New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-12-04
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tuary school.

az near Dezb-osses consists OF 10 70 lSv icinaie
children, between the ages Of five and twelve
years There are desks and seats Tor ISL Miss
L whitney the prircipsl ,ssener assisted BY Misses
VOORHEES, aud smiDek.
10 the LAST fortnight Of November and first week Of
December about sky schools sre carefully examined
oy three Special Committees. composed OF experiences
and gentlemen Of the Public school Society
with whom are associated BY arrangement certain OF
the local Trustees One P. 81. lasi Thursdsy was the
hour appointed for inquiry into The condition OF ihs
puuIl. Al school No 10; and have rarely passed
couye Of hours more plesnty and probably than while
WITNESSING the excellent Effects Of the system pErsasd
AZ shown 10 tae cleanliness and cheerfaness Of these
children their love Of orcer snd early requirement Of
useful knowledge. " Train up esiid IN the way be
should 70 ssys Solomon. and when be Is old be vii
not depart from it The managers Of the School 30
eisiy admirably observe the precepi and We doubt noi
for moment bat lbs, he good result promised ~ the
wise man will be their rich reward.
Toe schoolroom No 10, is large, oblong apartment
about 90 feet By "a. 10 which the pupils ascend from
their play ground and yard. which level with
the street ny easy stone stair. The Primary
school g. for boys occupies the third story and there
are elsu rooms in the rear
The teachers platform and table are placed g, the
head Of the scbooroom two rows ofcontinuous de'ks
occupy each eide with pretty little revolving chair to
each schoor who has her number psinted on her desk
and on the wall behind where she hangs up her bonnet
dinner &c 10 the center Of the STANDARDIZATION IL
shou, la feet 10 the ceing-thereis stove with cold
air ue under IT. and there recesses in the walls for
ventilation. communicating with blinds 10 the ceiling
Ate r. J. and o'clock each Day record IL taken OF
the temperature which mus, not be below Coz at open
ing nor ever rise higher thsn lC'
The children bad hale healthy look an air OF clean
illness and neatness In apparel which were 10 keeping
with the floor Of their ihester Of action the boards OF
vbieh Indicated that mud very scarce commodity
In GreenWichs ST about these times IL girl enters TIE
school with her hands or face unwashed abe 10 Instant
v sspt Of 10 the wsshrOorn and IL thus taught an In
liable lesson 10 Infancy never 10 be forgotten II she
Ia % dressed eDdsnger beslth AZ season Ike the
present there also she is instructed
On the floor In front VI the e desks regular figures
were traced 10 sand and tbs children 10 their turns,
occupied these circles and stood 90 still not 10 disturb
the sand In the least That they may have healthy ex
ercse they are marched from time 70 time round their
room and occasionally sent down stairs 70 play and
frolic about. They then resume their studies
Questions frat asked Of junior elss In Arith-
metc the pretty creatures keeping their hands, and
sometimes their feet 10 motion according to signs made
bv their fair insructress with accuracy In their
oiutons that Santa AIMS would doubtless have greatly
admired In his Mexicsns had their military tactics and
skii in doubling wheeling snd eountsrmsrehing been
but equal 10 that of the infants at No. 49,
Afier Arithmetic we bad Vocal Music. and what pen
can ide an adequate description OF battalion, As II
wore OF lovely little creatures raising their voices aoit
and In Joyous giving evidence that they are tree OF
care and sorrow besuteOus throng too good for this
world of ours-more Mt by far for blooming Eden.
