Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-02-22
QUIZ PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
We made visit the other day to sew
eral departments Of our City Graded
School, and we found everything i'm a
flourishing and encouraging condition..
There are now about go pupils mat
tendance I'm all departments, the aver
age attendance being IS larger than in
any previous term.
The First Primary Department has
now two schools, one under Miss
NJ. A. Bowman, the other under Mr..
Nye, at the Presbyterian Church.
Each of these contains 81 pupils. The
Second Primary has Miss Hattie Hunt.
ington as teacher, occupying the other
half of the school basement.
On the First Main Floor are the
Third Primary, Missy. Harlacher, aud
the First intermediate, Miss M. +.
Waterman. The Second Floor is oc-
cupied by the Second intermediate,
Miss Emily Moulton, and the Junior
Grammar School, Miss Kate G. Good
now. -- ....-.-. -.
The whole Of the wide and lofty up
per hall is devoted to the Senior Gram
mar and High School, having besides
the Principal, Miss Fannie Knott, and
T. NJ. Forgason, assistants. In this de-
partment there are ia students, the
seats being all occupied, and the recita-
ton rooms we'll packed when in use.
There are studied, besides the common
branches, higher Algebra, Latin Read
er, Caesar, Natural Philosophy, and.
Geometry. The three latter have been
introduced for the first time this term,
and other branches will be brought in.
as the classes become fitted for them.
The present term of L. weeks COM
menced January eth, and is now half
through. Fifteen or twenty of the pu-
pits are from out of town, paying
tuition; and many others would he
glad TO come, could they be accommo-
dated. The school offers very great
advantages to such as have access to it
and is evidently improving, both in
discipline and advancement, more rap
idly than ever before. Under the skill
ful management of its Principal, Prof.
G. A. GRAVES, this school is taking
a high rank as one of the very best in
the State.
Cedar Falls has great reason to be
proud of its educational institution.
The building is the finest one i'm all this
part OF the West. 1t is n brick edilice
of three high stories, with also base
ment mostly above ground. Besides
the large main building, there is an
ample front tower, for passage ways
and stairs, being four stories high, and
surmounted with beautiful turret and
pinnacle, having good bell. The
style of architecture is very fine, and
the location is supurb, being i'm the very
heart of the city, OH elevated ground
overlooking the whole. 1t occupies
the center of an entire block, with
good plank walks running to the four
corners, and good site walks extending
thence all over the city. There are no
better arrangements for education i'm
the land. .-
But above all, the training here given
is of the very first order. In listening
with zest to the classes. yourselves being
old-time principal of just such an insti-
tuition we could but admire tie exact
ness and thorolghness with which
everything is taught. There is no slip
shod, half-and-half operation here.
Everything goes "by the square"
And the order is excellent. A visit to
this seminary of learning will we'll re-
pay either stranger or citizen. And
every one will come away satisfied,
that in respect to education, we are one
of the most favored people OH the
globe.