The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-17
OUR NORMAL SCHOOL.

THE ExAMINATIoNs or CANDIDATES PROM THE
GRAMMAR scHooLs--PERCESTAGEs OF THE
SCHOOLS AND OF EACH SUCCESSFUL APPLI-
CAN'T. 1: -.
The Normal College ana High School. situated at
Fourth avenue and sixty eighth street, has just
peted tho years. studies with results quite iavora-
bic those In the boys schools. The examination OF
the seniors took place the 6h 10Th, lin 18th
inst that Of the juniors tho 13th and 14th, aud
that OF the practitioners tho 10Th, 11th and 18TH
The introductory classcs VIII be examined to-day and
10 morrow. The examination Of candidates from tho
public schools took place May 81 June g. 4 and 6.
Next Wednesday examinations will DO held for the
medals and prizcs The seniors examined in
methods OF teaching, Latin and geometry There are 377
under examination, of whom II is thought about $50
will graduate. Last Saturday afternoon the students
OF the senior class had little entertainment TO cole
brate the conclusion Of their studes Several Of the
mombcrs the Latin class played burlcsque OF tho
Greek drama. Ono OF the girls said they had been
reading tho A,s Poeca and that II had inspired them
with the thought OF constructing brilliant drama
President Wood, Of tho Board OF Education was
present ut tho entertainment. Tho commencement
will lake place on the 27th inst
EXAMINATION APPLICANTS
Thcre $50 applicants for admission TO the
College. or these one was not public SCHOOL
scholar, and her examination not satisfactory !;
two others did not register the number OF their
school-one OF thom absent ana the other failed
At the examination; four others werc absent. This
leaves s45 girls OF whom 3l4 we're rejected and 531
admitted Tho average Of excellence required tor adj
mission this year was so-100 being tho maximum.
This Is ten per cent higher than ever before, tho
former average having been 70. The fact that there
has been no falling of In tho number admitted
lxm nF tn
creassd d,lgeace Of public school girls in
their studies. The highest average attained was
OF per cent. which figure was reached by Miss
Sarah A. wickcs, Of Grammar School No 33, and
MISS Katie Brown, Of Grammar School No. s. sevcu
Of tho applicants under fourteen years age -Four
oil these failed. two just attained the average Of
so. and one, Mary n. Howssr, OF Grammar school
No 49, attained the remarkable average OF o. OF the
53i successiui candidates 104 reached the average OF
90 or over or these 104 tho following reached the
average OF Q5 or over:-kaie Brow a. Grammar school
Mo- 81; sarah A. Mickes, Grammar school No.
al OF: Isabel Hirsch, Grammar School No. 90
oS: i.,zzic II. Hastie, Grammar School No. 46. 96;
Annie spence, Grammar School No Us. 90. and
sarah $. Kelly, Grammar School No %; Isabella Beck.
Grammar School No. 90; Minnie Mccullough, Gram
mar school No. %; Elizabeth X. Weston, Grammar
school No -; Edith ID. Anderson. Grammar School
No As: Annie NJ. Partridge, Grammar school No 81 /;
uarv w. Collins Grammar School No al; Susy NJ
f.,nsou Grammar School M. ~; Ellen VI. Carter,
grammar school No. AZ. ana Annie a. Elder, Cram
,rnr school No, b. g5 eacn All tho candidates
examined In drawing, In addition 10 tue other
branchcs great Importance IS attached 10 that sub
,nr, Last "Wednesday the announcement OF admis-
ions n m the pubic schools maze at ton A. NJ.
a. The chapel. President Wood, OF the Board OF Edu-
cation and cxMayor Wick ham, chairman OF the Conn.,
,,,.n oo the Normal College, we're present Gram
mar schools Nos 5, IL ID 20 IL g. So 40. 81, So
80 81 66 and 81, being either boys ~ mixed schools,
.n, 10 compeiors the college. The following table
snows the grammar schools IRON which applicants
came tho names OF the successful candidates, The
total number OF applicants number rejected, number
',,ed the total number OF students IN each school.
anJ lastly tho percentage that the number Of sue
cessfu In each school bears TO the number
nj pupiis in that school,
" P"f GRAMMAR SCHOOL NO. l.
Kearney. Margarct.... 80 McDonsid, Rose. So
Examined. IL; reiccted, 10; sdinittcd.........
GRAMMAR SCHOOL No.
CLANCY Katie M....... 81 Meyers, Mary E....... 50
Enstein sarah M...... 80 Nordcmann, Laurs.... 81
Kelly, Mary ~. 49,. 20 0connsll Juiia....... ~
AVERAGE attendance ................ 800
Examined. 10; rejected, 2; ADMITTED ........... s
Percentage. IVA
GRAMMAs SCHOOL no. ..
Aiken Estclle. ....... 81 McTsggar Alice 49,. SO
BALDWIN, Jcnpie...... 81 Mother, Bsrtha......: 81
Bogart, Mary C....... 20 Rcsa Marian ........ ~
Cole. CARR. A......... OF TITUS, Lizze IS
GrosIsan, Elvina...... 80 Van ordcn, Jennie H.. 81
L Lses,,ny mo w.. 81 webster, Louisa 49,. %
acDonouab, Lille A.. 50
Average attendance. 553
Examined 10; rejected, :; admitted............ IL
Percentage. .03l
GRAMMAR SCHOOL NO.
AbrshIm, Eva R Ros Gsarsieve 20
James, Neuie M....... so Rund. Sarah. ~
RI u, Mary SO
Average aticndance......-.. ..........t...... 3II
Examined. 10; rejected, y. admitted. 7
Percentage. V20
GRAMMAR SCHOOL 7.
Byrne Katie A.. % Pricc, Maude Ida...... SO
lsaacs, Lille 1890. % .o.
Average attendance. 22s