The next exercise consisted In variety OF Inquiries
Of the children relative to matters OF common and gen
eral interest. Mind grows" and here the youthful
intellect was usefuy exercised. The pupils have no
dictonsrieshe teacher explains as she progresses II
child In its turn. proves unable 10 answer forest
Of pretty little hands held up indicating that their
owners are ell prepared 10 solve the difficulty, which,
ON sign they DO simultaneously
Some twenty four. as class, were next examined In
GoOdrich's First Resder-On the Tongue. In ell s va
reties They then questioned as 10 the stops and
why colons periods, &c were so placed. No spelling.
books used Ia these schools class were required
spell and also 10 define the meaning OF many Of the
words snd their proficiency alike evidence OF the
goodness OF the system and the diligence OF the teach
ere Order 10 Heavens fret law, and hero II reigaed
With such schools "a ssw on Thursday all over
Cbisendom, the prisons penitenanes, Bhdewells aud
Tipping places would soon be all 10 Let.
Zach girl has slate on one side OF which she writes
words Ia round text hand with deh0tons In small
text On the other side she draws Dsthematc figures
and chairs ships boats, houses chests of drawers, &c
We looked over number OF the states, aud not lev
Of these children al the ages OF O. and TO- write hand
somer text hands than We ourselves ever did or ever
will do.
Among the best and that s invdious word where
many above mediocrty. we noted down tbs
Of Mary Stevens Jane h. Carlock aged 6 Elvira
Bailey, aged 10 Frances A. Dali, aged 3; Frances
Eliza Finch, Mslia L. sproull aged H. some lovely
own sges but they could draw pictures and write.
Miss Stevens had written down Bennington, Mise
SprOull California, smother Mexico What associa
tons May these the future mothers OF the Republic
early learn the history of these significant wordsmay
they be thoroughly trained not to oce al the misery
Of other less favored lands but 10 sustain increase and
perpetuste the abiding greatness OF their own free and
fortunate country Who could their innocent
smiling faces without putting up mental prayer 10 ON
Impotence that their future day may never be couded
that Of ancestors while struggling for indie
hat - han IA
standing they In the midst Of the ruins OF
their cities aud villages surrounded by danger
desolsion and death. So II was Ia Connecticut and
Massachusetts, more than threescOre years since.
The next generation Of the children OF America sre
destined delight and asonsh the civilized world by
their onward progress unless enuced away BY false
Of honor from the straight and narrow path that
leads 10 true national grestness and enduring power
A class read lessons, and answered msDy questions.
of of Mics RObins's books of selections, which
anal tcal and expostory, wisely based the prn
ciple OF early mental and moral development They
pretty severely csechsed and probably answered
better than nine-ten,hs OF parents could have done
There were classes in geography Cor rather topo..
erephy, and 10 geometry snd geology also second
arhmetcAl class on an improved principle, who cslcu
late well and spty, With good figures We had cubes,
cones prisms, pyramids, trianees and epses with cab
ne;s of mnefaogy and tho fullest ex lausOns from
them. Pumicesione sandstone freestOne cosl gyp-
sum, sc. downward. were exhibited and Had0a0od-
The examination truly exhibited Reasons earliest and
noble triumphs which will endure for ever II
other primary schools are like that Of 49, wha, may
expec, visiting the Public Schools and investi
eating their mode Of teaching
The examiners we're Mr.. BTinsmade. Chairman OF the
Primary School Committee Mr. Sexton Agent for the
Society Mr. Underhil, Dr. Charles T. Pearson, and Dr.
b. Sherwood veterans In tho great cause OF Public In
sraction. essential Indispensable 10 the future
welfare of beloved country s true mission s 10
drive oppression from the world not In being the OPP
presOr Of the weak Can be- thst the charming little
creatures saw so glad and so innocent slowly rising
up 10 lovely womarhood, will ever urge upon their hus
bands To prefer the bayCaet and TO tbs plane
and plowshsref Heaven forbid Let youth be
bold lions defend their homes and afraid only
to do injury to others Edward Everett, whose we'll
timed letter doseryedy cheered Tuesday last
At the Tabernacle began bis bright and useful
a New England Free School
DREADFUL AccIDEST-A child turned 10 death |
On Tuesday morning last says the ysrsey Cy Sez,iae
little boy. about three years old named Samuel vii |