The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-01-25
The Business of Teaching Being Gen
orally Examined by Professor
WnerreI.
Proceedings at the High School
Building Yesterday.

Il Vi kuC SASyS WuSu NJ oC0o Dcoo W SPR1VvO
many advancements have been notable u
several grades, but there are, however, SOM
branches which can yet b materially i'm
proved. Arithmetic Il found to have beer
we'll studied, bit accuracy in the work il
| found, in many instances, deficsnt Pu
pills should not only be taught The rules o
| this branch, but should be trained to be &C
curste, in their demonstrations. In writins
much has been found with regard to tn
manner Of holding the pen that can b
improved.
The writing in books which has been ex
amined Is result shows . decided i'm
provement, but we fear too many Who ca,
write fair specimen BY holding The pen il
some manner other than the correct one
are not careful to obarve the rules, think
| ing only of the examination, their work i
to undergo, and not the plan for advance
| ment.
In reading also, We find much to improv,
upon. While visiting the different grades
| We could not fail to be struck BY the diff
ferent methods Of teaching, which appeared
in the reading, BY the pupils. The mos
particular feature in some of the schools
was, that many while learning emphasis
had been trained TO shout the words to b
emphasized, while in the others . marked
sadness was notable. We think il more At
tention il paid TO the little folks, We will be
more apt to learn something oHreelves."
At the conclusion of his remarks, . mum.
Der of small pupils was selected from grade,
10, 8, s and z, TO undergo q test examina-
tion in reading.
The following are the names of the COM
mittee appointed to decide the best readers
Miss NJ Brace, Mis- Emma F. Smither,
Miss l. Geyer, Mrs F. Wheat and Prof
W. w. Grant.
The 10th grade read first. After reading
once around, the committse had Willie
Pierce, and Nellie Hyde, of Third Avenue,
Emma Jaques Of the Morris, Alletta E.
Bette Sharp of the North Ieavenworth
Colored. read again. After which Willie
Piercs and Mile Doerle were decided the
best, and Emma Jaques second best The
Osage 10th grade was represented BY Mile
Doerle, Allstta E. Delhi and Minnie Kline.
The committee decided that this school
read the best. The Third avenue 10th
grade best readers were Willie Pierce, Nell
lie Hyde and Lillian Comstock. The Nor
ris 10th grade best, were Emma Jaques,
Carrie Seller and Rosa Schulz. North
Leavenworth Colored School, best, Mary
Sharp, Henry Williams and Tolliver
Trusty. South Leavenworth Colored best,
Alex. Howard, Alfred Webster and Ella
MCGOWAN.
NINTH GRADE, READING.
The following are the names of the best
readers of the different 9th grades:
Third SchAnt-Eppp, hrEo.
land, Lizzie Bittman and George Voss.
Morris School-Birdie Haas and Henry
Fushman.
Usage Schod-Henry Kemp, Lille
Praeder and Willie Martin.
North Leavenworth Colored School-Jen-
ME Carter, Florence Townsend and Willie
English.
south Leavenworth Colored School
Laura Scott, Isabel Davis and Eddy Carts.
After close contest, the COMMITTEES decid-
that Willie Martin, of the Usage School,
read the best, and Birdie Haas, Of the Nor
ris School, read second best of all the chill
dren; and that Third Avenue, as q school,
read the best.
EIGHTH GRADE READING.
The representatives of the different schools
we're:
Morris School-Bertha Boehme, Clara
Gibson and Lille Steir.
Third Avenue School-Mary E. Hicks,
Dora Bishop and Harry johnson.
Usage School-Lena Castle, Anna Kemp
and Charlie Clough.
North Leavenworth Colored - Bette
Brown, Mary Robinson and Clara Trusty.
South Leavenworth Colored Katie
II 4.
After several tests, q msjerity of the COM
mittee finally decided that Anna Kemp, Of
Usage school, was the best of the contest
ants, and Charlie Clough, of Usage school,
was second best. The committee desires to
specially commend Mary Robinson, of the
North Leavenworth Colored, - third hest.
The reading of Bette Brown, of North
Leavsnworth Colored, was also highly spok-
en- of BY the committee.
7TH GRADE READING.
The best readers Of the several schools
were as follows: Third Avenue school
Florence Farrell, Lena Keller and Claudia
Garrett Usage school-Louise Woehner,
Willie Feth and August Neither. North
Leavenworth Colored school-Ollie Hen
derson, Nettie Caldwell and Hattie Miles.
South Leavenworth Colored-Willie Smith,
Charlotte Irwin and Hattie Green. The
committee decided that Florence Farrell
was the best reader, and Lena Keller second
best, both of Third Avenue school, and
that Hattie Miles, from North Leaveoworth
Colored, was third best reader
EXAMINATIONS ANNoUCEp.
The public examinations to take place
during the ensuing week will Be as follsws:
MONDAY, 22D, GRADE 4B.
North Leayenworth Colore1, 9AM.
Morris, 10A. n.
Third Avenue, IL n.
TUESDAY, 23D, GRADE "A.
High School building, AN.
Morris, IAN.
WEDNESDAY,, 9TH, GRAn B AND 3A
Morris, An.
High School building. 1880 An.
"WEDNESDAY, 24IH, GRADE ga.
High School building, IL N.
THUR.pAY 18th, GRADE "a AIDE
High School building 9 TO ii AN.
THURspAY, 18th, SHAWNEE II. SCHOOL
Shawnee Street Echool, IL An.
IHURspAY, 25rH, HIGH SCHOOL.
High School, An.
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