Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-23
NEWS FROM ROCKVILLE.

Meetings of the School Board and Teachers'
Observation-Disclosures.
Correspon dence Of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE. June %. 1892.
At a meeting of the school board held hero
yesterday the secretary made the following re-
port of the operations of the schools for the
past term: Enrollment-white, 2,675; colored,
1,259; total, 1884. Average attendance-white,
1,703; colored, 922; total, 1925. Expenses
White schools, S6,919.15; colored, 44S0.s0;
total, S7,399.95. Due and unpaid, S5,473,
which was ordered to be paid on July 1. It was
ordered by the board that the white schools be
opened on September IL and the colored schools
on October 8. Mr.. Gassaway was designated
to attend the examination of applicants for
teachers certificates on the 28th instant, and
Messrs. Holland and Mannakee on the Goth. II
was ordered that in future no certificate shall
be issued unless the average obtained shall be
at least so per cent on every subject and not
less than IS per cent general average. The
board adjourned to August 2.
The last meeting of the Teachers Association
for the term will take place here on Friday, July
l, at the town hall The following program has
been adopted for the OCCASION: The best
method OF teaching arithmetic in the primary
grades will be considered by Messrs. S. 4.
II, y. Il England
Mrs. Sarah Elgin. Experiments and illustra-
tons in chemistry and physics will be given by
Prof. A. q. Hanley, Mr.. ]. X. Newman, Mrs.
Langille and Mr.. Stout. The exercises will be
enivened by selections of vocal and instrument
tai music.
In the orphans court Yesterday H. W. Tai
bolt, executor Of Madison F. Harriss, deceased,
passed his first and final account. Jas. D.
Laird, administrator of Helen d. Laird,
deceased, passed first and final account. Letters
OF administration on the personal estate OF
Margaret A. r. Barnsley, deceased. were granted
| to jas. F. and Chas. w. Barnsley; bond S22, 500.
Same on the personal estate Of Jane p. Davis,
deceased, were granted to JAS L. Davis; bond
Sl00. Anna L. HAYS. executor of Rachel War
ing. deceased, and Henry Nolte, executor of
Henry Noite, deceased. filed inventories Of per-
sonal estate. S. o. JONES' administrator of
Eugene Jones, deceased, and VIM. H. Clark,
guardian to John B. Clark and others, filed
final receipts.
The closing exercises Of the Rockville school
for young ladies came off last night at the town
hall and were witnessed by large audience.
The following interesting program was rendered
Onondago March, Misses Rosalie Muncaster
and Beulah Ward; recitation, Song Of the
Waters, Misses Mary Simpson, Clare Dart.
Mamie England. Barry Albert and Leigh
Choate; recitation, Mammals Help. Sadie Read
ing; recitation, Boys Rights. Mendeu Whiting,
recitation, The Buggleses, Daisy Hege; recita-
uoh, hou Sal VI i1oIie, Aua nOOIne; song,
Misses Talbot, Scheirer, Nun caster, Hender-
son, Owens and England; Songs of Seven, Misses
Lloyd, Johns, Anderson. Fletcher and Nichol-
son: recitation, Our Folks, Nettie Briggs; reci-
tation, Faithful Lovers, Susie Bailey; recita-
ton, Asleep at the Switch, Lottie Rooms; song,
Misses Ward, Talbot, Scheirer, Henderson,
Owens and England; trial scene from the Mer-
chant of Venice Duke. Miss E. Scheirer; Portia,
Miss virgie Brewer; Shylock, Miss Bessie Eng
land; Antonio, Miss Estelle Talbot; Bassanio,
Miss Anna Owens; Gratiano, Miss Sallie Hen
derson; Courtship Under Difficulties, Snobble-
ton, Miss b. Ward; Prudence, Miss Estelle
Talbott James, Miss B. Dove; Sweet Thoughts
Of Thee, Miss Rosalie Muncaster; valedictory,
Miss Helen Talbot
Prof. and Mrs. W. II. Seaman of Washing
ton made short visit to the family Of Mr..
Henry n. Copp, West End Park, this week.
Among the recent arrivals at the Corcoran
Hotel, this place. are Messrs. Edison B. Odds, j.
| Williamson, N. mcdaniel, d. z. McComb and
VIM. Dougal of the Capital Bicycle Club, Wash
| ington.
The laying of 1900 additional feet of water
mains has Just been completed at West End
| Park.
| Cards have been issued for the marriage on
Monday, the 9th instant, at St. Mary 9 Catholic
| Church, this place, Of Miss Annie ", daughter
Of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Retainer, and Mr.. J.
Randolph Boarman Of Washington. 3. A. N.