Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-11-06
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o us in the start we arc compelled 70 "a.
wer in tho negative, but we would adris6
very parent who has children in our schools.
o go and sec IL "Onc who went" speaks
90 highly Of Mr. W.'s school. 'sf2n
FREMONT SCHOOLS.
Mn. KELLER: Have you ever dropped
N to see how the schools are doing under
The direction Of our new Superintendent,
Mr.. Woodland You bavn'ti Well, then.
you have duty to perform, as has evefs
other good citizen Of this corporation Of ours.
The other day, prompted by a sense Of this
duty, called at the School House--and
giving gentle rap at the door Of the room
occupied by the high school--which rap,
by tho way, hardly knew whether ought,
or ought not TO give--my experience in
such visits, like the rest Of our citizens, be-
ing so limited, that scarcely knew what
would be regarded as necessary to good
manners. However raped, and walked
in. I'll tell you what saw, and what YOU
would see, if you went. sasqt
A clean room, (itaiicisc tho clean, if you
plcasc,) with its desks, blackbosrds, and
platforms well arranged, and in good order.
AT the desks were seated some seventy or
eighty scholars, girls and boys, between the
ages Of, perhaps fourteen and twenty
Girls and boys write them, though Mr..
WOODLAND calls them ladies and gentlemen,
and addresses each by the title Of Miss and
MIA respect which | preceived they apl
preciatcd, as they ought, as the behavior Of
all, while was present, corresponded with
the characters given them. As entered
the Teacher met and conducted me to a
seat with such free cordial manner, that
felt at once that l had not got into the
wrong box. Instead of that, when the ex-
ercises of the school were again resumed, /
began TO look around in such forgetful in
terest, that almost faneied myself school
boy again, and almost became nervous with
the fear that my answer to the questions in
Algebra, proposed 10 the class upon the
platform, might not be worked out in times
or wrong when called for. No matter-if
didn't get the answer, lots of the juveniles,
who for the time being, l almost regarded
as my classmates, did. And when in tri.
umph they all held up their slates--how I
enjoyed tho twinkle of that little girls eye,
up there in the corner-as her bright inter-
esting face said, as plain as words could,
ave got it," sl
Then came the reading lesson-without
confusion or noise-the whole school, at
the word of the Teacher, arose and filed off
: to either sde aisle of the room; the girls
on one side, the boys on the other. The
d page and chapter of the lesson being nam.
ed, the places were found without that rat
ting of paper, that you and have often
heard, in our school boy days-reminding
|. one of hurricane among the forest trees.
The whole school, accompanied by the clear,
4 distinct toned voice of the Teacher, read
n in particular attention being given
to express the meaning of the piece, in tho
careful emphasis of the words, and in the
. regulated force ofthe voice. Iwould throw
>, in here, as paragraph-that if Mr.. Wool
/, LARD's scholars don't learn to read, it will
If not be because he does not know how.
!; The spelling class also composes the
10 whole school. The teacher having preyi
ously designated couple Of pages Of tn,
til reader, out of which he would require th,
IN scholars to spell any word he should pro
til pose-calls for states, and each sits, penci
Mt in hand, ready to write the word called ou.
It as he leisurely reads the lesson. The give,
st number Of words-thirty on this occasion
To- =, having been written, tho scholars arise I
ed their feet and arrange themselves as in read
ing. Each, at the word, passes his slate Z
Of his next ncighbor. The teacher in dis
he he tinct and able voice now spells over the lis
ny of words given out correctly. The scho
~ y, ars mark the errors and place tho numbe
i'll of mistakes in figures at the bottom. Tn
a. a. states having been again returned, thos
ke who have missed the greatest number ar
ct required to go to their seats, then thos
W. who have misspclcd the next greatest nun
Der, and the next, and the next, DC, unit
. there remains only those who have spelIe
every word correctly. and who are designs
N, ted as having attained to the station .
ell Honor. ~ Fes
rse The spelling lesson over--the time fos /,
= cess has come, and away-pass out in th
", same characteristic good order, the scholar
he while you scarcely know they have gon,
sr until the pent up shout falls upon your ea
I'M from the play ground below.
q Mr.. KEELER, il any body else wants /
enjoy himself of an afternoon, and do b
-, duty, tell him to visit the schools.
ng One WHO WENT.
or John MITCHELL skctehed BY Brownioss
The great Slievegammon patriot WI
", ,s ran away from Botany Bay-vioIatipe i
ay lw parole Of honor-to indulge his ardent Ion,
n. ings for a plantation well stocked with slay'