Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1818-12-22
COMMUNICATED.

COMMUNICATED.
On Monday evening the l4th inst was
i held 10 the session house of the Presby-
terrain church, the annual meeting of the
Elizabeth Free School Association.
A numerous and respectable assembly
we're present. The meeting was opened
with prayer by the President. The fol-
lowing report was then read by the Presi-
dent 49,
REPORT.
The Board of Directors of the Eliza.
beth-Town Free School Association, bee
leave to present the following as the re-
port of their proceedings, aud of the
! state of the schools under their care,
through the past year, viz.
Immediately after their election, they
met and appointed the following Directors,
officers Of the Board and of the Associa-
ton, viz.
Rev. JOHN MCDOWELL, President.
Rev. JOHN c, RUDD, Vice President.
Mr.. DAVID MEEnER. Treasurer.
Mr.. CALEB o. HALsTED, Secretary.
The number of schools under the care
of this Board, continue the same as at the
last annual meeting, viz. one for sokiie fe-
male children, one for uhite boys, and one
for people of colour Of both sexes and all
ages-and the Board are happy to have it
in their power to state, that these schools
were never in a more Hourishing state
than at present. The Board have recently
attended an examination of each with high
satisfaction. The schools are fuller than
they ever were before, Notwithstanding a
number of scholars left the schools last
spring, in consequence of the formation
of a Sunday school in the Episcopal
church. Strict order is observed, and
the progress in learning which has been
made by the scholars, reflects high honour
on the several superintendent and teach.
ers. Each of the superintendent has
given to the Board detailed account Of
the state OF their respective schools, an
abstract of which they beg leave to lay
/ before the association.
/. The school for the instruction Of
auhite female children. Miss Maria Smith,
now Mrs. Barnes, who had the superin-
tendence of this school at the last annual
meeting, continued in this Office, dis
charging its duties with ability and faith
fulness, until the month Of May last, when
she resigned, and Miss Julia Gorham was
appointed in her room. Miss Gorham has
since acted as superintendent; but the
Board deeply regret, that her other i'm
portant avocations, have led her recently
TO resign this office. Her loss to the
school will be great. According to the
last annual report, this school had been
for some time 10 declining state. The
number of names of scholars then regis
tered in the superintendent's book was
eighty-,,Uo, and the average number o.
regular attendants .f1tysir. The number
now registered is one hundred and fifty
sac, and the number of regular attendants
from seUfntg TO ninety.
The scholars of this school are divided
into seven classes, under fourteen young
ladies as teachers. The studies attended
to have been, Bible Questions, committing
TO memory portions of Scripture, the
Westminster Larger and Shorter, and the
Mothers and Browns Catechisms, Psalms
and Hymns, and reading aud spelling
Many of the scholars have made very
commendable improvement, but the Board
can particularize but few instances Of
the best.
In the first division Of the first class,
one scholar has recited through the Bible
history with M'Dowells Questions, and
has commenced reviewing; and has com
United to memory chapters in Reye-
lation, 20 of David's Psalms, % Of Watts,
lao answers in the Larger Catechism, and
the texts from which she has heard SER
mons preached. Three other scholars 10
this division have done nearly as much.
In the second division Of the first class
one scholar has committed the whole OF
the Westminster Larger Catechism, has
been twice THROUGH the Bible history with
the Questions, and has committed to mem
DRY Z chapters 10 John, in Revelation,