Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-16

A PORTION OF THE SCHOOLS CLOSED ro-pay-A LIST
OF GRADUATES FROM THE CoLoRED GRAMMAR
sCHooLs-oTHKR PUBLIC SCHOOL MATTERS.
The closing exercises OF the public schools began
to-day. In the white schools OF Washington and
Georgetown the first second and third grades were
closet In the colored schools all OF the schools In
the stevens, Miner, John F. Cook. Proctor and
Banneker buildings closed with appropriate exer-
c'ses. Tomorrow the fourth, ffth. sixth and sew
enth grades OF the white schools. and the colored
schools In the sumner. Garnet, Randall and An
thony Bowen buildings Will close. Wednesday Will
oe the last day OF the school year ON that day
the eighth grade white schools or grammar schools.
lne county schools and the colored schools In the
close.
CoLoRED GRAMMAR SCHOOL GRADUATES.
Certificates were awarded to-day in the colored
schools to the following eghth-grade pupils who
have completed the grammar school course:
stevens school building, school 2 division = Mrs.
Mary V: catcher, teacher-Marte Bowie, Addle
BROOKS, Sarah Dickson, Sarah Dorsey, Susie Dyson,
Martha Grady, Maria Morgan, Mary Moten. Carrie
flerre, Luile Pierre. Katie Smith, Louise Watson,
Henry Bowles, William Fletcher, William Lewis
Archie Marshall, Daniel Thompson, William T1bbs.
John +: Cook school building. school i. divisions.
MISS Marion ID. Shadd. teacher-Eizabeth Brown,
halle Wall, Ellie Beckley, Jennie Collins, Fannie
Gordon, Lucy Webb. Isabel Kinner Walter Hay
Son. Robert Harris, David Henry.
Tomorrow certificates will be awarded as follows:
sumner School Building-School i, Division &,
MISS Maria A. Dorster, teacher-Mame Barney,
anna Dey, Ella Freeman Blanche Ferguson, Lulie
Garnett. Laura Hll Jennie Jones, Ellender Joseph,
Cora Pinkney, Emma Pindle. Jesse Pierson Lucin-
da shorter, Martha Smith, Cornelia Sykes, Mary
Toy, Eulalia Wheeler, Thomas Sprlggs Matte VIII
liams, Annette Powers
Randall School Building-School 3, Division g.
Mrs Martha T. Tucker, teacher-Clara Arnold,
Amelia Barnes, Matilda Blackson, Jane Brooks
Agnes Chase Mary Countee, Mary Dorsey, Louisa
Hamer, sIa, sara sarah Norris. Abertina Reed; Maggie
ShleldS, Elizabeth Scott, Mary Smith Louisa Smith,
M Eya Simms, Sarah Taylor, Mary Washington, Ella
Wednesday at the Lincoln building eighth grade
school, No. 2. Sth division. MIR. John c. Nalle,
teacher, win Close and certificates viii be awarded
as follows: Lettie Alexander, Ella Butler. VIM.
son, Hattie johnson. Willie Nichols. Frances Smith.
Sarah Smith, Alice Stewart, Mary Stewart, Marga-
ret Ware, Stepney Mitchell
THE ANIDoN MKDAL AWARDED.
The young ladies OF Miss NJ F. Martins eighth
grade school. fourth division assembled In their
room In the Jefferson building this morning 10 bal
lot for the pupil to whom the Amadon medal shall
be awarded. Mr.. ". II. Baum. school trustee, from
The fourth DIVISION ana MI. John E. Thompson su-
RefVlsng principal OF that division, We're present
Ihe ballot, which was collected by two OF the
young ladies, who acted teers, resulted In the
cholce OF Miss Mary Violet Petty as the medal
scholar. The Amidon medal is awarded annually
IN the girls class OF the eighth grade I'm the fourth
division to the pupil adJudged by the vote OF her
teacner ana classmates to be most distinguished
for "amiabilfty and scholarship" The award will
pe formally announced and the medal bestowed
NuIhS tiiC Ciooluk tAefClSeS Oh Wednesday. MISS
Petty, whose amiabiiity and scholarship has won
the medal for her, is the daughter OF Mr. j. T.
fetty, OF the District Commissioners Office.
CLOSING EXERCISES
were held to-day as stated above, in all the first
second and third grade white schools in the CITY,
The schools, as rule, had but one session, and
closed about noon. The rooms were decorated
with flowers brought by the pupils Many OF the
School rooms were crowded with visitors. The
order OF exercises was left to each teacher to deter
mine for herself so in the different schools there
was considerable variety. Singing, recitation and
reading were the principal features OF the exercises
In every school this year statement Will be made
by one or the pupils as TO what has been accom-
Plshed during the year towards providing library
Tor the school,
TEACHERS CERTIFICATES AWARDED.
The school board, at a meeting Saturday night,
awarded teachers certificates as follows: First
class. Mary Edith Burgess. James David Butler.
Ellen Aurelia Butler, Emogene Bear, William Cliff
ford KaiSe. Fannie skinner Bell, Mona G. Thomas
Second class Ellis Washington Brown, Annie
Elizabeth Loomis, Henry Archibald Lewis Third
class Mary Elizabeth Tilgham, Frank Alvin Pease,
Parker Neil Bailey.