Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-06-29
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department OF inc OOlulnDlhn OOheBe tVpe / ,
place Monday night At the Thirteenth Street
Baptist church. The church was filed ~ The
admirers u the young students, the principal
ortion Of whom being ladies, whose approx |
Lag smiles and showers oi bouquets added
much to the Interesting exercises.
After prayer by the Rcy. Mr.. Cuthbert MI.
y. T. Mason, principal Of the preparatory |
apartment Of Columbian College, announced
The rpcnkcrr The Marine Band then exc
cutcd selections from Martha" when the
following order Of exercises was rendered,
zach Of the young speakers being received
with applause, and at the conclusion Of their |
defamation greeted with bouquets by their
8aiutliory, VIM. A. Singleton, Song Of the |
Street. j. COrwlnc; "Aprcs In Batailie"
Shields burr; The Old Clock on the Stair,
Harry johnson; Landing Of tho PilgrimA 3.
II. Wagner Dialogue, selection from Me-
chant " Venice, siclkcr Given, J. II. Wilson,
Harry Enstman, Harry Johnson, a. A. Lips
comb, W, 4, II. Church, Beautiful Snow,
IamhcrtR Bergman; Tribute 70 tho Washiag-
ton Monument welker Glycni Little Grotch-
On, A. A. Lipscomb; The Convlcts Soliloquy
8. N. Tptin, Dialogue, Selection from Fish
out Of Water, 8. II. Wagner, Welker Given,
Frank Clendenin, &. M. Addison W. 3.
Dockoy,W. 4. singleton, Samuel Kelley, +.
p. Atkinson; Liberty, w. A. Dutton; soldier
Harry Eastman; The Dying Achemist, Jesse
il. Wilson; Nalcdictory, Harry Eastman.l
The hOn0rs were then conferred a. follows;
Scholarship. First Class-- First honor Harry
Eastman; second, w. A. button.
Advanced Secund-Flrst honor, W. A. SIN
gleton; second w. II. Church.
Junior Sceond-First honor, y. 2. Atkinson;
second, w. 3. Hogg.
Third Glass First honor. L. NJ. CuthcrL
j. A. Waters.
Deportmcnt-w. A. Singleton, W. A. Dut-
ton, W. A. II. Church, II. II. Hcltmuller, y.
MCClelland, Louis B. Bcall W. g. HogH, VI.
Eastman, L. NJ. Cuthbert.
After the comforting OF the certificates and
medals the benediction was pronounced,
which closed the exercises Of the evening.
Annual Examination Of Second District Femaie
GrHmmar School.
This school, Of which Miss Georgia Lane h
principal, underwent It's annual examination
on Monday afternoon, In the presence off,
very large number Of ladies and gentlemen
Among the latter we noticed Trustees J. s
Brown, A. X. Browne, L. Champlin, Goorg
+. Mcclellan, W. X. Woodward, J. I. Leayy
esq, r. NJ. Mckee, esq, J. T. Curlew, esq,
Il. Thompson, esq, James Croggin, esq.
ID. l.. Selke elq., teacher Of German In III
the third and fourth districts, A. Kluss, esq.
August Shurctiie, esq 4. NJ. Maedel, esq.
b. DE Wolf, 60, X, W. Fenwick, ESQ.,, an
many othcrr.
The school-rOOm was very tastcfly deco
rated with garlands and wreaths and a
its festive dress formed q fitting receptacle
for the beautiful and intelligent faces Of tn
young ladies who graced IL with their pres
cncc. The scholars were examined In read
ing, grammar, physical geography an
Ian; In arithmetic by r. NJ. Mckee, esq, prir
cipal Of the Franklin School Building, and /
algrehra by J. T. Lcayy, esd, assistaH
teacher Of the Third district male gramma
school. II Is almost unnecessary 10 stat
Al. A..
perfect o. that fact Is patent to all who kno'
the school and Its efficient and aecomplishc
teacher The special class in German wa
examined bY Professor r. G. DyrenfOrth, VIII
gives instruction In this language In the dis
trict, aud the marked progress eyinced by IN
Young ladies reflects great credit upon thei
indu, try AZ we'll as upon their teacher.
Seyei III songs, sung by the school, as we
as two so,,Ts, "Allic May and al will eve
think Of thee, the first rendered by Mis-
Rebccca Wolf and the latter by Miss jose
phine Forbes, nam tested the excelloney Q
the musical training witch these young ladlc
receive under the supervision OF Protcsso
Daniels.
