Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-06-29

Public ScnO0A EXAMINATIONS.
FIRST DIsTRIcT.-Secondary School No. :, in
this district, located i'm the Franklin School
Building, Miss Ellen Gibbs teacher, was exam
ined yesterday afternoon by Trustee A. X.
Browne, assisted by Trustee j. s. Brown. This
whom were present at the examination. The
attendance of parents and friends was very
GOOD, and much interest was mani es.ed In the
and the room presented very pleasing appear
ahce. The studies are the same as those pur-
sued In other secondary schools, in sn of which
the pupils were thoroughly examined, to me
satisfaction Of the examiners and visit ,rs. Miss
Gibbs is one Of the first teachers In the District,
and the examination Of her school yesterday
| showed that it would compare favorably with
any school of q similar grade. The large AMI
comfortable school rooms OF the Franklin Build
| ing furnish ample accornmo dations for visitors
| 10 the examinations, and it is a source OF
and pupils to have good atten-
dance of friends during the exercises.
At the close Of the examination, the trustees, as
usual, made short addresses to the pupils nd
the medal and premiums were awarded as fol-
loss:-Silver medal to Susan Chamberlain, the
gold spelling medal to Florence Hazard; pre-
to Aurelia Helmuth, Mary johnson, Kate Gore,
Francis Reeves, Emma Kirchner, and Lula
Lehman; premiums for attention to itudy and
LOUISA Manptman and Mary bonnely; fot
neatness, to Irene Baumgras; for penmanship,
to Laura Bangs; for vocal music, to Belle
Meany; honorably mentioned, Misses Ida Hi
Barry, Ida Browne, III. Campbell, NJ. .ewart
Lula Rodier, and M. Eddleman.
SECOND DIsTRICT.-The male grammar
school of this district, in charge of Mr.. Chase
Roys, was examined yesterday afternoon in the
school ooIa-engine house, corner New York
astnue and 9th street. The attendance of yisi-
'ors was not so large as at some schools, but
among the number we noticed Mr.. j. 4.
Thompson, of the fourth district grammar
school, MIR. Mckee, of the second, Prof. j. W.
Hunt, Major DNrenforth, trustees Champlin
Mcclellan, and Woodward. This school has al
present on its rolls IS names, and "a pupils were
present. The exercises were commenced bv
singing rounds in good time and voice. The
nrst class In arithmetic was examined by Mr..
Woodward for 80 minutes, doing excellently.
Mr.. Mckee examined in history, and the exam
nation was fair. The second grammar class ex-
amined by Mr.. Mcclellan, did not show to good
advantage, but in the two next studies exam
ined by Mr.. McLellan-naturai philosophy and
physical geography-the pupils did well. The
second mental arithmetic class was examined
Frank Woodward and G.. Chesney, was
very fine, and the first mental arithmetic
class passed an excellent examination
Thompson, did finely, and Major DyrenfortL
pronounced the examination in German to be
very fine. At the conclusion of the exercises re-
marks were made by Mr. Champlin, Mr. E. Fen
wick and others. The following is the roll of
merit: Gold medal, Chas. 8. Chesney; best
written examination, j. II. Smith, j. Eliot
Wright and j. b. Warder; exemplary conduct
and panctuality, Leeds Kerr, John Dennison,
VIM Mcknew, ThOS. RoystOr, LIE Roy Finney
and Frank Woodward; attention to study and
improvement. Fillmore Harrison, Robert Hyatt
and Wm King; penmanship, Macmillan Geor-
gil; neatness, Chas. Davis; vocal music James
Fowler; entitled to honorable mention, Eddie
Benton, Willard Freas, John Watson, Charles
Gibbs and James Lackey. At the conclusion of
the exercises the pupils invited the visitors up
stairs and surprised them by serving a bounti-
full supply of ice cream, cake, sc.
FOURTH DIsTRIcr.-Male intermediate No
I, in charge Of Miss Genet A. Reed, was exam
ined last Thursday; thirty-sx pupils on the roll
thirty-four present. This school, like several
others in the district, has had uphill work du-
ring the whole year. The schOOl-rOOm Is i'll
adapted to its purpose, and, in consequence, the
examination was held in the Female Grammar
school-room. The promotions at the beginning
Oh tne year, OF which the school is almost en-,
treiy composed, were mairly class of bows not
all inclined to "drink deep of the Pierian
spring." and consequently were transferred
with outspoken satisfaction by their former
unsuccessful attempts to put them forward on
the scholastic road. Suspensions and delin-
quencies of various kinds had served to ode
Trustee Champlin examined the classes i'm ge-
ography, Mr.. Mcintyre in written arithmetic,
and ex-Trustees HOlmead and Ellis in mental
ar arithmehc and in reading. In the latter study
the classes, while by no means bad, were hardly
up to the spirit and vim noticeable in some
other schools of the same grade. This was nos
sibly owing mainly to the want of parental in
terest at home, as it may be remarked that
those pupils who are occasionally required to
read aloud in the domestic circle show a higher
ratio Of improvement than those who depend
mental and written arithmetic, spelling. and
the boys showed excellent pro-
fciency. In written arithmetic, especially in
common and decimal fractions, and reduction |
TIE feaSe the T. s. or
decimal notation, SO often overlooked, an.
no xxynlt Fvdn an1 T..
fractions the question "How many DAYS, hours |
minutes, and seconds I'm five-seyenths OF three
days" was quickly and accurately solved by |
nearly all the boys This line of questioning |
was beyond what we have noticed I'm Inter- |
mediate Schools for boys. The girls, both in |
the intermediate and Grammar Schools. are |
more ambitious. They are older, many on the |
yb a OF w ,i and suppose very properly
society" and hence pay more attention 10
their intellectual position, while the bows st and |
not In the slightest awe Of newspaper report srs
II the criticims Of the great world outside of |
base ball, and their own jolly frolics. Besides.
The girls at the same age, are really more ma |
ured, intellectually and physically. This fact |
3 overlooked, and the boys are frequently placed
naru q. organization, but chiefly to the physical
development, which commonly occurs three |
,r four years sooner in the gentler sex
At the close of the exercises Messrs. Holmead
md Ellis told the boys that the examiners were
7ery much pleased with the skill displayed, and |
also congratulated the teacher upon the success
If the exercises. The award of h0nOrs was as
follows: Medal to H. q. Hazard; diplomas for
best written examination to Herman Knoch,
And. j. Raglan, VIM. ID. Ellis for exemplary |
conduct and punctuality to james Thomas, |
Louis Dentinger, Leonard Whiting, John Hep
burn, Samuel Bower, Willie MAXWELL for at
tention to study and improvement, George 4. |
Welde, Burdette Taylor, VIM. +. Lyons; pen
manship, Eddie Wright; neatness, John L. $.
Hughes; vocal music, Charles Bid; honorable
John Ashton, John Durkin, Ernest |
Clark, Jos. Grinder, Daniel Smthson, Richard |
Henderson.
In connection with school honors, we mad |
omitted In yesterdays notice Of Miss |
Anna Bailey's examination, the presentation of |
premiums to Theodore w. Noyes and VIM. A. |
johnson for excellence in defamation i'm the |
closing exercises of the Male Grammar School |
Of the District. The premium to Theodore w.
Noyes was given by ex-Alderman Robert W.
Fenwick. The premium to Willie johnson was |
given by his teacher, Mr.. j. f. Thompson. who
made encouraging and cOmmendatory remarks
to the boys, both Of whom are very young and |
every way worthy Of their school honors. |
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