Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-24
CARSON PUBLIC SCHOOL.
Examination in the Upper Depart-
menfs.

The examination in physiology and
arithmetic, of which notice had been
given, took place yesterday morning in
Miss Ellis department. Miss Ellis has
had her class only two months, and it
has been impossible for her to organize
and drill them in that short space of
time up to the standard of the children
in the other rooms. They passed very
creditable examination in physiology.
however. They displayed familiarity
with the structure and functions Of the
multiform and hard-named parts Of the
human frame that was really striking,
when their age is taken into consldera-
ton. Aud they understand pretty well
what they recited. The subject has been
taught them orally and by charts. Ia
Mr. Howes department physiology Is
continued; SO that there Is no reason
why those you wish to do so, may not
become thoroughly conversant with the
outlines and rudinBents Of this science.
The examination in arithmetic was con-
Quoted mostly by Superintendent Green
law who is also one of the Examining
Board. He started in at the beginning
of the book and asked questions right
along up to the subject upon which they
were to be specially examined. In this
way, as the saving is. several we're
caught ont" When put upon their ex-
animation proper, in Reduction. they
showed themselves at home. gave the
tables readily. and ascending and de-
scending solved with skiilful chalk many
n knotty problem. The exercises were
tirs;-raie considering the b ef period
which Miss Ellis has had for preparing
her pupils. The very best order pre-
walls in her department and her general
manner Of government seems excellent.
Within few minutes of twelve o clock
Mr.. Howe's class entered from one of
the lower rooms where they had been
engaged in preparation for the after
noon s examination: the sliding doors
opening into Miss Shears room were
pushed apart and attention called to
calesthenics. At given word the schol-
ars were all set to going, marching and
concentrating, winding in and ont,
each passing by and taking from box
in the corner Il pair of slight wooden
dumb bells. Then a lively scene fol-
lowed. Mr.. Howe brought forth the |
fiddle and the bow Miss Annie Martin |
took place at the organ. Some lively |
cotillion music started up and SO did |
about two hundred arms or mores. triking |
right and left, oblinuely. and square |
from the shoulder Ten minutes were |
consumed in this celebrating exercise |
in which some of the scholars seemed to |
be illustrating the poetry of motion and |
others not, and then the school was dis
missed till one O'Clock sharp
ArrFoNoON
At l O'Clock the examination was be-
gun in Mr.. Howe's department. Deci-
NAL fractions were taken up and case
after case, thoroughly. to the end of the
subject. beautifully demonstrated by an
alysis written and oral The calcula-
tions were made quickly, in concise or
der. and without waste of figures. One
cannot account for this state of things
as applicable to the majority of school
without references to the source of in
struction. Mr.. Howe sets his scholars
an example in manner of thought and
1t Is very observable in
their demonstrations that they have
grasped the idea before they speak and
then in talking talk to the point. They
have acquired their knowledge of figures
under Mr.. Howe's tuition, by logic
~ pass |
MATES by analysis through the judg-
ment into the memory, where having
been received as development of COM
mon sense and revealed as part of the in
telisence proper. it can never pass out
Of the mind. The pupils gave the best
evidence of this sort of discipline for
their examination by the Board and by
The teacher himself. was as severe as the
nature of the subject admitted The
questions proponnded in Longitude and
Time were readily solved by majority
Of the class. and analysed clearly, in a
manner showing full consciousness of =
mastery in the argument Those ,
Texatious and confusing problems, with
he outside or inside dimensions given /.
o find the quantity of stuff to make
'ox were solved. readily in various ways !.
~ vulgar fractions. by decimals and
Next came Interest. $
Here the same method of logical teach
ng was apparent. The manner of So
ution taught is to start at the root of !.
he question and determine the interest
or year at the given per cent ;thence
through months and days by the use of
liquot parts Of the results obtained. t
The eternal basis of six per cent and its a
rules were not called into b
equisition. The examination in Par c