Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-10
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SCHOOL ExAusATIoS-stxTH DAT.-
Tbe two remaining Grammar schools, :
he First Girls AM First Boys, we're
examined yesterday.
The former is under the suPerintend-
ance Of Miss Abbie Fisher as principal
and Miss Annie Wack as assistant and
the latter is 10 charge Of Miss c. c.
Hooker as principal, and Miss Virginia
Coun as assistant
In the First Girls Grammar school
there are Is pupils registered, and 81
were present at the examination.
The school is divided, as are all the
others, into four classes, and the studies
embrace Spelling, Reading, Arithmetic,
Geography, Grammar and History.
All the classes in the First Girls
Grammar were well up in their studies,
and did themselves great credit in their |
recitations on examination. bliss Fish |
err stands very high as a preeeptress,
aud the examination Of her classes con-
firmed her in her position
We are pleased to note the fact that
in this school, as well as in all the 9th
ers, much attention is given TO orthog-
rspby, the primary element of good
education.
In Arithmetic, Geography aud English
Grammer, nearly all the scholars exhib-
tied a very ereditable degree Of prof
cheney and many ELECTED high admira-
ton by their familiarity With the prinei-
pies and rules OF Arithmetic, and our
vernacular language.
The most abstruse problems were
solved with the utmost apparent ease,
and the principles Of the English Ian
guage we're enunciated and explained
With cIearness and simplicity that
showed that the young ladies' and mis-
ses were perfect mistresses Of the situa-
ton.
We heard many encominms bestowed
upon the school, and we thought them
well deserved The muscin this school
was unusually pleasing.
In the afternoon Mas Hooker's school
was examined, and the attendance Of
visitors was very great, as indeed it has
been at most all Of the examinations,
and the interest manifested here was
perhaps greater than in many OF the
schools, from the fact that it is the nat
ural antithesis or rival Of the Second
Boys Grammar, and ii is doubtful Il il
suffered any in the comparison. In
this school there are niuety-nips names
registered, aud eighty-one we're present.
al the examination.
Miss Hooker, however young she may
be in years, is old in experience as 8
teacher in connection with the Public
Schools of the city and is ripe in her at
taiuments as a SCHOLAR Possessed with
i happy faculty Of imparting instruction
! she combines with that saaUiter IL
utodo, which wins the love, the .fortttei
in re that commands the respee
and obedience Of her pupils, and i
: is not strange that good order and dis
ciplipe prevail.
The reeitations we're very general.
> excellent and evinced great lamiliarit
), with The principles Of the various
g studies in which they bad been indicted
t Miss Hooker is ably assisted BY Mis-
Conn, in tho instruction of the classes
d but takes upon herself the whole dut
y and responsibility OF governing tn
n school, in which she has admirabl
ls succeeded
10 One class alone-ths third We thin
Il It was--gAye some indications of ind'
lence and idleness, and even in th
a. class there were some honorable e
N ceptiona
T. Ia addition to several beautiful song
b. sung in this school, the visitors we're d
re lighted by q full concert With the Girl
e Grammar, in which was performed Il
a beautiful song "Rally round the as
II boys, give it TO the breeze"
m There is one thing we are pleased
'e note in all the schools, and that is Il
'e attention given to the definitions al
e, rules in Arithmetic, aud we never ed
OF scholars scquit themselves more cred
ably in this highly useful branch
" education.
e These interesting ceremonies W
a close to-day by the examination of Il
" High School, under the superintendent
e. of Mr.. C. F. Parsons, in the old Ba
W tist church, corner of Center aud Clar
streets, and we shall expect to see
E, large number Of visitors present