Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-05-26
MORE SCHOOL BUSINESS
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b6EuaFs In086 SCHOOLS are the only ones
in tho city Of modern construction that
answer all the purposes of public schools,
and are creditable In their get up as far
as the buildings go, they are very me
schools. AS far as numbers go, they are
also very hne schools. AS far as results in
requirements go, they are very hue
schools The rooms are very neat lofty
airy and bright, well lighted up and well
ventilated. The nrst school gh9 VlsiB0rs
entered was No. 4. under the management
Of an excellent lady, Mrs. Lewis. She has
a primary school OF between sixty and
seventy pupils. To manage a primary
school wen is no Joke. When the rudi-
ments are properly taught the Work Tor
the teacher in the higher grades is com
paralively easy, The upward way for the
pupil is made smooth aud pleasant q
assured. The knowledge impaired IN
| those lower schools Is Of more Importance
and takes in a much wider range than Is
generally suspected. To take q mi5celia-
neous crowd Of little ones and form them
into scholars, must be the work OF supe-
rior minds. 1t Is a great step in advance
to interest the little ones in learning At
all. to awaken their little ambition for
| learning; to Open their young minds to
the first ray of knowledge. Is not that
q sort Of divine mission2 tt can hardly
be Ovsr-estinated. What q vast field
must be gone over by those primary
teachers before We give them credit for
| having don any thlugf How many OF
the every day facts of life have they to
impart2 In those schools they are taught
the meaning Of thrse-fourths Of the words
In common use, and taught three-fOurths
| Of the facts that are found commonly, uni
vsrsslly, valuable. The very elements Of
grammar, Of geography and the science OF
common things, are taught in these low
l grades. We are In the habit OF underVal-
Uing these because We have forgotten
how We learned them ourselves. The
care Of infant classes is much more i'm
pOrtant than we usually think. Our
| learned reporter ran these thoughts
through his mind yesterday as he sat, de-
lighted, in Mrs. Lewis room, observing
the process of examination going on.
The little one we're all sprightly, inter
estsd, the FIRST rays Of dawuing Intellect
just cleaning through their sparkling
ewes. They appeared to be in love with
their work. Our learned reporter said TO
himself, i"These little ones are fortunate
in having such a lady to guide their first
uncertain steps In the paths of knowl-
edge" They are go-ahead. The school
is decidedly a good one.
PRIZES
were awarded to the following little ones:
Mary Jones, BeaureEard Lashlsy, Walter
Saint, C.. Hume, Charles Graves, Cora
LsugfOrd, Viva Ware.
MISS BELCBER's SCHOOL.
After getting through the pleasant BUSH
ness of examining in the first school, the
visitors went into No. 2, on the same
floor, under the care of Miss BelCh5r. On
entering this school, the beauty Of it At
once became evident. The children
promptly stood mp and welcomed u
learned reporter with a glad song. Here,
/ remarked our man of letters, Is cultiva-
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ton was there also in It's next most at
trsc5ivs form, ueaJnes and beauty in
/ dress No one is inssnsibl5 to the charms
Of a neatly dressed smiling child, They
were here in dozens.
Joseph Bruce, a pretty boy with an eye
that would nave lone credit to Apollo,
I went on the teachers platform and de-
Ivsred an address of welcome. BE spoke
ID as one having authority" An arith-
mstiC class was next examined quickly;
NO necessity for delay; the children were
prompt, ready, clear, decisive. They
made no mistakes. The peculiar features
of a successful examination are
] pr0mpJuess, preparation on the part of
/ the pupils and readiness on the part Of
the teacher. Miss Belcher's examination
was eminsutly successful in this respect.
/ We throw this out as a suggestion for
teachers that may have the ordeal 20 pass
| through this season, anQ the less there is
to be gone through with the better. II is
worse than nonsense TO pull up a whole
[ class and run them through the whole cat
I eg0rv. Whenever 10 is done IL invariably
turns out TO be detrimental to some other
interest in ia school. Miss Belcher
seemed to understand that it would be
best not to attempt too much, consequent
II she made a nue impression; because
what was done, was done well. The usual
examination In reading, arithmetic, geo.
