The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-04-16

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IN our midst
The Annual Report Of the Jasper
Academy.
Aftcr a duration Of seven months The
school has closed. The following il a
brief report Of the workers and their
work:
GRADE A.-CLAss A.
This grade taught By the Principalhad
All enrolment or twenty-five scholars
and was divided into a senior and a
Junior division. Tie senior division
studied but three Of iheconmon branches
The trustees having added Philosophy.
Algebra. Geometry, Astronomy. Physi-
cal Geography, Rhetoric and Elocuiion
As substitutes for the common branches
Omitted.
SENIOR DIVISION.
| This division worked well, bcing as
sisted BY the various apparniuses Of
which tile Institution affords good sup
Iply. and the class being composed Of
Young lalies among whom ccmmend-
able spirit Of rivalry for seIf-ilnprose-
lment was encouraged and mutually en-
lgendercd.
In the higher mathematics, Algebra
and Geometry, the prize for superior
liabilities was conceded to Miss Lot,ic
Doanc, though Miss Belle Wc!man il
lcntitled 10 much credit for the position
she Eeld III these branches. Miss MAY
lWelman trod the regions OF space from
lSol 20 Neptune, and thence 10 Sirius
with care and ability, and thus took the
lead ia Astronomy. In Rhetoric Miss
Thresia Litschgi claims the palm. In
| Natural Philosophy Miss Belle Welman
and Miss Carrie kuebler altrrnsf ely held
sway. In Composition IL is difficult to
say which one Is entitled 10 the laurels ~
the position was very vacilIating. In
Physical Geography Miss Carrie kueb-
Her and Miss May Welman attained
prominence. or the class on Elocniion
Miss Lottie Doane is entitled 10 The first
Ipace though she was closely pursued by
Miss Tberesia I.itschgi. Physiology be-
ling Miss May Welman's forte, In il she
WAS without = peer.
4 To the parents OF the above scholars
lean say they did their work nobly and
lwell.
II III 1l<iVH Ultl>tOrs
The division comes next IN order.
The acknowledged leaders Of this diyi.
lion are Sarah Crandall. Lizzie Bucttner
and Sophia Scnninger; these three may
lsafely cay. never missed i'm any branch ;
they learned 10 remember, TO discrimi-
mate and 10 deduce--THEY STUDIED. In
IAriihmeiic honorable mention is due "a
August IIaeberle. Sophia Eifert and
George Nix. IL Geography Felix Wei
Imam can answer perfect. and a. q drafts
Imam Felix was master OF the situation
Inc was followed by Cyrus Cox, Willie
Wilson and Orville Bigham. Katie
lSweeney and Laura Kessncr were ihs
lchan,pions OF the :. Written narrative oi
-lpast events r-lIi~sory. English Cram
Imar was handled we'll By Edward Eckcrt
valentine Cox and Mary kiIzinEer. ~
lRcadinu and Writing August Haeherle
Laura Kessncr, Katie Sweeney and Ill
ram Winners took the lead. Primary
PHILOSOPHY was taken up BY this clati
with great zeal. Those entitled 10 credit
; lin Il are Felix Welnlan. Valentine Cox
land John Big ham. Ia Primary Compo.
lsition they al did very well. still The
|honors bf this class arc due Katie
Sweeney.
u GRADr B CLASS A.
This department was Taught by Mrs
Alice II Greene and hid an enrollmeni
|of forty-ive pupils. In this department
six OF the common school branches were
Taught. emitting History and Ply sinlogy
The first place In Reading is due Willie
} lIIays. succeeded by G. Doane, J. W,
lBris,nw and Mary J. Cox. In Arith.
.lmetic Dollic.IIu,rlliscn Mary Eifert and
Hattie Sargent deserve g. edit. Grogra'
lphy Honorable mention Is due Wilis
I. Sargent aud Micah Hutchinson. Gram
Imar--The best III the class Is j. Gardiner
\ IWri,fng--Samuel Mrlchior stands fir
In this branch, followed by Annie Gardi
lncr. TLis little girl deserves particular
-lmeufion and credit for not missing oil'
lday Ia seven months. Iu ilis she siand
alone and II il hoped she may have equal
tnc next term. Orthography- Andrew
lI.itschgi comes first in II, and Johi
Df Kessner second.
'f Class ID.
!: In Reading Maggie Wilson and Lizzi'
IDayi. were well matched, followed b.
Emma Bristow. Arithmetic-Ir Hutch
|inson first. Charles ZAhn second. Writ
linz and Spclling--May Leming fret
Katie Swint second and Lizzie Scacs
third.
Class C.
This consisted Of abcdarians, Of whom
|litile can Be said except giving . few Q
either names. Object Lessons and th
g Word Method were the features of thI
% class. George Withcrs. Fred Schcncl
y yIIohnie Nohr. Ida Gardiner, Jesse Kcss
.. Irer. Oscar Schenck and Carrie Zahn. !
81 the order in which they are named bel
their posiiions IN the class-