Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-06-28


Mount Vernon.
Public school Examinations.
FIRST DIsTRIcT.-Male Secondary School
No. 8, in this District, Miss Ada Fuller teacher,
located in the Franklin school building, was ex-
amined yesterday afternoon by Trustee A. X.
Browne, assisted by Mr.. j. L. Corlew, one of the
teachers Of that District. This school consists
of thirty.nne pupils, and of this number Is will
be transferred to intermediate and higher grade
Secondary schools in September. They were
thoroughly examined yesterday in the studies
pursued in Secondary schools, and answered all
Questions promptly and accurately, rejecting
attendance of parents and friends was good and
great interest was manifested in the exercises.
AT the close Of the examination Mr.. Browne
delivered a short address to the children and
awarded the medals and premiums as follows -
Medal TO Ellwood johnson; premiums for
emPlsry conduct and punctuality to David
Lusk, Clarendon Smith, George Hartwen,
Frank Dixon, Henry Wise and Daniel Riggs;
premiums for attention to study and improve
ment to John Conner, John Garland and
WOrthington Sharretts; for penmanship to VIM.
Barnard; for neatness to Henry Stroud; for
vocal music to John Hines; entitled to honor
able entlOn, Masters NJ. Dixon, j. Fuller @.
Dorsey, X. Boyd, Geo. McNeir and A. Reubsan.
SECOND DIsTRICT.-The Female Grammar
School of this district, in charge of Miss Georgia
A. Lane, and located at the corner of 5th and
+ streets, was examined yesterday afternoon in
the presence Of quite a large number of ladies
and gentlemen, among whom were many teach
ers and several prominent citizens, including
Trustees Champlin, j. ). Brown, A. X. Browne,
W. X. woodward, Geo. F. Mcclellan Professor
Mckee. of the First District Grammar School;
MIR. John f. Thompson, of the Fourth District
school; Mr.. Leavy, assistant in the Third
District Grammar School; Messrs. A.
well-known German citizens; Major Dyren-
forth and Mr.. Selke, the German teachers
There S are ,t thrtyGIe Young ladies' names on
sent from examination on account of sickness.
The examination was commenced at one O'Clock
Daniel, .!Weicon.- friends" RECOMMENDED fI Iv
the piano. The first study they were examined
in was grammar, by Mr.. John Randolph, and
all present were much pleased with the result
Miss Laura Creaser read very finely selection
and Prof. Mckee, of the First District Gram
mar school then conducted the examination in
arithmetic, in which the pupils did themselves
much credit, not only working out difficult pro-
blems, but giving the "whys and whereforesr
as they went along Mr.. Woodward conducted
the examination in mental arithmetic. in which
they did as well as in the preceding study. The
reading of the first class was capital. In
Lellan, the examination was as thorough as time
would allow, and the analysis and parsing was
very good The school sang 1 love to see the
sunshine" and the reading OF Miss Hortense
Trevitt followed, she reading so well As to gain
the plaudits Of the visitors. Algebra was next
taken up; Mr. Leavy, Of the Third District, con-
Quoting the examination, and in this study al
though one or two were rather slow, the class
showed proficiency far bepond what was ex-
pected- The German class, numbering about
twenty-five, was examined by Major Dyrsnfnrtb
and those who understood the language ex-
pressed themselves as highly pleased with the
progress of the pupils. This class sang beauti-
fully a piece in that language can den Mond.,,
In natural philosophy Mr.. McLellan's questions
were rather too much at first, and there was
some faterlng, but very soon they rallied and
the most difficult questions were ans wered read
lily. The discipline was very good. Owing TO the
excessive heat, the trustees did not make any
EXTENDED remarks TO the pupils, il being past six
before the examination in the last study was
concluded. r.WoOdward stated that tney had
been more at a loss this year than ever before
" A. To AL
this school, at least five of the girls having from
the commencement OF the year given perfect
recItauons-SusanC Collins, Jane Cuttings, Lizzie
Prather, IneZ Goodrich, and Mary .Johnson
After a very careful examination the first
named was, however, selected. He announced
The roll OF merit as follows, and awarded the
medal and diplomas Gold madal- Susie Collins.
