New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-06-06
Examination Of the COIOred
Schools.

Schools.
Monday, June Sd, the examinations of the
colored schools were continued at the NJ
street school. At the head of this school is
Miss Mary C. Bozemon, who is one of the
most successful principals in the city, and her
school is marked for its almost perfect order.
Order is one of the main features of a we'll
conducted school, and where it prevails good
scholarship is almost sure to follow. This
fact was we'll established in our minds as we
listened to the examinations in the respective
rooms. The first room visited was the low
est primary, taught by Miss A. S. Simmons.
This school numbers sixty-four pupils, and
all were present. For children so small it
was natural for them to appear little timid
before so many strangers, but in spite of all,
their reading and spelling were very COM
mendable, and the teacher has much to be
proud of, especially in that she has laid a
good foundation for her pupils to build upon.
The examination was conducted by Prof.
Vashon.
Primary No. 2, Taught by Miss Mary F..
Brooks, was examined by Superintendent
Cook. There are sixty-three scholars in
this room, sixty-one of whom were present.
We were particularly impressed with the
promptness and distinctncss with which the
pupils in this room responded. They evinced
fair understanding of the arithmetical signs
and notation. Their reading and spelling
from the second reader was good.
Miss Mary Garrett has charge of the first
primary. Under her control are fifty-seven
scholars, and fifty-fve of them were present
to undergo the ordeal of an examination,
which was conducted by Superintendent
Cook. While we were present class was
examined in addition and subtraction, the
analysis Of which wasyery good. The order
in this room was perfect-not one instance
of whispering did we notice.
The third secondary is presided over by
Miss Cleo A. Jones, numbering forty-three
scholars, two of whom were absent. Prof.
Vashon.tested them as to their knowledge of
reading, spelling, arithmetic, and geography.
The pupils as whole acquitted themselves
nobly, and proved that their worthy teacher
had not been remiss in her duties, though ar
duous, and that they had thrived under her
instruction.
The last school examined in this building
is under the charge of Miss Carrie Lewis.
The examination was conducted by Superin-
tendent Cook. We were unable to remain,
but were informed by those present that
the children under her charge evinced schol-
arship second to none, especially in arith-
metic.
On Tuesday, the 4th instant, the examina-
ton was continued at the Chamberlin school,
Georgetown. Miss Sarah Dallin is the prin-
cipal of this school and deserves great praise
for the success she has had in reducing the
number of hardness. 1t is a rare thing to
have q tardy scholar i'll that building. The
examination of the children in Miss Julia
Luckett's room was conducted by Superin-
tendent Cook. The number of scholars en-
rolled is forty-two, forty of whom were pres
ent and stood the test of the examination
very credtably. The chirography of the
children was very commendable and was
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The intermediate school of this building is
under the control of Miss Anna Vanderhoop
and was examined by Prof. Vashon. The
classes in common and decimal fractions ac-
quilted themselves well. Our attention was
called to the perfect maps drawn by the pu-
pills upon the board, which proved not only
their aptness for drawing but their knowledge
of geography. The singing conducted by
Mrs. Wormley is worthy of commentator.
We could not remain to witness the examina-
ton of the Grammar school, but judging from
the thoroughness of the other schools, and the
success the principal has had in the past, we
are willing to state that the examination met
the most sanguine hopes OF all.
All of the examinations were witnessed by
a large number of friends, among whom were
Hon. J. p. Lynch and Senator Bowles,
of Mississippi; the Board of Trustees, ex-
Trustees Syphax and Jones, and Hon. j. II.
Brooks, Geo. Garrett, and many others.
Wednesday, 5th, was a day ofgreat anxiety,
atthe John F. Cook school, on the part OF
the teachers and pupils. 1t being late when
we reached the building, we heard but little
Of the examination of the children under the
tutorsge of Miss Maria Dorseter, but what
we did hear was very satisfactory. The
grammar room, taught by Miss Emma Brown,
numbers thirty-ono pupils, twenty-nine being
present. The examination was conducted by
Supt. Cook and Prof. Vashon. The reading
in this room was excellent The readers
seem to understand the subject-matter, and
every one read with an effect. The spelling,
both oral and written, was fair. The entire
examination proved that the labOrs Of the
year had not been for naught.
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