The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-12-20
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4 Our District SEAOCls
AZ tie time it Wss crested She EnpOria
SSheoi House was the beat school building In
the stass. It vas built at TINE Of great
| snaneial depression, and IN tAs infAheY Of
ouy sohoOI system, and silly expressed he en-
erRy and enterprise Of eur people IN edaca.
donsl matters. The building is still large
enough for the wants Of the Disriet, though
it vii certainly be somewhat crowded by
another year. At the present there is ample
room and accommodation for s H.
The educational furOre Of our people did
net exhaust itself in the erection Ofs hrss class
school edi6ce. School meetings are well At
tended, and ali matters pertaining to the CON
duet and efie ency of the school awake hearty
interest. The School Board have always been
from among the most active aud capable men
in the District. and the moneys necessary for
frat class schools have been ungrudgin nelly
voted
For year and half the District generous
y gave the use Of the upper story of the school
building to the State, for the Normal SchCol.
/ The result was that ths1ower rooms were over
crowded and the proper department. Orga nizG-
ton prevented. Last summer the Normal
/
the District Board determined to have Grad
| ed School, suited to the absolute wants Of the
! District Mr.. ". P. Gould, an experienced
teacher, was employed aS Principal, and Mr..
Brown, and Miss Ella Spencer. both of " HON
bad not only had vsl-able experience in teach
ing, but had AlSO enjoyed the advantage Of
| tuition at he State Normal School, were en-
gagged A. assistants. The number Of scholars
enrolled is about one hundred and twenty
These are nOminally divided into three era deS,
though the two higher ones are temporarily
merged,-fOr the present term give OppOr-
tunity for more thorough classification.
A few days ago We paid the schOOl visit
and were much pleased with VII at we saw.
The order Gnd interest manifested by the
scholars, was quite remarkable, and the thor
oughnsss and zeal Of the teachers all III #
could be desired. The teaching is after tn E
method iDeuleatsd il the Normal School, and
OF the most efficient possible character. Great
care has bCen taken in arraI ging the classes
so as tHbIaee together only those of ,qua
proficiency 30 far as possible. This is a work
of great Importance in school. requiring ex-
cellent judgment, and much time. II moi
properly dene. the backward and inoom pe5sa t
hinder and keeT. back their associates VIII ose
talents or experience fit them to go rapidly
forward.
From all we saw we were favor IDLY impressed
with the manner in which the school is being
conducted. But we hope that no taxpayer.
and especi ally no aren't whose child is I
ate ndnnce uTon the school, will be saiisiSC
with our OPini on, but will go aud see for him
self. Interest thus manifested will reflect it
self upon both teacher aud scholars. The "let
alone" policy won't do in eehoOl matters NJ
matter how careful and conscientious teacher
may be in the discharge OF his duty. he will
Inevitably become lukewarm if he is made to
feel that Ii ere is lack of interest among those
who ought to be the mole intsrested AAl
the same is true of tn scholars. There has
been neglect Of this duty heretofore. The
| Normal School has absorbed much Of the at
teniOn Of our people, and somewhat to the ne
glOct Of the District School, which is Of mole
imne diate importance to us.
1t has been eOmmOn TO change teachers
nearly every term. We believe this to be bad
practice, when it can he avoided. A teacher
who, by the experience of one or mere terms
hSs acquired knSwledge of the natural abili.
: ty. temperament, disposition and aequireme ntl
: of his scholars, iS much better fitted to sue
, cessfully teach them than one who is an en-
tire stranger to them. Changes should b,
avoided much as possible.
The present Board of District officers is a.
follows: R. B. Hurst, Director; NJ H. Bates
Treasurer; J. L. Williams, Clerk. In thei
{ hands the affairs of the District will be wei
and economically managed. The debt is be
ing paid of, though none too fast, IS in tire
years time We ehsll need another building a.
large as the PRESENT one; and by that tim
SOdentOwn will want 10 set up fer itself. Ia
= debt ought to be speedily paid to make room
for these uncertainties of the future