The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-20
GERMAN SCHOOL.
The Eighth Annual Examination.

sisted Prof. Wirsching in the recent exam
in, ton of the German school of this city
Kindly furnished US the following facts in
connection herewith
The average attendance Of the school ia
about 30, which fact will assure the visi-
tors present, that very few, If any, of tho
scholars had absented themselves to avoid
the ordeal of examination.
The first and second classes are primary.
The first class, consisting of 8 little fell
lows, from . to 6 years of age, showed
their parents and friends what q few
short months proper training and dill
gencc had enabled them to accomplish,
quite cheerfully.
The second class, which is composed of
II pupils, between ages Of and 8, be-
trsyed excellent progress, and passed the
test successfully. Edith Oberly wa.
awarded the first premium.
The third class, composed of IL schol-
ars, between the ages of and II, used the
First Reader, and did exceedingly well,
Philip Baugh, Louis Rossman, Anna
Meyer and Betty korsmeyer bearing of
the premiums for scholarship.
/ The forth class use the Second Reader.
The class is composed of s scholars, eyed
from 10 Is. Ambrose Fitzgerald and
Laura Rennie entitled themselves TO the
premiums, although all their little COM
pet.tors did we'll.
The fifth class is composed of o scholars,
aged from to 10. The book used is the
Third Reader. Carl Frank, Anna Gold
stine, Willie Krosmeyer, Augusta Schulz
and Frank Tell, were awarded premiums,
and they deserved them.
Aritln.etic is taught orally-wi,hout |
the use Of books. In the first class, which |
consists of % members, Philip Baugh,
Carl Feuchter, Rosina Fisher. Mary |
Fankhauser, Rosa Goldstine, Bette Kros. |
meyer, Annie Meyer and Edward We'll |
bore of premiums, of which they may
justly feel proud. They were we'll earned.
In the second class in arithmetic, Carl |
Bauer, Anna Goldstine, Augusta Schulz,
Frank Tell and Albert Belzner, wercapro-
nounced the most proficient This class
is composed of IL children, none Of whom
are over 10 years OF age.
The third class in arithmetic is the far
,herest advanced, and right manfully did
every one of the four pupils composing it
contend for the premium. The examin-
ing committee finally decided, however,
that "whcre all did so we'll it would have
been invidious to hsve Disseminated"
and therefore commended all of them for
their proficiency.
In the translation of English into Ger
nan and German into English, the pupils
evincsd n readiness and ,horoughness that,
with children under Prof. Wirsching, it is
not such formidable matter to master
German and English, after all.
In the first class, in which Ottos Trans
lator is used, the whole class numbering
twenty-one scholars, translated German
into English and rice rerso, with facil-
ity that was quite astonishing TO those
who understood the time the class had
devoted to that study. The pupils in this
class were equally good
In the second class, in which Aims |
Translator is used, Miss Laura Rem
ME, Ambrose Fitzgerald, ALDER. Belz-
ner, Carl Bross and George Lattner
showed themselves profcients, and earned
the distinction that was awarded to them.
The third or highest class in this branch
is composed Of children between the ages Of
9 and 10, McGuffeys Fifth Reader,
translated into Germany is used, and that,
too, with an ease that evinced close study,
and the exercise Of good sense and sound
memory. The best in this class were
Anna Goldstine, Willie Korsmeyer and
Augusta Schulz.
There were, also, examinations in Geog.
ral'hy, Natural History, etc, that were un-
iformly successful, and entirely
to the parents of the
children. From the beginning to the
ending one fact was constantly
prominent, and that was that the teacher
had an eye single to the thoroughness of
his pupils, regarding that of infinitely
greater importance than rapid and unsub-
tantial progress. The whole examination
vas veritication of this statement, and }
T. endorsement of Prof. Wirsching as n =,
popular and successful educator. =,
To the picnic which will be given to ~
'e children on Monday week, we refer in ~
mother column. "