The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-07-03

ED. Press. Our school year has
expired. Vacation has come. Our pu-
pills and teachers hail it with merry
greeting. The pupils apparently, share
its sports and freedom, as if they would
bid defiance 10 the oppressive rays of
the sun, and reflect vengeance" upon
their dusky, rusty, narrow, low, obstruc-
ted, inconvenient, uninviting, ''carved," !"
engraved" blotted, striped, streaked,
blackened, uncomfortable, discreditable,
and unhealthy school rooms; with their
rattling, loose, di5jointed, and in fact
three legged furniture: all of which
Somerset TO day affords. May our pu-
pIlage and teachers have n happy yaca-
tion, may their joys be abundant and be
seasoned with recreating manual labor,
not neglecting, also, the necessary mental
in the form of frequent and thorough
review Of their books. May they thus
prove to be auxiliary in awakening their
parents and guardians to a deeper inter
est in our schools.
| The classes examined for promotion,
with but few exceptions, gave good
satisfaction to. US, and reflected in their
effort, much credit upon their respective
teachers. The promoted pupils will
find their names published in the Press
In addition to this they will each re-
ceive written passport from their teach
er, bearing their average percentage for
recitation and qualification, affixed to
their names, as recommendation to the
teacher of the grade to which they have
been promoted. These passports the
pupils will retain untilth the opening oi
our next school, vixen they will each be
expected to present the same to the
teacher This measure in the judgment
of the School Board of Somerset, will
much relieve the teachers in their hith.
to arlurus labors OF classification. Mr.
Kelso has been employed as Superin,
tendent of our schools for the ensuing
year. The assistant teachers and all ap-
plicants for our primary and intermedi
! ate schools are herewith informed, tina
their applications must be written, nam
ing the grade of school and TO be com
municated on or before the 18th day o
July. The Board of Directors will con
slider each application with impartiality
to the applicant, and with Judgment il
behalf of the sure promotion of the ed
ucational interests of the patrons anC
pupilage of Somerset.
We as a Board would by way of en-
couragement to the teachers of ou
schools, and to the necessary informa
tion of our school patrons, here declare
that we have resolved to sustain ou
teachers in their trials to be their re
source or help in time of difficulty, evel
though We would be constrained to shar
much of the ingratitude of our schoo
patrons, which our teachers of the pres
ent age universally share and receive
Should you as parents find our schoO
regulations in pc TT modified with som
degree of structure, do not blame AM
find fault with the teacher, bat Civ
your Board of School Directors tn
credit for your unhappy and unkin
grievances. Our frequent truency, il
regularity of attendance, neglect of re
peated preparation for recitation, mus
and will be forbidden under sever
penalty. Our scholars are much il
need of reform. May we as patron
with and through the Board and teach
ers soon have effected and secured tn
reform. Very respectfully,
d. NJ. WEIsMAN