vet was rendered quite
comfortable through the Industrious efforts OF
the teacher and scholars. Miss Reeds school
numbers thirty on the roll, twenty mine Of
wn.m Were present, and out OF which
Tor transfer 70 school Of higher grade
The branches OF study embraced English
grammar, geography, reading, mental and
PRACTICAL arithmetic. ana Al the close was pro.
nouncsd by the trustees and superin tendent
one Of the best of its grade. One fault when
seems TO prevail in most OF the schools of the
Richards, ana that was the high tone OF voice
DIV The scholars IN their exercises. CLEAR, dis.
unet pronunciation. In medium. natural Tone
VIII prove more satisfactory, and less discord-
ant and harsh 10 the tympanum, than the oc.
tave rotes which are so frequently used and
Oftentlmes scarcely understood. In mentaI and
practical arithmetic and the application OF
words, the pupils Of this school, when their
youth Is considered, rank creditably At tha
Close OF the examination appropriate REMARKS
were made by Messrs. Richards, ChampIiu.
A; ID: Thomson j. E. Thompson, and Brown,
all OF whom awarded due praise to the teacher
and the latter summed mp his Impressions in
the following impromptu lines:
IL Is nice little school-house, well filed;
Nice little scholars, well drilled;
"A lice little teacher, well skilled.
Ano nice Little trustee, VINO Is self willed.
TC-morrow afternoon, at O'Clock. the Male
tirsmmar school OF the 4th district. } ohm T.
"a hnNa N. IN a. hAr rrynlI hoa L
tees Champln. Lawrence, Murtagh, J. s.
Brown, Woodward, and Moore.
EXCURSION TO THB 0RBAr FAILs.-Yestsr-
Alaska, built for the Great Falls Ice Company,
Was taken advantage by the directors for the
purpose Of getting mp pleasant excursion to
the Great Falls, and Al the same time TO inspect
the companyis works ii that place. Quite q
number of the prominent citizens OF Washing
ten snd Georgetown were present as invited
guests. The boat lett the Aqueduct bridge At
$50 O'Clock a. m. arriving 81 the Great Falls
st : O'Clock p. N. The trip up the canal was
celig hts nj, and upon their arrival at the Falls
the party scattered ihemsel yes abou. for various
enICyments. In the meantime the works OF the
ice company Were inspected with satisfactory
results. AT p. N the company sat down TO
An excellent collation, AND after q few remarks
rs TO the company by the President, J. L. Bar
hour, sparkling wines finished up the mesI
Photographic views OF the boat. grounds and
the company Were taken, and ~ . D. m all
nands were on board for Georgetown, where
the party arrived at I o'clock this morning
The COMMITTEE of Arrangements. Messrs Sem.
ken, Morsell ard Boteler, deserve gre u praise
as also the caterer. Sebastian Aman, who pro.
yids d the good thin gs for the occasion
We have heretofore described the beat At
iergt h kIrby Is the captain. and James
Cation the engineer The cfficers composing
Ire Great Falls Ice Company are-President
Jsmes l.. Barbour Vice President John Van
R'SviCk; Treasurer, +. Pliing; Secretary
John Callsu; Executive Committee John
PetflooDs.C Ii. Church and John Van Ris.
wick Directors. e.. II. Church, John Van Ris-
wick. John Pet;ioons. II. Semken, r. Nor.
sell, John ". Boteler. and wiIlism II. GzI,:
Superints ndent, =. W. X. Handy, and ASSIST
ant superintendent. W. J. Fitzgerald AT
WIDE Water, about fourteen miles distant from
Georgttown. are located the capacious build
lngs OF the company. for the purpose OF storing
ice. nolcing IN The aggregate some Ii.OO0 tons
win improved machinery for housing the
crysia cubes. capable OF storing away al least
i!CO tons Per Day. There are quarter provided
Al tnls point for the accommodation Of the Off.
esrs. superintendent and employees OF the COM
oany, winch occupy space OF soma half acre
ana are comfortably furnished. Tue basin
iicm which the ice Is obtained is $50 i-.t above
zoe water, aud covers an area OF miie in
iei 9Th and quarter of a mile in width from,
Which Ice 10 the thickness OF twelve ncnes or
mofei usually cut, making An aggregate OF
aocut Je,ooO tons
TEE PRINTERS IMBRoGLIo-Soma of the
printers employed an the private Offices in this
city who approve OF the action OF the National
Union IN the case OF Iou,s "a Ho,-t... e..