The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-23

OTR IITf SCHOOlS. - mere vas W ttSP-
ratory efforts by way Of review and drill pre-
ceding that examination at the Central Pub
lie School building on Friday. was the
usual review by the classes, somewhat ex>
tended on this occasion. The examination
was satisfactory to all attending. We have
not programme before US. so do not re-
member all the classes nor the order OF reel
tation. But there we're classes in Latin and
Algebra, and History and Philosophy, and
Grammar, and Higher Arithmetic, etci, that
showed clearness and readiness IN state
ment and explanation, arising from ihteili-
gent study, and not poll. parroty mem oriter
flueney and machine accuracy.
Closing the exercises were deela-
nation and reading OF essays iney-
liable, and properly SO. Despite crit cism,
very proper things for Young America IN hu.
mainly to do in this quick. speaking and ready
writing county. The essays were g bod
very little highfalutin for the most part such
common sense matter as would do 10 talk at
the freside or publish in newspaper for
practical unsophomoric people to read.
That's high praise and seldom merited, for
school-boys' and girls essays have such a
persistent disposition ordinarily to grow
crndely rbapsodieal What declaimi1g we
heard was by the younger boys, and va eI-
cellent.
The recitations were conducted by N essrs.
McIane and Graham, and Miss HsHkshurst.
We have repeatedly praised our public
schools recently. That isn't buncombe-+ they
deserve it. Sup't McLane is active, competent
and efficient. He has worked untirinely in
grading and organizing the schools and sys-
tematizing the studies. he is well assisted
by that accomplished educator, Mr.. Ora ham,
Principal of the Central High School, and by
the entire corps of teachers in all the wards
From the last Quarterly Report of the Su-
perintendent, we take-this list of schools in
the city, with the names of the teachers and
the number of pupils each has in charge. In
the High School, Central Building, are teven
teachers, exclusive of Superintendent Nc
Lane, viz: Fifth Room, Il. Graham, Ptinci
pal, Misses Hawkshurst and Conn, Assist
ants So pupils Fourth Room-Miss L. A.
Humphrey, 80 pupils. Third Room Miss
Annie Fletcher, 90 pupils. Second ROBIN
Miss Mary NJ. Jewell, 81 pupils. First Room
Miss Annie Hamill, 100 pupils.
In the Wells building there are six teach
ers, viz: F. W. Mcclellan, As pupils; K. Nc
Culloch, 81 pupils; S. Theresa Wells, 6s pu-
pills: Jesnnette Fletcher, Ga pupils; Ella
Creel, 90 pupils; Emma Slaughter, 81 pupils.
Twelfth and Timea streets-H. H. Am
brose, So pupils. S. ] Hamill, 1913 pupils.
Hollandtown-M. j Mckee, IS pupils;
Mary Stevenson, 3S.
Br. hton House-There are four teachers,
| viz: j. V. Rice, As pupils; NJ c. Mooney. "A
pupils; NJ. C. Collins, 81 pupils; Flc0 Bron-
| son, SO pupils.
Hilton SIS. T. Curtis, 81 pupils.
| Colored School-M. E. Anderson. 80 pu,
pills; VI. +. Mann, So pupils; Carrie Wood
son, "a pupils
There are thus in all the schools sO7 boys
| 794 girls; total, 1901.
| The Bosrda thoroughly efficient ONE,
thus composed: Guy Wells, President; A
Weisman, Vice President; NJ. X. Love
Treasurer ). 4. Cary, Secretary; Smith
Hamill and Thomas Fletcher. A new build
ing, similar 10 the Wells building, only lar
ger, is now under way in the Fourth Ward
and will lie completed next season. Thes,
buildings are models as school houses, ans
are q credit to our city, as Is now our cit,
public school management The atteadanc,
upon the closing exercises, Friday, was good
but might have been, and should have been
much better.