Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-03-15
Of the Schools of
Concord Township.

A convention of the schools of Con-
cord township met at Concord Presby-
terian Church on Feb. oath, 1882, and
was called to order by j. S. Campbell,
and opened with prayer by ]. G. Chris
tie. County Superintendent Murtland
was called to the chair and A. G. Meals
chosen secretary. The Superintendent
on taking the chair made some very
appropriate remarks on our common
school wages and the Importance of
an education.
No. of scholars present, 175; teach
ers, 8; directors. 6; and good at
tendance of citizens. Some of the
schools were fully represented but 9TH
ers not so fully on account Of sickness.
Schools were taught by the follow
ing teachers: No. l, Fl. H. Elliott !;
No. 2, Kate Hilliard No. 8, Isaac
Thompson; No 4, Maria Glenn No 5,
S. w. McGarra No. 6, Emma Arthur;
No. I, Anise Rose No. s, Robert EN-
ory; No 9, Alice Caldwell.
Performances by scholars of the
schools were as follows:
DECLARATIONS.
School No. L, subject, "No excellence
without labor" by w. FL. Turner.
School No. 2, subject, "Why should
the spirit of mortal man be proud" by
Harry Meals.
School No. 8, subject, painter of
Saville," by Willie Campbell.
School No. 4, "Oratien over the dead
body of Caesar" by j. H. Marshall
School No. 5, Fall of Hamilton"
by Smila Graham. Music by school
No. |.
School No. 6, subject, Parting of
Marmioa and Douglass" Harry Blair.
School No. I, performance same as
No l.
School No. 8, subject, "Love God,"
by John Crawford.
Music by school No. 2.
READING
School No. l, "What teacher should
be-" by Wilbur Campbell
School No. 3, "Snow of age" by
Cora Murtland.
School No. 4, "Face against the
pane" by Fannie Starr.
School No. 5, "Your Mission" by
Miss Aggas.
Music by school No. 4, "Our old
black cat," which was applauded.
School No. 6, "Hate of the BOWL" by
8 of class.
School No. I, "Our Country" Byers.
School No. 9, "Who is thy friend"
Hattie Jamison.
REGULATIONS.
School No. ], Burial of President
Garfield" by Emma Campbell
School No. 2, "If Eve knew" by
Lizzie Cumberland.
School No. 8, "Good reading the
greatest accomplishment" by Mary
Campbell.
School No. 4, Barbara Fretchie, of
Fredericktown," by Clara McWilliams.
School No. 5, "John Brainard," bv
Tillie Graham.
Music by school No. 5.
School No. 6, "McClain's child" by
Emma Kamerer.
School No. I, Teacher" by Laura
Turner
School No. s, "Poor Lille Moore"
in concert, by Ida Parks and E. Dillon.
School No. 9, Reaper of Death, "by
Ada Young.
Music by school No. 6.
ESSAYS
School No. l, "An honest man is
the noblest work of God," by Lizzie
Mckinney
School No. 2, Effect of Idlenesss,"
by Della Stops
School No. 4, "Our Influence" by
Ida Bell
School No. 5, Popularity" by E.
Fl. Campbell.
School No. 6, "Love," by Lew Barn.
hardt
School No. 7, not called.
School No. 8, read Caudle's umbrella
lecture, Maggie Sailor.
Music by school No. 9.
All the performances of the schools
were we'll done without single failure,
for which they deserve the highest
praise, which showed that our schools
were second to none.
The evening session was opened with
music by the choir.
Defamation by III. III. Elliott, teach
er OF No. l. Music by school No. I.
QUESTIONS DISCUSSED.
"Should the common school system
be abolished" Opened by r. N. EN-
ory, teacher No. g. He took the ground
that our Nation would fall if our COM
mon school system be taken away He
was followed by Co. Supt. Murtland.
The question was ably discussed.
"Resolued, Do the citizens of Con-
cord township take sufficient interest
in their schools" Opened by S. W.
McGarra, teacher No. S. He spoke in
the affirmative, and compared our pres
ent schools to those of so years ago.
H. FL. Elliott concurred in the above.
r. n Emory in negative, that parents
should visit schools and see what is
going on in the school room, and see
that scholars were properly classed.
Concluded by r. A. Kinser in the af-
6rmative, that it was the teachers place
to class scholars and no others, and
that if teacher did and could not have
his or her classes properly classed was
not fit to teach school. which many
think struck the key note, and that
parents should not visit schools much,
and as long as scholars said nothing
about school all was we'll
Music by the choir.
"Should Concord township have a
central graded public school," Opened
by Isaac Thompson, in the affirmative,
and Oliver Thorne and r. n Emory
r. A. Kinser in the negative, that it
would be zoo distant for scholars in the
distant parts of the township. Conclud-
ed by Co. Supt Murtland who thought