Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-07-04
Examination of the WaIIingford
Graded school.

( The examination for the spring term
took place Thursday and Friday, June
9th and 28th. As the school had
passed successfully through the first
I year, after its organization, the eXer-
! cises were more than ordinarily interest
ing, it being the first Anniversary Re
| union, that has been observed.
Thursday afternoon the classes in
rhetoric, English grammar, Cicero and
spelling were examined. Their answers
were marked by promptness and accu-
4 racy, thereby evincing the studious
habits of the pupils and thorough drill
on the part of the principal, To the
spoilers the word was not pronounced,
but defined" thus rendering it much
easier to mis-spell 1t.
Friday morning the advanced arith-
metic and second arithmetic classes were
examined. Nearly all the answers and
exercises at the blackboard showed that
a great deal of time and study had been
devoted to this the most important
branch of study, after reading and spell
ing.
On Friday afternoon the classes in
Algebra, Caesar and history were exam
ined In Algebra, with the exception
of one or two, the pupils showed re-
markable quickness and readiness with
which difficult problems were solved
and explained upon the board.
Those studying Caesar passed a good
examination. 1t takes hard and con-
tinued study to conquer Latin. 1t can
not be done by any tritling method of
study.
The history class acquitted themselves
admirably, and showed they had been
(. no
teacher.
Friday evening was devoted to rhetOI-
ical exercises, which were of very in
mencing with
Prayer.
Music
Essay 1.-The Sea hath its Pearls" by
Carrie Marsh.
Discussion-"C Country and City Life, !"
by Marcella Stafford and Jessie Waldo.
Coleridge's Mountain Hymn" by the
Reading Glass
Grafton Caesar and his Conquests,"
by Willie Smith
Essay -"They Say by Addie Edger-
ton.
Oration-'sC Culture for Cultures Sake"
by Edwin E. Rogers.
Music by the Intermediate Depart
ment.
Oration-''Pr of American Lib
erty," by Frank E. Whipple.
Essay-"Power of Littles," by Sarah
e. Bardwell.
Grafton Influence of Final Causes"
by VIM. Fl. Shaw.
After the valedictory, at the close of
the exercises of the Junior class, Prof.
Johnson made some feeling remarks to
the class, expressing his deep sympathy
with them in all the trials and self-de
malls they may be called on to pass
through in pursuing the course of study
that had been marked out for them, and
encouraged them to persevere until all
these things were accomplished.
Recitation, Coming" by Mrs. o. S.
Johnson.
Music.
The Principal made the following re-
port
Whole number of pupils in the High
School 30; average 26. Charlie Batchel-
Ter, Edwin E. Rogers, VIM. I'll. Shaw,
Helen Baker, Helen Bowers, Addie l..
Edgerton and Carrie Marsh have no
marks of absence. The following de-
serve honorable mention Willie Matti-
son, Willie Smith, Simon Willard, Sarah
Bardwell, Mary Pooler and Mary l..
Waldo.
The following is the report of Miss NJ.
n Sherman, teacher of the Intermedi-
ate Department:
Whole number of pupils So; average
81. Horace Mello, Julia Clark, Mary
Sabin, Minnie Stafford, Annie Cole,
Nellie Kingsley, Herbert Barrett and
Johnnie Clark merit appreciation for
punctuality, studiousness and good be-
havior.
The following is the report of Miss
Congdon, teacher of the Primary De-
partment /:
Whole number of pupils 46; average
35. Alfigh Benway, Sherrie Congdon,
David Kelly, Alfred Reynolds and EN-
ma Trudeau have no marks for absence.
July /, 1872 p.