The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-01

were present at the examination yes
terday. 1t is taught by Miss Cherry
assisted by Miss McClain. We were
pleased with the department of the
pupils. For such small girls their
behavior was dignifed and lady like
and worthy of praise. They seemed
anxious to do credit to their teachers
and themselves, and give satisfaction
to their parents and friends, of whom
many were present. The recitations
were, in most Of the branches, quite
up to the average, The reading was
very good. Some Of the girls were a
little indistinct, and others did not
always give thetproper emphasis and
infection; but thellarge majority read
fully as correctly as could be expected
Of girls of their ages. The spelling
also, was very fair. The first class Of
p girls missed twelve words in pass
ing around the class six times. 1.-The
second class Of % missed FIVE words
in four rounds; the third class Of %
missed nine words in four rounds
and the fourth class Of "a missed
seven words in three rounds Th'
classes in Geography did well. Tn
answers were given readily and cor
rectly, and with but few mistakes.
The greatest deficiency on the pat
of the scholars was in Mental Aritl-
metic The first, second and fourth
classes only were examined in tbs
branch, but all L of them were "a
pleasantly deficient. The Superb
tendent himself felt it to be his dty
to speak in terms of dissatisfactiorof
the arithmetic classes, and ured
them to try and improve matters by
the next annual examination. Ne
have no doubt that the girls will ppft
by Col Butterfeld's suggestions, ind
study hard to win as high position
in mental arithmetic as they nowoc-
cupy in other studies. sa
The singing of these little girlwas
very beautiful. The harmony was
almost perfect. We think ther are
few schools that can excel them this
particular dmeg saigsa 8f
The following is Miss Cherry Roll
of Honor; sreg. RI III yels4sv
sdNot absentor tardy during hal gear.
Emma Shackelford, Jane 'rible,
Mary Igleheart,, Allie JaduessNellie
Jaquess, Mamie Lee, Sailie Iegley, !
Ida Crawford, Alice Grant, Fannie
Rudd, Sarah Smith, Alice Sinners
and Bell Wright aeia
be- Perfect IN Department. Emma
Shackelford, Julia Kierolf. Lizzie
Geggds, Louisa Keller, MINI; Gorse,
and Sallie Negley. a2''
FIRST BOYS INTERMEDITE.
For two weeks Miss O'Byae, Prin-
cipal of the above named shool, has |
had all the work to do, heassistant,
Mrs. Wilson, being sick. Ehe entire
examination was conducd by the
Principal. There are rgistered in
this school. one hundrehnd twenty
scholars, quite enough II two cery
able bodied teachers, re should |
judge. The school did not show off
to as good advantage asFe have seen
it. The classes in Georaphy oil re-
cited well; indeed, SON were excel
lent; but in Mental Arithmetic, while
some were really goodothers almost
failed, the result, no ddbt of such
great amount of borequired In a
short space of time. The reading in
most Of the classes VS. quite as good
as on former examinations, but the
fault noticed so prominently in the
schools of loer grade-the I
imperfect and indisnct pronuncia-
tons of words -Aems to have
been carried with may of the boys to
the intermediate department. In
spelling there was pt room to find
fault with the tone f voice SO much,
in fact all spoke plaly and distinctly,
but many words we passed to Sec
ond, a9athird, I'd even fourth
scholar, and ope submitted to the
class, after seyel had failed to spell
correctly. In dortment, the school, 1,
withione Iexcepon. was without fault,
and the schola deserve great. credit
for their exeelnt behavior. Exami-
nation day dotnot always prove en-
tirely what aschool is, or discover
fully the process made Especially
IS this the ca where one teacher is n
required to erform so MUCH labor, ,