The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-04-17
NUMBER':16

Il serious difficulty. Mr.. Piper intro
duced Atwater's system of school gov.
ernment of Merits and Dement'S with
admirable results. It is not pleasant,
statement to make, that with SO excel
lent schools as this district has enjoyed,
some have persisted in Keeping their
children at homo, and thus depriving
them of what is more valuable than
money. The examination passed of
very ereditably TO all interested May.
Amerieus ever be blessed with. SO good
a school. The, five best. reported arc
Susie A, 10y, Ella II. iJaquith, Carrie
goddard, Julia Yoaklc. and Henry, ID,
Olmstead. 81 .f.sss.,l.,fa -, .q..s.f....
| Ne. 3-Eremosat- Sallie Service,
Teacher.--This district secured the serv-
| ices of teacher of much experience,
and had reason to anticipate n superior
school. 1t would be supposed tliat.inIa
ncighborhood voting so generously
| yes, almost beyond it's ability--that ON
the first day of school, every child
would be III its place in the sehoolroom |;
instead of this not ene-tlird are there,
and. these do not continue regular DUR
ing the very first week. y few went
regularly through the term and received
the advantages of the shoot. a few
days attendance now and then, or q few.
weeks even, toward the close of the
school, are of Titles permanent value.
! Under such circumstances q teacher can
have little encouragement to work, and
very naturally loses all enthusiasm,
which is Indispensable to successful ef-
fort. The school may be set down there
fore as practically failure. The best
five reported by the teacher: Marga-
ret A. White, Mary c. White, Lucy C.
Marsh, Libby White and Thos. White.
No. 4-DucE Creek-Sarah Mantor
Teacher.-Tllis district is yet in state
of deplorable poverty, SO far as children
are concerned; it is however doing
handsomely by the few that are found
F within its limits. 4 three months term
has been taught by Miss Nfantor, who
having been faithful with a very few, i.
worthy of a larger field. The district
however having found a good teacher
determine to retain her services, with q
larger salary. 5's
i No. -Watey2oO-Eurella Hulburt
Teachcr.-The old shell has given place
to comfortable school room. The re.
proach of No. 5 is taken away A school
was commenced about the second week
in January, by Miss IIurlburt, who, af.
ter six weeks, to the very great regret
of all concerned, was compelled by sick
ness to resign. Miss lis. success as a
teacher was complete. We should be
glad to see many more iteachers of the
same type. The school is being finished
, by Miss White.
No. Miss r.. Saunders, Teacher
This school was visited only once, anG
then for short time. This is one o.
: those schools afflicted with that wors
+ of all school maladies, .irregularity O.
s attendance. According to the teacher
! report this school commenced small
: with only II pupils the first week, .:
f the second week, and a thcthird. TIL,
4 percentage of those in attendance WA
: very good the first few, weeks, rrangin;
= as high as 81, then II. But witt
: the progress of the school the down
It ward grade becomes quite rapid, Dur
: ing the nine or ten weeks the numbc
Il enrolled stands at 30; while the attend
ance stands at 50-l00: and more than hal
II Of these are marked tardy, Now w
o submit it to the good sense OF the pa
l. rents Of No. whether such a state O
l. things is creditablc; whether it is tru
II economy, whether it is just to your chil
: dren? We hope there will be reforI
3. in this direction.
d No.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ho
s singer, Teacher.-After great effort
Y with considerable opposition, No. We
II organized, tax, voted, and the fir
n school commenced - continuing tW
a months, then coming to an abrupt te
Is mlnation-and this too IN one Of tt
t. Oldest settlements in the county.
N docs not sound we'll to say, that onl
5, two months of school have been had
le eleven or twelve years But the woT1
t. feature is that no tax for teachers w
Y, gcs was voted at the last annual NICE
ie ing, and three mills for building. TIL
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b. darkness to light, and wished to guar
" against the immigration OF, an INTEL
r. gent class Of settlers. Good people {
oil not take stock in towns or communiti
re that are opposed to free schools, AZ
TO usually give such places all the vacal
e. land they possess. 1t is a matter of r
he grct that some of those most interestt
,n in schools have moved away, and thu
be have left the friends of free schools
X the minority.
81, No. elm Creek.-This district b
n been unfortunate In its school arrang
of ments. At late date teacher W
ch employed that taught three or fol
to weeks without certificate; then can
s, and was examined and failed. Aft
r some time Mr.. Burns took up the scho,
ut but upon the opening of spring SO MAJ
n of the pupils left to work; anon q
" farms, that heclosed, and thus the vi
Let ter has been Of little practical benei
ey SO far as the school is concerned.
a. district should be early on the locke
ne for teacher SO as to secure good
70 structor, This district very much nee
70 better school house. A. cemfortal
9e and convenient house is an essential
g, Ia good school. The report Of the Q
wv nual meeting announces that the go
All Reopleiof this neigA cd are moyi
ast in the. matter Of = new school buiidiI