The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-10-31
The Schools Of Ottumwa.


We take the following from the
Oskaloosa Herald OF the 24th INST:
Perhaps no city ii Iowa has done
more wilhinlti,c last three years 10
provide Tor the educ yuuth
than Ottumwa. y
She iI;.s erected magnificent
school building al u cost OF S;}5 900.
containing eleven school room. and
one irecIt;.tlOn ROOM. af
! Tins building Is sitna' ed ut tho
itrthcr extremity uf Second ST. on y
four aud iiali acre lol, and commands
y tine View VI the entire city. The
school grounds arc beautifully udurn-
ed with natures own shaie lrrcs.-
he house IL three stores high and
Capable Y. accommodating lvU9 cLiI.
Iii et
II Is seated with Uhase's single
desk aid Char, and we'll furnished
With all the apparatus necessary TOR
!; school OF high glade.
he School board I'll Ottumw aliye
to the ilitciest-of the lit,.e ones have
spared m pains 10 secure competent
and Zoe teachers.
Mt. Hastings, ono Of the, very best
cuh. at"rr IN our country is at the
heat oi tlI.s school, With u salary III
Sl,-Oo per year.
Miss Pride, formerly Of O>wego.
y. Ira graduate of Tho Normal
School Ut that place, and u teacher
Tor Two years ia the same, has been,
employ cdst. the Board al $3.50 per
.year--not oi.iy To instruct the little
Oi.cs, but also to learn the teucber,,
A1O y teach. She shows by every
action III The sen ,ol room tiial teach
Ing 70 her Is y pleasure, not y task.
and tina her heart Is IN the work.
Seven teachers III tins school ro.
celve S4pO PER annuin, two $500 and
one s55O. The teachers OF O,,um |
wa receive 81 300 per year, add 10
tlis S4uO paid to u man whose bus;-l
ness Is To be continually on had -,
III. school groundsond keep them in !
perfect order for scllo,.I purposes, and
you have shout lllecosl If tuition for
The little ones Vt tlli, city. |,
he contingent expenses will amt
TO over $1,000 more, making ia all
nearly $1,000 expended yearly Tor Tie |
cducatton Vt the children Vi Otlum.
WA. ..stjf.t Ei53
They have enrolled the present
Year 10 pupils, and nearly 100 Of
these have been in duly attendance,
making an average uf about 80 per
cent. Having spent almost All entire
day III ttsis scho, i, and having visited
g...-rs.r.. ii .sS.. eOiGtSpOhUeHt saw
but oue case suf communication, (ar
Iwiisper). Never has it been nv
privilege 10 visit school where
teachers and scholar. seemed 70 ex-
ert themselves SO l.aci To secure =
i,ambei. one school. aud surely ihsys
arr meeting with success.
he qacsiion arises, does it nav
the Deopie Ut Oitninwa to suntnprt
mrs school al this expcnscy Such
har Been the atieniahcc that the cx.
Iense for Inc ejucaiion OF Il pn;,il 81 \
OttuMWa amounts 10 about twenty
iotar cenis pei Meck.
a. = q = e I
Another feature in this school
worthy OF notice is that al the pres
eni time, the children ot the black
ma. are allowed equal privileges
With the wh.te in the pursuit ot an
--ahd u" one seems 10 fear
that social equality must therefore
txlSl between them. I,
Suci, Il - hnn,, IN, .... 81.
sch"o' that private schools have /
scarcely An eAiS ance there. Every 1,
man : child m the city whether nch
pr poor. white ar black has the op-
p"rtuni'y OF acquiring \ good e.i,,c.-
ION. i IL amy wonder then that OF.
lanwa has cast of 8 Cnpp.rho.,d !"
r.'le aud come 0ut truly Loyal aaI /,
Rspattican3 i,
OsKALoosA. III