Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-16
CLOSING THE SCHOOLS.
Parents Go Today to See What Their Boys
and Girls Have Done.

| and Girls Have Done.
| A great many parents today availed them
selves Of the opportunity Of exhibition day in
the public schools and visited the schools
| which their children attend. The teachers
were there and gave cordial reception to
visitors. The children seemed to be inter-
ested in knowing what was being done in other
rooms, and the patter Of their feet through the
halls and the sound of their voices, unre-
strained by the regulations of school DAYS.
were sounds that indicated that the vaca-
| ton season had begun. There were, per-
haps, not many visitors as tho merits
of the exhibits in the various school build
ings deserved, but still those that came were
interested and impressed with the excellence of
the work done and its practical character.
Naturally each parent wants first to see what
his children have done. Then follows a COM
parson of this work with that of other chill
dren, and before the visitors leave a pretty
general survey is made of what is going on in
all grades Of the public schools. The teachers
are DESTROYS that the parents should have an in
telligent idea of the system of training and
they are glad to see them in tho schools. This
desire is not often gratified, and even on the
one day in the year that is especially set apart
for the visits of parents only a small proper
ton avail themselves of the opportunity. An
effort will be made to keep an accurate account
OF the number of visitors, exclusive OF chill
dren, who today find their way into the various
school rooms. The purpose is to ascertain to
what extent parents and others show enough
interest in the schools and in the education of
their children to give up a portion of day
once year to visit the schools.
THE CLOSING DAY.
Tomorrow will be the closing day in the
schools. In some rooms there will be regular
musical and literary programs carried out
Ia ~, h. l.
to have any set exercises. The children will
meet with their teachers and spend the day
together pleasantly in any way that they NAV
select. There will, of course, be singing and
perhaps a short talk from the teacher in regard
to the vacation and plans that have been formed
On Thursday the closing exercises of the
Normal School will be held in the room at the
Franklin building. In the evening the gradu-
atlng exercises of the High School will be held
at Lincoln Music Hall.
THE NORMAL SCHOOL GRADUATES
The following is complete and official list
OF the names of the graduates of the Washing
ton Normal School, who will each receive their
certificates qualifying them as teachers in the
District schools for the term beginning next
September: Lille Bailey, Bruce Banks, Evelin
Breed, Clara Bremerman, Kate Brewer Chris
tian Carrothers, Ellen Durham, Elizabeth Erb,
Ada Harrington. Paul Finckel, Maize Gardner,
Maud Garner. Minnie Harper, Mary Hedrich,
Nina Heinrichs. May Jack, Marie Kuhnel, Cath
crime koontz, Blandina Lutz. Loula McElfresh,
Maud Mcknight, Emma Mueden, Jennie NJ.
O'Dwyer. Blanche Pullizzi Amelia Rakeman,
Annie Roller. Elizabeth Schutt, Margaret Sher-
man, Mary Shipman. Rena Shuster Ada Sny-
der. Florence Stidman, Helen Stockbridge,
Edith Swartwout Laura Test Laura Thorn,
Daisy Town. Ellie Troutman, Flora Ulke, Car
lotta Nietenheimer. Jessie Walling Maud Wat
son, Charlotte Willenbucher Daisy Williams.