Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-06-26

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pals, formed most attractive feature OF tine
occasion. In vocal music the bows have al
taiheu astonishing proficiency. "JpIdee' and
mary bad little lamb with the amusing
chorus, brought down toe house IL is won-
deriul 10 see a hundred hoys singing in perfect
tune, and there Is charm in the fresh voices
OF these Young ehorIsters that only youth can
give. We ike music IN a school, and We are
glad TO know that Mr.. Young has been so sue
cessfui In pioneering its Introduction among
the private schools of the cIty.
At IL O'Clock the exercises began when IIr
Charles h. Yong. the principal OF the school,
al nOunced that the medals aud prizes tOr Dacta-
nation would BE- awarded by committees % b.
selected from the audience The committees
selected were Rev. Mr.. Chew and Messrs. w
NJ. Shuster and A X. Evans 10 award The prizes
TO the junior Glass, and Messrs. II. h. willard.
samuel Lewis. Jr., and DIR Wallace 70 award
the m. dss TO the senior class
The eNeI cises consisted ot decllmauons aud
Dialogues in English and French by he pupus
OF both classes. The salutatory (orIgIraD was
delivered by Master w. NJ. Evans m r grace
full manner, and was ore OF the best efforts Of
the kind we have ever heard any here. Decia-
nations and dialogues folio wed by Masters ].
Gait DaviS, *. T.. Suwerkr0p, Frank Hartley,
4. w. Garrett, &. II. Fowler, f u. OIds, IA X.
Willard, :. e. Wilson, q. W. DOdsOn, ]. q.
Wetmore, Il. Zeyelv, W. A. Cali. J. W. and
I.P. Garnet. IL. X. Willard. J. r. Wilson. !.
NJ. Young, A Is. Cauld well and A q. Pat,sr-
son, II. r. Davis and W. Il. ). Ciymer, q. r.
BergmanH.
The debate. saOught ladies TO be admitted 10
the floor OF the House during the debates, was
participated lie by about twenty boys, a2d was
one of the finest burlssques we have ever seen.
Ii had all the excitement of a ield-day in C)n-
gress, and the boys entered into II with genuIue
spirit. 1t could not have been better done.
In the second part OF the programme tners
Were declamations by Masters +. l.. Woodruff,
r. Frazier, r. Stilson, A Is Ctuldwell. 4. i.
Hoover, W. Il =. Ciymer. Ii. f Davis, r. NJ.
Shirley, John II. Chew, Guy Howard, w. ).
Stickney, w. ID, Dnnkard. X. Kaufman, A.
&. Patterson, j. W. Garnet, p. Parker Page,
Theodore Horwitz, ID. B. Wainwright, IL. B.
Bergmann.
The valedictory was delivered by W. A.
Purrngtcn, and was pertinent, well written,
and well spoken. Harry B. Bergmann, who
won the gold medal for oratory last year.
courteously declined to compete gain, although
be had the place Of honor on the programme,
and rendered n very difficult piece in a man.
ner that yindicated hls right TO stand among
the medalists for excellence in elocution. W.
;. Suckney was not a competitor. as he had
but recently entered the class, and under the
rule OF The school could not enter the lists. He
spoke, however, and spoke admirably. Among
those who did not succeed in getting medals
and prizes for defamation we caunot refrain
from commending z The following as Of superior
merit: In the Junior Glass, Robert Suwer-
krOp. ii. h. Willard, and q. r Bergmaun.
In The senior class. T.. NJ. Shirley, Guy How
ard, Parker Page and Theodore Horwitz. The
last speaker recited touching poem, lon the
Shores OF Tenne ssee." with great power and
exquisite pathos. For SO young a boy " was
astonishing. T.. e. Frazier and Rudolph h auff-
mann were excellent. The Price of Peace.
