Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-12
LOCAL NEWS.
Closing the Public schools.

EXAMINATION OF THE ADVANCED MALE
GRAMMAR SCHOOL
To-day the semi annual examination of the
Advanced Male Grammar School, tMr. T.. A.
Paul, principally took place IN the school room
at the Thomson building. The examiners
were the committee Of trustees aud the Super-
ntendent, and the exercises were in arithme.
Tic, English grammar, algebra, physics. physi-
cal culture, penmauship and drawing geone-
try, physical geography, composition, elocu-
ton ana music, closing with the awarding OF
scholarship prizes 10 the Columbian University
and Dickinson College
During the morning the attendance was
very meager, bui in the afternoon there was a
large crowd present The examination was all
That could be expected, refiecting credit on
tea he and pupils.
MERIT ROLLS OF CoIoREp SCHOOLS.
The closing exercises took place in the third
sue-district colored schools today, and the
merit rolls were as follows:
School No. /, Grade No. e, Miss NJ. L. Pryor
teacher;,-- Samuel Mack, BetSey Randolph
Fanny Walker, Laura Jordan, lettie Alex
ander, Alice Anderson, Mintie Dyson Dradie
WhitlOw, Catharine Cox, Agnes Thomas Jas
Malvin, Jos. Lee. Jos. Robinson, Frances
George, Sarah Washington. Wm Johnson.
Lydia Thomas, Eliza Davis, Theophilus Bruce
Hattie Holiday VIM. Crawford. Irving Simms.
Warrington Uncless, Wm. Payne, Lorenzo
Jackson.
School No. /, Grade No. s, Mrs. NJ. T.. Tucker,
teacher:-Wm: Thomas, Benz. Butler, Robert
Hayes, David Henson, Randolph Minor Anna
Williams, JOS. Fletcher. Benton BerTys, En-
ma Smith, Laura Blackwell, Clara Vodrey.
Rebecca Miller, Albertina Miller, Hannah
Marshall, Martha Moten, Mary CANT Charity
Hathman, Sarah Glover, Mary Carter, Alice
Robinson. Mary Middleton, Eliza Rollins, Su-
san Bell, Mary Camper, VIM. Clayton, Nelson
Ellis, Helen Harrison, Hattie Lee, Emma
Chambers, Emma Smith, Geo. Harris Re
becca Miller.
School No ?, Grade No. 5, Miss NJ C. Kelly.
teacher.-Francis Scott, Addie Bell. Ella Co
vington, Catherine Colbert, Anna Ross. Fran.
els Smith Harriet Hawkins. Cornelia Will
liams, Romeo Bowie, Daniel Scales, Andrew
Perry, John Wood, Sarah Jackson, Anna Jor
dan. David Holland, Henson Shorter. Anna
Smith, Harriet Herbert, Lucy Smith, Alice
Wells, VIM. Alexander. Evans Lewis, VIM.
Atkins. John Blair, Alice Wills.
School No; l, Grade No: 4, Miss fl. A. Sim
MONS teacher.-Mary Chase, Hannah Lig-
gins, Florence TOppin, Mary Jane Spriggs,
Lena Wilmington Elizabeth Winters, Charles
Brown, Thomas Davis James Jackson, John
Mason. John Wallace, Samuel Young, Maria
Davis. Margaret odery, Grace Wood Alberta
Turner Alice Ashton, Alice Davis, Robert
School No. >, Grade No. 1. Miss G. 4. Dyson.
! teacher.-Alice Branner, Henry Young, Lilly
Harris, Mary Holland, Alice Sears, Martha
Morris. George Bell, John Howard, William
Mack. George Scott. Jannette Anderson
Mary Carroll, George Humphreys, Levi Allen,
Sarah Anderson, Simon Brooks John John
son. Mary Coats, Elizabeth West.
