National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-06-16

where the bisckboaTd was brought in reauisitioi
had task aGs Of GulG
| and that the pupils were coming out of the con
test with victory on their side. -
| The select readings by Misses E. J. Lemon an,
BERTHE WiIliaes were remarkably we'll done
| and showed the germ Of fine elocutfonary power
that only needed culture to be brought out. Dc
ton t was - the vocal music. Miss Annie King
assistant teacher in this department, and wei
known in musical circles, has this school, amonl
others, In charge, and the exhibition given BY tn
pupils yesterday, especially in the songs"Dlstan
\ Chlmes'hand Nv INSPIRING Hope, /" was conclusive
evidence Of the competency Of the lady to I'LL tn
arrangement to the other schools, that the singinI
heard at this school is the finest exhibition givei
thus far in any district. Mrs. Myers was warml.
eXam:nation and the manner name in, in which the girl
acquitted themselves. At its close Trustee Wolf
gave her q second surprise and in behalf of thu
pIete set Of "Knight's History Of England" H,
| then gave the girls treat In, the shape Of ice
cream, which came very acceptably;,
The premiums wore awarded as follows: Medal
Ella ]. Lemon. Diplomas, Belle O. Saunders
Helen d. Whittlesey, Katie @. Mackey, Mary A
Holbrook, Ida B. Mackey, Maggie w; Blondel
Brown, Sarah E. Fraser, Sally T. venable, Lucy
s. Duffy, Maggie ]. Burkhart, Mary ]. Glddens
Cora A. Williams, George A. Ellis, Alice J.
Annie iae'' ]. poherty, Mary 4. Ms1weli. Lula q
Enthofer, Mary A. Mills, Laura E. Towner
Flora E. Lsthrop, Lizzie B. Hobby, Eva A. Nc
RE NJ. Bender, Carrie NJ. Hughes, Lena NJ
Holmes, Stella NJ. Edgerly, Lizzie 3. Driver
Emma T. Davis, Maggie 8. Moore Minnie A
A. Carrier. -
FOURTH DISTRICT.
At2p. m. yesterday Male intermediate, No. 2
Miss Mary Ann Lee teacher, was examined In the
Jefferson building by Trustee Alice, in the
nF los Har MI ha rants NJ
friends of the pupils The exercises were highly
interesting, and the proficiency Of the scholars
was generally commented upon. The roll o.
tiicates to Wilford Gregory, William Frere,
ohan, VIM. vessey, Robert Sebastian, Charles
Cleaves, Guy Prescott, Thomas O'Donnell, H.
Lee Freiber, Albert Riddle, Brewer Spransey,
Clarence Bean, Nelson Page, VIM. Hobbs,
Shanks Goldsmith and Edward Hall. There
were 81 pupils on the roll, all of whom will be
The examination Of the Female Grammar
school Of this district, which was to have taken
until two o'clock.
THE coLoRED SCHOOLS.
LINCOLN BUILDING.
This beautiful school building, located at the
corner of Second and streets, Capitol HILL wa,
crowded yesterday during the entire day with
parents and friends Of the pupils listening to the
EXERCISES.
Primary, No. 7, Mrs. A. warrick, teacher, pre-.
sented an interesting spectacle in the appearance
Of 40 bright-eyed and observation-disclosures
youngsters, all of whom apparently Wed WITH
each other in the excellent department, which
noticeable during the several hours the school
was under examination, and was Of such char.
acter as to put them on their mettle, consisting o.
familiar words Rom he blackboard and charts,
printing on the slate; arithmetics, counting and
adding on mineral name by ones to hundred
aad nv frwnc and fhraa tn VT
one hundred read ct sight; drawing; oral instruc-
lions and object lessons. Roll Of honor-First
honor, punotuality, exemplary conduct and ex-
cellent Scholarship, (silver medal,) Ed. Thomas;
diplomas, Richard Coomes, Henry Stewart,
Harriet Hawkins and VIM. Nichols; scholarship,
Andrew Perry, Anna Smith, lgnatius Butler and
Laura Simms; spelling and scholarship, Alpheus
Brown; drawing, Clarence Dodson.
Primary No. D has upon Its rollof membership
81 pupils, IS Of whom we're present, looking as
bright and cheerful as the room in which they
were assembled, It being gaily trimmed with
bouquet, the fragrance from which permeated
throughout tie entire building. The pupils,
after being subjected to Q pretty severe examina.
ton in the studies pursued In the eighth and
seventh grades by the teacher in charge, Miss
Margaret A. Hutton, entertained the number OF
parents and friends present with some excellent
singing, under the leadership OF Prof. Henry
Grant, music teacher for the Eastern school dis
trict. Roll Of honor: First prize, silver medal,
Addie Bell; department and scholarship, Eta
Cole; scholarship, Frederick Williams, Mary
Brown, Laura Joyce, Addie Bell and Louise
Douglass; drawing, Mary Thomas.
