Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-06-04

Misses Lidia Mills and Addie Brook ex.
poet to spend several weeks visiting the
east this summer.
w. A. Eaton, Esq editor of the King
man Democrat, made this Office a call last
evening. He il in high feather at King
mans future prospects. There is fine
building boom on in That city at present.
VIEWING THE BATTLE GROUND.
An EAGLE reporter, strolling over the city
yesterday on his usual errand, called at the
office of the superintendent of city
schools. iIs found Prof. Campbell busily
engaged in classify ing and clearing away
the debris of last years battles and looking
rs though be fully appreciated the fact tina,
vacation had made its appearance. The
news satherer thought now is d
chance TO turn trick and find out some-
thing about this business, and without any
l0ng-faced ceremony commenced looking
over the books and rehashing his list OF
questions that always play conspicuous
part en- such occasions.
Looking over the enrolment for the ,st
two ears, II was observed that during the
last month oT the present year, ,6S7 pupils
we're in attendance, against IT, los cd the cor
responding month of last year, while the
per cent Of attendance for the same time
this year .as 90 and last 81. In another
column ii was learned that 700 new students
have been admitted during the year, and
thirty-two of them put in their appearance
during the last month. This would sug-
gest that town lots have not altogether mon
opoiy on the booming business, but the city
schools modes,ly claim part of the honor.
The total enrollmen: for the year is 3,l67.
BY the way it was no. a little amusing to
glance down the SO called corporal punish
ment column. One poor fellow had
stretched the zero out into q unit during the
last month and there it stands alone and
gruesome While on this point the reporter
noticed that during the pas. year the num-
Der of students who took this branch Of the
school course that WAS So popular in the
''aulden times" had materially decreased.
Besides the written and oral reviews given
by teachers four regular examinations are
held. The questions are prepared by the
superintendent and each ward is given the
same list.
\ correct record is made of the per cent
of each pupil and it is to be seen a; the SUI
perintendent's office. The promotions arc
based upon the average per cent of these
four examinations. During the school year
just closed fifteen hundred promotions were
made, against nine hundred in the year
previous.
The character of the work done last year
can be seen by any one on calling at the
office. Among many 9th
ers, the examination papers on chemistry are
especially fine. The questions themselves
show that in order to be able to answer
them one must know more of them than
the text book.
He must possess some practical knowledge
d the subject and be able to successfully
perform some difficult experiments The
questions were all answered by some of the
class, herce We conclude both teacher and
pupils did good. hard, earnest work.
The system Professor Campbell has
adopted in running the city schools is es-
Decially commendable. To admire i, Snd |
% be able to see its rare merit one need only |
% understand it. Il is the result Of fourteen |
ears experience in school work and is be-
ng adopted il many Of our neighbor,ng
titles snd towns and receiving compliments |
rom all thorough educators who give il
efficient study to comprehend il Under i;
works tremendously and j, is
argely due 10 this fact thsi so little friction
las made its appearance in our schools Dur
~ the lsst year.