Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-15
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Closing DGy Of the First Grade.
The Prize List Of the Year.


Today tie primary schools-first grade of
our present system of public schools-closs
for the summer vacation. Tomorrow, j une
10th, is the closing day OF the second grade
OF city schools and of the second district col
ored schools; June 10Th, the third grade of
city schools and the third district colored
schools close; June 20th, fourth grade of city
schools and fourth district colOred schools;
June fist, NTH, sixth, seventh, eighth and
ninth grades of city and county schools, and
also the nth district colored schools close.
No mode OF distinguishing meritorious m
pills Is allowed on the official reports of the
teachers, except what used 70 be known as
diplomas. but now denorninated (rIDfter the
head of regular prizes) as certificates; which
are awarded for attendance, department,
scholarship, drawing, penpanship and vocal
music. The certificates for drawing, pen
manship and vocal music are given for the
greatest Improvement during the year, while
those for grammar, arithmetic, geography
history, natural philoso phy and algebra are
the school record as evinced by the result OF
written examination held this month.
I'm our report yesterday Of the contests in
the grammar schools In arithmetic and
grammar, the numbers won by the boys and
girls. respectively, were reyersed. The girls
were ahead. The correct figures were:
CONTEST IN ARITHMETIC.
1st district So 0 4es Sd district ? ssi as
ID district, 5si SIS 4Ih district, S2i 81
TIE pdi;, G si.;i Confess IT,. Oil.
lstdistriet, $G5 As Sd district, 81 as
I'd district, SO3 498 4th district, Sol E2l
FIRST DISTRICT.
tscher.PFrsSF shimp, Lincoln TeaIon.
Edw. Kant, Samuel Hart, Harry Emrnuer
Oscar Brown, Geo. Msrger, Henry Wilson,
Walter Horn or, Henry Lewis, Gustav Kuhn
Henry Lauck.
Female primary, No. 2. Flora b. Wiggin
teacher-Emma Burns, Margaret SchencS
Carrie %
Wood, Caroline Shuster, Augusta McChes-
Dey, Domaine MOrsell, Hattie Goddard,
Ellen Connell, Matilda Killiau, Minnie
gerald, Violet Bowen, Ada Stinemetz, Annie
Sener. Effie Bennett, Matilda Wagner Res
sic Bowen, Virginia Cooper, Gertrude Har-
Female primary, No. 6, L. A. Corcoran
teacher.-Jennie Reyburn, Jennie Waits
Amy Eckhart, May Givanda, Emma Bellies
Josephine Neuhaus, Annie o Hagan, Cecilia
Hsger, Maggie Jones, Margaret Russell, May
Poston, MfnnteaGrady, Annie Kass, Lola
t palsL,. LILY Gregory, Mary ClaniPitt, Lulu
fred White, Jennie Durnin, Bertha sam
stag, Matte Dennison, May King, Nettie
Hough, Jtflia Lins key, Nellie Baxter, Mar
Kate Lysight, Cora Fowler, Margaret Bow
Ian, Mile Hollander.
Male primary, No. 7, Sarah Oliphant
Willard Colman, Geo. Colman, Geo Lackey,
Percy Brown, Harry Pfaf, Edward Robin
son, Charles Cotterill, Joseph Crown, VIM.
HItz, Albert Sibley, Harry Cole.
Female Primary, No. s, Maria 1. Marsh
teacher-Johanna Hendricks, Josephine M.
Mary l.. Pomeroy, Lena ii. Butler, Charlotte
T.. Cooper, Grace l.. Gibson, Esther ]. Lack
ey, Fannie G. Noerr, Alice G: Noerr, Lille
Elizabeth s. BenDit, Maude N. Wise, Grace
NJ. Wise, Rosa Sanner, Florence Mckenzie,
Ellen j. Fanar, Grace A. Gordon.
MeFaes AND Mo TO- En-
Swami, Ottilee Ebert, May Daish, Bertha
Armstrong, Willie Mulhall, Rosa Walter,
Catherine Grimm, James Burke, Mary Fam
Baxter, Carrie Evans, Cecilia Muldoon,
Bessie Sinclair, Jennie Davis, Geo. McCar-
Thy, Jos. McEneanry.
