The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-05-17
SCHOOL NOTES.

There will be three hundred pupils in the
graduating class OF the high schools this year.
Next session there will be an increase of
one hundred pupils in the Georgetown High
School
In the next school year there will be eight
hundred pupils transferred from the eighth
or grammar grade to the high schools.
a public exhibition is contemplated for the
closing of the school year in Anacostia, when
carpentry and cookery will be included.
Anscostans have reason to be proud of their
school privileges, but the teachers say that
here, as elsewhere parents do not make
practice of visiting the schools often, or of
becoming acquainted with the teachers, which
might be of mutual benefit.
The Commercial School has outgrown its
present accommodations, and it will be opened
in September at the corner of Seventeenth
and III streets, in Gen. Grants old head
quarters. Another story and mansard roof
is to be added to the building.
Miss La Coste has refused fine position
that would necessitate her spending six
months in Europe or six in Chicago, preferring
to remain in Washington permanently. Her
large circle of friends and scholars are con-
graduating themselves upon her decision in
the matter.
The scholars of the eighth grade of the
Wallach School gave concert on Wednesday
evening" for the benefit of the school library,
in the school hall. The exercises were literary
and musical, and the pupils acquitted them
selves with great credit, and it added quite
sum to the library building.
The High School competitive cadet COM
pany drill will take place in the Academy of
Music on Saturday evening. There will be
six companies in all. Capt. Burton Ross,
of the National Guard, has been their drill
master, and the cadets present fine appear
ance. The judge will be Capt. Constantine
Chase, of the United States Third Artillery.
The review will be witnessed by the Presi-
dent, the Secretary of War, Gen. Ordway and
staff, Col. Clay, and the Commissioners of the
District officers of the Regular Army, and the
school trustees, beside friends of the cadets.
The new building for the Capitol Hill High
School is to be located on the Wallach lot. 1t
will cost $65, 900, and will hold six hundred
pupils. 1t is to be as good in all its appoint
ments as the central High School, with all
modern sanitary Improvements and appoint
ments, and much more handsome facade
than the central school. 1t is expected that
this building will be ready for occupancy by
January 1, 1892. In the mean time the new
school year will begin for the Capitol Hill
High School in the Peabody, with double the
number of pupils of this year.
There are seventy-two schools in the Sixth
Division which includes the suburban towns
within the District or county, such as Ten
nallytown, Mount Pleasant, Brightwood, Ben
nings, Hillsdale, and Anacostia. These schools
are now considered to be better than ever
before, and the grading calls for higher
standard of work than some time ago. With
increased facilities, such as new school-houses,
the necessity for halliday schools will soon
cease to exist. Mr.. j. 7. Freeman is supervis-
ing principal of the subdivision which includes
Anacostia, and Mr.. Il. s. Petty is principal of
the village schools.
The annual concert by the pupils of the
Washington High School on Friday night in
the central High School Hall was a notable
success. Professor Marini, Miss Bertha Lucas,
Miss Miller, and Mr.. Slone contributed greatly
to that end. Besides these are several 0rgani-
cations and promising amateurs among the
pupils who do some excellent work in mu-
sical way that would do credit to professionals.
These comprise the orchestra, which is COM
posed of seven young men and directed
by MIR. Sherburn, who, with Miss Nor
timer, are the first violins. On this
occasion they were assisted by Messrs. Caspar,
Morgan, Upham, and Peabody with violins,
Mr.. q. K. Finckel, (violo,) Mr.. Stone, (fute,)
and Mr.. Barbarin, TROMBONE of the George
town Orchestra The Philharmonic Quartette,
the Misses Meads, Law, Shepherd, and Sted-
ham, also did some fine singing. Then
the High School Octette, consisting of eight
young men with Mr.. Pitter as director, dis
tinguished themselves. The programme con-
sisted of excellent selections and was all we'll
rendered.