The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1871-07-06
NORMAL SCHOOL EXAMINATION.
Exercises OF tho Graduating Class.

The Model rooms, Miss Walker aud Miss
Elicit, teachers. were examined on Thnrs.
DAY afternoon. The classes were taken al.
'erna'ely from the two rooms. Highly az
these examinations have been priced be-.
fore' the present showed an evident pro-
gress in attainment. We were particular
" struck with the readiness of some of the
little people on matters of Botany and
Physiology, that might we'll have puzzled
older heads. The instruction in these
studies VIC understand has been given
orally. A marked feature Of the exercises
Was Miss Elliott's class in English history,
showing at once the readiness Of the pupils
and the method Of teaching. The teacher
took up the reign Of King John, and told
the story 10 the twenty pairs of listening
ears Then each pupil Get to work wi,h
lenoil and paper, and in hfteea or tw enty
minutes had written out, not tho Language
of the teacher, but version Of tho story,
each in his own language. Some Of these
compositions were almost faultless in style
and matter. This facility in writing, the
value Of which cannot be over-estimated,
Is surprising when We consider that the
pupils were only ten years old. The room
was crowded with spectators whose pleas
| ure in Witnessing such exercises was most
| evident.
On Friday morning after the usual de-
votional exercises, Miss Havens' class ''C''
in Physical Geography was called up. The
winds and ocean currents were mainly
dwell upon, and the class showed readi-
| ness and minuteness Of information rarely
observed. They did not seem to have
| memorizei but to have reasoned on the
| subject. Questions out of the ordinary
course Of school instruction were prompt
| ~ disposed of.
Mrs. Sandersous's A class in Astronomy
was next called and acquitted itself salts
fac'orily. They showed readiness in
! dealing with large subjects, as well as small,
stretching out 70 the boundaries Of the uni
verse. and iuenlly discussing the original
formation of the spheres.
The D class in Arithmetic, Miss Havens,
showed good work in the elements. With
| drill like this there is no danger that our
young people who come under tho charge
Of Normal graduates will slur over the Ell,
ementary branches.
The B class in Physiology, Mrs Sander.
| son, dia we'll. 1t made one feel q little
nervous as the learned terms came tumb.
ling from their jaws, to feel that they were
gong through and through one in that
thorough style.
The D class in Geography, Miss Havene
closed the morning exercises. The forme,
reputation Of the school for thorough
work in this study Was fully sustained.
In the afternoon Prof. Moore's class In
school Laws and Government was called
drst. This being tho gradual ing class,
DR.. Moussters, President Of the State
Normal Board, had been requested to ex-
anime them; but he preferred to have top.
les distributed, and to put questions in the
course Of the examination. In the dis
oussion which followed the class showed q
readiness and thoroughness Of drill, will
iingness to discuss and frmness in
maintaining their positions particularly
pleasing. A discussion with the Rev.
Mills on the metaphysical question of the
sources Of knowledge, in which the quest
Toner helj one view and the class the
opposite, was both amusing and instruct
i've. The minute and exhaustive knowl.
edge the class seemed to have of school
affairs in the State, school lands, &c., was
pleasing
The class in B"tany showed good and
thorough work. Mrs. Sanderson is evi.
| IDENTIFY live teacher Of kind much need.
ed in our schools.
The A class in Geometry, Prof. Moore
| closed the exercises. Tie class hao
wrought about thirty extra propositions in
the course of the terms work and Dire
topics, receiving each, one Of these. Thu
demonstration were original, and certain.
ly seemed to an observer to be very fine,
~ done. 1t appeared impossible, by any
amount Of questioning, to throw the class
off the track.
The readiness and self possession of The
pupils as result of the drill given in the
school is quite noticeable. One cannot
help but think of the value this will be
to the pupils when they take their places
as teachers in the common schools.
Mrs. Sanderson, who rctires from the
school at this time, received present frou
the students rs a parting acknowledgment
of her worth. A few appropriate words
were spoken by Mr.. G. F. Lanca ster, of the
graduating class; and the emotion dis
played throughout all parts of the room
showed unm1st"kah]y the bond of affect
ion that existed between teacher, scholar,
and community.
The following is the
GRADUATING CLASS.
! Elizabeth ". Barnes,
| Margaret S. Barnes,
| Ada A Dam,
Emma Hartman,
Flora E. Hayward,
Lydia J. Hill,
! Ellen NJ. NJ. Kimball,
Fannie G. McGaughey. -.
Evelyn A. Mckinney,
Virginia Mason,
Alice A. Price,
Heater A. futile,
Alfsretta L. VanValkenburg,
Albert Bertolet,
Charles F. Lancaster.
THE GRADUATION IxERC1sEs.
The Congregational Church was LITERAL,
packed on Friday evening, to witness tn
graduation exercises. Even standing roou
soon became out Of the question. After .,
invocation by Rev. Mills, and the singin
Of the ..Forcst Festival Song" BY = por
ton Of tho school, the first essay, "valu
Of Ed"eation," was read Tor, moro proper
", acclaimed. BY Albert Bertolet. Tn
influence education had sxerted upon GU
nstional development was traced, and tn
importance Of maintaining the commo
schools ct the country strongly urged.
I'd. ''Self- Made Men," by. Alfaretta
VanValkeaburg. The foundation Of tn
success Of self-made man is his habit q
| investigating oil thinrs for himself. h