Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-06-30
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buhuiugi y. II, thompson, ESQ.,, principal OF
tho fourth district male grammar school; d.
j.. sclkc, professor Of German In the third
and fourth districts, and many Othcrs. The
nchoui-roOm WIS tastefully Ornamcntcd with
.gowers, and presented n nice appearance.
Thu ,,.''ils woro examined In arithmetic,
history, grnmmar, ,,',vsical geography, natu.
raj philosophy, aud Toa6iassg and each aid
ali Of these exercises proved to be thoroughly
drilled. Tho examination In German was
conducted by Prof u. a. Dyrcnforth, teacher
OF that language In sails district, and showed
marked progress In this difficult Study. Seve-
nl songs were sung by the school. under the
direction uf Prof. Daniels, tho efficient music
teacher Of this district.
Some select cadlngs were also given, which
received well-deseryCh applause.
At the close of the exercises the premiums
were awarded ~ follows;
School Mcdnl-Charles Chesncy.
Beet Written Examination--J.. II. Smith,
J. Eliot Wright and j. d. Warder.
Exemplary Conduct aud Punctuality--Lecds
Kcrr, John Dcnniscn, VIM. McKnow, Thos.
Royston, lie Roys Tinney and Frank Wood
Attention to Study aud Improvement
VIM. King, Fillmore Harrison and Robert
Improvement in Pcunmanship Max Geor-
Ill. ....
Improvement In Vocal Music-Janes Fow-
llr.
HIonorably Mentioned Eddie Benton, VIII
lard frcas, John Watson, Chas. Gibbs and
Jas. Lackey.
The gold medal for German was given TO J.
ii. Smith by Professor DyronfOrth, who ac-
companicd IL delivery with appropriate re-
mark. -
Tie examination pro cd very satisfactory
iuhli present rs was IIado manifest by the
utrict attention paid during the whole course
Of exercises, which lasted Ave hours. The
an.ttfttaH tkaFnaalVaa natlV and lkv
their evident proficiency In the different
studies, reflected much credit upon their
learned and efficient teacher.
Third District Secondary School No. 0,
ffcmalc) Miss Eliza q. Simpson, teacher.
The examination Of this school, located in
the wallach school-building, took place on
Tuesday, 2Sth instant in the presence Of n
very large number OF ladies and gentlemen.
A1ong the latter VIC noticed Trustees Moore,
Clara and Duln, n; A. West esd, principal
III the WGSSch building, Geo. 7. Gulick, ESQ.,;
Alderman from the Fifth ward, I. Il, Clark,
esq, DR.. TindaTl, ard many others. The
RchoOl-roOm was most beautifully decorated
with wrcaths and gaTlands of evergreen, In
tcrwOycn with the national colors, with mag
Dihcent Undergraduates, aud numerous bou
Iucts Of the choicest flowers. Il presented
u truly handsome sight, and formed a fitting
frame to the bright, happy, Innocent faces o.
thc young misses assembled there. The schoo
was examined in spelling, reading, arithmetl,
md geography, and II Il but just 10 say thai
the pupils showed remarkable proficiency IL
Ihcsc branches, and proved that they had I'M
dergOnc thorough training in all Of thes'
branches.
Several songs were sung under the diree
ton Of Professor Mcfarland, the efiiclon
music teacher In this district.
A chRrade in three scenes, entitled =" Mis-
take" was nicely rendered by fifteen young
misses, and afforded much pleasure to Tho
visitors.
Some selort readings gave general satisfac
tion, and met with meritod applause.
At the close Of the exercises Trustee DuliI
read the premium list as follows:
School Medal-Layina BaeschliD.
Exemplary Conduct and Punetuallty-An
ME Smallwood, Annie Boydeu, Hattie John
son, Jcanie b. Simpson, Ncttie Williams
and Betty HILL
MOllle Jones, Nettie West and Laura French
Improvement iu- Pcnmanship- JEFF
fries.
Neatncss Lizzie Nichols.
Vocal Musics-Ncllie TwicholL
Honorably Mentioned Cecilia Doughty
Kate OsgoOd Annie JOlIos, Mary Rode
Geneva Russ, frcdn Thomas, Kate Nolan
Mary Cox, Nettic Brown, Nellie Thompson
Aggic Rogers, Annie Shelton, Della Leon
'hardt.
