, 1864-06-24
Tie State Normal" University.
EXAMINATION OF CLASSES. :;
Proceedings OF Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
FROM Our Own Co11e$pondcpt.}

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f7ro"1 os1 o"n eo'sespon0ees'i
BLooMHaros. Ill, Juac ID. 1874
Tt+ examinations of atudtnts Of the Nor
1,.1 r7,,~t-sft, co,,mo,c,a ~..to-a,r .et-r.
n'at '." ~:
noon AZ tae on''o'hlt5 Hear th1s ely. Lug
Institution 10 70 well known to ali Interested
readers that no description Is necessary. To
the uuacouaintcd let M cav tl.t it Is heauti-
fn,,r M ~ he.,+hu, st,u.+sa and a., hn;,diag
ial'5 *hu uea11o1t' situstea' aau ~ ou,'e'aS
Il eminently adapted Tor educational pur-
poses. There were present ut the cxamln1-
ffons .hont one hundred and nftv students.
. ,1,n;1ur nu,nb, be,onp1n, IN the
Model schoo1s,) and the graduating class
contains eight students. The Weather il
beautifully f1ne- md !. 1erre nnnber of ns-
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lents 4hu .alenoo " paptts, Ao p!eseun 1ue
~sAsm.u,Gus ~ ".teGs. p,oW LEY aa s ''3 =" ~ e'ou
tuo1e aA''7tsG,os! n1 .u1a srsax,o, ssaa
TUESDAY AF1kASooS:
On Tuesday AFTERNOON classes In Arlthme-
tic, Gtog r1phy aud Lool. 81, were subjected
to T:te7I e m1nailon: Inc pupils la
section 4 acquitted 11emseisss very credita-
bly u IN e3amiaataon On percentage and lts
aEplleaf1ons Aot only vas lne TUE ltsel1
Thoroughly appreciated, QUE tGe "nolo OF Us
II plications Here wei understood: The
qoeatlone OIL tae e1Amt.sea .uorougaty e1-
nals'so e.. 'ne suo3est alo tueJ "efo aA1 sA1is'
faceorly answered
4o.-in. % ~ astara,t..s ~ n,a.,fr.. ~ -. s,.h
.s.o,t.ni NJ. ~ s1.tuar,s-" n,;,ats,a.
nr tha sc;enca Th;a aIaminxTion tIsn
Tsae.d n - monn.r ai;ta crarj;t ,hia to th.
pnneia-a p1nniu ~ ~ 11n 49,. oa,to. Au E,tst;n, 'ao
~ tnI LII, th4S,na;,iN .,,a,'a;.t.d -, ~
~ "Ioosd},;1. tnsa',Iut sna u"rs oT ~
e.a,si,td. with sncI : 1,erf.ct knoNledye
~ 1hc nrinc,n1rs ~ .I3thPetic I'M ci,ssrin.
~ f.if ~ a,,1,rrcfata ~. mor. nrnfnrnJ
t.n,hs 1h.t ~-,ps.r D@-0 foA
- nnr,no % the ahnve examinations mamhsra
If ~ 1!sov-anhs c1.se wo-. sr,+a,na1 ~ r.
Gtorrxnfly of North America' Their r.nil.s
c]earl, proved til Il ta1s i'm oortant 6ranGh of
tile subfect Of Geupr- ph. "a kuo Nledke Of
the dimension, bopudar: O. an ] external char
2cte1ipties Ut their native Iaud-has been full
" imp1etsetl upon their memories. The
texcher OF this ciass has yrcat reasons to be
A rigid examination of the students proved
that lie trnth Of that be .ntiful but much
nr.lected scjence Zoolop7 have been thor
oughl7 tuught in addition to tile perhaps
n,vre Substantial subjects OF q perfect Eng.
lt.h education. Chafac1esistics Of the anl-
m,i. mel ] 81 tia continent We're ~ snecisllv M dTelt
nnon. and the Importsuce OF Geological IS
vii "a Gcopraplfcal distiuctiye pr1perties
81 ront}ncntn or countries forciblr I'M
urcssed.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
17, ..,r,,.aa n,,,,n.noad u, s,,r,,r
1ne saa1.,sta e11s hsm,, ths ~ e'n
vel5 appfoptats ' ~. t1e Ia ;sa 4; ri.Is
" st.n3n. ~. ~ ..n .ue r. 49,. .ann,. H.
S,euAl1rto .1t aaAet ~ pue ~ tI
u"e' ~ 4 9"n5Es ~ ~ a..1;+ nn,n r1,o1 tha
,nI'.a.+s az - 1ptsosa.ar viii +h!w .;nt
49,. rss.s,.+, auu ,,,s5a !: er,Sas,,~ ssrS
sno,, n.y lrrr,. nf fhr sci-nce of Tie at After
H;,,,' ~ - -ns - x.-,;n,,;e,, ~ ~
!eaulus suu p.sa'e'' su' eAaAD'1&''o' ~ '"s
~ coansueea nn ! .ar a.u a,.ons.,o =, ~. p,.,
- r.o..6 r.s:.'--.s. t.;S.nga. ~ U.g ~
.1cai Aeano9 s ~ ~ 4s hn" ~ a.n .ao
susec go "a a., 1n.,;,t T., .n,+h ~6,,., 6n
" ~ se"a,t. n".n .nGso eunlsss LES NJ.
