Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-06-25
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THE COMMENCEMENT OF GEoRGETowS Cor.
LEGE Will take place at the hall Of the college
to-moTrow, beginning at 10 a. IN. The order OF
exercises, which will be interspersed with mn-
sic, will be as ENTHUSIASTICALLY ecolectioDs
Jacob ID. Arnold; The Pen and the Sword VIM
II. Dennis, Thomas Il. Sherman; American Lit
eIature, fnward y. Fink; Endurance, ID. Percy
keating,) W m. T.. Jones; The Indian Question,
Joseph f. Washington; Tribute to Father Ear,
~, James r; Tracey; comforting Of degrees; val
edlctOry address, John s. HollingswOrth; dIstri-
button Of prizes. The degree Of Doctor of Laws
Will be conferred at this commencement on
Richard I. MerIick, esq, Of Washington, ID. G.
Inc degree OF Master of Arts will be conferred
on on r. J. Murphy, M: d., of Columbia Hospitas,
Washington, professor in the new college Of
obstetrics and gynaecology, and teacher at
Georgetown College in 1S7i72 on Daniel j.
Kelly, n. A., graduate of StOnyhurst College,
England, and OF the London University. pres
ent professor OF chemistry and mathe mates i'm
Georgetown College; on James NJ. Mackall. M.
D., OF Washington, OF the college class of 1870,
ana THOMAS a. Badeaux, of II. The degree of
Bachelor Of Arts will be conferred on the fol-
lowing young gentlemen, graduates of the pres
ent year;-Jacob d. Arnold, Of Baltimore. Nd;
W. Douglas, Of Washington, d. c.; Edward Z.
Fink, Of Baltimore, Md; John s. Holdings
worth, OF GAINESVILLE, Ohio: James p. s. Null
1H G1 new 5ofk eityy Neal T. Murray Of
Terre Haute, Ind; John II. Walsh, of Fairfax
county, Va; Joseph +. Washington, of Cedar
Hin, Robertson county, Tenn, and f. Snow
THR FEMALE GRAMMAR SCHOOL, of which
MISS Laura Reed Is the esteemed preceptress,
closed it's exercises late yesterday afternoon
with marked success, manifested by a substan-
and well attested proficiency in special branches
OF study. The small school-rOom was crowded
with visitors, among whom were Messrs. Hyde,
Beall, Moftatt, Curtis and Dunlop, Trustees of
Georgetown Schools, ex-Trustee Magee, Super
intendent Wilson, and Messrs. Champlin and
=; M: Wilson, OF the Washington school board.
Mr.. Hyde, Superintendent Wilson, Mr.. Champ
lin, and MIR. j. T.. Thompson, of the Jefferson
school, in Washington, were the examiners
The specimens of map drawing and penmanship
attracted unusual attention and pr aise, espe-
cially the penmanship of Miss Alwi!da Brooke
The classes examined Several being omitted
for want OF time) were in reading, history,
mental and written arithmetic. grammar
geography. and familiar science. Quite large
sented as prizes, as published in THE STAR Of
yesterday. Mr.. Curtis presented the /" first
honor" and made few well-chOsen remarks OF
future Was TO MyS dor sne
severlng In the good educational work COM
menced mainly by him over twenty years ago,
and to find him as jealous as ever. His exer-
tons secured Miss Laura Reed, for merly or the
Washington schools, who has done so much
towards inaugurating high standard Of excel
lence in her own school, thereby melting others
to "forward movement, i'm fact. when Mr..
Hyde finds good teacher elsewhere, he wants
to place her where he thinks she twill do the
most good }" viz, in the &" Georgetown schools /"
HOUSE, RAIsING.-Messrs. Hollingsworth and
COughlin, contractors for raising the buildings
IN Georgetown left below tie grade, have seye-
raj underway now in Bridge and Potomac
street, including the grocery of Mr.. P. w. Lowe.
Col. Strong who is doing the underpining broke
ground to-day for the erection Of the ware
house Of Mr.. A. Ii. Herr, which will lie n =
moved from its present location corner Of the
Canal and Potomac street to the corner of
Cherry and Potomac streets.
The NEW STREET RAILRoAD.-President
Thompson, of the Metropolitan railroad, is
again at work at his street railroad In George
town, and 1t viii soon be in operation far st
a. Congress street. The cars will run up West
street to Congress, along Congress to Dunbar.
ton, along Dumbarton to Montgomery, and
along Montgomery to West, thence across the
r street bridge to Washington. This arrange
meet may do temporarily, but 1t is the district
west OF Congress street and north Of LIST street
that needs the new railroad most and will bring
In the revenue.
THE SIDEWALK has been laid on the west side
Of High street, from LIST street to Nichols ics
cream parl0rs, and will be finished to BridpS
street as soon as the Improvements TO the Ma
sonic ball building are finished. This work
might have been done long ago.
RIVER NHws.-The steamer Lady of the LAX
has arrived from Norfolk, with miscellanoou
cargo.
GRAIN TRADB.-The canal boat Medley ar
rived to day with 400 bushels corn for Hartle,
& Bro, and 200 bushels do. for H. NJ. Talbot
200 bushels Of which were sold at 66Hc. TO-
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