Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-08-30
Hill School, Franklin twp, No. 4.

| ED CITIZEN Knowing that you
have a kind feeling towards the common
schools, we beg a little space in your
paper for a few notes concerning the
above named school and the others in
the township. The schools will begin n
seven months term Monday, Sept. =,
with the following teachers: Mr..
Carnahan, Hickory Corner; W. E. Coop
er, Ridge; Ralph Mackey, Dick; Ida
Lepley. Mile Run; and your humble
servent, the Hill The board of directors
! is: VIM Scott, (the veteran of alb,
| Stewart Wilson, Cyrus Weigle, Josiah
| Stephenson, John Wigton and Charles
Mackey. The general opinion is that
the teachers and directors are worthy
and are entitled to the unselfish support
of the patrons. If every person does
| Just what he can for the success of the
! schools, there will be no doubt of the
result. Let every one cast aside his
prejudices, and fall in line for the up
building and improvement of the COM
mon schools, for they are the nearest to
the people, and the great majority of
the boys and girls will never be able to
i get further than the common school.
As a common institution, the school
should receive more attention, care, and
earnest support than any other instltu-
| ton in the community. Does it? Most
people, no doubt, watch the mental
| growth of their children with more
pride and interest than they do the
physical development of fine colt,
lamb or calf, and every sensible parent
is more willing to aid, encourage, and
remunerate the teacher of his children
than he is the watcher and trainer of
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proper May be some parents never
| take a thought as to how they can assist
! the teacher, and make the school IL
! grand success We offer the following
suggestions:
| 1. See that the children are in school
every day CO uld you attend church
! Just on communion days, and get the
benefit Of the whole years service?
Some try to.
p Question the children about the
school and their studies, aud assist them
all YOU can. You can do much A
word of command and encouragement
from parent will work wonders.
J g. When children carry home con-
| plants, reserve Judgment and be
! charitable until investigation is made.
| See the teacher privately about the
! trouble. That teacher is no good and
| ought to be fred is unjust generally,
and should not be uttered only in the
| presence of the directors, for some
! sighting remark made in the presence
! of children will lose the teacher their
good will.
4. Children, who run around at night,
and teachers too, until late hours, are
not fit for the school room next day.
Loss Of nervous energy impairs the
mental faculties. and, in that condition,
you could not study and think if you
; wanted to. Did you ever stay up late
| at night? How much good were you
next day? Observant teachers have
often seen the result Of pupils running
around too much at night
>. If you think the teacher is faithful
| and doing his duty, let him know of it.
| Praise person when he needs it. We
| have heard Of a man that would cradle
half more wheat in day, if you
would show some appreciation of his
| work Gratitude often goes further
than money, especially the teachers
pelf.
Now, kind reader, if you do not agree
with us, all right we will leave the
| matter to impartial judges, and will
| abide their decision. What we ask for
| ourselves we ask for every other teacher
in the township, and. if patrons, direc-
| tors and teachers work in unison, what
a good term of school we v i'll have!
! 1t was our pleasure to teach the Hill
school during the winter of 70 and 80,
and we recall the following names of
scholars that attended then in the old
house: Charlie, Thomas John, Mary
| and Lizzie Hindman, Annie Sickle
Susie, Emma and Samuel Campbell.
Lewis Rohrer, Willie Baker, Wilbert,
Miles, Marion and Addison Hocken-
berry, Frank, Israel and Mary Badger,
Annie and Maggie Ripper John Dessa
and Verna Scott, Cassie Albert, John
and Joseph Sarver, Elmer, Rate &nd
Ella Stellar. Many changes have taken
place since then Many have married
and their children will go to school at
the same hill this coming winter.
Others are still in single blessedness, but
will in due time do their duty in this
matter.
We believe there has been but one
death among them, and that was ac-
cidental At that time we believe that
Simon Sickle, NJ. f. McCandless. John
Barley, James Stephenson, Frederick
Plough, and James Riddle were the
township directors, and d. T. Mckee,
the Co. Supt. That was the winter of
the deep snow and consequent high
water and, if it had not been for the
kindness of Robert Hindman, since
dead, many Il morning we would not
have gotten across the fiat between his
place and Homer McCandless'. Boys
and girls, don't you distinctly remember
Sammie Campbells favorite declama-
tion-"The Patter of the Shingle2"
Those times are forever gone. You
are now successfully and patiently