The Portland daily press., 1871-07-01
The school examinations.

Examination week closed yesterday WIN INV
examination of the North School, Thursday
forenoon was devoted to the West School
which embraces both Primary and Grammar
departments. and four of the Primaries; and
the afternoon to the intermediate for Boys
and the remaining Primary Schools, four IN
number. Under the present able corps VI
teachers, the West School has MADE great au-
vancement during the past year. Inc iiia'o''
is excellent and the teachers n anfest great ih-
terest in their work. There is a bond OF SYM
pa,bv between teacher and pupil that is good
to seq and in consequence the scholars showed
saIf nossession before their examiners, and the
recitations were given with promptness and a
clear understanding of the branch under ex
animation. The Supervisors speak in the high
est terms of the school.
The intermediate School has also taken q
high position, and sends large class to the
Grammar Schools. in reading and spelling
the scholars showed great proficiency. Out of
13S words selected by the committee for class
of thirty boys, only II we're mis-spelled. The
committee express much satisfaction with the
work OF the term. The subcommittee in
charge of the Primary Schools speak very high
ly OF them. In Primary No. 1, list of 40
words was given out from the Reader, and only
5Were mis-spelled. A correspondent wishes
to give his observations at Primary No. 2:
The school kept by Miss Martha Blake made
an excellent show. 1t - composed of some
hfty little boys and girls, who are exceedingly
bright and ambitious. We have never seen
children in school behave better. To see chill
dren of SO tender age behave SO well and ex.
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recite them, is Indeed very pleasant sight.
Although so young, yet many OF them are fine
readers, and exhibit sure proof that they have
been well instructed. They appear to love
their mistress and she loves them. Those who
do not love children cannot be good instruc-
tors. These little ones are re Giving impress
sions fer good which will last as long as they
live.
The examination of the North School took
place yesterday. We can speak personally
only OF Grammar Department., accepting for
the Primary Department the good reports
made by those who were present. The exer.
cises in the upper rooms were attended by
very large number of parents, and it is crafty
ing to see their growing interest in school
work. We ought to say in contradiction of
certain reports to the contrary, that the exam
inatlon yesterday was conducted by the COM
mittee, the topics being drawn by the pupils,
and the exercises in reading aud spelling being
assigned at the moment by the gentlemen in
charge of the rooms. The pupils acquitted
themselves admirably in all branches, and de-
served the wosds of commentator they re-
ceived at the close. The exercises were inter-
spersed with some very fine vocal and instru-
mental music, declarations and select read
ing. Mr.. Wentworth and his assistants have
done their work well, and the North School
has developed system Of education that is as
efectual as any of the grade iD the State.
Below We give tbs statistics of the schools
examined on Thursday and Friday, excepting
three of the Primaries the returns of which
Wa 10 Iii