Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-07-07
Examination of County Schools.


~. He was met at Columbia Spring Station,
W. & A. II. R, 10y Harvey Bailey. esq, the
excellent clerk Of Arlington School District, by
ghom he was conveyed 10 Columbia School,
Arlington village This school is 10 charge OF
Mrs. Emma J. Young, formerly OF this city;
and, though the pupils are mostly young ana
of low grade, they passed very creditaole ex-
animation 10 spelling, reading, wrl'lng, geog'
raphy and arithmetic. :,
After having been Hospitality entertained by
Mrs Bailey, the Superintendent was conveyed
by George RoszeI Adams, esq, the Jealous
chairman of Arlington School District who had
attended the examination at Columbia, to Mt
OEvet Church, at which place the pupils 81
Walker School, No. 8, Balls Cross Roads,
with the teacher, MIR. james +. Clements, and
many Of their frienda, had assembled. An ex-
animation 10 spelling, reading writing, geogra-
phy, arithmetic and grammar took place mere,
with very satisfactory result; though as al
Columbia, the school is not one OF very nign
grade. After the examination, an exhloltlon
took place, the programme being as f,liows
Introduction, Willie W. Dug la; Dialogue,
The WAY to Windhams; Stranger, George A.
Ball; Bow, Frank Schultz The Tempest, VIM.
NJ. Bali; The Sword Of Bunker Hill, Edgar NJ.
Corbett; When s. was little boy, Harry II
Topley: The Surprise Party, by six little girl;
Bingeu on the Rhine, Miss Minnie Ball; Multi
grub's SnliIoquy, Willie J. Cameron; Little
Jim, Willie Robertson; A Leap for LIE, jas
II, Birch; The Smack in School, Willis ii.
Law; The American Flag, Willie s. Camcrou;
Conclusion, James Il. Birch. All these ala
pretty well, but of Master Cameron 1t may be
said that he exhibited . marked talent Tor
speaking, which ought to be cultivated. Fcw
boys 10 the city can compalr with him. Con-
gratula,ory addresses were made ny tho Super
iutendeut and Mr.. Adams, and the former was
handsomely entertained until the morning OF
the second, at the delightful residence OF the
latter, by whom be was conveyed, on the tol-
Arlington District. at FreedmeD's Village.
This is colored school, taught by Miss Ida Il.
Morris, of this city, aud but few visitors were
present. Nearly all the advanced pupils had
left to work in the brick yards and out OF over
hundred on the roll in the winter. scarcely
twenty small children remained and they OF the
lowest grade. They did very well, however, IN
spelling and reading, aud were appropriately
addressed by the Superintendent and Mir.
Adams.
The next school examined was Jefferson No.
| |. Fort Albany, Jefferson District, coored
school, taught by Calvin Il. Richardson. Here
the state of affairs was pretty much the same
as at Arlington, but one or two larger boys,
who had left, came back to be examined, aud
gave some proof of the skill and ability Of the
teacher. John r. Johnston, c.q., Clerk OF
Jefferson District, was present, as were, also,
| VIM L. Powell aud John +. Parker, OF Soow-
| den School, IN this city. The Superintendent
left his medal with the teacher. to BIZ publicly
presented on the 4th of July to Ellen Washing
ton, the most puuctual, attentive, and dllgent
pupil. Here, also, the Superintendent and Mr:
Adams made addresses They then repaired
to the house of Harvey Bailey, esq where the
tending the exhibition at Columbia with that
gentleman at night.
Columbia School House was crowded with
the beauty and fashion Of the ncighborhood,
aud had been handsomely arranged by Mrs.
Young aud her pupils with the valuable assist
ance of Mrs. Bailey, neat stage with drop
curtain, &C., having been arranged and deco
rated The musical part of the entertainment
was under the charge Of Mrs. Bailey. who pre-
sided at the organ. The programme Was as
follows: Opening Address, Freddie Hull; The
Greeting Song, Mary Reed, Mary Bailey, Ella
HULL Virginia Muusou, Rosa Close and Fred
die Hull; The Mistake Somewhere, Minnie
Wiblrt, Ottie Graham, Nellie Close, and Mary
Reed Solomon Crout, Charlie Worse; Houest
Dealing. Walter Buchly, Willie Johnston, and
Freddie Graham: II! be Man, Henry worse;
The New Scholar, Mary Bailey. Rosa Close,
Hattie Buchly, Maggie and Katie ODowd,
Ella Hull, Nellie Croker, and Lillian Munson;
Song, Mary Bailey, May Reed, Virgie Nun.
sou, Rosa Close, and Ella and Freddie Hull;
The School Teacher, Teacher, Maggie ODowd,
Scholars Lillian Munson, Nellie Croker, Olive
Austin, Minnie ODJwd, Henry Worse, and
Hattie and Annie Buchly; The Old and the
New, Minnie Wibirt, Mary Bailey, Rosa Close,
Maggie O'Dowd, and Willie Johnston; The
Boys Complaint, Freddie Hull; The Rival
Pcdlars, Minnie Wibrt, Walter Buchly, Willie
Johnston Freddie Hull and Freddie Graham;
Why don't the Men Propose, Ella Hull; Vaca-
ley, Vergie Munson, and Ella aud Freddie
Hull; Deaf as Post, May Reed, Nellie Close
and Freddie Hull; The Fashion Now a-days,
Hattie Buchy; Beginning Of bad Citizen,
Minnie Wibirt Annie Buchly, and Henry and
Charles Worse; Good and Bad Fortune. Freddie
Graham, and Sadius Abbott The Force of I'm
agination, Ottie Graham, Mary Reed. NclIio
Close, and Minnie Wibirt; Good Night Song,
May Bailey, May Reed, Virgie Munson, Rosa
Close, Ella Hull, and Freddie Hull. At the
conclusion Of this programme, Superintendent
Carue made short address to the children, and
to the parents, &c., present. He commended
all the teachers in the district, aud recommend
ed their re-appointment Arlington had start.
ed, he said. far in advance of the other districts
in educational attainmcuts, yet was now below
them both. The reason for this was the con-
slant change of teachers. Walker School had
had FIVE, and Columbia four teachers 10 three
years, while Carne had had but one, and Ruff:
Der only two, and the change 10 the last named
was rendered necessary by the appointment OF
Miss Mills to city school. The result was APP
parent in the examinations. After strongly
recommending the establishment of graded
school he presented his medal for the district
to Miss Mary Bailey.
E. Soowden, jr., esq, Chairman of the
Alexandria City Board, then made short,
but able address, highl complimcDtiug the
teaching abilities Of Mrs. Young, and present
ed medal be had promised the school for ex-
celepce in department., to Miss Minnie. Wibert.
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