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

mleF mace I'D visits Id SCHOOLS visit
tied only once; Il !. schools visited
twice given eight lectures, beside the
other necessary work connected with
the office. The Superintendent, ought
to be SO free, from other business that
he can bestow all the labor necessary
lathe proper time. Every school should
be visited not less than twice, at the be-
ginning and close, and MANY times
tduring the term. The people need to
be stirred up by conversation and slee-
lures, as'well as the teachers instructed,
Ieounseled and encouraged These are
the means to bo used to render our
schools effective. i know, of no reason
Whyla country school with suitable ap-
plianccs may not be as efficient as ayil-
Iagc or city school, and surely it ought
not to fall below, from the fact that our
country schools arc so much shorter.
One very great difficulty in the way of
the work with our present systemis the
fact that the County Superintendent re-
eeives less for his services, furnishing
himself with a. team and finding him
self, than is paid to'our common village
mechanics who work only with their
hands, trlveling across a county 22x39
miles, through sun and storm, is really
no small matter. This work, of SO great
importance to the county for both the
material and social welfare of the COM
niunity, will not give an adequate CON-
pensation to an individual, making il
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any other employment will necessitate
a neglect of one or the other 1t is the
fdithttl scorh that pays the county best
It is hoped. however, that the next Leg
isiature will make oreample provision
for this department of labor.
Inelosing these remarks we may con
gratulate the friends of our schools over
the progress gained during the past win
ter. We have had many good schools
much better as a whole, than ever be
fore. We have goodly number o
trained teachers, quite number from
the Normal, and a few from abroad, bu
yet we have not enough TO meet thu
necessary demand of our county. The
subjoined reports and table, though
necessarily incomplete, will give fail
view of the several schools and districts
1t is very unpleasant matter. to speal
of deficiencies i'll either individuals Of
districts, yet this is necessary at times
for fair view of the facts in the case
Agitation IS tic rule, and surely if. an,
ere subject should be kept before thu
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people it should be the training OF oul
children and youth. M ats Il.
No. Nv. +. Gould, Principal j. n
d. Brown, Assistant Teacher; Mis-
Ella Senccr (now Mrs. BROWN Primar.
Teachcr.-This district, known as III
Emporia district, may congratulate 1t
self now upon its good schools. Th
teachers have labored faithfully, ant
their success is apparent TO all obserV
: ers. The examination at the close O
the first term, in December last, wa
highly creditablc to both teachers an
: pupils. The maps drawn by the geog
: raphy class, under the instructions @
, Mrs. Brown, ia beauty of executiQ
!. and accuracy of detail would do no dis
!. Ieredit to any Normal class. The dis
trict is now receiving ample remunera
!, ton for loaning the use of its bes
school room to the Normal, in the su
!. Eperior facilities it can now offer to a
the children within its limits, throug
> Normal teachers. The cxamiuatio
= with which the second term was I
. close was prevented by a severe storm
y This-village now offers facilities for in
struction, either in its public shoots c
in the State Normal, that can be c,
celled by no other place III kansa
:, Miss E. Spencer (now Mrs. Brown) liza
" charge of the little folks, TO the sati
;. faction OF all concerned. a prfmar
teacher must possess rare qualities
MUD and heart such as are not oftC
- found blended in one person. TowaI
:. the close of the second term there W:
- great complaint of irregularfty Of a
grammar department: Emily Davi
- Nancy Brown, Jane Randolph, Bess
= Carey, Anna Morris. Primary depar
:. ment, Rosa Rodgers, Minnie Perle
Eunice Maurcr, Willie Hibben, Will
Mccartney
at No. 2-Americus-M. S. Piper. tcac
&c er.-ThiS district has enjoyed the ser
&c ices of live, experienced teacher, NJ
3 Gould, the former teacher, left the scho
is hi good condition. 1t was thereto
&c Epeculiarly fortunate for Mr.. Piper
u follow so good a teacher as his pred
st, tcessor, and no less fortunate for I
on fdistrict to secure such man to go
~ with the school. 1t scarcely need
nc said that Americas has had most c
eh teellent term of four months of scho
~ with but one drawback which is a bur
ing shame to the distaict, a want
comfortable school seats or desks. Su
Oh "a school room is the brand of shame
be the community. The school buildiI
X originally dwelling house, is not pa
o. ticularly creditable to the district, b
m, with good desks insight be made CO.
ng Portable. A good school house Is an
oil. nament to district. but If a distr
Dth does not feel able to build one, tn
TX should make what they have cofator
lid Die. The comfort and progress of I
MT. pupils are of the first importance, and
Ich these all other things should be 81
mr. ordinate. A part of the district ha
ta- been in favor Of building new, hon
b while the other part desired to add n
in seats to the present house, and wait I
av- they may. be 3 little stronger. Att the