Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-01-11

ana those Of 4 lH.sher arade for the moro
Advanced, superzefe the necessity for pri-
vate aud select schools, and thus bring to-,
geIher the children6f all ranks and cIAsses
OF our people, who will in after life meet
on the broad ground of competition, mn
object greatly to be desired in The opinion
OF the nndersiVned.
The ldndersighed segfetilo say dat tl,eI
school builIlpgs, the grounds belonging
these, to the furniture of the rooms aud
the facilities for lighting and ventilating
them are far from what they should be,
lqrdlsadlg lacking. Schools should be, rs
Tar as possible, places of agreeable resort,
leohnecting pleasant associations with
study, shnd such bodily exercise as pro-
motes health and vigor of body. The first
thing requisite toasecutel us such schools,
is the necessary buildings in pleasant To-
cHliiies. s.surrounded by ample groundscpre-
fully cultivated and properly cared for,
instead of old chesxIand
ldwelling-houses, whose location, exRtnal
Structure and internal, dark walls, sen ing,
structure and arrangement, which are fifty
calculated TO throw around the pupils
school-hours. associations the most gloomy
and repulsive that could be imagined.
liedIIow often docs stlieSehild thus iiucar-
cerated, as 10 were, e,imbibe an unylelding
dislike and even an anc.'Ngaeyq5ig d,eadlo
eyeryt hing that sounds of school or book,
from the pleasantness, ainoonvenience
ma diehrinesss which were united ts form
its first impressions thereof. Then in the
study and practice OF economy in the man
agement Of ouisl schools, our Boards of
Education. should be careful 10 avoid that
pnrsirnony which lends them ito cling to
L. i IL A n 4 ~
cuTants of a school -foom should be pro.
vided with abundance of fresh and pure
air "To put children on short allow
ance Of fresh air." says Horace Mann,
sis astfoolislf as it would have been for
Noah. during the deluge to have put his
family on a'short allowance of water.'h-
The Creator has poured round the earth
an ocean Of air forty miles deep, thus
showing its vital Importance inthe economy
of nature. When the vital importance OF
a bountiful supplyof pure air to the health
OF the body'is considered, we are more and
more astonished at the nigardy parsimony
of that parent who will knowingly shut
his child up in close full room, reaking
with foul, iloathsome and poisonous air, TO
exc out his school days amid langor, dull
ness, ill-temper and headache, and with
out the requisite means Of proper ventila-
tion, and without exerting all his siinfuenee
to betterits condition in This Particular
The under signed would then earnestly
recommend the early rebuildIhg ofgalbt tie
school houses in town:-nei ~ i.ra .saSTd /
We.are sorry to find, that in most of the
schools the attendance had been veryiir-
regular during the last term. This fact
our attention was called to by some of the
Il ,,f,L 1 l.
the Superintendent. 1t win be seen ujtob
the most hasty reflection, thatthe scholar
who is irregular in his attendance, will be
school. BY being absent the pupil loses
his standing in his class, and is disqual-
fed to advance wiaR the requisite rapidly
He acquires habits of neglect and ilregu-
inrity. and gTaduatly becomes discouraged
and acquires q grevioua dislike for school
and everything connected herewith. His
absence tends to disorganize the school
and adds largely to the labors of the teach
ers. We would, therefore, respectfully
invite your attention to this particular, that
Eif possible this evil may be gradually
remedied. ,7.o -Q ,-"'.fr..- --sfl
"In many instances, says Norihend,
parents are too ready to leave all the
affairs Of the SCHOOLS in the hands of COM
mittees and teachers This will not an
swer. The young are very quick to dis
cover any t, cling or want OF feeling on
the part of their parents. and they will not
often deviate from the same. The teacher
urges upon their considerations, the value
II knowledge day after day, and repeats
his earnest desire for their improvement,
but often his words and interest are almost
naturalized blythe indifference Of their
dearest friends. They begin to think that
e ducation is of little consequence and that
it matters not whether they are industrious
or idle, as they never see their parents
within tile school room. they begiif to
think that the teacher is the only one in
Hteresied IN their progress, and he is so
only because it is the way Of his business
If fthem parents would have their chill
dren manifest judicious. strong and abb
ding interest in all their school perfor-
mances. they must first themselves ex-
hibit a -liveiy interest in the same. TO
parents and all others; in Pomeroyi who
are Interested in the education ofthe young,
wt would most earnestly recommend that
they frequently visit all of the departments
ot "ur schools. 1t promotes social feeling
IN all concerned, and encourages both I
teacher and pupil in the performs OF
their difficult and often-times trying du-
ties. Some may be disposed to excuse
themselves for negleeting TO visit the
schools where their children are fitted
not for college forlite, because they
say they can do no good. They cannot
INSTRUCT the teacher ina the performance OF
his or her duties. And many other kin
dred excuses. are given. Let no one-and
especially no mother, indulge in such de-
ceitful imagenings; for it often happens
that an encouraging word or look from an
afectionate mother is all that is necessary
TO save her son from utter dispdir and con
Seuuent woTthleSsness and ;dianass I. "a