Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-06-18
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Visitors at the Schools.
The examinations or review at our pub
lie school, with which the boys and girls
wind up their studies for the year, began
Monday among the little fellows in Miss
Manheim's room. A few parents attended
and were pleased with the exercises. Prob
ably among the most interested were two
visitors such as, perhaps, never before put
foot, upon such a purpose, in a public
schoolhouse in Nevada. One of them was
a father Of one Of the two Chinese boys
who are pupils, and the other a Chinaman
who looks after the boys tuition in the
Chinese language, on Saturdays and sun
days. They found their boy and their
OF herlittle country-lad doing well-doing
about as we'll, in fact, as the other chill
dren. They were gratifed and expressed
their qualification in their own way. There
seems to be no objection on the part of
anybody to thus educating these studious
and obedient little fellows from the En-
pire Of the Sun-which shows that the
schools are not only in name, but in fact,
for all. The third primary department,
taught by Miss Dorsey, in which the chill
dren are still tots, and only one grade in
size and advancement above those in Miss
Manheim's room, was, also, visited by a
few interested relations and friends who
appeared to enjoy the Rotations in read
ing, writing and spelling. In these two
departments visitors will be received with
pleasure, as in all the other departments,
every day during the week. The naming
of special examination days for each de-
partment is not meant TO deter visitors
from inspecting any department, at
pleasure, any day. The exercises
having got fairly under way. quite a
number of visitors called yesterday
and listened to the review recitations
by Miss Mau's and Miss Riley's classes.
The lads and lasses in these departments
were nearly all in their places, and in the
various tests they were put to, showed such
brightness and intelligence % can always
be counted on in sagebrush youngsters,
and evinced, besides, painstaking industry
on the part Of their teachers. 1t would not
be irksome-it would be rather a labor Of
love-to sketch the bright faces Of the
children and record their spirited work.
not emitting the extravagantly natural
sayings, if this paragraph could, with pro-
| priety, be expanded into q book. Probably
| the visitors were not less pleased with the
"object lessons" that were had than with
| the reading, figuring in the '4r's," spell
ing and elementary geography, etc., that
the pupils acquitted themselves so well in.
A picture OF the kangaroo was set W for a
text, and the animal was taken apart as
children may be depended upon to do 1t.
One boy being asked why the animals tail
10 so long, answered, Because it wouldn't
look SO well if it we're short" In giving
the list of public officers, q little girl.
being asked who Is District Attorney, said
right confidently, "Mr. Jim Powell"
Another took Mr.. Foley out of the Senate
and dropped him into the Assembly. But
these were pleasant little slips of memory
only, and really shone in a mass of we'll
digested information. The general dis
cipline OF the school, due greatly to the
care and wstchfulness of the Principal,
Mr.. Mcdonald, who is heartily assisted by
the lady teachers. is q very conspicuous
and agreeable feature OF the exercises. The
pupils all file in and out as so many SOL
diers to the sound Of the drum which
Master Artie Phillips beats with the pre-
cision and spirit of an adult professional.
There is nothing disagreeable or irksome
in a visit to our public schools. All
friends Of public school education are in
vited to attend and encourage the teachers
and children.