National Republican., 1873-06-19
COLORgD SCHOOLS.
GRAMMAR no. /,


Miss Emma V. Brown principal and teacher, Is,
without exception, model school In every re-
spect. Neatncss, order and punctuAlity charac-
teTise the young ladies and gentlemen In al
tendance. The pupils, a. In similar grades, have
been subjected TO written examination, the re-
suit Of which will determine their promotion b.
the Preparatory High school: Jndging irom
their examination, their promotion Will be quit
an secession TO that school. such a desirable
condition Of Affairs can only be brought abou
through the untlring and unselnsh cxactions
OF a conscientious teacher, and the Board Of
Trustees have Just such person IN MIS-
brown, who Ia fully deserving OF unlimited
praise for the satisfactory manner In which hht
discharges the laborious duties imposed upon her.
Never ninching from duty, always at her post,
never complaining, working always IN harmony
with the constituted school authorities, losing
sight OF self In her efforts to inCucate into thi
minds OF the youth such matter as will max,
them thorough, not artificial scholars, all done In
harmony with the trustees, which will In grea
measure account for her success. The citizens
OF the District have every reason TO be proud Of
Miss Browns success, she being TO the manner
Soiored schools since their commencement; IN
fact, she Is the pioneer colored female teacher
In the District, and, notwithstanding the supe-
nor opportunities enjoyed by some, she has sus
tAlned the credit Of her sohOol-second to none
ia the DlstIict-whioh Is not only gratifying, but
glory enough for district girl.
PREPARATORY mou SCHOOL,
X. 7. Greencr, teacher. The pupils composing
this school, TO the number Of eighty, nearly ali
OF whom were present, are those who have been
advanced from the several grammar schools af-
ter having completed the course Of studies In
the third and second grammar grades. The 1Tst
class, fourteen In number were examined yes
terdAy by toplcs In the studie, OF the high school
course by superintendent Cook and Trustee
Nashon, consisting Of Hart'B Constitution Of the
United states, geometry, history, Latin, and al.
| gebra, all Of which received special attention
! from their hands. The second class, composing
the balance Of the school were examined Ia
| OF the nrst degree. Owing to the lateness Of the
| hour grammar aud reading was omitted. The
pupils, as far as they have gone, aoq1ittod them.
exhibit made. They have not, however, made
| that progress and advancement In their studies
which It was expected they would; the scope
Of the studies In which u ucJ were examined lu
| yesterday being little, II any, In advance Of
those pursued the past school year.
The rhetorical exercises were very nne, as the
| following programme will show; Music, ''rwL
light;" "rhe Alarm ut Lexington" Bancroft,
| by George Handy; "BernardO del Carpio," Mrs.
Ifemans,by Miss Thornton; Mountain Scenery
Ruskin, readingD by Miss Harms; "Llnoolns Ad.
dress al DEITY sburK " by Clement Morgan; music
"Rest for Thee In Heaven" "rhe Best sewing.
mAchine,'"by Miss sara Dulaneyi "Donatellols
TaS BSss q Of fSpy Masaua sg Mss plo
| ''GOne on with hands0mer Man than !" Tread
ing,) by Miss NJ. Syphax; The Lady" (essay,) By
| Miss hAry maize, music, NOuly DC hlnnt' ''Dftai
reform Convention" (dlalogue,) by Annie ~
leuce, Anna Harris, Rosa Jones, Anna Jackson
Mary Minor, Fanny George, Irene White, Kati,
M0ten. Fanny Bruce, and Fanny Mccoy; music
| Down by the Deep, Sad Sea-" 'SpartAous to tn,
Gladlators," Kellogg, by Joseph Z; Jones; ''rh'
Bind Preacher" Wlrt, BY Mss Maria Jordan
,'The Charge at Valley Malloy,' Anon, by JohI
r. Francis; music, "Chime Again." dRobcs
| plerreS Last Speech by Andrew Ferguson
''High Tide on the Coast Of Lincolnshire, lnge
| low, BY Lloyd Marshall; "The Legend Beautiful,
Longfellow, by Miss Matte Shedd; webster,
greatest Parliamentary Effort" Everett, by Phil
lip shippen.
'rhe examination was witnessed by larg,
number OF parents and friends. Prominent OF
the platform were Hon. John H. Brooks. WIN. l.
Wilson, ex-Trustee Jones, j. A. Straker, ESQ.
| Prof. Geo. W. Mitchell, Lewis II. Douglass, esq.
Prof. storum, Trustees johnson, Ryder, Fergu
son, Marshall. Archie lewis, Pope and Walke
| Lewis. The examinations being over, the pu
pills, teachers and school oficers will now hav,
an opportunity OF seeking that rest which clos
application TO their laborious duties require
The pupils OF the Eastern district will give
concert OF music tonight At Lincoln schOo
bllldlng, Second and streets, the proceeds Il
go towards the sumner portrait.