Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-27

! PUBLIC SCHOOL EXAMINATION. -Sup:rin-
tenacnt Carne brg,D, this morning, tue eX'
| ANIMATION OF the schools remaioing in session
! with that OF Washio gton School, Nc. laugh
by Miss 8. Apoe Scho6sId According to tht
Course OF Study prescribed in 1878, this
| being hTst grsda school, should have beer
t:utht Spelling and Readieg 10 First Read.f
| elements OF Notation sndEoumeratior; Addition
aud Subtraction Of whole nuabsrs," but Ia
show how the schools have been advanced sioo,
that time, We give the examination below.
flrSf. ten boys were required to set down
".O3O,Op2 snd divide it ty 5000 Seven did il
cOrrtc'Iy ln less than fvo minutes, three 10
seven mIoutes, arc ouly tao mum Grated wrong
and they but slightly
9o,3UG. $50 was then given to fourteen ether
boys TO be divided ny II; all but ono nuner-
atcd properly ard three worked it in one
minute; Dlnc 10 ltsl than two; one in less than
three; and one 10 six
2,Oi0 was given 10 tweoty five other pupils
to DO multiplied By S0042. Four enumerated
wrong; tcur did ID correctly 10 one mute; four
10 less than two; two in less than three; and
ono 10 less than four; while lea made slight
errors.
Soue Verses from The Second Reader in
scrip type. and aboundir with Infections, were
OK; given to 30 read ucd tho readers wtrs
eIssssd as follows: Very good. IA; coed, II;
!9ssSable, 9; bad. s; very bad, o. though eight
had ustd the book only SIEGE April ISL.
The writing was judged: Very good, T.
GOOD, 70; passsblc, r. bad, 8; very bad, 0.
Tho Superintendent psid the highest compli
u'cbt 10 too school and its teacher, styDg that
th2 nTogress vas remarkable.
Lee Schnol No. : wss examined this after
~ | h.
aShIogton' NO: !, on Wednesday. Washing
TOD, No. >, on Thursday morning. and Wash.
ilgtcn. NO. ), On Thursday afternoon. The
dls'rltulon will tpks plsco q. Peabody Hall on
Friday.
The public schools have been moro largely
attended this year than ever bo,ore.
RELIGIOUS ITEMS. - Notwithstanding tho
weather yesterday was very close end warm, tho
chdrehts had good congregations. Rev. DR..
MsIker preached in Christ Church, ard R.v.
MIR. WhistIcseV. Of Washington. preached 10
inc titSt PRESBYTERIAN Church. in tbs mornrg
R?v..J. 5. Shackieiord who was announced to
p'cecA 10 Christ Church was unable to ill bis
appoih.men. On account Ct Sickness. Rev.
Douglass llooh. of this city. who was ordained
6 dsacon nj the Seminary last week, prescbod
IN 81. Psu 8 Church 10 the moruirg. In
~ 49, OHutGu' heV. OaDupl =. WalIlS, OF
Ssaltord conotg. preached in the m,rnipg, and
Rev. tfsrcia NJ. Burch, Of Clarke county, at
night kav. Dr.. Shutc, Of Washington
preached morning aud night 10 the Baptist
Chnich. and Rog. Mr.. Lifc,dt, also Of Wash
lnstcn, preached in The sherucon 10 tho Ger
man l.uthctsn Church. Rev. Mr.. Gsrdrcr,
tro=ldIpG Elder Of she District, preached n
the NJ. Il: Church at eight. The other rulpits
Wfre filled by ehe regular clergy.
E.v. D., PauIsop. Ct The NJ. l.. Church,
preached Oh Heaven" md "Hel' 10 large con
gtega'Ioas yesterday. The s,rmCns ore spoken
Of very highly.
Rev. Father Whyte, assistant pastor of St.
Mats,s Church, 10 this city, conducted services
at talriax station yesterday.
quarterly cOoferecc,. Rsv. Mr.. Gardner
T. H.: officiating, will be commenced al the NJ.
y. Church South, Ia this city, to night, and
close with love feast Thursday night next.
Rev. j. W, Webb. c7lorcd. of this city, bap
t'z,d Two pCrscns,at Marshall Hail, and preach.
cd st Mtcadonia Church, Charles county, Nd,
yesterday.
The Gospel Temperance meeting, 10 tho hall
Of the Reform Club, Yesterday afternoon was
largely attended. Geo. W. Francis conducted
the Services.