The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-29
Examination of the High School.

II
The room was decorated very hand
somely with flags, flowers, evergreens,
pictures and notices. In front of the
teachers desk, on the wall, was fine
large engraving, illustrating the break
ing out of the rebellion, the indiffer-
ence of the then, President, the dishon-
esty of his Cabinet Minister, the call
of Abraham and the uprising of
the mighty North, the hberality of
the loyal people in pouring their
wealth at the feet>of the new Execu-
tive with which to sustain the Gov
eminent, the Goddess of Liberty
trampling under her feet the chains of
the bondsmen, while Justice, with
drawn sword and poised scales, held
the traitors at bay
On one side of this speaking pic
ture, was the portrait of George Wash
ington; on the other, that of his illus
trious wife. On the wall to the left,
in letters ingeniously formed of ever
green, were the inscription in Eng
fish, Evansville High School" and
the appropriate apothegms in Greek,
Latin and French
Arche de toi ensisu pa1stos.
Fortes fortuna JuUat. F."
MI 6ein sans peiae"
On the wall to the right was the
Latin motto:
Nor fms, sed ieitium."
Upon each desk was placed a vase
of beautiful flowers, giving an air of
good taste and beauty to the room.
During the last month, forty-fve
pupils were registered, and forty were
present at examination The whole
number registered during the year,
sixty-one.
The teachers are Prof. NJ Hutche-
son, Mrs. e. J. Rice and Miss Dr.
Bucket, all highly accomplished
scholars, and experienced and success
full teachers.
The pupils are generally more
youthful than those in this school
in former years, but there is not a
dull one among them, and the sole
criticism we have to make upon the
examination is, that the scholars
often spoke so low that they could
not be heard distinctly. This was,
however, owing in some degree to
the fact that wagons and drays were
constantly rafting along the street.
The First Glass examined was in
Algebra-eleven girls, who manifested
a very commendable degree of pro-
ficiency, giving the definitions cor
rectlv and 9Th manifest understand
ing, and solving propositions on the
black board with the utmost ease and
perspicuity. They were equally ready
in any part of the book.
A class in Geometry, consisting of
four girls and four boys was next ex-
amined, and won merited encomiums
by the clear and accurate manner in
which they demonstrated the most
difficult propositions. The PROPOSE
tons demonstrated were perhaps the
most intricate in the First Book, be-
ing the 9th, 18th, 10Th, 10th, 10Th,
10th, oath and 25th, which, with their
'co-ordinates and co-operatives are the
key to the whole science of Geometry.
We never saw a better examination in
Geometry. ~
A class in History consisting of ten
boys was next examined, and acquit-
ted themselves quite honorably, fol-
lowing rather too closely, perhaps, the
language of heir text book, but man
ifestly we'll acquainted with the sub
ject before them. A class in Latin
required very few, if any, corrections
from their preceptor, but displayed
considerable proficiency in translating
from the Latin Reader, where are
found, or, at least, used to be found,
some of the most difficult idioms of
! the language.
Next on the programme was the
boys Second Algebra Class-a very
creditable examination, the boys de
fning correctly the principles of the
science, and working the questions on
the board with readiness and perspi-
Guilty.
After noon the examination was re-
sumed with a class in French, con
sisting of five girls and two boys, who
read with fuency, and translated with
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