National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-12-15

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turn millions Of needless expense
for maintaining the same into the
treasury of Messrs. Boutwell, and
Spinner The Supt, "nlso rejected
January 1869 ~ u correct answer
to the an s,ion, "When was the
Emancipation Proclamation is.
Ucd ~ Doubtless this answer mdS
rejected, and We should reject such
IN answer to day. "l,ctnsing to
pay taxes and ovcithrOwing car.
goes, was rejected MS u sufficient
answer to the question, "What
were some of the rebelliouS acts
against Great Britain which caused
the Revolution 2" The question
as it reads, is "What were the first
acts of Rebellion against the Gov
eminent of England, and when were
they committed I" When the 'young
lady" handed in her manuscript the
above question was fully answered
in these words, "Reinsing to pay
taxes )" bul at the close Of the cx.
animation, hy ovcrhearing CONVEX.
salion between others, she was able
to add the words "ovcrthrowing
the cargocs," and the "Fairlcc mag.
nate" did reject this as n full and
sufficient answer. The Supt. sin.
formed the teachers ia this same
examination that United States
Senators were elected 10y the pco.
pie :"
The question referred To here, is
this, "Ilow are Senators aud Rep.
rcSentatives in Congress elected ~
The answer given by the "young Ia.
dy" reads "By the representatives.
Doubtless she will be able to give
the of her half Of the answer next
time, as she was informed that Rep.
rcscntalives to Congress were
elected by the people," and that
votes were cast for them ut sour
Town House, Perhaps it would
be well to give a few more Of the
questions and the replies as they
were LANDED in by the 'young LADY,.
One arithmetical question is this,
"What principal will amount to
800, in one year eight months and
fifteen daysw the young lady"
worked the example and gave rs a
correct answer SIS SSS-
One grammatical question reads
"Wrtc the plurals of Genus and
Knife" the answer given as correct
reads, "Genii Knives Anothec
question reads, "Detirc an imper-
sonal verb the answer given as
correct reads, "One wanting some
of the modes and lenses :" One geo
graphical question reads, .'What
are the grand divisions of the earth :"
This was answered as correct by
these words, "Gults, bays, and riv.
ers, sc )" The question "Whcn was
Maine admitted into the Union,"
was answered "1776 :" but on being
informed that this was incorrect,
the ''young lady" gave as another
correct answer, "1SG3 y
Questions and replies like the
above, reveal at once an ability TO
"succcsstully pass several critical
examinations"
We have laid the matter before
the Secretary of he Board OF Educa-
ton, sending him a copy of the list
of questions, together with all the
manuscript answers written by the
"young lady = and the decision.
Alas . the "young lady" failed in
Arithmetic, Geography, Grammar
and History.
Little did we think on the day of
examination, that we stood III the
august presence Of one who really
could "solvc the deeper problems of
geometry, CT walk with her class
through the starry heavens = but
such is life. Let us pause 'amid
the buzz and hum OF the Nineteenth
century" and learn that enc of the
"Grand divisions Of the earth" is
flowing down our valley, that Maine
was admitted into the Union Gin
117G,' and that the Emancipation
Proclamation was "iSSued in Jan.
1863
o for sprig of wisdom from our
sister state, that lies only just across
one of the Grand divisions of the
earth," where teachers are not
''made 10y rule" but where the sub
lime clequence md profound wis.
dom of the "Bar," shines high |
above these lower lights of "human
civilizations" then should we be
able ito solse the deeper problems
o! geometry" and "pry into the
perfect wonders of the human
structure"
Till then we can only say,
SILLY swilter round We wheels of time,
And bring the welcome day"
a. w. PAINE.