The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-28
School Examinations.

Call is Principal, and Miss Eva Froe-
Itch is assistant, both of whom have
achieved very fine reputation as
teachers. Their room was very taste
fully decorated with green leaves,
notices, flags and bouquets AS you
enter, you behold on the farther wall
the salutatory, Welcome to our
Friends, on beautiful scroll deco
rated with evergreen. On the wall to
the right you read the motto: : lis
education forms the common mind;
just as the twig is bent the trees in
clined." On the wall to the left is
arranged large American flag, which
we are glad to observe is highly ven
Grated by the pupils in all our schools.
The weather was pleasant, and the
number of visitors was very large,
more than one hundred being present.
In this school eighty scholars are
registered, and Sc were present for
examination.
The pupils, as in all the Grammar
Schools are divided into four classes,
each class embracing pupils of various
ages, from ten to fourteen years.
In Spelling and Reading the first
class manifested fine culture, the re-
ward of dilligent application and
faithful training. In Grammar they
have been well trained, and showed
an easy familiarity with the defni-
tions and principles of the English
language. The examination in Ge-
ography carried them all over the
world, and they seemed perfectly at
home in all countries and chimes.
The first class also >evinced very
good acquaintance with the rules and
principles of Arithmetic, and worked
out difficult questions on the black
board with much intelligence and ce-
lerity. The pupils, also acquitted
themselves honorably in parsing, an
alyzing in the most creditable manner
some of Millions most difficult lines.
In addition they had stood long and
highly interesting examination in
Physiology, winning warm enoomi
ums from some of the Gteratti of the
city. In Mental Arithmetic this class
was excellent.
At the close of the morning session
an interesting discussion sprang up as
to the character of the word that in the
following sentence: /" The other
shape, if shape it might be called,
that shape had none"
One or two of the most intelligent
got it into their minds that it is a
demonstrative adjective pronoun,
while majority held that it is rela-
tive pronoun.
The minority was hard to convince,
and as the most persistent advocate
of the theory that it is an ad-
jectiye, seemed unwilling to be con-
vinced, and as she, and a gentleman
on the other side propose, as it is
understood to join destinies for life
it was suggested that they take
the question as the theme of then
first family quarrel, which they agreed
to do, and " fight it out on that line il
it takes them all next winter
The Second Glass acquitted itsel1
very creditably in Spelling and Read
ing, and were very proficient in &c
ography, in which their examination
was quite extensive 1t was not al
perfect in Arithmetic as might hay'
e been, but made very fine shown,
in working out questions on the black
board,
The Third Glass Read and SpeIie,
pretty well, though there were som
words missed. The class seemed t,
lack animation and vivaeity In Ge
ography they did not equal their usua
recitations, but still there. were mani
! fest evidences of progress made. L
/ Rays Arithmetic it sustained alto
/ gether pretty fair examination.
: The fourth class bore a creditabl
/ examination throughout, there bein
e but little hesitation and few failure
4 in any study. Like the third class
r they spoke too low, rendering it ofte
I difficult to hear their answers. The
0 read and spelled well, and stood yer
;. creditable. examination in Ment;
IS Arithmetic, and acquitted themselve
a well in Rays Arithmetic. In Gees