Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the Year Ending June 5, 1882 . cannot awaken a love for books, for they themselves have no love forbooks. In order to counteract these defects of teachers, we devote muchtime and money to our library. The books are placed in open cases easily accessible, and students areinvited, freely, to handle, open, read ; and return them. A librarian givesher whole time to the management of the library. The library is opendaily from eight, a. m., to five, p. m., and in the summer to seven, p. all the studen
Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the Year Ending June 5, 1882 . cannot awaken a love for books, for they themselves have no love forbooks. In order to counteract these defects of teachers, we devote muchtime and money to our library. The books are placed in open cases easily accessible, and students areinvited, freely, to handle, open, read ; and return them. A librarian givesher whole time to the management of the library. The library is opendaily from eight, a. m., to five, p. m., and in the summer to seven, p. all the students visit the library, and most of them learn to use itwith great profit. A view of the library, as seen about three, p. M., is here-with presented. EX. Doc] Statk Normal Schools. 279. The teachers seek to sharpen the mental appetite of the students andsend them to the library hungry for knowledge. Some of our studentshave grown to love the library, and regard its benefits as nearly equal tothat of all the other departments of the school. Improvements to tlie Grounds. Ten thousand feet of stone flagging were laid on the grounds, and a tastyiron fence erected along the highway. The yards were re-graded, theshrubbery thinned and trimmed, and the general appearance of our groundsmuch improved. Instructors and Trustees. As known to you some of the teachers of the school have been connectedwith the institution for many years. To the fidelity, zeal, and enthusiasmof the teachers and the wisdom and services of the trustees, the steady pro-gress of the school is due. The trustees have given largely of their timeand labor to the interests of the school. The teachers have been untiringin their efforts. During the past year, each spent time in visiting otherschools, and all de
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