The Washington bee., 1891-04-18

Graham Bell, the inventor of the
telephone: II R. Miles. Supt., of
the fire alarm and police telephone
system OF the District, and Wm.
A. Hedrick, professor of physics
IN the white High achool:
The undersigned who. upon your request
made an examination on Saturday last of n
set 3L telephones, a microphone. and some
eiectrotvpe plates, at the Minor School
building, take pleasure in stating that each
artl lie deserves honorable mention,
we are oil the opinion. however that tbs
telephones on exhibition, manufactured by
Percival Brooks and Arthur Newman deserve
me highest praise, exhibiting rs they do,
thorough knowledge on the part OF the boys
VINO VINO constructed them of the present high
state OF telephonic art.
THIS i5 very complimentary to the boys
who did the work. The mechanism 10 also
credlta6le. The eleclrotype. "a banquet OF
next highest as a work OF art. Ths subject
was well chosen and the work well executed.
Prof. Bell displayed . great
deal OF interest in the telephones
when making his examinations,
and spent half an hour over them !.
Jennie Jones, the normal school
girl who Won the Bruce medal
for the best essay on "The best
method to advance the negro race" /"
read her essay first. It was a
practical one, and advocated the
idea that the requirement of
wealth by negroes would be the
greatest help toward their ad-
vancement.
Grace Johnson of the Sumner
ner school. winner of the John
F. Cook medal for the best essay
on Charles Sumner; Louisa Kelly
of the Mott school, winner OF the
Gregory medal for the best essay
on Thomas Jefferson: Elinor Sew
ell Of the Garret School, winner Of
the Lynch medal for the beat
essay on Abraham Lincoln, and
Nancy Saunders, of the Randall
school, winner OF the Hill medal,
for the best essay on VIM. Lloyd
Garrison, also read their produc-
tlons and received the medals
they had Won.
Brooks and Newman the boys
in Prof. Brownies school, who
made the telephone, gave an
explanation of the principals, and
were given each q gold medal
donated by Dr.. F. j. Shadd, 81
was also Ellie West, who drew q
graceful napkin design and won
the Geo. +. L. Cook medal for
the beat design by one of Prof.
Hunster's pupils.
The Cornish medal for the best
piece of carpentry work by one oi
Prot. Hills pupils was given to w,
II. Lewis who made a handsome
book case, & the Matthews medal
for the best metal work in Prof.
Baltimore's class was gwen to
Henry Bolden of the John r,
Cook school, who made some
'psces Of wire and com2ression
ana expansion Springs.
The singing classes from the
9TH and 9Th divisions, Profs. Lay.
ton and Grant teachers, contested
for the Stamford music medal,
both singing the same piece of
music, and the 9th division class
winning. The Gleason gold and
the Cahill gold medals for the
person selling the most
and the second largest number of
tickets were both won by Miss
Jennie L. Anderson, who was the
only contestant in the field. She
sold $50 worth. The proceeds of
the entertainment are to 60 to the
Home for Destitute girls. The
medals were presented BY Hos.
John M. Lsngston who made
neat presentation. Mrs Waring
the president of the Home fer
Destitute girls was presented with
$25. .92 and the Metropolitan Bspt
church the same amount.