Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-12-07

erosion Is rolling, the aggregatlng
facts of the day indisputably confirm
Whether We cast our glances at the
religious, political, or scientific world,
the impress OF advancement meets our
gaze, and the tendencies of all combine
to purify the bodies moral and civil
and, ultimately, to unfold the grand
eur and beauties Of creations occult
works. 1t needs no prophetic vision,
with the accumulated experience of
the past and the light of the present
to guide the way, to divine the mighty
store Of grand events that the cycles
of futurlty will unfold. Allied to
these by the bonds of close sympathy,
and keeping pace with their stately
strides, are our educational facilities.
Contrasted with the past, and we need
not step far backward in the ''corri-
doris of time to appreciate the i'm
mense improvement, as regards the
mental, hygienic and governmental
influences
The writer hereof, though he can
not be classed among the old inhabi-
tants. preserves vivid remembrance
Of those halcyon (?) days, when
-"ilc was sent to school
To save wit or spoil fool
Frowns and smiles alternate as memo
ry INDUCES in such "reminiscences of
''auld lang syne. Those long, weary
hours, the contamination of which
was to extract same mental food from
abstruse old compendiums whose ce-
lebrltv were proportionate to their
uuintelllgihle PHYSIOLOGY 1t instil-
latlon accelerated not intrequentIv by
vigorous applications of cat o nine
tails, or medium sized sapling May
no resurrectlng arm ever evoke from
the murkv shades of oblivion such
scholastic ,largon. to rack again the
cranlums Of present and unborn gen
eraiions
We have been led into this train of
reflections By thoughts suggesting
themselves upon a recent visit to the
Public Schools of or town. under the
control of Prof. Il. Il. SANNER and his
efficient assistants. This beng the
last week of the first term it has been
principally confined to manuscript and
oral examinations. The exhaustive
and close methods pursued, combined
with the general remarkable profile
iencv displayed, elected our warmest
admiration. One young gentleman,
particularly, in the branches of writ
ten and mental ari lhmetic, scored 100
per cent, or perfection, with a nearly
similar good showing in the others, a
nicely Of finish that plainly indexes
good material and fine moulders. The
fine standard generally maintained bv
the classes, mentally and morally, give
evidence Of good and careful instrnc-
ton and discipline, and deservedlv
entities the accomplished Professor
and assistants to more than ordinary
measure of commentator and sup
port One feature, to our mind wor-
thy Of especial attention in the exam
ation, wa, the practi a! methods
adopted a variation from the old svs-
TEN Of grinding out some confused
knowledge obtained by examining pro-
cesses, bat useful, practical questions,
and appnrtenant to the realities of ev-
e y day life, and calling into requisi-
ton the unaided power and resources
of the students.
Where all are good, it may seem
invidious to distinguish, yet we can
not refrain from the temptation to al
Jude particularly to the remarkable
faculties possessed by the Vice Prin-
cipal Miss LILLE BROWNE, for her
responsible position. 1t is novel,
entertaining and instructive scene to
witness a series of her geographical
and historical class recitations. Using
the blackboard and a blank chart as
the bases, the system becomes a pecul-
lar power in arresting and strongly
impressimg the facts as given upon
the minds of her pupils
Some other facts we would like 10
notice but space Forbes Eros; bug
can point with pride to her schools,
and, though lacking the heraldrv
and landation so voluminously bestov-
ed upon similar institutions in more
prominent localities, yet, for all
that enters into true, solid and
practical education, we admit not su-
perioritv and We tender our congra:-
ulatlons to the parents and citizens of
our town in the possession of such
management.
For its Principal we see in the pros
pective a more elevated position to
which his talent and attainments in
this line will demand him.
One other item nd we close. We
would call the attention of "Whomso-
ever II may concern. including our
city fathers, to the building and sur
r,unlings Some measures should e
adopted looking towards the handsome
enclosure and proper ornamentatlon OF
the grounds. 1t is lamentable that
it has been so long and so grossly me-
lec:ed. Let ms treasure what few eft
fciencies' we have, for it seems we
are opposed to any farther increase
in that line. ***
Squire-"IIobson, they tell me
YOU We taken YOUR boy away from the