The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-07-03
THE STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.
CLOSE OF THE YEAR
EXAMINATIONS AND GRADUATING
EXERCISES.

Inc examinations ana commence !
ment exercises of the State Normal
School commenced on Monday morn
ing. II being only two days in advance
of the meeting of the State Teachers
Association, quite a number of the
prominent teachers of the State were
present throughout the examinations.
All expressed themselves highly graft
fed at the proficiency of the students
and the fair and thorough manner
in which the exercises were conduct
ed. The plan adopted in conducting
the examinations was the same as here
tofore practiced at the Normal. Num-
beers were drawn by the scholars and
afterwards topics corresponding to the
numbers, so that students had no pre-
vious knowledge of the topic OH which
lie or she was to be examined, and
could therefore make no special prep
arations.
The first hour on Monday was devOt-
ed to the return and examination of
text books, preparatory to putting them
away for vacation.
! The first examinations were section
A in geography, by Mr.. Norton, sec
ton B in geography, by Mrs. Gorham,
and preparatory arithmetic by Mr.. KEEL
logg. These classes did themselves and
the school credit.
! Next came the gymnastic exercises,
conducted by Mrs. Gorham. The school
! has made much PROCESS, under her skill
full teaching, in this important feature OF
school training. The exercises were
thorough enough to bring into play ev-
cry muscle of the body.
The third hour was taken up by ex-
aiming section L in arithmetic by Mr..
Norton, and the algebra class by Mr..
Kellogg. Questions were asked by
President Edwards, Prof. Plat and 9TH
ers. The class in algebra did well, con-
sidering it had only been in this study
one term.
The first hour after dinner was devot.
ed to tie examination of section a in
arithmetic by Mrs. Gorham, after
peated. This class passed an excellent
examination.
! The second hour was occupied by thG
examination OF section B in reading by
Mrs Gorham, preparatory class in sRog
raphy, by Mr.. Norton, and class i'll bool
classes were critically examined, anC
the proficiency displayed, and the eas'
with which they Overcame the mos
: difficult parts of their topics attracted
the admiration of all spectators, tn,
number of whom, i'll the afternoon, fill
ed the recitation rooms. The prepar
atory geography class was compos
ed of boys and misses, most o
whom were in the school their frs
: term. They were required 10 draw
maps of the country from memory
and to explain the physical features
and principal occupation of the inhab
!; itants of each State, together with tn
water courses and principal cities
This they did with accuracy ant
promptness.
{ The third hour was occupied by eX
amining the class in Theory of Teach
Ing, by Mr.. Kellogg, and the Prepar
atory class in reading, by Mrs. Cor
ham. Both these classes did well
During the examination questions wer
+ frequently asked by visitors-some b,
7 Professors from other colleges. Thes
4 the students generally answere,
: promptly. Several of the promincn
e educators of the State who were pres
= ent expressed themselves gratified wit
C the proficiency of the scholars.
In the evening a Sociable and Lit
c erary entertainment was given by til
: students. 1t was well attended by cit
q liens and strangers, and was LITERAL
: "a feast of reason and flow of soul.
f We are sorry that our space will nc
e admit of an extended notice of tn
= exercises. The singing was excellen
n the dialogue good, the declamatio
c and essay frst-rate. But the fcatur
II of the evening, and the best literar
!" entertainment the people of Empori
. have ever been treated TO, was tn
= reading of extracts from Macbeth b
President Edwards, of the IlIino
II Normal University, and Mrs. Gorhan
. We have never heard this reading e,
o celled anywhere or by anybody. I'll
l. readers showed an appreciation of I'll
II characters not often excelled by OF
: best clocutionists.