The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-05-27
Among the schools of wasoo

EDITOR CHRONICLE: With your per-
mission will give yo a few items con-
corning the schools, from time to time
as journey among them; piaising what
l find to be good and making sugges-
| tions for improvement.
! am the more anxious to do this be-
] cause believe that in no other way can
more readily awaken an interest among
patrons And this seems in many dis
tricts to be the main thing that is lack
ing.
The short trip [ made last week was
not a very successful one, as will be seen
below, for out of eight schools visited 1
found from one cause or another, ONLY
four in session.
l left The Dalles, Wednesday noon
May 10th, and came to the Floyd school
No. IA, where Miss Lura Welch is teach
ing. This school is small, only seven
away on account of sickness. Some of
the pupils here are well advanced. They
were just passing written examination
in history and physiology. 1t speaks
well for Miss Welch's teaching that hav-
ing taught here last year, she is employed
again this year at an increase of salary.
How much is lost in many districts by
changing teachers SO often. They have
a dictionary and good globe here, but
need some wall maps. In this district,
/ am thankful to say, there is no fussing
and quarreling.
Went on to district No. 10 near James
Fulton's. The school was not in session
is sick.''
The next morning we visited the
school in No. 16, Miss Jeanette Graham
teacher. She is a young teacher, but is
giving good satisfaction. Here we also
found just seven scholars. They have
Webster's unabridged dictionary, but no
other apparatus. Most of the scholars
come on horseback. The house is small
and unfinished but a good coat of white
wash would brighten 1t up wonderfully.
From here we went to the Johnson
school No. Is, but found it closed on ac-!
count of the death of one of the din 1ctors,
Mr.. Obarr:
OuE llC4t OI1fC Wstc LNC 1nICb up biS
long ridge of the divide to Summit school
near Mr.. Canfield's. Near here we got
one of Wasco's fine views-five snow;
clad peaks at once. They have mo- school
here. A great many have moved away,
and only three scholars are left to draw
public money.
From here we went on the down grade
six or seven miles to Liberty school No.
20, where Mr.. P. p. Underwood is
teaching. We got there just as he was
closing, but came back next morning and
visited the school. They have large
substantial house, for which they deserve
credit, but it needs painting badly. 1
saw no apparatus of any kind except two
very small wall maps, and no. suitable
desk OF table for the teacher.
The district is fortunate in securing the
services of so excellent teacher as Mr..
Underwood. The black-boar exercises
in Written Arithmetic were very good,
showing thorough drillaby the teacher
in the handling of fractions, and some
very apt pupils.
Next went to No. 80 in Long Hollow
on the Canyon City road, Mr.. T. w. At
kinson teacher, but found the school
closed on account of measles.
AS it was Friday afternoon we turned
for home, stopping on the way at No. %
on Eight Mile, Miss S.V. Cooper teacher.
The stay here for an hour was real
recreation. The exercises in declama-
ton and dialogue were good, and the inn
promptu story writing by the children,
and the mental black board drill did
credit to both teacher and pupils. All
these exercises showed that both teacher
and pupils were working hand in hand
together. A number of parents were
visiting, which was great encourage
ment to the school. The house here is
finished outside and inside and furnished
with nice seats, teachers desk and ap-
paratus. Among the latter 1 noticed a
set of anatomical charts one of the finest
l ever saw. The people here are Justly
proud of their school house and their
school,
/ A good ideal for a superintendent to
labor for is a school house like this in
every district in the county, with at least
six months school.
Next week l intend to travel east of
the Deschutes. More anon.
Troy SHELLEY,
School Supt.
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