Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-05-28
KNOXVILLE CITY SCHOOLS.
Record OF the second Day of Ihe
Term Examinations.

| AN'~S AP III TIC pages VI AC-ASAJ' :
1t is written down as one of decided
advancement in more respects thah
one. Yesterday, as is known by our
readers. was set apart for the examina-
ton of the second and third grades in
the various buildings, the first grade
having been gone through with Mon
day. The day was we'll occupied. and
an immense amount of good was ac-
cOmplished.
AT the Bell HOUSE, the frs. we will
mention, is the room taught by Misses
Carrie Dosser and Mary Park. This
room contains about 20 bright aud in
! telligent looking boys and girls. who
| plainly demonstral ed In the many and
I varied exercises, through which they
/ were taken, that they were thorough
! ~ acquainted with the work before
/ them, and gave forth clear evidence OF
the thorough competence of the. two
/ young ladies who appear 10 be exactly
/ in their sphere The examinations
I were conducted separately in different
rooms One Class Of about 20 little
| boys, examined 10y Miss Park in read
| ing, acquitted themselves excellently,
and deserve special mention. Miss
| Park has also such complete control
over them, aud seems peculiarly
adapted to her work, iCto which she
puts her whole soul. Miss Dosser is
also one Of the very best teachers in
| the schools, and her qualifications
and adoption to The work are equally
! striking.
Examinations were also conducted
in the room presided over by Miss
Maggie Wood @aFd and Mrs. Smith
In this room Was also cOngregated
about 50 little girls and boys, marked
for their intelligent and bright appear
auce. They, too, in separate rooms as
in the ABOVE named instance, were
taken very successfully through with
the examinations in the second grade.
The results thereof were happy sur.
prise to the many visitors in attend
ance, as well "a q worthy and merited
tribute 10 the excellent instruction
they receive Miss Wood ward and
Mrs. Smith have long been engaged
in this good work. They are emphat-
icAlIy just in their places. and it seems
that no one could better perform their
tasks.
The Hampton sidney building con-
tains one room which is in these /
grades. This is taught by Mrs. Iva |
Boyd, and was examined yesterday. !
She has room full, about 65 little |
girls, who at glance would naturally |
be looked on as the pick of Knoxville, |
as to handsome eat and intelligent APP |
pearance. They wore their brightest |
and most cheerful smiles, and not |
only this, but before the examinations |
were through with the many deeply !
interested visitors we're perfectly |.
astounded to think that minds so |
young and tender could be made TO |
contain SO much information, and !
that they could retain it and make
such a creditable exhibition thereof |
1t requires only the spending of an |
hour or go witnessing these examina
tiOns to satisfy the spectator that |
their teacher MEs. Boyd, has been Do
ing some excellent work and that no
one could be better adapted to the
work in which she is engaged.
Al the Peabody School House Miss
Ogden had a class Of about so girls and
boys belonging to this grade, who
stood the test very we'll indeed, and
sustained fully the reputation of the
North Knoxville department. Miss
Ogden has not been long in our city
schools, tut is a lady of extensive ex-
peG,eIce in the accomplishment of
and she is a thoroughly COM
petent teacher, as can be satisfactorily
tested by a glance at her work.
After the regular examinations were
over in her room yesterday evening,
The visitors were very pleasantly en-.
by exercises in singing and
conducted by Miss Hattie
aid also some excellent
aud dialogues by the chill
iren.
The co!Ored school had exanliDa-
lions in one room also, that of R A.
Scott, a young cOlored man of very
striking capabilities for the position
which he fills. He has quite an inter
esting class of about sixty little colored
girls, some very youthful indeed, but
they acquitted themselves, under the
leadership of their Instructor in
l very creditable manner, indeed, In
he elementary and rudimental
branches of an education. We were {
struck with their accom-. /
in music. They seemingly S
understand it thoroughly, and sing |
With q vim, and not blunder can be [
detected. We have never witnessed a
letter display anywhere among chill
Iren so young. Mr.. Scott has his
DOM completely under control, too, as
t could well be, and there is perfect
aethod about all the movements. :
these examinations were witnessed
y a great many of the parents and l
riends Of the children as well as
theirs. :
The attendance Of visitors at all the
oOpas uss extraordinarily large the