National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-06-10
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
EylnISArlOS EXERCISES YESTERDAY,
A urniifyins Eshibit-Thc Roll OF Homer
Tho Progress. During the Year.


rlrut district, and Trustee J. NJ. Wilson, Of the
fourth district. The school IL located at the
,omer OF Twenty-secOnd aud I streets north.
vest and IL what Il known a. the second grade
There arc u pupils on the ron, and
III were present Thirty-one will be transferred
o. Secondary school next year. The school
medal was AWARDED 10 Mary &. Hilton, and
diplomas TO Margaret Hines, Margaret Cooke,
da Mary serrn, Kate Pinger, Nellie Barry,
lllio N. Godfrey, Eleanor n. Gregory, Minnie
3 Hilton, Mary wenZlc, Kate Hardy, Alice
Thompson, Ba Hepburn, Jennie Murray, Mary
.ib6ey' Mamie BOuvei, Margaret Conner anu
Miss Wilson IL teaching now for the second
rear, She IL q graduate Of the public schools,
aud one year was aub-a4slstant Of the Female
Ilrammaf school u the Frat district. she has
acquitted herself to the satisfaction OF school
DAicer and patrons, aud the examination yes
tsr,lay demonstrated that she has not been Idle
the past year, fUt her school showed decided I'M
ptovemenL
There was an interesting Incident connected
with the award Of the medal In this school, The
mother OF the medal scholar, Mary Z. Hilton,
was present. In 1851, when she was Miss Cornes
liza Jeokrun, she was pupil In Urinary school
No. ., Of Inc First district, which was then
taught by Mrs. ". T.. Roder, and she was
awarded the medal for scholarship. The medal
Of that date, inside In the shape OF shield, was
EXHIBITED yesterday, and excited good deal OF
interest. TN that occasion the pupils assembled
at the Capitol grounds. Hon, Waiter Lenox,
who was mayor, presided. Hon. Joseph X.
Chandler, Of Pennsylvania, delivered W address
M P %S Of T the UnItol siSIsS Hon Hap
Fillmore. The schools have grown too numer.
Gus, aud the system has become too extensive to
permit Of such extensive demonstrations as were
witnessed In earlier days.
MALE PRIMARY, NO. 10,
Miss sarah !. ELEPHANT teacher, was examined
by Trustee Stuart. The school numbers nfty pu.
pills, and nearly all were present. II Ia located In
what was the old Union Engine House, at the coz
ner Of Nineteenth anil II streets northwest. Mrs
ollphant, like Miss Wilson, Ia a graduate OF our
public schools, and the examining trustee pro-
nOunced the exercises entirely satisfactory. The
medal was awarded to Clarence u, Rheein, ana
diplomas to John l.. Lawry, James McMahOn,
GeOrge Acton, g. Attmsnsperger, Charles KID
well, Solomon Fowler, Charlea oliver, Philip
specht, knight WoUllcy, James McGlue, Levin
COnrad, and Wentworth Brooke.
MALE SECONDARY, NO 5,
Miss Mary McGill teacher, was examined by
Trustees Harris aud stuart The school Is 10.
Gated In the frame building on II street, between
thirteenth AMI Fourteenth, In the room long
occupied by the Female Grammar school Of the
First district. There are 20 pupils on the roll,
and a. were present at the examination. Nearly
all will be transferred TO the next highest grade.
Miss McGill has been In the employ Of the boar1
for several years, but has hitherto had charge Of
giTls' Primary school, where her success wa
noting her 10 Male Secondary last year, and
the result OF the years labor has fully justine,
the promotion, for she has done us well here as In
10 the required standard. The school medal wa.
awarded to James X. Scott, aud diplomas 10
samuel y. TnOGnason, John I. Davis, Rober
knester. Daniel Walsh, George. II. Renneker,
Albert Baier, Frank Z. O'Bren, Joseph A. D9mpt
and Frank II. shafer.
FEMALE SECONDARY noe,
Ms. N. Z. ROdier, teacher, was examined by
Trustee Hart. There are nfty-eght pupils 90
the roll, all Of whom were present. The number
10 be transferred Is seventeen. The school Il
located In the building corner Of Fourteenth and
q streets northwest. Il Is one Of the oldest
school-bulllings In the city, having been donated
10 the city authorities for school purposes manJ
years ago. II has not for years been nc fOi
school purposes, but lack Of other school room,
has compelled its occupation. Mrs. ROdleT 1,
one Of the oldest and most reliable Of our public
school teachers. The fact that she was ap
pointed nTst IN i549, and has been retained b,
all succeeding school boards, Is sufficient EVIL
dence Of tho confidence reposcI In her.
