The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-03-06

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~, Odt She bufk Is chiefly coca
eioned by the reports of county supe,iniend
enis. Eleven pages alone are occupied will
the remarks OF Mr.. Curtin himself. Abou
one hundred pages, at the close Of The vol
ums, are filled with statistical matter.
The number of teachers iu the public
schools Of Pennsylvania is 10, iOs the mum.
Der Of scholars 5s2 ,0O7. Here is quite an
army of youth, profiIing by the excellent
system of education 90 wisely adopted TWEEN.
" years ago.
The State Superintendent speaks sucour.
agingly OF the working Of the system, but
points out numerous defects. The reports
of county superintendents, however, are
more full of interesting details, which give
some idea of the working of the system in
the rural districts.
Although many millions Of money have
been expended on education, still the build
ings for school purposes are often very wretch
ed, unwholesome and incommodious. Mr..
Hays, the superintendent in Forest county,
says:
s''ese' ne 70 nave e'oeApose Tue wretch
ed state Of our school houses they are (soms
VI ."e"l y, 'os WIN "oauea ~s"s '"e
ar, a~a'' arc siso' VI DoaiaS WI" 'ess III 'aen
'"e pup,'s nave ~ ." y" ,heSe ',i 80 ~ea,,'
gu ."a' 'ney mus ieah 'asA VI "''n'h reac"'
Aa'"'. '1e '''o'eu "ai. i"e'e Is no' a
so"oo' III 'ae coun'y I'd wn'ch mere IN a o'ack-
ooa'o' ahu 'ca''e'y o"e 'na' mas even
.ha'i' ipe'e nave oeeh TWO sohoo' houses
'e.' \'o 10 oudt on glouhd' nave oeeh 'o'd,
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Waoaman ,be JefTsrson copn,v Snns,;n,.nd
on, ue T. oro,;,r f,on, ,ho no,s ho,h of :.
,or, of ;nsoec,ion m .ds .mo,a ,h. sohoo,.
"yisited school No s-,auoht bv Mis.-
accom- n.n;ed hv ono If n. d;,.o,o,s. ,,.u.,
inc bad wen, nm a nine hollow Than ovs,
steep hills. coun,rv ,ouob . so;i Thin and
covered with stones slight fall of snow !;
creek frozen over, impossible 10 my horse !;
broke the ice with a hand.spike and got
over; came 10 a clearing; field filed with
stumps and stones; arrived at school house
in the edge of pine wood fallen trees w.
ing close by the house, obslruc,ins the way
house verv small. buib of loos. one end
lined with rough boards nailed horizontally
over the cracks; blacksmith shop windows
some lights out F.; loose boards over head, Tor
ceiling joists too low for tall man 10 stand
straight; door Too short at bolton by several
inches floor open gable eLd Knocked in
it il ever had any stove very poor ard did
not half draw teacher intelligent and used
TO better things cheeks blue with cold
was endeavorng 10 do her duty; well quail
fed to teach; children sat shivering with
cold; school small heard classes read and
spell; showed proficiency thought il cruel
10 condemn female teacher and tender chill
dren 10 imprisonmept in a place like this,
during the riQors of winter"
These are. !, is true. extreme cases, but
there are probably hundreds of schools in
the State, among the wild counties of the
North and Northwest, ,ha, are as comfor,less
as ,b;s of Jefferson comfy and manv poor
mar,vr school teachers who suffer 60 severe.
" as this uubappv "Miss Of school No.
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