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

Mr., EDITOR. township has not
many correspondents for newspapers
Now and then one of us ventures lit.
tie, but our communications arc gcn-
orally short. and have long intervals of
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 de.
pendcnt' and not independents. In
school matters we were long 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, he
had no power to do 50. But always
after darkness there comes light, and
81 it did for Us at least we believe 50.
A any rate we are now part OF the
head and body-pcrhaps the whole O.
of it.-and are trying To act rs II 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 al
vantages of good schools. What we
need is suitable schOol.houscs and
good teachers. some of our school.
houses are yet, of course. good enough
| and will be so for years to come; bat
what new ONES we build, should be
built intelligently. Such houses rs
some townships build should not be
built in this age. A township cannot
better expose the Ignorance oi lis peo
pie than in the building of its school
houses. A house that does not cost
much money, il not cheap one, nm
less II is IN every respect right. To
show good sense in its construction, n
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 g. dwelling hors'. b. lui' t f goo
material. The Workmanship should
iikewisebe good. No bungling me.
chanic should be permitted to put a
hand TO it. A house built in this man
ne will not need TO be repaired in a
~ years, but will he good ior years to
n G, and consequently in the end
lc h cheaper than the cheap and
" -for-nothing houses built in some
&, iships.
IS uch depends upon the school di,
r.,S ors. None but the best men OF a
district should ever be elected TO this
office. Men who do not care anything
ut all about the education OF the chill
dren are nowhere more out of place
than in board of directors. We be.
ieve 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 to their
qualifications. But Notwithstanding
this hindrancc we have pretty good
schools. Our tcachcre are all, il is be-
lieved, doing good work. Some OF
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 know least about
education have the most 10 say about
it, and would reduce Us to Egyptian
darkness ifthcy could.
| To our directors and teachers We
say, keep on in the good work you
have commenced do not permit your
selves to become discouraged, Adams
is too good name to be LETT behind.
Let us work up.
A Friend Of Eiucatioa.
| Near TrOyloNille Ian. is. 1876.