The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-03
HIGH SCHOOL EXAMINA-
TIONs.

Org. The pupils are all snarP an'
lot more superficial than others the
world over. The Schooroom being
argely theoretical superficia'lty una
,oidably creeps in. Every aid, then
hat can be given to school to make
practical should be given by those
Interested. By aid is meant those ne
accessories to the proper teach
me- of astronomy, philosophy, physi-
ology, mathematics, etc, The power
# the instructor to inCuGate knowI-
edge is intellectually reinforced ny the
object method and by convenient sur
1
Last week the pupils of this school
were put through very close ezam'-
nation direct by the committee VINO
were appointed for that purpose. The
first department visited was IN tue
Immediate charge of Principal Calvlt.
The classes in literature, higher gram
mar, rhetoric, physiology and philoso-
phy, in this room were we'll up; the
answers were rendered vlsac'ons'y
aud intelligently. The class in ply
siology was particularly bright; ITS
instruction is chiefly by object illusra-
ton. The "h,gher" history class also
deserves single mention.
In Prof. Pardee's toom the mathe-
mates of the entire school is Taught.
Various classes descending from cal,
zebra" to enumeration were review
ed and the criticism was highly favor
able, the scholars having a peculiar
insight into the knotty science, an IN
, sioht that no doubt will serve then
, we'll in the future.
! The department presided over b.
t that psinstaklng, patient, veteran
| teacher, Mrs. a. L. Grayson, is wor
t tby one in all respects. The pupil
are on the alert and constantly vi
- with each other in the correctness
u rec: cation. Among the studies exam
n inea in this room we're history, gran
y mar, land that particular part OF gran
=, mar, photography, most participant.
5. the pupils scoring in many instance
d 95 and os per cent physiology, rea'
is ing. etc, and each one was we'll pr
a seuted the ccmmittee present eulos
! zinr the children for their really gre
ID efforts and splendid showing.
n The extremely, very junior depa
mcnt of the school is managed by
: very capable and very much l'k
young lady-Niss Baynard. I
reading classes showed that pains h
been taken in then tuition-the spe
o. ing classes also. The small peol
in the "chart" were very gratifying
OF the Parish Superintendent of edn
lion The children in this room
mt having a thorough preparation Tor
md higher departments.
in Alexandria should be proud OF
bat big school and its teachers, tor 1t
,'. reason.
.b 1e Last week Judge Cnllom, VIII
to- we'll known to Alexandrians, wa'
and editorial charge of the st. Ian
Democrat, published at Opelousa;
The editor had gone to Ruston to
tend the press convention. Am
the many interesting subjects
which the Judge wrote was the
and entitled "The Third Party" Sp'
!: - ing Of that recent movement, Its
vention, etc, the Judge says:
k. 1t were difficult to say what n
: would he sufficiently comprehensl'
ri its significance to cover all the In
gruous clements that were sough
be unified in political purpose by
:. convention. The most we can sa
that, they we're, one and all mngW!
ii'' in tolerably advanced stage OF
mentia. The nondescript thing j
offspring of perturbed imagiuat
. which wandering in the mazes ofl'
grasps at the delusive phantoms
day. :.
It must perish in a very short
for want of the cohesive power of
lie pluuder.
President of the State Far
Union, I. S. Adams, is being
ually put forward by the anti-l
papers as candidate for gov
In Justice to the gentleman (altl
he might be ambitlous) we
think he ever aspired to such
position. The matter sifted
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