Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-22
LOCAL NEWS.
Public school Examinations.

the county schools are now IN progress ana viii
be continued until the 30th inst. The spelling
examinations in the city schools. white and
gclored. take place as follows. ASrIl ~ TODAY
I'd grade; April 2S 4th grade April &c. 5th grade
April p. 9th grade; April p. 9Th grade: April 2s
>th grade Examiners: superintendent and
supervising principals.
WHITE SCHOOLS.
The remainder OF the program for white
SDlools y as tollows;-May 10 io-oral exam-
nation or 18th grade OF city schools-ENaminerS
superintendent AID supervising principals
May /, To- June 4-Second semi-annual oral ex-
animation OF lst. I'd. I'd and 1th grades of city
schools Examiners: Superintendent and SUI
perNisng principals. May q. TO la r, m, and
May %, 10 Il 2am.-ENamination 10 drawing
ana eAhlnliion OF drawing, map drawing and
ing-ENaminers: Mrs :. 4. Fuller, teacher OF
drawing. Select committee: Major w J. Twin
ing. [. 8 A.. Commissioner, ID. q; Mr.. Edward
Clark. architect, capitol: Miss c. /. RANSOM.
artist; Mr.. Paul SchulZe, architect; Mr.. William
q. Brown, artist. Address by Ms. Winnie Ream
HoNie. sculptor. May Is and -, am.-Exam-
ination OF candidates for teachers posi-
tions and for promotions-ExamineTs Com
mittee on teachers and board OF examiners.
May -. 20 and 21-written examination OF the
advanced grammar schools-ENaminers: Su-
perinteDdent and principals OF the advanced
grammar schools. May ~, am, and June 8,
a.m.-ENamtnation OF candidates for the nor
4 NAL school, 10 be held In the Franklin build
iDg-EXaminerS: Committee on teachers and
1 superintendent. June 2, 9 am.-Fourth quar-
teIly examination OF the Washington normal
school-EXaminerS: Committee on teachers and
/ superintendent. June 4. p.m.-Graduatlng
/ exercises OF the normal school-To be held in
the congregational church, corner 10Th and G
streets northwest. under the direction OF the
/ committee on teachers. June :, and 9-Writ-
! ten examination OF 5th, 9th, 9Th and sth grades
/ or city Schools-ENaminerS: superintendent
and supervising principals. June TO l6-
Written examination OF the county schools
/ Examiners: superintendent and supervising
principal June 3. a.m.-EXamination for
/ Kendall and King scholarships, 10 be held I'm
! the Franklin bnildlng-ENaminers: Mr.. Chas- u.
Young, MIR. John W. Hunt and Mr.. o. 4. Mason.
June l5-Second Scmi-annuat examination and
/ closing exercises OF the advanced grammar
! school Tor gtris-EXaminers: Committee on
/ teachers and superintendent June l6-Second
/ seIn.-annual examination and closing exercises
or the advanced grammar school for boys-Ex-
aminers: Committee on teachers and superin-
tendent. June l!-Closing day OF the 1st grade
| OF city schools. June lS-C losing day OF the ID
J grace OF city schools. June 2-Closng day OF
| the Sd grade OF city schools. June enclosing
! day OF the ttl and 5Jh grades OF city schools.
! June 23-Closing day OF the 9th. 1th and Sth
grades OF city schools and or the county schools.
COIoRED SCHOOLS.
| May 10 &i-SCcond Semi-annual oral eXamt-
nation OF all grades OF Schoos-ENamlners:
superintendent and supervising principals
! May - and -. , a. DETERMINATIONS OF candi-
! Gates fer teachers positions ana Tor promotions
-ENafniners committee on teachers aud
board OF examiners. May 2i-ENhibiUlon OF
I drawing, map-drawing ana penmanship-To be
held in the sumner Building. June 3-Qaar-
/ terry examination OF the Miner normal ScnoOl.
! June :. q. m. and June illumination OF
! candidates for the Miner normal schoOl--To be
held in h1 sumner Buiiding-EXaminers: COM
mitjee oa teachers and superintendent. June
/ :, : and 9-Second scmi-annual written examl-
/ nation OF the 5th. 9Th. ith and Sth grades. and
( high school-ENamincrs superintendent and
! supervising principals June 3, p. m.-Grad-
/ uatiBg exercises OF the Miner normal school
! TO be held in the Miner Hall.
June 10. p.m.-Graduating exercises OF the
! high sch0oi-To be held In the sumner Hall.
/ June Is, p.m--ClosiBg day OF eighth grade
school. No. sumner building. June IS, a.
/ m.-ClosiDg DAY OF eighth grade school. No. s.
OF eighth grade school, 10. John F. Cook
building June l1-Closing day OF schools In
The lst suhdigtsion-Stevens and Miner, 3 am;
| sumner. pm. June lS-Cl0Sing day OF schools
| la the "a Subdiyislon-l0th street. 4th and l.
streets. Sd street, and Franklin street, am;
John F. Cook, pm. June 21-CloSing day OF
schools in the ID subdiViSion-Ioyefoy q am
Lincoln. pm. June 22-Closing day Of schools
| In the 4th SUbdivisfon-Anthony Bowen, am;
! Randall pm. June 23-Closing day OF schools
In the 9Th vision-Chamberlain, am;
closing day or high school. pm.
The usual directions for the special examina-
ttons, exhibitions, the award OF certificates, the
Kendall and King scholarships are given, and
among them the following: The full names shall
be given, without nicknames, pet names. or alb
pre- nreFlations: ; The presentation OF any prizes ia
the schools, except such as are authorized by
the board, IS positively prohibited.
|
THE METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY met Tuesday
night In the regents room, Smithsonian lnstl-
tuition, Dr. j. NJ Toner In the chair and Mr..
Elmer X. Reynolds recording secretary. Prof.
o. I. Mason, The corresponding secretary, re-
ported for membership the Rev. j. owen Dor
sey and the Rev. samuel Dutton Hinman. Mr.
| Lester +. Ward read very interesting paper on
''pre-Social man." He said the DISCUSSION OF the
origin and development or ttslr lower races OF
man is always more or less speculative I'm the
nature Oh lh-.sS as In the case OF the science or
geooeey. aud the ends OF all such discussions
are Simply deductions nom obscure facts. lie had
no doubt but that our present race has developed
from from Stmian ancestor, and he went on
I TO show how an increased brain mass tended 10
develop physical organization. and that in-
telllgence had been developed through the eE
eIclse or cunning and strategy, forced upon
lhe nlgher order or the 2lcnkey race by which
process all distinctions OF intelligence between
tne lower order OF man and the higher order OF
ANIMALS nave been evolved. With the Increased
oraln mass from this process has developed A
Srdduai Improvement, both in physical and
mental quality. The paper was listened 10
with much attention. and considerable dIs,us-
sion followed 10y Col. Garrfck MalIery- DIR
Mhite, i'rof. Mason and Others. The paper on
: Nno are The MaSSawomacksc1 PREPARED bV
fToI \. L. GaSs, was not read as anDOuncei
owing 10 the greater part or the evening being
/ occupied oy the paper on pre-social man. This
/ paper VIII be read al the next meeting col
| Maiiefy exhibited some photographs of a tailed
man sent TO Major Powell by DR.. Bernard Orn-
| stein, OF Athens.
! hAsBIS6ToN CATTLE MARKET To-DAy-Ouaens-
J lONH Drove Yards