Annual report of the Commission of Soldiers' Orphan Schools of Pennsylvania for the year 1884 . e to discover truth, to aim to understand princi-ples rather than to commit them to memory. These methods, especially asapplied in the primary department, have produced good results. The annual examinations, held on the 14th of May, were conducted byReverend J. W. Sayers, of the State department, assisted by Professor Cooper, of the Edinboro normal school, Colonel E. P. Gould, of Erie,and Superintendent Palm, of Mercer. The children looked forward to thisoccasion with pleasure, and the day prov
Annual report of the Commission of Soldiers' Orphan Schools of Pennsylvania for the year 1884 . e to discover truth, to aim to understand princi-ples rather than to commit them to memory. These methods, especially asapplied in the primary department, have produced good results. The annual examinations, held on the 14th of May, were conducted byReverend J. W. Sayers, of the State department, assisted by Professor Cooper, of the Edinboro normal school, Colonel E. P. Gould, of Erie,and Superintendent Palm, of Mercer. The children looked forward to thisoccasion with pleasure, and the day proved to be a very pleasant one tothem. The examinations were witnessed by many visitors, and all ex-pressed themselves as well pleased. The moral and religious training of the children has been a very promi-nent feature of our work. Devotional exercises, consisting of Scripturalreadings, prayers, and sacred songs, were held in the chapel each morningand evening. These exercises were so conducted as to enlist the interestof the children. Our Sabbath-school, held on Sabbath afternoons, has been. o C2H O oXoor o c r ^ 3 MO c, S3 0 o 0 c 3
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