National Republican., 1873-06-04
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
PRIMARY EXAMINATIONS YESTERDAY

PRIMARY EXAMINATIONS YESTERDAY. !
The First, second, Third aad Fonr,h school
Di,tricts--Besuits Of the Esapinntisns-
A Gratifying Exhibit -.ESnu'iHntieu~ in
the Colorcd Schools. II
The annual examinations Of the scholars of
the public schools began yesterday win the
lover grades IN all the districts, and VIII con-
itnue until all have been heard. The follewing
fnll report piyes the names Of the more merito-
yious puplls In each Of the classes;
First District.
rEMAIE SECONDARY no. 4,
Ntss Sarah h. CitTbs, teacher. This school was
sxamineJ at 1850 IN. yesterday, by Trustees Hart
and stuart, In the presence OF Alarge NUMBER OF
TbIs schooI Z An advanced grade Of Secondary
schools, with II pupils on the roll, 20 Of whom /
have during the present year pursued Interme.
september TO Female intermediate No. 2. The
school was examined In reading. arthmeusI
grammar aud geography, and the eneienoy ol
tue pupils In ali these branches was alike tals,,
factory TO the trustees who examined the school
As u was gratifying to the teacher. Ihe IotloM-
ing honors were conferred upon ne Psppnn.
diplomas for scholarship TO Rebeeea Nook' Satn- |
arlns Hoffman, MARY Alice Cutl, May oussin
Cherry, Addie w Hazel, iAlEle Y. huyva waa,,o,, W
EllEabeth Rey6urn, Cora L. Gibson; diplomas ior
pnnctnaiity, Ella Larman, Martha Moodley; al-
pOma for Penl9ansnlp to hsgsIs h,tes n Lsn' The M
SHs sSis grade SS' Of SCHOOLS in inc nI as!ic. wSs
awarded aud also presented to-day 10 Hatue r.
Hanptman, Of this school.
PRIMARY NO. II,
Miss FuphenIa MacfaTland, teacher. This school
s,reeiS and was examined by Trustees Hart and
stuart. The school has 90 pupils on the rou'
30 boys and 20 elris. ., "a ,,,,,,,,s MI, IA.
trsns,erred 10 secondary schools At the begin
nina OF Ihe next scholastic year.
The examination was very sausiaotory, anu
there could be no doubt In the mlnn ot Any On. vns
tLat a good Jeai's work bad been done In thls
''IG Inc school was examined in reading, spelling,
arithmetic, on the map Of Washington, anu ois
me constfuction Of plants and flowers, IN All o.
which the pupils showed evident signs oi
having done q good years work. ....,.-..,
upon pupils after appropriate remarks on the
nart OF INC trustees present; John Walton, nrst
honor, the school medal; dlplomn ior gnolna'
Jonu Sinclair; diploma for scholarship anu
music, Annie Davidson; diploma for soholaIshll
aud penmanship, Cara serIini ior aepoIunenmL .n,.
clssle. ..
Female Sccondaly 40, =, tAugnt by Min MosI Dota
Rrovn. was examined by Trustee y. n. HATTIE
The Sxercises caused more than ordinary W
terest, from the Tact that the whole school WI WI
be transferred 70 higher G sTaae ~ n,as suraa sew
ar,i, and diplomas for attendance, depoI,%men %
Inu.ic aud scholarship were awarded "a iohovs
Lizzie coLl3s EH rs,s, l,ss sIcSo, NsSa ss srgsns sSsw
Ada Waugh, Mary Gibson, Kate hc9uire, Klli
Main, Eiith Turon, Lizzie King, Johanna Mo
loney, Hannah hlchaes, Carrie JohnSon'
second District.
FEuALE SECONDARY NO. IL.
In thia dlslrIct the examinations opened will
Female Secondary No. IL, Mas Metella klns
teacher THIS school |. one o. the four , loea,e Ss
tween Fourth aud Fifth streets. The room y 9
very fair size, and possesses excellent yenlis ~,
tlon, there being row o. WINDOWS on ea1n ~. s'n !
arr Nlmble and tasty hands had been at wor
about the walls, as the graceful and pretty deco
ratons faithfully testified: M1es.ns a,nnS I'M ~. IN
rose-buds and other fragrant eNotlcs, abounde
IN profuslon, and emitted most delightful odo
fssIns inc audience, were the following letter,
tastefuily wrought In lockwood, never give up.
The little miaaes ranged between the Ages OF ~
and twelve years. and IN their snow white dfessse
vim nine tftmmings, [thls color seeming to hol
favor In this district and bright, animated lace
presented picture well worth looking npon1
There was no discoufagcment OF rear m thel
rountenances a. 10 the result Of the trial throug
which they were TO pass, but rather connieno
was stamped upon every feature, and nooly d.
sneh pretty mock should Justly feel proud Z
the record they made for themselves. and ~
noble results OF her care and Instructions durin
W" rbs nroyrSmme was as follows: Arithmeti
song, dunder the snow solo by Ella Robertson
and chorus by niue girls; recitau9n ~ kLA kas 5.
irecht: recitation hy Dora MacMuray; d
scriptIUn OF animals; solO "Lillle In the snow
M Ella Ellls; recitations by Jennie Perkin
a1eiiin... recitation by Bessie Perry; reading
concert; SOLO by Charlotte Calhoun.
