Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-11-10
The Visit Of Maryland Educators.

Messrs. Van Bokkelin. Newell, Doran, Creery,
and Core, who are actively engaged i'm the cause
Of education in Maryland, "a short account OF
whose visit to this city aud reception yesterday
Was published in The STAR, ) visited no less than
thirty-one schools during the day, and of course
did not see as much of them as they desired, be-
ing obliged to return last evening. As we stated
yesterday, Miss Lanes and Miss Billings
schools, in judiciary Square, were the first WIS.,
itec.
The Male Grammar Schools of the Second Dis
trict, i'm charge of Mr.. Chase Roys, at the Ber-
ret School House, 9th and l. streets, came next
ing and singing. The schools of Miss Brown and
Miss TAFT, in the same building, were also Wis
tilted.
The next scene of interest was the Franklin
school building, and the visitors were shown the
fourteen schools located there, examining every
portion of the building. Here they had an OPP
portunity OF seeing the schools in every study
ami exercise, and the school of Miss NOurse,
known as the model primary was much admired.
The schools in this building are i'm charge of Mr..
II. VI. Mckee, Misses Nevett, Hoover, Gibbs,
Walker, Evans, Dexter, Nourse, McMahan,
Fuller, Hawkins, Campbell, and Fanny and
Dora Brown, and the visitors remarked that the
discipline, far they were able to judge in so
short a time, was remarkable in all the schools.
wood, and Mr.. \. h. Browne addressed the
schools. T
At the Franklin Building the company was
joined by Messrs. JudsOn s. Brown and Champ
I'm. of the Trustees, and the next point visited
was the female grammar school of the 18th dis
trict, Mrs. AmidOn's,) temporarily in charge of
Mis-. Martin. The reading Of the pupils i'm con-
cert was excellent, and some OF the visitors said
it was the best they had ever heard in a school
room, and the mental arithmetic was good.
Prof. Newell addressed this school, and after
and heard said that they (the visitors) did not
like to see pupils doing problems mentally which
they (the visitOrs) would be obliged to work ont
on states. That excellent school, MIR. John r..
tn, mp sons in the same building, was found
to be another model institution, located in poor
building, and a short examination was had, Pro-
fessor Newell giving some questions I'm grammar
and arithmetic. The dictatiOn exercises were
very creditable to the school, and the copy
hooks were much admired. Prof. Newell COM
plimented the teacher and pupils highly on the
appearance and conduct of the school.
he Wallach School Building was next in or
der and an hour was spent In the schools OF
Mr.. West and Misses Myrick, Davis, Morphy,
Hinton, Nourse, Lusby, johnson and Awkward.
Some Of the schools were exercised in mental
arithmetic, others in geography, &C., and the
Tecitations were satisfactory TO all parties.
After some minutes had been spent In each Of
the sehoolrooms, Prof. Newell addressed the
ers aud many OF the larger scholars, cOmpli-
menting them highly, and gave some very good
advice. Prof Van Bokke.in also addressed
them, aiier which the pupils sang parting
The next place visited was Gray's, ON 18th
street, where a Widespread table had bern set
ont, and after the collation. had been disposed of
Mr. Richards expressed the pleasure the COM
Pany had in showing the visitors our publ c
sci ools, and pictured one of twenty wears ago
as a contrast to those they had visited. He
aso gave an Interesting sketch Of the present
hoois OF the District. DIR. Van Bokkelin.
agd the other visitors were called out
and each expressed his pleasure i'm visiting
the schools, and spoke In terms of praise
OF the proficiency shown and the appear
snce OF the schools. They further re-
marked that the reading and writing i'm the
schools was seldom, ii ever, excelled The wish
tors took the $40 train for home, being accom-
panied by Messrs. Richards, Brown, Dulin,
Moore. and others to the depot.