Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-04-24
REPORT of THE EXAMINING COM
MITTEE OF THE POMEROY
SCHOOLS.

MITTEE OF THE POMEROY
SCHOOLS.
To the Board Of Education:
GENTLEMEN:-In accordance with the
requirements of our Office, we have given
some attention to the Public Schools,
during their past session, and attended
the examinations closing the term.
We therefore submit the following
Report
We embrace this opportunity of ex-
pressing our appreciation of the untiring
efforts of our worthy Superintendent, and
efficient corps of Teachers, to elevate the
character of the schools We are happy
to state our conviction that these eff
forts are being crowned with marked
success; and we can reasonably hope that
the time is not far distant, under the
present management, when the Pomeroy
Public Schools shall be inferior to those
of no other town of like size
One prominent detriment in the way
of the prosperity of our Schools, has
always been, the want of appropriate
School buildings.
This detriment has been partially re-
moved by judicious action of the Board
of Education, at the close of the Summer
term, in leasing the "Pomeroy Academy" :"
for the use of the Public Schools. We
have thus an addition of three or four
commodious and wholesome school
rooms, instead of an equal number,
which were so lily ventilated, and so
| forbiddfng in their aspect, as to render
them absolutely unfit for their purpose
We deem it of the first importance
that the school room, with its furnish
ing, and its surroundings, should not
only be such as to conduce to the health
and comfort of the pupil, but it should
present that neat and home like appear
ance which will pleasantly and favorably
effect his mind, and heart. In short,
no pains should be spared to render the
school house, and its appurtenances, the
most pleasant and attractive place to the
learner
These externals are silent, though
potent formers of character, and have
been too much neglected None but the
experienced teacher can fully appreciate
the comparative facility with which he
interests, and instructs his pupils under
these different circumstances,
We find, in all departments of the
school, a deficiency in the requisite ap-
paratus for illustrating the various
branches taught. We suggest that a
committee, in conf JUNCTION with the Super
intendent, should give attention to this
matter, and arrange for the procuring
of whatever additional apparatus may
seem most essential.
STATISTICS OF THE SCHOOLS.
The whole number of youth enumera-
ted within the corporate limits of Pom
eroy of legal school age, is 900.
Number enrolled in the graded schools
during the term just closed, $50.
This disparity is, in part, accounted
for in the fact that there are two or three
German schools, not in connection with
the Union Schools. By reference to the
Superintendent's report, we learn that
the average daily attendance for the last
term was 320-that is about three fifths
of the number enrolled in the schools.
Unpunctuality in attendance is pre-
dominant evil in any school, but espec-
tally in the graded Schools, where the
teacher of each departments required
to advance his pupils to a given point,
in given time. The irregular scholar
either forfeits his place with the class,
or the whole class must make sacrifice
of time for his accommodation.
We believe that this sad want of pune
tual attendance at the schools, originates
mainly in the fact that parents do not
fully appreciate the Importance of pune
tual and regular attendance, and there
fore for triAing causes keep their chill
dren out of school For the cure of this
evil your Committee have no specific. It
is, however, believed that should the pa
rents more frequently visit the schools,
and thereby acquire more lively inter-
est in their success, and more active
sympathy with their teachers, it would
afford at least a palliative.
In behalf of the Committee
j. P. BING.
S. NJ. BRIGHT.