Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-05-17
KNOXVILLE CITY SCHOOLS.
Public Examinations at the Bell House.
At Peabody To-day.

| Public Examinations at the Bell House
At Peabody To-day.
| The public examinations in the Knoxville
city public schools began yesterday and
continue during the week. Examination
week is always an eventful and interesting
week in the history of this institution,
which is the pride of our city. and attracts
| visitations and attention from scores of our
citizens who have vital interest in the
hundreds of bright and merry children who
| go to make up the roll of the schools.
| The examinations opened with the Bell
House school, and as is the yearly custom it
was the pleasure of a CHRONICLE representa-
| tive to make the round of the various rooms
and departments, and witness with much
satisfaction the interesting exercises.
Commencing in regular order we find in
Miss Annie Odelps room the beginners in
the first grade. She has in her charge about
20 or rs little gi1ls aud boys, all of whom
have just .tered, and are being instructed
in the simple and primary rudiments of an
education. Miss Odeu is a graduate of the
schools, thorough scholar in the ordinary
branches, specially adapted for the work,
and although this is her first year, and she
has an extremely difficult task, she is ac-
complishing good work and progressing
finely with her youthful pupils.
! Next to this in order, we find a little more
advanced branch of the first grade in the
room of Miss Hoffer, who has about IS or
so little boys and girls, who are beginning
to advance into to the elementary rudiments
of an education. Although quite young in
years, they display the effects of thorough
drilling and instruction, by their teacher,
Miss Hoffer, who, although a comparatively
new teacher in the Schools is nevertheless
perfectly at home, well qualified, and doing
effective work.
We next pass to the second grade, which
is in two rooms also. One of these contains
about 70 or IS boys and girls, somewhat
more advanced in years and experience, and
taught by Miss Jennie Cannon, whois one
| of the most faithful and experienced teach
ers in the school. She has her pupils well
in hand, and her thorough work is to be
readily discerned in the quick and accurate
responses that came to the questions pro-
pounded.
about the same number, as Miss Cannon
has, boys and girls. This room was taught
by the lamented Miss Susie Cornick, but is
now in charge of Miss Birdie Clark, a
young lady of fine attainments, good edu-
cation, and evidently well adapted to the
school-room duties. She appears to get
along splendidly, and her good work is to
be noticed very readily.
In both the first and second grades there
are morning and evening classes, and in
each room half of the pupils attend in the
forenoon and half in the afternoon.
The third grade is also divided into two
rooms, and contains some SO or 60 boys, of
intelligent faces and manly bearing. Miss
Sallie Butler is in charge of one room, with
about half. Miss Butler needs no introduc-
ton to our people. Her reputation in the
school-room is long since established. She
is one of the most thorough and efficient
teachers, has the boys under excellent con-
troll. and is evidently instilling into them the
primary branches of an education in a salts
factory manner.
Miss Kittie Ebert has charge of about an
equal number of boys in this grade, and is
| III 81. a.
Miss Ebert possesses the impress and bear
ing of born teacher, and although new in
our schools, she is no novice in the art o
teaching, but is making her mark.
, The fourth grade contains about 25 boys,
more advanced in years as well as studies,
and is excellently managed by Miss Ros
? McAdoo, who is thorough, systematic ant
methodical teacher, who appears perfect.
| at home in the school-room, possesses tn
5 love and esteem of her pupils, and her ex-
! cellent work is to be discovered in their ex
hibitions of advancement and progress.
Mr. Chas. Mason has under his charg
some 35 boys comprising the fifth and sixt
grades, who are more advanced in tn
rudementary principles of common
school education, and who begi
to dive into the problems an
Il intricaciss, and right well
!, they seem to accomplish their work, unde
the useful and assisting instruction of NJ,
/ Mason, who to all appearances has the ell
ments of thorough and systematic teacl
er, who not only possesses the knowlodg
d himse'f, but knows how to impart it.
: The highest grades known TO the publ
. schools-the 7th to 10th, inclusive, are
: be found in the room presided over by Pro
n Douglass Caulkins and his assist
. ant, Prof. j. FL. Pitner They have hel
). about IS boys, just, as it were, steppin
out of youth into manhood, and althoug
of tender years; it is truly encouraging an
gratifying to witness with what profcienc
n they are prosecuting the more advance
studies, such as Algebra, Geometr,
. History, Latin, Physiology, Geolog.
L Botany, etc. Both these young men al
scholars of high attainments, and instrue
u tors by instinct as well as profession.
the languages and kindred attainment
Prof. Caulkins excels, while in the intr
cacies of mathematics, chemistry and sue
branches, Prof. Pitner has few superior
4 They are truly accomplishing grand r
q suits.
: The exercises were witnessed by gres
: many visitors and were universally satisfas
tory. Prof A. Ruth, the able and eflciel
superintendent, gave his personal attentio
to the various examinations.
To-day the examinations will occur in Il
Peabody School, in North Knoxville, and 9
are invited
j.
er MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.