Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-06-24
LOCAL y f w 5.
Public school Examinations.
FIRST DISTRICT.

Female Secondary School No. 3, of the first
district, Mrs. NJ. E ROtlier teacher, was exam
ined on Thursday by Superintendent Wilson
Trustee Hart and ex- Trustee Harris. This schooi
can hardly be considered graded secondary as
many OF the pupils are in primary studies. The
examination however was satisfactory Mrs.
ROdier II an experienced teacher. The medal
was awarded TO Emma T.. Marshall and dplO-
Edith BlaekistOn, Helen b. Todd, Ida VI. Mar
shall, Mary j. Scott, Mary T.. Davidson,
Mary A Russell, Aggle NJ: Snyder, c.. B.
Emily F. Garner, l.. u. Raub. X. l.. Sterling
Clara j. Dante NJ. T.. Chapman. and VI. C.
JOuyenal- Miss Barbara Bopp wasa competitor
for the medal, and. in view of her advancement,
n friend presented her with medal
SECOND DISTRICT.
Secondary School No x, Miss Jennie Free
teacher. examined some days ago in the
schOOl-hOuSc on q street. between 4th and 5th and
as u usual the pupils were found To be well up in
their studies, and the general bearing of the
pupils showed that the school was well dscip-
lined The medal was awarded IL Naomi w.
East. and diplomas % Naomi W. East, Mary A
BUguid. Julia VI. Quantrell, Augusta j. Rupp,
Amelia II. FahreHbruch. Harriet l.. Davis
Charlotte q. Schiegel, Ida l.. Wells, Jessie Il.
Donaldson. Fannie II. Thomas. Elizabeth c.
Turner, Agnes L. Macarthur, EsteIfe Havenner,
Annie III. Savls, jeanette Poole, Ellen L Don
al6sOn. CathaTine A. Kirk. Louisa Heider Ellen
'. Hayes, and Nellie 5. Deland-
THIRD DISTRICT.
The Female Grammar School in this district,
Miss Mary A. AiriCk principal. was examined
Yesterday in the following branches of study -
Physical geography, by the teacher; physiology,
by DIR. y A. H. Mckim; English grammar. BY
Superintendent Wilson; arithmetic, by Mr.. Hi
ton. teacher Of ale Grammar School; algebra
by the teacher; and German, by Trustee Hart,
OF the second district The result satisfac-
tory 10 the trustees and the large number of
visitors present. There % pupils on the roll,
ali OF whom were present. The singing and
reading were very good, eliciting the warmest
commentator OF those present. The premiums
were announced 10y Mr.. Dulin. The gold medal
was awarded to Miss Mary L. Kealey, who
f--saF 7ar,lar 81.
awarded to Misses Lizzie NJ. Stromberger,
Florence y. Hopkins, Mary =. Thomas, Alice
W. Simpson, Anna T.. Cunningham. Ellen C..
Dyer. GeOrgiana Nicholson, Ida wilkerson,
LuSetga ID. GOnzenbach. Maria h. klnehance,
Lizzie \. Scott. Jessie III. i. Clarke, Mary L.
McKim. Ella Mary Miller. Mary F. Little.
Maggie +. Forbes, Evelge Van DOren, Mary E.
WesthOTpe, and Anna f. Jefferies. The gold
medal for German was awarded 20 Mary =.
Thomas, and the silver medal for German to
Florence j. Hopkins. Mr.. Selke, the German
teacher, gave % each of the following young
ladies a handsomely bound volume of English
poetry as a reward for attention and diligence
during the year Lizzie A. Scott, Jessie III. r.
Clarke. Mary f Mckim, Kate O'Brien, Evelge
Van DOren. Lizzie NJ. Stromberger. In distrib-
uting the medals for the German, Dir. Selke
stated that Miss Mary L. Kealey would have
received the silver medal but for having received
the school medal, and that therefore the medal
was awarded 10 Miss Florence j. Hopkins the
next best scholar. The exercises closed with
singing by the entire school.
Female Secondary No. 6, in this district, Miss
Eliza G.. Simpson teacher, was examined yester-
day by Trustees French and Marche. Superin-
tendent Wilson, and Mr.. Hilton, teacher Of the
Male Grammar School of the district. There
are IS pupils on the roll, all present The result
was very satisfactory, particularly in writing
arithmetic, and spelling. In the latter the school
carried off the medal contested Tor by all the
secondary schools OF the district, which was
awarded 10 Emily Il. Buchler. The medal was
awarded 10 Mary r. Cunningham. and diplomas
Ia .Jenrie Is. Simpson, Emma h. Scott. Lizzie
q. Meads. Mary c. Edelin,, Ella j. Morrison,
Rreh doom Er,aflx-
p Williamson, Celestina PetrOLA, Jeanette
Brown, Adaline v. Mansfield, Rosa f. Burgess
Alwine l. Ockert. Emma o. Buckley, Mary q.
Barley Martha NJ. Russell, Annie NJ. Quinn
Maggie VI. Mellis, Hannah IT. Barrett, ami
NargaretT. SOOne- Twentv-seye u Of the pupils
will lie transferred
Female Secondary School No T. Miss 4. NJ .
l-usby teacher ,wasexaminedty Trustee Marche
Dr. MChim and Mr.. Hilton. There are fifty-
four pupils on the roll, ffty-two present, and
sixteen will he transferred The chiidren passed
an excellent examination generally, and were
highly cOmplimented at the conclusion by Dr.
MckIm. The medal was awarded to e. prlanthfs
III. J.. Wilson, and diplomas 10 Josephine A
Mallory. Clara T.. Hitchcock, Ada J. Penn.
Alice Novel;, Margaret a. x. Rocket. Elijah IN
Fire. F5suHfi Mary + tsTngs' Mar EsteLle Hs
Ella NJ. Wright, ClarisSa Smith. Virginia e..
Mitchell, Jane +. Shepherd, Leila V. McCatl-
ran, Sarah A. Bladen, Adelaide c. Smith, Sc
lima L. Martin, Addie May Mathis and Harriet
IL McEim.
Male Secondary NOT. Miss A. j. Rowland.
leGCLcrs was examined yeS1erday by Trustee " 4.
B. Moore. The school has 6i pupils; 10 were
present, and Is will he transferred. The readi-
mss and correctness of the pupils showed that
the teacher had not lahOTed ia vain. In the con-
test for the medal, ID. A. !. Twitchel and
Victor Mendeliff were so near equal that Miss
Rowland presented the city medal to Irving
ard a similar one, at her own expense, to Men
delhi. VIM Z Michigan and John Toner were
each presented by the teacher with a neat writ
ing desk, for their faithful performance of the
nut..s required during the scholastic year
DiEIOmas wee awarded 10 Victor Mendelih D.
"A. Twitchil, Theodore +. Huysman, William E
Michigan, John Toner; John P. Yierbuchen,
Marion a. Tippett, Thomas Maloney, John
Layton Selby, Vim. Redding, VIM Handy VIM
Eally, Conrad Kraft, Vim. c. Akern, George
Thomas Parker, VIM ID. Aiken, VIM. Engfe,
VIM. L. Wesley, Abiah L. Palmer, Edward Ill
Eakel, and Rudolf Scheitleim.
Female Secondary No. Q, Miss VI. T.. Armes-
tead, teacher, located In the Wallach school
building, was examined yesterday BY Trustee
Dulin, IN the usual branches of study prescribed
Tor its grade. The school has been In operation
only about two months, and numbers less than
~ The pupils acquitted themselves hanClsoIn ~
There were no premiums awarded, in cons
quenee OF the short time the pupils have been
under training.
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