| Show sabbath school Fx examination OGDEN odden CITY sept 18 1875 editor deseret news by special invitation we witnessed an examination in one of our second district sunday schools last jast sabbath which in some bome particulars ti tic ulars la Is certainly worthy of much praise this school hool hooi numbers about fifty children with james birch for superintendent assisted hy by eight teachers most of them well qualified for the position the examination consisted principally in reciting passages from the catechism giving chapter and verse in some instances where all of the iho students of the class were absent save one this student would recite the whole chapter consisting 9 of three or four pages of closely printed anted matter with but very little prompting the beauty of the examination however was in witnessing the promptness of execution thoroughness in committing to memory and arid the healthy and cheerful appearance of the little children in most of our schools the work is done by the larger students while the little ones become mere idle spectators imply simply sent to the school to tol bo be out of the way for a little while on sabbath morning the poorest t eacher teacher la Is delegated to take charge of them forgetting that it requires the best talent to interest a class of half a dozen children for two hours and that the instruction should be given in a thorough comar ehen tive tivo and cheerful manner a adapted d ap ted to their age and ability eo so ax to win their good feelings and create a pleasure for the sabbath school nowhere else to be found A child taught in this way would never forsake the school and in after years would look back upon those days as the brio brightest test period of his life the following teachers officiated r mr critchlow mrs la mont mr george chandler mrs woodmansee mr ben la mont mrs yearsley and mr porter much praise is due these teachers for their diligent C labors and excellent results at the close of the he examination a vote of thanks was given to the fhe superintendent and to mr floide flinders is for assisting in singing very respectfully L P F monch secy seely |
