The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-05-06

succeeded 10 making arrangements viii
the Indiana School Book Compan,
whereby this ofEice viii be made depo
for their books. and small orders can B,
dlled here. thus saving : uonths delsy
10 6lling orders. Bo0ks will b on hand
bere for trustees ooly.
Taking Il I'll 10 I'll. " feel that Duboil
county has been fortunate iu that ths
patrons and school of1cers have been
able to oct together ia this important
matter; Ia that such very loW prices
have been secured: in that one OF the
Igreatest impediments to supervision has
been removed; in that . burden has
been lifted from the shoulders OF the
poor tenant farmers; in that through
Icbesp books On inlerest has been aroused
10 our common schools that cannot but
result 10 lasting good.
II goes without saying that With uni
form series Of books Il 10 possible to &C.
compish the gradstion OF our rural
schools. With the uniformity obtsined.
and with the course Of study in the
hands OF the teachers. We may expect in
lteiiigeDt and efficient work aud good re-
suits 10 coming years.
HOUSES AND FURNITURE.
The buildings erected this year are I'll
lin good condition. ss to heat, light, and
ventilation. They are also fsvorabIy
located. and are in touch with the ad
Ivsncement Of the county. In msny Of
the old buildings the ventilation and
light are very poor; so poor. in fact that
tine health Of both teachers and pupils
lsuffrrs very materially. The windo "
lin some buildings rattle beyond endur-
snce on gusty day, and they are too
draft, for comfort and health. In some
the stoves, burn they ever 50 brightly,
|can not sufficiently heat the rooms on
windy days There are also : few
greatly Ia need Of good coat
|0f paint, both inside and outside.
Repairs may come and 90. but the fur
|niture in some school rooms goes unre-
paired forever There are some desks
that show the wear and tear Of many
|yeare. and that have scarcely : vestige
|of vsrnish or paint on them. "A email
OUTLAY OF money would put them in
shape, thus compelling respect. becsusc
the decks themselves would be respect
able. IL 10 surprising TO see what effect
good furniture hss on discipline in .
school room.
Why IL it that children Who are quiet
|snd orderly in church, walk right over
Ito = school room and then become dis
|orderly7 uas not the furniture and ap-
|pearance Of the rooms something 10 do
with n? That which will make : school
room respectable. will cause il 20 be re-
|-pected Teachers reco4nizs this and
try 70 make their school r0oms look re-
|spcctabie. However. they can not do ALL
school houses and school property in
general always stand - an sdveriise-
|ment Of = ueighborhood. A stranger
passing through neighborhood 90
Judges IL
There are several seis Of very old fur
niture totally unfit for use. being too
high. For years pupils have been
cramped and Gro wded into these sests.
10 the desriment Of their bodily develop
ment. and TO the constant snnoyauce OF
'he tescher. They mar the beauty OF
the room. aud Iessen the prompt %nd
regular attendance OF the pupils Thus.
while we are striving TO form the mind.
we are Guilty Of deforming the bodv. +.
We hope this board will continue 10 re-
place old furniture until every pupil in
Dubois county has respectable sest.
WORLDS TAIR.
An effort ID being made throughout
indians TO collect : respectable exhi bit
or school work from everv school cor
poratiou in the State, for exhibit at the
W0rlds Fair. Shall Dubois county re-
main behind? We have some talent in
sae county that will compare favorabIy
With any 10 the State Nov. there il
but one thing necessary on the part Of
this board. and that 10 70 secure the,
proper stationery upon which 20 place
the school work. II IL necessary that all
EXHIBITS from any county Be upon uni
form and conventional paper Bv this
means sll pupils work upon the same
materisl. and II results are different i j.
due TO ability only. We have already
consulted our worthy county commis-
sioners aud they have agreed 20 donate
SIS toward the expenses. A. : body
this board can not mske purchases. but
individually you can. Could you not
purchase . quarters worth for each one
Of your schools? Let us agree upon
this to-day. and then let one OF YOU orr
der for eli. thus securing uniformity aud
. prompt shipment. Dubois County
will hsve : space allotted to her in lndi-
ana's building. and We do MOI want Il to
stsnd vacant This matter IL in your
hands. and should be attended to q
once, in order that the supplies may be-
on hand. 90 that you can deliver them
10 the proper teachers next fAll- There
il no time to lose. All must be dose byi
December.
ATTENDANCE
The prevalence Of ID grippe interfered
very seriously with the attendance dur
ing : part Of the year. and with the sue
GEES Of many pupils sfter they re-entered
school, 10 this, that they seemed 70 have
lost their original energy and ambition.
Every effort should De made TO secure
larger attendance The schools Of this
county could accommo6 ats sn additional
lhoussnd pupils With only one-tenth sd-
iitionsl expenses.
The attendance 10 many schools IL
this county could BE- greatly increased
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