The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-12-30

s$s.. ION SCHOOL. 49,
As was noticed in our last number, pub.
lie examinations were held at the Union
School last Friday. The day was very dis
agreeable 'l and many could not attend who
otherwise would have been glad to do 90.
However, q goodly number were present
and visited the departments where they
were most interested. Some having chill
dren in several rooms, made short visits In
each. Among the many. improvements
that We noticed in teaching the different
subjects prescribed in the course of studies
for the school we will name but one-the
study of language. The pupil is no long.
or required to commit to memory = num-
Der Of rules and then require his language
to conform to those rules but, a. in arith-
metio, first the analysis or principle and
hence the rule, 70 in grammar, which is
first taught here under the name of Ian
suage Lessons. This work is begun in the
First IntermediateDe Department, in the form
of sentence-building, and not only are the
pupils of this department able to form sim
pie sentences on familiar subjects, and tell
their most important parts or principal ele-
ments, but they frequently form respecta-
bic little essays ON such subjects-essays
that older pupils who have not had the
benefit of this instruction in build
ing, could not begin to write. Thismethod
of studying the language not only disci-
pines the pupils minds so that they may
be able to write on any familiar subject,
but it also gives them instruction in PEN
nanship, photography, punctuation and
the correct use of capital letters; for every
sentence thus written must be examined
and corrected in these particulars by the
teacher. We are glad to notice in this
and many other respects that our public
school is keeping pace with tho best insti.
tutions of the kind in the land. .
The examinations in the High School
were chiefly on the higher English branch
es. In the Rotations in this department
the pupils manifested = thorough under.
standing of most Of The work they had
done during the term, and whether called
upon to describe the, circulation of the
blood, give the law of falling bodies or
prove that the square described on the
hypothenuse of a right-angled triangle is
equivalent to the sum Of the squares de-
scribed on the other two sides, all acquitted
themselves finely.
At the close of the afternoon recess the
high School department was filled with
persons who had come to listen to the
rhetorical exercises, which committee of
pupils had prepared for the occasion, a
programme Of which is as follows:
Chorus-Asong of Galilee," by Miss
Maria Haines, Miss Aggie Nixon, Henry
Beaupre, Freeland. Hamilton and James
Roberts. Organist, Miss Aggie Nixon.
Reading of first part of the Ladies' Gar
land, by Miss Jennie Wright, as edited by
Miss Nellie Gilman and F. B. Christopher.
song-"sweet Home" by Jennie Hay
ward, May Montgomery and Hattie: Sta
pies. r. .,..
Reading of second part of Ladies' Gar
land.
song-"Are we Forgotten When We're
Gone" Solo by Miss Maria Haines
chorus As above. Organist, Miss Minnie
Bennett.
Reading-By Miss Annie Dressler.
Declamation-By Chester Waite.
Song-'Pull for the Shore" Solo, Miss
Aggie Nixon; chorus as above. Organist,
F. B. Christopher.
Reading-By Miss Ada Dakin.
Declamation-By Parker Mcclure.
Recitation-By Miss Jennie Wright.
At the close of this recitation, Chester
Waite stepped up to the Principals desk
and presented Prof. Haines q very hand
somely. bound copy Of Whittiers last poem,
"Mabel Martin, }" and asked him to accept
the same - token of the esteem in which
he was held by his pupils. With few .p-
propriate words the Professor rendered his.
thanks to his pupils, after which was sung
the closing song, 'The Rose Bush )" solo
by Miss Maria Haines, chorus as above
organist, Miss Mabel Hamilton.
Thus ended the exercises Of the day, and
Prof. Haines, after having wished his pu-
pills pleasant time during the holidays,
dismissed school for one weeks vacation.
The Times is the only paper in Stearns
county which published the Presidents
Message last week. This is only another
evidence of our determination to furnish
our readers the best newspaper published
in the county-St. Cloud Times.
The Times is not the only paper which
lays claims to a monopoly Of enterprise,
and without foundation. 1t took more
brains and labor to write out and publish
a comprehensive synopsis of the Message,
than to merely mail it to subscribers after
having received it already in print from
some "Co-operative Publishing Associa-
on."-Anoka Journal.
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