The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-11-15

efforts we're greatly lGssoned by irrseuIsF.
i,y of attendance. This, however, wns
OccasiOned in part by rains in she early
part of the seasons The Eva best rS.
ported are: Mary Keys. Ruth TrigRs.
Eliza Haworths Rufus and Charles Bur.
ket' Charles Burkst absent and tardy
only once.
District IO. 12-A1ERIoUs This Z.
large district, in easy circumstance.
With school hOnse. aad on. Of dsbt
The small tax voted this year (only two
mills, } and only = three monshs' school
reported last year, with over 6fy chill.
dreu of legal age. do not speak very we'll
Tor this district, when compared with
many other districts in the county. Six
months of school is the least With which
strong district should Be sstisf.
ed, while seven ar Oigh. months would BE-
better.
District No. l3-EMPoRIA TcwMsHrP.
This district has fn0 stone school
house, not yet quite finished. and
pays it's teachers literally. This is good
policy. During the year the children
have had Eve months Of school, taught
by Mrs. Packard and Mr.. Price. whose
sforts were crowned with marked pucs
cess. The FIVE best reported by Nr.
Price are Misses S. Wheeler, II. HoI-
singer. v. Link, Mr.. G. HiCkOx and
Joseph PenrOd.
District No 14-KIRKExDA1L,s.-Thia
district ought to hold high rank in the
sisterhoOd, for here was erected the 6rst
school house in this part Of the State, and
here was also taught the fret school. II
is matter of regret that No. I4 has be.
come weak, and able to give her fifty chill
drsn only three mOnths Of instruction dur
ing the year. It should be remembered
that a good school is paying institution.
and that it is cheaper to educate at home
than send abroad.
District No. l5-CHAsE AND LYoN
CoUNTIEs.-This district exhibits energy
in the right direction. A new stone
school house is now ready for dedication
costing, as reported, thirteen hundred
d 'llars. This is doing nObly for the
Friends perchsd upon the ridge.
District No. 16-GHAsE AND LYON -
This neighbOrhOOd has enjoyed the rspu-
tatiOn, from its early settlement. az being
interested in education. The Dunkard
school house Was known far and wide in
an early day as the place of all gsth0r~
ings. This, with several other similar
structures, has become venerable with age
and honored for its history. Six months
of instruction have here been enjoyed dur
ing the year. The second term of school.
under care of Miss HOlsingsr, Was visited
once. She reports, as several others, 4
difficult to make selection of the Eve best
scholars because so many have done we'll.
but gives the following names: Martha
J. Phillips, Mary A. Doty, Vim. Murray,
Robert Farley and Mary E. Studsbaksr.
District No 17-ELMENDARo.-Within
a year this district has erected 3 good
stone school house. Present cost, with.
out furniture, $1,000. A two months
school was taught last winter by Mr.. 8u-
cher, and a threee months school by Mr..
Whitney.
District No.1s.-Littls is known ofthis
district. Il has had no school the past
year, but a tax of seventeen mills and .
half reported, (ten- mills for building, Eve
mills for teachers wages, and two snd
half for lncidentals) looks as though there
was a live people doWnlOn Eagle creek
and that the day is not far il the future
when No. 10 will report q good school
house with fourishing school. We are
willing to take the risk,
District No l9-HEAD OF ALL1E AND
Dow CREEKs.-This district has been
formed this season by . division Of Ne.
"a, and the annexation of certain sections
lying scattered about, having no psFtiCu.
lar relations to any other school district.
Here are abundant opportunities for the
homeless and landlsss to find land With
which, by industry, to make good homes.
District No. 90 -NEosao RAPEDs.-
This district is going through the usual
tribulation pertaining to building school
house. The Baptist church, an un6nish-
ed building, has the purposes of school
room, bat school building is greatly
needed. There has been much talk, some
voting, but little work - yet. The dis
Lrict has had two terms Of school during
the year. The second term, under charge
of Mr.. Dobyns, Was visited twice. Those
that attended regularly made good pro-
gress. The proposition of the Gvs bsst
worked admirably. The teacher reported
the following: Eva Harper. A. L. Bar.
tell, AWilda Andrews, Riley Harper Oas
well GruWell.
District No. 2I-FOREsr HISI.-This
district has comfortable school building,
though needing better seats, is ont Of
debt, has had six months Of school, and
voted ten mills for teachers wages.
District No 22.-This district went in
with No. asking the passage OF the IA