The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-09-19
Educational Department.
J. H. SAUNDERS, EDlroR,
IcoSrIsuED yRon LAST WEEK.

CONTINUED <ROA LAST HEEk.j
No. 13 is our home district. We
must introduce our young friend Miss
Belle Carter. This is her first session,
but hope she may live to teach many
in our county. Web, we shall be glad
to see your report, Miss Belle. Give
as allthe aid you can inthe Teachers
Column
No. II is under the instruction Of
Miss HayUes, of Hickman county. !
suppose + should begin to. feel old
when fnd SO many Of ray pupils
teacbipg. However, | hope to live
long in their company aud read many.
of their reports aud articles in the
Teachers Column. Please make us a
bow, aud lei. the readers of the COURIER
see what you know about schools
No. Is is in charge of Miss Ring
wood. She proves popular teaehes-
as her pafrops have re employed befS
in preference of several other appli
cants We wish you much success,
and solicit your aid in our Column.
No 16 is Hickman. We expect to
open school in October. We cannot
tell you much about our educational
prospects yet, but we hope to have
large school The refugees are re
turning TO town, and all fear Of yellow
fever has about passed away. But |
suppose | made my bow long enough
ago for the readers of the COURIER to
be tolerably well acquainted with my
ideas on the subject of education l
must introduce you to my assistants,
| Miss Adele Alien and Miss Stella
Gober. Once more let me urge you
both to aid in our effort to organize
the teachers Of the county into corps
| of co workers. Armies are easily
conquered if they can be met in de
tached companies; but we'll organ
lied, we'll disciplined army, command
ed by an experienced general, is almost
invincible Ignorance is our greatest
enemy Teachers and editors should
make a life long fight against this
monster. Mr.. Warren has already
proven himself valiant captain in the
literary ranks, and he now invites US
to fall into ranks, Danish discord from
our own organization, aud l feel sure
he will lead US to victory.
No II has its Interests looked after
by Mr. Greed Give US the aid of
your pen Jimmie, and we will be much
obliged
Nos Is and 10 are west of Hickman.
am told they have 20 teachers. We
extend the invitation fo--shs hs..teaehsrs.
(when they are employed) to join our
column.
Nos. 30, 81 and % are all near
Lodgton. One of these Il have for
gotten which) has, learn, employed
Mr. Webb. Let us hear from you
Robert, SO that We may know your
whereabouts The teachers of the
other two districts are also invited to
join us in the Teachers Column
No. % is with 10, in Madrid Bend
"a is the new district near Mud Creek
suppose neither Of these have EN-
ployed teacher. We shall be glad
to have their aid when employed.
We have now visited every public
school and invited the teachers to join
US in our effort to arouse the people Of
our county to build better school
houses. make better seats, desks and
school furniture, and make the profes
sion of teaching more elevated But
we cannot stop here. We want the aid
of all our private teachers, Prof Cald
we'll, Prof Boyle. Mrs Roulhac, Mrs
Mahony and Miss Ellison, of Hick
man; Prof Hayes, Prof. Hunter, Miss
Tye, Miss Eddings and Mr Lawrence,
of Fulton; Mr.. Mcdaniel, Miss Viii
burn, Miss Patterson, Mr. Bynum, Mr.
Hagan, Miss Blankensbip, Miss Mid
dleton, Mr. Thos. Iammonds, and all
other teachers of the county, are
specially invited to contribute to the
Teachers Column. Every teacher can
tell of the benefit he derived from the
institute. Let US make our Column
perpetual teachers meeting, discuss
our plans, our methods of teaching,
our ideas of school apparatus, changes
in text books, &C., &C., through the
COURIER, and | think we can aid the
cause, our patrons, our pupils and our
selves suppose Mr.. Tyler will hold
the destitute this month. Let every
teacher select subject, write an essay
on it, read it at the Institute, aud then
publish it in the COURIER. Let US
show ourselves energetic workers, and
l think we shall never regret the labor
we bestow on the Teachers Column.
Since writing the above | learn that
Mr. Flat is the teacher in No. 24
We solicit his aid in common with all
other teachers.
what Scares "A woman.
Notice woman when she receives
a telegram. How it does scare her.
She trembIes like dish Of jelly, and