The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-12-11
Our Public Schools.

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Wichita are progressing finely accomplishing
. solid and lasting work Upon the minds and
character Of our children. Superintendent
! Ward and his efficient associates are working
In entire harmony and with an earnestness
that has already made its impress. The school'
being orderly, the scholars attentive. and the
teachers thoroughly enlisted In their great
work, Of course the progress made must prove
satisfactory TO the parents and to the hoard Of
education.
The superintendent has been authorized by
the school board to commence grading the
schools, according to plan submitted by him
and approved by the board. This plan pro-
vides for the division OF the schools into four
grades, each grade consisting Of two divisions.
In each division the work Is laid out which
each pupil must accomplish before he can he
promoted.
| During the week Of examinations, the pupils
have been led to see that to win they must
work. They now realize thst punctuality.
diligence and good department bring reward.
Now a few words in regard TO the work done
during the term, and the promotions made At
At the close Of the examinations. In the b d.
vision OF the primary, Miss Foote'S room. the
little ones have been taught to print words rs
fast as they learn to read them. Nearly al In
this room can print on their states and the
black board quite well. They have had in
structi0n in object lessons relating to form.
They can make and define such surfaces as a
square, triangle, rectangle and trapezoid with
readiness and accuracy that would do credit
to older pupils.
The promotions made from this TO the A d.
visision were rs follows Mary Carter, Charles
Berry, Charles Shroufc, Gonna Johns, Eddie
Stafford, Harvey Harrison, Nellie Freeman,
Birtie Davidson, Mary Wright, Harvey Dyer,
Freddie Baldwin and John Hoover.
In the A division OF the primary, Miss Mich
OILS room, printing is discarded, and the pupils
are 10 write ON their states and the black board
In script. Each reading lesson ia written on
the States. Thsse pupils have daily exercises
in form aud numbers. The pupils Of this and
the b division have exercises each day In sing
Ing and gymnastics. The progressmade during
the term in the A division in numbers and
writing 10 worthy of special mention.
In this division Charles Melander, Eddie
Mead, Joseph watrous, Charles Watrous,
Philip Schneider, JamesAdams, Francis Scott,
Nellie Mison, Hettie White and Jennie Mayor
were promoted to the intermediate.
In the intermediate grade, Mrs. Vests room,
the pupils commence writing with the pen. A
text book in numbers Is here used. 1t is de-
signed to have instruction in geography given
orally by the teacher to those pupils in the b
division, while q text book will be used In the
A division. Language lessons have been made
prominent feature OF the work in this room.
More language and less technical grammar is
needed in nearly all Of our schools. Any one
visiting this room during an exercise in lam
guage will see that this work Is not without
good results. The following pupils were pro-
NOTED from this to the next grade: William
Adams, Willie Barlow, John Stevens, Charles
Allen, John Nofziger, Frank Adams, Eddie
Lsuck, Halle Morris, Pattie Todd, Eunice
Royal, Mollie Miller, Katie Alexander and Ma.
~ Cooper.
In the grammar grade, Miss Fees room,
good work has been done in arithmetic writ
ten and mentaD, geography and grammar. The
drill in mental arithmetic has been very thor
ough. The map drawing in this room speaks
well for teacher and scholar. The following
pupils were promoted from the b to the A d.
vision: Nat Marsh, Flora Ncssly, Mary Poff,
Ollie Bolts. Efie Watrous, Joshua Robinson,
Joshua Yates and John Mead. The following
were promoted from the A division to the high
school: Ida Watrous, Francis Mayer, Oracle
Pope, Nellie Schofeld, Susie Coggshall, Nelson
McClees, William McClees and Allie Mead.
Many Of the pupils in the high school were
found to be deficient In the common branches.
The main work therefore, in this room has been
in common studies. The, pupils here, with a
few exceptions, have done themselves credit.
The excepted pupils are those who come one
day and stay at home two days. Such pupils
might ~ well take their books and stay at home
oil ofthe time. They are wasting their time,
and are decided drawback to the school,
The classes in analysis, history, algebra and
physiology have made commendable progress.
Sscsin9 ~ tsfm the relations between the
tsaehsss, 80 between TIA teachers and pupils
havs hsea most pleasant. There has not been
q case q corporal punishment. It Is hoped
that the same can be said II the close OF anoth-
or term.