Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-07-02
The Closing Exercises of the Third
District Grammar school.

AS oulys} statistical resume Of the public
schools has been published; it is only proper
To give more eNtented report of the inter
eStirg exercises attendant upon the closing
OF the third district male grammar school at
Wallach building. Through the efficient
management o. Trustees HOvey and French.
Nallach building received a thorough reno
walton in the early portion of the year, and
although the work necessarily interrupted
the schools for nearly two months, they do
rot seem TO have lost ground, Judging from
the successful record they have made. The
halI OF this building, which was formerly al
most useless space, has been converted into
twOGeli ghtful and connections school rooms
accommodating the male ana female gram
mar schools. On this occasion the male
grammar -chOOl room was taStcfully decora-
ted by the pupils with notices pictures, (sev-
eral Of which were the work OF pupils in the
SchGOl,} plants, flowers, ana flags. On the
wall opposite the desk was the Latin mOtJO
"L0dCT o5fi5tt1 CtHcct.' and around the clock
III graceful curves were the words. MO
meEtS are the golden sands Of time both
Signlhcant OF The PRINCIPLES which animate
theschOol. The cleanliness and perfect order
OF the entire buildrg we're observed by all
not only upon this day. but throughout the
year, Entering the ed.Iice At any hour, one
could hardly be able to believe nat seven or
eight hundred boys and girls had passed
in and out, everything seemed so neat
and tidy. The spotless desks, the clean
floors extending to the play-rOoms, and
all the buildings belonging TO the school.
were heartily commended by the visitors.
The distribution OF so many medals and di-
piomaS reflected great credit upon the fortu-
nate recipients in school where the stand
ard OF excellence is so high, and was crafty
ing 10 the friends OF progress interested In
the success of the school. The highest hon
Ors OF the public schools Of Washington were
won by two boys of this grammar school.
The Kendall scholarship in Columbia Uni
versity was presented to Master Herman
Sch1mmelfennig, the only son OF a widowed
mother-brother of Miss Helen Schimmel-
fennig, the Valedictorian at the Normal
school this year. The King scholarship was
given TO Master Walter Grant, n youth full
OF promise, manly, earnest, with standard
high and 6De record.
This school has been particularly fortu-
nate In carry ing off the prizes from time TO
time, and il is very evident that much of the
honor reflected upon the Wallach school is
due TO Mr.. Charles 4. Hilton, the superin-
tendeDt, and his able assistant in the gram
mar school, Mrs. Hilton, who have labored
faithfully and intelligently To- bring up the
school 10 a standard quite equal to the very
hest In the land. This school, under Mr.
Hilton, won the Kendall scholarship in the
years 1873, 1874, and 1875, and the King schol-
arShip in 1872. 1873, and 1S75; the medal Cor
grammar for the last four years. and this year
The medal for arithmetic. 1t will be OBJ
served by the per cent attained that the
standard for scholarship has been raised.
The successful candidate for the Kendall
scholarship last year reached the high stand
ard Of % per centum. This rs a fine record
for public school, alike crediteble 10 Wash
lngton and the country.