Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-05-27
KNOxvILLE's CITY SCHOOLS.
Beginning of the Examinations at Ham
den sydney School

beginning OF the Examinations at Hamp-
den sydney School.
The exercises of the week in the public
examinations in our city schools were yes
terday transferred to that temple of learn
ing, beauty and attractiveness, the Hamp-
den Sydney School, which is the female
department of the schools, and all eyes
ware conferred in that direction.
The first room that attracts the eye of the
visitor Is that of Miss Lucy Crozier, On the
first floor She has congregated there about
10 bright and beautiful little girls, belonging
to the fourth grade, which is the lowest
grade taught at this building. Miss Crozier
is doing excellent work in the instruction of
these bright and intelligent little minds.
| Her examinations are sufficient dem
onstratlon of the fact that the girls
have been under thorough and
proficient discipline, and that the pupils
love and esteem their worthy teacher high
ly, for her many noble traits and accom-
pllshments in the school room.
-oi0'0 Iao hdii way, on tuS oaiio iioo1,
the visitor is ushered into the room of Miss
, Lizzie Lewis, who instructs class of about
80, little ladies, possessed of many charms
of face as well as mind. Hers is the
fourth and fifth grades combined Miss
Lewis is perfectly at home in the school
room, possesses a wonderful control over
her pupils, and is eminently successful in
/ her labOrs. She is one of the most yalua-
BILE teachers in our schools, and her exam
nations speak in eloquent tones of what is
being accomplished
| On the second floor. we find Miss Ida Lee
with an attractive room full of bright
and intelligent young ladies, about
50 In number, somewhat more advanced in
years, and confined to the fifth grade. The
exercises here were eminently satisfactory
| to all who attended them, and it WAS a
source of extreme qualification for parents
to find their daughters in such efficient
hands. Miss Lees name is household
word in connection with Knoxville's city
schools, and in thoroughness and proficiency
she possesses few superiors. Her place in
Hampden-Sidney would be extremely diff
cult to fill.
In all these rooms are taught reading,
writing, spelling, grammar, geography and
arithmetic. The tidy appearance and taste.
full dress of the little ladies, the beautiful
floral decorations, embellishments of the
black boards with drawings, all conspired tc
give the scene an air of cheerfulness which
was really inviting, and it was peculiarly
pleasant to witness the exercises under all the
circumstances and it was equally astonishing
and delicate minds grapple with such in
tricate problems and questions The
visitors are met and courteously treated
and shown to the rooms by young lady
ushers, who also kept record of the mum
Der of visitors To-day several steps highe
will be taken in this building, and the high
| er grades will be heard The further pro
gramme is as follows:
On Thursday, at the Hampden Sidney, i,
Miss Mollie Hayes room, sixth and seventh
SIaueoI III hlas Isosd Lelt"lcHs fOOn
eighth grade; and in Miss NJ. Fletcher
room, ninth and tenth grades
On Friday, at the Peabody school, in Mis-
Sallie Buffers room, first grade; in Mis-
Annie Stuarts room, second grade; il
Miss Nellie Bridges room, third grade; ant
in Mr.. Whites room, fourth and fiftl
l grades.
At the Austin school, in Mr.. Viii
Hams room, first grade; in Mrs
Fowler's room, first grade; in Mr.. Scott
room, second grade in Miss Fowlers room
3 third grade, and in Mr.. Fowler's room
> fourth, fifth and sixth grades.
The examinations will begin at the usua
time of opening school, 9 o'clock a. M. an
1.30 p. III.
3 Mems Low Shoes, Hess and Ziegler'
male at Heupec & HapcoD,c oil 1ate styles