Weekly New Oregon plain dealer. (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1866-1867, 1867-01-18
Howard County Schools.
New OREGON Jan. 3, 1867.

Miss Mary E. Blood, Teacher;
21 scholars. This school house is
new, and has not been abused; it is
furnished with a blackboard, but
has no outline maps or register.
The scholars are nearly all Norwe-
gian and German. Tley are some
what, coy but are making marked
progress in their studies. Miss B.
pays good attention to the teaching
Of penmanship. I saw no whisper.
ing but part of the sch GLARS, while
studying, made too much noise with
theirlips. The position of the scholars
during study and recitation hours
was good. The lessons all good but
in spelling. The house was neat.
New OREGON Jan. 4th.
Miss Matte Blood, Teacher; II
scholars. In this sub-district the
school house is small with the seats
facing each other. They have a
black board, but neither register o,
out line maps. Miss B. opened hel
school by reading with her scholars
chapter in the bible and singing.
The school was in good order. and
good attention was paid to their
books by the scholsrs. The most OF
the rccitations were very good.
l saw no attention paid to writing
by either teacher or scholar.
VERNON STRINGS Jan. Sth
Mr.. VIM. X. Barker, Teacher; II
scholars. The school house is well
seated would be convenient but it
has been badly abused. They have
a good supply of outline maps, a
register, black board and a Web
stcr's unabridged dictionary, (the
latter being the NEST abused book
of the kind, | ever saw. There waG
good order and the most of the
scholars paid good attention to THEN
books. They had two brooms ant
the young ladies know how to use
them-conscquently the room was
neat, TIE rccitations were short
but seeA ~ II nntS ,"r~" tht
principle that a shor, lesson vel
committed and understood j. yal
better than 4 long one but hal:
learned. The house and books wcrt
abused before Mr.. Is. commenced hi:
school, saw no attention paid to
penmanship.
New OREGON Jan, 10,
Miss Maggie Richards, Teacher:
~ scholars. This sub-district has
q good schcol house provided it wa:
we'll seated and furnished with ;
larger stove-thc one they now hay.
being about 11X22 inches. They
have neither dictionary, outline
maps, chair nor register. There
was not the best of order, and ;
number of scholars seemed to en;o,
themselves more by making awr,
faces at each other, than they die
studying.their lessons. Recitation
in grammar and geography were ex
cellent; but in reading, spelling ane
arithmetic they were more or les
imperfect. / believe Miss Il. to b,
one of the best teachers in tn,
county; but for some cause he
present school is of a lower grade
than those she has formerly taught
PARIS Jan. II.
Mr.. j. D. Brown, Teacher; l:
scholars. This b-district has ;
new and commodious school house
and it has been marred but little
The stove pipe was not made sec ure
The room needed sweeping, and th'
ashes, from the stove, were pilet
up in the front yard too near tn
door. They have good blacl
board; but are destitute of outline
maps, dictionary, class book ant
register. Lessons in history ant
geography very good-reading
spelling, grammar and arithmetic
but medium. I saw no attention
paid to writing. There was goo(
order, except the little girls left ant
returned to the room three time
during one recess. All but three o
the scholars were very studious. l
Mr.. B. would take little more en-
thusiasm into his school it mig
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