Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-06-20
Public school ExaminatiOns.
WHITE SCHOOLS.

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the 18Th inst, in the chapel Of the institution.
Public school Examinations.
WHITE SCHOOLS.
TA,sa Disi,i.,.;-I1se. Mediate No. 2 (malel Wal
Iscb luilding, NJ Is VIC oria NOurse, scher,
sss1 i1y By rSs,ss ssS. 1 The medal
John $ Torsert. Jon vierb1ehen, %ia% asen no.
Nm. Gsddis, Abish Palmer and VIM. Richards for
ship; to Charles Heiiinser for attend nee and Wal
Ger rrunneIi for music "A gold medal was presented
sfScs IL dsPo 5 n and seSoisrship, he RANKING
re pupils ss ,e9 sSsR medal I'd o,1 The
iSs ne. p II Ih,Iy nine pupils are
Hi-s Nay Awkward teacher, was examined by
m f 81 eG9Os Sss
ard deportment, Illa Mckfresh, CeIestina Pc
TeSy GstISas s Boi.e,u dsoarinsnt Mianie
Z simPson, Hattie b. Nc < I'M, Mary +. stocseIi,
j. eghine A s:li"y. zddie G. Wilson: Msrssrsi
z hcCa,hrsn, Ida Z. Cook, Annie u. Fsldviss,
veal music, Eums O. FORBES Geruude Tribby
Gs,yed esrtlt ate for penman,ship in Bnsines.
q. his nun Der thirty-one will be promoted.
fonrih district was ex mned yesterday AFTERNOON be-
&, much larger auditory tran has ever before
.xfa ua.ien in TINS city The ey amin alton as held
in tree eeio1s hall Of the Jefferson building, and
ifieis, but the eoniinuou: rinsiss Of bells and
tlow,ps o. cam Viii. sttse red 70 locomotive.
al i've ne best ei Is o. the examiners to retain
fo.d n9saSee % conihued viii nase xorhIe.. ram an
e eensive school structure, ss the teachers have
conspicuous ye.te day afternoon. However, the
Ia lrOsd screechings were borne with much good
t. and hear as much = they e"aTd Of the sooa
,rrg,1g and class exercise Commissioning Eaton
Ale. 8. ri-, ~ isIt, Randolph, and Superintend
snt W. y, and ex trustee Ellis, rspressnted the
SebD'r, Miss :. Mo kalee; Miss 8 Porter, and Miss
ih .hSS % the 81 eheGas and o.
.tly eommended a. far ab1ve average inert.
re school valediciory, written and read by Miss
Mary Meerdle, v ere among the gems Of the occa-
p tee ChampIin examined the c'ass IN natural
III a.. orhJ Mr. y: p. Gage, of s-aton school, aud
-Pon-es OF the pupils showed careful training by
TIE teacher and successful diligence BY ths pupils
ii-h grammar Al the elise Mr. Ch.mpIiu pre-
seLted the diplomas TO meritorous pupils given in
Mr. Hart presented medals for German, the first
and ns s Il Mis- a and a The see
s-nted. benalf of Mr. seIkc, the her of Ger
Ranney, Clara siggel, FIors alker, 1phis David
ron, Sarah King, Bertha Herman, Maggie Clark
Miss Fannie Tatsapaugh. Of Miss Fowler. pri-
arr school, and Mis- Lizzie CorcOrsn. Of Mrs
nesI By Mr AiIee on behalf Of tPe ssbbasf Mr of
abe district, for unusual merit during the past year
MI. o. X Harris presented on behalf of the teach
or, Mrs Martin, gold medal to Miss Mary MeAr
y.,rtmeEi for the last three years.
O. Mn Bse Hasg sss belI she me 1a medal
Iected by the school Mr.. Eaton referred tru 1fuly
teacher and az a refined Christian Isiy THIS tri:
butte met heartfelt respOnse from the late Mrs
Amldon : pupils and ITiends, many Of whom were
Mr.. Crook, on behalf Of the friends Of Ms. title
tot occasion say thar no honor conferred 90 this
sscA-I.n Hss more richly merited than this one.
