Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1858-04-22
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the scholars we're exAnaiaed in fhsie
various studies. before quite ! number
E.of our Citizens. md they Stood shs tsst
- Z manner both credisabls rs pup;l,
md tsacher. Tho most III shs scholars
we're very baOkward u iahs commences
ment Of the term, as those visiting The
school ~ thatstime will rccollect. The
term was only four months. and W 49,
lieve no school IN the Territory has ever
made greater advancement in Tho same
length Of time, Il vas = matter Of sur
prise ajl:s II f. AL who had kept watch Of the
progress &C the students i, and high on
cominns passed upon the mai inner il
which al acquitted themselyes. by those
present, were we'll deserved, and saiis-
fed all that, the Trustees, 10 placing che
able teacher, bIrs Schoonoyer. ia 50
responsible = situation. had not misplace
cd their confidence. tis iass
In Grammar. Geography and Practi-
cal and Intellectual Arithmetic, the ex-
animation proved that not superficial
knowledge only had -been acquired but
that they had commenced at the very
foundation Of these studies. and tina.
those who knew nothing Of them until
the beginning Of the term. were now
better prepared for the, pursuit Of them
than most scholars would have been un-
der the old antiquated system Of school
teaching AFTER years of study. u
Some week before the school closed
twas determined. to have the examina-
ton in composition and defamation in
Intervening and 'atsthe Congregational
Church, 20, al to give oil an opportunity
OF witnessing the performances. At 54s
At an enrly hour of ,hat'cvening, the
house, contrary to expectation, was
nearly filled, and the exercises began
with thefonly recitation intended for the
evening. Mental Arithmetic. None Of
this claws had ever studied this before.
and had got but little more than half
way through Stoddard's American In
steliectual Arithmetic, but as far as the
class had gone they understood and
could solve every question, to the Ms
'tonishmens of all who were unacquaint.
ed with Mr. Schoonoyer's system Of.
teaching Arithmetic. Ailwere surprised
to see boys IN the class, some of whom
were not yet thirteen years old work
out mentally and answer correctly such
questions asi the following !, s.sd
How many chestnuts will pay for
nine walnuts. if. seven chestnuts are
worth ten and two-tAirds walauts. = x
Il Again, 4sss5s .es ~. .sF
:. If six orifces will fill .. vessel in,
3 3-5 hours, how many Of. the same
size will be required TO fill Il 10 lis OF
an hour ?"i' sas5as ss sss' s2' s9s3s1
The teacher requested any one pre-
sent TO select questions, and several
were selected, all st which they solved.
Il When this recitation Had closed, the 7
had Defamation and Composition With
Music suitably in,erspersed. This vas
a. creditables to air u ths other exerciis-
es had been. and the whole audience
seemed perfectly delighted with the
Efforts made ~ children, the most Of
whom had shad But poor adyanta pes
before. a paper had been gotten %
by the students called the Excelsior-
which was read, and wh,ch rejected he
greatest credit upon the scholars ana
their teacher But few, IL ii any. had
ever written ] composition before design.
ed for the public. % any thing ' more Y
than common letters 10 their friends. and
i. afforded better testincey shaa any
Other part of the exercises, that The
Schoo3 bad bean under she nanarsai1nt
of = competent and faithful instructor. q
The speaking u VA ,admirabls, and
elected APPLAUSE. Which il seemed DIR
calt, 20 f4prsss.DN sa ss3'alkss aRt efisasg
If' w had the 'Poxr6mns beforeu &.
- that Wy could ~ credit .to III. vsse