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pupils acquitted themselves to the salts
faction OF the reporter.
SPEAKING.
"Faith, Hope and Charity" was a nice
piece Of speaking between three little
girls, represented respectively by Lille
Ues, Lula James snd Mary Hanson.
They spoke sws5tly. Hope" tool our
reporters heart by storm. She Is q lovely
girl. There could be nothing more JOuch
ing than the scene where they Joined
hands, and pronounced blessings on a
wicked world.
"A bevy Offs wssths name Of another
piece, in which nine or ten girls told what
each was good for.
Miss Maggie Bruce spoke a piece. The
Little Match Girl whose young life went
out in the dark, as she sat on the damp
pavement In some big city. Affecting.
Maggie is a very graceful child and q very
graceful tslker.
a dialogue, between a lady and a little
servant girl, was done well by Miss Mat
tie Walker the lady, and Miss Tennie
Ritz, the poor little girl, This was very
well. Miss Walker attracted u learned
reporter by her beauty, while Miss Ritz
Overcame him by her genius.
There was another dialogue between
Georgia DimuJ and Amanda Perry,
Handsome is that Handsome Does " The
next was 2 big class exhibition in the srJ
Of singing; about twenty-five boys took
possession Of the teachers platform, and
In their midst stood William MOsely, who
delivered q phil0sOphic address on the
utility Of things in general, but he was
particularly strong on This point: that it
would not do to plant our fields sxclu-
sively iu lilies and daisies and things of
that sort, delightful as they are
to look upon. o. the contrary,
such vulgar things AS potatoes and
pumpkins must be cultivated. Our learned
reporter a. ones Endorsed this sentiment
and began to inquire about the author of
it. He found tnat Miss Belcher bad writ
ten the piece herself Miss Belcher is a
sensible lady. She must, after giving sE-
preston To such sentiments regarding the
relative merits of pumpkins and pOsies, be
able TO appreciate a greasy mechanic and a
WashsrW9man She must be able 70 IN
dsrstsnd the relative merits of a piano
t4A "a " na-lDhAAf anu Brl4h hlAp W A4-
dsrztRud them, she has already reached a
hight that few ladies attain,
The business was wound UP with a spir-
tied cong a parody on Charles McKey's
Cheer, boys, cheer"
PRIZES.
we're given to Miss Jennie Friddel, who
got 800 marks during the year; Amanda
Perry, 600 marks; Jennie Calhoun, 800
marks; Matte Walker, go marks; Alpha
Mallory, Go marks. Miss Mary Hanson,
Ltllie Dea, Emily BrachvOgel and Lulu
Ja YES also got prizes. All hns girls, The
usu number of scholars in the school is
UP STAIRS.
Having got through on the ground door
the visitors mounted the very steep stairs
out doors leading to the rooms above. It
was remarked that those stairs afforded
very good exercise for the legs of the
children, which il not without advantage.
MISS HILLS SCHOOL
Which Is number three in
the Peabody building. Whatever WIS
said shout Miss Belcher's school below
obtains here. The usual number Of smart
children put IN an appearance. The first
dialogue WAS between two lOVable little
girls named Amanda Wright and Bridget il
Towers. The latter girl is what may be
called exceedingly smart 81 talking. She
understood her piece perfectly, and gave
expression to all the varying phases Of II
to perfection.
The Indian hunters song was sung with
fine effect.
The arithmetic classes did beautifully.
The following obtained prizes: Henry
Mary Schmidt, Ellen Byington,
Fannie Thompson, Ida Wright and Virgie
Alternately,
Nh. THWEATTs SCHOOL.
This Is number one IN the building, and
is composed Of advanced pupils, Ia this