The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-02-12

condition. bat Il poorly sdaptsd to the
wants Of Q school Of this shsrsetsr. IT.
rooms are small, low, badly ventilated and
lneenvsnisntly located: The first floor IL
ossapisd By The nornsi department ; the
second, ~ The model, And ~ nsthsd class
-, The third. By LADY studsats, for sslf'
boarding end lodging.
The new sdiAss i located few rods
from the old end near ths ssatsr Of the
|ssisissl grounds.~ Ths, basement IL con
stsustsd Of, Minnssots granite from the
quar1iss in the vicinity, and the upper
stories Of cream. eolorsd brick. The tim
bsrs for the roof were being placed st the
time sf our visit. 4 close inspection Of
the plan Of the building, Of the material
which vas bsing ussd, and Of the quality
Of The 1Srk, fully sa&ishss 10 thstths STATE
hes hem fortunate In the terms Of ito con
tract and in the supervision Of it, work.
The grounds ore situated on the bank Of
The Mississippi. They have IN elevation Of
about seventy feet shove high-water, and
command a extended and beautiful land
scspe. The original tract il enclosed by .
substantial picket fence. that more re-
Gently acquired q in state Of nature, OK.
oept that the underbrush has been rsmov.
Cd. The site il = very eligible one, and
whom the new sdi6es il finished, but .
small outlay will be necessary to make the
grounds highly attractive.
h r. .:..& DIsoIPLlAs.
The discipline ID good. Pupils are eour-
tsous in their intercourse with each other,
and respectful to instructors and Strangers.
The best motives seem to sctusts all.
q 70 iesceasionslly little confusion in
tho movement Of Glasses, resulting from
the narrowness Of aislss and moon vsnisnt
rooms. Pupils were observed to BE- pune.
tual and regular in their attsndanee.
~, xITHoDs OF us1Ruo1IoH.
Most Of the exercises are conducted In .
satisfsetosy manner. There 10 IN evident
disposition to give thorough. rather than
snowy instruction IN the fuadsnental
branches. Neither pupils nor teachers az
ssrvils follower Of text books. Rseits-
lions ~ meant y b sonsthing more than
mere reeitals. While 3 Nv lsssons we're.
perhaps, open 70 criticism, the general
scope and character II the work d such -
isrsquirsd u make pupils thoughtful md
sslf-reliaat. There u N evident willing.
nses 70 listsa to suggsstiens for improve
usnt which may b regarded ~ . hopeful
indication. >.
xoDx1 SCHOOL.
The model school has IN enrolment Of
IS pupils, varying In sgs frsm seven to
sixteen years. The girls and boys ars
nearly equal in number. There sre three
general divisions, or classes. The "A"
class receives instruction in arithmetic.
grammar, reading, spelling and botany !;
the ''B," IN the same branches; the &C."
In resding, spelling, language, arithmetic
and geography. The sessions are tho same
in number and length - in the normal
department. During three hours Of each
day tho pupils are instructed BY the rsgu-
lar teacher, the remaining two hours be-
ing devoted to ''practies lessons" Classes
are sent into recitation rooms, during the
;ast named period, to be instructed by
| teachers drawn from tho graduating class
in the normal department. The work Of
these teachers 10 criticised by other MEM
bsrs Of the class, and, finally, BY tho in
struetor Of tho model school. Each mem-
Der Of the graduating class has frsm i've to
six weeks practice Of this kind, besides .
thorough course Of lessons on methods,
which - followed ~ tsaehins exsreisss
h the presence q III to pupils Of the
asrmal dspsstaent-sons one Of the before
named sections bslng used q class. The
general Management and discipline Of the
model school srs excellent, the criticisms
fair, and the interest we'll sustained.