The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-28
AT ALL HALLOWS.
The Remarkable Progress OF Tins Popular In
stiIut on Demonstrated by Thursdays
Examinations.

The Remarkable Progress OF Tins Popular In
stitut on Demo nst.ated By Thursdays
Examinations.
The semi annual examination Of the pu
pills of All Hallows academy was held dur
ing the past week, with most satisfactory
results. The pupils, rs whole, did them
selves credit, and in so doing reflected
honor on their teachers and their school.
Evidences of the thorough training OF tue
past year were visible, not only in tie
prompt, intelligent replies to the difficult
queries propounded, but the attitude, the
manner, the entire bearing OF each pupil,
bore convincing proof OF the careful at
tention bestowed on their charges by the
good sisters.
The right reverend bishop being ma
| voidably absent from the city and the Rev.
| Father Then being unable to attend, not
having yet fully recovered from his recent
painful accident, the examinations were
hsld by the sister directress in presence of
the entire faculty of the academy. The
order OF exercises opened with Christian
doctrine, a study pursued by all the
Catholic pupils. So perfectly had this
branch of knowledge been acquired til at
even the smallest pupil of the academy.
After such an suspicious beginning
everyone prepared for equally favorable
results from the classes i'll algebra that
followed. The Misses Lille Dougherty,
Katie Then, Lizzie Hamilton, Minnie
Snodgrass and Katie Henahen particularly
distinguished themselves by solving
promptly, the most puZzling problems
given them. The two young ladies' first
| mentioned acquitted themselves in an
equally creditable manner in geometry,
showing a thorough knowledge of the
principles of a science which has been
judged to be most difficult for young
ladies' A large class i'll arithmetic next
stood the test of the multitudinous prob
| lens in every conceivable form OF the puz
Zling methods known to the disciples of
Euclid. The Misses Susie Kelly, Theo.
Yoakum and Lula Strang bore off the
honOrs of this class. After listening to
some very good reading in the preparatory
grade, and to French exercises of more ad-
vanced classes, those present devoted the
remaining hour Of the first day of eXamin-
alton TO an interested hearing of the var
iOus theses of mental philosophy as de-
Tended by the fair young graduate Miss
! Jessie Guyton of Sioux City, iowa. This
young lady to the intense satisfaction OF her
many friends, passed so brilliant AN eX-
animation III the prescribed studies of the
academic course as TO merit the gold
graduating medal and the highest honors
in the gi.t of the Academy, bestowed on
successful aspirants to this distinction
In her examination in chemistry on Thurs
day, Miss Gnyton performed many anus
ing aud instructive experiments before
her audience, at the same time explaining
so clearly the courses Of these phenomena
as 10 make them intelligable to every one
present; indeed many professor OF that
science might envy Miss Guyton' power OF
holding the attention of her auditors
The darkened heavens lent awierd effect
to the magic lights that flashed in
obedience TO the laws of chemism, and so
interested were the spectators that the
time for dismissal unconsciously passed
and an extra hour was spent in the school
room. On Friday afternoon Miss Guy
toms examination III geology demonstrated
that the study of rocks is not the dry
science one might imagine. With
cabinet at hand containing specimens of
the stones and fossils comprising the
earth's crust, the young lady discoursed
for an hour on the formation
of this wonderful planet of
ours, giving descriptions with the ease
which attests a perfect knowledge of the
subject. This study ended Miss Jessie's
final examination, in which she has as
suredly merited the praises bestowed on
her by admiring friends.
Glasses in natural philosophy. physical
geography, modern history, literature and
rhetoric were next on the program, and If
it were allowable TO distinguish where all
was good, especial mention should be made
of the Misses Maize Alley, Maud HazeltOn,
Sadie Kellenberger, Pearl Gamble and
Harmie Lackey. who appeared particular
~ apt in their replies.
Altogether the young ladies acquitted
themselves admirably, and well deserve
the promised May party, should the exam
ination prove satisfactory.
The names of those deserving of the gold
medal for excellence of department, the
gold medal for proficiency in music, the
gold pen for penmanship and the gold pen
Gil for drawing awarded each year at COM
mencment by the sisters will be published
IN later Issue, together with the names
of the successful candidates for these
honors.
The wide range and the high standard of
intelligence, to say nothing of the various
artistic accomplishments acquired at the
academy, was a revelation 10 everybody
present, and nothing could happen that
could so much enhance the reputation of
the academy us the examinations. The
exercises were very interesting for many
reasons, but particularly for the evidences
of culture and refinement the pupils
showed ia every utterance. perfect clock
work and perfect harmony visible every
where.
AN INTERESTING DECISION.
An interesting question of law has been
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