discussed " toe stt'sns et ~ ananaet 80 "a'cu
PLAINLY tfo9ed taat tno eoaeauon tne5 rS-
cetst ~ ne1e toeortt WI tao8oMkn t Il
I1ae'acal aFpncs'len ot Loose tacolles. !ns
1,als executed ny 1qe GEOGRAPHY ciass us
p.yed an nt ..r1ns nnu cnnt-;sa u! ae ~ ,hs
world.
| Rycitatattons By several Of the stnacnsa on
THE rules to he followed in the education OF
c1ase In the vsr GUS principles Of tho En-
glish language, wero pertinent In the theo-
dt1ed. 1hs whole of the faults Of the old
stereotype manner ~f tuition were exposed
and improvements upou that s5stem offered
In thu pupijs' own A1kuage. They were
taught 10 appea1 to the 85<ings OF the pupil,
ano lot attempt, as has been too frequently
pIactSced, 10 tcach simply By rote, depenE-
| itr solely on the chilass memory. Tue re.
markx OF the a1udents eminrptty dispiayed
tlIose character stIcs essential to the compo.
| si1jop Of perfect teacher, oaa II the priacf-
Mrs Tins inculcoted art followed bY the stu
| feuts when thew pass fntO tho world az
/ achera thsrnselyes-no better schools viii
| e1ist thau those under the guidance oil
| te.chers who.e educ>tion was received at
| tbfa Normal IJnlysfaity. Ifthe future gene.
| r.tiuns are not wiser and better than thclf
parents. It win not be because they haYo not
h.d b. tier preccptors.
At Tia rouc1nsiDn Of these exercises thu
students in the Irigonolnrtry class we're ex-
.m;nrf9 ThrIr nnt1era pro7ed thpfr kno1l.
et,vo not onlr OF 1he principles and detini,
tfnna Of the science. but also their acquatnt.
auce with some Of the most tiiflcnlt prob.
lems. The methed with which this scIouce
| h,s heen tsprht. deserves great praise. 70.
tke subject. generally considered dry ont
/ by learners, and learned nasrc By rpte thar
| n1,thiue e]se. is here lptel!sctuallI md loqi.
caily understood- The cless rero not Re.
| 9utred to provo from formulas learnt b9
| rote, the functiens and properties Of tTl<o
! Aouetricnl figures, but showed \ practical
! appreciation Of the subject hy the solutioe
oi these formulas to their constituents noi
being allowed to progress until they hAe
mastered tho fnndhmsntaf principles, ane
learned intrliigahly the de''1Itaon and 1onc
tioRs Of trtt etaEc-the loR*rlthm.
AftsF hnsca!ar ke1eIelso peIrolneo ~
manner which besto"a great praise upoh d!
concerned, short recess "as slvea, "net
the classes sgsln met os gecgkapny @ aus
recltAllun+ Ire hlno ol 59nast!c ~
I lude"s to Zoe 1eceas coessteu VI fapto
bntnaTmonlons motions o. tne a1ms M a9o 70 a poo:
to the soul inspiring slfs'ns o1 elo1!oo'
Yankee Doodie, accompaaleH on tne ptau' ~
| 67 4 TQU0E lAQY& whose luAujpulAlIuu O1 Lie
Instrument deserves mncn .1o coeaAsiou c3n1o."a =
Ihe exercise eeems ons eaestiS ea'eutn.eu ~
e3ela peueuca~a eues' oPon tA0 0&o10tl'"'s0
VI TIE ae.ors- a~<.,a, ,n
rs,its1 "tto I'D H. a.,Sr,nhv ri nns,
lions were Of very severe nature on Asi
and the British 1sles. Tho a9srsts display
I'd knowledge u tne pecuHa1ltles 81 ot
trans Atlantic cousins' domains "hlca Il ~
inhabitants might Be proua 70 poesese. ~ =
tSatolnetion lneluueo uessatp.'u1e =. "
ihonhtal.s and rivers o1 Great oFl1o'n al
Inc qTestlone were ulsttipntso ~ &c!
f.ir toanheF, oeiog "rittca On ssltps ol pap
| and given to the pnplls Hnen tney "cre
qu1rcd TO gife ans Wen. lne coal usias
tte british !s1ts and the1F tafious Pacuatat ~
ties were discnssea ct g1sat length aud n
manner rlich spoke We'll for tho kno"i:d!
Of the examined. Throughout Tue sessto
| did not aec the slightest difficulty With ~
| pupil, even In answering the most COMP
r=ted questions. The Normal School In CO
! rrrttnn with the University will pndtryo Il
rrrnlar animal examination this aftefnoo
TIE echool Ia taught bv etudeuts OF The Ut
7rrs,lr md prsclical]y prepares them for Il
,,nr;"s ~ tht If nrofession. s, tbat tbe7 vi
= - into tbs actual dutiee Of elncationsl Ii
~ adepts in The art ot practically tcachin
1.on. IN nv next letter viii eive you d
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