The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-05-24
School Visiting.

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School district number 3, township 50, rang,
50; A. II. Alderman, teacher; salary $40 pei
about IS. Text books; McGuney's readers an(
tary algebra, Monteith's, Warren's and the Ec,
gramrnars. Five reading classes and two spell,
ing classes; read and spell twice . day; foul
written and two mental arithmetic classes; fonl
geography and one algebra classes, and twt
classes in grammar; the teacher hears about q
recitations during the day, not fourteen minute.
to each recitation. The school should be better
graded or classified, and the directors ought Il
see that there is but one series of books used in
the school, and adopt some series of textbooks,
and then the school can be better graded, and
the children n Will make greater progress in theiI
studies. The school Is in an average condition
only, yet the teacher tries to do the best he Car
for the children, and he does very well consid-
ering the circumstances under which he labors.
The people of this district should visit the
schools which they maintain more than they
have in the past, and get the necessary text
books for their children, so that they can be wei
children.
Platte township, school district No. r. town.
ship 81. range "a; James Martin, teacher; length
of term four months; number enrolled 81; aver.
age attend ance about D. Text books: McGuf.
fcy's readers and spoilers, Monteith's and War.
ren's Biographies, Greene's and Pinneo's
arithmetics, the school is not very well CLASH.
fed. yet this may be the fault of parents in moi
getting the right kind of books. The school i.
ing in this district who take quite an. interest in
the education of their children, and there nrt
others who do not. They need a first-class in.
structOr in this school, and the parents should
| visit the school oftener than they have hitherto,
and encourage their children in every possible
manner. This is known rs the Wood school.
house, and is a good frame building, not yer,
well seated, nor is 1t furnished with maps oil
| charts, although it should be.
Rochester township, school district No. 5,
township IS, range 81. W. w: Demming,
teacher number OF pupils enrolled 5, average
attendance abUuI 10. Text books: McGuGeyf,
| series of readers and spoilers, Rays arithmetic,
Monteith's Biographies, Clark grammar, Mar.
| tindale's history OF the United States. The
school is furnished with Mitchell's new outlin,
maps and McGufiry's reading charts; system o.
| instruction good; the children seem to he inter.
| ested in their studies; government good; Length
of term eight months; salary $40 per month
The schoOl-house Is a frame, situated in til,
southeast part of the county; good house, bu
poorly seated.
Township SO, range 81, school district number
8; !. T.. Williams, teacher; enrolment u, aver
age attendance about 80. Text books: McGuf
fcy's series of readers and spoilers, Ray arifh.
metiC., finpeo's granIuars, Monteiih' . geogra.
! pixies: system of instruction average; not prac.
iicai enough. The teacher. though quite young
(bring his first terml, Is succeeding very well
and seems to be giving general satisfaction, vel
the chiidren arr not taught to think for them.
selves as they should be. Frame school house
and we'll seated: furnished with Mitchell's new
I outline maps Hua -Nrtr9Iti > CFlirts slllstttu
about four miles southeast Of iioches:er.
Township ~, range IS, school district No. J
known ms the Allyn district; William Barnes
about rs. Text books: Mce:uneyss readers ant
speliers, Ray arithneiios, Monteith's geogra.
ihirs, Iiark,- giaiiimars; system OF instructions
goo'i. This H. n small frame, about lGx20, poor.
~ seated, blacAhoards of Io consequence; talh
Of building u new sciIoOl-house, AMI the district
needs IL bad enough: furnished with Sherwood
maps and rhsrt-, four miles east Of Rochester.
Tow n.htIk 81 frln.st. x. sfhnni dt-frtcf M y
known a. the Dale districts; Miss Sarah Dale,
teacher. TcNi books: McGu1ey's readers and
spoilers, Rays arithmetics, tlark's rammar
Monieiih's geography; system of instruction
good; enrolment b., average attendance about
IL. Miss Dale Inns been teaching in this district
some three years, aud has succeeded in giving
general satisfaction. The people in this district
seem to be interested in education; length of
{ rim six months. This is n new frame, large and
roomy, we'll seated, and furnished with maps
and charts.
