Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-25
The PubIte School Examinations.


these examinations win have to be closed
probably by April 30th. The oral examina-
tiOnS OF the lower grades of city schools .have
already closed, and those of the higher grades
will be closed on March 18th. The rest of the
calendar is as follows:
WHITE AND COUNTY SCHOOLS.
=, April / to 3l-Oral examination of county
Schoos-Examiners: Subj board of the coun-
Pal. '''' ~ w. anu '"p'' '''"s p HUI
April 23 to Determination in spelling-City
SChO0lS-ApIil ., third grade April "a, fourth
grade; April Is, fifth grade; April 20, sixth
grade; April g, seventh grade April 80 eighth
grade-Examiners; Superintendent and SUI
May to 10-Oral examination of eigth grade
of city schOOiS-Examners: Superintendent
and supervising principals
examination of first, second, third and fourth
grades of city schOOls-EXaminers Superin-
tendent and supervising principals.
May "a. l p. determination in drawing
and exhibition of drawing, map drawing and
penmanship-TO be held in the Franklin
bnilding.1EXaminer: Mrs. S: E. Fuller
teachers positions and promotiOn-Exam-
iners: Committee on teachers and superinten-
dents.
June l, "a. DISCRIMINATION of candidates
for the Normal schOol-TO be held in the
Franklin building-EXaminers Committee on
teachers and superintendent.
fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades of city
sehools-Examiners: Superintendent and SUI
perviSing principals.
june 5 to 14-Written examination of conn
supervising principal.
June 6. ga. m.-FOurth quarterly examina-
ton OF the normal school. Examiners: Com
mlttee on teachers and superintendent.
June :, SIP. m.-Graduating exercises of the
normal school; to be held in Lincoln hall.
under the direction Ofthe committee on teach
erS.
June s, Characterization for Kendall and
King scholarships; to be held in Franklin
building. Examiners; Mr.. Chas: B: Young,
June 1l-Second semi-annual examination
and closing exercises of the advanced gram
mar school for girls. Examiners: Committee
OH teachers and superintendent.
June 12-SccOnd Semi-annual examination
and closing exercises of the advanced gram
mar school for boys. Examiners: Committee
on teachers and superintendent.
June l3-ClOSlng day OF the first grade of
city schools.
june, l4--Closing day of the second grade of
JUNE, l7--Closing day OF the third grade of
june 1S--Closing day of the fourth grade of
city schools.
June I9-Closing day of the fifth, sixth, sew
enth and eighth grades OF city schools and of
county schools.
COLORED SCHOOLS OF WASHINGTON AND
GEORGETOWN.
May to 31-SecOnd semi annual oral exam
inatiOn of all grades of SchOOlS-Examners
superintendent and supervising principals.
May "A, p. m.-EXhibitiOn of drawing and
penmanship, to be held in the Summer build
ing.
June g. and Written examinations-Ex-
aminerS: superintendent and supervising
principals.
June &, p. m:-Graduating exercises of the
high school. to be held in Sumner hall.
June CLOSING day of schools in the third
subdivision, LOvejOy, a. m. Lincoln, pm.
June Enclosing day OF schools in the first
subdivision, Stevens and Miner, 9 a. m. Sum
ner, p. m.
June l4-Closng day of schools in the fifth
subdivision, Chamberlain. a. m. Closing dav
OF the high school, p. III.
June l1:-ClOSing day OF schools in the fourth
subdivision, Anthony Bowen, 9 a. m; Ran
June ls-Closing day of schools in the second
streets, ga; m. John F. Cook, p. IN.
June 19-ClOsing day of eighth grade schools
Eastern, 9 a. m: Western, p. m.
THE PRIZES TO BE AWARDED
IN the first. second, third fourth, fifth, sixth.
and seventh grades are certificates as follows:
For Attendance-To every pupil who shall
be present and pInctual at every school SEES
sion during lhe year. DepOrtmemt-TO every
pupil who shall receive no demerit mark for
deportment during the year. Scholarship-To
the six pupils in each school who shall be near
est perfect in studies. Drawing-To the pupil
In each school who shall make the greatest
Improvement in drawing during the year.
PenmanShlp-TO the pupil in each school who
shall make the greatest Improvement in pen
manship during the year. Vocal Mus:c-To
the pupil in each school VINO shall make the
greatest Improvement in vocal music during
the year.
Among the rules governing the award of GER
tlhcateS IS one prescribing that not more than
on each shall be stated all the above particu-
lars in which the excellence of the recipient
merits a certificate: that awards shall be made
BY the teachers, with the approval of the SUI
peTylSlng principals those for scholarship in
the first, second, third and fourth grades based
upon Inc record, and In the fifth, sixth and
seventh grades upon the annual written ex-
aminatiOns: the full names shall be given,
without nlcknames, pet names, or abbrevia-
tiOns: the presentation of any prizes in the
schools, except such as are authorized by the
board. is positively prohibited.
KENDALL AND KING SCHOLARSHIPS, ETC.
The Kendall chOlarship in the Column bian
University, and the King scholarship in Dick.
inSOn College, the former for six and the latter
for four years, will be awarded, in the ad-
yanced grammar school for boys to the pupils
receiving the highest marks at competitive
examination, the school to be represented by
fifteen pupils.
The AmidOn medal will be awarded to the
pupil IN the girls class OF the eighth grade in
The fourth school division who shall be ad-
and her schOolmateS to be most distinguished
for '.amiability and scholarship" The vote
shall be taken by ballot, in presence of the sub
f as desgnate
At the examinations in spelling the words
snail be written on paper of uniform pattern,
W DC 1uinlSlltu DS the superintendent. All
the pupils In each class are to write the words
The superintendent shall select fifty words. to
be found within the limits prescribed i'm the
course OF study for each grade, and furnish a
nSt Oh the same to the supervising principals
who are to conduct the examinations The
words must be given out distinctly and SLOWLY,
and as each is pronounced it will be repeated
aloud by every pupil. Every change made
alter the word Is written, OF while writing it,
Will be counted an error. Immediately after
the examinations the supervising principals
shall return all the written work Of the pupils
and make tabulated report to the superin-
tendent.
Candidates for admission to the normal
school shall be examined in the following:
Arithmetic, English grammar, geography,
general history, physics, algebra, penmanship,
drawing. general Intelligence, and aptitude
for teaching.
ADMISSION TO THE ADVANCED GRAMMAR
SCHOOLS.
The annual written examination i'm the
eighth grade will furnish the basis of admis
sion to the advanced grammar schools at the
beginning OF the next school year. These pa
perS will be forwarded by the Supervising
principals to the superintendent, who will
make suitable arrangements for examining
and marking the same. The superintendent
Will report the results to the COMMITTEES on
teachers. by whom all promotions to the adj
Vanced grammar schools must be approved.
WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS.
The superintendent and SunaryiSjDo