Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-06-11

CLOSING DAY OF THE ADV ANCKD eRANw.p scuoo,
FOR BOYS.

S-@OSAA'o VA We HE Adv ANCkD GRAMMAR SCHOOL
FOR BOYS.
Today was the closing day of the advanced
grammar school for boys, Mr, e. A. paul.
t teaenef,1 and the school room, on street, be,
number OF the parents and friends NJ tbe nn mi
Inc examination was conducted by several OF
sie trustees and eX- trustees, among whom were
smifh D. e. u koveloys W: q; Browne 6. B.
ana MI; Keene, of the county. The exami.
natlon during the morning Cession embraced
R Eayth al eogTaphy-Recitatton- The
Atmosphere. Geometry-Recitation Topics:
Reetlllnear figures and their relations; Circles;
fOlyeorons. Problems OF construction PHYSICS
experiments In electricity and magnetism per-
formed by pupils. History. ation-Topc5
The Empire of Charlemagne; the Feudai SyS-
tenn: the Crusades; Modern Ear9pean History
and specimens. The high reputation OF the
school was fully sustained I'm the examination,
and the copy-books and drawings were especi-
At the afternoon session the exercises were
Of more pleasing character, and the pro-
Of Friendship; defamation, Opportunity for
Work, C. w. Holmes; defamation, The Dukite
Snake. A. E. Middleton, essay, Sights at the
New York Aquarium, j. B. Okie; defamation,
Our Travelled Parson, F. H. Stephens; double
quartette, Hunting Song; essay, The Results of
Labor, E. E. Perley; defamation, The First
Battle, F. L. owen: essay, A Boys Trials, John
Raum; defamation, The Defence of Lucknow,
Clinton Gage; cnOruS, The Saw MILE declan1a-
ton, How PersiInmOns Took Cab ob de Baby,
G. s. Hyer; essay, A monster Swindle, A. B.
Hobbs; defamation, The Black Horse and His
Rider, L. j. Ely; essay, Youths Expectations,
J. NJ. CARSON original defamation, The Power
of Music. G.. a. Provost; solos and chorus. Ye
Shepherds, Tell Me- reading, The RecenG Great
French Duel r. T. Rogers; essay, Socialism,
B. B. Thompson; defamation, Marmion and
Douglas; G; B: Hanford; essay, Bread and
Butter, L. D. Wilson; defamation, Speech Of a
Candidate for Congress, II. II. Lacey: deciama-
ton, The Benediction. G. A. Starkweather:
presentation Of special priZeS-Ktng scholar
ship in Dickinson college to A. L. Hobbs, and
Kendall scholarship In Columbian university to
G. A. Starkweather.
COLORED SCHOOLS.
This afternoon the closing exercises OF
eastern eighth grade school, Miss M. P. Shadd,
teacher, were held In the Lincoln Building in
the presence of large number OF spectators
The exercises consisted of declamatiOnS, read
ingS, singing, &c. The following pupils were
awarded certificates: Margaret Beckett, Hattie
Bruce. Daisy Coleman Lucy Smith, Eliza Davis
Laura Jordan, LYDIA Malvin, Lavinia Mccoy.
Bessie johnson, Anna Bailey, Margaret john
son, Annie King, Anna Hamer, Lettie AeXan-
der, Dradie Whitlow, Sarah Janifer, Amelia
Josie Martin, William Payne.
At three O'Clock the closing exercises of the
Western eighth grade school, Miss A. NJ Par
ker, teacher, were held at the Sumner building
and interesting literary exercises took place.
Certificates were awarded to the following
pupils: Ellis W. Brown, Mary P. Evans, Mary
L. Logan, Harriet II. Beason, Mary S. Wayman,
Susie ': Robinson, Emma G. Brooke, VIM. Frac-
ton, Alice NJ. Cole, Maria v. Parke, Joseph W.
Tucker, Alice B. Scott, Carrie E. SyphaX, Cor
della s. Syphax, Carrie V. Nolen, James d. But
Ter.