National Republican., 1873-05-28
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
REsULTOP THE RECENT EXAMINATIONS.

Award or Medals aud rren,iums The suc-
css-fai Cep,petItsrs-Thc srmi-annuai
Observation-Disclosures Of the Heard OF
County school Trustees.
The BoardNuf Trustees Of the Public Schools
held an adjourned meeting last evening, at the
Franklin school building, Mr.. W. J. Murtagh
(presldent pro teIa.) In the chair, and DR.. A. P.
Pardon secretary. Present-Messrs. Harris,
Hart, Faust, French. Woodward, Randolph, Det-
rich, Champlin, AtLee, Allen, Rhees, Scott,
Crook, Wilson, Stuart, Richards and superin-
tendent Wilson.
Mr.. French, from the committee on prizes and
examinations, submitted the following report /:
At the spelling contest six pupils were present
from each OF the Grammar and intermediate
schools. The medals were awarded a. follows I:
John b. Merrill, Male Grammar, Fourth district;
Mss Jeanette ollphant, Female Grammar,
First district; Myer Herman, Male intermediate
femalc intermediate No, l, Third district; Miss
Ellen Fltzhugh, Female intermediate No. 2, First
district; X. Everett Rider, Male intermediate
male Intermediate No. ., First district; Pred E.
Foster, Male Intermediate No. 2, Second district.
Mr. French, from the same committee, sub
mltted report announcing that the premiums
had been awarded for the competitive examina-
ton In grammar.
He also submitted a communication from Mr..
s. John Thomson, the examiner selected by the
committee, STATING that the degree of excellence
attained by the scholars this year was superior
TO that shown at any previous examination.
Edward l. sco MA tTsIe "a srsm@sr TSira s.rIct;
trict.
The total averages by districts were a. follows,
Male Grammar Schools First district, $50 Q;
| Second, 1854; Third, 3p2.i; Fourth, 1851. Fe-
male Grammar Schools-First district, I29.6
Second, $50; Third, sse9; Fourth, Gao.
| hr. French, from the same committee, re-
ported that In the examinations In arithmetic
| the premiums had been awarded as follows; Fe-
male Grammar schools, 70 Ella NJ. Williams, Fe.
schools, TO Edward u. Benton, Male Grammar
| Second district. Total Averages by districts.
Male Grammar schools, First district, as; Sec.
trict, I2l. Female Grammar schools, First dis.
trict t2s; Second district 59o; Third district 325
Fourth district, $50.
the report from Mr.. II. &. spencer OF the con.
| testants for scholarships In the Washington
| business College. Four hundred and eighty i've
/ copy-books were examined and the following
results reported. Alice Cooksey, Female Gram
| mar, Fourth district, business course scholar
| ship; Annie Dutton, Female Grammar, First dis
iEIGa, Ea, month"; month"; pepmanssiPj Alice V sklpp!n
/ penmanship; Z. y. klmball, Male Grammar, First
district, business course scholarship; Danie
Foley, Male aTammar, Third district, months
district, months penmanshlp; Dennis Hickey
Male Grammar, Fourth district, months pen
manship; Alice leatman, Female intermediate
No, !, First district, months penmanship; Net
tie West, Female intermediate No. 1, Third dis.
| trlcL months penmanshlp; Annie Daley, Fe
male lntermediate No. !, months penmanship
No. l, Second district, l months penmanship
sallle Burket, Female intermediate No. 4, First
district, months penmanshlp; Mary Cunning
ham, Female intermediate No. =, Third district
l months peumanshlp; Augusta skeppham, Fe
male Intermediate No. ., Fourth district; Alice
A. Claryoe, Female lntermediate No. ., Secont
district; Lizzie Cattell, Female intermediate No
3 First district smonths' penmanshlp; Nellie @
Nichols, Female intermediate, l months pen
manship; Lizzie Jones, Female intermediate No
Q, Fourth district, months penmanshp; Ger
trude Tribby, Female Intermediate No. .,
months penmanshlp; David b. Todd, Male Inter
mediate No. !, First district, months penman
ship; bonn Twitchell, Male intermediate No /
Third district l months penmanshlp; Rober
&. HermAns, Male Intermediate No. !, Secont
district months penmanship; Abram Whiting
Male Male inteTnsdlate inter- No, J, J months Penmanshlp
penmanship; John Nlerbucher, Third district,
r months penmanship; French Moran, Male In
temedlate 10; ! months penmAnship; Edwil
penmanship; II. W. Goodrich, Male IItermediat
No. 3, Third district, months penmanship; Ri
: win Finch, Male intermediate No. 3, First dis
trict, ! months penmanshlp; Frank Walker
Male intermediate No. ., Second district,
months penmanship; WIN. Ryan, Male InteI
mediate No. 3, Fourth district, months pen
Nj. Randolph gave the following notice @
seml-annual EXAMINATIONS
On Saturday, May 81, at 0 O'Clock a. m, IN
J committee on teachers, together with the sipel
lntendent, will hold two examinations at IN
! franklin building, to be conducted In separat
! rOoms-One Of candidates for Primary certIf
Gates and one Of candidates for Secondary an
intermediate certificates. For each Of these
distinct schedule Of written questions has bee
g prepared.
Aregulation Of the board restricts the con
6 mlttee In granting Primary certificates 70 thos
: who have attained the age of eighteen years, I
J who will reach that age prior TO the next sem
annual examination.
2 All our acting and permanent teachers OF Pr
! mary, Secondary and intermediate schools VIII
I hold only Primary certificate or one OF a lowe
I grade than that which they now teach are eS
pected to be present. Any other person hOldln
!, q Primary certificate may also participate In N
: more advanced examination.
7 Mr.. Detrick offered q resolution to reconsid,
| the vote by which the board refused 10 order nj
! closing OF the schools on the S0th OF May mex
i Decoration Day0 which was agreed to- Yeas.
o Messrs. Allen, Crook, Detrick, Faust, RandOlpl
Rhees, Scott, Stuart, Wilson and WoodwArd-I
y Nays-Messrs. Champlln, French, Harris liar
II MurtaRh and Rchards-6
2 The vote was then taken on the adoption I
i the resolution, and 1t agreed to by the Bam
vote As that above recorded,
Mr. Champlln offered the following; which WI
J. rejected:
!, Resolred, That we desm IL unwIse TO close az
OF the public schools except In case Of the d
rious illness OF the teacher In charge, before JuI
u 20, the time nNed by the board
= The board then adjourned,