National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-06-10

LILLY Allen, There are In TITS school at this
time % scholars. During the year o. were
transferred TO higher grades, and o. more are
ready for transfer.
THE CoLORRD SCHOOLS.
The interest In the examination Of these
schools continues on the increase, and the result
justlnes the expectations. Al the buildings yes
tcrtay where the examinations were held the
number OF parents and friends present was 20
large as TO render u almost impossible TO accom-
mOdate them. The schools examined yesterday
were Primaries Nos. aud . sumner building,
First district; Primary No. o. John y. Cook build
ing, Second district; Primary No. 7, Delaware
avenue building, Fourth district; Primaries Nos.
. and =, Chamberlain building. Fith district,
(Gcorgetown)
SUMNER RuItpISG.
The school taught by Miss lila u. Curry, Fri.
mary No. z, Ia composed Of o. puplls-all present
except oae-ani was examined by the principal
Miss Emma V. Brown, In thestudtes Of the thlrd
and second grades, which consisted In reading
and spelling from the Third and second READER,
arithmetic, counting to loo, enumeration
through nine places and rcadlng AMI writing
numbers TO lOo,O multi lcaton Win one 20
multipllers, Roman numbers to 200, short exam
the phonetic spelling and symnas,lc exercises
drawing forth warm expression Of approval.
The appearAuci Of the pupils, together with the
taste displayed 10 the decoration OF the room,
was all that could be desired. Among the many
ornaments that adOrnel the wall was an excel
lent likeness OF Hon. Charles SUMNER and rs an
incentive TO the pupils the word Progress" was
TIC many visitors to this room were Mr.. Henry
johnson, president Of the Board Of Trustees,
Walker Lewis, William =. Ryder, Archie Lewis,
and ex-trustee William syphax. Mr.. johnson
stated, In the course OF his remarks that the
success which had attended the school under the
control Of Miss Curry should forever set At rest
the question as to whether there was not 50 a.
Client local talent to educate the youth OF the
District without having to resort TO the necessity
OF depending upon those VINO merely teach fof
pay and position.
PRIMARY NO. !,
Miss Mary Z. q. Brooks teacher, Is likewise IL
tne Sumner building First district aud wa,
taken In hand Immediately after the examlna
ton In No. ., commencing at 1850 p. IN. and con
tlnuIng until op. m. Number or pupils en-
rolled, 50; number present. 80, who were exam
ned In the studies Of the nrst aud second grades
reading from the Third Reader, and spelling
/ from same as far As advancement In reading
both oral and written spelling being very good
srit n was perfect me pupil, being carrie.
The pupils In this, a. In other studies, auswere,
promptly, not showing the slightest elnbaTass
ment. Their department was excellent during
the many hours occupied In their examination
They were entirely free from restlessness or AM
manifestations, whatever, OF impatience. IN,
rhetorical exercises were also quite interesting
| Song; "ByelinO Adalr," by Miss Fannie Gibhs
was prettily sung; dialogue, by Masters Johi
Tinney and WIN. Cole, was well rendered.
After.the exercises, addresses were made b
Trustees NAshon, Ryder and johnson and Nj
SnOwden. There were present, also, Trustee
| Archie Lewis and Walker Lewis, who assiste
materially ~ the examination. This room wa
| also beautifully decorated. Prominently sus
pended on the wall was a striking likeness 0
the late Oscar Z. Dunn, while the American
oolors were beautifully entwined aad hung Ii