The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-01-29
pnbIie school Visiting.

| WARFIELDsBURG GRADED SCHooLs.-Again on hi
travels last week, the first stoppage on the road wa
at the Graded Schools at warfeldsburg wherein thu
| Examiner was gratified TO find Mr.. Stanley II. Still
in the first department and Miss Belle Poole in the
second, each industriousy and efficiently presiding
at the head of his her respective school. Mr. Still
appears to be energetic and Jealous teacher giving
general satisfaction and Miss Poole justly stands high
in the profession, having profitcd by very consider
| able Normal School training. Having previously
this year visited these well-conducted Warelsburg
schools which are now at work in two spacious
rooms built of brick for their accommodation, the
Examiner tarried but short time, but long enough
to be satisfied that the teachers faithfully dis
charging their duties and that their pupils pro-
| fitting accordingly.
FRANKLINvILLE ScHooL-Dodging the hard-crust-
ed snowdrifts and jumping the obStructing branch
es some of them covered with broken ice, Don
merrily trotted on to Franklnvle school, in which
Mr. Jacob Farver the teacher who, at the time of
the visit had So pupils present out of roll of so
Having examined into the teachers methods, made
some suggestions, and tried to impress the pupils
with the importance to themselves of improving
their present opportunities the Examiner withdrew
in time to enable him to reach the next school be-
fore the noon recess which he accomplished.
HooPER's DELIGHT.-At this school, in a compare
lively new brick house, Mr.. Charles w. Reagan, the
the midst of p pupils out of school roll of 81. By
the usual process of the Examiner. which consumed
but little time it became apparent that Mr. Reagan
faithfully dischargng his duties, and that his
pupils studious and attentive, some of them
reminding the visitor that they were industriously
trying to think, think think, as they had been SO
urgently exhored to do former occasions 1t hay
ing become dinner time, the Examiner, accepting
kind invitation extended to Don also, repaired to
the house of Mr.. VIM. H. Hooper, where the wants
of both man horse although i'll the absence of Mrs.
H., were abundlntly supplied. Leaving many
thanks to the hospitable Mrs. II. and her amiable
daughter, the sleigh again put in motion and
rapidly hurled over the snow and frozen rivulets to
call upon others.
PINE ORCHARD-IIere, in a comfortable frame
house on the land of that wholesouled Marylander,
DR.. +. J. Crawford, favorably known to every
body, Mr.. A. W. buckingham, a teacher of high
merit was found efficiently and very successfully
training his industrious and happy hearted pupils,
among them few very little girls whose evident
rapid progress gave high promise of the brilliant
future that awaits them, if they shall continue to
progress as they have well begun. The Examl-
ners coloquy with those little girls was delightful
and the teachers hearty Communications OF his splr-
tied but amiaDle pupils, were in the highest degree
crcditabe to them and reflected as high honor upon
himself.
CABBAGE SPRING ScHooL.-Deviating from his di-
rect route to try to reach colored' school which
is located in that neighborhood and taught by mali
of color" named John II. Henderson, but which, i'll
consequence of the impossible barriers made by I'LL
broken, hardcrusted snow-driftS, he failed to do,
the Examiner at last reached the Cabbage-Spring
school, which Miss Clara Selby, as teacher, has
awakened up, set in order, and put in a course OF
judicious training. Miss Selby is an accomplished
lady of many attractions and high personal merits;
and having had the benefits of ample Normal School
training she has infused new life into school that
had been declining; and for this service she is emit
tied the thanks of that whole school district The
small school-house at Cabbage, however now rapid
ly falling to pieces is scarcely sufficient to accommo
date the numerous pupils and the teacher in COM
fort; but SO well has Miss Selby discharged her mis-
sion that her school will now compare fayorably
with many of the best. A sleigh, driven by one OF
the accomplished trustees, having come TO convey
the teacher home after school hours the Examiner
kindly invited to the hospitality of Mr.. John N
Selby, where III the enjoyment of a most agreeable
family of both sexes, he passed very comfortable
evening, cheeIed in the early part of the night by
the jingle of sleighbclls comminged with the soft
voices of laughing girls if excited in parrying the
persistent assaults of the seghers upon their merry
hearts.
