Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1862-07-30


| PromcSS. With - exceptions teachers
have given better satisfaction than tho't
they could do. There being so many be
gnners, ! did not look for grea! things
One fact however ! discovered, that a few
now in their first term gave more complete
satisfaction than a like number with con-
siderable experience. The latter class will
not, presume feel themselves much fiat
tered by this announcement.
E.ranma,i0ns,-My practice is to combine
the oral with the written, but chiefly the
former. After the oral exercise in Eng
lish Grammar, | give a few correct and a
few incorrect sentences to each teacher,
on slip of paper, and require them to
tell me and the audience, all they know
about them, or what they would require
of their pupils in like cases.
So in Written Arithmetic, | require a
solution on paper, have the teacher repro-
duco the questions or problems to the au.
dience, together with the solutions and
the reasons therefor, ! encourage the
timid commence with easy questions,
and generally have about the same kind
| for the whole class. True, il a teach
er answer with great facility, / PROFOUND
something OF greater difficulty. fla teach
/ cr answers au easy question with only the
| same readiness that another answers a
more difficult one, DO not give the for
MGR as high figure as the latter, My
reasons for adopting this course have been
derived from experience.
QuaLtcu't0nS.- The average estimate Of
teachers qualifications this year is not
quite so good as last year, though some are
decidedly better. Ny reason is so many
new aud inexperienced candidates in the
profession.
Fmalea.-Thopr proportion Of females EN-.
| Ip,oyed, and the result Of teaching, as cons
pared with last year, remain about the
same; though 10 have greater scholarship
and teach with create" success than last
year.
Suauucr Scho05.-Seyeral Districts had
summer schools, either by subscription or
otherwise. 1t is cxpedient and is desira,
ltle that summer schools in Districts
where they have Them, should commence
after harvest and be continued through
the winter under charge of the same teachN
er, The frequent changing Of teachers is
great hindrance to The progress Of our
schools. A medium teacher is better than
| frequent changes.
B0arI,o7 Arolmd. The Plan of "board-
ing around" has bad effect upon teach.
ers and scholars. 1t is expected that
teachers will converse in every family, and
if they do to any glelt extent, their stu,
dies must be neglected and if Their stu.
dies are neglected the schools must suffer.
Resides it is next to impossible in this
county for females to board round, conss-
Iquentlv their services must be dispensed
with in winter. Five dollars per month
iamong farmers is about tair plice for
board,
Troyjlow Tmc9--The troubles of the
times have not effected iujuriously public
sentiment in respect TO the importance oil
education, though the past year some
thought we could not possibly raise funds
sufficient to pay teachers, and were willing
to dispense with schools for the present.
Directors however persevered and opened
them in every District in the county with
two exceptions; the people acQuiesced and
all now appear to be satisfied.
Prospects, Lumber having bro't good
price, the growing crops give evidence of
an abundant harvest, and this gigantic,
wicked and causeless rebellion having
! probably reached its elimination, pros.
poets have frightened and schools will be
opened as heretofore Throughout the coun>
| ty.
Our Wants. We want more good teach,
ers, a greater length Of school term, more
regular attendance Of pupils and better
cooperation Of parents with teachers to
secure and maintain good government.
! Dgautmg D,StricB.--Eerguson and Law
renee had no schools within the year and
| Woodward only one out Of three in that
! District they of course forfeit their share
OF State muniticence
,Suggc8ignS.--I believe great good would
result if teachers were required to make
monthly reports of the condition Of their
schools to the County uperntendent as
that officer is now required to do to the
central Office.
believe it would be good plan in this
county, where good teachers are not plen-
tilul, to have the same teacher take charge
| Of two schools on alternate days, in all lC-
calities where schools are not too remote
from each other. About one,third of our
J teaching force could be dispensed with
| the best being retained The term being
extended over a period Of eight months
/ teachers could afford to take a little less
wages than where the term is only four
months. There need be no excuse for
absence; children having half their time
to labor and do what was neediul to b.
done at home.
Future Pofcy.--Teacher having failed to
respond to my invitation for normal inr
s'rucJion, my plan now i to unite two or
three contiguous Districts, when practices
blo and give instruction in some branches
at the close Of examinations and to en-
courage and insist upon teachers reading
and studying more educational works.
they being now quite abundant.
JESSE BROOMALL,
County Superintendent
Curwensville, 9th mo-, 1862.
nsa- Most men work for the pres.
ent, a few for the future. The wise
work for both, for the future in tho