The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-06-01
EDUCATIONAL.
An Hour ia the c~A.y.na. Pubic School.

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An Hour In the Cheyenne Pubic School.
We dropped into the Public School
building yesterday afternoon and spent
an hour in the several departments, Of
which, as at present constituted, there
are seven.
PROFESSOR sTARK's
room on the second floor contains
twenty-three pupils; ten males and thir-
teen females. The average attendance
in this room is thirteen. Mr.. Stark,
who, as is well known, is the Principal
of the school, informed US that the
branches taught by him in his imme-
date department are Astronomy, In
tellectual Philosophy, Higher Algebra,
Primary Algebra, Higher Arithmetic,
Universal History, Natural Philosophy,
Chemistry, Latin, Greek and Physical
Geography.
PROFESSOR WELLS,
the efficient Assistant Principal OF the
school also occupies a room on the Sec
ond floor. He has charge of Gfty-one
pupils, t~wenty-three females and twen-
ty-eight males; the average attendance
is thirty-fve.
The branches taught by Professor
Wells are First intermediate Arithme-
tic, Geography, Grammar, orthgraphy,
United States History, Reading, Writ
/ tnn lf,,ota and CoI;sthan;oo
MISS WILLIAMS.
in charge Of the Second intermediate
Department, also occupying a room on
the second floor Of the building, carries
se%venty-one pupils on her rolls, thirty.
six females and thirty-ive males; aver.
age attendance fifty. The several
branches taught by her are Arithmetic,
Geography, Language, Writing, Or
biography and Reading.
MISS WHITE,
who occupies one Of the rooms on the
lower floor, is in charge Of the Second
Primary Department, grades c and D,
and has the entire control of eighty-one
pupils, ffty-two of whom are females,
twenty-nine males; average attendance
fifty. She instructs her pupils in Read.
ing, Oral Arithmetic, Geography, Ian.
guage, Lessons in Vocal Music, Calls
themes, Spelling and Writing.
MISS DoNLEvY,
in charge of the First Primary Depart
ment, grades A and B, bears en- hel
rolls ffty-three pupils, twenty-one fe.
males and thirty-two males; average at.
tendance forty. The branches taught
in her department + Reading, Spell
ing, Arithmetic, Geography, Language,
Writing and Vocal Music.
MIS- SMITH,
who controls the Third Primary De-
partment, grades B and Z, has seventy
two pupils enrolled, forty-four females
and twenty-eight males; average attend.
ance forty-eight. The branches taught
by her are as follows: Reading, Arith.
metic, Language, Geography, Spelling
and Writing.
MRS. GARDINER
has under her charge the Fourth Pri-
mary Department, grade d, controls
sixty-eight pupils, t~wenty-eight females
and forty males. The studies are Lam
guage, Arithmetic, Geography, Writing,
Spelling and Vocal Music.
The evidences of great care on the
part Of the teachers were seen in every
department, and the pupils, large and
small exhibited an interest in their
studies rarely ever seen in the abodes
Of instruction. The rooms, decorated
as they were with pictures and flowers,
presented a cheerful aspect very unlike
the dingy walls Of the old style school
houses which were little else than
''prison houses Of woe" for the pupil.
Professors Stark and Wells, aided by
the other teachers herein mentioned,
are doing a noble work for the youths OF
Cheyenne and deserve the thanks and
encouragement Of our citizens.