Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-11-12


graphy 3. grammar l, mostly beginners; de-
portnent and progress, average; books, ,Cobb's
series.
HUsToN has three schools; males sc, females
SO; reading so, writing Sc, arithmetic 16, ge-
ography 4, grammar 4 progress and deport-
mcnt good and good teachers Sanders spell
lers and readers, Mitchell's geography, Kirk
hams grammar, Davies arithmetic.
JORDAN has three schools; 7s males, 81 fe-
males; reading IS, writing 81, arithmetic %,
geography IL, grammar Il, mostly beginners;
no uniformity of books department and pro-
gress good.
KNOX has four schools; 107 males, 63 fe-
males; reading 75, writing so, arithmatic 30.
geography II, grammar II some very good
in aritbmatic and geography; eight or ten
nearly through Davies arithmetic; deport-
ment and progress good Directors visit some
schools, not all.
KARTHAUs has three schools; 60 males, 46
females; reading 20, writing So, arithmetic 81,
geography 10, all rather backward but studi-
Gus and attentive department good no black
boards; books uniform; visited once by di-
IectorS.
LAWRENCE has ten schools; 2i7 males, lS4
females; reading $50, writing 29S, arithmetic
loi, geography 45, grammar So, algebra 2.
Books not uniform, but mostly Cobb's and
Sanders arithmetic Ross, Davies, Greenleaf.
few good houses. Progress and advance
ment will compare well with the best in other
places. Some schools not visited, others fire.
quently by parents and directors; wages good
taxes high; school but months in the year.
Difficult to obtain good teachers for all the
schools. More schools and more light needed
NORRIS has seven schools 131 males, Sc fe-
males; reading 100, writing 93, arithmetic a.,
geography 8. grammar 6, mostly beginners
none advanced in any branch need better
houses and more light have set the ball in
motion; built one of the best frame school
houses in the county, well finished, painted
and pleasantly located near Kylertown one
German school in the district; progress and
department good; attendance irregular; no
uniform books; no visits by directors or pa
rents; wages S25 per mouth schools small.
PIKE has schools; 1S9 males 172 females;
reading 206, writing 175, arithmetic 80, geo
grapby 45, grammar 25 progress and advance
department and attendance good books uni
form and parents visit some schools, occasion
ally; salary S25 to $50 per month; schools
mostly large teachers very good. All in ia
vor Of schools and want good teachers, for
which they will pay well.
PENN has schools about so males, 20 fe-
males; reading "a, writing 90, arithmetic 45,
geography 10. The people, mostly Friends
and prefer the useful to the ornamental; are
intelligent, temperate and frugal. In arithme-
tic several have been through Davies and the
majority through fractions, interest and propor-
tion. and have been taught to think and rea-
son for themselves and understand what they
do. Teachers competent and perseYering.-
In one school the parents objected to geo.
graphy being taught, land refused to get books.
The teacher procured a largeAtlas and cut the
maps out, put them up against the walls, too,
portion of time each day to instruct class
could not read, learned by hearing others
Directors and parents visit the schools; sew
eral colored children in one school and no OBJ
jections made; department good pupils at
tcntive and studious; salary, s25 per month.
UNION has three schools so males, 50 fe-
males; reading A, writing 26, arithmetic IA,
geography only two or three advanced in
arithmetic; department and progress of the
pupils good. German population and very
anxious to have good schools and good teach
ers. Have a summer school. Tax 13 mills on
the dollar.
WOODWARD has schools Il males, 20 fe-
males reading 81, writing 40, arithmetic Is,
geography 2 schools small attendance very
irregular, houses bad and bad seats; schools
not visited by parents and directors as often
as they should be. In some schools only three
to six in attendance, the days visited. Pro-
gress poor; department middling.
STATISTICS According to the assessment,
1856, Clearfield county has 1871 taxables.-
Seated property $751;, ,616, unseated $3.50, ,433,
money at interest So, ,228, total value 81 $685.
476. II innkeepers about Go licensed mer-
chants; or 10 steam saw and grist mills 4
wool-carding machines and several foundries
Is or 20 grist mills, so saw mills and 6 tan
neries.
AGRICULTURE.-Allt the cereal grains are cul-
tivated, but not in sufficient quantity for home
consumption. Large quantities of -four and
wheat are annually brought from Blair, Hun
tingdon, Centre and Indiana counties. The
land in all parts of Clearfield county except
the mountainous and barren parts,) produces
good crops when properly titled. Lime is
found along the Susquehanna river and many
other places, but lies too deep to be obtained
in quantity sufficient for building and fertiiz-
ing purposes and IS brought frsm Huntingdon !