The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-26
School Examinations.

| NUMBER OF persons VISITED the First
(GirlsO Grammar School, yesterday,
to witness the examination. This
School is under the control of Miss
Fisher, an accomplished and talented
lady, assisted by Miss Clark, compe-
tent help. It is composed of sixty
seven registered scholars, fifty-six of
whom were present at the examina-
ton. The examination commenced
with the First Glass in Reading.
Those girls are beautiful readers. It
is not often that better readers are
found in schools anywhere. The
words were pronounced clearly, dis
tinctly, with the proper emphasis, and
/ a well modulated tone of voice, that
gave proof that great care had been
given to that branch of study. In
/ Spelling, the class was very good
There were only FIVE or six words
missed in a lengthy examination in
this branch of study. The class was
next examined in Grammar, in con-
nection with the Second Class The
entire book was reviewed. The ex-
animation was thorough, embracing
the rules and general principles, parts
of speech, &c. We have not wit
messed the examination of a class that
was better; in fact, we can hardly
see how they could have been, in this
study. as not single question was
missed, nor a failure made, during the
entire examination In Grammar. The
two classes were wide awake, and are
a great credit, not only to themselves,
but to the teachers. They seemed to
be perfectly at home in Grammar, and
certainly it has been thoroughly
learned by those classes.
The First and Second Glasses were
also examined in Mental Arithmetic,
quite as thoroughly as in Grammar.
In this the class was not quite so
ready, but passed we'll But few
made failures, which was no wonder
considering the excessively hot wealth
er. There are no sluggish scholars in
this school; all are wide awake. In
Physiology the class, as a whole, pass
ed the examination excellently. A
half dozen were slow, but the
promptness of the class in answering
was commendable. Throughout the
examination in this subject was inter
esting, and quite a successful one.
In Geography the First and Second
Glasses were examined together, and
the examination extended over a great
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ography, but it was entirely satisfae-
tory. Some of the spectators who
spoke of the classes in our presence
did so in highly fattering terms, and
we heard quite number express
their opinion. The class was subject
ed to rather a severe examination in
Mental Arithmetic, but passed re-
markably well. The parents of the
First Glass should feel proud of the
progress the girls have made in all
branches, and especially in the study
of Grammar. 1t is a remarkable class.
The Second Glass was examined
apart from the First in Written Arith-
metic, in Fractions and Proportion,
with exercises on the black board.
There il, a readiness and quickness on
| the part of the scholars that is praise
worthy throughout The more diff
cult questions were correctly answered
with readiness. Six or eight failed
but we cannot conclude that aside
from the embarrassment of examina-
ton day, they would have done so
The exercises on the black boarC
were selected SO as to prove a knowl
| edge of each rule the scholars haC
learned. In reading, the class passe(
very well. They all read with ease
and have an excellent practice O
taking up, as nearly as can be, tn,
same tone of voice We did not no
tice a single correction in reading il
the class. Spelling some words wer
missed, perhaps five or six during tn
examination.
/ The Third Glass read and spelled
well. In the examinations on each o
? the studies there was but little to oh
! ject to-a word or two incorrect
pronounced in reading, and three o
t four missed in spelling, would hav
: embraced all the failures. In Geo
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