The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-06-15
our schools.

nearly completed tho years work 1t is
good time to call attention to the fact
that we have in b'Apsc one OF the
best schools to be found in this part of
the state.
Our schools are organized under the
township nnit system, that is, all OF the
schools in the township are under the
control OF one board of education. The
system is not in forco throughout the
entire state, but by an act OF the leglsa-
ture the schools OF the upper peninsula
were permitted to so organize. The
township unit system, as we haYe IL,
has some advantages over tho old dis
trict system, as 1t taxes all the property
! Ia the township to support the schools.
1t Is also more economical In ore way, as
/ one set OF officers do all the work, in
stead OF having a school board In each
district. But there are also same OBJ
| jections to this system. not the least Of
! which Is tbs manner Ia which the mem-
sers OF tho bosrd of education are
! elected. Under the old law all the
business OF the schools, Including the
election OF officers. was conducted at the
annual school meeting. Now the
officers are elected at the time o. the
election OF the political officers, thus
bringing schoohmatters in too close
contact with political matters.
The schools o. This township employ
eight teachers, fGrr of whom are in our
village school. two AZ PeQpam;ng, one at
the Bay Shore school aua one at Nes-
torIa.
The schools OF this village are organ
lied under the laws OF the state for
graded schools. The course OF study
pursued is very thorough aui complete,
covering eleven grades, which the pupil
is expected 10 complete in eleven years
from date OF entrance. In additios to all
the common school branches OF study
the course includes higher mathematics.
algebra and geometry, natarll phil
osophy, botany and general history.
Under the present management of the
schools there have been about forty
students to complete this course and
graduate. This number includes the
present class OF seven, who are now
preparing for final examinations.
Upon q recent visit 10 the schools we
noticed the stars and stripes floating iu
the breeze-teaching patriotism AID
!oyaty. The law aow requires the flag
10 hoat on every school day
As pupils entering scheol are placed
in the primary room, we visited this de-
partmens frst,and found between eighty
aud dninety little folks in charge Of Miss
Andrews. She has the first and second
srades in this room, and Is much like the
''Old woman who lived In shoe, she
had so many chlldrea she didn't know
what TO do" This comparison is true
ouly 30 far as numbers are concerned,
for Miss Andrews seemed to kroY what
TO do, and proceeded to do it. In this
room We saw the little folks working at
their Kindergarten, while the next diyi-
sion were doing work at their desks, and
the second grade were reciting lesson
IN number work. All were busy and
appeared TO be happy, but 1t seemed to
US that there were too many children for
one room or for one teacher.
Passing across the hall into the In
termedlate room, we found Miss Noble
In charge OF this department She has
the third, fourth aud fifth grades, and
on the day of eur visit there were near
ly fifty children from eight to twelve
years of age. We were much pleased
with the way Miss Noble conducts her
school. She has made her room bright
and cheerful by having few house
plants, bright colered notices and roll
Of honor on the walls.
We then went up the winding stairs to
the second floor and entered the gram
! mar department, which is In charge OF
Miss Murphy. She has the sixth, seventh
and eighth grases, including aboHt forty
pupils from eleven to fifteen years OF
age. Miss Murphy is a graduate Of the
state Normal School at Ypsilanti, and 1t
is easy to note the effect of her training
in the efficient manner In which her
work is performed. In this room we
also noticed the adornment Of walls and
biackboards. All was bright and cheer
ful.
Our plan had included a visit to the
high school, but just as we we're about
TO pass TO that room we found that the
time had passed so rapidly that It was
the hour for distnission, so we stood IL
the upper hall and watched the children
fife out In regular lines, keeping step to
| ths masic OF the organ. We noticed
frsm the upper window that the pupils
kept in raok and file until they had
| reached the street.
| We went to eur home feeling well
pleased with what we had seen and
beard, aad resolved TO be more fre-
assnt visitor to the schools. -
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