The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1867-07-12
Howard County Schools.

Howard County Schools.
New OREGON, June 10th, 1867.
| Blood's District. Miss Matte
Blood, Teacher. Is scholars. .
School was opened by reading ir
the Bible ami singing "Let me &c
to School" Aecitations in Read.
ing, Spelling and Mental Arithme
tic, good. Practical Arithmetic
needed more study. Order was
good. and the most Of the scholars
paid good attention to their studies,
motto "Study Low" was understood
and observed. Miss B. is "apt to
teach" and is doing good work.
Room neat. ,4.. t..af
VERNON SpG's. June 25, 1867.
Moore's District. Miss Emma
Darrow, Teacher. "a 10 scholars.
Recitations in Mental Arithme-
tic; Spelling, Geography and Gram
mar, good, but reading and Prac
tical Arithmetic, needed more
study. l saw no attention paid to
writing. Miss D. is very diligent,
has good order, and keeps the room
neat. .sa
VERNON SpG's. June 26, 1867.
Barnes District. Miss Maria
Kellew, Teacher. 9 scholars. .
A nice ight day clock has bee n
added to their school furniture.
Let other Sub Districts ego and do
likewise. Recitation in Mental
Arithmetic very good, Practical
Arithmetic good, other lessons fair.
Some of the scholars speak altogeth-
er too low, while reciting. Order
good, and the scholars seem to know
how to study.
VERNON Spa's. June 26, 1867.
Marshal's District. Miss Julia
Fairbanks, Teacher. 10 scholars.
Recitations in Grammar, Read
ing and Spelling very fair. Ono
Geography class wass sent to it's scat
to study the lesson more, aud when
called the second time it was but
ee5tH tS5 abS dc saGcisrs Gaa Seem ito to
take but little pride in studying,
or perfect lessons. Miss. F. is a
young teacher, and this is her first
term, she has many Of the qualities
of a good teacher, but needs more
firmness and practice.
VERNON Spa's. June 27, 1867.
Upton's District Miss Nellie
Babcock, Teacher. - scholars.
Recitations all good, and VERY
good, except Mental Arithmetic,
which needed more study. Order
was good and the most Of the schol-
ars were diligent. / saw by the
Register that the patrons and
| friends visited the schol, and were
not afraid to leave their names, and
thereby give evidnce that they are
int crested in the welfare of their
| school, as parents in every sub-dis-
trict should be. Miss B. is very
diligent, and her pupils are making
good progress. ~
Npw OREGON, June %, 1867.
Ferries District. Miss Mary
Tibbetts, Teacher. 25 scholars.
The rccitations in reading re-
ceived due care, pauses, infections,
sounds of the letters &c. received
marked attention. Some were try
ing to read in the fifth reader, who
ought to be reading in the third,
that is, if they wish to make good
progress. Recitations in Gram
mar, Geography and Mental Arith-
metic good, but the lesson in Prac-
tical Arithmetic was not we'll COM
mitted. Order good, and the room
neat.
y ny SUGGESTIONS So
When you visit a school, occupy
that vacant seat or chair, and nev-
er disturb the school, by VISITING
from seat to seat during study
hours. rr... .s
Remember the school room,
(while the school is in session, is
no place for youngsters to make a
lovely social visit; neither is it a
proper place for fathers and moth
ers to make an old fashioned .'tea
party" When we enter the school
room, let us show the teacher, and
scholars, that we take more interest
in their studies, recitatians, and
general progress, than we do in knit
ting, tatting, or sewing:
Never send your darling baby to
school, unless you send a cradle
and some one to rock it, when the
child sings, for your teacher (if
faithful, } has q plenty to do to
manage her students, (of larger
growth, without spending her
time with q child, which can laugh,
play, cry and sleep, much better
than it can stsay, Let the fond
mothers take care Of their babies,
at least, until they are about five