Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-19
CLOSING EXERCISES
urine Whitesborc Normal and Com.
mcrcial College.

ws,,'a.'s o' 'ne aarette.
nsnoHo' June IT, Your cor.
respondent attended these exercises.
from Tuesday morning Jnra IN an
Saturday evening and gained al.
idea Of the workings Of The sxca,,.s.
institution.
Profs. Carlisle and Smith .s.,st.,
by Miss Lizzie March 40 nr,n,av,.
| teacher, and Miss Minn;a ,tc,a
charge OF the musIc denartnant r,.h III
corps OF earnest and allie tosoia rs
1t may be- safely said tho, p.,c,
Carlisle and Smith possess ~ ~, LIS s'
nent degree ali OF the moasrn ana
progressive ideas and msthnd. u ~
teaching. and have indnst rIous,,, a,d
successfully applied them. as sbou,,.
by the most rrntifviny results v,,
perfect obedience to wholesome dis'
cipline on the part of the nnnjI. in.
tense earpestntss. with nror,nt an
swers to all uuestlons. and naa,l,
executed problems on the hlackhoarJ
these blackboard EXERCISES ran~ing
Throughout the entire field Of econon,ic
and practical school work
During the entire week the solid
work of examination wac reiiaved Inv
intervals Of ronp INSTRUMENTAL music
light calisthenies and declamations In
which nearly ali the nnnils vomng and
old. participated. The ,,rnyran mo
were so arranged as io save time and
concentrate the work and vet thoromaI,
execution. system and harmonv nr,.-
vailed TO n pieasinp degree. And vn,,r
correspondent found II no ,ittie eti,r,
to note all the meritorious mint.
where SO much was being nresen,ed
The classes marched In and ont to
music. One would be dismissed and
the other called 10 nlace MT the san,a
thine. Eight or ten little ones would
march on the stage. form n class face
the audience. and each member would
then recite n abort noem or sneal, a
niece. When ali were tbrouyh they
would face TO the RIGHT. mnsic Womb
strike nm. and ne they marched
to their seats another class would
march to whatever mart of the room
their EXERCISE called them Every.
thing moved like clock-work. Large
numbers of the parents and patrons of
the school were in attendance each
day and gave evidence of keen an.
nreciatiop' lido mt intend IN in.
dulge In pet savings and compliments.
which can ALWAYS he manufactured To
suit any OCCASION. but + will attempt
TO do Justice to the deserving. and in
giving final testimony to the excellent
discipline of the school. i take pleas.
ure In stating that during five DAYS,
atteniance aid not see n single vio.
jotion Of decornm or hear rough re-.
marx which sneaks we'll for the
whole community of Wbitesboro
And II /. to he honed that those GOOD
neonle do not need To lose their eSoel.
ient teachers In order To learn their in
trinsic worth we are told that prot
Carlisle has resigned on account Of mi
health This will no donht be
n great loss IN the school
which would Inc augmented to n nosi.
five calamitv sbould thev NOT succeed
In ratain;ny the seryices of prof EuIer
Smith Time and snace will no,
narmit n.ntion of only the most
mparitorious noints In the treaimen,
and teach;ng of the varions grades anf
hranches
co. Tuosa., oftarroo, Mica Jjv,i,
March nresented her classes in nri.
m"rv snaiIing which consisted of The
class reneatino an entire sentence
MAS MASS lepe'.lns h au a l.. vo , tha,
; The pupils on tne aleIt wouid tnel
speii cue INST Woru, anu 30 on, uSMn
the class IN regular 10 oraer, pros'uin !.
} pronounced and spelled correctly
Any pupil, however, VINO detected al
error was allowed to correct either the
mlsca'ilng or missps',ihg oi " wol oh.r
She also presented a c!ass IN en .
reading ana her manner % o. mdnaI, ny
that subject showed she nad st ,s. ' a,
system OF object teaening as 'augh' III
the Kindergarten schools. .,..,