Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-22

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died peacefully under the afectionate care OF the
least poetical and most purely practical man Of
his times, and found with him his natural repose:
| Ii was the scholars and poets who gathered
around his grave, and paid a tender tribute to
those supernatural powers which they could not
| approach while he was on earth.
THE DISTRICT PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Tho Program Of Exaninasions.
At the last meeting OF the Board Of Public
School Trustees. the committee on examina-
| lions (Messrs. Farley. Pope and driswoid) re-
ported the program OF examinations, which was
adopted. ii
CITY AND COUNTY SCHOOLS.
The oral examinations Of the 5th, 9Th and 7th
grades Of the city schools, and all grades OF
| county schools have closed, and spelling ex-
aminations, city and oolored schools will take
place next week. Z ~
For the remaining examinations the program
! Is as follows: u 81
NAY sro 1a.-Oral Examination Of Eighth
| Grade Of City Schools Examiners: Superin-
tendent and Supervising Principals.
MAY Is TO JUNE 9.-Second Semi-Annual Oral
Examination Of First, Second. Third and Fourth
Grades Of City Schools. Examiners: Superin-
| tendent and Supervising Principals.
MAY 10, l TO 20 P. n, AND MAY 20, 8
TO Ii A. Examination In Drawing and
Exhibition OF Drawing, Map Drawing aud
Penmanshp: To be held in the Franklin Build
ing. Examiners: Mrs. g. E. Fuller. Teacher Of
Drawing; Select Committee. Mr.. William Nc
Leod, Curator Corcoran Gallery of Art; Mr.
Edward Clark, Architect of the Capitol; Miss G.
L. Ransom. artist Mr.. Adolf ClusS, architect;
Mrs. Winnie Ream-H0xie, sculptor. Address. by
Judge Arthur Macarthur.
MAY 70 AND ~, 9 A. determination Of Can
didates for Teachers Positions and for Promo
| Examiners. COmmitta0 Teachers
Board of Examiners
JUNE 5, and 7.-Written Examination of the
High Schools. Examiners: Superintendent and
Principals of the High schools.
JUNE 8, "A. NJ, AND JUNE 10. 8 A. M.-Exami-
nation OF Candidates for the Washington Nor
NAL School. To be held in the Franklin Building.
Examiners: Committee on Teachers and Super
intendent
JUNE IA, Is, AND 16.-Wrtten Examination Of
Fifth. Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Grades Of City
Schools. Examiners: Superintendent and SUI
pervising Principals.
JUNE "A TO 2o.-Written examination of the
County Schools Examiners: Superintendent
and Supervising Principal
JUNE 8, ga. M.-Fourth Quarterly examina-
tlon OF the Washington Normal School. Ex-
amners: Committee on Teachers and Superin-
tendent.
JUNE 9. 8r. M.-Graduating Exercises of the
Washington Normal School: To be held in the
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streets northwest, under the direction of the
Committee on Teachers.
JUNE TO- A. determination for Kendall
and King Scholarships. 70 be held in the
Franklin Building. Examiners: Mr.. Charles
Young, MIR. John W. Hunt and Mr.. Otis T.
Mason
JUNE H.-Cioslng Day of the Girls High
JUNE 13.-Closing Day of the Boys High
School.
JUNE 15.-Cl sing Day of the First and Second
Grades OF City Schools.
JUNE 16.-Closing Day of the Third and
Fourth Grades of City Schools.
JUNE 19.-ClOsins Day of the Fifth and Sixth
Grades of City Schools.
JUNE 2O.-Closlng Day Of the Seventh Grade
of City Schools.
JUNE 21.-Closing Day of the Eighth Grade
of City schools and of the County Schools.
COLORED SCHOOLS.
MAY TO JUNE 2.,-Second Semi Annual Oral
Examination of all Grades of Schools Exam
liners: superintendent aud Supervising Princ-
pals.
Exhibition of Drawing. Map Drawing and PEN
manshp. To be held in the Sumner Building.
MAY 20 AND 81. 8 A. determination of Cam
ddates for Teachers Positions and for Promo
tons. Examiners Committee on Teachers and
Board of Examiners.
JUNE o. y ~ A. M.-Quarterly Examination of
the Miner Normal School.
JUNE 8. 8 A. NJ. AND JUNE determination
Of Candidates for the Miner Normal School To
be held in the Sumner Building. Examiners
Joint Committee on Miner Normal School and
Superintendent.
JUNE 5, 6, AND Second Semi Annual Writ
ten Examination of the Fifth, Sixth. Seventh
and Eighth Grades and High Schools. Exam
liners: superintendent and Supervising Prnci-
pals
JUNB Z. 4:30 P. M.-Graduating Exercises of
the Miner Normal SchOol.-TO be held in the
Miner Hall.
JUNE 8. 8P. M.-C1raduating Exercises of the
High SchOol.-To be held in the Sumner HALL
JUNE ID, P. M.-Closing Day of Eighth Grade
School No. John F, Cook Building.
JUNE 13. P. M-Closing Day of Eighth Grade
School No. ]. Sumner Building.
JUNE IA, p. M.-Closing Day OF Eighth Grade
School No. 3. Lincoln Building.
JUNE 19.-Closing Day of Schools in the First
Subdivision. Stevens, Miner and Sumner
Buildings.
JUNE 20.-Closing Day of Schools in the Sc
cond Subdivision. John F. Cook. Fourth and
l. streets, and Garnet Buildings.
JUNE 15-ClOsin" Day OF Schools in the Third
Subdivision. Lovejoy aud Lincoln Buildings
JUNE 16-ClOsing Day of Schools in the Fourth
Subdivision. Anthony Bowen and Randall
Buildings.
JUNE 21.-Closing Day of Schools in the Fifth
Subdivision. Chamberlain Building.
Closing Day Of High School, 1. D. m.
THE PRIZES TO BE AWARDED
are the Kendall Scholarship in Columbia Uni
versty, six years course the gift of the late Hon.
Amos Kendall and the King Scholarship (the
gift Of Hon. HOratio King) in Dickinson College,
four years course, for which the competitors will
be from the Boys High School; and the Amdon
medal, awarded to the pupil in the girls class Of
the eighth grade of the fourth division who
shall be adjudged by the cOncordant votes of
her teacher and her schoOlmates to be most
distinguished for ''amiability and scholarship"
The schools will hold the regular sessions re-
CURED by the ''rules aud regulations" up to and
including the day assigned for their close. On
both sessions Of the closing days the parents
and friends Of the pupils are expected to visit
the schools. Each teacher should specially
invite them to come. The exercises are to con-
sist mainly of recitations of the classes in the stud
ses ,otach they haue pursued during tie gear, and
are to be conducted BY or under the direction of
the teacher.
The Message Of the Rose.