The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-11-22
Franklin Valley, Nov. l3, 1871

Sternberger, one of the Board Of Educa-
ton, that we had been named by the
Board to visit the Public Schools of
jackson on Friday, and that Mrs Mat
thews had also been appointed to visit
the Schools on the same day. He said
one man and one woman had been, or
would be, appointed to visit the Schools
each Friday. He said we could 60 at any
hour we chose, and act independently,
so far as time Of visit or formality was
concerned.
In the forenoon on Friday we went to
the School House, and the first room we
visited was occupied by the teacher OF
German. We found l3 small children,
and the teacher seemed to have them
well in hand In the afternoon his school
is much larger.
Next we visited the School of Miss
Yochem, and found 40 little children, all
small, and nearly all the same size. Good
order and discipline were manifested in
this room.
In Mrs. Hulrs room were 80 children,
also small, and well graded, and well
disciplined.
Miss DUNCAN had As children, all
small, and under complete control.
Miss Brown had As children, only a
grade larger than those already men,
toned. Here also were order and disci-
pline.
Miss Messengers pupils were more ad-
vanced She had 4G.
Now we went to the School for colored
children 1t is taught in a small, com
Portable brick house, quarter of a mile
northwest from the Union School House.
Superintendent Longbon went with us.
The teacher is a young man named
johnson. He had % pupils, all small
The teacher is a colored man-not very
dark He was examining a class in Eng
lish Grammar, and both he and his pu.
pills understood the matter pretty well.
In the afternoon we went to the Town
House, corner Of Pearl and Portsmouth
Streets, and in the lower room found
Miss Lucy Jones, with 53 small children,
all orderly and attentive. Going up
stairs we found Miss Emma Long, with
A little children. She had a class at
recitation They were just beginning to
read
Going to the Union School House we
went up stairs, and in one room found
Sup Longbon, reviewing % of Miss Dwy-
ers pupils, in interest. They manifested
a pretty thorough knowledge OF the sub
ject.
In Miss Dwyer's room we found only a
few of her pupils. This is the High
School Department
In Miss Walterhouses room we found
"a pupils, considerably advanced.
Miss Monahan had 80 pupils, orderly
and earnest in their studies.
Miss Hanna had %. She had a class in
Grammar at recitation.
This completed our very hasty call at
all the rooms Mr.. Longbon gave us the
enrolment at each of the Schools, at the
close Of last month, and commencing al
No. l, and running up to No. II, is as
follows: 67, G3, 81, 4G, IS, 50, Sc, Al, 80
"a, 46, sc. Total, SIS.
In conclusion, there are a few matters
to which we wish to call the attention oi
parents, teachers, and the Board Of Edu
cation.
OF course in so hasty visit we had
scarcely any means of knowing how the
Schools are conducted but we could not
see anything which we could condemn.
Both teachers and pupils appeared polite,
attentive and earnest in their work. We
are much in favor Of the useful and
practical, over the ornamental and the
oretical, and were gratifed TO notice that
English Grammar was receiving much
attention, in many Of the rooms. As no
person can speak or write a single SEN