The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-06-23
DEER LODGE PUBLIC SCHOOL.


The classes In the Intermediate Depart
ment were examined on Thursday afternoon
last week.
The B class in reading was first on the pro-
gramme, and as was expected, from the
known success of their teacher, Miss May
Hodges, in this branch, and from the pupils
who compose the class. we heard some ex-
cellent reading from the Fourth Reader.
same class wrote upon the blackboard twenty
words selected from their years work in
Swinton's Word Book by one Of the exam
lining COMMITTEES, with commendable accuracy
-one pupil spelling all the words correctly,
and four words being the largest number
missed by any one.
The c class stood very thorough exami-
nation on the Geography of the United
States, scarcely missing question. Fifteen
of this class are promoted to the class.
Katie Bielenberg then recited, in very eff
fective style, "The Children" after which
the A class acquitted themselves splendidly
in common fractions, in definitions, written
examples and analyses. This Is very prom
Using class of eleven pupils, who are holding
cards of promotion to the Grammar Depart
ment; some Of them passed a much better
examination than they did last year. Norma
Robinson rendered q difficult piece, "The
Drummer Boys Burial" with very good ex-
preston.
After recess and singing, the class was
| carefully examined in the Geography Of
| South America and Europe, as studied in
"Monteith's Elementary" the result being
highly satisfactory to the committee and
creditable to their teacher. Thirteen MEM
bers of this class hold cards of promotion to
the A class. Twenty words selected from the
Word Book by one Of the commi.'ee were
then written on the blackboard by the A
class, but were pronounced a little too rapid
", and some who could spell every word cor
rectly, as their daily recitations showed, felt
hurried, and from one to fsur were missed
by every one.
These examinations were followed by two
pretty songs from Oracle Mcfarland, and
entertaining Rotations from Cora O'Neil
and Rosa Picarde.
Examinations continued on Friday after
noon in the Principals Room. The Algebra
class were in the hands of the committee and
the Principal for nearly an hour without
quailing, and did good work on that part OF
the text book studied during three quarters
The class in English Grammar, composed OF
the whole school, some of whom, in the use
of Sills Grammar, have had to unleara much
that they had learned in swintsus, showed
that they had improved their opportunity to
get the most modern etymology and con-
struction of our language, aud that they have
a very difficult study we'll in hand. Prof
Meyers has reason to feel fattered with his
success in teaching his first class in English
Grammar.
The Grammar School class in Arithmetic
surprised and gratiied the committee and
their friends with their work in common and
decimal fractions. Examples were PROFOUND
ed quickly and correctly, aud good explana
lions of their work given in almost every in
stance.
Having visited all the departments of the
school several times during the year, ant
having been frequently consulted as to 1T
interests, take pleasure in congratulatini
this district upon the able and successful
management Of all its departments by Pref
Meyers, and upon the faithful, thorough in
struction given by all the teachers. / hop'
our school is second to none 10 the Territory
G.