The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-25
School Examinations.

First GBoys') GRAMMAR Saturday
was taken up with the examination of
the First (Boys') Grammar, taught by.
Mr.. ByeFs, assisted by his excellent
and accomplished lady. There were
sixty-six scholars registered, fifty
EIGHT being present at the examination.
1t was hardly to be expected that the
School would show to so good advan=
tage, the examination being onSatur-
day, and the weather being excess
lively hot, but the scholars in, general
acquitted themselves we'll. ia
H. The School is divided into four
classes The first is composed of ten
scholars The examination COM
menced with, reading. several lessons.
In the Fifth Reader. There were a
| few in the class who did not speak in
a clear and distinct tone of voice, nor
I pronounce the words as clearly as.they
hshould have been, but the reading was
very good, as a general thing. There
were no plumbers made, and but for
the fault We mention in this
study the class is what is termed per-
feet. Tn spelling some six or eight
words were missed. The class was
next examined in Rays Arithmetic,
Third Part. In this study it was GER
tainly very fine. The rules were
given with readiness, and the various
questions. solved correctly and in a
manner that gave evidence of having
learned well the principles Of the
study. The; class was also very fine
in Mental Arithmetic. Perhaps the
scholars of the first class were better
in this study than in any other, yet ex-
animation day is not always the time
to get a correct idea of the progress a
class has made, In Geography the
class passed well, but we observed
that COED many of the pupils hesita7
ted. as if waiting to be prompted, or
to .haTest the question repeated, which
WAS done ia several misunderstanding
do not think it good plan IL saves
E,the scholar the modification Of fail
ure, but it would, perhaps, be
fbetter .a.for them to fail one
time than to get in the habit Of rely
hgion the teacher for half Of the an
lswers to the questions. In Grammar
the class. passed very well, The schol
ars were examined in the various
parts of speech and gave the answers,
to the various questions clearly and
| intelligently 1t is quite natural for
scnoiars TO excel in studies most
suitedg TO their minds This class we.
thought the best in Arithmetic, both
Mental and Written@ It was also ex-
amined in Physiology, in which, as a
class, it did not come up to the stand4l
ard of the other studies, but number
of the boys were very apt, and at no
loss to answer any and all questions
readily and Understandings The
class throughout the elimination ex-
hibited highly commendable degree
Of proficiency in all the studies but
as we stated above, appeared to the
best advantage in the studies that
we're more particularly suitedto them
In Mental Arithmetic the Second
Class was examined thoroughly We
have seldom witnessed better recita-
ton. Each one seemed to readily
comprehend the questions and to
solve them without hesitation. The
examination in Arithmetic extended
through fractions and proportion.
Several boys solved problems on the
BLACK board, and gave clear and in
teIligent explanation. During the,
entire examination in Arithmetic, but
fouraor i've hesitated, and an equal
number failed. In Grammar the
majority of this class was very good.
The questions carried them, through
the various parts Of speech, and the
rules in Grammar, to all of which in
telligent and ready answers were given.
,Fhis class is a good one in reading,
The words were pronounced with
care, and the sentences well rounded
and properly measured in "a well mod
IIulated tone of voice. In Spelling it
did not do so well as in Reading, prob
| ABLY the result of more time given to
studies9ofi a higher order In, Geo
lgraphy the class did not do so we'll as