Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-22
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS CLOSED.
The Final Exercises To-day-DiplO-
mas Awarded to Eighth Grade
Scholars.

The public school year ended to-day. Closing
exercises were held In the sixth, seventh and
eighth grades In the white schools OF the city
and Ia all OF the county schools. The schools
in the fifth subdivision OF the colored schools
we're closed this morning With appropriate ex-
eTciseS at the Chamberlain building ana the
final ceremony 10 the colored schools TOOK place
at the sumner building this afternoon, when an
exhibition was given by the High school, At
the BEGINNING OF the present school year the
school trustees decided TO abandon the old Gus
tom OF distributing certificates OF merit In all
the grades except the eighth. The latter grade
Wes formerly the highest In the public schools.
ara IL Is noW recognized as the end OF the flrst
or primary course or instruction. The second
arJ lcourse begins with the High school as
mary OF me scholars complete their schooling
10 pupils finishing this grade diplomas GER
Trying that they have completed the course
OF study prescribed for the grammar schools.
divisions TO the following pupils who have On.
ished the eighth grade schools:
FIRST division, (H. N. Copp, supervising prin-
teacher. samuel Henry Chase, Walter Collins
Clephane, William Edx Cox, Charles Sumner
DoHer. Louis Leverette Hooper, William Dor
T rel NC, MeGowaD. Richard whitney Moore, john
Dur Chapline Sharpe, Edward Daniel Smith,
Titus Ike, James Thomas WhittIasey. Slnuei
Lewis Wiilett and Charles Joseph williamson
ScnoOl NO. 2, Miss L. b. Holorook Clara
agnes Barriere, Cora Exile Brown Ella Maud
Chase Alice May Clayton, Hannah Agoes Con.
nelly. Annetta Louise Dimmick, Anna Jean
nette Douglas, Laura Jane Etker, Katie HenC
Fflbert, Blanche Roosevelt Fletcher, Eiith Re-
becca Gardner, Mary Virginia Gentner, blanche
Columbia Green, Anna Ellen Hall. Annie Moo
Lillian KratZ Hustled, Mary Emma Keyes. Rose
Eva Houston. Mary Elizabeth Mallon, Glenn
Irwin orr. Susan Elizabeth Pierson, Emily Re-
Toomey, Mary Eva Whitney
School No. 8, (M. P. White. )-Clarence Alex
ander Branoenburg. Edwin Charles BRANDED
nuIg; Wimot , ALERT Carrington, George Spen-
Carlyle FenWick, Frank Ross Sfutzman, John
Kelly Mnligan, Irving Epson Townsend. War
Ger voorhees,, George William Davis. Thomas
Francis Young, Edwin Gawler. Harry Rust.
School No. 4, {Kate Rawlings - Frances
Charming Noerr, Della Agnes Smith, Rosa
Helena knerr. Mary Alice Bfeen, Alice Gather
beth Hughes, Elizabeth Copenhaver, Mary
Elizabeth Hagey. Sephora Louise Bettes, Angle
Phillips: Mary Buddy Clabaugh, Winona Demp-
Rene R6eem eDea ELLEN q Ras
allen Gibson, Charlotte Bra1iau Tyson.
Second division. On Gage. supervising princi-
pal,l-School No. !, Is. J. Thomson. )-Charles E
Bright. William J. Dante. Anthony L. Denni-
SOD, James F. Douglas, William F. Elnolf, Ois
b. Goodall. David l.. GraysOn, Edward n. Little.
John Maeauiey. LIE Roy q. Wilson.
rietta Adler. Rose 81. Anderson. Naomi K. b.
gar. Sarah J. Began. Virginia Cooke. Esteila c.
I, an agnes L: Duffy, Alice n. Espey, Eliza
Annie L. Koones. Annie ]. Mauphin. Lillian NJ
McEifresh. Elizabeth j. McGiniey, Lucy V. Ne
guire. Belle c. Price, Emma j. Richardson,
Y. Wilson. Maggie s. Wolhaupter.
School No 3. u: NJ. Fcx.)-Wm. q. Dice. Ju.
Illus Eisenheiss. Gol6sborough s. Elliott. Fonn
Fletcher, Glenn B. Harris, Gilbert Hart, Chas.
mick, Lewis NJ. Mccormick. Albert L. NJ. Minor,
John E. Mitchell, Thos. P. Redd, Edwin w.
Spalding. Jas. T: Watson.
Sehool No. 4, M. King.)-Fannie L. Anderson,
Hattie j. Buchly. Pauline Baum, Emma Y.
Davis, Susie Fl. Griffin, Maggie a. German,
Julia II. Hunter, Margaret V. Morgan. Mary j.
