Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-06-22
Public school Examinations

Browne. This school is composed of bows and
has hfty-one names upon the roll, of whom fif-
teen or eighteen will be transferred to higher
schools in September. The examination was
satisfactory, and showed that considerable ad-
vaneement had been made during the year.
The large number of parents and friends who
were present seemed much gratified with the
exercises. At the close of the examination Mr.
Browne addressed the school, and announced
medals and premiums as fOllows:-Medal, to
Thaddeus Eiker; premiums for exemplary con-
duct and punetuality, to Fred. Myers, Henry
Spackman, Henry Lowry, @. Nash, Josiah
Wilmington, and q. WOodley; premiums for At
tention to study and Improvement were awarded
TO Daniel Oliver, Joseph Whitmer, and VIM
DE Ford; for neatness, to VIM. Stuart, for vocal
music, to Peter Maloney for penmanship, to
John Hamilton; honorably mentioned. Jessie
DuNbury, JabeZ Serrin, Vim. Corcoran, VIM
Douglass and william Cooke.
SECOND DIsTRICT-First Male intermediate
OF thls district was examined yesterday after
noon by Messrs. Woodward and Mcclellan, in
the presence of a number of visitors among
whom were Prof. Hunt, former principal OF
the Male Grammar School OF this district;
mess5s. r. q. Cate, r. w. Fenwick, and Mr..
Bond. The examination in written arithmetic,
conducted by MIR. woodward, was rather better
Mcclellan, was good; thseeography. by Mr.
woodward, very good; and the mental arith-
metic, by Mr.. Mcclellan, was excellent. The
rearing, especially in concert. was correct and
spirited :. The Burial of Moses" was beauti-
Lully read by Walker Howard; as also " The
Coral Grove" by Edward Thomas, Joseph
Burch, Holmes Cate. and VIM. Laurenson; and
the dialogue, Anthony and Ventidius," bv
Walker Howard and Thomas Dorian. The sing
ing was good; discipline ditto. This school Is
9ne Of the best OF the grade in the city, and the
teacher has this year kept up its previous repu-
tation by qualifying nearly half her pupils for
transfer, and, if reom can be found, 25 will be
advanced grade. There are 81 pupils on the
roll, all of whom were present. The medal aud
diplomas were awarded as follOws:-Medal, W.
r r, Randolph; best written examinations, Jos.
MI. N
conduct and punctnalty, John Ferguson, w
LaurensOn, Frank Ward, Galusha Rigples. q
n. Ourand, simpson Cooper; study and i'm
prOveRent, Henry g. Spalding. John Marie
Andrew Sherwood; Improvement in pe-.
snip, mos III. Dorian: neatness. ,,,akArson ~
noo'eI Involvement In vocal music, w. Wal
decker: entitled to honorable mention, Alfred
Fowler, Richard Gibbs, Thomas Wilson, Josie
-. Bureh, James III. LANCE. Howard Beall,
Eddie III. Thomas, Frank Perley, Streeper
freas, James Scaggs, Clarence Poole Ernest
r. hing. Appropriate remarks were made by
Prof; Hunt and Messrs. Cate. Fenwick and
teacher and pupils.
THIRD DIsTRICT.-Female Secondary, No. 3.
Miss Mary Awkward teacher, located in WAL
ZACH Building, was examined Tuesday after
noon by trustees j. C.. Dulin, VIM. b. Moore
DR.. Keen, of the Navy Department. T. Edward
Clark, Esq. and n. A. West, principal of the
Wallach School Building. The school room
was crowded with the parents and friends OF
the school, among whom noticed Alderman
Gullck, and Councilman Barton, and all seemed
highly pleased with the exercises, which did
great credit to the teacher and pupils. The roll
OF merit is as follows: Gold medal, Annie +.
Clark; exemplary Conduct and punctuality,
Annie ;. Harrington, Lizzie 4. Norris Jessie
Houghton, Annie +. Frye, Cora X. Ober and
Annie nj. Skirving; attention to study and i'm
provement, Kate Hilton, Rose A. Armstead,
and Aggie Baldwin; improvement in penman.
ship, Annie 4. Keller; neatness, Florence Ma
CHIMES; vocal music, Geneva Arnold; entitled to
honorable mention, Lucilia Smith, Ella X.
