The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-05-27

intermediate, First, Second and Up
per Grammar Schools, and the High
School.
The order of promotion is from the
Second Primary, which is the lowest
grade, to the First Primary; from
First Primary to Second Intermedi-
ate; from Second intermediate to
First Intermediate; from First In
termediate to Second Grammar; from
Second Grammar to First Grammar;
from First Grammar to the Upper
Grammar, which is in the High
School building; and from this to the
High School proper.
A very thorough course of training
in the various departments or grades
has been adopted, and every ncent-
i've brought to bear to inspire both
teacher and pupil with an ambition
to excel. A report of the lessons
gone over each week is reported to
the Superintendent, and at the teach
ers' meetings, held weekly, the stage
of progress is canvassed, and sys
tematic standard agreed upon by the
teachers in each grade, and if one
school is being forced too rapidly it is
restrained, aud if another lags it is
urged forward.
In order to compare progression
in the several schools monthly writ
ten examinations are held in each
school on each study, which are con
Quoted in this wise: The Superin-
tendent, who IS thoroughly acquaint-
ed with what lessons have been gone
over, prepares written questions on
these lessons say from ten to
twenty These. on the day of ex-
animation, are written out on the
blaekboar aud each pupil is requir-
ed to write out the answer without
aid or instruction. This shows ex-
actly what the pupil knows.
The written questions and answers
are then given to the principal of
some other school of the same grade,
who goes over them critically, an !
uotss all errors, if any, and returns
the papers TO the school, where they
are distributed among the pupils, to
be by them and their teacher re-
examined. A report is also fur
nshed the Superintendent, who en-
ters it into his register, aud at the
close of the month makes up an aver
, age of the standing of the school.
, The standard of perfection is 100
! and each error in the examination de
! ducts 10 if there were 10 questions, OF
, 5 if there were 20 questions.
a A pupil VIC say has four studies
q spelling, arithmetic, geography and
grammar. The teacher, examining
his written answers, finds l error in
! photography, in arithmetic. in
e geography, and 3 in grammar. The
pupil will then be marked 80 in spell
ing, so in arithmetic, 80 in geography
aud 20 in grammar. or an average Of
-. 80 in the four studies during the
r month. Again, the averages Of
the several pupils are noted, and q
general average for the whole school
is obtained, and this general average
: is compared with that of each other
O school and the one having the high.
e est average is announced as the prize
It school, and is granted a prize card al
< a badge of honor. This creates &
K good.natured rivalry between teach
+ ers and pupils of the various schools
n in the same grade, and if Miss AS
It school holds the prize card at one
j. time, Miss BIS school may at the mex
examination win it when the pupils
h having the highest average go to The
e room of their unsuccessful rival anC
5 bear it off in triumph, aud the schoo
e holds jubilee over it.
II At the close of the ,erm another
}. written examination on a few of tn,
studies and lessons gone over is had
and an average obtained, which il
n again compared with the monthly
4 average and a final average obtained
IT which determines the pupils scholar
y ship.
-e Finally, comes the oral examination
't atthe close of the school year, an,
a. from this the promotions are made
Il aud notwithstanding a pupil may hav
re a good average on the written exam
as nations, if he absents himself from
lie this oral examination, he forfeits pro
motion. The standard for promo
ton cannot be definitely fixed. a
that must depend on the condition
of the several rooms, as only so man!
can be promoted, the object being no
to have any of the rooms over crowd
ed. or anyuuder- crowded, so to speak
IF, however, during the term an
pupil shows degree of progress
: that entities him to promotion
y he may be advanced to
= higher grade during the tern
= by the Superintendent. To ever.
q pupil promoted on merit a certifcat
is given, which in considered badg
e of honor, increasing in beauty of de
/ sign as they rise in grade, until the
v receive their diploma, when the
,e graduate in the High School.
5. In all the Schools beautiful car,
.e of honor is given to all pupils VIII
y have not been tardy or absent durinI
2 the term.