Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-06-26
GEORGETOWN.

fCBI1c SCHOOL ExAMINArIoEs--The female
grammar school, located In the Prospect street
ociiaiing; in charge OF Miss Laura A. Reed, was
sxAmfned by Trustees Hyde and Dunlap and
Superintendent Wilson yesterday afternoon, in
the presence Of Q large number of visitors. II
y needless to say that the examination was .
great success, a. Miss Reed Is well known as
one Of the best teachers in the District. The
awards were as follows First honor, medal,
to Miss Katie M: Biundon. Miss Annie NJ.
scholars for amiabiiity. Miss I. N. Hunter re-
ceived medal for music. The sinlomAs were
awarded to Mary Collins, Ada Collins, Emma
Crawford. Sarah Sullivan, d. Hunter, q. Gle
Y. Ida Cunningham, Ella Cunningham, r.
Bremmerman, Ella Norton, N. Brown, s.
SpaTks, Mary Chase, f. Mentally, v. Turner,
u I. Hunter, Julia Robertson, I. Howard, a.
Evane, L. Blackman, f. Hurlebaus, A. Black
man, b. Walker, O. Blundon, 8. Brooks, L.
sebastian, e. Fisher, n. Cartwright, j. Small,
Sebastian has been punctual every session for
i've years. This is well managed school, the
teacher being an experienced one, and a lady
with peculiar aptitude for the control of young
people without unnecessary harehness. The
only drawback to the pleasure Of the parents of
pupils who attended the examination was the
be remembered next year.
GEoRGETowN SEMiNARY.-Last evening the
friends or the pupils of Georgetown Seminary,
miss Lipscomb principal, assembled at the
Methodist Protestant church on Congress street
to witness the annual distribution Of premiu ms.
The exercises consisted of recitations and read
irg OF original and selected pieces, interspersed
with music Vocal and instrumentsL) The hon.
ors were conferred as follows-Mary s. Will
llams, first honor; second honors, Alice Buckley,
Kate '. Bell, Bertha Hopkins, Carrie s. Lin
ton, Lizzie A. Woodward. Essay medal-The
essays Of Mary s. Williams and Lizzie A. Wood.
ward being ranked equal in merit, q medal was
music were awarded in their respective classes
to Alice and Emma Sawyer. A medal for vocsi
music was awarded to Hettie Cathell. The
awarded to: first French class. Carrie s. Linton;
second, Fannie I. ChiIds; third, Louise Alvord;
extra medal, Bertha Hopkins. Faithful effort
L. White, junior class; Lbs Addison. sub junior
class; Susie Myers, infermediate class: The
vsedicto1y vas denasssa c,o Sy MARY Wiiams
song" from Mi.s Cathell and the entire vocal
clase.
tributson of premiums at the Academy of the
Visitaton, In Georgetown, came of this after.
noon at $50 O'Clock, and was q most interesting
occasion coca; 70 9otn pupils and visitors. The spa
early hour, and when the exercises commenced
the throng was altogether too large to be com
11oitanie, ana stu visitors continued to arrive.
Inc distribution Of premiums was interspersed
with hne instrumental and vocal music, in
when when tne Following young ladies took part:
Misses Laura Dsunis, Paris Cody, Mary Early,
!ta Welsh, Kittie Ward, Annie Goodell, Sallie
Anderson, Helen Abel, Maggie Abel, Fannie
FAINT, Cora Slower, Mary Hatcher. MARY Good
ell and Minnie Ward. The specimens OF needle
work, painting, drawing, embroidery, mantus
work, plain wing, &C., was q very prominent
feature OF tie exhibition, as heretofore.
CATTLE MARKEDLY Means 6 Co.-The mar
ket at the Drovers' Rest yesterday was brisk:
zoo beer cattle were offered, and all to butchers
at AZ to eye per pound; 200 sheep and lambs
were offered, and 900 sold at to SIC. per
pound for sheep, and SO to 81 so per head for
lambs; 80 cows and calves were sold at s25 to
$50 per head.