The Placer herald., 1874-10-10
OUR school. TEACHERS. AND SCHOOL

all the children in the district we're there as re-
auired under the amended law, still there was a
very good showing for the first day of the term.
The teachers were all on hand in time, and, ap-
parently, were as anxious for duty as the i'm, a.
tient children. At o'clock A. NJ, precisely, the
bell tapped, and in less time than it takes to tell
it. the children were all in selselected seats and
tho teachers at their tables. BY the aid of two
of the Trustees. Mcssrs. Swan and Seifert, and
the County Superintendent, j. I. Kinkade, the
teachers at once began upon the tedious and
somewhat very difficult task Of grading the pu
pills, to ascertain who belonged to this division
and who to that BY ~ o'clock they had sue
ceeded in grading the classes near enough for a
beginning though it will take the teachers
months. and may be years, to get the school
thoroughly graded. and every pupil exactly, in
each particular branch where it belongs. After
the temporary division had been made, we found
they numbered, in the respective rooms, as fol-
lows: In the higher department. Principals
room, 35; in the intermediate department. Al;
in the primary department, 50; making present,
in all, at the commencement Of the term, 1913
pupils.
The Principal, Mr. NJ. Lowell, and the teacher
Of the primary department. Miss Emma Swan,
one of Auburn's own girls, have both taught
here before, and with degree of satisfaction so
eminent and SO universal, as at once to secure
for them their present positions. Miss Taney,
teacher of the intermediate department, is re-
Gently from the East. She is young lady OF
superior intellectual attainments and of valuable
experience, and comes to US recommended as
one of the most successful teachers in the large
city in which she has, for some years, been en-
gagged. We have three ine teachers, eminently
fit for their respective positions, as their united
works will, we think, demonstrate, to the delight
of those interested.
OF our school house much may be said. It
is at once, the finest and largest school building
in the county, and has few superiors in the
State. There are many larger buildings. but
none with better finish, so far as completed,
or more substantial. Up stairs the rooms are
not finished; when they shall be- the building
will contain four fine, airy and we'll lighted
school rooms, the size of each being 28x34. with
IA feet ceiling. A front wing to the building
contains four ante-rooms, two up stairs and two
down stairs, each 14x14. On top of the front
wing is bell tower, IA feet high, in which is
200-pound bell, OF the best metal, the gift of E.
NJ. Hall, OF San Francisco. The building,
from the ground to the top of the belfry, meas
ures Al feet. The large, fat, projecting caves
are we'll lined with sheet tin; beneath the caves
is a very heavy moulding, appropriately set off
with large and handsome brackets; the siding is
of redwood rustic and the windows, of which
there are 20 in all, have heavy caps supported
by suitable brackets. The general finish of the
building is heavy and substantial, and be.okens
neatness and good workmanship in every part.
The foundation is composed of cemented con-
| crete, from the bedrock to the surface Of the
ground, on which, about one foot high. is q
brick WALL on this. sub-sll, 8xS inches,
rests, supporting another SILL of the sam size,
from which the structure is commenced. Mar
tin and Richardson, of this town, did the paint
ing, and the job speaks well for them, as house
painters. The body of the building is painted
what we might call light lead color, very ap-
propriately and handsomely shaded with light
brown. The building, as it stands, exclusive Of
furniture, cost about $500. G. II. Hicks
was the contractor. ami it is rumored that he
| was SO particular in doing good job for the
people, that he did not make a cent However
| that may be, he has done magnificent job; one
| that is a cred t to him and his workmen, and
one that without accident, will stand for many
| years as monument to the enterprise Of our
citizens, and a blessing to the people, especially
the rising generation. Inside, the rooms are
we'll and neatly finished, each supplied with good
| and comfortable seats for the pupils. and neat
tables for the teachers. Blackboard room is
ample in each department We have now, in
brief, everything needed for frst-cass school,
and it can now be said truthfully, tha. Au-
burns school facilities are surpassed by those
of no town, of the same size, in the State.
| New LEAD.-how MANY times does so go
into 250,O00? 1t goes 5000 thousand times. Well
that is good per cent, even fofCal fornia. Will
the best lead ever struck pay as much? Certain
| y not. But there are strong probabilities that
an investment of fifty dollars made in the last
Grand Gift Concert in aid Of the Public Library
of Kentucky, will pay that per cent. to somebody
| Why not to one of us ? And then we have only
to wait to the 30th Of November for the result
| TREAsuRERs MONTHLY STATEMENT The fol-
| lowing is the Statement of the County Treasurer
for the month ending September so, 1874:
Cash Balance last statement SIG, ,954 10
Amount OF Cash received for Co. pur-
| poses. ...,........ 900 80
Amt rec vd for State purposes ..... SO 40
Total Amt rec'vd during month from
all sources -. ..... $l7, ,95G s5
| Amount paid out of each County Fund for
County Purposes:
General Fund. ... .......$ 1888 O6
! Redemption Fund nd,.,....