Primary, No. s, has upon its roll Of membership
the names of forty-two pupils, all of whom were
present yesterday, and acquitted themselves In
NJ. y. Kelly, who has them in charge. The de-
pertinent and general bearing Of the pupils was o
clear index of the refined and cultivated mind
which presided over them, and Is another evil
dence OF the Importance Of having in our school
rooms not only ladies of culture but those also
who will instill into the minds Of the pupils true
l., sN lAaN Kallw
educated at Burlington, N. J., and has been do
ing good work In the colored schools since 1869,
the date Of her entry in that field Of labor, and is
BILE and and accomplished ladies connected with
the schools. Roll Of honor: First prize, silver
medal-Mary Middleton. Certificates Of merit:
Malvern: spelling and scSoiarship, Julia Morris;
scholarships, Mary Fox, Eugene Medley, julia
Morris, Margaret Robinson. Rebecca Dorsey,
Thomas Hill and Samuel Newton; pcnmanship
Anna Jackson; drawing and scholarship, Mary
Primary, No. s, Miss Z. L. Fisher, teacher, pre-
sented fine appearances; 81 interesting Juveniles,
all arrayed in summer costume, looking as cool
and pleasant as It is possible to Imagine. answer
ing promptly the questions as they were put,
which were taken from those Of the seventh grade.
In reading they did we'll; spelling was likewise
feature, while In arithmetic they gave ample evil
denee Of having occupied their time In the school
room with profit TO themselves and credit to their
teacher. The room presented very neat appear
snce; prominent was an admirable Hkeness OF the
late Senator Sumner, with the words, "The com
mon school Is an inn where children res. on tSe
Stf RfR attspdan ss Francis George
and Clara Price; department, WIN. Day; scholar.
i ba M.T9 BrUan w ana s spsne
Anna Ross; drawing, Ella Boston.
q Primary, No.3, Miss Caddie E. Parke, teacher,
we're present at The e1a%lnatoD, Which was con-
Quoted In o mastery manner by the lady In
charge. whose selfpossession and perfect freedom
from petulance or impatience had marked effect
upon the pupils, who while maintaining the most
perfect order, did so in such manner as to i'm
press those present that they were ruled by love,
and not fear. The little fellows evidently fet
the influence which inspired the notices which
adorned the walls, Faith, Hope and Charity"
and acted accordingly. They were taxed in read:
ing and spelling from the Third and Second
Readers; arithmetic, as far as counting to 900;
Enumeration through nine places, and reading and
writing numbers to 100 900; multiplication table,
to BY Y; Roman numbers and their combination
TO 200; drawing, oral instruction and geography.
The success which has attended Miss Parke's
leadership should be gratifying TO ali those who
desire the encouragement Of home talent, she
schools in this city to the proud position she now
occupies, being among the hrst to graduate from
the Preparatory High School, under the principal
ship of Miss Mary J. Patterson, who Is doing o
splendid work in educating the local talent Tor
teacherships. Roll Of honor: First prize, silver
medal, Martha Moulton; department and schol.
Lee, Rebecca Miller, Rhoda Holmes, Andrew
Harrison and Sophia Bruce; spelling, scholarship
and penmanship, Josephine Wills; drawing,
Martha Moulton.
Primary, No.2 iscomposed ofpupIls pursuing the
studies Of the 9th and 4th grades The scholars at
the commencement Of the term were under the
leadership of Miss H. X. Jennings, who was
compelled, IN the middle Of the term, 10 resign
her position on account Of sickness, since when
time the school has been under the charge OF Miss
School, who held IL acceptably until she was com
PEELED TO withdraw in order to qualify herself Tor
the examination in the school to which she De-
longed. The school was ably handled yesterday
by Miss Julianna Wilson, and considering the
many changes, acquitted itself handsomely: Roll
Of Enthusiastically, William Brown, Lorenzo
jackson, George Scaggs, John Smith, Sanders
Scaggs and Anna Williams: spelling, John
Smith; penmanship, Lorenzo Jackson; drawing,
Lorenzo jackson and Anna Queen.
Primary, No. i, Mrs. L. H. Hawkswortn, teacner,
was delightful school to visit, the pupils being
orderly and neat to degree that would compare
favorably with any In our public schoois. anu
were handled in q manner by the teacher, during
the three hours they were under examination,
many friends present. In the studies OF the Iniro
and Second Primary grades, in when they were
examined, they gave ample proof OF good tram
ing and close application to study. Kohl OF nonor:
First prize, silver medal, VIM. Green; certihcates
Of merit-Ettendance Martha Middleton: deport-
DelphIa Randolph, Jos. Holling, Cecilia Modiey,
Sylvania Coleman and Laura Jordan; spelling
Thomas Queen; pemanship, Florence DAVIS;
drawing, Cecilia Medley and Chas. Galloway;
vocal music, Cecilia Medley and Benz. Harris;
Grammar, No. 2 Miss Emma v. Dyson, teacner,
is school that any teacher should be proud 70 oe
identified with, the pupils showing an aptness In
answering questions that in many instances was