Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-06-17

mar, and we're very well snlerSd Trustees
French, dsrche. DGiin, and Alien. Contu,
0srerai Hltz AMI Mr. @. r. Gu,ck we're pres
ent. aud his hly comp.imen.ed the children sni
teacher.
PoURIH DISTRICT.
The female grammar school of the Ith dis
triet. Mrs. NJ. +. Martin teacher, vas examined
yesterday the large hal of the ,Jetf1rson
building, in which assembled the largest num-
school examination in this city. or the Off cials
weIe present Superintendent Wilson, Trustees
Mcclellan, Hovey, Wolfe, French, III art, At
Lee. Cbamplin, Lloyd, Wilson and Wright,
ex Trustees Crook, S;usrt, Randolph. and
Yorke AtLee; also Judge Psschsl, DR.. lind all,
ex Alderman FenwiCk, \. ID. Thomson, be-
liners were Superintendent Wilson, Trustee Nc
Lellan, Gen. HOvey, Judge Paschsl, and Prof.
j. W. Hunt, who handled the first class in gram
mar with hts usual rigor, adherIng, as he does,
pupil to escape a direct answer, at the same
time inspiring confidence by his ellknown
mastery OF the subject aud bis fairness to the
Class de bestowed strong praise as the result
Of LIS inquiries, as indeed was the case with
most of the examiners In the other studies. The
exercises we're relieved by the reading of some
lbrey and the singing Of the pupils, which con-
ulcGteo much 10 the pleasure of the occasion
and tie already high reputation of the school,
The singing OF Misses Annie Wilson, Davidson,
Law, Liphard, Hinton, Clark, Msgill, Brun-
field, Howard, YoDson, white, Carroll AMI Mlil-
burn, vas received with marked APPRECIATION
from the large company pre- 3ent; The regular
2. Wilson; diplomas to Carrie Rannsy, Sophia
VI HpphaTd, Annie NJ. Wilson, Sophia p. Da-
wilson, Fannie n. Hepburn, Florence Hinton,
Pnnphrey, Mary \. Law, Mary f. Anderson,
Maggie +. Riley, Alice VI. Carroll, Mary d.
Fhzhrgh, Eva l.. G: Hazard, Ida B. Fahey,
Maggie f. Clark, Ellen Haley, Kate c. Say
ers, Ida VI. Gusts, Flora l.. Hsndiey, Leila J.
Heron, Sarah r. King, S trsh G. DulIn, Kate
EumphTies, Annie Rowell, Katie Anderson,
Lizzie White, Martha YousOn, Mary f. Boyle,
Lydia j. Hinson, Ida Rabbit. DIR. Tindill,
secretary TO the governor, presented, on behalf
OF the teacher a finely e n 5ellished photograph
album to each OF the folio Sing pupils on ac-
count OF their proficiency in spelling in the re-
CT mt contest, five being without An error, and
ore having but one: Miss VI. Wilson, Sophia
Davidson, Laura Mcintyre, Fannie Hepburn,
Mary Law. The trustees medal for spelling
was awarded TO Miss Lydia Hins1n, also per-
feet, and presensed by Professor Hunt. The
for amisbllity and scholarship, was presented
10y foIke At Lee, esq, who made some very APP
propriate remarks.
The award OF prizes to the pupils of the Male
Grammar school of the district, Mr.. John f.
Thompson teacher, was intermingled with
tbatof the young ladies, and added to the inter
est of the exercises. The distribution to the
boys was: Medal TO Herman Knoch; diplomas
tor scholarship TO Ed. ID. Wright, Ii. G. Ander-
son, John I. Tayler, f. B. Rowell, Porter NJ
Garrett. (these beng especially distinguished
j y IL.
Stahl, Levi Cailisher, JAS. Hall, John Altman,
j. Hepburn, Ed. A. Thomas, b. +. Larconbe,
Gso. Ii. Messer, VIM. j. Btggane, W. j. Allen;
for attendance, Joan Tatspaush. F: A. Law,
Frank Mcguire, Chss, kOrts, j. W. Champion,
ii. r. Clarke, JAS. Rsllenger; vocal muse, VI.
+. Thompson; peBnanshIp, ID. G.. Miller; gold
medals from the teacher 10 e. ID. Wright, II.
