The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1867-06-28
Howard COvnty Schools.
New OREGON June 10th. 1SG

NEW OREGON June lUth, 1901.
Crismas District. Miss Emily
Helms, Teacher. Is scholars.
Reading exercises were very good,
and the scholars are making fair
progressin the art Of reading, rru
The most ofSthe" recital ions were
good, and the large scholars seemed
to pay good attention to their books.
Order was good Miss III. and her
scholars are doing well, and all
seem cheerful.
VERoN SPRINGS June II, 1867,
Miss Lilic Eawyer, Teacher. 42
scholars.
The Parsing exercise sofs the adj
vanced class was near perfection,
and the recitations in Geography
were more than good. All the 9TH
er recitations were fair except in
reading, too many of the scholars
reading on too low key, and with
too much sameness. The school
was in fair order, but some of the
scholars seemed too fond of eating
plants during study hours. Miss
s. is very diligeut and is doing we'll.
New OREGON, June -, 1867.
Morse's District. Miss Susannah
Bartholomew, Teacher. II schol-
ars.
Rccitations were good. y There
was good order, and the most of the
scholars paid good attention to
their studies. The small scholars
had a recess too often, and were
absent from tic school room too
long at time. Master A. Warren
spoke an extract in good style, and
at times became quite eloquent.
Those studying Written Arithmetic
We're called to the blackboard, (I
mention this fact because some of
our teachers and scholars seem to
be afraid of this very essential ar.
ticle of furniture) and caused to ex-
plain a their work. Miss b. will
doubtless succeed > Notwithstanding
this is her first term of teaching.
NEW OREGON, June 13, 1867.
rWillstein's District. Miss Mary
'E; Blood, Teacher. 81 scholars.
This school room was furnished
with curtains, three bouquet S, and
was very neat. The scholars seem
cd as g b nerful and happy as. the
birds of the air. While the boys
were at recess the teacher heard the
small girls read; aud while the girls
were at recess, she was busy with
the little Ca. b. C. class of boys.
Miss, B. pays due attention to the
small scholars; andinstead Of keep
ing them at play on the out side Of
the house, (Which will keep more or
less from studying in the school
room) she interests them by having
them write letters, figures, and the
marks of punctuation on their states
and the black, board. This is much
better than to hear them recite a
short lesson, and then send them
out to play Gin the hot sun) or put
them to sleep, and thereby crowd
those who desire to study nearly
out of their seats, in order to make
room for the nappers.
One of the, notices on the wall
was, Whisper Not" and as the
scholars made no noise with their
lips while studying, and whispered
to each other but very little during
thes day, II was satisfied that all
present understood this most excel
lent school room motto. #Es
Recitations, and order were good.
Miss B. is young teacher, but
she is thorough, aud .iAsststSiing an
excellents school :.
CREsco, Junc14th, 1867.
Miss Jerusha Mcknight, Teacher.
70 Scholars
The school in the Independent
District of ICrcsco is taught in a
private house, and when we'll fur
nished, and properly seated it will
be "a convenient room for a, summer
school. .-t',.,,..
The recitations in reading re-
ceiyed careful attention. and the
scholars cannot help making good
progress. Order was as good as
could be expected where from three
to, seven scholars are obliged to oc-
fS Before tls' the seats ard rqnsad made, Sta Sta
tionary let some one reverse them,
that the space ofrccitation may be
in the highest part of the room in
stead of that dark corner. There
was but little first grade studying;
owing (doubtless) to a rush Of wa
ters, and the lightning Beating time
to the emusic in the air.
! I-think it advisable Cor thclciti-
zens of Crcsco to make two seats
out of one, fit ups a second room,
employ another good teacher, and
let her take charge Of a large por-
tion of the small scholars. Miss
Mex. seems to understand her bu-
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