Male Primary No. 3, Anna l.. Sargent
teacher.-Arthur Mccormick, Charlie Rob-
erts, Charlie Steidel, Frank Mclean, Charlie
EbDs, VIM. Healey, Edward Miller, Benja-
min Ecklof, James Duffy, James Roach
James Purcell. Henry Lahey, Lawrence
OLea, Ernest LORD, Lemuel Boteler, VIM.
Gordon, Frank Gregory, John Harper,
Frederick Philpitt, Charlie Kaiser, John
Kennedy, Edgar Conboye, Joseph Healey,
O,COrnor Charlie Reader, Albert Herbert,
VIM. Ferry, Harry Mockbee, Everett Po-
cock, Daniel Baliauf, Llewellyn Phillips,
Franz Mcleod, Frank Keller, John DOniio,
ghUe, Ernest SwiDgle, Harry White, John
Flanagan, Oreste Constantine, Lewis Sim,
Michael HsInahaD, Marion Hargrove, Harry
bert Johnson, Charlie Conboye, VIM
EvsI 6, VIM. Miles, Charlie Reiter
Primary No. 4, Miss - teacher.-Jes-
AZ gerer, Irene Yoknm, Minnie McCormi ite
Eliza Watson, Martha Neihman. Flora Nc
Cormick. Clara Kirby, Annie Regain, Ada
I P@HP Ts Mary Nay p1agas Nara
Mary Daniels, Mary Loughlain, Blanche
Tretler, Honora Curtain, Florida Yokum,
Beulsh 0'Neal, Margaret Izel, Ida Izel.
Clarence +. Davis, Frank Tharp, Edward
w. Dom, Guy I. Trenbly, Henry Peter
son, Seymour 3. Wright, Linneus E. La
Peyser, Edward W. Wolhsupter. George NJ.
Copenhaver. Harrison St.dbam, Geo. Terry,
Edward Spindler, Charles Wilson, George
Malopey, Percival Waters, GeG,-ge ATnerien,
William Barron, George McElWe., Charles
Primary, No. 8, Virginia Boss, teaSh.
eer-Maggie B. Columbus, Jeanette Hyde,
Nettie L. Bowen, Carrie V; Gowling,
Maud N. Hewlett, Addie Lavender, May
Moore, Roberta III. Blau. Kate A. Johnson,
Bertha Brodhag, Sophie David, Mary End
Die Iardelle, Fannie s. Paine, Minnie Ro-
ginski, Elizaseth Scheter, Emma +. Stat
loTdl Lila Nj. Barnes, Annie N. Bowen, Min
b r.e, r Lewis; Amelia Scnlosscr, Annie Ull-
AlISS ElIZdDctn wallace,
Lizzie T.. Wesley, Mary Alice Woolrfdge.
Rena MaloDey, Alice E.. Brewster Mary
Alice Taft, Sallie Michenor, Mary L. Boss.
Theresa Karpels, Annie o. Thompson, Hen,
Iietta Gockeler, Lillian Grimes, Cordelia La
SUIiu. Susie Lewis.
Primary No. IL, NJ. j. Malone, teach
er-Robert Dom, Louis Hirsh, John Zler,
VIM. p. Cooper, Fred. Wonder Heide,
Thomas A. Dreamer, Chas. w. Liesmann,
Andrew Hunter, John Howard, William L.
Evans, Charles A. Anderson, William Mar
tin, John w. Neither, Lester p. Davis,
Claude Mills, Frank Dorain, Walter g.
Jolce, James Stack, Frederick Behrens,
Guy l. Davis, Harry w. Dom, Harry s.
Aver, Clifford f. Baird, George w. Hemp
Ter, Edward Phillips, Edward Humphrey.
Harry l. Dorsey, Fritz Volland, William T.
Gross, Wentworth c. Jones. Adolphus III.
MeiZler, John c. Ryan, James Daily, How
ard Clarkson, Charles D. Beall.
Primary No. II, Miss Inez NJ. Goodrich
teacher.-Emma Taylor, Virginia Donerty,
Mary Little, Emma Baum, Sarah Little,
Harriet Lyles, Henrietta Heienrichs, Char
lotte Greaneacher, Ida Keesey, Jessie
holmes. Eva Perrie, Mary Frayser, Nellie
Spear, Caroline Fox, Emma Koch, Elizabeth
Clark, Ella Kimmel, Effie DUNCAN, Susie
Armor, Flitha BerLhardt, Marian Welcb,
Lily Mullan, Lulu Twombly, Mary Camp
he'll, Sarah A Clarke, Annie Dyer Eugenia