School No: ], Grade No g. Miss NJ. c. Giles,
teacher; - Eva BellmOre, Lucinda Upsher,
ton, Henry Stanton, Arthur Brooks, James
Hill, J. BaStOn, Charles johnson. Flora Gale
Virginia Cranky, ESteIle Tucker, Ellen Dun
more, John Green, Jacob Waters, William
Hart, Clinton Fowler, Hester Hays
School No ,. Grade No. 5, Miss f. L. Fisher.
teacher.-William Thomas, William BransOn,
| Elizabeth Williams, Helen Parker, Frances
| Taylor, Gertrude Mudd, J. Brooks. Louisa
| Lucas, Jennie Il OOkS, Mary Hurd, Josephine
| Chase, Charles Parker, Peter Boon, James
a. IVgp Mon a. A.
| beth Ross, Andrew Barber.
| School No. 3, Grade No. 3, Miss A. A Boze-
mon, teacher.-Lydia Ballard, John Crown,
| Anna johnson, Anna Brown, Grace Allen
| Henry Harris, George Ashton, Sylvester
| Cough, Anna MOrten, Anna McKinSie. Mary
Middleton Themes Holmes, James Hicks,
| James Styliyard. Joseph Brown, Anna Barnes
| Sarah jenkins, John Fosler, George Kelley
| Emma Mitchell Charles WrackS, Anna Tay-
| ior.
| School No.4, Grade No. g. Miss NJ. A Hutton.
teacher.-Elizabeth Mack, Mary Dixon, Hen
| lietta Thomas, Lee Miller, Benjamin Cox,
Ella Harvey, Agnes Thomas, Henry JOhnes,
| Adaline Nelson, William Smith, William
Robertson. William Carroll, Annie Hunter,
| Mary Taylor, Tarah Selvy, James Hamilton
Alfred Green, Julia Gordon, Emma Lee, Louis
Lewis, Louis MOuSSaTd.
School No !, Grade No. 2 Miss A. r. Bowen,
teacher-Julia Walker Alice Thomas, Jo-
Sephine Smith, Maria Norton, Lucy Davis
Lucy Ashton, Samuel Ferguson. Bruce John
son. William Jackson, Arthur Green, Thomas
Green, Martha Pratt, Ann MandeXteT Eliza
| beth johnson, COrnelia Better, Caldwell Bell
| Charles Watson, John Allen, William iIurd
| Sophia Young, ClariSSa TeelS. Philip Butler
| John Seweli, William TaScoe.
School No. ?, Grade No. ?, Miss Josie A
Stewart, teacher.-Samuel Coyington, Anna
| Thomas, Alice Richardson, Anna Brown
| GeOTgianna Robinson Louisa Liverpool Henry
| Pollard, Frank Price, Rosa Neal, Cora Peek,
| Anna Nichols, Anna Brown, Henry SimmS
GeOrgianna Peck.
School No. l,Grade No. /, Miss A. M. Mason.
teacher.-Hattie Williams, Mary Carter, Julia
Backs, Emma Ware, Ella Magruder, Maggie
Wellington, Mary Gibson, George Robinson,
Annie Foster, Virginia Brooks, Florence
Jewell, Mary Brown, Edward Webster, vii.
Anna Stewart.
School No.2, Grade No. /, Miss F. M. Costin
teacher;-Earl Parker, Flora Craig, Jerry Har
I.lSGn, .nna, Pal BENJAMIN Collins: Lilly Humphries,
mary Jefferson, Benjamin Watson Sarah Rol,
ms, Julla Atkinson, Adaline Lucas, Susie
Garner. ~
School No. 8, Grade No. ]. Miss A. v. Cant
teacher.-ThOmaSS Sangster, MaryWashinpton
James Pratt. Horace Dorsey Andrew CIayton
Edward Thomas, Eugene Queen, Alice Neal
James middleton, william Scott, Francis
pulaney, Emit Scott, William Dyson, Isaac
Hawkins.
School No. T. Grade No /, Miss c. f. Pryor.
teacher-tl0rence Smith, John Young Nir-
ginia w. Porris, Emma Lewis, Charles
Thomas Edwards, Martha Thomas. William
ROOD, Alexander Davis. Philip Hill, Walter
Jones, AlOnzo Perry, John Brown, Ernest
Adams, Samuel Neal, Lilly Brown.
School No. 5, Grade No. ], Miss r. A. Lee.
teacher.-Richard Thomas Kate Adams, Mary
Carroll, Alcinda Erby, James Williams, San
ford m Green; John Curry; Francis Thomas,
Rosetta Erby, Ida Lucas, Sarah Matthews,
Anna TOlsOn.