The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-23

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or tardy during the year: Willie Nan
ny, Bob Roberts, Eddie Rowland,
Charlie Stinson, Ellis Pritchett, and
E. Blount.
II The following named boys had not
been absent, but tardy: Enos Brack-
man, Eddie Grant, Willie Rallston,
John Chandler. Those named below
had not been absent or tardy for half
a year: Fred. Blount, John Reeves,
Alvin Davidson, Willie Ruston, Shell
| ley Vaugen.
First Girls Intermediates In this
| school one hundred and three pupils
are registered, and eighty-two were
present at the examination. The at
tendance of spectators was very large,
and much interest and the closest at
tention was manifested in the exer-
-cises. .aFf W. gD,T 5Ts ses sr.ras3 ara c.
In this school Miss M. E. Grigsby is
the Principal, and Miss Annie s. Far
rell is the. Assistant. Both are excel
lent teachers, as we'll as accomplished
scholars, and have devoted themselves
faithfully and energetically to their
work, and their labor has been re-
warded with very satisfactory results.
The scholars, as In the intermedi-
ate, are divided into four general
classes, the studies embracing SPELL
ing, Reading, Geography, and Mental
Arithmetic. NeA2&ahw
All the classes read extremely well,
generally in clear, well modulated
tone and with very accurate emphasis.
There is one noticeable feature in this,
as in all the schools we have visited.
The smaller scholars are the most
proficient generally. A few large
scholars will be found in all the
classes. seemingly out of place They
are pupils who have more recently
moved to the city, and had not the
advantages of our indispensable
schools when they were small. This
is further testimony in favor of our
schools, and an appeal to our citizens
for Their jealous maintenance of
them.
The First Glass consists of twenty
seven pupils@-bright, rosy-cheeked
girls, who acquitted themselves in all
their studies, in manner worthy of
high communication, though they fell
behind all the. others in Spelling,
seven words being missed. In Mental
Arithmetic and Geography they werv
excellent, scarcely problem or ques-
ton being Incorrectly solved or an
swered. This class Also read well.
The Second Glass in Geography
was very fine, ready, wide-awake and |
active, and was very proficient in
Mental Arithmetic, read admirably |
and missed only four words in SPELL |
ing This class won much admira-
ton. ~,--.
The Third Glass also missed four
words in Spelling, but manifested |
much proficiency in Reading. It is
good class, and did itself and its
teacher credit
The Fourth Class read beautifully,
and missed five words in Spelling,
mostly, we think, from misapprehen-
sion of the words z vElAdH
The entire examination was highly
satisfactory to the officers of the
school, the parents of the children,
and to the spectators generally. A
gentleman from Kentucky was enthu-
siastic in his admiration of the re-
markable proficiency of some of the
smaller pupils, and justly esteems our
schools the brightest ornament of our
city.
The several schools in the same de-
partment are so nearly equal in merit
that it would be highly invidious, if
not utterly impossible, to determine
which is the best.
The marked efficiency Of Miss Far
rell, as a teacher, is high compi-
ment to the High School in which she
graduated last year We have other
teachers in the public schools also
graduates of the High School, who
have done that institution equal honor
The singing in the First Girls In
was particularly fine. and
has not been exeelled by any of the
schools. It was most charming, in
deed.
y Among the first things that attract