The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-01-30
School KeDOrt.
HANDLER.

Mr.. EDITOR: - The following report We
would be pleased to submit through the col
umns of your valuable paper, that all IN the
county may know what We are doing in educa-
tional matters in District No. 4, of Paw Paw.
The following is report of our school for
the second month ending Jan. %, 1874: The
number of pupils enrolled &c; average daily
attendance SO; number scho lars that have not
missed day during the month 40; number of
visitors is, besides the following school officers
and parents: Anna Webb, Robert Orr, Mr..
and Mrs, Charles Flanders and Mrs. VI. Tvlor.
The following are scholars that have been
perfect IN the several branches and have there
fore received star scholar for the same An
ma Burnett. U. :. History William Lee, Gram
mar; Daniel Fry, Book Keeping; Charles
Scott. Physiology: Geo. Dunnington Physical
Geography; Joseph Dunnington, Third Geog-
raphy; Lewis Salisbury. Fifth Reader: Vim.
Wicksal Fourth Reader Alicajah GOODRICH
Third Reader; Estella Halsted, Second Read
err; Sammy flanders, First READER Rosie
Kirkland, First Reader Oakley Tyrrell. Prac-
teal Arithmetic Charles Tyler Rudiments
Arithmetic; Fred Flanders. same George
Barnes, Primary Arithmetic Carrie Flanders.
same Fred. Huntington, a spelling class
Phillip Lee, = spelling class Lewis Salisbury,
spelling class; Aida Flanders, Penmanship.
We closed the last day OF the month with
speaking reading and singing. The young
ladies and gentlemen are deserving OF great
credit for the excellent manner in which they
delivered their speeches, especially Misses Ida
Tyler and Cora Orr, for their compositions,
which we're 30 suitable for the occasion. We
think we have one of the best fifth reader clas-
SEES in the county. and all that was at the clos
ing exercises of the month and heard them
read the difficult piece (The Raven written by
Edgar A. Poe will doubtless agree with u.s.
The exercises closed by spelling down-Anna
Burnet being victorious. We hope we shall
see more of the parents the coming month
than we have the past
Respectfully
+. \. COLLINS, Teacher
ST. NICHOLAS for February opens with a
charming little poem by w. C. BRYANT, and
then, on the very first page, the stories begin
with a well-told tale Of the middle ages. "Bi-
anca and Beppo, full of the flavor CT youth.
full chlvalry and illustrated by a most exquisite
engraving. Among the other short stories, we
! have "How the Heavens Fell" illustrated
GLOW Jamie Had His Own Way: ''What ST.
Valentine Did for Milly, ali good and each
one with a character OF its own. Besides
these. there are the three serials. East
Friends" Illustrated: "Nimpos Troubles
with drawing and What Might Have Been
Expected" with an Illustration. Among the
pictures is very curious and amusing drawing
| by f. Beard, showing how little Toys may
change into frogs If they play leap-frog toe
much. There are useful articles on the yeloc-
ity of Light, Wooi-Carying and about that
curious animal the Alanatee. G.. :. Stephens,
who has written 50 much for "Our Young
| Folks" describes Moose Hunt in Maine
and there ls a short resume of Stanleys recent
book for boys, bringing in some startling adj
ventures with wild animals in Africa, with pic
lures that will charm the heart OF MANY a
youngster. poem, whats the Fun? by
Olive A. Wadsworth illustrated by eight appro-
pirate cuts, gives IN lively and rollicking style
an idea OF the fun that can be had in each Of
the months of the year. Two pages for little
folks are given this month and, there is some
capital talk from ''Jack-in-the- Pulpit" ; lively
pantomime for arlor acting, and we'll. filed
Riddle Box. The Frontispiece, entitled sin
Sisters Care" is a vigorous, well-drawn pic.
ture This number of ST. NICHOLAS, like the
last, while it keeps its individuality in every
particular, shows decided dspo siti en-
cept freely every advantage offered BY it's late
Absorption OF "Oiu' loan9 FOLKS"