Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-03-14
The japanese Embassy.
THE PRESIDENTS DINNER TO THE ANBAssA-
DORS.

DORIS.
The dinner given by the President to the Chief
Ambassadors and Commissioners Of the jana
nese Embassy came off at the White House last
evening. The guests besides the members of the
Embassy were Vice President Colfax Speaker
Blaine, Secretaries Fish, Boutwell,, Belknap
RobesoH and DelanO, Postmaster General Cres-
well, Attorney General Williams, Solicitor
De Long, j. Mort, Japanese charge daffairs,
General Cameron, General Banks, Governor
Cooke, Admiral Porter, Generals Horace Porter,
-. T.. Babcock, F. T. Dent and Myers, and
Robet NJ. Douglas, private secretary of the
President. The state dining room was beauti-
fully decorated with flowers, prominent among
in baskets of japenieas. The dinner was CON
cluded at 9 O'Clock, when the party adjourned
to the Blue Room, where they found assembled
all the ladies OF the families of the invited guests
who assisted Mrs. Grant in the reception of the
distinguished visitors. During the evening the
Marine band performed some of their choicest
music. The reception concluded at half past
VISIT TO A PUBLIC SCHOOL
This morning Mr.. F. NJ. Tanaka, and other
members of the Japanese delegation, sccompa-
MED by Commissioner Eaton. of the Bureau
OF Education, visited the Franklin School
practical workings Of our school system. They
were received by the Superintendent J. q.
Wilson, and Trustees Hart, Stewart, and
the BUILDING, aSd ~eTe en sSr hFU with
exercises in the several school rooms
Commencing with the lowest grade in the male
various grades, and in the reverse order through
the female department. In Primary School
No. 4; Miss Perkins, teacher, they witnes sed the
mode of object teaching, the lesson under con
Secondary School No. 4, Miss Fuller, teacher,
there was an exercise in vocal music; III
Secondary No. 8, Miss Campell, teacher,
an exercise in mental arithmetic; in In
termediate No. 3, Mis- l.. +. Smith.
teacher, there was peculiarly appropriate and
interesting exercise on the map a d geography
No. 2, Miss Kate A. McMahOn, teacher, pen
mahship was the topic, and, after the mode of
teaching was illustrated, the copy books Of the
No. I, Mr.. A. Il. Stewart teacher, there was an
exercise in practical arithmetic on the black
board and in the Male Grammar school, Mr..
Passing over to the female department. the visi-
tors we're treated to an exercise in philosophy
and to vocal music, with piano accom- paniment,
by the pnpils OF the Female Grammar School,
Mrs. III. r.. X. hewitt teacher. In Female In
termediate, No. I, Miss Fannie Hoover teacher.
there was recitation in grammar; In Female
intermediate, No. 2, Miss Nj. Augusta Evans
intermediate, No. 8, Miss Ella Gibbs teacher,
there was an exercise in written orthog.
raphy, and the mode of passing pens
showing how thoroughly the schools are disci-
plined and with what perfect order and preci-
SION everything is done. In Secondary No. 1,
Miss Hawkins teacher, the recitation in progress
was geography, and in Secondary No. 8, Miss
Dora n. Brown, teacher, there was oral spell.
ing. Thence the visitors passed to the Female
Object school, taught by Miss McSweeney, and
AFTER an interesting exercise there in the
sounds OF letters, the songs of motion, &c.
her pupils were transferred to the play room.
where there was a kindergarten exercise This
closed the visits to the school-rooms, but the
other parts Of the building were all inspected
the mode OF heating, &c.
There was an interpreter present, who ex-
planned to Mr.. Tanaka the exercises in the sew
eral rooms and the use Of every school an.
pliance, as desks, blackboards, maps, &C., was
thoroughly illustrated. The visitors expressed
much qualification.
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW
This evening in return for the compliment of
their official reception at Masonic Temple the
members Of the Embassy hold card reception
at the Arlington. The invited guests are mainly
those who were present at the reception at Ma
sonic Temple.
Tomorrow delegation from the Embassy will
vis.. philadelphia, on All invitation extended by
me city authorities, and will remain several
days, examining all the principal points Of
interest.