St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-06-09
VISITED A SCHOOL.
Passing a Pleasant Afternoon
Viewing the Scenes Of Former
Youthful Labors.
Many Fine Exhibitions of the
Work of Pupils of the Mon
roe School.

just one more week will close the
present term Of the public schools, and
in many of the districts there is large
attendance daily of the parents of
pupils TO view and inspect the work of
their children for the past term. Proba-
bly, in no school in the city is there
such decided interest taken in this
matter as in the Monroe school. The in
vitations extended by the teachers have
been quite generally accepted by the
parents, and many visit the school daily
to look over the work of their little
ones. Miss Annie Wright, the pres
ent principal of the school, has a
very able corps of assistants, and from
indications at this annual inspection it
can safely be said that the Monroe
school is among the best conducted in
the city. On every hand can be seen
the evidences OF splendid system we'll
executed. and the bright and happy
faces that peer smilingly at every visi-
tor as they pass from room to room show
that in this one school at least Shake
sDeare's eplgram, "And then the whin
ing schoolboy, with his satchel and
shining morning face, creeping like
snail unWillingly TO school" is not APP
plicable. On the contrary. each scholar
looks as though he went there most
willingly, and The rou ghly enjoyed his
labors after he got there.
The system OF teaching in the public
school Of today is certainly grand one,
and far in advance of the youthful days
of those who now visit where formerly
N xunrlynH From tho lF1nHnru1rfnO
through all the grades the object lesson
seems to be the aim, and results show
that an impression made in this way is
far more lasting than book or oral i'll
struction. In the Monroe school the
Kindergarten is under the immediate
supervision of Miss Hunt and her assist
ant, Miss Sadie Farrell. 1t is really
charming to witness the tender solicit
tude exercised by Miss Hunt in the care
of the little tots under her charge, and
the zest with which she joins their
childish games is the key to her
power to instil the germ of knowledge
To their infantile minds. In the
higher grades the exhibition of the
years work is very fine, and in Miss
O'COnnor's department the writing and
sewing is excellent. Miss l.. f. O'Neill,
in the next grade, has fine exhibitions
OF history, and in drawing has many
sketches of true merit worthy of a
higher place. Miss Cora Lynch is in
charge of the next grade, and has two
very credtable pieces of work to show,
one history of the country by presi-
dents and the other unique and in
structve tracings in sand Of many of
the great battles fought by our nation.
Passing to the next department, where
Miss l.. G. Flint has higher class, pre-
pairing the mind for higher education
and for practical use in the world as
we'll, the pupils are engaged in mathe-
MATES. compositions and learning bust
ness forms and usages. The exhibitions
here are worthy of careful and extended
study. Mr.. Eisfeldt has charge of the
entire German classes.
The Monroe school at present contains
about 600 children, there being one va
cant room owing TO economy, thus Civ
ing to some of the teachers 40 and DO
pupils, which is really 10 more than
should be handled. But with good
management and able assistance, this
difficulty is practically overcome. All
the other departments have special feat
ures, such as clay Work, drawing from
nature and many of the higher accom-
plishments. Outside of those mentioned
above the grades that space will not
permit to detail are in charge of Miss
Bryant, Miss X. A. Shney, Miss Ella
Siney, Miss Gill, Miss Wall and Miss
Mamie Farrell. All the departments
have sent work to the worlds fair, and
the reports from there are very satisfac-
t0rV tn the teachers