River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-09-21
Educational.
III. :. uAk EIk. A. NJ, Editor.
(cousTV SuPEmSreNnrxT.)

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lage school.
PRRscorr win have nine months OF
school this year. Good.
RBAD the examination notice In
another column, and profit thereby.
Town clerks will please to send in
their reports promptly. 1t is for
their interest TO do so.
We shall raise the minimum for
third grade certificates this fall. Last
spring we placed it at so per cent.
TRINBRILE village has moved in the
matter Of building an addition to the
school-house, and having another dc.
partment and teacher.
SOME villages have yet to learn that
the best and surest way to build up
town, and get a good kind of popula-
ton, is to have superior school advan.
tages.
hbA M"ohhs HhoSo SCuoOt list SUM
ON Negro Hill, was orderly and system
attic to the smallest detail, and equal
in that respect to any in the county,
is again at the Normal.
TnosT teachers who have failed to
make ont the monthly, and term re-
port blanks, will find it for their inter.
est to do SO before examination. Some
have reported every month, but have
sent no term report.
The fact that Prescott for the year
ending Aug. 3lst, 1876, for 40 less pu-
pills in school, employed two more
teachers, than River Falls, and spent
$ll0C more money. furnishes food for
reflection. The wages paid to teach
ers in Prescott was $500 more than
the whole expense of the school in
River Falls village.
PREsooT school has 1877 pupils at
present. The full cOrns of teachers
is as follows, beginnir,. with the pri-
mary and proceeding upward, viz:
Mary A. IIaw, Emma Watkins. Mary
A. Walls, Florence Olive, Eva Ellis, l..
l.. Reed. The first two are graduates
from Platteville Normal, and Miss FL
lis from the Normal School at Pots
dam, New York.
VIZ can recommend no teacher
whom we have not seen in the school,
room. We can, in many eases, certi-
fly in regard to the education. and
from that the faculty of teaching may
usually be estimated. But none, say e
a prophet, can guarantee. with safety,
the success of teachers first term, in
a given school. or of any term in a
school of different kind from those
in which he has taught.
The following from the Kenosha
Telegraph, is worthy OF attention
Every school-house needs a wash
stand, basin, towel, soap, and water,
and the teacher should see that every
child's hands and face are clean. The
reason why very neat parents send
their children to select or private
schools, is more frequently the fear OF
contact with uncared for children,
than any aristocratic feeling.
| q. IL the school is stopped that q
funeral may be held in the school
house, does the teacher lose her time
A. Not unless she chooses to do so
| Q. Suppose high water prevents
both teacher and pupils from reach
ing the school-house, for day or two
does she lose the time then!
A. Probably she would not; tn,
equities are on her side. State Supt
WI have received SEINE answers Il
the problem given la this column OIL
the JOURNAL some time ago, relating
10 wheat.
L. W., aged 81, sends an answer
one bushel and % lbs. This womb
cost Sl.2S l.3, an error of Cne.third
only, and If, as it is possible. fraction
af a cent were not to be regarded, thi
answer would he allowable.
J. &C, sends as an answer, ON,
bushcl, twenty-seven and thre
elevenths pounds, costing Sl.27 S-ll
Neither Of these have solution whicl
we are ut liberty TO make public. ON
, has an arithmetical solution.
AProS AcADEMY.--The complete ciI
cular is at hand. The Academy vii
prepare for the Freshman or Sophie
more class in college, in either IN
, classical or scientific. course, beside
giving the usual advantages for high
rr general educ alton. Rhetorical a
l ercises written review examination
/ monthly. q course of lectures free (
|. the students, and advantages for
complete musical education are anon
@ the distinguishing features. a cours
4 OF lectures, two on three each wee
( during the year, by an able physician
}. upon physiology. will also De flcc I
!. all. Board very cheap. Rooms "a
i self.boarding can be obtained. lldic
4 can also work for the whole or POI
a ton Of their board Ia private families
\ There are 10 chances for disslpatio
9 in the village. Address NJ. n. Seyei