Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-04-29
coxNoN SCHOOLS OF cLEARFIELD co.
REPORT OF 1857

COMMON SCHOOLS OF CLEAhflELDCo'
REPORT OF 1857.
BxIr district has schools, and liz pupils
No. in each study-reading 80, writing go, a.
rithmetic 25. geography 8, grammar IL. Best
in arithmetic to Fractions, and Interest in Da-
vies. Teachers all good.
BEccARrA has schools, 200 scholars (; read
ing ", writing so, arithmetic 80, geography 5,
grammar Al best in arithmetic to fractions and
single rule of three.
BRAproRD.--7 schools; 260 pupils; reading
161, writing 124, arithmetic 81, geography lZ,
grammar II, algebra one to equations second
degree, philosophy one, not much advanced |;
best in arithmetic, thro' Davies, other in re-
duction, fractions, proportion, &c.
Boo0s has schools, 160 pupils; reading IL,
writing 70, arithmetic 55, geography 8, gram
mar 8 /; best in arithmetic to fractions and rule
of three. The teachers, Kepler and Shaw, in
Bradford and Boggs had agood exhibition at
the close of the school.
BRApY has 9 schools, 400 pupils; reading
1s9, writing 153, arithmetic 65, geography IA,
grammar 81 five best in Luthersburg school,
taught by B. p. Stebins, through Davies
ARITHMETIC good in reading, geography and
Is
to the school system as they can obtain better
teachers AMI receive more benefit to their
children.
BURNsIDE-10 schools, in operation; No.
of pupils, $50 reading 144, writing 102, arith-
metic 61, geography 81, grammar ID. Some
good teachers; pupils not much advanced !;
some good in geography and grammar; best
in arithmetic to fractions, square root and pro-
portion.
CovINaroy has schools, 120 pupils; read
ing 36, writing 26, arithmetic II, geography 3,
grammar 2, mostly beginners, but are impro-
wing. The best teachers wanted.
CHEST has schools, 160 pupils reading 75,
writing 5S, arithmetic 33, geography 5, gram
mar 4. Cannot report progress, as the schools
were visited too early to do much. One house
burned down and two new ones were built, both
very good. Teachers only middling, but anx-
ious to learn and improve, and this I may say
of nearly every teacher who is deficient in the
branches to he taught.
CLGARFtELD BoRo'.-Two schools under one
roof. Teachers, Chas. Sandford and Maggie
Hartman, both good. No. pupils, 122; aver
age attendance SO; reading 50, writing So,
arithmetic GA, geography 16, grammar g.
Three best through Davies, 4 to int. and dis
count, 20 through fractions, 10 in reduction
all improved very much over last year.
CURwESsvLLE BoRo'.-Two schools. parti-
ally graded and well classified. One school
has 100 pupils. Principal teacher, Amos Hut
ton +; Assistant, Mr.. Kinter, of Indiana. Pri-
mary school has IS pupils-teacher, Thomas
Ross. l think the Curwensvile schools will
compare well with any school of equal advan-
tages in any other county. The pupils have
been taught to reason and think for them
selves, without being carried along, as is too
often the case-have been thoroughly drilled
in all the branches from orthography up to al
gebra-have made good progress in all the
branches. No. reading III, writing 95, arith-
matic so, geography 13, grammar %, algebra
3, to quadratic equations and reviewed, arith-
ae..c 25 through Davies and reviewed, 80
through fractions, that commenced in the SIM
pie rulcs-others that began with the multi
plcation table have advanced to denominate
Enbcrs and some to fractions. Another class
OF 90 in Intellectual Arithmetic only need to
be seen and heard in their mental problems to
be applauded. Books used-Sander's series
Da'ies' Arithmetic and Algebra, Kirkham' S
and Billions Grammar's. Curwensyille is
bound to prosper in educatiou-the right spir-
il is up. An excellent brick house has been
erected-a noble example worthy of imitation.
May their success equal their generosity and
zeal in good cause.
DEoArrR has schools, 100 pupils; reading
ITO, writing 102, arithmetic 50, geography 10,
grammar IA, philosophy !, G nearly through
Greenleafs arithmetic and 10 to fractions and
loss and gain, some COED in geography, gram
mar, 60. The aim in all the schools is to give
thorough instruction in the primary branches
80 as to more easily comprehend and progress
in the higher.
FERGUsoN has schools, 100 pupils; read
ing III, writing SO, arithmetic 46, geography
10, grammar 8; progress and department
good through Davies Arithmetic and 20 to
fractions or interest and the cube root Hou-
ses can be made TO serve the end for which
they were designed, but are is bad repair, bad
seats and tables and cold in the extreme. If
Pandora's box had been searched, / doubt
whether greater variety could have been
found, than were the books in one school, viz
niue authors on arithmetic and fourteen diff
ferent reading books. What sane man would
agree to teach such school and give satisfac-
tion7 Some had no books-there was no
blackboard; yet, strange to tell the pupils
did learn and made considerable progress.
The precedent is not worthy OF imitation, and
1 trust will not be adopted elsewhere. q.
GosHES-Two schools, SO pupils reading
20, writing l5, arithmetic 10, geography 8.