| Show examination nation FILLMORE CITY i january 23 rd 1883 1885 editor deseret I 1 the examination of the fillmore grammar school for the second term ending january was held in the meeting house at 9 a in there were present ot the trustees P F A robison robson H J mccullough and W lei K king hing in and numerous patrons and tors w who ho are interested in the success of our school after the usual preliminaries exercises in reading phonetics arithmetic and grammar were given by the teachers f from rom the various departments illustrative of their methods of teaching also showing the progress of the pupils at the cober coper conclusion of the oral exercises the report of the trustees trub tees was read by J greenwood principal al the following are tre the totals no of students enrolled first day 83 increase during term 68 discontinued 9 0 remaining malnin ma ining 1 number of daily recitations 49 weekly recitations 2 15 recitations during the term 2450 tha The remarks of the trustees which followed were very interesting they chev urged the necessity of education anit and declared it better to inherit knowledg knowledge e and poverty than ignorance and riches rich compared the modern simplified modes of teaching to those of ancient rome spoke of the neglect of education and the need of free schools and compulsory laws hoped the parents would woula renew their interest in education and sell their last cow if necessary to help heip their children in school alma greenwood J V Eo beton J D smith and C anderson expressed pleasure in witnessing the examination the names of those students who were to be promoted to the advanced and intermediate departments were then read after dismissal dismissal the students were allowed to pass out while the visitors rem remained alnet and spent a pleasant hour reading and inspecting the examination papers which were gotten up ina creditable manner by the students of the primary intermediate and advanced departments josm JOSIE secretary |
