Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-28

School Examinatlon--Feurth Day.
=. Yesterday was day Of great interest
IN the public schools, and notEithstspd.
Ing the heat vas oppressive, is inAu-
snee was not 50 perceptible as on Thurs
DAY and Friday last.
The examination commenced at
O'Clock Ia the Boys First IRisrmediaGs
ofvhieh Miss Mary o'Byrns is princi-
pal, and, for the last BALI year, Miss N.
d. Weld has BEEN assistant.
This school, like the Boys Second In
tsrmediate, was chidsd at the last ex.
amiIstion for want of animation and
energy, and like that school, the pupils
adopted the motto TRY Again" and with
most conmendAble success.
In this school eighty-eighs names we're
registered, and ssvsntyssven pupils
we're present, and the examination plain.
y showed that there had been great
diligence and application on the part Of
the pupils, as veil as labor and faithful
ness on the part Of the teachers.
Miss o'Byrne possesses peculiar
aptnsss to teach, and As dissiplinariau,
has not superior in the schools, and
Miss Weld, although this is her 6rst
term in the city schools, has made for
herself a noble record.
The studies gone over 10 this school
were the same as those in the schools
examined on Friday.
In spelling, alllhe classes we're good
excellent, and but few words vera
missed, aud in this connection We may
be permitted to say that the pupils in
Miss Yields classes enjoyed . peculiar
advantage in her unusually clear enun-
citation Of words given to her classes
10 spalling, matter Of no snail i'm
portanco The reading in this school
was also very fine, showing that in this
branch as in spelling, much labor has
been bestowed
In mental arithmetic and Ia gsogrs-
ply this school, cosld not, we think,
DO exeslled
In both branches the children have
made rapid progress, aud manifest >
very ereditablo proficiency, the smallest
boys in the classes solving the most in
tricate and difficult problems with q
readiness and accuracy that elected the
aighest admiration.
Ia this school we witnessed sys.em
Of calisiheaics Tor boys, or as the super.
intsndeht APPLY expressed il, muscular
music, that was highly pleasing, and in
which the boys have attained q remark.
able proficiency, working together with
almost the accuracy Of machinery.
Many spectators were present at the
examination yesterday morainE, and all
seemed both interested and edited.
The music by the boys was very
pleasing and patriotic, aud we are glad
to see go muea attention given to this
accomplishment CscaE1
There wasnot so much labor bestowed
on decorations as in ether schools, slin
the room bad pleasant aspect
A large flag was suspended between
the centre pillars, which we're wreaths'
with svergreens, and at the farther en-,
of the room was suspended In larg,
cedar wreath, a beautiful portrait o
Washington, aud en- the right aide o
the room was the motto "Union" 4
evergreen letters.
At the close Of the examination
prizes we're distributed to the followip
boys, two to each class, for promptnesl
studiOusness aud good department:
First Ctass-George Sanford, job
Hickey.
Second Class-James Best, Edgs
fIackett
Third Class--Georgs Catlsat, Will
Silverthorn.
Fourth Class-Hsnry Calvert, EN-
Miller.
And TO Frank Pritehett, for punctui
attendance.
The questions on the principles
penmanship by Miss Wheeler we
promptly and intelGgsntly answered
this school, and an examination Of &
several copy books showed creditsl
progress in this braach Of sdueatic
Taken altogether this is one of the b,
examinations we have witnessed.
In the afternoon, the Girls First Int
mediate was examined In this sehs
70 pupils were registered and so W.
present OF the examination. Mss De
A. wentz is principal Of the Girls Fl
intermediate, and Miss Annie waek
assistant The room was prettily de
rated with wreaths and garlands of ey
greens, beautiful banquets, large :
small asgs, together with 6ne pert
of Washington, and the beautiful
craving of the signing of the Cons,
ton, etc, etc During the first hour
a half of the examination the extr'
sultTiness OF the atmosphere rende
the pupils drOwsy aud the rscitati
were by no means as animated aud in
esting as in the boys school in the M
ing. Bat after recess the temporal
changed;she children becoming animi
acquitted themselves in fine style. I
spelling and reading were very goO'
deed, while in geography and me
arithmetic they fully sustained the
reputation they held at the last ex
nation.
Their prompt aud intelligent ans
10 questions on the principles Of .
metic, gave evidence Of close app
lion and diligent study