The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1861-01-17

school system to their wants ana conQI-
ton. No less has the severe ordeal Of
the past three years shown its capability
to endure those sudden reverses which
occasionally PROSTATE the other interests
Of the community. Involving greater
expenditure than the rest Of the depart
ments of government, aud that, too,
mainly drawn from direct taxation, it Is
a proud fact, that, while most Of the en-
terprises Of society have been seriously
embarrassed, and some Of them suspend
ed, by the pacuriary crisis Of 1897, our
educational system has not been retarded
in any appreciable degree. On the con
trary, lis operations have been maintain
ed, to au extent which plainly indicates
that our citizens fully appreciate its val
ne. Contrasting its main results during
the past year with those Of 1857, we iud
that the whole number Of pupils now in
the schools is 647,4lt, being an Increase
of A, 1872 these were taught in ll,571
schools, 621 more than 10 1857, during
an average term of five months aud five
ana onc-half days, at a cost OF fftY-Si&
cents per pupil, per month, by l+,06J
teachers, being 529 more than in 1887,
The entire expenditure of the system, fer
the past year, including that Of the
School Department, is &5,G38, 550.80.-
These figures afford some idea Of tie mag
uitude Of the operations Of the system
but neither words nor figures can ade-
quatcly express the Importance of its in
hucnce upon The present, or lis relations
to the future.
In contemplating the details Of a plan
FOR the dle training of the youth ct a
community, its lerge proportions and i'm
posing array of statistics do not display
the points Of its greatest Importance
Pupils may be enrolled by hundreds Of
thousands school houses Of the best
structure.and most complete arrangement
may be dotted at convenient distances
over the whole face OF the land the most
perfect order of studies may be adopted,
and the best possible selection Of books
made; but what are all these, without
the learned aud skilIfqI, the faithful,
moral and devoted teacher? Without.
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am happy to announce that the improve
ucnt Of the common.school teachers Of
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Our peculiar mooe OF framing teachers
under the norma! 'c! spi ISL has Gov
stood ne test oi practical experience
ana against the most adverse eIrcum-
stances mas produced results decisive OF
II" success. AtFeady 1t has placed one
INSTITUTION III Jaa operation ID me south
eastern part OF the state e1gs! IN stand
ing ana e&le'1 10 any III the In'on. An
V'"eL' VII" d" the requirements OF the
law, mas JUST applied ior state recognition
- inc extreme ho''n"GSt. l commend
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