Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-07-29
Total. ..................,... .166
Males an, Females 122

The number attending the term just closed. is
lis, larger number than ever before. OF these,
the advanced class of seven are graduates who're.
main to pursue what is called the full course, of
three years, This may be increased in the next
term by additions from those who have graduated
at this term. From the great number in the
junior class, it is fair to infer that the number Of
students the coming year will be still larger than
during that which is past.
Among those present at the examination were
Gov. Banks, Bx Gov. Boutwell,, and Mr.. Parish of
the Board of Visitors Rev B, G. Northrup,
Agent of the Board of Education member of
the Legislative Committee on Education, Hon
II. S. Briggs and N, L. Johnson, ESQ.,, of Pitts
field. and large number of West6eld people, in
GLIDING some of the most prominent citizens
The examination was a very thorough and search
ing one, in all the various branches Of study and
the more closely the students were pressed, the
more marked was the evidence of thorough train.
ing and great familiarity with the subjects OF in
struction. 1t remarked by Mr.. Parish,
Chairman of the Board of Visitors, who chiefly
conducted the examination. that there was not
college in the State, the members Of which would
,ustain an examination in the same branch.
90 SO crsditably as it had been by the stu
dents of this school, Governor Boutwell, spoke
of the great improvement, not only in this,
but in the other Normal schools, and said,
he was reminded of the anecdote Of Daniel Web
ster, who, when appealed to for an opinion, as to
which Of Shakspeare's plays Yves the best, said
he never had any doubt on that point-the best
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with him, in relation to the examinations of the
several normal schools in the State; that exam
ination always seemed best, which he had last at
tended. We have never attended my other so
satisfactory examination. The great promptness
of all the Students even when questions were
propounded by the visitors which they could not
have anticipated, the lucid explanations which
they gave ID reply, and the clear, terse, and ap.
propriate terms in which their answers we're ex-
pressed, we're creditabe, alike to teachers and
learners. One noticeable and rather peculiar
feature Of the examination was, the clear and
distinct enunciation Of the students. there beir
no difficulty, in any instance, Of hearing every
word in the remotest parts of the large room
and yet it appeared to be done in the natural
voice Of the speaker, and without any unusual
effort
The graduates were az follows;
Gentlemen. George w. Barber Of Orange, D.
Dwight Cole Of Cheshire, Arnold H Crandal Of
South Adams, George G. Landon Of Hancock, ].
Carter Newton of Greenfield.
LGdies.-Fannie B Dade of Rockport, Hattie
e. Holland Of BelchertOwn, Janetta Parsons Of
Rockport, Helen NJ Ray Of Pitts6eld, Mary c..
Ring of Huntington, Lizzie E. Searle of South
ampton, Esther Tarr Of Rockport.
Gov. Banks having an engagement in Boston
on Tuesday, was present only during Monday.
At the close of the exercises on that day. he made
very able and interesting address, in which due
credit was given to the character Of the school,