The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-03-27
Alexandria Public school.

| Alexandria Public School.
We copy the following from the
Report Of the Superintendent Of Pub
lie Schools for Alexandria Township
as follows:
In making my annual report, | am
happy to announce that our schools
as a general thing, are in fourishing
condition They are far from what
they should be, but on looking back a
few years, we can see a decided i'm
provement They are well attended,
and the interest taken in them by the
parents of children is ON the increase.
Mons Of the Schools have refrigerated
since ms last report, but seem to be
rather on the advance. 1t is very ev-
ldent that the cause of popular edu-
cation has made substantial progress
i'll this township during the past three
years. We have some good, earnest,
faithful teachers, who have accom-
plished all that could reasonably be
expected of them, especially consid-
ering the adverse circumstances under
which some Of them have been labor
ing In several districts female teach
ers have been employed, and in every
instance with entire success. Can any
good reason be given why ordinary
male teachers should be employed in
our small schools, a. from $25 to $35
per month, when females of as much
experience, and infinitely better quail
9ted can be secured for much less
sum 1t would be well for trustees
to take this matter into consideration,
for it is well known fact that in those
portions of the country, especially in
the north west, where our public
schools have at. aimed the highest de
gree OF excellence, female teachers are
employed almost exclusively in the
private schools
There does not seem to be that
manifest interest on the part of parents
which should prompt them to greater
exertions in the education of their
children they are 100 willing to leave
the whole matter in charge of the
teachers, when they should be CO.
workers in the great work of training
up their children in the wav they
shonld go 1t is Fad fact that we
have some men who never fail to at
tend all agricultural fair, who will 90
into raptures over a fast horse, and
consider a travelling circus the great
improvement of the age, yet will per
sistantly oppose free money for the ed
ucation of their children Nor do
these men ever visit their schools. -
They would consider man foolish
or insane were he to employ laaorer,
even for short time, upon his farm,
without closely supervising his opera
tons; yet they will, with apparent
unconcern, permit teacher to ope-
rate upon the deathless minds of their
to fashion and mould them at
his WILL and in all probability control
their destiny, not only for time, but
for eternity.
Our teachers, male aud female, are
of good moral principle, and fair edu-
calional endowments, aud are duly Ii
censed. The discipline, in general, is
not subject to the rod, but made to
depend on individual responsibility for
order and harmony. Again another
year of our existence has rolled away,
but it has not been void of its happy
influences and effects. The great and
noble cause of mental culture is stead
lily and effectively advancing, and a
happy era is yet to dawn upon US,
when education shall be more thor
oughiy diffused among the people
Then shall vice, ignorance and crime
be subdued by the purifying powers of
knowledge, science and christianity,
and this, our now happy Republic,
shall assume II standing and dignity, |
transcendently above all the natioas
of the globe.