The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-04-17

elll2S55 II. 49, 2. Is TS5TTTI9
not the advantage OF Q -choice, Of tHchs
eEsl This district has, suffered nnehi
from the f;irrepressible. eonAics s1oat,
a school house site, The struggle, ssser
an indefinite number Of years dREAtfon,-
terminated in q small, school, building,
that will answer for q time the neeesai-
ta>ssof the neighborhood.sg The daE on
whaSll the school was visited WAS paost
unfortunately one Of the seyerest Of tina.
season. OS course the school did not
appear well. .Quietncssa and celebrity
should icharactsrize the teacher. One
other point will mentioA for the ben
Cit of all to whom may apply. The
pupils were found to have fefgoften1
what had been passed over In the car
lier part Ofthe term. Remedys THOR
oughness in advance, with daily ana
weekly reviews. TlIisldistrict deserves
good school This SPRING Let IL start.
at once lta2zi Ha1b!tf3 hsrbuud E zsva
No. lI--Pike 1osreshtp--E. E. Nies,,
Observation-Disclosures owas visited. only
once, and that late in the term. 10 1r-z
Miles had taught MANY years in Chic.
but laid asidobthc' business ICE sqMe
time, and took it up at tina request %
the citizens, for the term only, BY wAon
lie Is highly, esteemed-wa4 Of eonEs0
somewhat rhsty.fl Could the visit hsve
been made earlierl it5wOulda have heeno
of great; advantage. There twas too
| great laxityd in discipline, forffaithfnl'
and earnest study, and consequently the
school failcdfin efficiency. The hous4
is not sufficiently seated.o4 Three chill
drcn to one short scat arc too many in
every case, and will gFe6tIy diminish
| the best teachers influence. F,ra IRON uf
No. 12-Eoy aSetghberhoo&--Tr DE
Barton, Teacller.--Last ye&E this district
had the unenviablc distinction of vet.
| ing the smallest tax sofaany district in
the ocounty-ltwo mills. This year 1t
has taken good step upward voting
three times g the ( amount oof lasts-;'
Good for No. lac This is. creditable
and we hope it 'wiilIget its moneys
WORTH out of the school!I Mr.. Barton
is vigorous teacher, but his Efforts
were greatly neutraiized BY irregntsr-
| ity of attendance. This is the bane OF
our schools. Look at the figures. a
little over fifty-three per cent, only
little more than. one-haH Who would
think of employing hand, pay him
good wages, and then keep him idle
half of the time? A school with such
average is not worth really one-third
what it might andIought to be. In the
future we look for better things rom
this district.==Another indication OF in
creasing interest which should not be
overlooked is the fact that quite.a mum.
Der of the parents and friends were
present at the examination. The best
five reported were, Ann E. Null, Isaac
Ferguson, Chastillon Ames, VORTEX
Plain and Moses Gasseway. s.
No 13-..Lockerman's-N. CARING
house, Teacher.-This district ts having
six months school. The teacher. though
possessing good mind, lacks fexibilitr
and adaptation, and the school 'consss
quently wants. enthusiasm, indispensable
to progress. Good progress has been
made in photography. The scheelheusA
needs more seats. The best five reports
ed at the end of the first term were :
May Holsinger, Annie.Cox Olive Cox
Cicero Way, Francis Picket. 1s.ses p
No. 14-Kirkendalps- Miles,
tcachcr.-The ancient and honorable
first school house of 1857 has sevidently
served its day and generation; ct all
events like All old ship it needs being
brought into dry-dock for thorough re-
pairs. For sometime past this districts
has exhibited q eulpable want OF inser'
est in school matters, voting only =
small supply, far below the common
, range of other districts, and then COM
pIainine poverty This year they afe
putting their handsIintc their pockets
; nearly doubling on their Inst years levy
The winters school of coarse was not
what it ought to be.'ai The school was
visited only once and tile teacher, 10 IL
understood, gave general satisfaction
f No. I5-Stonley's Neighborhood--M.
> Oliphant, Teacher.-This community Of
Friends evidently believe in the scrip
f tural doctrine that he that soweth boun-
G tifully shall reap beautifully. last year
: this district built substantial stone
a school house, and voted 26mills tow :.
its payments heavy tax for those nv
ING upon the ridge. AT the dedication 10
: of the school building the large house
: Was full of men, women and children il1 2
!. 10 listen to lecture from the superin-
> te1dent and TO participate in the other
= exercises of the interesting occasion:
: But the wonder was where 60 nary
= came from. Surely the few hotse.
v perched upon those hcfsAts rAuss b
n we'll flied to turn out 30 many that
# night. Now for the school under tAe
! charge of Friend Oliphant. Few II any
: districts can show better record. The
l. winds upon that hill mnst be bieAt
i enough, yet the little ones far and nes
d were in their places, faithful through {
: the end. AS consequence the sxx d
= ination was very exceifent, and ere /
: one felt that though they paid Mr.. o. Z
4 plant good round price, they receive :
4 its value in full. Teachers report no
p received. - = =
d No. 10 Chase and Lyon nnEars
IS 5schoot7-Mr. Allen aud J. s, Conkiin
IN Teachers.-This is one Of the. re.not'
districts, and in the press of work ~
IS not received its share OF attention @
G. the first teacher, Mr. Alien, nothing i
az known except that he taught one month