Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-01
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and seventh grades OF the public schools OF
the cities OF WashIngton and Georgetown,
by the suPeriutendents and principals and
the county schools by the county trustees
and superintendent, have been Completed
for this year. ant The programme Tor
THk EEakINtSG EXAMINATIONS on THE
Is as follows.
Eighth and NiG;h Grades % Cigy Schools
Examiners superintendent and principals.
May p ~ June 9-orsl Examination OF
the First, second, Third, ana Fourth Grades
OF City SCHOOLS r Examiners. Superintend-
ent aud principals.
May =, I p determination In Drawing
ana Exhibition OF Drawing and Penman-
ship.-To be held in the Frsnkltn hnildinE-
r Saminer Mrs :. r. FGller.
MAY Examination Of Candidates for
Itachers Position aud Promotion.-ENam-
tendent
June 3, y. determination Of Can't,
dates tor the Normal SchoSi'HTo ~ hsIS Al
Franklin building. Examiner. Commtttea
on teachers aud superintendent
june :, q sud g. " ritten Examination OF
he fifth, Si1ia, seventh. Elghtn ani Ninth
CT ACES OF cay : rhOoiS--E hammers. SUPER
iut'ndcnt aud principals.
Jane 4, 10 a m.-fourth - garter!v ENant-
nation OF tue Normal Scuoal -EKamiuers
Commlstoe ou teachers aud superiuteadent
June %, 80 p. m.-Gra9uatlng D. xercises OF
The Normal Schvol.-To De held IN Lincoln
nal, under tee direction OF The cDmmittee
en- teachers.
Juuc Io.9a IN Termination Tor Kendall
aud King Scnolarships To be held Ia the
Franklin building. Examiner: Mr. Charles
Is Young MI Junn W. HIut snd Nj Otis
June CLOSING Dag o, the First Grade or
June i -Ciosius Day Of tie second Grade
CITY SCHOOLS.
June ~ Closing Hav OF Tie Tn ri tara A NJ
City Schools.
June %. Closing Day OF the Fourth Grade
OF City Schools.
rf-,,c .rE.sF-a. B..- - -. No.
seventh, ghth and Ninth Grades OF CIV
schools and OF the County Schools
CoLoRED SCHOOLS OF WASHINGTON AND
ssORGETOwN.
May 10 Oral Examinations -ENaml-
ners. Superintendent ami Principals.
May Is. r m.-ENhibitiOn OF Drawing
To be hcid ~ he Sumner Building.
June :, g, aud s.-Writteu Examinations
Examiners Superintendent aud Principals.
" Ee : 80 ?. m.-Gratusting Exercises 81
Hall, under the direction of The COMMITTEES
on Teachers.
June l5.-Closing bay OF the Schools In the
tlrsi bislrieJ-Sumner, . a. m, Stevens,
June l6.-CIosing Day OF the Schools in the
Second District Rhees, street, and 4th aud
l., a. m; John r. Cook, r. m.
June I9.-Closing Day o. the schools In the
II ird District Loyej1y, a. M, Lincoln,
=. m.
June 2O-Closing bay or the Schools in the
Fourth Distrlct-Randall,9 a. M; Anthony
Bowen, p. m.
June 2I.-CIosiug Day OF the Schools In the
Fifth District-Chamberlain, > a. m Pre-
parRtory High School, p. m.
Rules are given for tue examinations In
drawing and penmanship.
THE PRIZES To BE AWARDED
are certifca les as follows:
For AftepdOTcc To every pupil who shall
be present and punctual Al every scnoOl ses-
sion during the year.
Tor DeporfHcSi-To every pupil who shall
receive no demerit mark Tor department dur
ing the year.
Por Scholarship To the six pupils in each
school who shall be nearest perfect Ia
studies; 10 be determined in the FIRST, second
third and iourth grades by the average mark
and ninth Grades by the marks given for the
written examinations.
For Drmcag-To the pupil in each SHOOT
who shall make the Creates impro gement
in drawing during the year.
FOR P1lmmistip-TO the pupil in each
school who shall make the greatest improve
ment in penmauship during the year.
For lOcGi M,Wic-To the pupil in each
school who shall make the most improve
ment IN vocal music duriog the yea-.
THE RULES GOVERSING THE AWARD or
are as follows.
I. Pupils VINO are transferred from one
school TO another during the year are enti-
tied 10 credit Tor their record during me
whole year.
Not more than any one certificate shall
be given To any one pIptl, but on each snail
be stated all the above particulars In which
The excellence OF the recipient merits a cerii-
icate.
3. The awards shall be made by the teach
ers, with the approval OF the respective prin-
cipals, and shall he based upon the written
examinations and upon the record made 20
The end OF Nay and the prize lists shall be
made ont in duplicate, and one copy given
10 the principal as early as posi- Die ia the
me nth OF June, and tue other taken TO the
superintendent office with the annual re
port The full names shall be given with
out niCknames, pet names, or authorizations.
4. TIE presentation OF any prizes in the
schools. except such as are authorized by the
Board, is positively prohibited.
KENDALL AND KING SCHOLARSHIPS.
The Kendall Scholarship in the Columbian
University aud the King Scholarship in
Dickinson College, the feTmer for six and the
latter for four years, viii be awarded In the
Male Grammar Schools OF the first, second,
third, and fourth school districts 10 the
pupils receiving the highes marks a. a COM
petitive examination. Each school shall be
represented by four pupils, and no teacher
shall be excused from sending the required
number.
The candidates shall he examined in Da-
vies' Practical Arithmetic, kerl's Common
School Grammar; Cornells Physical Geogra-
phv; Campbel's History Of the United
States; Spelling, (thirty-two words 10 be
given;D Franklin sixth Reader, including
The Introductory Treatise, ana Penmanship.
The marks shall he divided as follows: For
arithmetic and grammar, twenty-five each;
for geography and history, fifteen each; for
spelling and reading, eight EACH for PEN
In conducting the examination, the caudi-
dates shall be designated by numbers, by
which alone they shall be known % the
examiners. The examiners shall report 10
the superintendent and forward 10 him, In
sealed envelopes, the numbers OF the candi-
dates, with the marks received by them
respectively. At the next meeting OF the
board the envelopes shall be opened by the
committee on examinations and prizes and
the names OF the successful candidates shall
be announced ana the prizes awarded %
them. The examination papers shall not be
inspected by any person except the exam
liners. who, VI tn the candidates, alone shall
be present at the examination.
THE AMTDON MEDAL.
The AmidOu metal will be awsrde 70 The
pupil in the girls school or the eighth and
niuth grades, fourth school district, who
shall be adj eyed by the cOncordsnt votes
OF her teacher and schOOlmates 10 be most
distinguished Tor "amiability and scholar
ship" The vote shall re taken oy ballot, in
presence OF the sub board, at such time az IL
may designate.
AT THE wRTTTEN ENk MUTATIONS
the printed questions and writing materials
are 10 be on the desk at 9.iJ a no, and the
pUDilS shall rot rec ave assistance fnom Enu