Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1859-01-28

the ground that belongs TO It, IS apparently
covered by the building. The house Is com
Portable. and the desks are good. Anothe
one was removed 10 the edge of a field, cloSt
TO the road side, where 1t Commands ful
blast Of the northwest wind; remote from
the shade to screen it from the summers sun
or protect II from the winters storm, with the
public road Cor a playground. Another on,
was repaired.
In West Buffa.oe, a new house was built
large and comfortable, with suitable desks
One of the old houses was moved and re
paired.
The directors Of Mflinburg purchased the
ST. Elias church converted into a school house
having four comfortable rooms, in which all
the scholars of the borough are now accom-
modated with well graded schools.
In Lewisburg, the directors refitted iht
Northern Liberty school house, and divided
it into two rooms suitable for primary or sec
ondary schools. Four more rooms, or anoth
er building Ike the one erected in 1855, vii
accommodate all the pupils that now attend
the public schools Of this place.
In White Deer, one of the school houses
was rebuilt. Some others need repairing. In
New Columbia, they need a new house with
two rooms, or two school houses, so that the
schools may be graded. Ninety-ihree pupils
are too many for one teacher, where many OF
them are expected TO learn their manners
as well as their a, b, C.
The only Improvements noticed in Kelly y
district, are new coal sheds, and larger black
boards in the school houses.
In Buila!oe, a new school house would have
been built, but the directors could not get a
sufficient amount Of ground al the most suit
able place, and rather than follow the exam
pie Of some of their predecessors, !. G., giving
the location 20 the lowest bidder, which often
brought il upon some barren bluff, into some
dismal swamp, or upon lots of Ground that
could not be used for any other purpose, they
concluded not 10 build al all until they can get
suitable site, with a sufficient amount Of
ground to give the children room for Tecrea-
lon, without fear OF being run over by hor-
ses and vehicles, or being punished for tres
passing upon private property, or appropria-
ting the fields FOR play grounds.
II is the opinion Of many Of our citizens,
tina, 4 general law should be passed. i.perm,uins
school directors 10 select suitable locations
for school houses with a sufficient amount Of
ground FOR all school purposes, by paying the
proprietor Just compensation providing al
ways that such school houses should not be
an annoyance 10 the occupants.
Improuement Of PLaygrotsnd.-At Buifaloe
Y Roads, through the enterprise of the teach
er,H.K.Kennedy, and his pupils, supported by
the citizens Of the neighborhood, the school
house has been enclosed by nea; and sub
siantial fence, in a two acre lot, of the best
qualify Of land. When | made my last visit
to that school, I found the teacher and schol-
Ievotiny their leiSure mompnfS n fiffiru
up a flower garden in front of the school
house. They all manifest deep interest in
the improvement of their school house and
grounds, as well as In the improvement of
their minds.
The Town Hall school house, in Lewisburg.
stands in a spacious enclosure. | believe the
directors had designed the yard in front of the
building to be Appropriated to shrubbery,&c.,
but for want of taste or encouragement, the
IN wnne 6t.hsGs psa..lt.Gs.Itfs sa., .s.tf sJ2i6of "hCuses
have an ample amount of play ground, but
are not enclosed or improved.
The Kelly school houses have good To-
cations, but might have more room for recre-
alton.
The school house yard in Miiilinburg is
rather crowded for four schools, but the direc-
tors could do no better.
In all the remaining schools, not more than
ten have sufficient amount Of ground TO give
the scholars necessary recreation, and not one
half of them are suitably located.
Insfitutes.-The Union and SNYDER institute
held one session in Mitilinburg of three DAYS,
and in Mlddleburg of two and half days.
The BUlaloe district institute held session
every other Saturday at the different school
houses of the township. Il was regularly al
tended bv directors and parentS and often bv
teachers from adjoining districts all mani
Testing deep interest in the exercises. The
New Berlin institute, in connection with the
Union Seminary, continues 10 hold a session
each week during the greater par of the year.
Locai uperrision-Lewisburg is the only
district in which the district superlntendency
has been fully tried. In New Berlin and Milf
linburg, the blanks are used. but the vista
tion and duty of preparing the reports are not
assigned 10 any particular member of the
board.
Conciusion.-The friends of education are
beginning 10 see the importance of electing
intelligent directors-men, too, who feel an
interest in the education of the rising gener-
alton. Those, even, who are elected 10 op-
pose the system, sometimes become the most
Jealous supporters of the schools.
The hard times, and the failure of the grain
crop-the staple of the county-were severe
ly felt last winter, and occaSiOned temporary
difficulties but with i, all, progress has un-
questionably been made, and the future is
promising.
Amidst all vcissitudes have had the uni
form and powerful influence Of the newspaper
press. D. HEcKESpoHS, County Sup.
New Berlin, June %, 1858.