Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-02-21
OUR CORRESPONDENCE.
ABOUT FROSTBURG.
BoNAooNrNa, MD, Feb. A, 1880.

L want 10 say Woru expressive VI
my appreciation of Frostburg, my
first home in Maryland. know l
cannot speak as much in her praise as
has been Justly said of her through
the columns of your journal. Ina
bility in the use Of words is nay fail
ure and not the lack of appreciation
of Frostburg or the descriptive and
other ability evident in your columns.
What here say may be but reitterat-
ing what has been long known to
most Of your readers they may value
it the more however for being famil
lar with it. Your subscribers are
fully acquainted with Frostburg's ad-
vantuges for health Its beautiful situ-
alton, nestled as she is in the bosom
of the Alleghanies-not to be sur
passed by any place as summer re-
sort for the overtaxed brain and
strength Of all classes from the cities
and warm climates. They also know
that the rigor OF her winters is modi-
fed under the shelter Of the "Big
Savage and the advantages of her
fuel in coal which lies underneath
and all about her. The supply is at
Frostburg and vicinity.
Then the Church privileges are ex-
cellent; Frostburg is not as large as
Brooklyn, N. Y, but like Brooklyn,
she might be called the city of
churches, ard all denominations can
find in her respectable church
house.
Her stores are well prepared to
supply with.every variety of neces-
saries and luxuries. Though not
watering place Ike Saratoga, yet she
has a goo supply of the healthy bev-
erage such as the mou ntains only can
give.
Then if visiting parents as well as
permanent residents need and desire
education for their children, the
school and educational facilities are
good in both the public and private
institutions. While she has not an
institution that has assumed the dig
nifed title of College or Seminary we
see no reason why she might not have.
AS it is, the citizens Of Georges Creek
may envy Frostburg for her facilities
of this order-their schools being
crowded to overhowing-a disadvan-
tage to teachers and pupils.
As to the private schools Of Frost
burg without solicitation, I feel I
ought to speak well Of one, and do
it without disparagiug in any sense
any ether. The Home School" of
the Misses Kern, situated in really
beautiful and quiet spot, affordins
eycellent advantages both for the
common and higher branthe of an
English education, Latin and Greek,
and for the different grades of music.
And then not the least-the advan-
tage of home where eood morals
the 9. eater, and etiqutte the lesser
are taught and practiced with the
vigilance of experience and good
sense. These are boons that parents
cannot always find in the more dis
tant schools whose charms and vir-
tues consist too often in the distance
that too frequently is curse.
Is not ability worth more to us at
than from home F.? and viii we not do
better to patEonizo home effort and
ability in preference to the doubted
advantages of the more distant?
The parent Of good common sense
will be as well satisfied with lady
as W tn a gentleman teacher if the
prime object be accomplished-the ed
ucation OF the pupil.
AS disinterested party I will say
to any whom it may concern that in
the Misses Kern school there will be
found excellent advantages for edu-
cation of their children are students
and the home and moral influence
Of their school are such as par
ents ought to covet for their children
JNo EDWARDS.