Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-18
CLOSING THE SCHOOLS.
The Last Day OF the Public School
Year-Exhibitions Of Work.

| For few months the school boy with his
shining face will cease meandering like snail
schoolwards. Likewise the school girl will
have surcease from sorrow and from toll.
Books are laid aside for few days though the
students, with the words Of their teachers fresh
in their ears, firmly intend to open them ne 1t
| week and do q little regular study and
! reading each day. But they probably
| will not do It, in spite Of all their
good intentions, and next September, il
| the books are to be found at ALL they will be
found covered with dust and the covers lightly
clasped with airy cobwebs. For the merry,
happy, idle season OF vacation is here and will
| stay with us for several months. All the pub
lie schools Of the District except the High and
Normal schools have closed and those two have
their commandments tomorrow.
THE CLOSING HxERcIsEa
The graded schools Of the city all had their
closing exercises today. Each school cele-
brated the occasion as best pleased the teachers
and scholars and varied programs of music,
vocal and instrumental. Rotations and essays
were given in each room. Many of them were
particularly good and reflected great credit on
teachers and pupils. In all the large buildings
hustle and activity held sway all day and there
was little OF the usual quiet and routine usually
to be noticed about a school house.
EXHIBITIONS OF WORK.
The exhibitions OF the handiwork of the
scholars that were shown yesterday have added
greatly to the interest Of the commencement
season. These specimens Of the children's
work were Of all sorts, from colored
sp' models "n' in OF css designs There ;os
carpets and wall papers, clever pieces Of car
penters' work, samples of bread and cake from
the cooking classes, and, in short. examples of
az the good results OF skillful manual training.
An interesting exhibition of such work was
given at the High School yesterday afternoon
and the building was crowded for several hours
with an admiring audience.
THE NORMAL SCHOOL
This morning at the Franklin building the
graduating class from the Normal School was
given an oral examination in the principles of
teaching IN all the branches taught in the
public schools Of this city. Superintendent
Powell conducted the examination, which was
decidedly satisfactory in every way. All Of the
young students acquitted themselves most
creditabiy and proved that each and every one
of them was capable of welding the chalk and
ruler over any number OF knowledge seekers
wherever they are called upon to ill a teachers
chair.
Tomorrow morning the commencement ex-
ercses Of the Normal School will be held in
the Franklin building and in the evening the
graduates Of the High School will receive their
diplomas at Lincoln Hall.
SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED.
The annual announcement Of the scholar
ships in the award Of the High School was
made this morning The Kendall scholarship
of Columbian University. awarded to the stu
dent having the highest record for the three
years, was won by Miss Annie l.. Pierce. who
had percentage Of So. g. The scholarship for the
National Medical School was won by Mr.. Z. W.
Relsinger. who had record OF S78, and that
OF Dickinson College by Mr. A. W. Ashley.