Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-06-30
Public school Examinations.

MARKRTTKR's ART GALLERY, ass It'll street.
BARLOw's ART GALLERY. 81 Pa. avenue.
Public school Examinations.
FIRST DIsTRICr-The Female Grammar
school Of the First District, Mrs. NJ. T.. hewitt
teacher, was examined yesterday afternoon BY
Trustees A. h. Browne, Geo. +. Mcclellan, T.
Champlin, W. X. Woodward and y. ). Brown,
friends OF the pupils, and prominent citizens
among whom were .. ID. Barrett, Adolph Kluss
JnO. T.. Thompson, Principal Male Grammar
school Fourth District, Mr.. Mckee, Principal
Male Grammar school First District 5. Jno
Thomson, and others The large room occupied
by this school in the Franklin building furnished
ample accommodations for the visitors, and be-
ing located on the third floor, with large win
d0ws opening on both X and 18th streets, was
comparatively cool and pleasant. The exami-
nation in reading, arithmetic and anatomy was
conducted by A. h. Browne, in grammar by
Mr.. Mcclellan, in geography by Mrs. hewitt, in
rhetoric by Prot. Barrett, in philosophy by Mr..
and indeed il would be a hard matter to say in
which they eNcelled, a. they were good
m all. Mrs. hewitt, formerly Miss Ramsey,
rs widow lady of acknowledged ability,
and before her marriage had charge of
the Third District Female Grammar school
The exercises yesterday were interSpersed with
vocal music by the pupils, under direction of
Prof. Daniel, and the singing elected much
praise. of the a. pupils on the roll, AZ were
present at the examination, only 3 of whom
were in the first class in September last. At the
very complimentary terms of the school, and
the medal and premiums were awarded As fol-
lews;-Gold medal TO Miss Sarah Otphsnt;
premiums for the best written examinations to
Harriet Cove, Clara Leah and Efie Burr; pre-
miums for exemplary conduct and punctuality
10 Anna Clark. Efie ROdier, Lille Conrow,
Nettie Lehman, Minnie BlackistOn and Alyertla
Hawk; premiums for attention to study and
improvement to Anna DuttOn, Frances Sypherd
and Louisa Bishop; for penmanship to Lulu
CToggOn; for neatness to Frances Farley; for
vocal music to Isabella W. Wilson; honorabIy
mentioned, Sophia Belger, Kate FOrtenay Ada
claTk, Agnes McGrew, Mary Blackiston, Ger
trude Jones, Mary Mcqueen and Matte Grew
son. A medal, consisting OF a massive gold
cross, presented by Adolph Clues, Esq, was
awarded to Miss Gertrude Jones as the best
German pupil.
THIRD DIsTRICT-Prmary School, No. s.
Third District, Miss NJ. f.. Van Doren teacher
was examined by Trustee Clark. This school
has occupied the building known as the old
market-hOuse, corner of Sd and south A streets
At the commencement of the year this and Pri-
mary No. were graded into LIST and I'd Primary
a. an experiment. The progress during the first
SIX months was more than reasonably could be
expected, and fully justified the authorizations of
the Trustees. The bad condition of the school
building for the past three months has COM
PEELED the school to be often closed for DAYS at
time; but even under these adverse circumstan-
ces the progress of the school has been kept up,
and the examination was very satisfactory.
Number transferred, Is. Medal scholar, Alice
McNantZ; premiums for exemplary conduct and
punctuality, Emma Scott, Adeline Mansfield,
Annie Leiteh, Marion Greenwich, Katie Anlie-
ter, Margaret Keliber; attention to study and
Improvement, Lulu Whalen, Laura Baker and
Florence Keener; Improvement in penmanship,
Augusta Nichols; neatness, Ellen McPherson;
improvement in vocal music, Elizabeth Kauf-
man: entitled TO honorable mention JuIi,
Clarke, Ellen Nichols. Mamie Spears. Marga-
ret Brown, JOhanIah Nolan, Marie Bean and
A. DaHch.
Primary No. 6, Miss Victoria v Scott teacher.
was also examined by Trustee Clark. Whole
mum her Of scholars 81. This school made a very
teacher had performed her duty faithfully.
