This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 Excerpt: ...is included in the expression politics? What can you tell of Judge Walker's political career? What is meant by "prosecuting attorney"? On what points were the Whigs and the Democrats opposed to each other before the Civil War? Which party was the more powerful in Arkansas? Why? Map Questions. Map of Arkansas.--Locate ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 Excerpt: ...is included in the expression politics? What can you tell of Judge Walker's political career? What is meant by "prosecuting attorney"? On what points were the Whigs and the Democrats opposed to each other before the Civil War? Which party was the more powerful in Arkansas? Why? Map Questions. Map of Arkansas.--Locate Searcy County. How would you go from Little Rock to Searcy County? What is the county seat of Searcy? CHAPTER XVII. ARKANSAS SCHOOLS. 1819-1905. In the pioneer days of Arkansas, the same difficulties that confronted the farmer and the lawyer were felt also by the teacher, and often more keenly. The children on the frontier had poor educational advantages, not because our forefathers did not believe in education, but because they had no money to establish schools. Then, too, the country was sparsely settled, the population as late as 183G being less than one person to the square mile. The elementary schools of early Arkansas were mostly private schools. The teacher canvassed the community with his "articles," as the paper setting forth the terms of his school was called, and the people subscribed "scholars" at one or more dollars each per month. He took part of his pay in "boarding round" among his pupils. As there was but little money in the district, it was frequently stipulated in his contract that he could be paid in meal, pork, sugar, coffee, or other acceptable produce. Often these frontier schools were taught by the preacher, who was considered an authority on almost any subject. The schoolhouse was built of logs. It had one large room with a door at one end and a big fireplace at the other. The window was a hole, two or three feet square, cut in the side of the wall. A plank pushed between two logs...
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