Some select readings met with much Of
plause particularly one entitled Proud Mi.
Mcbride" by Miss Hortense Trevitt, to whOi
as the hest reader In the school was awarde
-I-bcRutifully hound book, presented by TTm
tee Geo =. Mcclellan.
At the conclusion of the exercises tho pre-
MUM list was read and the prizes distribute
by Trustee W. 2. Woodward, as follows:
School Modal-Sus'e Collins.
Best Written Examinations Goodrich
Jennie Gettings, Lizzie Prather.
Exemplary Conduct and Punctuallty-Ma
rian WcthcTau, Hortense Trcyitt Annie ka
IussoroslSi, Marian Shook, Mary Pratber LII
lie Pearson.
Attention to study and improycmept-ha
johnson, Maggie Walsh, CcInclla Ellis
pnnntnns II abppen DeWOlH.
Nea.ncss-Sarah Peace.
Vocal Music-Josephine Forbes.
Honorably mer toned Laura Crcasor, Kat
Campbell, Laura KlOpfer, Hattie Wise, Alc
Garrison, Emma Bond, Grace Poole, I'd
Jordon, Antouia Rocscr, Elmira Garner, Ell
Prof n. a, Dyrcniorth delivered to MI
Kate T. Brown the gold medal for Germa
nrcsentcd by Messrs. II. Il A. Shmedtie, an
to Miss Maggie Walsh as the next DC
scholar IN the above named study, han'
some gold cross, presented by Adolph Gus
es1, Prof. %. accompanied the delivery
these prizes with neat little speech.
In connection with the award OF the scho
medal Trustee WOODWARD mentioned U
ave Young ladies, viz Masses Jennie Getting
Lizzie Prather, Inez Goodrich, May Johns
aud Susie Collins, were so nearly alike In |
points that bear upon the acquisition OF u
honor that the su6-bOard hesitated at hrst
its decision, but that finally, after lengu
ladies WIN declared TO be entitled to the mcdi
At the close of the distribution OF premium
remarks, cOmplimcnting the school, we
made by Trustees Mcclellan and WOOdwar
aud by Mr.. August Shmcdtie, the latter &c
tleman giving expression TO his grntlhcatit
In seeing the great progress made In the STUD
OF German In our public schools, and al
made known his intention 10 donate the san
number Of medals % next year.
The examination was a great success
every respect and gave evidence Of the hlg
degree OF excellence which this school HI
acquired under the charge oil It's lalthi nj al
efficient teacher:
Much credit Is certainly due 10 Miss Lar
for her untiring eudcayOrs In making this
model school, aud that she has succeeded
her noble efforts, nobody, who witnessed u
examination yesterday, can possibly doubt
Academy of the Sacred Heart OF hArJ.
At the Academy of the Sacred Hea
ui Mary, South Washington, under u
charge Of the Dominican Sisters, MOnda
the Rev. 2. CNAjOu aud Rev. Mr.. FOrtul
concluded close and thorough examinatl,
of tho pupils, after twO-days' trial At prt
cnt there are on the roll Of the seminary
pupils, over 10 Of whom were in attsndSn
Monday, among them being the daughters
some Of our most intelligent and rcspect
citizens. Tho young ladies, whose ages ran
from nine 10 sixteen years, were subjected
close scrutiny on the following subject
Grammar, geography, history, mythOlog
spelling, arithmetic, composition, (Englisl
French music rhetoric, philosophy, bota
and Catochism of Christian Doctrine. T
pcnmanship displayed by the young lad
was really beautiful. After the eXamlnatl
large number Of premiums, In the shape
atandard volumes Of our best authors, media
crosses, &C., were distributed 10 the pupils
the reverend gentlemen. The questions pa
posed by the examiners were In some instanC
rather didicult, hut without exception we
all answered with precision which denot
Closc attention to the subject and q degT
at careful training. We mention no NAM
for where all answered so oleyerly We won
hnd II difficult 10 particulaTize.
The academy Is pleasantly and convenient
located, being within half n square Of the eal
= an1-WCll adapted for school purposes, /
rooms being large, airy and cool and the .
tcrs merit great praise for lie success Will
has attended their labor.
Examination ofssecoudAFy sschOsls-.