The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1877-09-19
EDUCATIONAL.
This department lciH Be conducted 6v
w. L. HA WINS,
Let us organize a Reading Club in

Let us organize Reading Club
Hartford; the evenings are lengthenin,
! Books, papers, and periodicals. cheap, an
there is no pleasanter way Of spendin
{ the time. Let US hear from you.
School Population of the United State
White males, 1854 ,635: colored males
Sl4, SIG; total, 6,O86, s72; white females
5,l57, 929; colored females, SO6, 4O2 total
5,96S,5Tl; grand total, 2,O55, 443.
Attending School-white males
1926. 1871; colored males, 1854; total
S.4l5, 39l; white females, 3,OS7, 943; col
Orsd females, sl,77s; total, s'I7s,72l
grand total. $685., liz.
Not Attending School-whites, 4OO7,
s24; cOlOred, $50, COG; total, Sass, 977
From the ABOVE it appears that of tn,
white children Of the whole country, be.
tween the ages Of 5 and Is years, SO pei
cent are not attending school; Of the col
ored children IS per cent are not attend,
ing, while an aggregate Of As per cent OIL
both classes are not under Instruction.
Am. Journal of Education.
Black-bOards are among the most sf-
icient instruments for diffusing light. ID.
Pupils ought not to be required TO make
fires and sweep the house. This is no
part Of teachers duty. 1t devolves
upon the board to employ and pay q
janitor. in all graded schools it is thus
managed. Only the under-paid and
over-worked country teacher is compelled
to serve as janitor. The custom is all
wrong. and a serious evil, and like that
oil boarding around, should be abandoned
1t is bad economy. A small sum paid
for this work to some worthy boy, is
money well spent. II leaves the teacher
all his time for preparation and school
work.-Am. Journal OF Education.
The teachers in the different districts
of the county, are requested to furnish
such items of general interest as occur in
their schools, for insertion in this column.
Make your articles short as possible.
Every teacher should keep. besides the
register furnished by the Commissioner, q
day-book in which a record of the daily
attendance Of each pupil should be kept
A school without blackboard is like
slide without soles.
Articles for this column should be adj
dressed to w. L. Hawkins
Were trustee, l would never hire
teacher that would ferule a child in the
hand.
The attendance of teachers at the In
stituts is requirey by the law; not BY the
Commissioner.
Six hours of actual teaching is a school
day.
The hours of the Hartford school are
from 8 o'clock till II, with Is minutes
recess in the morning, and from 2 TO A
in the afternoon.
Let much Of your light in a school
room shine from blackboard.
Like begets like. II you want your
pupils prompt, be yourself prompt.
Ninety-four pupils have been enrolled
in the Hartford common school, taught
by W. L. Hawkins.
The colored people about Hartford
seem in earnest about education. Be-
sides a tax, they have on foot scheme for
a ten cents weekly contribution, from all
between certain ages.
Would it not be wisdom to have two
districts in Hartford Short eontribu-
tons to this column are solicited from
any who feel an interest in the subject.
Answers to queries from trustees,
teachers. and others on the subject Of
schools will be inserted in this column.
How many teachers in this county,
Why do not the teachers Of this county |
organize Teachers Association
Who is in favor of organizing Read
ing Club in Hartford2
Will Hon. E. D. Walker favor the
public with lecture upon education at
some early date?
Let every teacher in the county sub
scribe for the HERALD, and contribute for |
this column.
A trustee must visit a school within |
five days after it begins, and once
month thereafter.
Teachers certificates end With the
school years. not with the calendar; and
the school year ends on the Both day OF
June, instead of 3lst Of December. Trus>
tees should bear this in mind
Will the teachers who are 90 down On |
the Institute examine article 9th, Sec
tons first and second, school law!
County examiners may charge each
applicant for a certificate one dollar
Art 8, sec. 8.
This column alone shall be worth more
to teachers and trustees than five times
the cost Of the HERALD.
The Commissioner may, at any time,
revoke the certificate OF any teacher upon
the proof Of his incompetence, inef,
fciency or unworthiness. Art. 8, sec. g.
The trustees Of q common school dis
Irict are exempt from working on roads,
serving on juries, inquests, from militia
duty, writs of ad quad damnum, and
IRON penalty for non attendance upon
summons as grand or petit jury. Teach
ers should enjoy like exemption. but they
don't
Hartford, Ky. Sept II, 1877.
Mr.. GEORGE c. WEDDIXG-Sr:-You
will greatly oblige me, AID confer last