Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-02
Miss O. E. Gale, since resigned, has 81 pu-
pills of the same grade.
Miss Annie Turnbull's class, first grade,
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pills of the same grade.
Miss Annie Turnbull's class, first grade,
numbers 49.
AN OvERCROWDED SCHOOL AND ovERwoRKED
TEACHERS.
From the above it will be seen that each
teacher has fully as much as she can do. Be-
sides instructing their children they must be
managed, kept attentive and interested. On
the average each teacher has fifty pupils
committed to their charge. The wearying
attention, constant patience and arduous la
Dor, which must be exercised at the expend-
lture of vitality is apparent Moreover
1T IS equally to be seen that
toe much is required. More teachers are
needed; too many children are assigned to
each teacher; too much is required of the
teachers, more than they can do with justice
to themselves or their pupils. Yet, with all
these disadvantages to contsnd against, the
proficiency of the pupils is fairly marvellous.
All the class were at their regular recita-
lions. The children were listened to in geo.
g e;a I'll reading spelling ,2 ari thine
for the dav, without any other preparation
than such as they had given it themselves.
which showed happy accord between pupil
and teacher. The children were attentive,
and the teachers were ready and apt with H.
lustration and explanation.
MISS a1BsoN's ROOM.
Miss D. j. Gibson's room, or class of 76
children, is worthy of special mention.
The care, patience and labor required
to instruct and interest this large number of
children, and when SO successfully done as
in Miss Gibson's case, merits and deserves
commentator.
REGULATIONS.
In the other rooms the children acquitted
themselves admirably. Miss Lull was busy
teaching the children the CONFORMATION of
the earth, and the geographical names and
definitions of the earth's surface. Miss Turn
bulls class showed wonderful familiarity with
numbers for such young children. Miss
McKinney's class was engaged upon the
history of the civil war, and their acquaint-
ance with the subject, as we'll as the teach
er's explanation, made the recitation particu-
larry interesting. It was made in the way OF
lecture, and entertained the scholars as
we'll as instructed them on home subject
of such recent date, that it is fortunate that
| SO important a subject is committed to one
so able to explain.
Miss Dances class, the fifth grade, was ex.
ercised in reading. Both prose and poeti
Cal selections were recited. The pupils
read with full understanding of the sub
ject, and in manner which indicated tha
they had been instructed in the art of elocu
ton. Their efforts in conveying nice shades
of meaning, the infection and such nicetiei
of the art were admirable. In fact, tn.
reading was the best yet heard in the schools
excepting no grade, be it the sixth, seventh
or eighth, more advanced in studie
and of course more pretentious. Wher
the art was acquired, was plainly perceptible
as the slightest error was corrected, and th
pupil made to repeat until sound and sens
! were acceptable to the teacher.
Miss O'Brien's class were turning nea
sentences, and telling the parts of speech
and the part each had to perform in th
English language. In other words, tho
were reciting lesson in grammar, and dir
it we'll.
a hasty examination was given to th
other rooms, but the time was long enough
brief as it was. to show that good order ans
attention prevailed, and that both scholars
and teachers were alike in earnest.
On the whole, the visit was fully as salts
factory as the other inspections, the result O
which have been reported. This much
however, should be urged upol
the attention of the authorities
The school is just horribly overcrowded the
teachers absolutely have too much to do, b.
they ever so willing and the results of thei
labors being as admirably apparent as the,
| are. Such other rec0nn1 andati0na al al
dress themselves of a necessity, have beer
named in the course of this account, ant
quick attention will in no way be amiss.