THE RIDGE SCHooL.-Having, in the morning,
conveyed Miss Clara and her sweet little niece back
to school and made another fruitless effort to sur
mount the unbroken, hard crusted snow-drifts to
reach the inaccessible "colored" school, the Ex-
aminer finally reached what is called the Ridge"
school, which occupies elevated position on the
Ridge road two or three miles north east from Mt.
Airy. Here he found Mr.. George A. Davis efficient
ly, intelligenty, and industriousy engaged i'll the
government and instruction of over 90 pupils, all
apparently progressing well could be expected
with the irregular attendance caused mainly by the
inclement weather and the snow-drifts impossible
to so many of the younger children.
PARIS RIDGE SCHooL.-Stopping at Mount Airy,
to temporarily exchange his sleigh for a jumping
sled, leaving the former in the hands of an accom-
mechanic for repairs, Don soon whirled
the Examiner up to PARIS Ridge school, where he
had the pleasure to find i'll comparatively new
brick house, the accomplished Miss Elite Shipley
gracefully and very efficiently governing and thor
oughy instructing large and well attended school
of cheerful pupils of almost all sizes, from nearly
full grown young men with embryo boards, and
blushing beauties stepping upon the threshold of
to little roicsm children, whose young
hearts dull care has not yet reached. Whatever may
have been the condition of PARIS Ridge under its
last previous teacher-and the writer would Ger
tainy not willingly dsparage it-Miss Shipley and
her well governed school Justly entitled to
the highest commendation; and a guaranty may |
safely be that SO long her valuable services can
happily be therein retained, PARIS Ridge school |
may in future be ranked among the best in the |
State. At the close of the exercises witnessed by
the visitor, the noon hour arrived, and Miss Elite
and the Examiner repaired to the residence of their
friend, Joab Brown, Esq, where Don was supplied |
with corn, Miss shipley partook of inviting din
ner the Examiner, at his own suggestion, was |
kindly given enjoyable bowl of milk and bread |
with a capaci0us spoon therein, dinner greatly |
preferred by him to all others, and a sack of de-
icous apples was slyly slipped into the sleighbox
with compliments to very interesting lady of West
minister, who, by the way, can scarcely ever be |
tempted out to take sleigh ride. All this, of course,
gave immense vibration to the nerve which excites
The sensation of thankfulness but as language is
incapable of giving expression to fraction thereof
it must remain here untold.
A SELECT SEMINARY AT MOUNT AIRY-Having |
the borrowed sled for his repaired Sleigh
with many thanks to the prompt and accommoda- |
ting artisan at Mount Airy the Examiner accom- |
panied by one of the gentlemanly projectors of
Seminary took the liberty of calling in at the very
neat building erected for this new educational en-
terprise, on the hill at the fork of the road leading
northeast from Mount Airy Here he was kindly |
received by the gentlemanly young professor Mi J.
L. Harrison, who, reminding the Examiner that |
they had met in school when the former was pupil
few years since, has already collected around him
a fourshing little academy of promising pupils and
Judging from his opening success, the encouraging
impression is made that Mr. Harrison and his zeal
Gus supporters are in an admirable manner laying
the foundation of institution that will eventually
prove to be great blessing to that region of coun
try. All must heartily rejoice at this independent
tn cd tba
thanks of an enlightened community will be warm |
y given to the public spirited projectors of this en-
terprise.
CHESTNUT GROVE ACADEMY.-In the afternoon, |
this highly popular school, long and so faithfully
taught by the accomplished Miss Sallie N Waters |
was reached; and here the writer always finds q
school of more than ordinary interest. From the
critical instruction here efficiently given some of
the brightest ornaments of the profession of public
school teaching have gone to useful service A
considerable number of Miss Waters pupils have