The semi-weekly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1879-1882, 1881-12-01

young man desire to be civil en-
gineer, geometry and trigonometry
are open to bin, to be a clerk, book
keeping is taught him, and so with
other mercantile pursuits. The school
is supported By outside contributions
and 1t is matter Of surprise to those
engaged in this most laudable work,
the amount of practical good accom-
plished by really insignificant re-
venue. Last year many of the pupils
did not even know the alphabet, and
others could not sign their names; be-
fore the session closed, and held two
evenings only in each week, the ad-
vancement in their studies was very
creditable to the learners and highly
encouraging to their teachers. Many
persons suppose teaching to be an
easy matter, this is an erroneous con-
clusiou; under the most favorable cir
cumstances it is an arduous vocation.
requiring the exercise of patience to
an unlimited degree, o keen percep-
ton and good judgment. In such a
school as we write Of, the work of
teaching is doubly hard. The soil
is generally barren, the perceptions
blunted, intuition uncultivated, all
are calculated to make the labor most
discouraging. Aside from the means
of educating the mind, another ele-
nent and very important one is the
outcome Of such school, we refer to
the education of the morals and man
ners of tho pupils. Mesiiug under
refining Influence, they must uucon-
sciously be actuated and impressed By
such, and a marked improvement in
many has been pleasingly observed by
the teachers. Did space permit we
could enlarge upon this Interesting
subject. The influence of such most
commemorate Iabors extends in many
other channels, and may not inaptly
be- compared with throwing a stone
into a pool-the circles widen and
widen, until lost to our vision.
BURLINGTON LYcEUm.
The following members of the
Lyceum will participate in the pro-
ceedings tomorrow evening, and
which from the well arranged and
diversified program promises TO be
most interesting and pleasing enter.
tainment: President Reed and Mrs.
Reed, Miss A. and Miss H. Phillips,
Miss L. Shaw, Miss Rodman, Miss
L Sutven, Miss 3. Mitchell, Mrs.
Wheeler, Messrs. Flanders, King,
Prickett, Fry, Hazlett, Lippincott,
Maynard and Probasco. We autici-
pate large attendance, and guaran-
tee rare treat.
SUBJECT OF GENERALIZATION.
We believe it will not be consider
ed premature our announcing that
the long desired object Of the meadow
owners residing on the Assiscunk
creek above the Broad street bridge,
viz, dam, is now a settled fact.
The dam is to be constructed at the
foot of Green street and will be built
in the most thorough manner. The
dam will increase the grass acreage of
many interested TO large extent, and
the disgusting and repelling appear
ance of the tract at low water, and SO
striking at present, will be entirely
changed. Some few years since, the
sale Of a farm on the Burlington and
Jacksonville pike was lost by the
forbidding look of that tract, and
which the intended purchaser consid-
cred also as being in its present con-
dition detrimen tai to health. Those
interested, deserve credit for their
patience and perseverance in finally
accomplishing their long-sought end
and aim.
DOTS.
Justice Court.-B. B. Bunker,
justice, Nov. 26. Charles Lippincott
vs.. Elizabeth Vanscivor, covenant,
demand $50. Judgment for plain
titf $15 and costs.
Quite large number of Orthodox
Friends we're present at their regular
quarterly meeting in this city on
Tuesday.
A copy of "Sermons by the late
Bishop Odenheimer with an intro
ductory Memoir edited by his wife,"
is one of the latest additions to the
Burlington Library. The work is
touchingly dedicated "to the mem
bers of his flock throughout New
Jersey, and to his former beloved
parish of St. Peters, Philadelphia
Mr.. Chas. farmers sale of one of
his recently finished and very neat
houses on East Union street at $4,000
is proof of the upward tendency of
property and general improvement in
Burlington during the past year, and
which, as we'll remarked BY visitor,
sis plainly observable in every part
of your beautiful and attractive city"
Real estate agent. Mr.. II. Prickett
reports constant enquiry and pending
negotiations.
VALUE OF A LIMITED TICKET.
The follovino verv recent decision