Number transferred, IS. Medal scholar, Frank
lin Schneider; premiums for exemplary conduct
ard ard punetuality, John Nally, Henry Dodge,
William Randall, Jasper Randall, Stephen
Swain, Joseph Wells; attention to study and
Improvement, Abe Garges, William Norris, e.
mlligsn; improvement in vocal music, Edward
Burges; honorably mentioned, Lewis Otterbach
Fat f-esnahan, Tim Flynn, John Michigan,
CharieJ Dove, Frank Drisney, William Drsney.
FOURTH DISTRICT Secondary No. 8, for
boys, on n street, between y and 9th streets,
Mis- Alice Milburn teacher. was examined
Tuesday by Trustee <. Champion. This school
Is composed OF AZ pupils, all OF whom were
present. In all of the studies the pupils showed
an advanced degree Of progress, which was
highly complimented by Mr.. Champion. During
the past year Ill pupils have been transferred
10 his her grade schools, leaving but five of the
number who were present at the commencement
of the year. Transfers have been made en- four
different occasions, and each time the boys have
been found quite proficient in their studies The
school honors were awarded as follows -
Medal-Charles Weser. For exemplary conduct
and punctuality diplomas were awarded to
Elias Rowell, Robert Windsor, George Tats-
Paugb, James Jones, Matte Fish, and Frank
Donaldson. For attention to study and improve
ment diplomas were given to William Cramp-
ton, Robert Miller, Samuel Milton. Penman-
ship-Frank Law. Neatness-Frank Walker.
Music-George Reese. Honorably mentioned
William Bailey, Edward Fawcett, Richard
Norehead, james Collinsworth, JudsOn Allen,
Charles Mudderman. and George Sauer. Mr..
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in during the exercises, and at the conclusion
all EXPIRE ssed themselves well satisfied.
This closes up the school examinations in the
Fourth District, and it is proper to add pass
ing word of praise TO Mr.. Champlin who, out OF
twenty-five examinations in the district has
been present at twenty-five, and has shown
and of education generally. Ex-Trustee j. E.
r. Holmead, too, has rendered good service in
assisting on these occasions; also, Messrs. Ellis
anu Stephenson, eN-tTus,ees' ana ana =. 4: IhomR-
have ali of them been present on most of these
interesting occasions and aided in the exercises.
ST. MATTHEWS INsTITUTE--The interesting
exercises of this institute, under the control of
the Brothers OF the Christian Schools, of which
Brother Tobias l. President, commenced on
Saturday last, and continued until Tues
day evening. The pupils were rigidly examined
in LATIN BY Rev. Dr. White and Prof. Schad,
and In phOnography and the higher mathema-
tics by President Tobias and Prof. Joseph,
Vi ana ALSO Dy heSsrS- %.
e. O'Connel and Mr.. Reddy, the former of the
Interior Department, and the latter of st. Louis
University. Among those pupils who distin-
guished themselves most are the following: La
tin. Louis Teen, Frank YouDg, and Vincent
Hubbard; photography. John Purcell, Michael
COughlin, Thomas Wade. Charles Demnot and
Charles Bart; mathematics, John Coughlin. "a
youth OF but twelve years, solved some of the
most intricate problems in geometry, even to
the seventh book Michael COughlan, and JAS
Mclaughlin; bookkeeping, Louis Teen, John
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Caperton and John Allen; drawing, Joseph Re-
petit, James Hardin, James Mclaughlin. Jas
Benson, Charles Demnot. and William Bond
English composition and rhetoric Louis TEEN,
Hugh Caperton, and James Mclaughlin.
NEW BOAT CLUB-Last ev ming, a number
OF gentlemen met at the Potomac Ferry House
10 take the preliminary steps to the formation
OF a boat club, TO be called "The Mount Vernon
Yacht Club" Mr.. +. II. Bell was elected tenn
porary president, and the further election of
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