Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-06-07
COLORED SCHOOLS.

Annual Examinations.
LINCOLN BuILDtEa.
Tho board OF examiners 90 nplete their Ia.
bors az far a. this building IL concerned yoster.
day. The schools examined were those OF the
Secondary, Intermediate and Grammar grades,
sHooNDARr no. l.
Mrs, q. Butcher, leaohori ts BRIGHT and inteliL
gent looking pupils, classlned into second and
hrst grades assembled some time before the
The room was decorated with flowers and ever.
greens, excellent likenessos Of Governor Cooke
superintendent Cook examined the pupils,
who sustained the good reputation they have
made Tor themselves the current school year,
being especially nne In reading and in geJEra.
ply. The exercises were varied At intervals By
the pupils, who entertained the many friends
present BY choice selections In music, among
them solo, "Bean.iful voices, By Miss Almlra
ii had a dream BY Misses EIien Lorinr and
philip Hutohlnsoni solo, "Oyer the sea,'i BY
Sarah MoOaniels. Time occupied in the eI.
INTERMEDIATE no. I,
Miss Amelia Holmes, teacher, composed Of 81
pupils, who gave every evidence that they we're
equally a. io1d Of their teacher as they were Of
their school, which, Judging from the taste die.
played In tho decoration Of the rooms And the
Interest manifested generally In their studies,
was Of more than ordinary character. Professor
gagged until p, m. In examining them.
The rhetorical exercises wore excss ilnyiy. 10.
teresting, especially the dialogue, "11f6 and
BrOwni sOmpositloS my LitIis BrOthSrs First
BOots,n by Ettie Moses Letter on the Beauty
u South Amories, +" by Frances Grant; Answer
to same" BY Berience Browni composition,
ing, "Learn all You Can by Catharine Tay.
lor competition, appeal for Ireland, ;" By Miss
Rosanna Brooksl oomPosliinn, Trustees aud
Superintendeni by Miss Ellen Bruce,
Among the choice selections Of music that was
given with elect was "Our Father In Heaven"
solo and chorus, only waiting" by George
uavt anu s sehoon Shoras, Boat SonEiu Duet
and ueorge JAWS song and chorus Home Is
~, W Nus ~ Arnold, music teaoher TOR
Wv aRHMahH
Mira NJ. A. s, Unry, teacher and prIpcIpal
The nupllA twenty seven In numbor were az.
AHMED BY Superintendent took In reading
from the hnL aud sixth readers and spelllng
(Oral and wrltten) from same, arithmetic, alge.
bra 10 equations Of the frst degree, grammar
and United Sta'es history. The pupils gave
evidence Of close application to study during tho
scholastic year, particularly the young ladies'
who gave number Of instances Of thslr ability
Their department was, under the tying cir.
the almost perfect dIsc pline lie school Il undst
The rhetorical exercises attracted marked at.
tention from tho large number Of parents and
friends present. Particularly noticeable was
composition, Government by Joseph qAnii
dialogue, "Rlchelie's Vlndication," 6y Misses
Cus'On, Logan and Miner composition, OFloU.
etsm by Caroline Prior; "a Teacher Tried" by
Martha PrioIj The Power Of Habit by OafG
Harris; and the "UApltol Park" by Ellen
Wayne
Trustees Henry johnson and Charles KinE
were present during the examination. Ad.
dresses were made BY X. W. TUmpktns, DR.. j.
l.. Brown, and q number Of parents, ali OF.
pressing satisfaction At the advanced condition