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


np5 had two termE0f school taught by
Misses Sack ard A. Spencer.
District 'No.s' 24--WELsH EE1oHB:A'
HocD,-With 4hs exception of two or
three families, The settlers are ell Of Welsh
origin. Our Cambrisn friends are de-
termired not to be one whit behind.
their Aoglo Saxon nsigbbors 10 every
good work. Their first care, after seeur-
ING BONES vas for the church, aud the
little chapel has been their school house.
With al increase Of wealth, arrangements
have been made for the erection of good
stone .Gchool house, which will be built
the present season.
District No 95-HARTF. RID The in
hAbitants Of this district havO been intent
upon building up Collegiate Institute.
The corporation bearing the name OF
Hartford Collegiate Institute, under the
control of-ths Methodist Conference, have
erected a substantial two story stone
building for the use of the school. The
principal is employed as the teacher Of tie
public sobool. and thus the children en-
JOY the instruction of superior teacher
part Of the year il free school. and the
remaining part by the payment of tuition.
At the present time the school is under
tie charge Of an able aud energetic in-
struclor. A. D. Chambers. Under hat
ever name it may 60 a good school is of
great value to the Community.
Distriet No. 26-PlxE Towu-mP.-
This district has a good stone school
house not, however, quite completed. with
outline maps, cards, charts. and other
appliances for the use Of the school room.
A special interest in the we'll being OF
their school is apparent throughout the
rsigbborhood. This is as it should be,
and the influence is seen in the efficiency
of their teachers and progress made by
the pupils. Two terms of school have
been taught by NJ. A. oliphant and Miss
Up. Chapman.
DiStriet No, 27-CoAL CREEK.-This
is usw,Gislrict, organized this year. As
yet thsss are but few settlers. but shose
that are on The ground are making ready
to speedily welcome a large accession lo
their plumbers. The effervsscence of pub.
lie Fpirit 10 our little isolated commuui.
ties, iysJy naturally seeks expression il
projects for school houses and schools.
DistEiet No. 28-JUNcrIoH d. rRIcr
The boundaries Of this district have
been changed some eight or ten times
since it's organic alton, and no wonder that
il has been matter OF wonder whether
the district bad any boundaries. Howev-
sr. with all the uncertainty of their cor
porala existence, a school building has
been erected Aad paid for. Four months
of school are reported under charge Of j.
Adams. III ...t..
District No. 29.-This is a small dis
trict with but few children. However
discouragiug these facts may be. the citi-
Eens have manifested a just pride in hold
to advance the cause Of popular intelli-
gence in their neighborhood. Arrange
msnts are being made to erect a commo.
dous school house. Where there is a
will there is way. A school of two
months and half Las been taught By
Mrs. James.
District No. 3O-JACKsoN-1t is un.
fortunate for the interests of our schools
that the settlements along the small
streams are in one continuous line, and
scattered at that. AS a consequence, {
district must be very large, TO possess
sufficient property to provide a schoo
for any length of time, and this necsssit.
involves another evil, such distances 8
almost amount to prohibition to the re
mote children from attendance. This dis
trictsuffers in these respects. The dis
trict is without a school building.
school Of three months has been laugh
By Miss A. Stevenson.
District No 3l-PLYMoUTH.-This dis
trict has been rather slow in providin
itself good school house. though
through the energy of few individuals
room has been fitted up for prssen
necessities. Ia the school taught her
last writer, by Mr.. VIM. Price, the prop
osilion of The 1--we best" was 6rst made
It's Influence was very marked, and th
examination reflected great credit boti
upon teacher and pupils. It illustrates
What school can do with the co-operA
ton Of parents. The FIVE reported by lht
teacher are Mr.. c. Carter, L. Carter, +
Ford, H. Henderson and Miss B. Phillips
District No. 32-UPPER VERpIGRIs-
This is new district comprising larg,
territory though few settlers. Will
cOmmendable energy they are laying III,
foundations of permanent institutions
AlIsady 3 school house site has been Sc
iected. and it is proposed to prepare
place for school at once. There is plen
~ ofEacaut land in this ueighbOrhOod 70
families.
District No S3.-This is the largss