National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-06-14
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
EXAMINATION EXERCISES YESTERDAY


anu u was luhN anu lnAt tue AClllDt
grade should be held back until the last, not only
that all tho trustees might unite In the exercises
but to AFFORD others who desired an opportunity
to attend. Much was expected OF the youns
ladies, not only because " was the grammar
school, but also from the fact that the lady II
charge, Mas Lane, was known 10 DO q most ex.
eellent lnstructress, aud the fruits Of her labor
In past years can now be seen In many OF our
public schools, which are under the care Of ladies'
who were trained by her hand, and they are now
conductnR others through the same paths which
they trod, and IL Ia to be hoped with the same
success.
Miss iAnea school, located on the uppcr moor Of
the brick building at the corner q Fifth ana
u streets, Il made mp Of young ladies' between
the ages Of twelve and sixteen years, and some
OF them daughters Of our most prominent clti-
nehs whn; hn2wlng tns es,iose o. tne senoo, 10,
them there where they will receive wholesome
destruction, than 10 FemlnaIy. more com.
terlay II would he useless TO 90 In quest Of, for
wherU scholars are tested In the different studies
aud questions pTopounded In every conceivable
answer is given, with the scholars free from en-
barrassmefi, owing 10 their being 30 we'll posted
then such an examination would he dficult In
deed 10 excel.
10 the morning Trustees woodward and Ran.
dUlph aud Auditor Richards were present, and
examined the pupils rs follows; Second class.
grammar; ntst class, arithmetic; nrst class, ply.
sical Geography, aud second elass, arithmetic.
Misses Ella Williams and Kate garst read SO
lected pieces with nne effect. While the schol-
above naIuuJ, ann Inc nnest part az The eSs,ni.
nation took place At / o'cl6ck' A. thst hanr
there was found the same gentlemen a. above
Hart and many visitors. me exercises opened
with general history, Mi. Randolph putting the
ladles followed MIN hark among Inc ihe anSStan,
aa promptly outside the book as he cOuld travel
Ml,hln: Next came natural philosophy with Mr.
shnxngS ami hasn,, n,n sIine oi tne
figures was Guite Lengthy vet iher WEE 1i,a
with astonishing readiness. It Is only iiist 10
say that the specimens presented were Of Q ny
o,sor. Prr ILL., , Nsali sngine, force pump aud
executed, and wo9id have done eS.SitP v ~
dTanghts,nsn "" '' No"' e'e"' !"
Al ths nancips,or n, ,ni. .,r,, u,.. vo,,,.
Bond one Of inc gnaIirst schoiars In me achnn,
read selected piece In 4 styie well ToS,by beIn,,
Initiated nv older heads IIer ynL,a 80 S cI.s
and her Recommendation disiinc, snonsn ~ ~.
heard In the remotest mari IN ina roo,S ThsS
came the class in seometry. win NJ RsndnieS
tIons Of ne prohIs,ns 8crc esceI,sS, h1n uescp
through hy each acboiar w,,hon, hats a.
error Following IN i1Tn came ths s,ns,ss y,
iuSe. Ia which me same nroscIsncs W.. a n.e
meGai contested for By ali the Grammar seb sSl
his sebooi AMI MisS' Nh W s WIll,a WA won SJ
snccessfuI scholar. Three me,iais far us,rn "a,
were taken by This school. and were Sxsrded ~
lila helHa MARY X. EVAna anil Fila NJ WiIuama
The eSainlnatIon Closed ahont ~ a,s,nrh us
young ladies' having nassed tbrapeh . Ion,,' ~. W..
severe Investigatiof, which was eencIudeJ VIII
a result highly complimentary 10 themseiyes and
fatteTing 10 their teacher, W ''' M"
The regular prrminms were aua,,od M ,,,-
lows: Medal, saiIle X. Mandolin: dIpiomSs A..
Drummond NAV II Evans EmsIis ~ yvalsh,
man. Florence N . nali, dcn, r,rnsn, .ni s,S.sns
shin Cora A. Robertson. Earsb peatcs. st'cnh
ance and tepoTtment, taTse Il Rnss kIc, y
SkippOn, Nellie Mclean. Isabella ueimsen sS,ab
naftlett Annie ii WooiwaSI No. ,, Ia,a"
hmmA !. Row, Mary Y. Cook, Mary Burchard,
isJ, Ms,S W., ~ k h. hnE, rioIence Bart
Brown, Harriet H. Jiami"i. JrnorIy. s1A ~. -.
Z. Finley, Ella NJ, Williams, Frances wheeiocE
sarah Parker, AdAh \, Frazier, Kate Bunham,
R MSe ~ ~ b3nu SaSn D. Malone Laura iiooyer
ards: vocal mnsiei Aee JnSnton. ~, mon
and nenmanshIn NsttIe san Wv
Third District
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io..,o, a., a.. S..,,a,s ,,,,,',,'. w. -
- as' "a .ao N'ahen ouhuins, was examined
by trustee Moore. assisted by James Dulln,
at p. m. yesterday. The occasion attracted
quite a crowd of visitors. inc room was dec'
GRATED with small nags festooned with flowers, |
anh presented an unusually attractive appear
Ance' Tue exercises were opened BY singing by |
Ihe entire school, and was exceptionally nne. |
sincs - ~ Am. p,cS,nr 0 9L shsItied both
rendered me yonng IadIes acnnii,ed Thnny