The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-01-12

seldom, were enrolled as paupers, and thei
tuition collected from the county treasurer.
In 1927, a school was opened in Maucl
Chunk, by Mrs. Landers, of New Jersey and
another, IN the same year, by Mrs. Teeple
in her own house. Spelling, reading, and
writing, were the only branches taught in
these schools. The furniture was of a very
primitive order. consisting of slab benches
and desks, all told. About the same time, q
school was opened by a gentleman named
Hunter, in building owned by the Lehigh
company. Mr. Hunter taught all the com
mon English branches, and the higher
mathematics particularly, land surveying.
| Tuition fees were, $3.50 per quarter. This
| school was kept in operation until 1929 when
! the board of trustees obtained possession of
an old slab-hOuse, near the upper end of the
town, which was fitted up and furnished
with slab furniture, after the rustic order of
architecture, with no blackboards, wall
maps, notices, or any other ornaments to
| decorate the rough, gloomy walls, and cheer
| the minds of the pupils James Nowlns, a
native of Ireland was the fortunate master
who secured the honored privilege to teach
| first in the new schOOl-house. He was q
gentleman of fine literary attainments. This
school, with its teacher became famous as
the "Alma Mater" Of large number of the
prominent men of the State, among whom
are the Hon John LeisenrinT Dohar3 Sovro
of the Lebirh Valley railroad s Roberts
of the NORTH Penn railroad. A Toisorri,C,
cashier First National Rank Of Namcb
Chunk. r O RutIar Eso n nronninant
nuhIir sniri,o5 scLooI n,o,, pyd sdnrntnr,, ~
the Mauch Chunk school board and Rother-
mel, Pennsylvania's great artist and author
OF the great Gettysburg painting. 1t was a
mixed school, composed of male and female
whom came auiio n distanno tb;,,iir,', -
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a moon. o,1;,;r,, nj, -, ,,ii
a,d re,,I,, OH or Lon, ,-a,,, s;,,,,,l, l., a,','
strrntinn TN I,a,s ,,,,ro ,i t,', ,;,Ia.
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unplancd cuttings laid upon roughly hewn
iosts. LIGHT was admitted GENERALLY
through three small windows of six or eght
lights, each, eidht bv ten inches in size
Benches and desks were made from slabs
resting upon four or si, legs. the number
depending on the length, No blacboards |
adorned the rude walls 0fthese ancient halls
of lore. The heating apparatus consisted of |
some old cast-off wood-burninp stove. mr.
chased from the scrap pile OF some iron |
lnopger. The wood was purchased Inv tbe |
teacher. and an extra CHARGE added Ia tbe |
tuition fees for if. same of the larger hovs
were detailed each dov In cut wood Cnr the |
next succeedsnr doy The houses ,yere |
either deficient in smoke fiues. or oltoccthnr |
without them; hence. the stoye-nipe had to |
answer a double nurpose. In order IN sove |
nine. il was usuotlv made to mass tbrougb |
iha ceiling. Goft h1orl where tI,. sr,ol,o w.
left 10 find its way ont throuoh the cbinks |
or he forced down into the scbooI-roo A. |
hest. these fines were often defective. cans