Evening star., 1869-06-17

crosses studded with natural flowers while
the teac hers desk, as Also those Of a nun Der OF
the pupil, were ornsIn- nted by bon ue:s. Mr..
McLslIan remarked that the spelling OF this
school was Almost as good as il could bs and
that the second class in this study w As we'll MP,
II not equal, 10 the first He referred with some
schools having resulted In a victory for this
school aid IN conclusion presented the gold
medal to the victorious pupil-Anna Furmage.
He also announced that the entire first class
2l In number, would be q, the first of the ne VI
school year, transferred TO Mrs. Myers, In Fer.
mediate school. Rev. Mr.. Condron address,
scholars on the successful result of tue
examination.
THIRD DI-TRICr-Female Primary No. s
corner ID street east and PenDsylvania avenue
Tuesday afternoon, by Trustee w. b. Moore. ia
reading, spelling, definitio a, aud mental and
written arithmetic, in sl of which BREACHES
the pupils shovel great proficiency. The
average attendance during the past year was
81, and A. were prrssnt al the examiuation.
Fourteen pupils will be transferred to Second
AIRY schools az the commencement of tue mex;
Male Primary No. i, corner 7th stree. eas,
and u street south, Miss Mary Armiste id teach
er. YVES also examined Tuesday afternoon, by
lrostee James Z. Duiiu, in the usual branches,
ana the SCHOLARS exnI bitC spch degree OF pro-
nctency tnat the unusual number of 20 or 81
VIII be transferred TO Secondary n1ols.
Trustee N. A West and Mr.. T. Z. Clark were
F,mele Primary No. ., Mss Kate Dulin
teacher. was examined Yesterday afternoon by
Trustee w. Is. Moore. This s-hool Is loc1tC d
AZ he corner of Sd Stree, east and X street
south, in what is knowh as NostIaghan's
building, and the room IS large and AIRY. The
81 hool furniture and The whole room present.
ed a most neat and cleanly appearance. The
appearance of the pupils also was unexcep-
t'Onabie, nearly every one of whom brodght
bOQuets, arranged with exceeding taste. The
pupils numbered 50, every one of whom was
n ha
oncary schools at the beginning OF the next
school year. Miss DulIn took charge of the
school only in Janusry last, ana well merited
me encomiums OF the examiner and Mr.. Go.
r u uiieE, who was present, for the progress
OF the school, which was very satisfactory in
all the branches taught in schools OF t1is grade
Female Primary No. J, Miss Laura Bland,
teacher, located cerDer 7th street east and &
Str, It sontb, was examined yesterday after
noon by trustee James e. Dulin, in oil the
branches OF the primary grade. The children
was excellent. There were on the roll 50
pupils, 60 of whom were present. The entire
first clacs, numbering 10, will be transferred to
Secondary Schools peNt school year.
Male Primary No. 3, Mrs. Mary T. Conner
teacher, locatfd in the first story Of the Ana
cosha engine house on the Navy Yard, wes
examined Yesterday by Trustee West. I'll tn =
most cramped and lily ventilated school room
IN the District. Although there are 10 pupils,
"a OF whom were preFent, the room Is not lart
enough for half the number. The accommoda-
pupils comfortably, classes face five different
ways 1t YVES a wonder that the telcher was
able TO prepare the school tor a credira
examination, but the examiner was very much
gratfisd with the progress ofthe children.
FOURTH DIsrRICT.-Mals Primary ScoooI
No. ,, taught by Miss Bette Lynch, was ex.
amiped ursday afternoon, by MIR Guam plIn,
trustee The building is located In the yard OF
Scneoi- house square intersecting ID and f aud
4 q streets, and besides being somewhat mac
c -slble, this binding is in q most dIlapidated
condition.; the plssteriDg broken in q number
OF fplaees, with large holes In the same; the floor
creaky, and the roof leaky. The roll of schol.
arship numbers 81, OF whom 50 were present,
and examined in spelling, reading, punetua.
non. multiplication table and Roman letters
cyphsrng. weights and measures, definitions.
and aoorev'ations. The pupils are divided
10 70 four clas.Cs. At the close of the exanina
tiOn :he trustee briefly addressed them in the
course OF his remarks expressing unqualified
at'sfection at the manner In which they had
themselves, AID awarded high praise
TO the teacher.
The examination Of Female Secondary
school. No. :, located on I2'n street, below
Maryland avenue taught by Mrs. Eowen, was
bv H. NJ. Lawrence and JOS Ad.
Thomson. The house was crowded with pu-
pills, parents and friends. Quite 8 number of
teachers were present. The number OF schoi-
ars on the roll was 53-number present, ST.
average attendance, so. They We're examined
in orthography, defining words, reading, nu-
meration, written and mental arithmetic, die.
tatioh anu geography. lle cnuQrep acquitted
very credItabiy, and the Singing
was excellent The number marked 70. pro.
motion is II. At the conclusion, the scholars
were addressed by Messrs. ChamplIn, Thom.
son, Holmead, and Lawrence, VINO, with the
teacher, were presented with some very beauti.
ful boquets by the happy children.
PRIMARY No j, Miss Josephine Lee teacher,
located 6,h-sIeet Presbyterian Church, South
w Washington. was examined Tuesday afternoon
BY Mr.. Jno +. Thompson in place OF Mr. Mpr.
laeb, trustee, who has been sick since Sunday
last The school is composed of little girls,
some Just beyond in fancy. As Miss l. IS re.
pc ated successes as teacher are so we'll
Known, II Is emily necessary to say that her
CT ool appeared as usual, interes. ing, intelIi.
.eni, Well instructed, and fully up to the
highest primary grade. Such numbers in nota-
Ton as one billion, one million, one thou sa nd
,nd one, were correctly and promptly given in
1g ures. and other exercises of like excellence
were distinguishing merits for primary
school.