The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-01-27
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Our Schools.

According to the timely notice
given, IL Is my intention to now write
reports of schools for publication in
the various newspapers of the county.
/ shall not present the observations
made during the late fall and early
winter visits, but confine myself to the
notes taken during the more recent in
spections. Benezette, heads the alpha
betical list of Districts, and with its
schools having just examined them, ]
will begin these reports.
The school held at Dents Run is the
first to he noticed. Lawrence Fee, n
veteran teacher, is the instructor in
charge OF it. The school is small, as
there are only fourteen names on the
roll, but the pupils attend very re-
gularly. The apparatus is commenda-
bic consisting of Guyot's outline maps,
map of Pennsylvania, Il large black
board and other things necessary. The
school house is handsomely decorated
with pictures aud notices and is evil
IDENTITY kept clean. Books are uniform
and things in general show educa-
tionai thrift.
Johnson's school, is next in order
and Miss Mary Reecc is the teacher.
The names Of twenty-five pupils are
enrolled and the average daily attend
ance is about twehty-one in number.
Some of the higher branches are
! taught and by way of general lessons
many matters of vital Importance.
which are not found in the text books,
are brought before the pupils. The
! school room is attractive and every
thing is well cared for. The apparatus
is like that OF the Dents Run school.
! 1t will pay any teacher well who lives
within reasonable distan ce, to visit
the job Ason school under the present
! manng alnent
The Mount Pleasant school is under
| the guidance of Miss Jennie Hyman
and is attended by about twenty-five
pupils. Some Of the pupils by sick
ness and other causes have been kept
absent for awhile, but the attendance
now is good. The apparatus is ample
and the school house is in excellent
condition.
The Benezette graded school is
taught 10y Mrs. and Mr.. Frank Lcnig,
the former having charge OF the pri.
mary grades and the latter the high
school grades. Thirty-nine names
are enrolled in the primary depart
meut and forty-iive in the other. max
| ing in all an enrolment of eighty.
four. These schools are under good
control and deserve Il more regular at
| tendance than they have ut present
There is an organ in use in the princi
pals room and both departments are
quite well supplied with maps, charts
and black boards. The rooms are dec
grated, and the spirit of neatness per-
vades the whole school house.
The Medix Run school is taught by
Miss Lenora Whiting. Twenty-one
names are enrolled. The school house
is n model one and its furniture and
apparatus are good. Miss Whiting is
the right person in the right place:
SUGGESTIONS.
10 Teachers: Teach more by way OF
general lessons.
Secure if possible better attend
ance.
Give more thorough attention to
writing.
Preserve the manuscript work of the
pupils and exhibit it to visitors.
I" Directors:-Keep the text books
uniform.
Put patent furniture into the school
houses us fast as the old desks wear
out.
TO Parcnts:-Send The children
to school more regularly.
Respectfully,
GEO. r. DIXON, Co., Supt.