Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-06-20
CoIored SCHOOL Examinations.

cUlOreQ schools On
timed yesterday the three schools at Lincoln Chap
ell l2th and j streets y Z, undergoing the annual
grad seool. with fty gupls DIRTY f en- 1n
ard twenty malr.l divided into four classes In
nrabeTs forty pupils ana i in charge II Mss MARY
A COokley IN place Of Miss Maria Bailey. the reg
Primary No 8. R0bena Elkins teacher humber.
about thirty pupils, who ia their primers, and it
usi set out o., the road 70 knoIiers Fhe xanina
ton II these schoolswas very satisfactory The pu-
dressed. and well up in their studio.
The school az The corner II Delaware avenue and
III street south Miss Eliza G.. Randall principal,
with Miss Harriet Saunders, Miss Helen NJ John,
s,Gl, Miss a: " IhsmP5ins and Miss Helen A.
eDce q Superintendent Newton, Trustee WOrmley
and large number " the friends Of the pupils and
teachers. This school opened two years ago asf
septsmber, and has Consequently been in operation
nearly three years Ii commenced with but IS pupils
but its numbers have steadily increased until now
the school boasts Of over 80 pupils. The school
rois each II which l. c.mfrtablT and
entity fitted up with stationery desks black boards
IN Miss Randall : school the Righeest number borne
On SI, The rSll dITing The year was g. The pupils
ihe examination Mr.. WOrmley warmly con rstniated
Ms kanda, Tor hsT Success Fourteen win be
In the second primary, Miss Harriet Saunders
tr S n pupils are on The rolf; g were present
motel T.. During the year Miss 5. has had charge
In the lowest primary, Miss Helen NJ. Johnston
teacher the highest number on the rolls ca
The Third Primary, Miss A Y. Tbompkins teacher.
wa examined by Professor FELTON, and Superin-
teI6ent Newton, who eomplimented the scholars On
Their progress during the year. The highest number
Sin The roll in Miss Thompkins' school was 81 "a will
=. The examination q the Primary School located on
q street between 81 and "a streets south took place
yesterday. - pupils out Of 90 present. This is
branch 81 the school at the Of Delaware ave
hue and III street. The examination not quite a.
tatactoTy as was desired, account Of the illness
~ Mr. Bro.ks. the former teacher Of the school.
VI. IL haz ha1
charge for the past three months, and during that
time he progress Of the school has been steady and
The rcLool in Rehobo,h Chapel on Let street below
n, ~Uuth-Miss Jane Clark, teacher, with Miss Ma
number q the friends 81 the school being present
This school was first opened on the first Of January
ot the pupils under such circumstances was necessa-
I1ly but indifferent and in February the school was
alyidsd INTO two eiasses-primary and intermediate
The formeT was placed n charge Of Miss Matilda
Bend Forty seven pupils were present at the ex-
sEinStion to-day, most If whom gave evidence Of
The intermediate school under the direct charge
81 MS tlark had twenty four pupils present, and
wiring, and SPELLING, did great credit 10 their
teaeher The school was Considerably larger a
~ The BRICK yards Owing to the mixed character
a. a. ne school and the many changes BY transfers
six pupils viii be prunaOte from Miss Ciark's class
nnong those present. To- witness the examination at
whose efforts Rshobath Chapel Was built for the col
Sred people. The school room is large, well venti-
hated and i altogether well adapted TO the purpose
Ever since their organization the colored schools
,ssk q system in grading the Pupils Had sys-
tn .nSh a. Las prevailed in the white schools been
great progress and have more than ustifed the eI
the Trustees establish uniform system 81 Trsds
which will Doubles. tend 20 greatly adv the In.
terests Of the cOlOred schools.