Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-06-15

SEcoxp DrsrRIcr.-Male Intermediate school
No. I, Miss J. A. Brown, teacher, was examined
na SesIoI building ing ey Iras sc
very large audience. The examination was
satisfactory, the pupils excelling in mental
aris ai,a ana history There are hfty,ons
transferred. The spelling medal contested for
by the male intermediate schools was won by
s tss oss ne . dd not enc here
Henry, VIM. j.. Flather and Daniel Gusdorf
came out of the first contest without mis-spell-
ing word, and on second trial Henry was
teacher presented each Of the other with q cross.
friend Of the school gave . beautiful gold
pen and holder to be presented to the most
meritorious scholar, which was awarded to w.
y. Father. The regular premiums we're dis
tributed as follows Medal, Chas. w. Lemon;
diplomas George W. Kern, VIM. j. FIather,
z. Crossman, VIM. NJ. Arnold, Thomas G.
Belts, Moses Schwartz, Rives Curran, Bingham
H Baxter, Chas. Rodgers, VIM. B. Stockman,
Gusdorf, Chas: A. F. Pringhorn, WIN. j. Bax-
ter, VIM. G. Macarthur, Joseph Sturgis, Jacob
Decker and Henry d. Kleiman.
was examined by Trustees Woodward and Nc
Lellan in the Seaton building yesterday, and the
pupils were found to have made fine progress,
transfer to higher grade; 46 out Of the "a
pupils will be transferred. The premiums were
awarded as follows:-Meda Oscar Cissel; diplo-
Elmer f. TroxeIl, Henry N. Boernstein, Thos,
II. Wilson, Charles NJ. OIeary, VIM. L. Balm
Charles E. Brereton and George W. Kennedy
THIRD DIsrRIoT.-A gratifying exhibition of
grammar school Of the third district lin the
Waliach buildingl, under the direction OF Trus-'
tees w. b. Moore and w. P. Allan. The visi-
Iors presen. were Trustees Harris, Randolph,
Dulin, Scott, and French, and Superintendent
wilson, DR.. Tindall, DR.. McKm, and Others
Inc examination through quadratic equations
In algebra, by Trustee Randolph, and physical
geography, including geological structure of
the earth, by Trustee Moore, and arithmetic by
superintendent Wilson, was particularly fine
Readings by Ella Miller, Estelle willes, Alice
style that surprised and delighted those present.
The whole examination was very creditable to
the teacher, Miss Mirick. Pupils enrolled, As;
present, 46; thirty-six have completed the full
course of the public schools, and may be CON
sidered as graduates. 1t Is to be greatly Ia
mented that there is ne high school for them to
go 10. 1t should be the first care of the govern
ment OF the district that such school be estab-
lished. The premiums were distributed by DIR.
i1ndai, secretary to the governor, to the fol-
. soM Papis; MEDAL TO school, Alice W. Simp-
man, Emma n. Lowell; diplomas Annie Briops.
Susetta ID. Gouzenbach, Frances E.. Herroid,
telle X. Willis, Emma j. Young, Laura Banes,
Mary A. Gordon, Florence Hinton, Martha w.
Garges. Frances Crosby, Ella May Miller, Mary
L. Kealey, Maggie E. Forbes, Mary L. McKim,
Iotte Van Doren, Kate A. Andrews Mary A.
Foster, Annie T.. Cunningham, katharine M.
O'Brien, and Mary Westhorpe.
FOURTH DIsTRIoT..Female secondary No.
4, located at Greenleaf building, on Az and L
streets southwest, Miss Belle Peyton, teacher.
was examined yesterday by Trustees Crook and
Champlin The room, which is very pleasantly
situated, was on this occasion handsomely orna-
mented with wreaths and flowers, and was
crowded with friends of the pupils The rolls
contain the names of 40 pupils; 80 have been
fv1rf hn - l. L.
and rs more are now ready for transfer. In
arithmetic, definitions, reading, geography and
cyphering, the school showed commendabIe
Medal, first honor, Miss Della Collins. Scholar
ship; spelling, medal Miss Alberta Davis: di
glomas, Jennie Smith, Lydia Riley, Annie
Maria Jones, Emma Hinson, Rebecca Reeves,
ida FOLSOM, Margaret McFee, Ida Lenoir. Bette
ID ungerford. Nora Thomas, Annie Eliason.
Kate HS:. pnvall, Linnie Knott, Mary Davis, Col
ditlon to the above awards, Miss Peyton pre-
sented to Miss Alberta Davis gold finger rins.
ana ni 70 Misses Mis- Della Collins, Kate Duval, Mary
Hungerford each handsome book.
BOARD OF HRALTH-Smdll- Por Not.,-A AMI
mats Rgnnfng at Ldrge-Night Soil-Flushing he
last night, DIR. Verdi, the health Off GER reported
nve new cases of smallpox within the past three
Gays. Also. that $50 nuisances had been report
abated and &c referred to the board of public |
WORKS MI Langston, from the ordinance COM
mittee, submitted a report in regard to the du-
tles OF poundmasters in taking up domestic |
animals running at large. The attention of |
those officers is called to the ord uances in refer
ence TO these subjects already passed. ANY do |
mestc animal being beyond the control of some |
one Is estray, and should be taken up as running
AT large. DE-. q. @. Cox submitted Contract |
between +. b. Sawyer, of Georgetown, and the |
BOARD OF health for the removal of mig ht-soil 10
points along the river in barges. DIR. Bliss said
IN regard to the smallpox being communicated |
70 persons from the board of health Ambulance |
while 1t was being repaired, that the report was
as the wagon had been avoided as a /
pest wagon, and he did not think any children |
nad taken the disease therefrom. Hethen read |
a communication from the legislature in refer |
ence TO nushing the sewers throughout the Dis
trict, and asking the board to hold conference /
with the board of public works as to the best |
method OF so doing. Drs. Verdi and Bliss were |
the committee on conference |
was received informing the |
BOARD that Clark's depot for cattle, near the /
baltimore and Ohio railroad depot, would be |
removed within six days. DR.. Bliss offered a /
resolution, which was adopted to the effect that |
ali cases OF nuisances reported to the health Of
hcer and superintendent shall be reported TO .he
iourned.