The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-03-29
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LOCAL MATTERS.


church and school accommodations are
valuable agencies In promoting the
growth aud prosperity Of community.
town or city. As a pecuniary invest
,nent, no one thing will so rapidly
build up the material interests Of u
place. as ample school accommodations
and facilities, Men who are casting
about to select homes Tor their families
and selves, whether they be well-toNlo
farmers, Industrious mechanics, emf
grants from the East, capitalists, desil~
ing to find a place where they ctn in
vest their means the most jttliclously,
If they are wise in their determination
of choice, will select that place where
the most liberal enterprise Il shown IN
the direction of providing for the edit
cation Of the youlg. 1t becomes a
practical question. then. for every cit
zen to determine. whether slicl, faciii-
ties have been provided III the town or
community in which he lives. Out
side of the solemn duty tlevolving upon
every parent to scc TO it that his chill
,|rpnare properly educated, the que :
tioh ofpec'uiary interest most urgent
" demands that ample school ac-
commollations shall be provided. Have
we facilities here in Albany which are
ample and creditable in this direction:
We have a College IN operation, occll-
pying a very creditable building. the
Surroundings are very unprepossessingl
which is doing noble work. 1t is
,leservedly popular and n great coli
yenience. benefit and honortoi the city;
Int the pupils who attend that inStitll-
,ion are limited necessarily to the
wealthier portion ofour citizens. The
poor cannot afford to pay the tuition
which that institution must charge in
order to live. There are one or two
private schools taught in our city, i'll
tended for small children, which, in
limited degree, filK q demand in the
economy Of our city's necessities; hut
the school which Il required hy the
-chOol law Of the State, and which l.
Intended to reach every Glass and every
condition, the rich, the poor, the chill
,Iren AMI youth, i, tlmt 4 credit III
avery respect to the place, and Is ii
managed in SllelI way as to accom-
plish the end for which the school law
was madeg Tile law was intended to
place school facilities within the reach
Of epay child. This can never be ac-
comp!i 'hed so long as tuition Is charg-
ed, for there are always orphans. and
The sons and daughters Of widows and
POOR people in every community, who
cannot afford to pay, and, which socie-
ty can better afford to educate than to
allow grow up in ignorance. The
-chool which has been tangllt there
during the past season has been man.
aged by the best cf teachers in botl
departments. Mr.. George, AZ Princi
p,l, and Miss Girl, as Assistant. have,
20 far as we have heard, given the besI
of satisfaction. They have both shown
them elves 10 he skilled and efficient
inan eminent degree. in spite Of MANY
drawbacks; and while these schools
have been we'll attent!ed. aggregatinl
an average attendance Ofover one hun
drc1l and five pupils, during the pas
quarter, are there moi many children
Of our community, who tlO not atten'
any school because Of the tuition re
quiremelt? IftlEse schools were free
the attendance would he largely inerea
ed. aud tI,usthe benefits ofeiucation b
more widely diifiIsed. The building
ITSELF however, in which this school !
taught. Is mo great shakes at best,
though large enough to meet prese..
demands, issallly in need of repairs
Patches of plastering are off Of TN
walls, and the dingilless of the residue
calls loudly for whitewash. lii th'
room occupied by Mr.. George. tii'
seats are badly arranged and need re
adjusting. Tine blackboard f'cilitie:
are entirely Inadequate they shoul'
extend all round the room 20 t!mt
large class could operate all at once
The outline maps in Mr.. George
room are ont ofhte, obsolete IN Mls
tiirl's room sIle has had TO pIrruhas'
heriOwn maps. Now we say a A'hoo
room ought to he elealL well seated
ven lighted, well ventilated, vel
warmed, well blackhoardetl, well map
.spei apd provided with all Charts
globes and parlpinrlsiia necess.ry t.
, facilitate the teaching art; and care
Icssness or neglect In those direytion
Il wrong, and economy iswaste. TIN
play ground enclosure needs filling ~
sufficiently high to r,ln the water Of
during the winter season, and thus en-
able.slH pnplls to Occ'pyit. As it !
now, during the seasons Of recreation
the pupils nlnst either remain within
doors or line the sidewalks. As Al
election is to be held OH the first day
or April for the purpose OF eleciing .
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