Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-02-04

The Schcol in District No. l3. in Frye
burg.


But % the cShihi,ion.
There we're quite large number OF deeli
nations by tho Young gentlemen, some o
them delivered with pa,hos aud power, thai
thrilled the nerve, and rou.cd the FEELING.
Of the audience to the highest pitch. Th,
Young gentlemen and young ladies r,citCj
poetry in a beautiful manner anl with lnucl
effect The dialogue, woc apty and nat,
uraliy performed 10 the no small amuserucu;
o, the house. but the crovuius beauty OF
tho whole. was the par, taken by "ih' hHl,
rir''." They rcciicl and rad poetry charm
iusly, spoke dialogues admirably, and sung
iu concert cnchap,iugly Many OF their
performances inyoluntarily brought down
ihc house The aGair was 90, up by tie
scholars, aud they controlled aud governed
The whole. which made it much more iut,r-
s,,in:. The exhibition finished wi,h the
reading ot a Tarsr. the work Of the .ehOl
,rs. The writer of this article was compel.
lcl @, leave before twas read; bat has been
,o'i twas mos, cr,l,,ahle, apt and Original.
Thi. vas town school, and has not We,
closed. an told 'hsr, d. 90 DO another
exhibition a, the close OF The school.
To clunect,on with the sulrct of thi. ez.
h,htHn. will take the liberty Co give some
particular, ia r,snrI u the school in tha,
si,iric,
Th, BARKER School District" " IN Frye.
bur, &. u,w composed of eighteen families,
and this has h'sn about their number for
the last thirty ysar, There Is one shoe
ms.or, and always has brcn one tanner un.
90 r,ccut'y. De j. now i,'yasci The rc.t
src small. Bat mostly independent. rc'p-cta-
hie, auI intelligent farmers. Their school
has aver -'i from thirty 70 forty scholar.
in thc winter season, aud ia ,he summer
ah1u, halt thn; uumh,r.
That district has always had apro'parous
and illuri,hins school. Within the la, g..
TEN y,ar,, {, ha, furnished twcu,y.one
,cnctcrs, wh, have ct nearly an their clu.
cation "a their district school Th,.. teach
er, have 5r Oh, most part proved them,glys,
aisqua,, % ,hc task of teaching, and have
DON, themselves honor ia that profession.
rN1 o. thc,, have studied p5y,ic, and are
now in successful practice, one ha. become
a lawyer. ani ha. b,ga twice hau1r.l. as a
yogrs as,. @ a seAt ia th, legislature.
Two scholar, from that district hny, enter.
"a the mercantile l,uc. Ouc ha. been very
successful. and j. u1w doing a large buu.
ue., in ,li, yiias, He has .he entire con-
lI.u,1 ol iis l-i1t e5nuuiiy. who have
unlimited Aiia ,n D,, p'r.et: integrity.
Ous of tho scholar, rai.,l AMI educated
in that district, Is uow worthy clerk in
one ol ihl stores in this, Lowell village, auI
although bat iu,, become q asr, such is bis
a,kn,vl,I.sI worth that DE- is talked -,
aal TrI'ab'y may D., elected, As one OF the
dra,au, in d,uri,hins church shortly 10
be ,.ubl..hcd in ,hs s1mcwha, motel village
of Lowell. But i, wa. not nv intention &,
write ,hc history Of ,ho,, teacher, aud
scholars who have received their education
mainly in tie " Barker District" but to
call ruhIi, attention u thee facts, IN order
that prof, might be drawn thgrglrlm.
Nuv. the inquiry naturally arise, what
has don, al this? | apPrsheui thero are
but lew districts in this county ihat can
bla., of such success in their schools. Why
has thi, school been ., successful? Why
should that little humble district excel 10
such o. DEGREE What i, the secret sprng
of their ,ucc,s,2 There must bc some cause
lur an this. What i, IL? There i ozPsn.
I-d every year the enormous sum Of SDO0,-
600 for common school, in this STATE, and
y-t We are told iha, We must have a normal
school &, raise teachers. Il would not be
So it Ba'C the school districts ia this State
would DO halfas we'll as this district. The
ds,ric, &, lo,a,cl over Fix miles from any
academy, - the success OF its school Is not
from living near an academy.
4 will now Try to solve the secret ol the
success Of this school. In the first place
they have baa 20 diEsul,y with any Of their
teacher. lJr over twcuty years. They have
uniformly sustained, backed up, and aided
their teacher in his arluous AMI oucrous
duties. They have been has friend and Is.
...,aa,. instead Of his enemy and prosecutor,
dstractor and deiamsr 2l. Scholars have
given a runctuh aud constant attendance.
%. The district purchased several years ago
% library suitable FOR the scholars. i'h.
There has been either lyceum carried on
bv che people Of tho diitrct, IN which tie
scholar. have been invited TO participate,
and which they have always attended, or
they have bad a speaking and spelling school
one ,,cnin. m each week during the time
their school was keeping. 5th, There has
always been a Slbbash school kept uP du-
rios the mud part Of the season, in which
al the children have attended. They have
never had any .cs,arianism to distract and
divide them in this regard, but all have uni
ted. both heart and hand, in this praisewor-
thy business without the least regard to set.
Lastly. they have good share Of men OF
enlarged and liberal views and expanded
philanthropy, who have been the guides and
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