Tue examination Yesterday showed that thu
school had been kept up To the required mar
the past year. The medal was awarded to RIOS,
Watson, and diplomas to Virginia Gentner, Kat
q. Wilson, Mary /. la Barre, Annie u. Reed
Alma Narrower, May l.. Gordon, sophie Oker
Jane ". Joy, Julia GoetZ, Rosa Z. Menhorn, J
v. Schergef, X. T.. Ktlian, Caroline Cranston
Inogen IepreuN, Mailella j, nlfTtck, MARY Plow
Davidson, q, +. rutherford. Alice Mchuley Ii
i. Edwaris, i. b. Rau6 and c. q, NilieT. -
secoBd District.
FEMALE SECONDARY no. 2.
The examinations were resumed In this dis
trict yesterday, beginning at O'Clock In tn
morning with the school above mentioned, W hlcl
Is one Of the four located In the building on /
street, between Second and Third. Mss Robin
son. the teacher ha, served n Iong and f,Itbfp
-, i ~ ' - So is'''"
term In herpre.ehI position, and Is regarded a
standing In the1ront rank OF her profession, AM
,oegual IN merit anl ability with her ASSOCIATE
teashers N the schools, Her examination yes
terday revealed the TACT that as an instructres
she had lost neither the influence over her pa
pills nor the faculty OF lmparting to them CON
prehenslVe undeT,tandlng OF the studies thel
pursued. u would he exceedingly dlnicult u
nnd more interesting and beautiful sight than
was 10 he found 10 her schOOl-roOm YESTERDAY
morning. room nlled with misses, many o.
WHOM were pretty aud hid fair to mature into
handsome women, dressed with taste and neat
ness, and with faces animated by the excite
ment the occasion produced, gave TO those pres
ent a picture most pleasing 70 look upon; bul
without THIS neither fear nor encouragement
could DC discovered about their cOuntenances
but rather the stamp OF determination to face
me trlal that awaited them, and trust to theiI
own ability TO pass the trying ordeal. Theli
confidence was not misplaced, because memory
proved faithful ally, and the examination
proved successful throughout, the scholars do
,esckc1 w 'N''e'''' @"N "OnO' W '"en
Trustee Woodward was the examiner. and re-
viewed them 10 spelling with authorizations
0ltnosraPhy mental anu practical arithmetic
fSeso,,s ~ tbc npsninS ~ ,h
Rachel Golistein delivered a neat saInIaiory
address, aud during the morning dialogues were
nninn W. ~ na Nli, Anl Louise EntnoHer, anu
and Emma Mason IN Tho bi,,cihnsr,, xass
some well-executed mlp-,IrawIngs 6y Manic
Davis, Lizzie Keller, and fruit and flowers by
Louisa Welnandt. Miss Ada walker, compel
itor Tor the medal, stood even with her rival
until last month, when she lost one day by sick
ness. The teacher, considering this fact, aud
knowing her 10 be deserving, presented her with
hAnusUmc gold cross. Kate Walker was pre-
seuted win u beautfully-bOund book for rapid
improvement during the past three months.
The roll showed the names Of 81 pupils. All
were present. sixty will be tTansferfei-all but
threc-to a Second intermediate school. the
Following Il tho premium list: Medal, Maggie W.
Blondel. Observation-Disclosures, department
anu scholarahlp, Ala u. Mackey, Florence H.
Newell; attendance and department, Ida v.
ChAncey, Maggie Tretler; attendance, MARY
q. Conner, Kate 7. OCOnneT Annie L. Tucker
Rosa X. GOnkelor, Louise A. Bradley, Mary WI.
son, Matilda d. waz, Florence 4. TrONell;
schOlArShlp, Emma u. Mason, Minnie A. Noyes,
Cora V. steele; department and scholarship,
Louise Z. EnthOneE department, Ida V. Miller,
Isabella GermOn, Margaret A. Allen, Mary Z,
Looneyi penmanshp, N. Rose Callahan; Vocal
music, Rachel GOldsteIn.
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luc AooNe stnOOl Is looatcl IN tue Miller build.
ing, Oh ii street, between Sixth and Seventh
streets, Miss liza y. Rowe teacher, a lady com.
petent to I'LL the position she Occuples a the \.