Miller, Lizzie Morris, Alice G. MaiIhou5e, Eliza
beth B. Parsons, Josie Fl. Piper. Aunie L. Pun
phrey, Mary j. Scrivener, Lena H. Silver. Min.
ME A. Williamson.
Third division, "a: T. Stewart, supervising
principal. John S. Burton Robert Cnampios5..
George G. Eaton, Edgar II. Gaddis Harry a.
Mckee, Lemuel ". SHAW, VIM. Sholes, Alfred
a. smith, adW Wa $: Tasker, Fred: w. Tower,
School No. 2, elizabeth A. Hilton, principal y
Bena AyreS Florence Ellis, IneZ EllIotG, Ger
tTude Etchison Emma Hanford. Carrie Isham,
May Jenkins, Mary Lynch, Lizzie Macntchol
Clara Wellen Ducner.
School No. 8. IL. j. Day, principal -LaIncna
BOOK. Mary w. Boston, Carrie c. Cawood, Char
Maginnis, Mary E. Mathes, Virginia E. Prem
der, Emma E, SnoWden, Elizabeth " Snowden,
Anna E. Schneider. Agnes V. Stevens. Eleanor
q. Thorpe, Addie W. Thompson, Almea '.
Fourth division, yohn E. Thompson, super
y,stIg PRINCIPAL school No. /. Il, Fair
Sanger, Walter Charles. Henry Louis Salinger,
Oscar Lee Johnson, Andrew johnson Williams
Charles Char Henry Refs Evan Hughes Tucke",
w liam Blakelock. Hugh McKenna, Thaddsus
stevens Clark, Leon Palmer Martin, Charles
Br dIord Hudson, George Ulshoeffer Rose,
Ch&Tl5s william Mass, Albert Elwood Thomas
sc, School No. ?, lMary Z; Martin carrie Law,
Lille Cohen. Matte Devote. Carrie Boyer,
Annie I, II. Lomax. Annie O'DonneL. Emma
k'lroy, Ida Lee, Rose McCauley, Emma Me-
Intlre, Emma Nolan. Mamie Pearson. Emma
Spare. Marion Watson. Matte Barron, Mary
Nan6epeeTe, Mamie Griffin.
In the fourth division, the AuIdon medal
was awarded 10 Miss Matte Devote who was
ad1udged by the votes OF her teacher and her
schooi1nates to be most distinguished In her
class for ''amlability and scholarship"
Fifth division, Georgetown, (B. T. Janney.
supervising principal School No. l, MIRA
Laura a: Bradley Carrie Eleanor Alstead,
lena Louise Bisekf0Td Mary Louise Darnelle
Johnson, Ellen LAYTON. Margaret Noue, Eliza
beth Ossire, Kate Robertson, Louise lansing
smith. Cora Elizabeth Trexler and Rachel Vlr-
yina Waugh.
School No. g. ID. 4. Smith. Edgar Kidyell.
Thomas James Yansant, Joseph Grafton Gar.
ey, Dennis Kane, Henry Clay SIroman and |
John Maxwell LaWtOn.
The COiOred High School.
TIE high school for colored children. Miss H.
J. Patterson, principal, Misses L. F. Parney |
snd c. Z. Parke, assistant teachers, held its |
closing exercises today at the sumner build.
ng. Trustees Brooks, Smith, Pope and WIKI |
nson and uperintendent Cook were present. |
ihe following program was carried out: |
duStc-Gently Lead Us. Recitation-AriJr. |
netic, algebra and rhetoric, Miss c. E Parke's |
class. Music-choruS, So ep on Sweetiy Reel |
and history, Miss L. F. Bar
"V's class. Muslc-duetIe, The Huntress Ey-
~. in reading and singing music at fignt. |
icise I'm NO ''a"fation-A Modern Hero. |
lisS 9. 90 - After the |
'an, ce'-0 =. Cook. Musie-Afpine Ecnu
aM ns. Dialogue-An Irish Love Letter, Misses |
Bruce, COOK and Evans. Music-solo, The |
3lue AIsatian Mountains. Mamie Nichols. |
Gcciamation-The Two Glasses, Alice Cole.
Muller, C0rneiis Costin. /
dusic-The Bells. Declamation-The sea. Cara .
Cror per. Declamation-Katte Lee, Willie Gray ,
and Emily Lee. Music-Come Where the Li..o5
Blow. Declamation-In SWanage Fay, Josie
Martin. ID carbohydrates from julius
Caesar, Joseph Tucker. Music-Marseilles
Hymn.
Sanitary Work i'm tue City.