The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-05-23
NORMAL SCHOOL ExA1lINATlON.

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The examination began on last Thurs
day afternoon with the Model Department
the two rooms being examined alternately
by their teachers, Miss Barrett and Mist
Dam. The exercises consisted. Of singing
gymnastics and reading, and recitations il
history. arithmetic, grammar, geography
and mineralogy. The progress made since
the last examination was very apparent
and was crcditable alike to teachers ant
pupils. The little folks nearly all did well
but it is due to Katie Moore in grammar
and Emma Kemp in reading, that they
should have special mention.
On Friday morning, tho examination il
the Normal Department was opened with &
recitation in geography by tho D class
| Miss Havens. The general range Of phys
ical geography was taken up, following
the same features in their extent over the
globe-mountains, plateaus, watersheds
valleys, river systems, climate, vegetation,
| products, minerals, &c., both wall and
blackboard maps being used, and making
| altogether decidedly interesting recita.
ton.
The G and classes in gram mar after
| answering with surprising correctness, fol
some ten minutes, Miss Walkers rapid
questions, put miscellaneously, about ideas,
mind, thought, words, &c., recited by top
les, and with tho use Of the blackbcards,
on verbs, nouns, adjeotives, the analyza.
ton Of sentences, sc.
The B and D classes-Miss Havens-
took the range in Arithmetic including
decimals, interest. percentage, insurance
&c.-scarcely at all times doing as well as
they might.
The forenoon concluded with recitation
by the B and C classes, under Miss Walk.
er, in Physiology. Organic and inorganic
lite what constitutes and the functions o.
cells, tissues, membranes, bones and d.
gestion, the nervous system, organs o.
sense, etc., we're brought under thorough
review during the time allowed.
In the afternoon the A class was taken
by Prof. Moore through a recitation in
that noble study, Geometry. The class
showed good acquaintance with the gen.
eral principles involved, and their applica
ton to the special propositions. It was
unfortunate that the time allowed was so
short for the ground that was to be cover
ed.
The same class followed in Methods OF
Teaching. Miss Walker questioned them on
the principles to be observed IN teaching
and disciplining children, involving com
ple,e outline of the duties Of teachers
After this, classes were selected by Misses
Reyes, Beal and Wright, who gave practi-
cal demonstration to what they had just
been talking about. A school which has
either of these young ladies for teacher
and they are no more, probably, than
fair samples Of the class-will do we'll.
The B and classes in Hist Org, with the
aid of maps, traced out the discovery
of America and its early settlement by
colonies from different nations, The his
tory OF the war of the revolution was then
given, history and geography being again
admirably blended.
The most interesting recitation of the
day was that on the Geology Of Minnesota
by the A class under Prof. Moore. This
was opened with review of the theories
concerning the formation Of the planetary
and solar systems. The examination into
the geology of this State was very thor
ough and highly interesting. The fact
was evolved that the part of Minnesota on
which we OF St. Cloud live, is portion of
the earths earliest upheaval, and there.
fore in one sense the oldest, as we'll as in
another the newest, part Of the world.
To gil who were present, one fact at
least was apparent, viz, that no sham
work had been done. Real progress had
been made. The information gained by
the students was substantial ind practical,
and the studies they had gone over had
been thoroughly mastered, so that they
were able to give the reasons for what they
said and what they would be called upon
to teach others.