Educational Column

BY M. J. CAVANAUGH, COMMISSIÓNER. MANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL. The Manchester school stands in the front ranks among the schools of the county. The rooms in the building are vvell heated and lighted. Prof. E van Essery, the principal, is thoroughly abreast of the times in educational matters, and it beeomes apparent to a visitor at once, that a. spirit of progression pervades the wbole school. Miss Marie Kirchuofer is preceptress, and her work iu the school room convinces one that she is a close and thorough student and notconlined to the uarrow limits of a given lesson, hut by supplementaryreadiug expands the lessons in the book, thus making the recitation interesting and instructive to the pupils. The high room is decoratecl with pictures of literary men, and also some very tine specimens of geological and geographical maps are presented. The room is furnished with a reading table, upon which may be found some of the leading periodicals and papers. One of the most commendable features of the school presented to the Commissioner was a senes of essays written by the pupils during each term. This requireinentmay seetn difficult for the scholars, vet, for intellectual deyelopment, it is a most essential thing in the high school curriculum. The enrollment is 7B. GRAMMAB ROOM. This department is in charge of Miss Nettie Gillet, The room has an enrollment of 43 and is well discipline!. The character of the work is thorough, which was evinced by many questions. intermedíate ROOM, Miss Jennie Saley has an enrollment of 72. Notwithstanding the large number ofpupils, she has them well under control. The flrst primaiy has an enrollment of 49, with Miss Dellie Ilall as teacher. The second primary has an enrollment of (8, with Miss Julia Martin as teacher. The biackboards were decoratecl with work tor the children, and the rooms were characterized by an activky inherent only in little folks. The whole school has an enrollment of 87Í). . Amoug this number can be i'ound a large percentage of foreign scholars who come to the school trom the adjoining township. This speaks well for the standing of the school. Miss Minnie McAdams, a gradúate of the State Normal, is general assistant, and is thoroughly equipped for this important position. It is suggested that an additional teacher would greatly increase the present efficiency of the school and put the curriculum of study on an equal with any of its kind in the county, thus giving more time for direct supervisión and enabling the principal to organize aud conduct classes for the beneöt of those pupils who are expecting to take the exaimnation for teachers. It would prove an attractive feature in the school.