The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-02-02

Mceyen sweiIs the Dorie song -
Lads, and lassies blended breath,
8uSAss sweet all summer long
Der The daisy in the furrow,
Bending low with loving words
BY the noese s brok en- burrow--
Soneaof burnies and of birds
Observation-Disclosures flowing,
Hark, The beat Of bonny Doom,
Logan, Devon, Alton, Ayr.
Braided in = pleasant tune,
"Highland Mary in the choir
CHORUS.
Everywhere, everywhere,
Smkles will break aud tears will start,
Making rainbows round the heart,
Pioughinan, Brother, Bard Of Ayr!
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For the Gate City.
Rcporss0n Pubic schools.
To the Board Of Trustees and Directors Of
the keokUk Public School:
GESTLsNN Permit me to make my Sec
ond quartsrly report, ending January 2lss.
Whole number enrolled, 1850
3" !" withdrawn, 200
!" $ remaining, S4l
Average number for the quarter, 1888
daily attendance, 1925
:" absence, l44.75
As you have so zealously and snxiously
watched the organization and development OF
nc Common School system Of this city, il
Mill be, doubtless, a great source of satisfac-
ton and pride that you are now beginning to
reap some benefit from your untiring labors.
1t gives me great pleasure to be able to in
form you that the school. have now reached
that systematic organization and thorough
discipline which render them worthy Of the
patronage of the entire population Of our
city; and it must be great qualification to
you to know that ali classes OF our citizens
now so highly value our Public Schools that
they give as their confidence and cordial sup.
port.
have directed my labors to the methods
of teaching thorough classification OF the
schools, and full and decieed course OF In
struction to the teachers, which has added
largely to our efficiency, and enabled US to
accomplish vastly more than we could did
each teacher act independently Of the Super
intendent and entire association OF the Board
0hd AUoChS1S hohuUlutiUus
We have regularly maintained our weekly
meetings of teachers, every Friday evening,
where ! have given instruction in modes OF
teaching, management Of the schools, physi-
cal development, and everything pertaining
to we'll regulated school.
have paid particular attention this quar-
ter to the discipline Of the schools. / am
happy to inform you that have not, in a
single instance, been obliged to inflict corpo-
raj punishment, nor have been obliged to
suspend or cxpel single pupil from the
schools.
become daily more and more convinced
that when teachers are actuated by q true de-
sire for their pupils welfare. and are gov.
ernsd in the management Of their schools By
the great law Of love, that nearly all corpo
raj punishment can be avoided. In . ma
jofity Of easss severe bodily pain fails to 40
oonplish tho end designed, and only wher
the child fssls No puaiahmsnt just does i
, make . lassiAg ard beneficial suppression.
!, / should fail to express ~ feelings o.
thankfulncss, did l not rstarn ~ grAtefu
acknowledgements 70 Mss. RsddiAg>en, Harri
son, Whissenmyes, Kasdails 81 atAsr noble
ladies, who have laborsd % ssalously 10 th,
Public School Bsnsvolsas eeeie1y,'' {,
clothe poor destitute childrsa - visit ~
aid the teachers by council and sympathy d
their ardaous work. Surely they will hav'
their reward.
lcannot close this report without safnestl,
urging the Importance to the citissns Of stil
taking deep interest 10 their schools. |
would be disastrous to suffer them TO clos
for want Of support. It would take lonl
time to obtain corps Of teachers 90 faithfu
and SO well acquainted with the wants Of th
city. No movement would so surely dsprss
the public spirit and enterprise Of our plass
IS to allow our schools to flag or die for wan
Of support.
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
RUFUS HUBBARD.
Snp't Of keokuk Public Schools.