Cook, Maggie Mitchell, Annie v. Bruff, Amelia
Lusby, Emma Harrison, and Jane Donnelly.
The room was tastefully decorated with flow
ers, hanging baskets, and evergreens. The re-
citations were good, and those in spelling and
arithmetic especially fine. The singing was
very excellent, and the whole examination was
very satisfactory to the trustees and visitors.
The school is in all respects model school, and
Miss Awkward has proved herself a most sue
cessful and efficient teacher. One very marked
feature of this school is the high toned moral
and refined sentiment that seems TO peryade it.
FOURTH DIsTRICT.-The Female Grammar
School in this district, Mrs. Mary Martin,
teacher, was examined yesterday by Trustees
Champlin, Chase, and Brown, assisted BY other
gentleman There were present a large number
OF parents OF the pupils and others interested in
education and particularly in the success of
this school. which maintained so prominent
place under the management of the lamented
Mrs. AmidOn. The examination on this Occa-
sion showed that its former reputation Is not
likely TO suffer under the judicious management
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TO realize her honorable and responsible position
as successor to so eminent a teacher, and We
think fully meets the hopes and expectations OF
the trustees and the public. The school room
pupils Presented neat ana q and the
anee. Grammar, arithmetic, geography, phi
losOphy, music, composition, and rhetoric were
the branches in which the pupils were examined.
Trustee Brown and Mr. j. T.. Thompson con
Quoted the examination in the three first named.
Mr.. Cbamplin in the next, and Mr.. o. e. Wight
rhetoric. nj he.
examination in this branch Mr.. Wight
paid high compliment to the pupils for
The examination in geography was thorougi
lasting one and a half honrs, both classes show
ing great proficiency. In mental arithmetic
great proficiency was also shown, and the
prompt explanations and reasons given by the
pupils a to why certain results are produced
under different arrangements of figures showed
that this branch had been thoroughly C An vassed.
he singing under Prof. Mcfarland, the mu-
steal tutor, was good. The composition, cash
ion, by Louisa StrObel, was a meritOrious pro-
duetion, and the writer was warmly praised.
ton in German by Mr.. ID. l.. Selke, indicated
that considerable Roadway has been made in
this dificult language during the short time it
has been taught in our grammar schools. In
philosophy the pupils seemed well posted. The
hour growing late, MIR. Champlin cut short the
exercises, much to the regret of the spectators,
though greatly to the relief of the pupils,
who had sat quietly for nearly five hours.
He then read the roll of merit, aud
distributed the premiums as follows =
School medal, Louisa StrObel; best written ex-
smiDations, Jennie McCauley, Adele h. GRAY
Bette Havenner; exemplary conduct and pune
tuality, Lottie Lucas, Alice Cooksey, Susie Por-
ter, Annie Whitemore, Lizzie Bowen, Clara
wilson; attention TO study and improvement,
Nellie Storer, Sophie Allen, Adefa Burdine;
penmanship. Emma Ramsey; neatness, Sophie
Llpphard; vocal and instrumental music, Susie
Mockabee; honorably mentioned, Fannie Tats-
Paugh, Lizzie CorcOraD, Sarah Birch, Lille
Clear. Mary Gray, Kate Maxwell, gnes Stro-
bel beautiful gold medal to the best scholar
in German, donated by Messrs. A. and H.
Schmidt Jewellers on 9TH street, was awarded to
Miss Alcenia Brothers. The second prize for
the German class. a volume of ''Auerbach's
Village Stories was given to Miss l.. StrobeI
the same who received the school medal. A
beautiful and valuable medal called the "Ami-
don Medal which has been founded in honor
OF the late much loved teacher Of the school and
10 be permanent medal for the most amiable
pupil, was BY vote OF the school awarded to
Miss Susan Howison. This was presented with
appropriate remarks by s. Y. AtLee, ESQ., who
gave history of its origin. Remarks were
made BY Messrs. U. q. Wight, Champlin, Brown.
Clark, Thompson and others eulogistic of the
school and the zeal OF the teacher, which ter
minated the exercises.
CoLoRKD SCHOOL ExAMINArIoNs.-The ex-
ANIMATION Of four colored schools of the lower
grade took place in the school building at the
corner OF 9Th and 4 streets southwest Yesterday.
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