II is beautiful, and he rendered IL very effect
lively. Parker Page was honorably men ntiosed
by the committee. We must compliment the
young gentlemen on the freshness of their
selections. There We're many fine selections
quite new 10 US, and for that reason particu-
larly pleasing. The display of flowers in bou-
quets, baskets. and garlands was lavish.
There are four divisions or classes In the
school.
The exercises concluded with the distrlbu-
ton of the prizes and medals, as follows:
O
Woodruff. First PRIV. A. Purrington
LeaCers OF the first division entitled 20 SPECIAL
honor-H. HI HERMANN, L. +. Chew. w. ID.
Drinkard, ID. Il. Wainwright. First prizes in
hrst diyisIon-Albert Bates, frank Sulson
Second prizes in first diyisIon-W. NJ. Evans.
John II. Chew, Charles L. Gait. Leaders OF
second division eRtitled TO SPECIAL honor
Shubrick Clymer, II. T.. DAVIS. First prizas 10
second diyision-Templin Potts, Andrew
Cauldwell, Guy Howard, Rudolph h luff-
mann =. r; Hoover, Eoen Maynadier, r. II
S5ccnd prIzes in second divIsion-MIIton
Shirley, Alvin Sauster, J. E Wilson. II Inor-
able mention in second dIyi,iOn-Reginalf
Nicholson, A. q. Patterson. Edwin e.. Frazier,
T.. ID. Fowler, John Brodhead, f. Stelwag-n.
and Frank Gibson. Leaders of third division
entitled TO especial honor-C. r Bergmlu,
Frank Hartley, II. h. Willard, John q. Wet
more. Z B. Olds, Thomas Shsf~r, and Clinton
Adams. flrstprizes in third dIvision-Lincoln
Casey, John Pedrick, and Jennings Garrett
Honorable mention in third division-Ga'es
ONeal, l.. CoIley, T.. ID. Gsduey, CharIes
Schafer, John Halves, Chas Riden0ur, George
Drury, w. A Gait. Leader of the fourth diyl-
sIon entitled TO special honor-Geo. W. John
ston. First prIZe-Orville HorwitZ; second
priZes-Harry Gangewer aad Obert Harvey,
third prlZe-L. Palmer.
Medals for punctualty were awarded TO
Shubrick Clymer, Edward Burchell. Thomas
Shafer, Frank Hartley, Rudolph Kaufman,
John Henderson. john NJ. Young, John e..
Wetmore, Alvin Shuster and II. X. willard.
First prizes for punctuality 10 Lambert
Bergman, Henry Polkinhorn and Robert
Harvey.
First prize in French was awar ied TO II. +
Davis. Second prize to ). Clymer.
| In second class, first prize 10 Frank Hartley
| second 10 John Broadhead.
The prizes for defamation in French were
| awarded TO J. &. Wetmore and II. h. Willard.
The gold medal for d. clamation was awarded
| by the committee to ID II. Wainwright First
| silver medal to II. T.. Davis, second silver
medal to f. l.. Woodruf. Theodore Horwitz
was honorably mentioned by the committee for
| excellence in oratory.
| awarded, first to Ielverton Garnett, second to
| B. Zevely, third 10 &. ID. Fowler.
Prof. Bon, the tor IN French, deserves
praise for the manner In which his classes
| acquitted themselves. They deserved The
| laurel crown which b he b slowed.
The labor OF conducting TO a successful
| result an exhibit ION like this, must have been
| very great, and we congratulate teache rs aud
pupils on their complete success, and wish
them happy vacation.
| AFFAIRS IN ALExANDRIA.-The Gdseae O
last evening has The follow ing items:
| Close Of RegiStTation.-The following is the
result OF the registration in this city and county
NumJer Registered Since the Last Registration.
| White. Colored
| First Ward. d...........-...........ls0 &c
\ second Ward .............-....-.-lb w 80
! IhIo WARD. .-...-.................Zl9 l3O
| Fourth Ward. rd.....................l6 l6l 50
| Filth rict...................... 20 100
| 80 az