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Show MISS CASSIDY'S SAY. To those Interested In our Public school work. In regard to the "State" examinations examina-tions lately completed by the "Eighth Grade" pupils I wish to state clearly and emphatically, the facts so Tar as they Involve mjself and my pupils. Last Monday morning 1 commenced a sjstematlc rapid review of main points, taking as a basis the state questions for last year. These questions ques-tions were obtained for me by Mr. Rullen. Tuesday noon, Just before the opening open-ing of the afternoon session, Mr. Uullcn brought me a set of the new questions, in order that I might suggest sug-gest or substitute, should the examination examin-ation touch upon the work not covered cover-ed by our City Outline of Study, or covering ground outside of our textbooks. text-books. Prof. Lewis had our Hist hour for music, so I snatched a few minutes to look over the questions. Then I placed them In my desk where they remained until Mr. Rullcn came Into my room, soon lafter the close of school, and I immediately returned the questions to him, saying that I preferred not to retain them and that I had no objection to them. I did not retain them "until thk next DAY." The fact of my having read over the questions weakened rather than strengthened my review with the class, as I felt In honor bound to keep away from a few points of Importance upon which I might otherwise have touched. We made our entire review In geography after 1 had read the questions and thfe examiners report the class as having passed lower in that branch than in any other. It is a matter to be deeply regretted that one of the most Intelligent and lovable classes of boys and girls that could be found should havo been subjected to this unpleasantness and mortification. AonesC. Gabsidy, Prln. of Woodruff school, teacher of Eighth Grade. |