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


to the friends of education in Lyon coun
ty that you have reason to thank God and
take courage. A good foundation bae
been laid We have only 10 move on
Your hearty good will and lib ,ralily are
worthy of ali commentator. We wan
now your personal and individual coop
Grafton. Make each your district school
your pride and boast, remembering it is
your childreu's college. Make Jour school
what it ought to be and Whs! you can do,
and you will be able to give to all your
children, without sending them away from
home. an education that shall fit them to
a~orn any position in life to which Prov
idenGe may call them. With your coop
GRAFTON and the resources now at com.
mand, our free schools may speedily be-
come in efficiency and usefulness an hon
OF and Just pride to the citizens of the
county bearing the noble name of Lyon.
THINGS TO BE SPECIALLY REMEMBERED BY
PARENTS.
/. See that your children commence at
the beginning of the term of the school.
Ii your school COSTS heavily be sure that
you get the full value of your money.
2. See that your children are not irreg-
ular in their attendance, OF tardy. From
these two evils most Of our schools have
suffered very greatly-say % per cent.
}. See that your children are provided
with necessary books.
4. See that your school house is made
comfortable, and provided with plenty Of
Of black beard and chalk.
5. See that you encourage your child
rem and the teacher. Visit your school.
You would not trust your cattle to any
one half mile away aud not see, occa-
sionally, how they we're thriving.
N. B. It should be remembered that
fully one half of the responsibility for an
efficient school rests with the parent.
NORMAL TEACHERS.
OF the teachers employed during the
year, thirteen have received instruction
in the Normal School. With regard to
thece, though in several cases it was their
first effort at teaching, the uecess that
has crowned their eudeavors is highly
gratifying to the many friends of the Nor
NAL. We are now receiving large benefit
from this Institution. and may now look
for and expect to secure as good teachers
as are found in the older States. Oflate
quite number of experienced teachers
have come into the county to find employ
ment, who will do for us good service in
the cause Of education. 1t matters not
where the teacher is fitted, whether at a
normal school or elsewhere, his works
will be commemorate.
school SEATS.
In many of the school houses of the
county there is great defcienty ID this
pal ticular. The district boards should
see that there are seats enough provided
to comfortably seat all the pupils. 1t is
but small matter to furnish two, three
or four school desks, but the want of
them will prove a very serious detriment
to the welfare of the school. So far as
the use of high sIalb seats without backs
are concerned, it is absolute cruelty-a
species of barbarism far worse in it's results
than fogging in its worst phases. Tore
quire child thus chung up" With nothing
to support his feet or back, to keep still or
quiet, would be physically wrong. Sup
posing your are going to build new house
next year; what of that? It is injurious
to child 10 sit upon any seat long time
@ilhOut support, and much worse when
it is 100 high. Better not have halt the
length of school. These remarks will
apply to only few cases, and in those
cases it is thought that poor seats aOW do
for the present, till they build. This is
mistaken idea. They will not do at all
except at the cost of comfort, depreciation
of the value of the school, and the risk
of permanent bodily i'll.
REPORTS CT DIsTRICTs.
District No. 1-EMPJRIA-For years it
was the brand of shame that Emporia had
several churches but no school house.
The subject CT building had been agitated
for years, but how 10 do twas the ques-
ton. Al last the "bond method" was
hit upon, and special act was passed for
the benefit Of districts Nos. 1 aud &c. No.
1 at once took hold of the matter and the
best district school building 10 the State,
of that day, was erected 10 few months,
at the cost of between Eve and six thous-
and dollars. The bonds are now nearly all
redeemed, and the district is IN easy Cir
cumstances. The upper room of the
building was donated to the use of the
Normal School two years. The whole
building is now occupied by the district
school, with corps of three teachers. Il
was thought in the outset that the build
ing was altogether too large for the wants
of the district during the present genera
ton, but even now the apprehension is
expressed that the need of larger build
ing will soon be felt. It is the design to
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