The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-11
D a. Public schOOls-AnnuaI Examin.
PRIMARY SCHOOLS.

we're completely crowded. The eXer
cises were of very interesting char
acter, and the parents present werr
satisfied, with the evidences shown o
/ the mental and intellectual anvance-
| ment of their children.
i, Our public schools are the pride
and boast of our city. and under thu
supervision of Prof Cow. assisted BY
the able corps of teachers, the i'm
4 provement in the past year is really
astonishing. Many new features have
been introduced within the past two
years, and mary customs of long usage
have been done away with, but the
great success aud steady advancement
of the schools have shown the Wis
dom of all the changes that were
made. In the matter of singing,
i alone. the change is most surprising
! Under the instruction of Professor
Tinker, the children have been taught
4 vocal music, and with a success that
was nOt,anticipated at the time of in
j Producing music into the schools as
one of the branches of education
The following schools were examined
yesterday morning:
SECOND PRIMARY.
Upper School HOuse-Miss McFar-
land, Principal, and Miss Ada Sur
tevant, Observation-Disclosures of schol-
airs enrolled, 1874; average attendance,
IA. This examination was quite
interesting, and the scholars gave
evidence of careful and thorough
teaching. The discipline was good.
One of the features in this school
was a beautiful boquet on each desk.
The singing was very good.
Ninth Street School House-TwO
schools-The first, Miss Mary Weld,
Principal, and Miss Almina Mills,
Assistant; and the second, Miss Anna
Wack, Principal, and Miss Nettie
Boore, Assistaut-In Miss Yields
school we observed the prize card
hanging on the wall. tastefully framed
with evergreens and flowers. The
scholars in both these schools gave
evidence of thorough teaching, and
passed through their examination
most creditabIy. In Miss Wack's
schoo! couple of small operas were
performed by the children. One rep
resented the four seasons, paying trib-
ute to the Queen of May. The other
was by boys exclusively; FIVE little
fellows appeared as temperance advo-
Gates, and one little boy acted as
drunken man, and sang his solos in
good style. He was finally induced
to sign the pledge, when all the boys
in the school rose up and sung
"TheD, forward, boys. hurrah,
Wen join tue glorious fray;
Well hoist our flag and on TO victory,
The right shall am the day"
The number of pupils enrolled in
Miss Yields school was Ill, and the
average attendance 105.
The number enrolled in Miss
Wack's School was 100, and the aver
age attendance liz.
Locust Street School-Miss Emma
Conn, Principal.-The exercises were
about the same as in the other schools,
and the examination and singing very
,creditabIe
Lo,oer School House-Miss L. S.
Woodbury., Principal, and Miss Stark,
Observation-Disclosures enrolled 1872; av-
erage attendance lib.
ZINE Street ISchOoI-Miss Amelia
Brown, Principal, and Misses Iour,
Riley and Kripner, Assistants.-Num-
Der enrolled 1872; average attendance
12O.
jackson Engine House-Miss Anna
MeJohnston, Principal-Number en-
rolled g., average attendance "a
Park School House-Miss Hulda !
Rahm, Principal. and Miss Lizzie
Grant, Assistant = Number enrolled
10; average attendance 100.
In the four shoots mentioned above.
the examinations were all about the
same, and as a general thing the
scholars were apt in their answers,
and showed that they had not been
by their teachers. They
all have a good record. The school
rooms were trimmed with flowers,
svergreens and pictures.
We had not the time or opportunity
to take full memorandum of all that
was done in the various schools, but
have endeavored to make our report
IS full as possible.
The following schools were exam
ned in the afternoon;
FIRST PRIMARY.
Ninth Street School House-two
iehools-The first Miss Matte Tabor,
Principal, and Miss Carrie Wnck,
Assistant. Number of pupils en-
.olled, II: average attendance, 81.
The. Second-Miss Matte Spence,
Principal, and Miss Belle Graham,
Assistant. Number enrolled, 20;
lverage attendance, 63. Both of these i
schools passed through their exam ,
nations finely. The articulation in
reading was especially noticeable, and
the discipline of the scholars was
thorough. The rooms were nicely
decorated with flowers and wreaths,
ana all present were much interested
in the exercises.
Upper School House-Miss Lizzie .
Doris, Principal. and Miss Julia Bier
bower, Assistant Number enrolled
LOG; average attendance 81 The r
examinations in this school we're