The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1867-08-02
Howard County schools.
ALBION, July Is, 1867.

InllllPs Dlstflct, MISS Eliza
Lanning, Teacher, II scholars.
School opened by singing a fine
piece, which ended with shout fol
common schools. The students in
this school usually sing four times
a day. Recitations all good save
in reading, good order, and room
neat. Miss i. is very kind to her
scholars, and they seem to think
much of their teacher. If Miss l..
had more Of the faculty of causing
her students to FEAR her, Csc that
she would not nc obliged to tell and
command them to do the same
thing SO often, } as well as LOVE
her, she would be one of cur best
teachers.
LIME SPRINGS, July 16, 1867.
Miss Addic Woods, Teacher F.;
30 scholars.
School opened by reading a
Scripture lesson, and singing. Rec
itations in Reading very good. If
a scholar mispronounccd a word, or
gave the wrong reflection, she had
him or her read it second time,
and if not then well read, she ask
cd the same person to read it the
third time. | believe her scholars
could have read the same verse four
or five times without looking cross
or turning up their noses. wish
l. could say this Of all scholars, and
more especially those who expect
soon to teach, and yet show anger,
when for their own benefit, the
teacher requests them to read a few
lines the second time. Rccitations
in Arithmetic good, Grammar fair,
but some Of the Spelling was not
as good as it might be. Order, for
so large a school cf small scholars,
was very good. Miss Woods is q
goo". manager in tho school-room,
ard she is not easily cxcellel as a
took-kccpcr.
FOREST CITY, July II. 1867.
Mrs. Mbbie Carver, Teacher,
81 scholars.
This school is taught in the poor
est school house in Howard Coun-
ty, and is furnished with a pail,
register, and Sabbath school mot
toes. The most of the recitations
were good, order good. Mrs. G..
interests her small scholars, by ask :
ing them general questions, after
they have reel tied their regular les
son. Inc scholars seemed cheer
full, and hoped to pass nvNt year
from their log shanty to u new
School House.
FoEEsroN, July II, 1867.
Mr.. Q. n. Hoyt. Teach er; As
scholars.
This school opened by singing
fifteen minutes. and MuUy Of tic
scholars sung in good taste. Reel
tations and order good. Mr.. II.
(thougb small in stature) has so
good control over his scholars, that
the large ones as we'll as small, |
found by looking over the register,
arc obliged to obey the rules Of the
school, and when moral suaslon
fails, he rs not afraid to try the ad-
vice of Solomon. ''sparc not the
rod Several of the scholars were
tardy and very irregular in attcn-
dance. Parents ! see to it that
your children 90 to school, for they
cannot learn too much, (if they will
make good use of their knowledge, J
and these golden opportunities for
study, may not always last.
FOREST CITY, July, Is, 1867.
Van Niman's District; II, G..
Van Leuvcn, Teacher; SO scholars.
Fer the first exercise, each scol-
lar repeated (from memory a verse
from the Bible. The lessons in men
tai arithmetic were very good, and
each scholar seemed to take much
pride in trying to give the first an
swer, when the monitor had named
the numbers to be added, subtract
ed or multiplied, &c. There was
a good recitation on the Outline
Maps. Recitations were all good
except one in spelling, order was
good and most of the scholars were
diligent. During the afternoon,
the Foreston school came with 9TH
er visitors and all seemed well
pleased with the exercises. Mr..
V. has a very pleasant school and
his students are making good prog
resS.
HowARD CENTER, July 10, 1867
Webster's District, Miss Ellen
Dell, Teacher; 9 scholars.
This school is taught in a shanty
about 12x14 feet, ( out on the ,prair-
ie, } and is furnished with a pail,
stove, and blackboard Were it
not for the flowers, waving grass
and the music of the bobolink, this
would be lonely place. Recita-
tions and order good, and the schol-
ars passed a very good examination.
1t was very encouraging to see how
well the scholars, large and small,
studied. Room neat.
Il. w. LEE,
Co. Supt. Of Schools.