Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-04-29
Report
Ofthe Examining committee upon me rse'eDy
PUBLIC SCHOOL,, DIsTs NO. ONE.

No l, Kenosha, to act as a committee to report
upon the condition and progress OF said school,
would in the performance of such duty, state, that
some one or more of the committee were present
during the past week, while the following classes
were called upon for review, in the branches of
studies they had been pursuing.
lst A reading class of so pupils, from Q to Is
years of age This class has acquired one of the
best traits of good reading clear and distinct
enanciation, with due regard to the pauses.
There were few in the class who failed in this
spect and others who failed in giving to the senti
ment read that fe-like expression in voice and in
tonaton which the author of the piece intended TO
convey;--this is common fault with most read
ers. We were glad to see so much attention paid
to correct pronunciation and enunciaton-the IN
dispensible requisites of every good reader A Sc
cond class of young Ladies' who read in prose most
admirably, yet were liable to the same criticism in
their efforts in reading poetry. The piece read,
[thc downfall of Polandl however, was difficult
one, and but few. can do it justice.
I'd Two classes under Mr.. McMynn, in Mental
Arithmetic; the first class of small pupils, who
surprised us with their ready answers, their quick
ness of perception, and power of memory, in re-
peating propositions and following the teacher
through some 20 processes of mental additions,
subtractions, divisions, squares and roots, and gil
wing the answer the questions were con-
cluded. The teacher stated that much of the Gre
dit for the training of this class was due to Mr..
Coe, of the lower department. A moro advanced
class in the same exercises acquitted themselves
nobly.
Ord. A large class in Algebra, nnder the same
teacher. There were only t,co failures in perform
ing readily the problems put to the different men,
bors Of this class. There were quite number of
young pupils in this class, and the idea was sug
gested to some Of the committee that they were
being ovsr-taxed in their mentality. This study
requires the highest effort of the reasoning facu
ties and the power of analysis, and should not be
crowded too hard upon undeveloped minds. His
tory, Natural Philosophy, Drawing, and Beck
Keeping are more appropriate,
4th. 4 class of young ladies and gentlemen in
Chemistry, under the same teacher, acquitted them
selves creditably; their answers were given with
an air of confidence which showed that they thor
oughly understood what they talking about
There no failures here. Many of the original
sEembers of this class have been necessarily called
away to other duties before the close of the term.
This is a matter very much to be regretted Much,
very mach that relates to the prosperity of the
school and the advancement Of the pupils depends
upon pupils commencing with the beginning and
continuing to the close of the term Wecommend
this remark to our country friends who design to
avail themselves of the benefits of this school for
tie coming term. Let your children be ready up
on the first day of the term, THAI they may have
fair start with the classes then organized.
5th. Two classes in grammar, under Mrs. Nc
Mynn. were much commended by those who heard
them. If the pupils in this science do acquire
a thorough and practical analysis of our language,
it will not be for the need of thorough teacher.
6sh. a class of young ladies in History, under
the teacher. They were reviewed upon the
history of the first settlement of the various colo
MES that subsequently, became the [. ). A sub
ject requiring great memory of dates though deep
~ interesting to the student of History in view of
the causes that led to the various settlement of the
colonies. We doubt whether an equal number of
persons in the city be found who give as
many dates and incidents of those times, in so
short a time as did this class,
eth. \ second class in History of young lads
from 10 to 10 years of age, We were glad to see
this class of boys engaged in acquiring the history
of their own country, and the world at large and
were highly delighted with the good taste and cor
Fectness Of the specimens of their historic and geo.
graphical drawings which were exhibited to US
We could not fail to be reminded that these lads
had fccegeRe many an evening of play or illcuess,
in their efforts TO acquire this delightful art of Draw
ing and Sketching We commend the continu-
of this study to the class and the class to the
especial encouragement of their parents and guar
dams The teacher informs us that truancy, tar
dness and absence, are words that have little or
no application to this class.
sth. Miss Buswells class of Boys and Girls,
from TO Is years of age, in Fractions, we think
were deserving of much credit The exercises were
worked out mentally, or upon the black board,
with a dispatch that would do credit to older heads
Another class of hers in Geography, of boys and
30 girls, from 10 to II years of age, were review
ed upon the Physical Geography, History, Stats
tics Commerce, Agriculture and Manufactures of
the U. S, We have seldom heard mere ready,
accurate and intelligent answers from children of
NheT IMAM were ElNe uN inc W TINS class;
they seemed to carry map of the whole country
in their heads, and have no need to carry it in
their pockets-severul OF the little girls equal
TO them in this respect.
9th Several classes from the lower dep artment,
under the care of Mr.. Coo, examined. We
have only space to speak of them in general terms
Recommendation, We should, however do I'M JUS
tice to our own feelings if we failed to MENTION in
particular, a class in Mental Arithmetic of bows
and girls, from s to ii years of agc-this class
were not inferior class of greater age and more
general proficiency in the upper department 1t
demonstrated the great utility of Mental Arithme-
tic in developing the reasoning faculties of the
mind. One little girl Mary Yeoman) in this class
received from her teacher the following worthy
commentator: For one gear and four months she
hsd neither been tardy or absent"
A paper from this department., called the Z" IL
OLE" was read, aud ,reR read too. The articles
were the productions of the pupils, we Judge, from
their artless chd-lke style. Their Phillipics
.,t.y H.