G. Anderson, Samuel W. Bower, for spelling
lin connection with Herman KnOch and \. II.
Taylor leo words in the spelling contest with
out al error. The gold medal awarded by the
frn aUN ta
Taylo f.. ID. Wright, II. G. Anderson and
james K. Taylor, each received a copy
Of "Paschal's Annotated Constitution Of
the United States" Judge Paschal pre-
serted them Ireuiurs. Also, one TO the
teacher for success in his instructions TO the
claSs on that subject. The Judge Was very clm-
Pllmehtary to the pupils aud teacher n his pre-
sehiatICn remarks. Albert L. COSie was pre-
sentGd by his teacher with an elegant prsmium
book for spelling in the contest 100 words with
bat one error. he King scholarship, awarded
10 Human knOch, was presented 70 him by
General HOvey. The golf medals, drst honor
III each school, were presented b. Mr.. Wolf,
tTn;stee second distTlct, whose rem4rks were
highly CONNIE pdatOry of tn yOung ladies' the
teacher, Mrs. Martin, ard of our pu0Iic school
system. Prof. Hunt. who selected and gave out
the words III the spelling contest, presented the
medals to tie girls and b-ys that had won tleIn,
and commented upon their skill i'm spelling the
words correctly that had given him - much
trouble TO select, so that there might be no ties
in the result, but their remarkable accuracy
cises were unusually interesting, and Will be
long remembered by the yeuug participa ants.
Male Intermediate, No. 1, Mr.. T.. H. rhOmp-
son, teacher, was examined this afternoon nv
Trustee Champlin. The number on the roll is
IL, and All were present to-day. The awards
were made as follows: Medal, Van Vert John
Joseph Scanned Frank Walker. Msrtyle
Martin, John Williams, George Church,
R,chaId Lesano; George Eckert, Richard
PGltps 5,r Mm klShaTd3 Charles GoIison,
Cooke. william Parker, Clinton Col
man, Bellum KILLER, w. Edward Thompson.
Van WIT johnson, who received the school
medal Was entitled TO the medal for spelling but
u der the rules prohibiting any one boy from
receiving more than ore medal, the right to it
was waived by him, and il was given to Ed wari
BorlAnd, the next best. Van Vert johnson is
very industrious boy from the Eastern shore
of Mary land and has had few advantages. He
received the highest mark, 81 per cent. in the
written examination June let, which has ever
been givnn to any boy for answering questions
in five studies he received 100 per cent in arith-
metic, 81 in grammar, leo in music, % in geo
grapby, &c. Edward B.rland is deserving of
great credit for his efforts, labOring as he does
under the disadvantage of being hard OF hear,
ing. Richard LOsaDO and Henry CallisheI
were nearly equal In merit as TO spelling, and
the teacher presented each with a beautiful
gold medal. The examjn alton was satisf actory
In all respects.
Female intermediate No. 3, Miss Susie Lang
ley, teacher, was examined to-day by Trustee
friends of the school. A novelty on this occa-
zion was the neat appearance of the teacher
and all the pupils alfred in light calico dresses
On the rolls 81; transferred during the past
year A.; ready for transfer IS. Miss Langley
has bad i've years experience As teacher, three
In the primary classes and two in the interms-
date, and her school Is considered one of
the best of this grade in Washing ton city.
The medal was given tn Teresa b. Miller, and
diplomas to Ella ). Cooke, Selma Rynex, Min
ME Melvin, Fannie Greenapple, Annie l.. Ran
dolph, Virginia ID. johnson, Laura l.. Storer,
1ca Busey, Lille Beck, Jennet Imrie, Mary T..
Lyell, Ida OppeDhsimer, Pauline Sans ag,
Annie Nj. Wilkinson, Columbia Jockabse, Car
RE Townsend, Ina l.. Rice, Lizzie L. Cook,
Hannah Moves, Frances Reilly, Anna l.. Pun
phrey, Kate X. White, nj artha Hoover, Rsbec-
ca Reeves. Martha Nosbeck, Lizzie Thayer,
Bette 5. HungertOrd. Ella T. Jones, Matte
Allen. Kate Collision, Matte Cooksey. Mary f.
Lyell was awarded t1e gold medal for spslling
contest in May last. Fannie Green4pple was
presented with a gold medal by friend of the
teacher for excellence in spelling.