Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-11-23

REPORT OF TIKI ANNUAL EXAMINATION oY L.
LAND AND GRAY SEMINARY, Held NOV. Il
AND lG 1877.

REPORT OF TIKI ANNUAL EXAMINATION OF L.
LAND AND GRAY SEMINARY. HELD nov. l.
AND IL. 1877.
Gentlemen of the Trustees - Your COM
mittee appointed to attend the annual exanin-
alton of Leland and Gray seminary have at
tended to the work assigned them and re-
specially submit for your consideration the
following report -
One or more of the committee were present
at the public examination of each class At
tention is directed TO several as worthy the
very highest commentator. while each are
designated as properly falling under one of the
relative grades of excellent. very good and fair.
Clssar-excellent. The committee were
much pleased with this recitation. The stu
dents not only had good and ready transla-
ton, but showed a marked familiarity with
roots, endings. and all the various Inodifca-
tons of words and syntactical relations. The
examination was highly creditable to both
the teachers method and the pupils work
Cicero-very good. Greek-Pood. Glass COM
mencing Latin-fair. This class showed the
perseverance, of the instructor in drilling be-
ginners in the elementary principles. Chem
istry-very good Topics covering the ground
studied during the term drawn indiscrimin-
ately, were rscitsd and illustrated with an
ease showing familiarity with the subject.
The answers TO practical questions put by the
committee showed that the class had gone be
yond the pages Of the text book and made the
principles of the science their own. Civil
Government -eXcellent. The class were both
familiar with the principles laid down in the
text book and masters of its analysis. which
was written out upon the board with a neat
ness and dispatch. in the presence of the eX-
aminers, that gave the highest satisfaction.
Analysis-goOd. Diagrams of sentences upon
the board were very neatly and correctly
drawn. Book-keeping-very good. The
books deserved commentator as TO correct
ness, neatness, attention 10 punctuation. spac-
ing, ruling and penmanship. Algebra, ad-
vanced-excelent. Recitation prompt; an
swers clear and concise propositions ex-
planned with accuracy and in general there
was evidence of familiarity with the princi-
pies and more than commendable progress
shown in the study. Algebra, beginner
excellent. This class, which was very large
spent the hour at the blackboard. and in that
time did an incredible amount of work. show
ing themselves familiar with what they had
gone over during the term, and that they had
formed habits of rapid and correct thinking.
Colburns Arithmetlc-exce lent. The exam
alton could not easily be excel, d and indicat-
ed that the inteles had been maintained
throughout the term. The various methods
of analyZing the problems exemplifed, and
the promptness and correctness with which
they were solved, assured us that judicious
and persist mt dill in mental numerical proc
esses had been in the highest degree success
full. Written Arithmetic, adyanced-very
good. II was too large a class to admit of
close. individual examination by the commit
tee. The questions drawn to be solved at the
board We're explained in a way very satisfac-
tory. The teachers individuality was mani
fest in the promptness and npidity with which
the oral a. Namlnafipn rasnppAg1 AYlfh-
metic, beginners-fair. Grammar-excellent.
This class of about thirty have spent the term
on orthography and etymology III Greenes
English Grammar. The Iapidity with which
the questions were answered, and words
parsed and their relations explained the cor
rectness and neatness of work upon the board
and the amount of matter they were able to
present in an hour, was proof that the class
had performed very profitable terms work
Spelling-excellent. Largest class in school
This exercise was practical solution OF the
perplexing question ''how to teach the art of
spelling the best way" The variety OF the
modes adopted. together with the ease and IA
pidity with which the change was made from
one to the other was sufficient to allay all
doubts as 10 the propriety of teaching this es-
sential branch in an academy.
As whole the examinations were very sat
isfactory to the committee. In number of
the students the school more than met our
expectations, comparing favorably with any
former period The principal has had grow
ing popularity with the scholars and the COM
munity from year to year, and is recognized
by your committee rs a thorough scholar and
successful instructor. Mrs. Boynton fully
sustains her reputation for exact scholarship
Mrs. Kenyon, late from the Rhode Island Nor
NAL school, has peculiar qualifications as
teacher, in arousing the minds of her pupils
and making the branches she teaches attrac-
tive. Three things have been noticed by
your committee as Characteristic Of good
school Thoroughness of drill in the funda-
mental principles of each branch, exact schol-
arship exhibited by teachers and required OF
scholars, and the enthusiasm pervading the
school. The degree to which these valuable
| qualities are manifest reflect great credit up
ON the present corps of teachers and Is nj
ting reward for their untiring labors, and for
their watehful solieitude for the welfare OF
each pupil placed under their charge. We
are gratifed to know that quite a number OF
students remain TO attend the winter term
opening the 2Sth inst
EPHRAD HAPGooD, GEORGE PORTER, L. NJ.
BUrLER CHAs- BURNHAM, A. G. DOWEHG,