The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-01-03

That IL teachers nave peen aosoh' h"'
day or more; that OF these, - were aosrna
upon visits to schools that the time ios. was
ostensib.j 70 hours really 80 the superlh'eha'
ent having taught IN theif steau ~ hours
toy 10 the Heporto' Hecudt.onS'
lnprescrip'hH course OF study u1v'u
lngit INTO pc 'ods organizing classes up.
on them IN o'her WORDS, IN placing our
schools upon OASIS oi srauua'ioh' IL peca.us
important II not necessary TO ascertain WIN
sgtefy to the pupil ana Germany 10 the 'upnf,
'ntehdeh'' not ohiy "he'h'r 1'u's ~ '"S
close OF period was eh'itleu 10 promo,
ton, but whether each member o' u Siouiu
share IN the honor Inc ciaifh 10 pto'ho'ioh
rests, or should rest, upon scholarship alone
IT the proficiency "i pupil eh''ttes nm 10
admission TO higher Glass; he shoni1 receive
the advancement II IL does not he should be
denied IT,
FOR the instructor 10 determine th's prom
ciency, 10 measure garry ana Te''dbfy the ac'
qus'tions OF pupil three things are neces'
sary
na' ne u' .t .' t'cS'ly anu lu'ty
"nns M. Go1''''us.a WAC P1'n"' "na' "te ..'e
sssen a, constituents .! recitation III '''e
. That he settle iustIv and nreciselv the
"noints y 10 Ia mastered in nrder N Grade n
recitation a, GOOD nossable mr. lad
2 That he moi oplv note e,cb rec;totio, Of
tho nunj Int enter IL cradc nnon record
Tp secnre these ends no Mains have been
s,o,ad ma labor fore,ono ~ inform the
taocber ~ onr nuhh, ocbools whether need.
al az M, nron tho :. essen,;ols0 If the re
ci,o,ions hoard nv Them in ,he discharge Of
,ha;r dn,;ss
/
comnlisbed in the ricbt direction. but much re.
MANS 10 be doue.
The renor,. unon the recitatians nrc in
sni,e of efforts mt forth ia the contrary in
most instances TOO Aatteripp to the scholar.
shin of the classes. Our teachers, faithful
and canabIe as thew NAV be regarded, occupv
quite too generally level Jelow that Of
tbor0ugL instruction Most of them have vet
To rise to TINT level, and until thew do SO, the
recitation records will NOT hr a correct index
Of the proficiency of the schools
The averaoc Grade of sch,lnrsl;n rennr.ed
for the closses rr.pectiyelv. !, the follovipg
L.. ,l,,o o. f., ,lo., az 81 o,o., q,
81 o. ~ o. o. ,,L ''"9'' or
~ - cth 80 '''i -" ~
~ =" ''' 90 ~" ~
The scale adopted ranges from | to lOo.-
. '''' - w ~ 80 f'''" h'o' '''''' y. ~
/ 70 "passable from % to " bad" Pn'
pills graded IRON 90 to 100 are entitled to pro-
notion from 30 to ] are denied the privilege.
The average yrade OF the classes combined
I IL % hundredths, IN other words good by
u per cerntum
+ VI the $50 pupils admitted to the schools
the past term, 10 have fallen below 80 on the
reci'"''oh record anu " AT inc c''Hc VI VIC
next term, tIey lalI 10 regain u lair s'anlihe
they must DC retained III 'hc CLASS 10 winch
they no" belphg'
~ 10 the system OF i"$fr"ctto"'
liam IN h. nd,nteI und.r the course Of sind,
r,onns.I and In grod.d schnols Two end-
,st !, rho E,ht nf any Quhs,ont;ol success
he secured
|, Iho7Ough and Kindred instruction upo
The details oi the course prescribed,
=. adequate and comc'dem progress by tn
, divisluns" Of the same clsss
With the educating material on hand, |.
.. with seventeen teachers representing ut lea'
one dozen clashng systems Of instruction
d and INSPIRED by the pride o. professional pre-
e tIse, the task OF tusing their nodes aud
4 moulding them INTO one harmonious Who'll
II was neither inviting nor inconslderahe. |
to attempt its accomplishment in a day, or wee
l. was absurd; to hope for it even in term i
lie admissible. nthe presence of these dliticu
1t ties the work was, nevertheless, begun AZ
was continued without abatement. 1t "
g be renewed at the opening of the CONN