The pupils were given very long and seyei
test Ia the dilerent studies by ex-rfustec NJ
N the Dfpae00e of mAUV OF the plTru
and friends OF the school, out OF which thi
came with nyinR cOlors. There were forty-s
attendance. SO rapidly nave they advanced tn
all Of tnem will be transferred, and few hayir
made more rapid progress viii be palh the u
usual compliment OF being passed the next grAf
and admitted to an Intcrnedlate school, "
premiums were awarded rs follows Medal, II
L. Rothery; diplomas for attendance, Mary
Hartbrecht, Josephine A. Hartbrecht, Blsnel
MacMurray, Minnie Moran, Sarah Train, Amel
Peyser, Kate Schwectzer, Amelia Helder; a
tendance and dsPor!ment' ma; MarssrSt Train, HI DO
maftosenSIs, Fannie Y. CLARK, Eila johnson, l,
nsI,%sa SS5ssy, fSRqis sRa scScaSS % Sm Aaaas n
scholarship, Josephine Dlehitsch, Klza Eli
Agnes L. stewart, Minnie Bayiss. Carrie Bake
penmanshin, Emma Kirk; vocal music, Chariot
SECONDARY no. II,
Miss Scwe teacher. Az the same hour as u
opeDlnK OF the examination OF the school abOI
fnrntIOlled that Of Male Secondary No. II, W
also commenced. THIS school "a located In q
miserable old frame shanty on Mimi street,
tween = and Q. 10 diiApidated Is the buildli
and rotten the material OF which II Is conatruct
that IL Is almost ready to fall from It's own wea
ness. Besides this, the sun plays on tne "a
Afternoon Will compare flyoHbly with a bak
oven for the amount Of heat II eau hold. Ekp
Tienee "a good teacher, and such was me exp
later in the day. The boys were ell clean
dressed and eager for the tray. evidently con
d Lsttt tns result Mould be, Trustee d.
we're test, but found them prompt and correct
their answers. Their roll shows the names
IO..J.tuiee senolars' anu all were present;
miums were awarded as follows; Medal, Edwa
Waltz; scholarship, Geo. ". Dorsey, Manri
Weldmsn, Henry f. Amos: department, Frai
Henri, Robert ". Folks, Theodore X. Neiso
attendance, WIN. 4. Wise, Ira X. Moore, Wi
McCTtstal; penmRnship, Henry Newmeyt
FEMALE PRIMARY NO. 10,
Miss Hortense Treyltt, teacher. ~ 10 o'clo'
our reporter returned TO the brick building on
street, between Fourth and Finn streets, TO VI
ness the examination OF the little misses 10 q
above named school. Here was found ex-rrl
patrons Of the school trying to stump the chi
tiren with questions that might puzzle old
heads. IL ls true that the chiidren were sma
hut the Enowlsdge instiled into those lit
brains had been plAred with too much safety
be dislodged by any reasonable question the e
aminer mlght prOpOunu, .r..
While the same studies were pursued as tho
In grades Of similar schools, yet there we
slight changes In the programme, that served
make the entertainment more interestin
Among these can well be mentioned the reclt
tlon OF q piece entitled "ROsebud, by Miss !
Hughes, a beautiful little blonde, evidently u
pet OF the school, and scarce SIX years OF az
Her pronunciation was clear and dlstlnr
and her voice free OF tremor, that every word 81
uttered could be plainly heard and nndersto'
by those about her. Miss Treylt Ia your
Teacher, but she should feel yery much natter
and encouraged by the exhhtion made by b
pupils yesterday. Her little hand numbers
souls aud ali were In attendance excepting on
IL Is sutiicient TO show her success and ahillty
saving that 10 from her school are on the tran
fer list. -
Iae premiums were awarded aa follow
Medal, Lizzie J. McGlney; attendance and d
pertinent, Margaret Green; deportmept, ALI
Y. Hughes, Jennie Appler, Margaret Leah, Pa
line Ela. Sarah Tlecker, Eva Belle Farso
Mary Sllvers, Eva DOnan, Laura Newmeye
Emma L. MOog; scholarship, Ellen Sheen
Mary Newmeyer, CIrrie Jackson, Louisa L.
feyre, Fannie McCrstal, Mary Slough; penfnal
shin EnmA Fisher; vocal music, Jennie ke
nedy, "
MALE SECONDARY, NO, o,
Miss Kate T. Brown, teacher. This Ia anoth
Of those schools unfortunate enough TO be
Gated In the old barn on Ninth street, betwel
pand o streets. SUI, with all the drawbaoI
thrown about the place, It "a one OF the be