Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-29
CITY NEWS.


tators was largely increased. The exami-
nation opened at 9 sclock in the Boys,
First Grammar school, Of which Mr.. ].
W. Knight is principal, and Miss H. ].
Davidson Is assistant Eighty-six names
were registered and seventy-six pupils
were present, their ages ranging from 10
to II years The studies In the
grammar schools comprise speIling,
reading, writing, arithmetic, mental and
written, geography and grammar.
There was but little effort made at Or
namentAtion, the teachers and pupils
very properly relying on the "brilhants"
Of intellect more than the ''b>Suty Of
flowers" for the entertainment Of the
large audience present. The reading by
all the classes vas excellent, 10 most Of
then faultIess Mr.. knight possesses
peculiar faculty for inpar.iug instruction,
and Miss Davidson stands high 10 Der
profession, and both have proved emf
neutly successful in their efforts. Ga
The examination Of Miss Daviduon'a
(3d) arithmetic class vas magnificent
success--ons Of the very best We have
ever witnessed.
The boys manifested 3 wonderful
familiarity with the principles Of the
English language, and analysed Il With
remarkable promptness and accuracy.
All the classes in grAmnsr we're good,
and indeed in all the classes perfection
seems 70 have been the aim, and Va pre-
sumo Il has seldom been mora nearly at
tanned.
In geography the different CLASSES
WIRE peculiarly felieitous, and in this
b CD tha genius Of both the teachers
shone couspioaously, and the boys par
taking Of their spirit, travelled over the
entire globe with rapidity and a. &C.
euracy that almost made ones bead
giddy. Saeh Is the familiarity Of the
teachers with these studies, shAt nsiihsr
OF them uses book ia sxamiainE their
classes, and the perfect eosHdsnes With
which the boys answered every question
and described countries, located rivers,
cities and boundaries, islands, eapss,
mountains, promontariss, etc, etc, gave
evidence Of the most diligsnt applicA.
ton and study, while the retention Of so
many details By pupils 50 young, vas
astonishing In the extreme.
In thess Grammar Schools the exam.
inatiou Of the pupils in the principles Of
penmanship, by Miss Wheeler, was more
extensive and more interesting than in
the intermediate Schools, and the boys
displayed very ereditAbls familiarity
with the subject
The system, taught by Miss Wheeler,
il the Spenserian, combined, to some ex.
tsnt, with the Dantonian, aud although
1t is new to US We have been highly in.
terested in it and are led to believe thai
Miss Wheeler isan accomplished teacher.
In this school We had the Opportunit,
Of examining large number of outline
maps, drawn BY the pupils tia. do them
the highest credit.
The music in this room was excellent
and, as is oommonin all the schools, the
songs were highly patriotic. The sonu
sung with most spirit and feeling By III
boys, was, !" Babylonlis Fallen" whisl
gave such grave Oiienss to contempt
rary at the last examination. This schoc
is an honor to the city, and the sxAmins
ton yesterday did honor to the school
The following boys we're reported :
, not having been absent during the year
George Hodson, Charles Roth, and Ro
lin wiggin.
Perfect in deportmsnt Rolliz WigEil
Sshn wiggin, George Hartman, Jaoc
Jsnuer, Thos. Scott, aud Chaa Spence
Of the FIRST class Albert Wright, The,
dore Wright, Otto schacksnburg, Ere
Becker, Mark Ruags, Chris. Harsma
Edmund Greek, Charles Jarvis, and &c
Horribly, of the other classes. a long Ii
of worthy names.
The afternoon was occupied IN I
examination Of the Second girls Graz
mer School, Of which Miss II. ~ Cha
is principal, and Miss Maggie C. Walk
/, assistant
This school ranks high and possess
as mach natural talent a. any school
the city, aud under the faithful aud
telligent training of the accomplish
teachers in charge of it, this talsn. |
been we'll developed.
The names of sixty-six pupils b
been registered, Of whom 6fty-four "
present st the examination.
The room was very tastefaIly de,
ated with Gags, bouquets, wrsAihs, q
aud notices.
In front of the door, in letters forl
from oak leaves vas the word az
come and on the LEFT side of the I,
in like letters, the motto, "work
VIM and the examination Gle
proved that the motto had been
u.eadily in view during the past
sion.
On the blackboard we're sundry
line maps, drawn with chalk, mani
ing much talent and an accurate XII
edge of geography.
Miss Clark and Mia Walker he