The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1874-02-19
For the Post
Centre Township schools.

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II Is we'll known where our township
lies. 1t is true that We are not in the
paradise Of America, and therefore can
not boast of rs rich soil ~ some parts
of our country yet we believe when
we take into consideration the honesty
of the people, we stand ~ high a. any
other We can also boast of some men
Of intelligence, and we prize them for
, that quality.
Centreviile has we'll conducted de-
batting society, something which even
some more pretentious villages cannot
claim. The meetings are held in the
school house. aud are considered so in
teresting that during the exercises the
house is always crowded.--Such n SO
ciety, when properly conducted, is OF
great advantage to u community ; FOR
those who take parts in the debates. in
order to do themselves, as well as the
subiest Justice, must read much TO in
form themselves and the more infor-
nation man possesses. all other
things being the same, the more useful
he il to community.--Mun of our
citizens take pnrt in the debates. and
nearly all acquit themselves very cred
hahly.
have, see, missed my subject, the
schools. / will now try to say some
thing about them. Outsiders may per.
haps think that we have no schools,
but we are happy to inform them, If
they think so, that they. are much mis-
taken. We have indeed six eff them,
and they are all well attended thus
showing the popularity Of the teachers.
Heretofore generally we had teachers
of considerable experience, this year
however they were not to be had, and
consequently we had to do the best we
could ; but we do not at all regret our
choice ; for we do not believe that there
are more industrious teachers 10 be
found in the whole county than those
who this year teach our schools. Most
of them are not behind the age either
in their methods of teaching. Since
tho Teachers Institute they have
adopted, as far as possible, the hest
methods of teaching the different
branches taught in the Public Schools
Instead of torturing their pupils with
a-b-c's, they ut once teach them to read
! This is great improvement; for i,
docs not require as long to learn To
read as it does TO learn the unmeaning
'namcs of the a-b-c's.
The use Of the higher reader has al
so almost altogether been abandoned,
which is another improvement. Our
pupils read much better than they for.
morly did. Geography and grammar
are not yet taught to rs great an ex-
tent MS they should be, but even in
these Il change for the better is taking
place.
We DO not want other townships Ia
boast too much of their schools until
they have seen what we are doing; and
we want to say further that our schools
must now continue to improve. We are
willing to pay our school tax if our chill.
drcn are well taught But we want our
| directors to understand that nothing
less than good schools viii VIC tolerate.
We consider poor schools fraud up
on district. and worse than waste oi
crs. Good schools are worth all they
cost poor ones are too dear mt any
cost. Let us have good schools.
| must not forget the District Insti-
tute which was held in Centrevillc n
short time ago. In order 10 post the
people in this part of our county and
those of the adjoining townships ol
Union county. on the means of impro.
wing the Public Schools, the two Super.
intendcntS-Prof's. Noetling and Bur
rows--held joint Institute here. |
said the Institute was held to post the
people. which is true only in part. ",
improve the teachers was also one tt
the aims; and both we have reasoo
to believe were well accomplished Tl;z
school house was filled with an attey..
tive audience. =.
Speeches were made in both Engliic'
and German, and MI for the improy5s
mont of the schools. s.-Besdes bot n
Superintendent. Messrs. Hassingay
Zeller, Sanders, Reichley, and Sheare,
of our own citizens, took part in the
crciscs. :,
Let il be understood that whe cis.,,
zens of Centre township are awake ~
the welfare of our children. and thni
we will do all We can for the cause e
education. PROGRESS. "a
Centre Township, Feb. 4, 1874. l.,