The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-07-03
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS!
THEY ARE EXAMINED

THEY ARE EXAMINED!
AND ARE LARGELY AT.
TENDED!
AN INTERESTING WEEK.
LAST week was busy one for the
School Board and the Committee Sc.
lected to assist them in examining
the Public Schools of Alexandria and
Pineville, seven in number. The
Board had provided suitable books
as prizes in every class to be exam
ined, and we are sure that money
was never spent to a better advan-
tage. The parents and friends of
the school children displayed such a
lively interest in the examinations,
that the prosperity and usefulness of
the schools next session is already
assured. On Monday was had the
examination of
H. j. wRIGHT's BOYS GIRLS SCHOOL,
r.aH PINEvILLE.
This school is taught in the colored
Methodist Church, and on their ar
rival the examiners found the Church
well filed with neatly dressed color
ed children and their parents and
friends. The work in hand was com.
menced at once, and the result was
very satisfactory. In reading and
spelling his scholars acquitted them
selves with much credit. His Sec
ond spelling class was the best of its
grade, in our opinion, that was found
during the week. Mr.. Wright COM
plains of the irregular attendance of
his scholars and of the want of
books. Care was taken to impress
upon the minds of the parents pres
ent their duty to correct these short
comings. The prizes were then dis.
tribu:ed and gave much satisfaction.
Mr.. W. J. CALvIT's BOYS AND MRS.
i ARMsTRoNG's GIRLS SCHOOL, PINE
| VILE. ~ Vi
| On Tuesday, these two schools for
white children were examined to.
gether, in neat cottage school house
recently built by that enterprising
member Of the School Board, Benz,
Turner, Esq. All day was devoted
to the examination anG other exer.
cises. The room was handsomely
decorated and was crowded with the
ladies and gentlemen of Pineyille and
Alexandria. These are both excel
lent schools, and stood the tests Of
the examination very creditably.-
Where all did SO we'll it is hardly fail
to make any distinctions, but we can
not refrain from mentioning the
names of Masters James Bolton, Rol
10 Jarreau and Mike Aaron among
the small boys Of Mr.. Calvil's schoo
for their unusual proficiency in thei
studies. We could give the names
: of three girls in Mrs. Armstrong.
school equally entitled to separate
mention, and one little 'curly-headee
. girl in particular, but as the girls
did so much better than the boys ir
almost everything, they must be sat
is6ed with that honor, which wa.
freely accorded them. In the.spell
ing match in the afternoon between
picked sides of boys and girls, the
girls were victorious and little Miss
Griffin carried of the prize. Rev,
&c. Keener delivered an address al
the close Of the exercises, which was
neat, appropriate and full of wit
We have reserved the post Of homo,
for mention of the address Of vel
come, which was handsomely recited
by little Miss Ball, on the arriva
LOT the visitors in the morning
MRS. A. F. GRAYsoN's GIRLS SCHOOL
ALEXANDRIA,. sJai82g
Having finished with the Pinevill,
schools, on Wednesday the Exami
ners repaired TO the school for tn,
colored girls of Alexandria, taught
by Mrs. Grayson, in one of the fou!
fine school houses belonging to tn,
Public Schools of Alexandria. Tha
lady has had charge of this schoo
for several years past, and the exam
ination of her classes proved that sh.
has labored faithfully, and that as
teacher she possesses a high order
of talent. The discipline and cor
rect department of her scholars wa.
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