Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1889-05-29
At the Public School.
What was Seen in an Hcur
Spent at the School While
in Session.
What il has Done in the Past
Year and its Condition at the
Pre- ent Time.
THE CLASSES AND STUDIES.

THE CLASSES AND STUDIES.
An Excellent Showing Presented by the
Most Interesting Institution In Miles.
Certainly the most interesting of al
the institutions OF a public character
In Miles City Is the public school
house. Here the children are intro
duced with or without any conception
of that varied and general learning
which in this age Of diversified kuowl-
edge Il il necessary for them to possess
/ In order that they may be fitted for
the life battle with the world, and
here they acquire il step by step, class
by cas-, until they are given TO the
community learned aud in measure
accomplished. The school ~ Miles
City IL deIuht-ly ample to fill the
demands which an enlightened and
progressive age must make upon II.
Its building and exterior grounds, its
corps Of teachers. its graduating
classes with their varied ana spropose
courses of study, all unite ia making ii
school Of such completeness as might
meet fully The demands of any com
munity.
The cnuiss Of edIr alton in the school
at Miles requires zen years for its COM
pletion. Ii comprises five classes.
She first Is
THE PRIMARY CLASH
OF which Miss Nellie +. Helt is the
teacber; next il order is the First
intermediate, presided over by Miss
Mary Marshall, the Second Iuterme.
dia,e Is under the supervision Of Miss
Annie Howard; the Grammar grade
is taught by Miss Rose Collins and
tine high school, which Ii In q measure
thing apart, IL under the direction of
Prof. j. c. Templeton. who is also the
principal of the school, and has under
his experimenting care and charge
'ue en'''e scnoo''
ne PRIMARY sono"' 's n'a'e UP VI
children of the youngest age. Here
the tiniest tots who are sufficiently
large to comprehend the intricscies Of
the alphabet are introduced. Here
they continue in studv for one vear
when they are examined and n found
nrof,ci.nt are nsssed 10 the next hiob.
eat grade Their coprse eomnr;ses m a
rudiments Of arithmetic sne,lino
,esdir, wr,,,ro draw,n, and o.,ss
tbenic exe,cises Ths nnmhor n ,,,s
class is ahout 40 and a more ,n,sres,,
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fiud. Miss Helt is eminently fitted
for this arduous and peculiar task, ad
mitted among teachers to be perhaps
the most difficult OF any In the realm
OF teaching. She Is kind, gentle snC
motherly and fully comprehends tina
principle not understood by tn
ancient teachers of the day of Mr.
Squeers, that before tutor can teaci
young children she must have gained
their love and confidence.
MISS MARsHALL's CLASS
is composed of about 3. pupils and 1,
the grade next highest from IN,
primary school. Here the scholar
remain two wears and pursue suct
Studies ~ reading, writing, spelling
ah'nmetc' geography language an'
o'a~,ng. wnen wen drliled 10 thes
anu 'ne'i co'npe'ence ascer'a'ned o.
a'"'''o"' 'pev "re 'oeo passed U
'"e
SECOND INTERMEDIATES CLASS
which is Miss Annie Howards clas.
here they remain during their fourtI
year, and their attention is occupie
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