The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-23

OFFICIAL EXAMINATIONS OF THE PUBLIC
SCHooLs.-The intermediate school ut Navy
Hill miss N. M. Chase teacher) was exam
incd on Tuesday. The following pupils
were promoted to the grammar grade :
Gregory Hayes, Henry Jones, John Couls,
Willie johnson, Martha Simms, Susie Hill,
Mary Cass, Lewis Lee, Ida Allen, Edmund
Payne, Willie Hill, James Reed, John Cox,
Martha White, Lima Gardiner, Bette liar-
ris, Alberta Brown, Benjamin Ferguson.
The following pupils have not been ah-
sent nor tardy during the year: Alberta
Brown, George Scott. The following not
absent during the year: Ida Allen, Gre
CORY Hayes, Andrew Bowler. The follow
Ing but once absent, and then from sick
ness John Couts and Rachel Braxton.
All the exercises of this school gave cyi-
dence of fiithfulneSs on the part of the
teacher. Good progress has been made by
the pupils.
Tie Navy Hill primary school, No.
(Miss Catharine E. Wright tcacher), was also
visited by the Board of Education Tuesday.
Here a large number of pupils was found
fitted for promotion to the intermediate
grade-viz.. Martha Hamilton, Emma Ham,
ilton, Martha Murray, Martha Anderson,
Mary Porter, Virginia Porter, Lizzie Ly-
ons, Matilda Bell. Mary Judah, Sarah Drew,
Mary Davis, Nellie CloptOn, Sammie Dem,
Alexander Dean, David Paine, Thomas
johnson, and Oscar Brown. In this school
Oscar Brown has the honor Of not having
been absent during the year.
The order and general appearance OF this
school was very pleasing, and the progress
of the pupils has been highly commendable.
Primary schools No. 2 and No. 3, Navy
Hill (Mr. James Fl. Bowserand Mr.. William
G.. R0ane teachers), were also visited the
same day. These schools are composed of
pupils less advanced than those of primary
school No. l, and it was not supposed that
any promotions would be made here. In
Mr.. Bowser's school, however, two pupils,
William Field and Edward Mundin, were
found 80 well advanced as to merit promo
ton to the intermediate grade.
The teachers of both these schools deserve
much praise for the good appearance OF their
schools and the general advancement OF
their pupils.
The examinations of Tuesday ended very
pleasantly with 4 visitation OF the Broad
Street grammar school (MiSs Jennie How
ard teacher). The following pupils were
offered for promhtion to the high school
grade, and passed most excellent and salts
factory examination: Sarah Ahern, Matte
Bagby, Carrie Colin, Lucie GrcenhoW,
Clara IIagemcycr, Dora Jones, Julia
Mitchell, Fannie Heath Annie Pleasanis,
Etta Libby, Eugcnia Wigslesworth. The
following were recommended for special
examination at the close of the summer va
cation: Ella Hicks, Annie Jude, and Mary
Jacobs. Two have not been absent nor
tardy during the ycar-Annie ileasants
and Rosa Phillips.
The excellent method of instruction enl-
ployed by the teacher of this school, as
eyinced by the cleurneSs and entire GER
tainty with which problems were solved
and questions answered, was fully recos-
nzcd by the members of the Board of'Edu-
cation present, and received as merIted
praise. The young ladies promoted from
this school will take good rank in the new
high school, which is now imperatiycly de-
manded.