Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-06-16

gether as it were to take their bundle and
staff and have the march planned out for
them, which the children in this school
have already started upon. Here we had
some perfect spelling written, Is sample
words which nearly all the scholars wrote
out correctly. Here we found what could
be done in Intellectual Arithmetic, some
pretty tough examples being given, rea-
| soned upon brought into shapeand worked
up, and the results declared with surpris-
ing quickness and correctness. The exam
nation in Geography was done by the
teacher without any help of questions or
book. 1--WE learn that teachers in all these
schools are expected to prepare all lessons
for their class and conduct the recitations
| without book.) She travelled with her
pupils in systematic manner flom one
side OF the globe to the other, requiring
the way from place to place, direction, dis
lance, location, points of interest, distinc-
| lions of climate, cause and effect, noun
| tain systems, cause and effect, river sys-
| tens, causes and effect, divisions, political
and physical changes made, and to such an
extent did she go on that one began to i'm
agine all books had been exhausted to
furnish the knowledge, not one common
little text book of Geography. There were
| some excellent maps drawn upon the boards
| by the pupils, and a lad of IA years, (Ar-
| thur Norton gave fine rhetorical exer-
else. Miss Mills must unite wonderful
| firm 10
obtained the discipline and steady atten-
ton necessary to drill to such accuracy
and precision as characterizes her class.
| Miss Mills was presented by her pupils
with pretty gold pen. which was given
| by Prof. Ladd.with nice little speech.
1sT GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
Mrs, N. Dillon, Teacher.
Here W ere a large number Of interested
visitors. and the examinations were all OF
a high erder of excellence. This school
showed fine culture, and the Superinten-
dent thinks has made great progress. The
rhetorical exercises were very superior In
this school, one young lady miss Kate
| WILSON, has not been reproved, nor been
| absent, nor has she communicated, or been
tardy one single time this session, and we
cannot give word of higher praise or
compliment to Mrs. Dillon. as teacher,
| than to say she has so succeeded in in-
teresting one little Bohemian, that he has
not been absent or tardy one day in a ses-
sion of 10 months, and when once sent for
| by his father, and told he was to go on a
visit to some relatives in Woodstock, of
whom he was very fond, he refused the
! pleasure, saying he could not be absent
from school, and begged permission to be
allowed to go back, which was Of course
granted, and in a short time he walked
into school and reported himself to his
! teacher, ready for duty.
JUNIOR CLASS OF HIGH SCHOOL.
Mrs. T. L. Thompson, Teacher.
Busy as one finds himselfsluring these
examinations noticing the advancement
studies peculiar to their grade, it is also
a matter of no little interest, to anyone
rightly comprehending the matter Of all
| true education, to notice and watch in
these upper grades the influence and effect
/ Of the training and discipline of these
schools upon the manner, bearing and
general character of the pupils, and an in
Jelligent observer can quickly tell the re-
! gularly advanced primary school scholar
from the promiscuous recruit. In Mrs.
Ihompson's room, this alone would have
furnished entertainment, but hurried as
J ny,n or,ti fn fol o.H nd no
| aminatiors being pushed and crowded into
| as little time as possible, we soon found our
| selves giving our attention TO other things
| The time being so limited, there could be
but general review of the prescribed
course of this class. but it was good and
satisfactory and pleasing. The test of
scholarship in this grade. is not left to
anything so superficial as short public
| oral examination, but is decided by a
| thorough written one upon each study, and
| the scholars advancement and distinction
depends upon the quality of his papers. In
this school was some fine declarations
| the Yaledictory of Master Ashby Hoshour
| being most fully and effe ctively delivered,
! above the stan dard, in fact, often attain
! able by boys of his age. AS the distinc-
lions prove, there was good healthy show
, of mind and manners in the school, which
reflected most favorably upon Mrs.
| Thompson's proficiency and excellence as
a teacher. Prof. Ladd was again called
upon to do duty, and presented Mrs.
! Thompson, in behalf Of her scholars, a
| silver pickle knife and fork.
1sT PRIMARY (CoLoRED] SCHOOL.
Mss Mary Thomas, Teacher.
! This school has been but recently Or
ganized, and has not yet fairly gotten into
the regular systematic course of school
work, but judging from the examinations
and inspection of Friday, much may be
said of the promise it gives to compete
most favorably this coming session with
the other schools Of older growth and more
| experience.
| GRAMMAR AND End PRIMARY (COLORED).
MADISON ST. SCHOOL.
| Misses Mitchell and Wilson, Teachers.
Here one could not fail to be impressed,
even upon first entering the door, with the
neat, attentive, busy and orderly appear
| alce of the school. The perfection of dis
! cipllne seems to have been maintained.
| The examinations, especially in arithmetic
! and geography, which is taught by new
| method of the teachers own, were thorough
and accurate, and gave evidence of the
| teachers thorough knowledge and under
| standing of their work, and of its having
| been done in most faithful accord. Great
and surprising progress has been made by
most of the pupils, and in no school is
greater or more interest manifest for pro-
motion.
THE VOCAL INSTRUCTION.
The singing, which is the care of DR.. J.