best written examination, IneZ Goodrich, Jans
Gittings, Lizzie PTather; exemplary conduct
and punctuality, Marion Watherall, Hortense
Trevltt, Anna kalussowski, Marion Shook Mary
Prather, Lille Pearson, attention to study and
Improvement, May Johnson, Margaret Walsh
Cornelia Ellis; Improvement in pennanship,
Rebecca DeWolf; Heatness, Sarah Pearce:
improvement IN vocal music, Josephine
Forbes; entitled to honorable mention, Laura
Cresser, Kate Campbell, Laura Klopfer Hattie
Will, Elnira Garner, Ella White, Ella Frazier.
MIR. Woodward also presented to Miss Hortense
Trevett a handsome book offered as a prize to
best reader byMr. Mcclellan. Major Dyrenforth
presented the prizes in German, remarking as
he dii 81 that never before in his life had he
more difficulty in deciding who were entitled to
the prizes than now. for all had done so well.
He had, however, after taking all things into
consideration decided that Miss Kate Brown
was entitle TO the medal and he therefore gave
her one of the medals offered by Mr.. Aug.
Schmidt, which are of the came style as the
school medals with the inscription Lobn DIES
Fleisses (reward for diligence-) To Miss
Margaret Walsh he awarded the second prize "a
gold cross presented by Mr.. A. Cluss. The fol-
lowing in the class deserve honorable mention
Marion Malone, Lizzie Praiher, Hattie Wise.
NV johnson, Ella Frazier, Jennie Gettings,
Susan Collins, Rebecca De Wolf, Antonio
Roser Florence Hinton, Anna kalusowski
Grace Pool, Emma Bond And Sarah Pearce.
Mr.. A. Sehmedtie Congratulated the German
scholars, especially expressing his surprise at
their proficiency, and stating that he would, if
the study of German was continued, give the
medals next year. Mr.. Mcclellan, in conclusion,
briefly addressed the school and visitors.
THIRD DIsTRICT.-Male Secondary No. s,
Miss Alice Smith teacher, located in Masonic
Hail building, corner 4th street east and Vir
ginia avenue, was examined yesterday afternoon
by Trustee j. W. Clark. and great credit was
school was in rather a dem0raliZed condition
when she took charge in January last, and is
now fully mp TO the secondary grade. The fol-
lowing i the premium list Silver medal to
William White. Exemplary conduct and pune
tuality-Albert Boight, Leon Dessay, Winfield
Scott, William Davis, stephen Prtchsrd.
EllwoOd Wilton. Attention to stndy and i'm
provement-Henry Brown, Samuel Walker,
Charles Walker. Improvement in pemanship-
Improvement in vocal music-Charles Sum-
mers. Entitled TO honorable mention-JOhn
Warren, lRyan Rawlins, William McInturff,
Thomas Lear, Benjamin Abel.
Female Secondary, No. 5, Miss Jane G.. Moss,
teacher, located in the same building with the
above, Wa also examined yesterday afternoon
by Trustee j. e.. Dun, assisted by Alderman
Gulick. As the reputation OF Miss Moss Is so
well established as the foremost in our expe-
Iienced teachers 10 II only necessary to saw that
this examination was fully mp to those OF for
mer wears, and the order and neatness of the pu-
pills none the less noticeable The premiums were
awarded as follows: Silver medal, Ida Boiseau;
exemplary conduct and punctuality, Elizabeth
Wilson, Mary Curry, Ida Soper, Kate Lusby,
Julia Flynn, Florence Boswell; attention to
study and improvement, Lille Murphy, Jessie
Sotheron, Ida Walker; improvement in pen
manship, Elizabeth Cullip; neatness, Jane
Padgett; improvement in vocal music, Kate
Lusby; entitled to honorable mention, Eliza
beth Crump, Laura Bradley, Susan Burch,
Mary Burgess, Elizabeth Davis.
FOURTH IsTRICT-Secondary No. 4, Miss
Anna NJ. Baily teacher. This school was ex-
amned yesterday by trustee Champlin, assisted
BY ex-trustee Jonas b. Ellis and Mr.. j. T..
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