Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-07-03
DEPARTURES Lass Evssi.s.
sCMoeL EXAMINATION.
Mrs. Gastss's asd Prsse.ssr r. n
James intermediate asa 0rsa-
ma schools.

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Tho examination Of tho Gold Hill
schools was concluded yesterday. and
MI the schools closed for the term. Tho
examinations proved that the teachers
employed have been competent and
faithful. There ia general and just com.
plant, by the teachers. that scholars are
ken, away from school by their parents
upon the, most trivial p~retexts. This 10
me-, a. 1, should be. and il works meal.
sulabl, injury not only TO tho children
Lent away, but TO the whole class in
which they may happen TO be. M the
Ground already gone over by the rest OF
dc c,.ss. Ia their absence. has to be
rc,-,e,J for their benefit. This IL tho
cn.e a, leas, in an ungraded school.
wherv tho injurious effects arc most
.eusihly felt, but whether graded
or not. no scholar can remain out Of
school for any term Of days without in
yol,ing the rest Of the class to n greater
or less degree in tho loss sustained by
himself. la this connection. II may DO
well 10 state that. those Of the scholars
Who we're not present at tho e1amina-
tons a, the close Of this term. will have
TO 10 examined at the commencement Of
next, so thu, their proper grade in tho
schools can DO assigned them.
In speaking 81 Mrs. Gaston's school.
which was examined yesterday forenoon,
IL will have TO bc at second hand. m,
/, leing impossible for two bodies to &C.
cupy the same space ut the same time.
!, necessarily follows that u body can
nj, en- the opposite conditions. From
the Board % School Trustees, and Pro-
f,-sors Flint AMI James. We learn that
excellent progress has been made by the
scholars under her charge. and that her
school will compare favorably with any
in the town. in both the proficiency Of
the scholars. aud the order maintained.
The examination u Professor James
school Yesterday afternoon was began so
late that many Of the branches studied
hpl 10 10 entirely omitted, aud rs IL was
the school was not dismissed till half
past fiy. in tho evening. much To tho
disgust Of the little folks who murmureJ
audiLly. Some of the classes we're cx-
amined in recalling. arithmetic. gram.
mar, history Of the United States. and
geography. As il always the a ONT
in each class were brighter than others.
in some instances one scholar being
good in all tho studies, while Others who
wore rather indifferent in ono branch
were excellent In another. IL would DO
a pleasure to publish tho names OF the
more proficient scholars. and the n
entitled To credit for tho greatest ad-
yancoment male daring tho term just
closed. The wisdom Of doing so. 80 far
as b-ins beneficial TO education IL con-
ccrncd. by melting TO greater effort on
the part 81 the scholars. IL something.
tho wisdom Of which. however, may fair
ly lao called in question; as tho feelings
% some sensitive child might he hurt
thereby to an extent that would work
more injury than good.
Tho examination In arithmctic ycster-
iay was very exhaustive, IN compared
with that ia any other branch OF study.
The classes In grammar were well mp IN
the rules M fan hs they had gone, and
upon cross-luestionin; showed they
hal not merely committed thom to MEN,
CRY, bu, comprshended them also. The
,horoughness Of the instruction i'm
parted In the public schools, is some
thing that strikes n listner to an exami.
dation. very forcibly. Professor Flint
gave out somo very knotty questions,
ono 20 which. nj least. would worry