Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-02-11
sscuooI. ExAmlsArIoxs-FouRrn DAY.

Clarke as Principal, and Miss Martha
Steele as Assistant.
This is one of the best schools whose
/ examination we have attended, and we
doubt not il is one of the best in the city
The young ladies who olliciate here pos
IS peculiar aptitude to teach and have
inspired the pupils with their own spirit.
The teachers, the pupils, and even the
school room, exhibited that air of indus
try, application and perseverance, that al
ways insures success. The whole animus
of the school seemed to be to go ahead,
and it was plain to be seen that excelsior
was inscribed upon their banners
The names of 9opupils are registered,
of whom 10 were present yesterday.
The classes were examined in Spelling,
Reading, Geography and Mental Arith-
metic, and the promptness, accuracy and
spirit with which the little misses re-
sponded to the many questions PROFOUND
ed clearly proved that there was scarcely
drone or laggard in the school They
manifest an especial efficiency in Mental
Arithmetic, resolving the most difficult
and complicated problems with clear
ness that evinced thorough knowledge
Of the science so far as they had ad-
vaneed
In spelling they were remarkably pro
licient showing that the foundations Of
saund education had been laid broad and
deep, and giving the most positive assur-
ance that if the same faithful and accom-
plishe5 architects are spared to finish the
structure, their work will be crowned with
rejoicing.
In the whole examination there was
scarcely an inaccuracy, blunder or even
hesitancy in answering, upon which the
most hypercritical could predicate an
unfavorable criticism.
Many very nice songs were sung, in the
most elegant manner.
Among them we're
"Strike while the irons hot,
Put the matter through,
Up with the bonnie flag
The Red, White and Blue "
'Glory, Glory, Hallelnjah," &c.
"We will stick to the hag,'
And
"weare coming, Father Abraham,
Six hundred thousand more;''
All rendered witch spirit and JUNCTION
that not only evinced creditab.e pro-
gress in the science of music, but that
the children felt the spirit of the songs
they sung
In the afternoon the End Boys Inter
mediate was examined in the same build
ing.
This school is taught by Miss Lizzie
Riddle as Principal with Miss Matte
Kurtz as Assistant. We were highly
pleased with the examinations in this
school, although there was not that pro-
fciency manifested as in the adjoining
room. There are l03 names registered
in this school of whom So were present.
The branches gone over were the same
as in the girls school, and large ma
jority of the pupils answered promptly
and correctly, but still there was an all
of doubt in their answers that implied
that they were not entirely confident
they were right Moreover number o.
pupils of this school had been advanced
informally from the primary schools OF
account of their crowded condition, ant
were thus made Intermediates out o
due season :"
There were no doubts on the mind O
any present that the teachers had labor
ed hard and faithfully, and not withou
very encouraging success
Here also several beautiful songs wer
sung in creditable manner, indeed W
are not certain that in one or two piece
the boys did not excel the girls in thi
accomplishment.
In this room as in all the others wer
numerous American flags large an
small, and over the teachers table is su!
pended handsome portrait of Washing
ton, in the ensignia of worshipful maste
, in masonry, whom the children ar
/, taught to honor and reverence as tn
Father of his country
At the close of the examination NJ
Wheeler urged the boys to new effort
, and exacted from them promise
" equol il not excel the girls in the ne:
room by the July examination.
The river is falling here quite rapid
d with, however, plenty of water for ;
is classes of boats.