The Democratic advocate., 1880-03-06

visits Co the Westminster PubIIe schools
Having visited the "West Enln schools in
Westminster, several days since, the Exam.
iner, on Monday, February %, called to see
Fannie H. Balls, who, as teacher Of her
own race, appears 20 be successful. This
'coored school Of % pupils is, with the as.
slsianee Of John 4. SnoEdon, quite well gov.
orned and elhciently taught, as is shown by
the good order observed and the progress the
pupils are making.
CENTRAL HALL GRADED SCHOOLS in West,
minister. About J. o'clock, A. NJ, on Wed.
ncsdny, the 25th ult., the Examiner paid
visit TO what's called, and what is eventually in.
tended dtobe, the Westminster Publc Grammar
School, now taught by Mr.. A. w. Wright, u
talented young graduate of St. John College.
The time devoted 70 this visit, though contin.
uing until thenoon recess, was necessarily very
brief The boys appeared to be almost IN too
merry mood to show to advantage how well
they have been trained; but the girls, though
necessarily influenced by tho leyity OF the
boys, clearly showed that they were "think.
ers as well as 'doers' They seemed to be
sensible that the chief business Of school work
is ITO think aud "to do"
The Central Hall school consists of five do.
partment, the pupils being promoted from the
lower 10 the higher as they become prepared
for the transfer The Grammar School de.
partment is efficiently taught by Mr. Wright;
the lst primary, by Miss Lou b. Wampler;
the 2nd primary, by Miss Belle NJ. Matthews;
the 81 primary, by Miss Josephine Beaver;
and the ith primary, by Miss Maria Pearson.
In the afternoon OF Wednesday, the Exam.
iner accompanied by Mr.. A. II. Huber, one
of the trustees, visited all four Of these Cen.
trail Hall primary schools. Miss Lou D.
Wampieri who has charge of the LIST primary,
formerly so successfully managed by Miss
Lizzie J. Matthews, now Mrs. Thompsou,) is
graduate Of Western Maryland College,
maniiesting much cOmmendablo zeal To be-
come successful teacher; and her friends
cherish the hope that little experience in
her ennobhng undertaking, will enable her to
take high stand in the honorable profession.
The 2ud, Sd and ith primaries in Central
Hall, which for years have been continuously
and successfully taught by Misses Belle Mat
Ihews, 10. Beaver, and Maria Pearson, are
I efficiently trained, and are as well governed
as can be possible under the circumstances
surrounding them, which clearly demonstrates
that no changes of successful teachers should
ever be made if 1t can be prevented. The
/ examination in Miss Bellies department, like
those in the Grammar school and in Miss
Mampers primary, was necessarily very
brefi but in the answers to "a few questions,
u was evident mat the accomplished teacher
had succeeded in setting her pupils to think
ing and doing quite energclically, which, when
it engrosses the whole time aud attention Of
the pupils, Is the highest success that can be
attained by the ablest teacher. Failing ia
this, the teachers labor, no matter how faith
fully applied must be considered in some
measure a failure.
In The I'd primary, Miss Beavers vide
awake little pupils acquitted themselves ad.
mirably, performing mental problems with
animation in Arithmetic, in manner that
wosld have been creditable to much older
pupils, closing the days exercises'in singing
with life aud spirit exceedingly enjoyable,
In the Ilh primary, Miss PEARSON was in.
dustriously aud faithfully engaged in govern
ing, teaching, aud training large class Of the
smallest children that attend school. The
{ impression will soon be forced upon the mind
Of the reiecting visitor that the youngest pu-
pills require In their teacher the most learning,
the most skill, the most thct, the most pa
tienoe; aud in this difficult position Miss Pear.
son has satisfactorily labored for several years.
The grades established in Central Hall,
consisting Of five stops from the Ith primary
TO the Grammar school, when strictly aud
smoothly executed, will render the system oI
public education complete in these graded
schools, thoroughly preparing the pupils tha,
| pass through, from the first to the last, for
college or for business.