Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-06-08
Public school Examinations


tTtct. located in the basement Of the Thirteenth
street Baptist Church, Miss Mary McGiu,
teacher. was examined yesterday afternoon by
Mr.. A. X. Browne. This school being the lowe t
q ade OF primary Is composed OF little girls from
seven 70 twelve years of age, and of the forty
on tine roll thirty-sight were At the examination.
All questions were answered satisfactorily,
showing that they have been at work during the
year. A large number of parents and friends
of the pupils were at the examination Twenty
one OF the pupils viii be promoted to a higher
September newt.
At the close Of the examination the medal
was awarded to Cora Gardner, aged eight
Tor exemplary SondRsf ana
Wenger, Mary La Barre, Mary Little
field, Mary Baird, Mary Sauter, and Susan
kimmeI. Premiums for attention to study
Berier, Frances Oliphant, Elizabeth Donnelly.
For penmanshia to Louisa Keppler. For neat
ness to Minnie Fuller. For vocal music to
Frances Cox Honorable mention, Annie Kim
mel, Minnie Glenn, Charlotte Carol, Matte
Frazier. A beautiful basket of flowers was
presented to Mr.. Brown, the examining trustee,
BY the school.
The room in which the school is located is A
very comfortable one and well suited for school
purposes, in fact there Is not poor school room
In the First District, which cannot be said OF any
other school district in the city. The magnif-
cent Franklin Building cannot be surpassed,
but a. ii does not accommodate all the schools ar
rangements have been completed for the pur-
N III,
between 18th and 18th for SO 900. The price Is
considered a very reasonable one.
Primary School No. B, First District, Miss
SHELTON teacher, located in the frame building
the Female Grammar School, was examined on
Monday by Mr.. j. 8. Brown. This school is
composed of boys, and the examination OF Mon
day proved that they have not been idle during
the year.
This school is located in the spacious building
on II street, between 18th and 18th, formerly
hot
well ventilated and otherwise adapted to school
purIo On this occasion il was appropriately
decked with wreaths and flowers, and made still
eight well disciplined bows. The examination
was very creditable to both teacher and pupils,
and the awards were as follows:
Highest honor, silver medal, Charles Butler
son Of Rev. DIR. Butler; for exemplary conduct
and punetuality, Stewart Boss, Charles Bruehl
Willie Reed, Eddie Turton, Willie McGill, Har-
vey Sands; for attention 10 study and improve
ment, Charles Partridge, Charles Kearney, Ed
die Thomason; for improvement in penman-
ship, George Boyd; for neatness, George Ken
neker; for Improvement in vocal music, Eddie
Cahill; entitled to honorable mention, Berrett
Spaulding, Chares Raub and George Hines.la
SECOND DISTRICT. primaries p and 40
Misses Jennie l.. Adams and Sally Dalton-the
first school for boys and the latter for girls
were examined yesterday afternoon in the
school room in the basement of the German
Church, above L. street. These schools in the
language of the day "are as good as they make
past have been of such character as to attract
large numbers of the parents and frie ends OF the
pupils as we'll a. teachers OF other schools. The
examination by Mr.. Mcclellan was very salts
factory. Some hne specimens OF penmanship
were exhibited and the singing was very
very good. The school room was very hand
soneiy decorated, the iron columns being
twined with evergreens and flowers, and on
nearly every desk q bouquet was set. Each of
these schools are full, go pupils being on the
ron,) but 4 from each were absent yesterday,
on account Of sickness. Miss Adams will trans
fer 10, and Miss Dalton II. At the conclusion
OF the examination Mr.. Mcclellan briefly adj
dressed the pupils, and then awarded the medals
and diplomas as follows:
Primary No. 9.-Medal-DanieI W. Ellis
Conduct and Punctuality-Robert l.. FeRwick
Castleman p. Boss. Charles Herbert, Eddie
Skinner, Harry Ecklof, John Thorn. Study
and mprovement-Edwin II. Burch, Connor
Kolfpinski. Neatness~Frank Clements. Mn.
sic-Harry b. Major. Honorsbly Mentioned
Charles Rupertus, Elmer Crumbe, Jesse j.
Prsther, Frank Burnham, Horatio Moran.
George Wright, Willie Suit, John Columbus,
Henry Linder.
Primary No. 0-Medal-Anna s. Tepeler.
and Punctuality-Minnie ID. SheekeIs,
liz zie +. Redmon, Maggie A. johnson, Lille c.
,ohl, Kate VI. Tomlinson, Mary Z. johnson.
study and mprovement-LizZie III. Eddie
amy Greer, Anna e. Right. Penmanship-
Maggie u. Burkhart. Neatness-Minnie C.
5aliaUf. Music-Anna Linder. Number On
oil %; number present 90; number to be trans
erred Is. Honorably mentioned-Ada Howl
on, Kate Parker, Louisa Ballauf, Minnie Bay-
Is Panllne Shifner, Emma Myers, Emma Nil
er, Ella Conner, Clara Conner, Amelia Brubl
Mr. Mel stated that spelling match between
ne pupils OF the primaries had taken place,
medal having been offered BY a friend and
r,a, .--o 's it being impossible to deter
nine between two pupils, a sccond mccall vas
REQUIRED. One OF these medals was awarded 70
.dwin II. Burch. MIR. X. W. Fenwick addressed
he schools aul company, comphmehnng the
eachers and pupils, and DIG comr-.---s
wenty years ago. The visitors withdrew, and
plentiful supply of ice cream and cake, pro-
-ided By Mr.. Fenwick, was handed round to the
'upils, and heartily enjoyed.
Secondary Ne. Q was examined yesterday
morning by Mr.. Mcclellan, in the school
DOM basement of Shiloh church, Mas
aehusetts avenue, near 10th street Thi;
chool Is in charge OF Miss Oetayla Israel, and
numbers IS boys-au present-16 of whom will
,e transferred, and the examination in the
studies of the secondary branch was a very sat
siaetory one. The exercises were interspersed
With singing. The examining trustee compli-
lsented the teacher at the close, and presented
medals and diplomas as f0llows-Willie Leman,
medal; Chas. Rodgers, Francis Lange, James
O'Hagan, Richard Colclesser, Abram Mccoy,
and James McCullum, for exemplary conduct
and punctuality; Edward Hood, Chas. Luther,
and John Sturgis, for study and Improvement;
Milton Scriyener, penmanship; Julius Rockwell,
William Bailey, music; Hiram Doyle,
mention.
THIRD DIsTRIcr-Primary No. 8, in this dis
rict, Miss nj. f. Saxton teacher, located in the
second story of the Anacostia Engine House,
was examined yesterday afternoon BY Trustee
j. q. Dulin, there being present also Messrs. n.
a. West, L. M. Clark and G. +. Gulick. There
was a fun number OF pupils present, of whom
sixteen will be transferred to a higher grade.
The progress of the pupils was very gratifying,
and select readings by Misses Emma Humphrey
and Adelaide Saxton, and dialogues by Masters
Saxton, Crawford, Nicholson, Buckingham and
were excellent. The following il the
premium list Medal, George Deneal; exem-
plary conduct and punctuality, John Woodheld,
Charles Saxton, Philip Nicholson, g. Crawford,
l.. kibby and w. Stewart; attention TO study,
Marion Thompson, Charles Buckingham and
George Sanders; penmanship, 4. Middleton:
music, Samuel Crawford; neatness, Edward
Bulley.
The RELEASE OF THE BALTIMORE RoUGHs.-
Justice W. III. Chase, who committed to Jail the
thirteen colored roughs from Baltimore, on
Monday, and released them few hours subse-
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