The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-06-14
OUR CITY SCHOOLS.
Reports of the Examining COMMITTEES

Reports of the Examining Committees.
The following reports to the
Board of Education were made by
the various committees appointed
by the Board of Education of this
city, to examine the several grades
in our city schools, which examine
tons occurred last week, that being
the closing week of the school
year:
Your committe on examination
of the 1st and I'd grades respect
fully submit the following report ::
The Rotations to which your
committee had the pleasure of list
ening for the first grade: Philoso-
ply, arithmetic and grammar and
for the second grade: arithmetic,
grammar and geography. In all
these branches the several classes
evince a familiarity with the work
gone over that was alike commend
able to them and their teachers.
The recitation of Miss Brewers
class in physiology deserves partic-
ular mention. 1t was worthy OF
older heads. 1t was praised by
every one who listened to it. The
method of recitation adopted in
this department, in the opinion OF
your committee, is an excellent one
The class is asked no questions; each
student is supposed to be familiar
with the lesson and must be able to
give In order and without help from
the teacher the matter to be recited
Too frequently the teacher not only
asks all the questions which it il
possible to ask, but asks them in
such a way as to readily suggest the
proper answers. This is far from
being best for the pupil. He should
do the reciting and not his teacher
for him.
In brief your committee unite in
pronSuncing the first and second
grades of our city schools 20 be il
excellent hands. They could not bG
in better.
Respectfully submitted,
w. W. WILLIAMS,
X. @. HAYWOOD,
Examining Committee.
The undersigned, designated a.
an examining committee for the
school under charge of Miss F. E.
Norton aud. Mrs. A. P. Morse,
would respectfully report that they
attended the examination OF the
classes under charge of Miss Nor.
ton, in the Union Street school, in
the forenoon, and those under Mrs
Morse, in the Constitution Street
school house, in the afternoon, OF
the 4th inst.
The classes under each of these
teachers are composed of the
grades and the examinations in each
were in spelling, reading, compos.
ing and wiring sentences, ge ogra-
ply and arithmetic.
The exercises in spelling and read
ing were good. In composing and
writing sentences considerable pro-
fieieqcy was shown by some, and,
as class the exercises were credit
able.
We were particularly pleased
with the knowledge of geography
shown by these examinations, and
regard the system of teaching an
admirable one, and the success of
the teacher very satisfactory.
The proficiency shown in arith-
metic was also very good.
In comparing the examination of
the classes under the different teach
ers, We found little difference wor-
thy of notice.
In delIneating the geography of
the county the classes of Miss Nor
ton probably excelIed, while that of
Mrs. Morse showed greater prof.
cheney in the general exercises in
that study.
The discipline and department in
each school appeared to be excel
lent. j. NJ. STEELE,
III. II. CHAMBERLIN,
Examining Committee.
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