Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-06-27
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

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The summer term OF our Public Schools has
low finally commenced. A shor, visit TO the diff
erent school rooms during the past week, has
,een sufficient TO satisfy that the teachers are
making use Of every means within their power
o advance the cause of education in our midst. /
And vet compelled TO rehearse an oft re-
peated coHplaint.n relation 10 the lack of sui,a-
Bile buildings for Public Schools We do not be- |
liere that parents generally, in this place, know
anything OF the condition of portion OF the
rooms used fer public schools. Most of our
citizens in the construction of their residences and
careful to study convenience and attraction, and
at the time have an eve to health and COM
fort. And yet they have too little (if any at ally
regard for the condition in which their children
are placed while their young and tender minds are
receiving those impressions that TO mark
their after course through life, for good or l.
Many appear 10 suppose that in sending their chill
ing them parents, and if their children fail
10 make suitable advancement, the fault is
thrown upon the teacher; or if they obtain a dis
relish for the school room, perhaps sicxen and
die. they convinced that something is wrong
but seldom do they take the trouble TO ascertain
me That the youthful mind may be prop
erY trained in the pursuit Of knowledge, some
thing more is necessary than covering for the
head anda hard seat upon which to rest the limbs
II a healthy location, comfortable seats attractive
scenery IS more necessary in one place than an
staer. that place is the school room where the
roung mind is just budding for the fruits of after
s-; and parents are in duty bound TO see that
-aer children are supplied with suitable facilities
IoF improving their time in the best possible man
ner, while obtaining an Education
The Common Schoo! is the place where the
charters of children are formed and lust in
proportion the condition OF those schools is
good or bad, will be the characters formed there
he useful vicious The school room should
possess attractions that will make it pleasing TO
children as well as teachers--where all will glad
~ meet at the appointed hour, and where all NAV
spend their time both pleasantly and profitably
Have we such school rooms in Mineral Point7
Let every parent who has child to send to school
become satisfied on this point, and in order to do
50, lei them visit the schools where their children
receiving instruction 1t is true our school
rooms not all Of the worst kind. and vet none
of them what they shoald be- In the prima
~ departments more particularly reform is
needed, In one small room, Gan underground
room at that found over seventy children
from four TO ten years old, huddled together as
close as flock of sheep at the riverside on wash
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otherwise than poisonous 10 the lungs; all under
the care of a teacher, who was striving in vain
10 render her flock comfortable, while in the dis
charge other duties. We wish every ma rent in town
would visit the basement room OF the school house
near Judge Crawfords, and see if we exasserate
when we say II is no more fit for school room
than common stable is for dining room We
do not believe that there is man in the place ac-
customed TO breathe the pure air, who could be
induced for any money to hazard his own health
by sitting in that close room, with forty or flty
Others, three hours day, for single week
Why then compel your children 10 spend double
that time each day for three months in SO I'M
wholesome place.
We take pleasure in thus setting forth the
condition of our public schools But the attention
OF all (tog all are interested) should be called to
the matter. tax for the erection of suitable
Union School House, for the entire village would
be trltfing indeed compared with the advantages
10 be derived from such building The state is
liberal IN supplying money for the payment of
teachers wages, and it becomes the citizens of
Mineral Point TO be liberal in raising the means
for the erection of suitable School Houses The
health, comfort and character of your children
require 1.-THE credit of our village demands it.
and your duty to yourselves, to your country, and
10 the rising generatoin, would dictate that some
action be taken at once to accomplish SO desira>
BE an object.
Ne have not yet done with this matter, and we
nope others who feel the need of good buildings
teE school Houses, will send US communications
t.Iph the subject, that the minds of our citizens
nay not be al ease until the preliminary steps are
ta.aa Tor their erection
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