The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-02-11

JASPER SCHOOL NOTES.

tilc uloutu VI JouudIy, III MISE
Wilson's report, as published last
week.
The Tell City News of last week
said this Of Jasper's educational in.
terests "The Jasper High School
has been granted commission by
the State Board of Education
Jasper is rapidly coming to the
front as an educational center. She
now has a college for young men,
an academy of music and fine arts
for young ladies, commissioned
high school, and corps of twenty
five instructors in hi various
schools"
The new apparatus and books
opened up in excellent condition,
and fine line of apparatus it is.
The class in Physics is doing ex-
cellent work. They can now read
science in experiments and are no
longer at sea in theorizing.
The Jasper High School is now
one of the best equipped schools in
Southern Indiana.
Miss Mayme Sweeney was com
PEELED to withdraw from school on
account Of her eyes. We roget to
lose her for she was faithful and
competent. However she hopes to
return as soon as possible.
The schools all INDUCED in ex-
cellently prepared literary exercises
the last Friday afternoon Of last
The pupils Of the High
School did themselves great credit.
The Commission will soon adorn
The walls Of the high school room.
Miss Matte Lane, VIII, has at
.ended Jasper High School all tae
year, went home at the close Of last
month. We hope we may have her
back again. She was most in
student.
The Normal school promises t.
De one of the best Spring schools in
he state. The attendance will be
arge and the work of the highest
haracter. A number from other
have written thai they will
attend the Dubois County Normal
School at Jasper.
There we're one hundred and
orty commissioned high schools in
Indiana on January IL, 1898.
The teachers knowledge is his
capital, which, if right y used, can
not fail TO bring him a good per
cent. on the investment. A good
education pays, AM in these days
Of progressive schools it is easy to
obtain.
The schoolroom is lif- in NINA
ure. The pupil who is laggard
n school will always be behind in
MS vocation or profession through
life. The same "snap" that places
! boy at the head of his class will
make him successful merchant,
armer, doctor or lawyer.
There is no branch Of education
more sadly neglected by "enlight
med America" then the Science of
Government. Not only is tire great
mass of the people ignorant in this
lirec ion, but teachers themselves
,ave not the knowledge of this i'm
)ortant subject that they should
,ave. We favor Civil Government
n an extended form as one Of the
common branches.
1t occurs to us strikingly signif-
:ant that the township trustees OF
he state should have met at the
Capital the week Of the State Teach
RS Association, and organized
themselves into a working body,
md that they should have discussed
wo so important and closely allied
subjects as ''better schools" and
improved highways" There is a
spirited and vigorous educational
move all along the line, and the
rustees are the men who can do
most to cap the climax witha crown
# glory. Improved highways
mean better schools. VIII III the ad-
rent Of the piked road schools will
become far better, for the children
# each district will be gathered up
~ vehicles for the purpose, and
comfortably to the school
house at comparatively little public
expense. The smallest or largest
pupils may go every day, rain or
hine, and always be at school. !
Under this plan fewer schools may
,e sustained, and thus tine expense
# the public schools materially de-
,reased.
Indiana's compulsory educational
aw, SO far as it goes, has proven to
,e one Of the best school laws ever
enacted by authority Of the state.