Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-07-01
OILY NEWS.
school ExaminatiOn--seyenth Day..
Examination OF the High School.

lng anT ihataetWs, sud a great
-Daay spectators we're in r.tsnd.
auee. We ess nos esssent a. the
Examination 81 fs- Of shs eiassss, bat
from Che report of fsese zpeisat to
ukge re formsd e higi .aisz q the
claaes Il vii b remembered by
thoss who gsTs tas saasser attention,
that 81 The lest axamina.i0t ths Super.
ntendsnt did not 6atiss this school by |
any cans, and indeed !, deserved soms
chidi5g, bot the pupils have molly raj
Lied nnd worked or ard tFiaaphad.
TIE studies fl 30 high School EN-
bracA spellisg, Reading, Afthnstie,
4rarimas, osoglaphy Algebra, PhilOso-
ply. gononelry, PhYsislsgy, Ohsmis-
trY, Botany History, Latin. Grsek and
Ffei al and Is al taa elsssss tie pu-
pills aogpiiisd saelAssivss hssdsosaely, |
and q SONS Of chem to tss 3ssssa ad.
mir on Of Visitors
~ Chase r Parsons. sbs principal,
an6 Mss r. r. Rough, sssis.aas, are
bras hiebly accomplished acaoia have
haz long experiences e fsasbsfs. and
pos ess B rsnartable fsaalsy for inpart-
lug inst ucsion. In Chemistry, 10 Bota.
~. ir Philosophy, and IL Algebra
ths classss we're veil trained, and
Anseefsd 5very question and solved
every prostsu With great pgomplness
AMI accuracy b. HisforT. slso. the
ella ssro almost perfect There we're
thr e or fous snaIl eoys Who sssmsi not
to srtake Of the spiri. o. the sehoal. and
We lead w.igbta on tie ei4ssas: but
vi Anes @ har to
r., 81 elves ID ell fhe slasiss on which
we asd the p!eassr. Of witnessing their
ex N nation 3ies Hoaaha French
Glass read '5alauaehas With grsas hu,
en- and translated it With muoh apps-
yen nsaiinsss
Ths nuas IN thir ichoel was g very
hish der, ena was scientifically exc
ea.sd
ate the sgalsr ois-ss sss gone
throvgi With aambsr Of young ladies'
and ycsue gsatismsn read occupations,
which exhibited yery high ordsr of
talent o The school we deem il cut of
place y discriminate vbsa al we're 50
good.
We 3rgot 70 say .hat At che close of
. the examination Of tAe class ia Boany,
one the young ladits-ass Helen
4 Norcrlss, on behalf Of tbs elass, present.
ed to r. II Q Wheeler, the To- &c, a
marni cent Herbarium, e = token of
the hi / appreciation Of bis lsbOrs by
the els s. Mr. aaieg sas sasca quite
by sa4.rlse, ard il reply to the very
neat srlsah Of Mia Hoseross, responded
rather burgliugly.
Several Of the young men delivered
daelar ahons, il which lhsy exhibited
many clements Of 1ne ogAlory
30. was Mr. Wheeler Che only one
surprised by nice presents
M Parsons was Knocked almost
snsetaless by the presentation Of mas
dve family Bible, gilt edged, and
eah handsome gold clasp, ia neat
Ht,l speech By Nj Luke Wood,
orc % me grsdae.s., 44ss Miss
30, ID vas rendered sn.N "tOC
fl, o. utsersncs" BY tie presentation
of magnificent Breast Pin, which wei
accompanied By q few happy remark
~ - Ida Hunnsll
Certificates for the use Of the priEl
stock IN the Mercantile Lisrary wer.
awarj ed so Miss Emma AeJobnson an
jane l.. Walker, they ranking higksl
IN the school, tso shsFaa in this stoc
hayins been contributed fer The ase
4 she Ugh srhooi By Il. @ Wheeler an
Geo Foster,
Diplomas we're rvsFisd 70 Lul
Wool snd lids Hunnsa shs have con
plete the coarse marked cat in III
seAol with high merit
The sollowing roll Of honos vas res
81 bt tee tsaehar, neither Of lhe pup
'haviag d absent during the year, Al
one Of - api's, Miss Mary NcLea
las nor been sssas asring the last t,
3~fs
EAga abnsoa, Jsmss I. Walk,
Goo 3, Alonzs Fiokas, Sad
AeFagiana' soLaa, John Lcsh
Mary MafeeF RE saber,on.
Mayor Baker E1o.,.
fowrsa1arks befc -.
closed, ard Dir Pa /;
tribute to The sbiltY y 60
Miss Aanie Cross wao. for ,a,
as seaov1 assistant IN the III schr
Thus closed oae &C taa rast intSa,.
and edifying series of school exam
lions we haysever bean priyi,eged to
tend.-axaninatioas which have pro
amagni6eent suesssa
The whole number Of pupils sxami
YES ,355 The whole number reei,
ed vas ,30T The average expens
i--on is . cents on the 500 of tax
p property in the city, and We believe
city in the United States can show a
ter or cheaper system of conn
schools, and, as an intelligent Kent
an remarked to US the other day g
witnessing the examination Of ON
osr schools, "These schools are no, n