The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-03-14
PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN TOWN.
A Careful Inspection Wins Additional
CQnmendatiOn For Them.
SOME SURPRISING RESULTS
The Mt. Carmel Schools May in All Prob
ability Profit by Our Example Salts
factory Tests Made Yesterday.
The New Buildings.

If there is anything in which a Shenan-
doahian takes pride it is the public school
system of this town. and that pride has never
been more justified than it was yesterday
when three visiting school officials, who
know a good thing when they see it, made
careful inspection Of all the branches and
left expressing concentrations of an unmis-
taxable character.
The visitors were Prof S. II. Dean, super
intendent of public schools at Mt. Carmel;
Prof. +. f. White, principal of the High
school of that place. and Miss Louise Har-
vey, supervisor of music in the public schools
of Boston, Mass, and who has been engaged
by the School Board of Mt. Carmel to visit
several schools of this region and make "a
recommendation as to the best method for
teaching vocal music in the Mt. Carmel
schools. The inspecting trio visited ten
schools of the different grades, including the
High school, and spent several hours in OBJ
seryation and experiments
The schools of Mt Carmel are not fully in
line with advanced methods, although Prof
Dean is steadily bringing them to that point
Once year he takes a trip to other towns to
observe the methods and improvements
adopted. In past years he gave his attention
to Sunbury and Milton. Later he inspected
the schools at Hazeton, and this year Sheu-
andoah commanded his attention. He says
without hesitation that Shenandoah has
impressed him the most favorable. He is 50
well pleased with the methods that he will
arrange to have several teachers of his
corps visit the schools and note the
system under which they are conducted
| Prof. Dean says the Sunbury and Milton sys
tens are much like that in vogue at Mt. Ca
mel; Ha2leton impresses him more tayorably,
but Shenandoah comes more close to his
ideal than any of them. 1t surprised him to
find the advanced stage attained in some of
the primary classes and went into an ecstacy
of delight when he witnessed little tots
handling fractions. Miss Harvey was af-
tected in a similar manner when she found
first year pupils taking hold of tonic sol fa
Her impressions of the methods for teaching
vocal music in the schools were
exceedingly favorable The proficiency
grammar and the High School sur
prised her Miss Leslie put several of the
tests and not a school failed The most
trying test was ON time and the results were
as near perfection as could be expected in the
different grades. One result worthy Of
special reference is that Miss Leslie tried
some of the schools in both staff and tonic sol
ia music and they responded as tavoably to
one as to the other. This demonstrates the
fallacy of the assertion that by being taught
the tonic sol ia system the pupils learn moth
ing Of staff music.
Architect Davis has completed his plans
for the new White street building and the
High school addition and they are now in
the hands Of the heating and ventilating
apparatus people. 1t is expected the School
Board will meet some night next week to
take action on the plans and it is believed
that work will begin about the first of April.
1t is to be pushed as rapidly as possible in
order to give the Board facilities to cope
with the increased attendance expected un-
der the enforcement of the law on compul-
sorry education.