The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-06-24
THE STATE NORMAL. SCHOOL
Closing Exercise Of the Spring
Term.

THE STATE NORMAL. SCHOOL.
CIosin. Exercise OF. GI.e Spring
Term
| n was onr privilege and pleasure to witness,
Yesterday, some Of the closing exercises OF the
] spring term of the Normal School. The at
tendance at this was larger than at any pre-
vious Spring term, and, If we may judge from
the general happy expression OF countenance
ON the part Of me teachergf yesterdays the re-
suits Of the term were eOrrespondingly salts.
factory 10 those In charge. The health, order,
scholarship, and general condition of the
school during this term have been,very good.
The examinations certainly sustained such q
| report. The plan adopted OF writing the
questions to be answered on slips of paper and
allowing the pupils, after taking their places
IN the class, TO draw, as in lottery, their re-
spectiye questions, forestalied any advantage
| from any special preparation to answer partic-
ular questions, which any students mi hthaye
expected TO be propounded TO them IN the ex-
aminations; but they did not have an opportu-
nifty beforehand to learn their respective
questions, and il was interesting to see the
interest with which each scholar, as he drew
the slip Of paper from between the lids Of a
book, scanned the ticket and assumed an air
OF meditation preparatory TO answering the
question, drawn ~ 81 = &O01 s1AG6J
The several classes of the Model school were
| examined in the forenoon by Miss Mary Z. Ba-
ker, who has been in charge of this department
during the term just closed. The readiness
with which her pupils answered the questions
propounded to them upon the slips of paper
drawn, attested the thoroughness Of their
| course OF training, and the wide-awake inter
| est manifested in the exercises by the children,
testified 20 the efficiency of their teacher in in
vesting the daily routine OF study With forms
| of interest that inspiIed the children to active
effort, and banished all diffidence in speaking
their minds. Miss Baker has given general
satisfaction in the department under her
charge.
The Normal CLASSES were examined during
the afternoon. Unfortunately. we did not get
there in time TO speak from personal knowl-
edge Of the proficiency Of the students as wit
messed by their examination, but the many
cOmmendatory expressions we have since
heard, in regard to the examiners and exam
med, lead us to the conclusion that the eXer-
clses were universally gratifying TO all con-
cerned, and that the school is I'm eminently
good hands.
Prof. Kellogg briefly announced the close OF
the term, and dismissed the school. The scenes
that followed may be imagined by all who
have had the experience of going to school dis
taEt from home. The breaking up Of the sisso-
Citations of weeks, months and years of school
life if not the most thrilling is the most affect
ing Of all sehool-day experiences. All petty
griefs and rivalries and engagements are
healed in that moment. It Is the moving OF
the waters that restores all injured loves and
| lro fri n nj
The scenes and seasons of fun and frolic have
been pictured in beautiful forms upon the can
vass Of memory, and now they are gathered
up, festooned with evergreens of sweet prom
Uses and spangled with tears, and hung within
the ''sOurs inner chambers to he preserved
and enjoyed forever.
The commencement exercises, usually helt
at this time, have been deferred until the clos,
| of the fall term, to suit the convenience of thu
| teachers. An extension of the course by thu
| addition of Il classical department. will doubt
less be made during this year and during thi:
| summer large additions will be made to thu
demonstrating apparatus of the Institution
| The graduates of the school III various part
OF the State, are nearly all teaching, and til,
| success of the institution and the popular ap
probation of it are evinced by the establish
ment of another school of the same grade n
| Leavenworth. We deem ii unfortunate tina
the bonds for boarding houses for the students
of this school were not voted at the election o
last week, and we sincerely hope that when TIT
question is again submitted to the people,
better understanding of the necessities OF thu
school in this behalf, and the benefits to accrue
| from voting the bonds, will obtain Il full vot'
and strong majority in favor of them. Sucl
boarding houses are all that is needed to max
| the school overflow with students and Tecessi
tate the erection of new school building
And we are assured that new school hous
| will be built ms soon as the need becomes suffi
GENTLY pressing. The resources of the institu
| ton in its endowment of.land is sufficient, i
| the people will give their aid and encourage
ment to make the school the glory of the Stat
In all future generations. Superintendent
McVicar estimates that the lands of this sehoo
will soon exceed $780, 900 q value, which will
afford an annual income, when invested, of Il
least $4,000. During the last two terms tn
actual attendance has exceeded that of eithe
Of the other State institutions. Success to tn
Normal, say we.
The following Is the report of average schol
arship of scholars attending the Gramma
School,, Emporia, spring term of 1870. Al
scholars whose average Is or more than vii
| be advanced to higher class, if they havi
been in attendance all or most of the time.