St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-17
AN EVENING EDUCATION.
How. the Night Schools Flourish In
Minneapolis.
SOME BRIGHT STUDENTS.
Pupils Who Work by Day and Give
Their Evenings to Educa-
ton.

ldCtOI LII Guc cuuCdtlOu VI many Sho
are unable to attend day school, or
whose early education has been neg
lected. These schools are scattered
throughout the city, so that any person
who chooses may have two hours in
struction for five evenings in the week
during the winter months. A visit to
the Washington, Franklin and Win
throp building showed a similar course
of study pursued in each. The work is
scheduled as five-year course, supple
merted by high school department..
The new Washington building, on the
corner of Sixth street and Eighth ave
nue. south, is filled every evening by a
throng of pupils whose ages range from
twelve years upwards. A. C. Egelston.
the principal, seems always pleased to
show visitors about the building and ex-
plain to them all points OF interest. The
special attraction III the Washington
building is the school of shorthand and
typewriting, held in the pleasant assem-
bly, room. When this school opened
the number. of pupils was limited
to thirty. Although there was a
long list of applications. The school
opened on the evening of Nov. 10 with
the thirty fortunate pupils who secured
admission. Nearly all of them have at
tended regularly, and will finish the
course. Their instructor, &. A. Clark,
formerly of Archibald's college, has
two classes, each of whom receive one
hours instruction and have another
theory is fully taught. and practical ap-
plication made by having pupils take
business correspondence, legal work
and general exercises in shorthand at
the teachers dictation. These are then
transcribed upon the typewriter. and
handed to the teacher for approval or
correction. The typewriters used were
loaned by the courtesy of Remingt0n's
agent.
"How much speed will your pupils
attain this term?'' was asked Mr.. Clark.
'.About seventy-fve words minute"
he replied. This is a good showing,
when we remember that the pupils are
busy at other work during the day, and
have no time for practice outside of
school hours. All the pupils seemed
diligent and interested in their work.
Among the rapid writers are Misses
Helen Bryant, Maggie McDermott and
Eslelle HickoX and, Messrs. NJ. E.. Tan
berg,P: II. Martin and E. W. Wheelock.
In the High school room the pupils
metry in manner which showed that
they understood the practical applica-
ton of these problems in their
daily work. E. E. johnson,
a graduate of the university, has charge
of this room and hears thirty-minute
recitations in algebra, geometry, book
keeping and arithmetic each evening.
American history and grammar also re-
ceive attention OH alternate evenings.
The pupils in this room are nearly all
men who work in skilled trades. The
general average of ability seems so high
that no special pupils have been able to
win the laurels as yet.
In B room an interesting recitation in
history showed that the pupils had
thought and read something on the SUBJ
ject beyond the bare details to be found
in school text book. NJ. III. BOutelle,
a Bowdoin college man, in his teaching
endeavors to give pupils thoroug mas
terry of the elementary principles of
arithmetic and history, with exercises In
guage and general works. Among the
bright pupils are: James O,ConneH,
Albert Goldhammer, Jemes- Kelley.
James Peterson and Laura Uhlin. En-
G room, the pupils were pleading with
their teacher, j. w. Cochran. toilet
them celebrate Valentines dav by hay-
ing box and distributing the .valen-
tines on Thursday evening. Their re-
quest was granted and Miss Carrie
Johnson furnished the box. These spl-
pills started in course of work similar
to- that taught in Third grade, but have
made great progress. Among the pli-
pills, Frank Dalk shows special apti-
tude in arithmetic, Emma Allen has
been present every evening since school
opened, Martha Ellingsen, Joseph Nc
Donald and Fred Erickson are few of
the best pupils.
little Charley Smith. He works as cash
boy at Il. S. Goodfellow's every day and
is one of the bright pupils of D room.
but his teacher, E. W. Spaulding'
has to send Charley outin the hall some
times for few moments of quiet re-
Fiction. The pupils in this room are a
mixture of all nationalities. Their work
is similar to that of the first and second
grades in the day schools. Woo Jue,
Celestial youth, Sam Gill and Amelia
Amlgren stand in high places on the
teachers register.
The pupils in Room E are nearly all
Scandinavians, many Of whom could
neither speak nor understand much
English at the beginning of the term.
Their teacher, G. A. Tingwold, began
by teaching them the alphabet; now
they are reading in the Third reader.
When pupil pronounces new word
the teach makes sure that he under
stands its definition in the pupils
native tongue. Reading, spelling and
writing are taught: also proper forms
of correspondence in the guise of Ian,
guage lessons. Misses Mary Wolff,
Ingrled Harlstan, Helga Anderson and
Messrs. August Johnson. Charles Cor