The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1856-07-10
WRITTEN FOR TIE ADBEvrLLE BANNER.
THE EXAMINATION OF MIR. ]. W. JONES' Sc.
LECT SCHOOL

WRITTEN FOR TIE ADBEvILLE BANNER.
THE EXAMINATION OF MR. j. w. JONES' sE-j
LECT SCHOOL.
1t is known to most of your readers, Mr..
Editor, that this gentleman has been cn-
gagged for number of years in teaching.
lie taught ut Laurcns G. III. in 1854, and
afterwards moved to this District and taught
for several years near New Market, and one
or two perhaps in Greenwood. Some few
years ago, lie purchased the beautiful and
well known place of Mr.. PnArrER, on Sa-
vannalI, where, embedded in the woods, rs
it were, and surrounded with the most
charming and picturesque scenery-the site
Of his dwelling being so elevated that thirty
or forty miles distance, cast, south and west,
may be secn-hc has been dcvoting himself
to his chosen pursuit. During this time,
Mr.. JONES has established II reputation for
skill and aptitude in the art of teaching,
unsurpassed by any now engaged in this
delightful and responsible calling. lie
makes no resort to the usual appliances for
attracting attention to himself or his School
his widely known character rs a teacher
always bringing to him as many scholars Of
both sexes us he can do justice by.
The writer had been frequently invited to
visit this school, but circumstances never
threw the opportunity in his way till last
Friday, 9th June, when, being in that
Ill n,1n,.l all, {,
hearing that the school was to be publicly
examined, he avaicd himself OF tie pleas
ure of being one of its spectators nor WAS
he at all disappointed, but confirmed in
what he had heard as to the superior quail
ticatons Of MIR. JONES for teaching, and, as
4 consequence, the proficiency of his schol-
ars. 1t would do not few teachers good
in fact, it would give them nep idea
to sec the tloroughncss with which this
Teacher enters into, and grarplcs with, all
the elementary parts of knowledge in the
instruction he imparts. lie begins at the
beginning, to Use loncly phrase, in even
spelling; mot meaning, by any means,
however, by this phraseologv, to disparage
this department, for it is the foundation OF
all learning;) and ;he same may be said OF
his manner of teaching all the other de-
partments.
On Friday, Spelling, the Arithmetic, AL
geba, Composition, Defamation, Music,
and Tie Greek Language, furnished the en-
crciscs; in I'LL Of which the impress of the
teacher was distinctly sccn-thc scholars
not merely doing themselves justice and
the teacher credit, lis is usually said Of cx-
aminations, hut showing II proficiency that
was positively gratifying.
In the department OF music. the writer
has no criterion hy which to Judge, except
the emotions Of pleasure and delight he cx-
perienced during the performance of Prof
RoTIsc,ILD OH the Violin and Miss Iovrs
on the Piano; and il these bc prnrc,
standard Of judgment, he knows no Ian
y''age adequate to express his conceptions
OF lis excellence. 1t WAS certainly never
his pleasure to hear such music before
This, Of itself, Mr.. Editor, would mvre than
have repaid him for his visit, aud, life being
spared, will tempt him not unircquenly
again 10 that delightful retreat.
At the usual hour, all present sat down
to a sumptuous dinner, gotten up i'll style
i'll accordance with the taste of Mrs. JOKES,
and the elegant hospitaities OF the house.
Now, Mr.. Editor, if either yourself or
any Of your readers, have any doubt us to
anything that has been said i'll the premises,
all the writer requests, that you may be
convinced, is, that you 60 and see.
VISITOR.
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