Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-01-27
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City and State.

very Pheasant Gay, yesterday, IN etteuu-
ing the examination of the Select School,
taught by Miss Hooker and Miss Hougb,
in the basement of the Cumberland
Presbyterian church. 1t is composed of
about thirty eight Misses and twenty
young Masters. It was begun some
eleven or twelve weeks ago, rather as an
experiment than otherwise, and we are
gratifed in being able to state that the
experiment seems to have proved de-
cided success. The School, of necessity,
is divided into great many classes, on
account of the diversified ability of the
pupils attending it, and the desire ON
the part of the teachers to give to each
scholar the benefit of his or her attain
ments and industry.
Glasses were examined in Latin,
French, Geometry, Algebra, Arithmetic,
Geography, History, Chemistry, Astron-
omy, and two or three grades of Read
ing. The recitations were almost uni
versally good. The scholars evinced a
readiness, seIf-possesssion and thor
oughness OF preparation that must have
been as gratifying to their parents as it
was creditable to the faithfulness and
skill of their teachers. The classes in
French pronounced, apparently-for not
having any knowledge of the language,
we cannot speak authoritativsly--as if
they had almost acquired that difficult
part of the language, and were ready to
go forward. The same fuency was also
manifested in reading and translating
Latin. p
The Algebra and Arithmetic classes
did exceedingly well. Definitions and
explanations OF Algebraic terms were
given unhesitatingly, and in way to in
dictate that the pupils were not only ia
miliar with the language of the book,
but had mastered the principles as WE'LL
We were also greatly interested in the
Rotations of the classes in Geography.
Miss Hooker has an Gd captandHn style
of putting her questions, that seldom
fails to exhibit all the animation and
life there is about the class she is exam
lining.
The classes in History recitsd excel
lently, repeating the principle events in
English and American History, with
correctness and viyacity. Ths names
of the different English Kings were give
en-, with the length of their reigns and
the principle transactions of their lives.
The classes in Chemistry and Astron-
omy, about the largest in the school,
also acquitted themselves with credit.
The great and interesting popularity
OF the school, to us, was the manifest
good will that existed between the teach.
ers and scholars. There was an ease,
friendly, yet respectful, familiarity on
the part of the scholars, and kindness
of manner on the part of the teachers
that constituted a powerful bond of af-
lection.
1nterspersed among the recitations
were compositions and some fine songs,
with piano accompaniment-sones that
touched the heart and filed the ewes
with tears. One in particular, whose
sweet, mournful cadences still ring in
our ears, making melody in our heart.
Drawing is taught in this school. with
marked success. We looked through
several books, which contained what we
could not but regard as the buildings of
genius. -
There will be no vacation of the
school at the close of the present term.
The next term begins on Monday next.
Parents desiring to send their
children, should endeavor to start
them at the beginning of the term
They could not place their children in
the hands of more competent, consci.
entious, or faithful instructors. We do
not doubt that these faithful teachers
will find the number of their pupils
greatly increased There is an album
dance of room in our city for select
school, such as they have organized, and
we trust they will be we'll sustained.