The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-04-16

scholars ioo'Jp2 iB tie Hover rooms, al. ,
though with irregular scholars ilia mAy
he . necessity. Regular aDd dligtnt pu.
pills should pass through each oi the six
rooms below the senior Grammsr school
in o1e yrsr, entering lhi. Grammar
school at the age Of twelve. rrm-iniDg
there iwo years, and graduating at the
High School usually st about the age OF
sighe-n. Thorough Epgli,h Analysis
should b. Q Dinusd al lsast one y.ar in
the Ugh Sehool.nnd borough review Of
tie common branches be Lad during
the last thres mo0,hs OF the High
School cour,e Of four yeas. We
want sill more attention to 4 Q d.
parIment Of eOmpoSiticn and eiocu.
ti0n We must hAvs trorousl sy .t'hs
here. We, .sh9uld elevate The Grammar
School BY Introducing. in addition To
the present common school stulies. Ply.
sical Grog'aply. History Of The United
s a,rs anil Box keeping. This i. now
the design. j. it pl ases your Boarl.--
The frst Two OF these suits woull bs
transferred from h" High School. and tie
l-st could be connected with the daily !
witt q exIcses. Acc'r ling 10 It's
plan ordinary geography would b. CON
pl ted in the room just bel,w. and only
reviewed in the grammar school during
the last ttrea nIon'hs Of lis course. Win
our High School D pariment we haVs all
great reason 20 be well satisfied. have
no further suggestions to OF ! in refer.
ence to il. The examination and era u
aing exercises uero highly cr-dira 10 10
this depar mrnt. and appreciated by all.
The attendance during the coming
year will be quite lsrg". The High
School should always be we'll sns.
rain-d it gives ch rarter 10 Our
rnire system. To subject Of 90.
J-rL Lessons having nnw ben introiu
ced, will receive large share OF aten.
tion h-r after. We need more oral ~
ing communications between teachers an
pupils -iDsruatjons and converse ions
ab,u the objects wilioh daily surround
us--and these systematiz.d II il sur.
prising how much instruction NAV be
conveyed 70 the sma'lest child in refer
} enc" t' practical and living 'hings, al d
how much their young nin Is may tie
,ickeneL BY thrss hvirg c,lnmunica.
ons. withOu. weaiinrss or premature
d~vel, pm-nt. The new Oaj.cl Less n
Charts, recently turchaSed by yoIr
Board. are admirably iap,ed to ptomot
0 these enis. o. the subjsc, Of 7ert
B, ,oks. | know | nttr The convictions Of
t your Board. when Say, that no WnhscsE
, sary changes shonId be mide W.
. should have good text books; keep h. m
! 50 long IS lh-y answ r The pu'pos- ; not
Change tham. from one grade 10 ane her.
= exc pt wh4rs absolu nrce>sare; and re
. duo the whole to simplicity and uu for :
I mi Y. Success in The SO o, room depend ;
I more uron the teacher than IL; on tn" est
, book. 'rhe change. or rather cren exchange
! of G Biographies recently mai: in your
h Bnard, in favor of Camps Outline, has
b betn found beneficial, involving 40 ex
pens-, buta saving to the public. and
e giving US two excellent g,ographi-s,
i W ich are fouad amply sufficient for the
7 whole course Hitherto pupils exchanged
Rays tor Greenleaf's arithmetic. in pass
Y lug from The intermediate 10 the Gram
e nsr Schnol recommend that Ray be
;. continued in tie Grammar School.
e Let il mt te thou n, that bv thrss
d surg-sions Irccommead rodici change
Z" reconstruction o. our sch 'ols. | have
no such pr sumption; nor d. our schou &
o require such 4 change. The .-ar 'as,ei
10 Union sch"ols will compire iavorabIy
t with The nther Union Schools Of the Sac
st in all points We have essentially tn,
same System the ssm4 grabs, the SAM
10 modes of ia>tru ton, AMI the same ralet
30 and regulations rs are found in the t-s
Iy Uuion Scpnus in our land. There arr
~ dvu Il IS. some olher schools In advanc
o Of US, but 81 mlny chin | rs. All n-ec
We improvement (; Tor progress must he a
r essential eJem.nt III every goo scNo ii
il To secure This .,sll' should honestly an,
t fSiAfilg aim. having regard oIrly 10 III
Id trae interest Of The school. vi CEl
nj :, am with tbe schools daily. during a
OF the school hours. sp-nding nearly oil tn
t. Im't IN the tiIf-rent rooms. excepting. O
le course. the time required 10 hra
et classes in the languages. i ne
fy ardIy say that | have much schu'
-s work, outside If school hours rrquiI
he log AL my time. We have Teachers
a meeting. once week. which | have res
he son to lisv. are profitable to onrselv'
1t and the school. We are humnly an
in 'arteslly endeavolIng to duonr duty
T tie school and tho public. Will not ii
gil parents and tho friends Of our soho !
'ly vi,il uS more frequently in lh- future
Sh ,hld not the p-"ple generally a"quai
on themselves wi h the character aud woiI
ly. inis ii our schools, by personal ronta
m. with 'hem? Suoul til, re not be nuro
eg a Hviny practical sympathy and, coop"
NV alton n-re? Aud would not, then. II
are Who'll" work be prosecuted more viguou
we ly2 | trust all tn members Of yOr
81, Board will ever show wvrihy cxlmp
US IN this respect.
ne. Respectfully submit'si,
ne ".fs +. REINMUND, Supt