Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-12-21
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ELIZaBETH-TOW.N,
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 81, 1919.
cnMMuNlcATEn.

lie annual meeting OF the Elizabeth
Town Free School Association was held
on Monday the 18th inst. 10 the Session
house of the Presbyterian Church.
After reading The 10Th Psalm, and the
minutes Of the last annual meeting, the
Board Of Directors presented the Re
port of their proceedings aud of the state
Of The schools through the last ear, which
was read. The length Of this interesting
Report, will allow as only 10 give TO the
pupiic an abstract OF it.
The number of schools under the care
OF the Board, continue the same as at the
last annual meeting, viz. one for mhite
female children-oue for tuhite boyS---aud
one fer people Of colour, both children
and adults, Of both seres. The Board
have recently attended an examination OF
each OF these schools with much satisfac-
ton.
The Superintendent Of the school for
,0iaife female children is Miss Mary Dow.
The number of scholars registered in the
Superintendent's book is 100, and the
number of regular attendants from 60 to
so. This school is divided into sevea
classes under fourteen teachers. The
teachers are Misses Mary Gorham, Hau-
nah Chapman, Mary-Ann Chetwood
Phebe Williams, Mary B. Crane, Phebe
Crane, Sarah Pierson, Margaret Young,
Phebe Brown, Ann o. HaIsted, Mary
Ann Price, Ann Blackwell, Ann F. Will
son, and Mary Halsted.
The Superintendent of the school for
,uhite boys is Mr. Edward Sanderson.
The number of scholars in this School is
"a. The number Of classes is four. under
eight teachers. The teachers 10 this
school are Messrs. Dayton Condit, Mich
nlas A. Wilson, James Moore, JOSEPH
Dayton Price, Jonathan Crane, Job Chan-
dler, Stephen Pierson, and Moses Smith.
The Directors remark, it is circum.
stance which they mention with pleasure,
that in this School, and also in the Fe-
male, there is considerable proportion
of that class of scholars for whose benefit
especially, Sabbath schools were insti-
tuted. 1t is hoped that, as the invaluable
benefits Of these schools become more and
more known,the attention of those, who need
these institutions for the instruction. OF their
children, will be turned to them; and that
there will be none among us, who, having
such price in their bands to gain wisdom
for their children, will neglect the pre-
clous opportunity.
Oliver huffman, Esq. is the Superin-
tendent Of the school for people of colour
He reports that through the last year the
school has been in a fourishing state
The number of scholars belonging to thu
school is upwards Of 100. Many have
been irregular in their attendance. The
number Of regular attendants has averaged
| about 65. The teachers Of this school
are, Misses Sarah Bryant, Hannah Chap
man, Vashti Butler, Mary Dow, Ano
Blackwell and PatienceTunis, and Messrs
Isaac Paul, James Earl, Apoilos Chand-
Ter, job Magic, Maline W. Halsey, Da-
vid Magic, aud David B. Lum.
The studies attended to 10 the schools,
have been. Bible Questions, the West
minister Larger and Shorter and the Moth
er's Catechisms, portions of Scripture,
Watts Psalms and Hymns, Divine Songs,
the texts Of the preceding Sabbath, read
ing and spelling.
| The report details the proficiency Of
some OF the best scholars, from which il
appears, that their progress has been very
gratifying.
The schools are all taught on the Sab
bath; the female in the morning, and in
the interval of public worship; and the
other two after the afternoon service
With respect TO the scholars of the fe
male school, the Board remark, that they
are regularly led by their teachers from
school to public worship, where theil
conduct is watched over during the time
4 of service. They also remark, that the
unfeigned thanks Of the Board, the asso
citation and the public are due to the SUI.
per;ntendents and teachers Of the several
schools, for their .unwearied, successful
and gratuitous Iabours. But they have
higher reward in the appreciation Of theil
own cohsciences, the numerous blessing
which have and will come upon them
from those instructed and fitted for use
fuIness in the world, and perhaps saved
with an everlasting salvation through
their Observation-Disclosures in the appro-
baton by God, of their work Of faith anc
labour Of love.
The Board gratefully acknowledge The
following donations to the school, viz.
4 From the Eiis. TOwn Auxiliary BibL
i Society, doz. Tesiaments.
Els. Tom Female Tract Society, AoS
i tracts, 3 duz. Divine Songs, % Mother
i Catechism, and J doz. Spelling Books
Els. To,on Bible and Tract Society, zoo
tracts.
| Mr.. Isaac Crane, 81 doz. of the Chris.