Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-06-28
Public School Distribution.


was made at Peabody Hall last evening. The
bows Of thc various schools marched to the hall
from their respective school rooms at hall past
sevep. and it was not until they were all seated
that the doors were opened 10 VISITORS who
we're far more numerous than the capacity OF
The hall could accommodate. After waiting
almost half an hour for the members of tho
School Board, none Of whom arrived, cards Of
honor were distributed by His Honor, Mayor
Johnsop, ~ follows:
WASHINGTON SCHOOL, NO. l.
List Of pupils entitled 10 cards oil honor:
Attendance, dcportmcnt aud sludics-C Claude
rusbipp, Charles W. Alexander aud s. Frank
Field
Aucndance and s,udies-Jas. B. Nagel.
Dsrortmeu, aud s;udics-AlIrcd Woods.
VIM. u. Schnlicld, Il. j.. Hoy, Jacob BRILL
aud Juhn b. AtwcIl
Sludics-Thomas Baype, Chas. W. Boyer,
&. l.lmndin and Geo. r. Smith.
At,cndancc-Ju lan Holt.
Dcporlment--L Gustav Nagrl.
WASHINGTON SCHOOL, NO. D.
List of pupils entitled TO cards of honor:
AtLrndanci, Harry ID. lluoge and William
| ratsapaugh.
Depormcnt--Wm m. lataapaugli.
D.ligcnee-WiIlam Talsapaugh, Harry ID.
loocc, VIM. n. Wood, George Woods, Alcx-
andcr II. Wilson, Henry Ii. Tucker, John w.
Wood, Robert H. Rnbcy. ). Edward STalne'
| James IT, Wilkinson, Michael Il. SULLIVAN
WIN. Ii. MoCucn, Thos. NleDermolt, Geo, ..
Kirby, GRANVILLE l.. Kelley. Geo r.. Haydeo'
Charles Nj. Kemp, Geo. ". Hicks J"hu a.
Field aud Thomas IL. Hill.
| WASHINGTON SCHOOL. NO. 5.
| List of pupils who have made 10 per cent
10 their studies, this being the standard to en-
| title them to reward of mert--PeIer Laphen,
Wm. 4. Smith, Ernest Gcrmond, Robert
smith, WIN. e. EIiukcn, J ohm u. s. Smarr,
Jackson Davis, Willie Jcfrirs, Edward llantz
mon, Otto Vogclgcsang, Ernest Boyer, Lewis
Milhuru, William W. Cline and Jusrph IL.
Philips
puncIuality-EIgar DeVaushap.
WASHINGTON SCHOOL No 4.
The following arc the scholars who received
certificates in this school: For attendance,
! ChnrIc. Fisher; attendance and studies, VIM.
| Wool; department aud Studies, David Brown
aud Samuel t'ainpbclI; department, Russell
Brown; studies. Samuel Bsndhrim, Robert
! Cline, Juseph DAsivcr, Louis Eichbnrg. VIM.
| Ellis, Michael Gcnlzbergcr, Wm Goods, Sidney
Ruscnthal aud Henry Schchiuk.
| WASHINGTON SCHOOL NO 5.
The following are the scholars who received
certificates in this school For attendance, do
portmrut and studies, VIM. Lyles; Attendance
aud studies, Frederick Krcamer, Henry Schu
man and Elhclbert Iulsapaugh; studies, Chas.
Buchancn, Charles Davis, Robert Elliott,
Herbert Graves, James Lyl@s, Joseph Nash,
Charles Naalc, James Penn, Adam Schwope.
Charles Tumlinson and John Webster.
WASHINGTON SCHOOL NO. 6.
The following scholars received certificates
iu this school For studies, Attendance and
dcportmcnt, James R0senthaI; studies aud at.
tendance, Robert WrcnD, Earnest Mills, Sydney
kaufman, Lewis Liudheimer, Frank Petty,
Gussic Brill aud Michael Robbs; studies, Chas.
Uogan; department, Robert Davis.
Some premiums were, also, gwen on the
part Of the teachers Of Nos and 3.
Mayor johnson then delivered brIel adj
dress, congratuIaling the teachers and pupils,
and concudcd by presenting to Julian W.
l1olt Of No. |, 4 beautiful silver medal, the gilt
of Maj Geo. DuIfcy 10 the boy who WAS adj
Judged to excel in drawing.
tie was followed by cx, Mayor Latham, whom
the Superintendent had designated 10 hsopen
ing remarks as 'thc earliest and most unfalter
ing friend of the public schools among our pub
| lie men" Mr.. h. warmly congratulated the
| pupil; on their present opportunities which, he
said, he had not had ia his youth, and upon
the use Of them which they had evidently
made. lie complimenIed the teachers and
took occasion specially to rcler TO SuperlDtcDdct
| Carnc, than whom, he said, no man ~ the
community was better qualified for the posi-
ton, Ur had been from the Inception OF the
system Il more hearty aud hardworking sup
porter Of it, GA the part of S. Chapman
Nealc, esq, Chairman Of the School Board he
presented 10 VIM. II. SchoGeld, Of No. ]. o
beautiful gold medal, as the best penman.
Superintendent Carnc then presented hi:
u.cdal to the same pupil, prolaciug tho prcseu
tation with some appropriate remarks, IN which
The va:u: OF industry and the comparative use
Iessncss Of talent unaccompaDed by it, were
strongly iwclt upon and illustrated, Tho au
1icncc retired at $50 much pleased with the
exercises o! the cvcGIEg.
The pupils Of Washington School, No. |,
Taught b. Thco. II. EickIin, A. NJ, who were
examined yesterday morEiug by the committee
OF ihc School Board, exhibited great prohceD
cy in all their suiies; particularly, IN spelling,
geography, grammar, arithmetic and gc0mo'
try. The drawing aud penmanship Of TIL;
school is superior.
Tonight at S. the closing exercises Of lee
aud Peabody Schools will take place. They
will be cnlvened by songs &,., by the girls,
accompanied on the new organ recently Oh
tanned for the school by Miss Mary Barlle. who
has been kindly insructing them.
From Washington.
SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO TIE GAZETTE. !
WASHINGTON, Juuc 29.-rhe Presidents
House shows few callers TO day. Most OF those