The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-01-09
The Express Job Office
For the Miners Express.
Uncommon Schools.

Sir. - l perceive by the
Dubuque papers, that much is being said upon
the subject Of Common Schools. Permit me,
through the medium of your paper, to draw the
attention the Parents of Dubuque to the adj
vantages of very flcurishing, though some-
what Uncommon School, now being carried on
at the corner of Main and 18th. Street in your
City. This School is truly model school, and
extends the influence Of its operations within
shooting distance in all directions around.
No School was ever known to keep better
hours than the one in consideration. The scholars
and teachers are on the ground from early morn
till late at night, and the young idea is taught
to shoot with most astonishing effect in all the
various ways and means usually practiced in
such Institutions.
The most favourtc branch taught in this
school, and the one in which the pupils seem
to make the most rapid and astonishing prog
ress, is in the contiscation of the sleighs and
sleds of the unfortunate wights from the coun-
try, who know better than to leave them
any where within their reach. Sometimes. it is
true, the couutryman finds his sleigh, sled bro.
ken to pieces, but what docs that matter,
the pupils neck is safe and the objects of the
Institution accomplished. What docs it
matter if couutryman's team should be driven
to the habitation of the ancient Nichoius (as
Shakespeare nowhere remarks, )thc rising gcncr-
alton must. at all events, be instructed and those
who have any care for themselves or their propc-
tv kan IT % rl,+
cure still greater safety, keep cut of town all to-
gether.
perceive, on my recent visit to your City,
that your citizens many of them at least, seem
to appreciate the propr;ety if not the advantages
of this model school, probably on account of it's
being carried on without the trouble, or expencc
of building hool-houses,or paying cash for
teachers. Under this street system, all that is
necessary is to turn the pupil into the street and
in the exuberance ofhs fancy, let him 90 it
~hi'c he is yoamg. All the encouragement they
need is what they arc now receiving from the iu-
rcnltc "dn!ts the town, viz pause and
smile of complaisance when passing, or a hearty
laugh of encouragement whenever one, who is
farther progressed, more apt than his fellows,
shall succeed in causing countryman's team
to break away and his sleigh or sled to be bro.
ken in pieces. Any such little encouragement
as this g ivesa surprising impetus to the prog
ress of the scholar and greatly advances the in
tcrests of the school
The above described is one of the uncommon
schools intended only for the bencfU of fBoys;-
for Girls, fear the Tax payers of your City
will have to fork over that much abused one
quarter Of one per cent for building School
houses.
cannot leave the subject without offering
my congratulations to your citizens for the ex-
cellcnt provisions they have made for the edu-
cation of their boys, while must ask your COM
mseration for us, poor country fellows, who
know no better than to levy tax ofone, or two
per cent aye ami to pay 1t too,.-to to build
School-Houses instead of having our Schools.
in the street you do in the economical CITY of
Dubuque.
By giving the above place in your paper &
occasionally apprsing the country people of the
progress of your Uncommon Schools you will
confer favor upon the Public, and greatly
oblige
THE LEFT HAND.