Daily Republican., 1879-09-23
DELAWARE CITY.

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Profitable Sale-Good Workmen
Eloquent Sermon.
Correspondence Of tho Republican.
DELAWARE Cry, Sept. 2l, ~.
II mistake not, wrote you in one
Of my letters there were three schools
here. Iwas led into this error by In
formation from one Of our citizens, who
is man who should have known bet
ter. learn now, from a legitimate
ana reliable source, that there is but
one school here, which Is graded, al
though the class rooms are in different
parts of the town. School districts Nos.
50 and 76 four years ago were consoli-
dated, and the Delaware City school is
the outgrowth Of It. Mr.. L. 7. Morgan
is principal of the school. and he has
as his assistants Miss Ida Bigger and
Miss Emma Ford. Miss Bigger has
charge ofthe primary department, and
teaches the little ones the alphabet and
figures; their books Of study are: the
primer, first reader, second reader and
arithmetic as far as addition and sub
traction.
Miss Emma Ford, in the secondary
department, teaches reading, writing,
spelling, arithmetic as far a. fractions,
mental arithmetic, and geography. This
is the course of studies the pupils are
supposed to be proficient in, when
they are transferred to the grammar
school under the personal superintsn-
dency Of Mr.. Morgan, but l learn, upon
good authority, that when the pupils
are turned over to him they are very
imperfect in the class Of studies assign
ed them, and this is owning to the
crowded condition Of the rooms, and
not because Of any inattentioa on the
part Of Miss Ford or Miss Bigger, who
perform the duties devolving upon
them with credit to themselves and
with satisfaction to the school commit
tee.
In the grammar school Mr.. Morgan
has his hands full. The course Of
studies are, reading, writing, spelling,
grammar, arithmetic, written and men
tai; geography, history, composition,
etymology, algebra, geometry, phlslolo-
gy, philosophy, constitution Of U. g..
and drawing. The two assistants,
Miss Bigger and Miss Ford, make no
report to the Principal, but report the
condition. and conduct, and progress Of
the pupils to the committee.
1t is very unfortunate that the rooms
should be in different parts ofthe town.
What is badly needed is q building
large enough to accommodate the whole
of the children who attend school. For
Miss Bigger's department she would
REQUIRE a room that would comfortably
seat fifty, for Miss Ford so, and for Mr..
Morgan, 30. The committee have all
along been anxious to erect such build
ing, but they are held in check by the
citizens of the town, who are not wiling
that so much money shall be expended
for educational purposes.
"'Tis education forms the common mind, :,
Just as the twig is bent the trees Inclined y
But the children here, or at least
very many Of them, are indifferent, ,and
care very little how the twig is bent.
By not giving them all the opportuni.
ties possible to store their youthful
minds with knowledge, they are doing
their children a positive injury, which
may some day rscoil upon them
knowledge is power, and any one who
is deficient in the first, is deficient in
the last; and instead Of welding an in.
huence for the public good in the com.
munity, they become drones, and pass
through life in slip-shod, half dreamy
state, no good to themselves, and
burden on society generally, all owing
to their parents not taking the interest
| in their education they should have
done. Parents should visit the schoo
occasionally, and see for themselves
how their children are progressing.
This is very important matter, tor
know that children are prone to shirh
their studies, but when they see thei1
parents take lively interest in them
the probability is they will endeavor tt
excel, il for no other reason than to re-
tain the esteem and win the applause
Of father and mother. Why, then,
should-yo withhold from your children
the advantages to be derived from
thorough education. Give them thai
which they cannot squander, or by any
possible means lose or give away. They
may impart it to others, and yet b.
none the poorer. Besides mind nobl!
stored with knowledge makes the pos
SCISSOR far more wealthy than If he wert
millionaire with IN impoverished
mind. Now that the season for chill
dren to attend school is here, let parents
see to it that they are not hindered II
their studies by the narrow-mindet
policy Of cramping them into suct
small rooms. Even the Academy build
ing would be far better for the schOo
than having it scattered as it is now.
Honse rent in Delaware City is exor.
bitantly high. A house that would
rent for about flfty-Ave or sixty dollars
in Wilmington, here brings seventy.
five. How is this Z Taxes are not &c
high here, and ! can account for 1t in
no other way than that landlords OF
landladies, as the case may be, are
making an indecent haste to lay up
treasure where moth and dust doth Col
rupt, without caring to lay up their
traasures whara thew will be safe,
Capt. Bateman had public sale at
his house last Monday evening. The
attendance was quite large, and the
goods, some of them at least, were run
up to prices far beyond what goods gen
orally bring at public sales, from the
fact that parties were engaged to bid on
the articles who had no idea of pur-
chasing. There was, too, some misrep-
ressntation, which, however, was no
fault of our friend Ogle. (
He was handed the articles, and was
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