Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-05-21
KNoxvILLE CITY SCHOOLS.
The Examinations at Austin Building
Best of ALL

Winding Up of Successful Weeks
Work.
II is an almost universal custom in all
things to reserve the best for the last This
we think can be safely pronounced true in
many respects with regard to the exercises
of yesterday in the Austin building of our
public schools, it being the closing day of
the examination week.
The Austin building contains the colored
portion of the city schools, now apparently
III a more prosperous and dourishing condi-
ton than ever before known The school
and is under the principalship of Prof
John w. Manning, who is young colored
man of fine scholastic attainments, a gradu-
ate of Yale and a credit TO his race. His
stay among US has been short and his con-
| troll of the school brief, but he has bemean-
ed himself in such a manner, and conducted
his work SO successfully as to establish a
high character SIS teacher.
But to return to the examination In the
first room On entering the Austin building,
we find a room containing about So little
girls and boys, the very first beginners, who
came there not knowing anything at ali
about books. They are taught by Theo
Niles, young colored man, well known in
Knoxville, and who, for his chances, de-
serves much credit indeed, for his perse-
verence until he has attained position
VIII i bry0cro a,,I fliS 1ob1x
factory manner. He is qualified, and is
certainly accomplishing wonderful results
with the little fellows in his charge.
The other first grade room, with about
60 girls and boys, little further advanced,
is ". S. Wi III; MS. who is most
worthy and efficient teacher, of great value
to the Austin building, where he is so well
known. His bright minded and intelligent
class of little fellows acquitted themselves
wonderfully well, and to the great satisfac.
ton of the spectators
On the same floor we find the second
grade room 45 girls and
boys, advanced still further, aud taught by
BARLEY Campbell, a worthy young colored
man. This is Bartley's first experience as
a teacher, but he is making an excellent
record, and the splendid manner in which
his pupils acquitted themselves. proves him
| to be well qualified and adapted to the du-
| ties of the school room.
The third grade, with about fifty girls and
boys, is to be found on the second floor, in
! charge of Mrs. B. B. Brooks, who is a col
ored lady of more than ordinary attainments
| and accomplishments among her race; and
| her pupils, in their examinations, in the
slightly more advanced grades of common
school education, gave very satisfactory
evidence of thorough and systematic train
ing.
The fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh
grades-the highest taught in the school
are on this floor, under Prof. Manning, of
whom we have spoken. These pupils, as
they go into the advanced branches of q
common education, with such readiness and
familiarity, under the excellent instruction
impaired, arouse the deepest interest Of all
who witness the exercises, and they were of
d highly satisfactory nature.
Perhaps the most noble and praisworthy
work that is being accomplished in these
schools, however, is the kitchen garden de-
partment, taught by that worthy philan-
thropist to whom the colored people of
Knoxville are so much indebted, Miss E. L.
Austin. She is also very ably and efficient
II assisted by Mrs. Greenwood and Miss
Mccain. Mention has been frequently
made in our columns of the invaluable
lessons taught these colored
girls in this school They are
thoroughly tutored in every minute detail
of house keeping, etc. An important and
universally attractive feature of her exhibi-
tons yesterday was the sewing classes. 1t
was pleasure to witness this feature, and
examine the almost innumerable display of
specimens of work, plain and fancy, SO ex-
cellently executed by the girls, both large
and small. 1t was truly creditable.
Suffice it to say that taken altogether, the
exhibition in the Austin building was a
grand and complete success in all respects.
1t is the best school building in the city.
Every thing was neat and clean as pin.
The children were all neatly and appropri-
ately alfred for the occasion. The thor
ongh system and order observed, both in the
school-room, going out and coming in, is a
remarkable feature, and in their music and
calisthenic exercises the children here de-
serve special credit. They surpass the eff
forts of any other school in this
line. There was a much larger
number of visitors, white and colored, than
ever before known at these schools, and all
were perfectly delighted.
This brings to a close an eventful week in
our city schools, one which has served to
even further establish them in the hearts OF
the people. The term viii close June 9Th,
with public exercises. The graduating
class this year numbers twenty, there being
seventeen young ladies and three boys.
Terrible itchings and scaly humors, ulcers
sores and scrofulous swellings cured by tn.
Cuticura and Cuticura Soap (the great skin