Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1820-12-26
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ELIzABETH-TOWN,
TUESDAY. DECEMBER &c, 1920.
COMMUNICATED.

On TUESDAY evening last the annua
meeting Of the Elisabeth T'own Free Scl,oo
| Association, was held in the Session
House Of the First Presbyterian Church
The meeting was opened with reading tn,
18th chapter Of Isaiah, by the President
The annual report Of the Board Of Di
rectors, was then read, which is as follows
viz:
The Board of Directors of the Eliza
beth-Town Free School Association, beg
leave 10 present the following as the re
port OF their proceedings, and ofthe state
OF the Schools under their care, through
the past year, viz.
Immediately after their election they
met. and appointed the following Direc
tors officers Of the Board and Of the As
ISOLATION, viz:
Rev.JoHN M'DawELs., ., d. President President,
JEREMIAH BALLARD, Esq. Vice. Pres't.
DAVID MEEKER, Esq. Treasurer.
Mr.. JAMES r. MEEKsn, Secretary.
The number of schools under the care
Of The Board continue the same as. at the
last annual meeting. viz. one for white fe
male children, one for whiie boys, and one
for people Of colour both children ani a.
dalts Of both seres.
The Board have recently attended ar
examination Of each Of these schools with
much satisfaction.
Directly after the last annual meeting
the Board took measures TO unite the
schools under one general superintendent,
aud 10 have them taught at the same time
in the same house. Oliver Mailman, Esq.
was appointed general superintendent, Of
all the schools; and they have been taught
in the First Presbyterian Church, imme.
tiiately after public worship 10 the after.
noon of the Sabbath. The expedency 0!
this union Of the schools was at first doubt
ed, and il was commenced as matter Of
experiment. The experiment has been
successful, and the Eoard believe has
proved it TO be wise measure. The
general superintendent has given detailed
report Of the state 81 Tie schools, OF which
the following is summary.
The superintendent of the school for
fuhite female children, is Miss Mary Dow.
The scholars in this school are divided
into seven classes, under fourteen teachers.
Each class consists Of two divisions. The
teachers 10 this school are, Misses Mary
Gorham, Mary-Ann Shute, Maya n0
Chetwood, Phebe Williams, Mary 3.
Crane, Phebe Craue, Sarah Pierson, Mar
garet Young, Phebe Brown, Mary l..
Wilson, Mary Price, Mary Winans, Am
+. Wilson, and Abigail o. Price. Among
these teachers, the Board again with
/ pleasure remark, they observe two, viz.
Mary Gorham and Miss Mary-Ann Chef
wood, who have been in the school as
teachers IRON its commencement, now FIVE
years. The number Of names registered
in the book of the superintendent Of this
school is 10, aud the average number
that have attended is FROM 40 to 80. By
comparing this statement with the repor,
Of the last year it will be found that the
Dumber of scholars in this school have in.
creased through the year past.
The superintendent of the school for
,phite boys is Mr.. Edward Sanderson.
This school is divided into five classes
under nine teachers. The present teach.
ers are, Messrs. jonathan Price, Joseph
ID. Price, James Moore, Jonathan Crane
job Chandler, Stephen Pierson, James B
Buruet, William bennington, and William
Ross. The number Of Thames registered il
the book Of the superintendent Of thi:
school is 90; the number Of regular at
ltendants is about 40. In this school aIst
there has been a small increase of scholars
since the last annual report.
/ The superintendent Of the school foI
people of colour, has through the year. un
til lately, been Mr.. Isaac Paul. MIR. Pau
Having left the town, Mr.. Jonathan 7
Meeker has recently been appointed t
this office. The present teachers in thi
school are, Misses Lydia A. Kollock, Han
nah Chapman, Vashti Butler, Elizabetl
Hatfield, and Jane Woodruff, and Messrs
Apollos Chandler and job Magic. Th
number Of scholars in this school hav,
, considerably decreased, particularly tn
number Of boys.
|, The studies which have been attende'
: to in the schools have been Bible Cues
tions, the Westminster Larger and Shorte
aud the Mothers Catechisms, Portions Q
Scripture, Watts Psalms and Hymns, Di
: vine Songs, reading and spelling, aud tn
texts of the preceding Sabbath.
!. The general superintendent, in his re
! mort, has given a particular and interest
!. iug account of the quantity recited by
number Of the scholars, in the diiteren
: classes, ia the several schools, which de
TAIL the board would be pleased TO give
lint il would swell this report beyond du
bounds. They however beg leave to no
i tice a few instances. Inthe female school