Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-04-08
The Public school.

Ed. JoURSAi Will YOU allow me
little space in your columns to say few
things about the Examination Of our
graded Schonl, which took place last
week. 1 say our" School, for | think
il belongs rinpha icily to the people, and
if We Mi had deeper interest IN our
possession an az, wssthlShi, AMI no DOUBT
would make ii even better School than
it is now.
There MAS no Examination Of No. q
Mr Reeds department, because many Of
the pupils who had been present during
the winter months, had left for out door
business nn the opening of the spring -
The Examination Of the other ro"ms
commence on Thursday morning That
Of No. .. Miss Drxisr's occupied Thurs
day A. NJ. of No. 4. Miss Martins,
Thuisds, z NJ. Of No g Miss Lcaviit's,
anil No. /. Mrs. Bailey, Friiny, otter
moon. The Examinations were very
cre'innlle To both teachers and pupils and
/ | think very grucraIly satisfactory To the
nnm' rous friends Of both which were in
attendance. 1t would lie both difficult
AID mviii"us to make comparisons be-
tween The Examination exercises of the
different r,ums. when tho performances
81 cnrh were az well done - in this case.
Tie only criticisms that | would make
are. l.; That the teachers did not allow
themselves time enough. They should
Enr- given us. st least one day m"r,.-
Aud, 2nd There was little difficulty eX
priiei.ce,i in hearing some Of The qu"s-
In'us mud answers. This however was,
perhaps. ~ much tho fault Of he archi
/ clural ContricdEce or construction Of
tho room whtre The exercises were hel,t,
as o. ,L..sc Kidding them. 1t is certainly
very 'Iy adapted 10 such purp"Se.-
III the 90, q pcol,ls and Ulcers 4 tie
District look INTO tbs mater. and Keep
l,"ang At 1t nntll 1t is rrnledrc.
Three lhrgs connected with this *
'Hin"t'on p.ers"d ne.
IL Iar precision IN tGe movements "f
| cjn>>es To- aI:i from Their rtcI,alions If
not Erlho'uaticnii.. il was nearly or quite
miiitariiy exact. I his idea Of drill, seemed
tn be carried nut in almost everything
Tho gymnast:c exercises partOuk largely
/ OF IT. Ihrs0 were very tinc AMI well chi
enistcd t" d's~iope the muscular system
/ Of the pupils. Pad fhe thnr"ughness Of
I study and of mental discipline. The
! tc"chrrs appear I" sct upon the pr!nr'pie
4 lhat "~iiat - worth d"ing at ail i worth
! doing weil.' And they seem to hsvs IN
fused the snme spitit into their pupils, as
n consequence nn ground has To re tray
e'"d over Tie second time No "i,ance
| u nadr, or permitted to be made over
unc,nqucrrI ter t"It. This is ma II should
ba. Aud this tIoroughne stady aid
4 drill secures, "a y result, a good degree 81
nenta discipline. 3rd ! was pleased
with the prac!icnl application Of the ain
du"tive s. item Of teaching. Til" pupil $
taught 10 think, to reason. to drnw cor
rrcI conclusions, To depend rs much rs
possible on his own powers IN aided by
hls te"cscr. his. again. is as it should
be. For. this is what he must do when
hc enters IN the earnes battle Of life for
hiInsc {. and surely TINT must he the best
system of instruction y h'ch best prepares
hm before hand for the responsibilities
% his life work.
On the whole was we'll pleased with
the Examination, aud think thi, was
true of pho meet that witnessed it, mn |
would hive been tue If still greater
number. had they bat bsen there TO see
and hear for themselves.
And i'll conclusion 1T me say that, II
the parents at the children and the rnt-
rnhs Of tie school would visit il more
think they w"uli not only fad both plea
sure and profit in it to themselves, but
also at the same time help Ia sustain
vigorously the gord, grand, noble ,aIse
0f Education.
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