The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1876-02-03
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Adams---Township Schools.

Mr.. EDITOR. R.---This township has not
many correspondents for newspapers.
Now and then one of rs ventures "A lit.
tie, but our communications are gcn-
orally short, and have long intervals oI
silence between them. The fact is that
we read more than we write. Ofcoursc
We write too, but not for newspapers
We used to be the tail end of Beaver
township. and the tail, YOU know, is
governed 10y the head We were dc.
pendcnt' and not independents. In
school matters we were loag way be.
hind the times. Generally we got the
teachers which others did not want
The directors seldom visited our
schools. Nobody seemed to care for
the children, and it any one tried to
hep them from darkness into light, hu
had no power to do 50. But always
after darkness there comes light, and
81 it did for Us at least we believe SO
At any rate we are now part of the
head and body-pcrhaps the whole O.
of it.-and are trying To act rs il We
could think and reason for ourselves
We will before long show TO other
townships of the county that our think.
ing is aboat right, too. Our children
are no longer to grow up IN
| Ignorance. They must have the at
vantigcs of good schools. What W,
need is suitable schO1l-houscs and
good teachers. Some of our school
houses are yet, of course, good enough
and will be so for wears to come; but
what new ones we build, should be
built inteligently. Such houses n
some townships build should not be
built in this age. A township cannot
better expose the ignorance OF lis peO
pie than in the building of It's school.
houses. A house that does not cost
much money, il not cheap one, I'M
less it is in every respect right. L,
show good sense in its construction, Il
school-house should be sufficiently
large; have good height of ceiling
properly graded and comfortable seats
plenty Of light and plenty of black
board surface. Aschool-house should
like a dwelling hors '. b. lui # goo
material. The workmanship SHOULD
likewise he good. No bungling me
chanic should be permitted 10 put q
hand 10 il. A house built in this man
ne will not need to be repaired in q
~ years, but will he good for years tc
IN @, and consequently in the end
lc h cheaper than the cheap and
" -for-nothing houses built in some
..s, iships.
Is uch depends upon the school Iii.
r.S ors. None but the bcst men of q
district should ever be elected TO this
office. Men who do not care anything
at all about the education OF the chill
dren are nowhere more out OF place
than in n board of directors. We be-
lieve that in the election OF directors
our people acted with very good sense
last spring.
In the selection Of teachers our di
rectors did all they could. The salary
paid in this township is too low to Sc,
lect teachers with reference 10 thcii
qualifications. But not Sithstanding
this hindrance we have pretty good
schools. Our teachere are all, IL is be-
licved, doing good work. Some OI
them are indeed doing very well. II
is in some parts of this township
suppose like in some others 50 near the
mountain. good schools are not appre
ciated. Those who KIN ow least about
education have the most TO say about
it, and would reduce us to Egyptian
darkness fthey could.
TO our directors and teachers We
say, keep on in the good work you
have commenced F; do not permit your.
selves to become discouraged, Adams
is too good n name to be LETT behind.
Let us work up.
A Friend cf Eiucaiioa.
Near Troxleyille, Jan. Is, 1876.