The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-20
ST. VINCENT'S ACADEMY.

Examination Exercises ut This Noted In.
stitution of Learntng-An Essay.
The examination exercises of st. Vim
cents academy took place June 1920, con-
tinuing the entire week and proving the
we'll merited praise and confidence be-
slowed upon it by patrons. The students
displayed a degree of proficiency which
only zeal, attention and hard study can
secure. 1t was indeed gratifying to par
ents, friends and teachers to witness with
what dispatch and accuracy they solved the
most complicated problems in arithmetic,
algebra, bookkeeping and geometry.
All pupils who were granted the privilege
of completing the course acquired at this in
stitution bid farewell to their alma mater,
we'll grounded in all the branches necessary
ticaly well grounded in all the useful
branches of mathematics; arithmetic is
given special attention in all the grades.
The moral training is sufficient guarantee
for success in any position of life. At the
conclusion of the exercises each student
was awarded beautiful book premium for
the study in which she excelled. The
studies for which the prizes were given were
as follows:
Primary Characterization doctrine, read
ing, spelling, arithmetic, writing.
Preparatory department, Fourth grade)-
Christian doctrine, reading, spelling. arith-
metic, geography, grammar.
intermediate department., (ffth grade)-
Christian doctrine, reading, spelling, arith-
metic, grammar, United States history, al
ton.
Senior department, (sixth grade)-Church
history, arithemetic. algebra, bookkeeping,
geometry, elocution, grammar, physics
etymology, ancient and modern histories,
rhetoric and composition, plain and orna-
mental penmanship reviews of elementarys,
astronomy, literature.
The compositions were excellent, one of
which we append, written by one of the
pupils:
BREvITY.
An old proverb says: "Brevity is the soul
of WITH
How soulless must be the most Of our So
called wit in our times, as words, words,
seem to be the chief attraction of a story
teller-ah! how many heartaches, aye! and
headaches. too might be prevented, if our
words were few and well-chosen--but. alas!
people love to hear their own voices too
we'll to be brief. have heard u modern
writer tell of the long orations of fifty
years ago, how the orator divided his dis
courses into firstly, secondly, thirdly, up to
tenthly, and even twelfthly; rs a child, she
would listen attentively to the firstly, only
to catch the secondly and count the "lys''
ON her fingers, hoping there would not be
more than enough for her fingers. other
wise she would have to begin on her toes,
and when the last (ly) was announced, a
general movement and sigh attested, and
spoke for itself. How impressive
was the discourse preached by holy
man some years ago-"Blessed brethren,
love one another"-a pause-"Love one
another''-a longer pause-''Love one an
other. What misnomer the lawyers
brief is at the present day, with its ''saids''
and ''aforesaids," &C., &c.; on. on, almost
endless
DIR. Alternately. of England. was noted
for his brevity, but he found his match in a
peasant woman, who showed him, without a
word wound on her arm. "Dog?" asked
the doctor. "Cat." said the woman. After
dressing the wound. ''Fee," said he, where
upon the woman laid down a shilling. The
doctor held up five fingers, whereupon she
laid down another shilling and walked off
one word having been spoken by the woman
and two by the doctor. But must stop
lest my paper become soulless and witless.
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