The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-03-21
A LETTER FROM SALEM.
SALEM, Wis, MARCH,, 18Th. 1872

DITOR TELEGRAPH:
As Samuel Eddy has justly remarked
b. til is trying to monopoIize the whoe
CO respondence column of our county IA
pr" But give them TO understand that
5 an Is yet town in Kenosha county,
ajtho, gh her correspondents are few and
f. letween, her people are just as active
intelligent d e. terprisine as any o'h.r
town in Kenosha county. While B,i, to
h d scussed very ably the questions nt
cpnsnI0datinn, Tenn erance and other m.
nor snl jects they DO not say one word ur--
on he most mporcant subject with which
on" county Is ncorreG And that is our
c 'amon schoolH,wh ch are the bulwarks Of
society, and have ittIe attention paid 70
them by the people generally. Term
after term of our distict schools will pass
away, and many Of the most interested
patrons will not be seen inside the school
room, Patrons sboul ! this be so, is Ills
bringing the standard Of education where
it should be? Many a teacher has made a
perfect failure in consequence OF not be
ing properly encouraged by their patrons
We have been forum tie enough IT, have
a model school here this winter and We
also have model school house, ceiling
high, and provided with ntilator so
if overhcsted or overcrowded the Amos
phere can ID q few moments be brought
to proper temperature, something which
is very much overlooked by schoolhouse
builders. The seats are not just as they
should be, but hope soon to see them
replaced by pateht seats. Miss Mary
Burgess Of Somers has bean our teacher.
and she is indeed model teacher, she
governs her school by example rather
than precept and all her ways are such as
to command the respect, esteem and love
of all her pupils; She closed her school
last night with spelling school and ex-
hibition. The spelling was splendid
Miss Addie Smith and Bridget Gallagher
labored hard and long for the champion
ship, word after after word was spelled
unti! began to think if they did not
exhaust the whole vocabulary of words
they would at least exhaust the patience
Of the audience. But at last down ooes
Miss Addie leaving Miss Bridget the
champion OF the evening. Next cant
declamations, in which the scholars, did
Themselves great credit Next came the
paper, called the Salem Star, edited By
Miss Jane Smith and Monroe Wisks. The
editorials and many other pieces written
oy :he scholars were such as to command
re'pect and would have done credit to
Older heads. The reading was very plain
ana dlstlect. Then came the most inter
es5ing part.o the programme, Dialogue
speaking, which Kept the house in an NIL
roar or laughter 1t was now oettino
late but 20 one seemed to get weary and
jaSt though not least was a very nrsctical
address by the teacher to her nunils and
p1trons. On account of the lafeness ofl
the hour no one seemed willing to re-
spond, but 1 viii do so through the
columns of our valuable county paper
ehlnk speak the sentiments of ourI
onA'fe alstilct when say that we highly
&ppreciate your services during the past
wAn'ef; we teel proud TO say that your
eAaui pies nave been such that we should /
WliiAng'y have our children follow in
Cnelr train, and ifFyOu shonld coma baoL
W rs, lano we hope you willJ You will be
A. W. PEAsR.