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Show A Good School. TJi'i:p!raim tVulrsU School visited by Reporter of the Register. A Well Conducted School Orson Dorius has His Les Uroke. Other Note. F.PHRAIM CENTRAL SCHOOL. A representative of the. Register paid a long tlel?ved visit to the l'.phraim Central school, cn F'riday hist. This is a graded school, under the management of Mr Peter Greaves Jr., County school superintendent assisted by Mr. John Peterson and Miss. Jennie Thompson. The enrollment for the past year has. in the three departments, reach- ed two hundred and sixty-nine. 'Ihis number has been somewhat reduced during the prestnt week, as many of the older boys now begin spring work on the farms. The opening exercises, which consisted of vocal and instrumental music, was conducted by the Principal, Princi-pal, Miss, Jennie Thompson as organist. Mr. John Peterson opened open-ed with prayer; and after another vocal exercise, the pupils belonging to the two departments below stairs, inarched out like well drilled soldiers keeping time to a quick step march. On the table were a number of new periodicals for the use of the pupils; among them were "School days,"' Youth's Companioh,' 1 'rur Educator" "Teachers Institute," "County Recister, ""&''- Weekly Herald," and other publications ' he school is comfortably supplied sup-plied with maps, charts, globes, blackboards, etc. Cornells Outline, Out-line, and Rand McNelly & Co., maps are in use, and Yaggy's Anatomical study in charts. The library con sists of eighty-seven volumes of select books. History, Biography, Travels, Natural Flistory,etc, showing show-ing careful selections, and great appreciation ap-preciation of the neids and desires qf the pupils by the purchaser. It was npt examination day, but only the ordinary lessons were gone through with in the ordinary way, and no special preparation. The following classes were examined exam-ined in the order designated. Grammar Class A were working on the practical application of the rules gone over turing the entire year. They are well advanced and seemed to have a very clear understanding under-standing Qf what yas expected, of them. Grammar Class C, were just finishing fin-ishing the Intermediate book and were deep in the mysteries of the modes and tenses. The teacher illustrated by example and diagram. dia-gram. Grammar Class C, a very large class of rather young students, were studing clauses and their relations in complicated sentences. Arithmetic A were studying Measurements, nearly complete-ed. complete-ed. Arithmetic B, Reviewing Common Com-mon fractions, very thoroughly. After recess, the intermediate department, presided over by Mr. John Peterson, was visited. Geography, A, of this department, were studying the climate of Central and Northern Asia. The teicher recounted some very interestingfacts allied to the subject. Geography B, of this department, also have their exercises during the forenoon, and are making a general review of the Linked States. The Primary Department luder Miss. Jenny Thompson is advancing very rapidly.beginning their stidies in a proper manner and evincing great interest. The discipline of the school Seems to.be a perfect system in all its divisions. divi-sions. The principal reports ! very good behavior o.t the part of the pupils, there not having been a single case of marked insubordination insubordina-tion during the school year. This school has the reputation at home, and abroad, of being the best conducted con-ducted school in San Tete County. |