Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-12-09
CORRESPONDENTS oe TIE .JoCaNAL.
Letter from PMlipsburg, Pa.
PHILIpsgURG PESS'A, DEu. 9TH,

| is max ing rapid strides towards perfection ,
! can no longer Ice doubted, when it is know n
10 all the resident inhabitants ut this vicinity
| that "we the proplc' "f thiiipsburg have a
dopted for our motto 'know ledge is power
| Think for moment, ye departed spirits of
/ Plato, Lycurgus, Solon, Cato, Socrates, and
many uore, whose names are handed down
| from former generations, as the learned men
| of their time, to the little longer when your
names will give way to the bright iitellects
| now drinking deep of the pure crystal founi-
ain of knowledge, in this classic town.
| If the railroad is civiizer; it is certainly
an intelectualizer, too especially the 7. Il
G. r. r. AS positive PROOF OF this we have
| it demonstra ted, beyond contradiction in our
midst. ''1 Oung America Is now being
| taught his 'ldeas how to shoot" at three select
! temples at knowledge in our town. No long
| er do We allow our and daughters TO
march through the long, dull, dreary monoto-
| nous Free Scho II System OF the Old Keystone.
Far from 1t, We are a progressive people can
| not think of graduating the future greatness
| OF Philips ourg's hterafi at a common school. :.
| We, the people s'eXpect ere long TO have a
| school room in each of our houses, and gov
| erness to teach our children the rudimentS of
I knowledge, and to graduate with a 'ssheepsfim''
! before they are out of short clothes. Athens
! look 10 yonr iaurels
| ! have often heard that the Free school syS.
| tenn OF Pennsylvania was almost perfection
| that therein the son or daughter of the poor
| est man in the State could be taught the best
| classic education, therefore no necessity for
| being at the come at Bile expense of
| sending them 10 college. But, it seems, that
| the s.assembled wisdom" of our School Di-
| rectors have vetoed such system, and closed
the free schools; thereby compelling the sons
aud daughters of those parents, who have not
| the s'greenbacks, to go uneducafed. / can
not imagine why they have done so-there
can not be any good reason for it. The School
| Treasury must be overtiowin9 with money for
our school tax is as high formerly, when
| our schools were open the whole year. 1t
! can not be for want Of procuring qualified
teachers, for there are three taieuted and
classic educated ladies teaching select schools
| here now. | am certain that the parents of
| school going children would gladly pay their
| tax il the directors had employed those ladies
To teach our common schools; though they
should have To pay them large salary, and
grade the schools 1t is certainly much better
TO pay large salaries and employ good Teachers
than small salaries and bad teachers. 1t is
certainly great wrong, that those children
whose parents can not afford to pay their tut
tion at the select schools, should be deprived
OF schooling this winter. | hope the Direct
ors will cause the common schools to be open
ed without delay, and abore all other ifs, buts
Or considerations, employ good teachers. TO
these ladies vino have opened the select
schools, our citizens. those who are able to
pay their chidrcn's tuition. should be under
many thanks, tor their kindness in opening
their schools. | do not wish the ladies to in
fer that any blame be attached to them
no, none whatever
The '.ancicnt craft'' are busy Iaying the
foundation walls for the passenger depot of
the T. x e. K. K. The COMPANY accented
the ground given by Mr. john d. McGirk. 1t
is situated between, or rather extends from
Presqueise to Laurel streets fronting two hun
dred feet "Ii North Water Street, and sixty |
HFc teet an depth on the two former streets. |
This Sound is, understand, exclusively for |
lasseugeI depot. The freight depot is TO |
De III the .'big barn" The water station is |
now bniding at the \. L. corner OF water and |
fihe Streets From all appearances at the |
present moment, we may iud0lse slightly, in |
the hope of having the cars ran to this place |
regularly ere 1868 has been consigned to the |
vault OF departed years. But we have waited
Tor their coming and have heard of their COM
ing next week SO long, and So often, that we |
hnaIly concluded not To look tor them until |
We see them. ! hope, family though, to take |
my Christmas, riding on Il rail.
notice IN the Journal OF the 2d instant the |
report oi the Ladies' Aid Society of Cur
wenSyiile." | was struck with "a tonisbment |
to see the figures counting up such a hand
some SUM for oar hrave soldiers, aud, most
for the donation to the Sanitary
ing prisoners at Richmond. All honor to the |
patriotic, charitable, and generous women of |
the CnrweusyIie Ladies' Aid Society. MANY
as.God bless then'' will escape the lips Of those
nohie braves, away oil in the wretched prisons /
of the rebel capitol. Ladies OF Clearfieid (
coputy yoa have done a noble deed one that
VIII go down To the latest period of time. God |
bless you, and may you still continue the
good work.
Where are the patriotic and charitable wo-
men of PhilipsbIgg Surely you can not
have realized the fact OF the misery and sui
ferIng now prevailing among our brave SOL
dlers who are prisoners at X ichmOnd. and not
be up and doing Ladies' if ever there was
4 time that you should engage in the cause of
your country, ii is now You have nobly re-
sponded to the wants of the sick and wound
ed soldiers, at different times, heretofore.
Be not Inactive now. Emulate the fair daugh-
ters OF Cieartield. Rouse, then, and let Your
noble, Charitable and generous hearts assist
your fair hands in the good deeds of contrib
ltiDg to the Ieiief of these noble, brave and
suffering soldiers who are imprisoned in the
Sretched and filthy prisons at Richmond
Let pot the brave boys who are from our town
DC told, that the women of Philipsburg do not
possess those noble, great and best gifts that
.ntrtle them to be
Gods last, best gift 10 man.
without whom his strength is useless. his wis
iom folly, his life failure. LERoI.
The Nantucket people have new 'ssen-
'atlon." AT Il church collection, some even
ngs SINCE, four silver ssquarters'' were put
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