Township 90, range 80, school district No. 5,
known rs the Elm Grove school-house; Paul
Hudson, teacher; enrolment CS, aveiag e at
tendance abou; ~; system Of instruction good,
though the teacher is hardly well enough posted.
vet has u good school, and the children think for
themselves, and the answers they give show
some originality On their part. Text books
MctiuHey's readers aud spoilers, Rays written
arithmetic, Robinson's mental do, Clark gram
mar, Monteith's biographies. This is "a new
frame building, situated about four miles north
east of Whitesville; school-house poorly seatedS
is furnished with national maps and charts.
T9wndh,m, a M sSags a. T. ss Rasaef h ,o sishaS9ii;
good condition.; system of instruction good.
The teacher seems 10 be giving general satisfac-
ton, this being the third term taught by hirf IN
the same district; this OF course speaks very wei
for the teacher. Text books; NcGufey series,
Rays arithmetic and ItGbInson's higher arith-
mrtic (no mcntal) Monieitih' g geographic, Pm
nco's grammar, Kobinson's algebra, Wells
large frame, and very well seated; no maps or
charts, though 1t would he better for the school
IL furnished with the necessary apparatus
Township 81, range IS, school district 10. =,
81, average attendance about 30. Text books
McGuuey's series, Ray arithmetic, Monteith's
geography, rinneo,s and Greens.s grammar;
charts; system of instruction good This Is l:
frame building, built before or during the war
poorly seated, II is known US the High frsirie
school house, situated about four miles north
east of whitesviile; salary so per month; term
Township 81, range 50, school district No. /.
known H. the Empire soliooi-ho,ise IIlrani
v ard, teacher; system OF instruction might be
better; Still, IL doing very well and giving gen
er.i satisfaction; hardly life enough in the
classes; children not questioned enough on the
| studies they IRE pursuing. Text hooks: Mctini;
f.y's series, Ray written and Hrooks' mental
arithmetic; M geography tttigh. IN the school
save what Is taught by the teacher from the out
il in fair working condition. This Is II brick
building, rather small, and poorly seated; en-
rolimcn, 81, average attendance about "; thres
months term nj $50 per month.
Rochester Township, Township 5s, range 81,
| school district No. .; j. Ford, teacher; term
four months, salary so per month; enrolment
80, average attendance about %. IeSf books
v ilsun's series of readers and spoilers, Eay's
arithmetics, Ray = algebra, MonteIth's geogra-
| phies, Pinnro's gramIiar; system Oh Instruction
good. The children are taught TO think fo'
themselves, and are making considerable pro
grcss in their studies. This school-ho,ise Is SIT
| uatcd three-fourIhs of u mile east uf Bird's MIL
and Is known as the Bird school-house; wa
built during the SUMMER nt u cost OF nDoui saw
Is well seated, and furnished with Mitchell
| new outline maps, McGufcy's reading chart
and Spencerian writing charts; well graded an'
in q good condition.
This closes the report Of schools visited durin;
| the winter, and my next report viii commenced
with the schools as 1 lind them this spring aii'
summer While ! lind much To coniineiiu, tner
is also room for Improvement, BON as regaru
teachers and parents. Teachers should DC WEI
posted and understand how to present the diner
ent branches OF study which the children pursa
so that the minds OF those children may grss1
the idea TO be conveyed, and the successful
teacher is he who succeeds in getting the mos
work out of the children in a pleasant manner
and we believe in leading, instead OF driving
and teaching that which can be coIiprehende
by the children. Ca.
DAYS of each month. Office In Library Hall !
court house. Those applying for eertiiicates
teach must come prepared 10 answer ~. iet'
seventy five per cent. OF the questions asked l
rrference to the common branches to enfit
them to a certificate, and they Will also De r.
auired to pass a thorough examination IN u
theory and practice Of teaching all the comino
brnnches; therefore, teachers should Keep poste
in their duties by reading works on teacning III
inuvnals of education. J.R IlLSON,