After the list had been read remarks com
pllmcnting the school and its teacher wert
nltut ny AlutFitbn NutiNhs lEublGth MUTT
and Clark, and Mr.. N. A. West. =,
The examination was lL.slsIy increasing u
all present, and reflected muCh credit upoi
the teacher, who has succeeded by INCREASING
labor 90 make this one Of the best schools II
the District.
AnunaI Commenccment Of CoIaHbl,R 60,
The forty-cight annual commencement o
Columbian College took place ut the Thir
tecnth street Baptist church In the presence o
very select audience. The intense heat o
the day probably prcvoutcd the attendance o
tho throng Of citizens who yearly gather b
witness the closing exercises 81 this time hon
orcd Institution.
On the platform were seated tls Faculty O
the college, headed by Its president Rev. Geo
W. Samson, ID. ID; W. w. Corcoran, ESQ.,, Roy
Mr. Atkins, RcY Dr. Broaddus. The judge
selected Ia decide upon the orations OF III
contestants forthc Davis prize medals wer
Rev. DIR. II. w. Dodge, OF Va, Prof. W. Pa
mer, principal of the Deaf and Blind Asylum
of North Carolina; DIR. Allen Christian, OF Va
and Rev. II. II. Wyer Of Va: Weber Gei
mania Band occupied the choir gallery an
dlscoursed sweet music.
THE BxERCIsEs.
Al II o'clock the commencement exercise
began. Rev. nr. Broaddus offered up a fei
vent prayer and the programme Of orator
tlon of music being performed ut the conclu
sion nf each address. The Childhood, Nut
and Manhood OF Science, by X. II. Han es'
d. c.; The Private Soldier, by X. D. 10 Ike
of Alabama; The Special Influence Of GOye,7
mont aud Religion on the Advancement @
Art, by s. W. RittenhOuse, Of ID. CT Ia
Elilabethan Age Of Literature, by s. EDSen
Atkinson, Of n. c.; The Infallibllity Of tn
Christian Church, by II. H. Dodge, OF D. q.
The Microcosm, by G. II. Cragin, jr, Of y
C.; Homer and llOmeric Poems, by II. W
Gull, Of d. c.; The True Province Of Ration
allsm, by 4. b. Duvall, of D. c.; Valodictor!
Addresses, by r. W. Gull, of ID. q.
The following were excused: b. \. William
son, of ID. C., whose Grafton was entities
The Dignity Of Labor" 7. j. Wright o
Va, 1.-THE Overthrow Of Popular Superstl
tious by the Advancement Of Science, and G
A. King, Of Mimi, Error In Philosophy.
The oratiOns were all Of a high order, AM
were well received by the audience.
The following were the contestants for tn
Davis prize medals: X. NJ. Hardness, ID. G.
and r. ID. Locke, Ala, Of the junior class; 8
Y. Atkinson, c. II. CTagin, jr., r. W. Gull, II
IL. Dodge and $. W. Rittenhousc, D. e., Of tn
graduating class.
The prizes were then awarded, after r few
appropriate remarks by Prof. W. Palmer, q
North Carolina, az follows
First Rugglos prize, (mathematics,) G. II
Cragin, jT,, u. G.; first Gale prize, lnatura
science, )T. J. Wright, Val second Gale prize
(nRtural science,) y, q. NJ. Kurt, d. c.
S SSn a 2 Davis PRIZE a " Cni' D. {.
second, @. IL. Cragin, jT., ID. @.
After brief address by Rev, DIR. Samson
he conferred the degrees, rs follows:
Bachelor OF PhllOsOphy-S. Z. Atkinson, c
II. Crag.n, jr., II. II. Dodge, s. W. Kitten
house, I'll. Wright, D. G. Bachelor of Arts
Il: M-4ilil-n-G.; "a. A. King MINI; A. B
,s-itTnmmsOn, ID, q. Master Of Arts-Valeriu
Chiswcll, MOI J. r. Clarke, Pal II. w. Gull
d. c. A. n. Duyall, ID, c.
Honorary Degrees-Master Of Arts, Prof
H.
-slouri, and Prof Chas. 7. Brown, Tennessee
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. d. Theodore
Gill NJ D., Smithsonian Institution, ID. O..
and Willie j, Palmer principal Of the Nortl
Carolina Institution for the Deaf and Duml
and Blind; Doctor OF Divinity, Rev. David
Yerkes and Rev. Emanuel Pctayet, Switzer-
land.
The bonedictlon was pronounced, and the
audience dispered.
Last night President Samson held a Tccop-
ton at his splendid residence In College
square, which WIS very largely attended BY
the students and their lady freuds "A well a,