Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-06-27

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| priated TO our public schools is the most
| iudicious and remunerstiye ever made by
our City Council. There are perhaps
| criminals lying now 10 our iails, each OF
| whom has cost our authorities as much as
would pay the tnition of fifty children.
Did not our paternal city government
reach out its hand to the poor, friendless
little boy on the street and bring him under
| the moral and social influences Of the school
room, crime would soon deluge our land
| and fill our jails with ruined criminals.
| Let our city government go to the utmost
verge of liberality 10 making apPropria-
tions for the payment of teachers-cheap
teachers, likeeverything else cheap, are gen.
orally without much value An enlarged and
liberal policy toward the support of our
schools will do much to build up the mate
rial interests of the city, and give us proud
pre- eminence for intelligence and refine
ment. The success of these schools depend
almost entirely on the board of education
| They select the teachers and assign them
their departments. With our able and eff
cient board, these schools will soon rank
with the highest preparatory schools in our
land. A position in the board of eduea-
| cation is not merely a nominal one bat
one requiring thorough scholarship, good
judgment and a practical knowledge OF
what constitutes a good teacher.
| In the High School, as in the upper
classes of the Grammar Schools, profcien-
| cy is determined by written examinations.
| Those pupils who obtain given per cent.
are promoted to the next highest grade,
and those who finish the High School
| course are recommended to higher institu-
tions of learning, female seminaries, uni
versities, normal schools, etc.
The following members of the High
Shoot this year deserve mention. They
are here mentioned according to class and
the marks obtained on examination. One
hundred is the maximum:
Junior class, aperdge-Misses Sallie Dri-
yer, "a; Lizzie Driver, "a Mary Halbert,
| 50; Masters Albert Cavert, go; Solomon
| Cohen, 90; B. F. Cornelius, go.
Middle class, 0rerage-Misses Gallie Lums-
den, 994; Laura Bailey, So; Sallie Gar
rett, 90 Master Aaron Helms, SO; Miss C.
Anderson, 81.
Senior class, dperdge-Masters J. NJ Dick
erson, 95; j. w. Smith, "a; j. S. Knox,
SO; Miss Loveman, SO.
HIGH SCHOOL.
NJ. L. Snow, Principal and Professor of
Languages; A. ID. Wharton, Professor of
| Mathematics aud French Mrs NJ. f.
Wilcox and Miss Lou Ewing, Assistants.
Mrs. G. d. Lawrence, Principal Girls De-
| partment.
HUME GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
B. l.. Braddock, Principal Misses NJ
| NJ. Austin. A. Wharton, A. E. Owen, Mus
grove, l.. Ford, /. Ford, Oviatt, Brunsou,
FGrnam, Mrs. Brown, Misses Barr, Hickes,
Caruthers, Mrs. Rolls, Mrs. Odell
In this department there are seven
| grades taught. The average number be-
longing to these grades is ZOO with an ay-
erage daily attendance of GOA.
There are many able and faithful teach
ers in this department, which is shown by
the advancement of so large per cent. Of
its pupils TO higher grades. A large num-
Der of the teachers reside in the city, and
that fact, added to its central location,
gives that school the greatest promi-
nence.
| The Howard, in the southern part of
| the city, is the largest and most eouye-
niently arranged school building in the
| State.
The principal, c. T. Adams, is gem
tlemsn of large and liberal culture with
/ every requirement for the successful teach
ing and training of the young. Under his
management this school stands first in the
city in the same grades.
The whole in attendance is over six
hundred.
The closing exhibitions reflected the
highest honor on the several teachers, dis
playing taste scholarship and thorough
discipline
HOWARD GRAMMAR DEPARTMENT.
I. II. Hamilton, Principal; Miss Lizzie
Spivey, Miss, Rosa Barker, Miss Kate Her
iges, Mrs. Robert Miller.
This department, under the'direction of
| Prof. Adams and Mr. Hamilton, has
taken a front rank among the public
schools. OF the grammar scholars, forty
two in number, thirty-fonr were advanced
to higher grade.
The average of the written papers is
| S54--l00 being the maximum. The pa
pers on arithmetic are especially creditable
TO Miss Spivey, the instructress in that
| branch.
There are tive grades in this department,
with an average number Of 1874 pupils, and
an average attendance of l22.
HOWARD INTERMEDIATE DEPARTMENT.
T. w Haley, Principal; Mrs. Alexan-
| der Fall, Jr, Miss II. W. Knox, Miss NJ.
| ]. Minor, Miss T. A. Towel, Miss NJ. T.
/ Laurent, Assistants.
Mr.. Haley is the Oldest of the public
school teachers, having been employed
since their foundation. He, with his as
sistants has advanced large per cent. OF
his pupils.
| This department embraces the third and
fourth grades, with lS4 pupils over an
average daily attendance of los.
HOWARD PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.
| Miss NJ. r. Hanks, Principal; Miss
Lizzie Heriges, Miss Matte Marshall, Miss
| Harriet Corbiti, Miss Emma Clemens, Miss
Emma Claiborne, Miss Mary Soule, Mrs.
In. w. Haley, Assistants.
This department is the most numerously
attended ia the Howard School, and Is in
the highest state Of discipline and pro-
gress.
Mis- Hanks deserves special eommenda-
ton for her energy and capacity.
Nearly ninety per cent OF the scholars
have been promoted 10 higher grades. The
assistants are all capable and have contri'
buied very largely TO her success-
This department has the first and second
grades, with S2S pupils, and an average
attendance Of sos.
HgNRs sH0OI-
A.C Winters, Principal. Assistants
Mrs. A. c. Niaters, Miss Mary Moseiy
Miss Szllie StanhOh, Mrs. Dah, Mrs. Lea
Mrs. Halbert, Miss Moseiy, Miss French
Miss McCleliand, Miss Maggie Bostick.
Professor Winters is ably assisted by hi
wife and Mrs. Halbert in the higher grades
His school compares favorably with ans
in the city. Il Is the third in numbers,
NINTH WARD SCHOOL.
z. II. Brown, Principal, and is ably as