HsyengeIs sshooI record during several sars ''''
Miss Susie Porter. who wss the successful compel
IrOI for the city pfize medal for ecey al IN
from TIE hands - Con mi-.ioner Drummond whoss
Iemsrks we're insndible to our reporter aud to al
The ..nrs, honor, medal was presented to Miss
saytriniendent Wilson presented the Spencer
teholarshp for penmans aip to Miss Alice Cookssy,
amir aien Tor ali female grammar Schools. The
supei n.endsnt also presented teachers cen tfcate
% q ss X a hs
fhlAbeth Core,rsn, Annie Whitemore, Mar
susie Porter. Katie MsI.e Mr. Wil. Aaa eo @g
ulsied the teacher, Mrs Martin up N the excellent
in reference TO this ssminaion and the high repu
fs.ion Of the school.
presented Mrs. Martin with . large Photographic
gr,oup Of about twenty-hy pupils in the school,
li1ms upon ieacher aud pupils Trustee Champiin
irleny resp.nded for Mrs Martin, returning her
p1pils.
FOTRTH DISTRICT MALE GRAMMAR SCHOOL
The Male Grammar School u the fourth di strict,
Mr. JOHN Th0mps0s teacher. WAS examined to-
DAY BY Trustee Chsmpl.a: Tue number Of pupils
on The roll i a, 81. were nrrseDi average
.: tosss ;"seSeOi Medal, Wsl;sr Goot: s,;
Mill.rd y. Thomson, james B. Taylor, Daniel q.
Turn fST-SaseiE.l q: snss"e.; john T. Iasi YEP
William Z. Thomas, EIias B. Rowell, Stark B lay
sher, Robert Scannen, and Jobu Aman. deport-
TTeh,; George Cooper, vocal music Deoni, y.
. rr resessfs gold @edais fSf spelling ling
1eT a ssaui boS.rs hi rsma sn'f ,o aR
f. TIE sSs aud g name;
eniise ,S Eats Mn, n Wight c5uely t. ami
songs-i .swher parting from chiiihSod's hsme >,
2"spring," 3 "TIsnapiDs through the woods"
PUBLIc IxPRovEMENrs.-TheB Boar OF Pub
he Works have directed the superint ,ndent of
streets 20 rFmOve the pump on +. between 49,
and 18th streets. and NIL the well up. as the Po-
residing in the northw stern part of the CITY
ave been informed by the board that as soon
a. the sewerage bill now pending in the lesisla-
tive assembly Passes, sewerage facilities will be
afforded them. Parties residing on l. street,
between 9Th and 18th streets, have been notiacd
that they can have Iul brick foot walk or
parking on the line OF the street named as best
suits them In reply TO request of property
owners and residents that the alley in sauare
No 13i be graded and paved, the board reply
that they find no urgent necessity for IL, and re-
commend that il be not done unless the work be
executed at their own expense.
$4,000 DAMAGES CLAIMED FOR ALLEGED
SLASDER--Ne5srs-J j. E Norris and j. X
Mcdonnell to-day fled a suit for Mr.. Joseph
b. Cramer agt- Patrick Cullinsne for Islander,
IN which damages are laid at s2o.0C0 The :! an
der alleged Is that defendant in the months Of
May and June OF this year used the following
word. in reference to the plaintiff, .'He is a
id thief,' 81 paid him s3 per day for every
while he was superintendent on Az street,"
. He robbed me while superintendent" mean
ing thereby that he had been guilty Of receive
ing large sum OF money a. 4 brabe TO allow
the contractor (the defendantJ to slight the
work.
NARROW ESCAPE Prom DRowNINe.-Last
evening, while several young men were swim
ming in the Potomac, at the foot OF L Z street
they were suddenly alarmed by cry for help,
proceeding from some one great distance out
in the water, and three vell-known swimmers
started in the direction Of the sound. but were
soon left behind by Mr. George K Handy, Who
succeeded in rescuing his older brother, Mr.
Levin c. Handy, who was suffering with violent