Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-06-23

The room was very tastsfully and
handsomely decorated With Gags, HoS-
ers, evergreen wFsashs aud festoons with
portraits Of Washington, Lincoln asd
Grant arranged around the room, and
every desk was ornAmented nth q sase
of fresh and fragrant fowera There
Was Alarss number of spectators pres
eat, all Of whom seemed 70 take q deep
interest IN the pleasing exercises This
is another good school, having bad the
advantage Of good and fAithfultsschers,
and the diligence and application of The
scholars were eVineed By the readiness
pad accuracy with which they answered
all questions and solved the most diff.
Gulf problems. ...-.
In Grammar the Firss and Second
Glasses were examined together aud ex-
hibited great proficiency, being entirely
competent to answer aII questions or
repeat all deinitions and rules, not in a
mechanical manner, but with an intslli-
Eence that showed careful study and
Thorough training - 'a'1aal
These classes in Mental Arithmetic,
in Georgraphy, and in Reading, we're
very pro6eisnt - msnifestingIaa very
thorough culture, and have built a
sYmetrical structure on a safe founda-
ton, which year or two in the High
School wiH helpto eOmplste.di 7's s -
The Third and Fourth Glasses also did
| themselves credit. in, ali their studirs
and thereby Attested the efficiency, Of
their teachers. sa3 tss 8i naaU
In Mental Arithmetic ell the classes
seemed perfectly at home, solving com
pick and prolix problems rapidly, Aecur-
4 atsly and intelligently; indeed, this pro-
fcisncy in Mental Arithmetic is q con-
spicuous Characteristic of our Schools,
and one which is the admiration and
wonder Of all strangers who chance to
visit them. ss5a- isals- g2uil ~ tasf Z
1 Our rural friend was present again,
yesterday afternoon, and his eyes fairly
sparkled with wonder and admiration,
not only at the proficiency Of the Classes
in Mental Arithmetic, but at the ANNA
ton and intelligence Of the fair young
students. He retired at q the close,
muttering to himself, "Rhy wasn't /
| q little girl, born about u years ago,
that l might enjoy such advantages"
1.-THE like was never seen. on the
/ 'pearly5i ~ &c, &c. sac zrs zds 10 aoiiz
! Miss Fisher was suffering much from
an affection Of the throat, which made
her examination, perhaps, less animated
i than il might Otherwise have been,
but, nevertheless we do not think that
even the most hypercritical could find
cause for. criticism even in that dlrsc-
ton. ts9!sBat gt..aT1o % 81 i1sbia
The exercises of the different classes
10 Ray Arithmetic, and especially the
First, we're highly gratifying to the Of
| 6eers of the School a. we'll as 10 s,be
spectators. The elucidations by the
! First Class of the principles of Interest
Commissions and Percentags in general,
was indeed wonderful, and the several
other classes manifested like ability and
I proficiency. so far as they have gone.
The music in this School was very
nice indeed, and was OF O. more solid
style than generally prevails in public
| schools. The teacher, before the. close
of the exercises, al bounced the following
H.; R3nnoEGOF HosoRII g5iuC
+ These young misses have not been
either absent or tardy during the last
School year Lucy Brown, Sarah Oallets,
/. Belle Cochran, Jane Maddux,i and
i Justina Buttress,z aEKEBBAI1 .EJ1
At the close Of the examination Mayor
1 Baker expressed his admiration at the
manner in which this School has passed
the trying ordeal. The pupils, he said,
had done honor to themselves, their
| teacher, their parents and the Schools.
BE then, on behaIft Of the whole School,
presented TO Miss Fisher = beautiful,
large, extra silver plated calEbelf With. q
marble pedestal or base, rsmArking that
the gift was wOrthily bestowed; that
they .coRlds not do too much Tor so sx-
cellent andaworthy a teacher. he also
on behaHsOf the School presented to Miss
Wack a beautiful silver.rlated napkin
/ ring. After some appropriate remarks
| by Mr.. Wheeler, and q few words BY
scspt Hart, the spectators retired while
the sehOlars lsnBg 4 toaShing farewell
song. ora
/ To-day the Hig hSchool will be exam
med, occupying the whole day, which
| viii close these interesting ceremonies.
The number Of scholars registered in
the, First Girls, Grammar School was
SO, Of which 46 were present. sEr-saa