Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-06-17
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The June Examination.

We give the result of the recent ex-
animation in the Public Schools with
no comments and with only the fol-
lowing statements in explanation.
All the examinations over the third
grade were conducted in writing. The
utmost care has been taken to avoid
the possibility of Partially; there is
an involuntary and almost unconscious
partiality which, as teachers know,
needs to be guarded against. 70 pro-
vide against this it was arranged that,
whenever it was possible, the paper of
questions should be given by one
teacher, while the answers should be
scrutinized and the marks assigned by
another5 the papers of answers being
signed, not with the names of the
scholars but with numbers, so that the
examiner did not know whose papers
were under examination.
The whole number of marks attain
able by perfect anwers to all questions
was 100. The number of marks nee
essary to pass to the next higher grade
next session was 65. The number en-
fitting to distinction was so.
In reference to the first grade it
should be stated that, while it consists
of Al scholars, only 81 of these have
been in the school the whole session;
10 having entered in February. 1t is
therefore no discfedit to these ten not
to have passed their grade. though it
was done By several Of them.
In the following statements the
of scholars in each grade is
given, the number who passed and
list of those who attained distinction,
With the number Of marks attained BY
each in the examination
FIRST GRADE.
NumbeE IN grade A number passed 80.
Distincti0ns Maurice Click IS. FIank Pos
fobS esSas IaSPlsE p %ai5sF a Thomas e.
zeesee s. Irene Meniise 81, Iaicie Munro s.,
ORA IraWlck oos Lee Ottucnat Co. IN III 10.
SECOND GRADE.
Number in grade AS: number passed 81.
Discussions. . Thomas Eleazer ID, Mark |
oseph IS, Thomas McCulIoch 81, WIllfe Or |
;arrie AGREE 3d. 9ertie Clifton s., Mary Gill
'ert 81 Lncle Morrison so, COrtnne North |
ngtop 50, Minnie 0rrei IS. In all u. ? ii-A
80 THIRD GRADE. =. '--i
Number in grade 40; number passed IS. |
Clarence Beverly 81, James |
I'LL 81. Boyd johnson 50, Minnie CowIishaw \
!, Lnla Gholson 50, George Ingnm 81. In
-. FOURTH GRADE. i' sFa1
Number in grade 4s; number passed 40.
'Istfnctions: Richard Finn So Harry |
iekering 81, Edwin Williams 81, Sallfe 4
ram 50, Doilie Morrison So, Pattie Pryor 90,
lice Westenberger 81, Marion Yates 81. In
FIFTH GRADE. b..
Number in grade ~ number passed 80.
,istinetionS: David Current 81, Jessie
akewelI 50, Lille Clark s., Jessie LeInas-
n So, Mary Pryor S.. In all 2.
SIXTH GRADE.
Number in grade Is; number passed %.
Sallie Grigsby 81, Maud King
) Mabel Young 50. In all 3.
SEVENTH GRADE.
Number In grade ~; number passed "a.
Ben Patch 81, Birdie Shack
ford 81. In all two. -.s a.a-
VIZ 90 EIGHTH GRADE. .-a
Number in grade 8; number passed s.
Lula Johnson 81.
In has been complained that no no
&C was taken last week of the closing
xercises of the preparatory depart
tent. Our only excuse for this is
lat the exercises of the grammar
hool and the preparatory depart
lent took place simultaneously and
lat this reporter could not be present
two places at one time. Those who Z
them say that the little peo- ,
e were as sweet as yiolets in spring, .
which we have no doubt. =
On the whole, too much credit can
1t be assigned to the present corps of ,
achera and to Superintendent
'eber for the admirable condition,
oral and intellectual of the institu- ,
on. Long may it prosper. Il
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