Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-04-03
EBENSBURG. Pl. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1851.

| hill-Sharretts George teacher; 40 pupils
| present; 90 on the roll remained one hour.
No. -, David Lamb teacher; II pupils
| present: about 80 on the roll. Cause of
| slim attendance, maple sugar; remained one
hour. The System is popular in the dis
| trict.
SUMMERHILL-Two schools visited. No.
=, near Oliver Crum's, Miss Kate G. Young
| teacher; 20 pupils present; 26 on the roll:
| remained one hour. No. -, Albert G. Col
| lier teacher; II pupils present 61 on the
| roll, cause of empty benches, we were iuTor-
med, was maple sugar, remained one hour.
Public opinion in this dirtrict sustains the Sys-
ten.
WAsHINGToN-Visitedt the only school open
in this district, located near Summitville.- -
Miss Susan Magellan teacher, 30 scholars
present, 33 on the roll. Called upon Bern
ard M'COlgan, Secretary of the Board, and
examined his records. The district is large
ly in debt, and in some localities the System
has no hold upon the affections of the people,
because of alleged mismanagement in the
collection and disbursement of school funds
MUNSTER. Two schools visited GLASS;
William Leavy teacher, 40 pupils present, 60
on the roll, length OF visit, one hour and 4
quarter. Red Schoolhouse. i. D. Criste
teacher, 45 pupils present, about 60 On the
roll, duration Of visit, two hours
CoNEMAUGH. Two schools visited. Min
eral Point. Miss Sallie Coleman teacher. 81
pupils present, about 40 enrolled, remained
one hour and half COnemaugh Station
Mr.. - Chapman teacher, 55 pupils pres
ent, 70 enrolled, remained TWO hours IN
this district the System is not known to have
al enemy.
TAYLOR. Three schools visited. Conem-
augh Station. Mr.. ". a Scott teacher, 20
pupils present, 81 enrolled, length Of visit, >
hou-s. Angus's. Hiss Martha Nesbit teach
eC, II pupils on the roll, nearly all of whom
were present. Reached this school at y NJ.
and remained only during the noon hour
other engagements limiting the visit and fix
ing 1t AZ an IROppOstule time. Cambria Fur
mace: Mr.. A. j. Davis taaohcr, % pupils
Oh the roll, only s present, causes Of absen-
teeism too delicate to be publicly mentioned,
duration Of visit, one hour and half. Sys-
tenn popular in this district, but finances some
what dsranged.
YoDER. Four schools visited Cambria
City Mr. Erhard Bustiner teacher, so pu-
pills present, % on the rJil, remained one
hour and a half Bheam's R II Pike
teacher. 40 pupils present, Sc enrolled, rem
aimed one hour and half. Y0uuker's j.
Z. Allen teacher, 20 pupils present. u on
the roll, remained two hours. Stutzman's
Jacob 4. S,utzmao teacher. % pupils pres
ent IL enrolled. duration of visit, lone hour.
The System has some opponents in Cambria
City.
JAcnsoH. Three schools visited. Al
baugh's Christian Harrison teacher, - pu-
pills present, Is on the list, cause Of absentee
ism, Spring work on the farm, remained one
hour and half. Browns. James NJ Sin
ger teacher, % pupils present, 40 on the roll,
remained two hours Harris's. Timothy
Davis teacher, 26 pupils on the roll for the
present month, 40 have been registered, du-
ration of visit, one hour and half In the
last two visits | was accompanied by ". W
Har ris. Esq, Secretary of the Board, with
whom I also stopped over night. System
popular.
MrLLvILLE. Visited all the schools in this
district. No s. James Eldridgo teacher,
60 pupils in attendance, so on the roll, length
of visit, two hours No. .. j. y. Harold
teacher, 10 pupils present, 12S on the roll.
length of visit, two hours. No /, Henry
Ely teacher, 104 pupils on the roll, average
attendance so, duration of visit, two hours.
System literally sustained.
1t will thus be seen that only 30 schools
have been visited during five weeks of active
labor. So much time must necessarily be
consumed in travelling from place to place
upon country roads. on horseback or on foot
that no more than half the working hours of
day can be passed inside ot the sohOolhouse,
Ii is believed that but four or five unvisi-
ted schools are now in session, AMI these are
scattered throughout the county
In addition to the 40 schools above enume-
rated. two school exhibitions in CoDemaugh
township were attended-one at Jaccby's
seboolhouse on the evening of the 9th inst.
and tie other at Gossarts scho0lhOuse on the
evening of the 18th inst. Mr. Joseph Hol-
sopple was the teacher in charge of the for
mer school. ann Mr.. George Stineman the
teacher in charge of the latter. Both exbib-
itions were credItable to teacher and pupils,
and both were well attended By parents aud
citizens generally. Brief addresses were de-
Iiyered at these exhibitions, as well as IN IS
of the 40 schools visited.
Nv Acknowledgements are due the follow
ing persons for extending TO me the hospital
tiles os their homes when even a ''wayside
inn" could not be reached: Francis Bearer,
Susquehanna, George Walters, White. Rich
ard J. Proudfoot. Chest, Wm Douglass.
Carroll, Gordon Sinclair. Carroll. N. T.
Wagner, Allegheny. W, W. Harris, jack
son. Also to the Sisters of Mercy Of Loretto,
for the courteous manner IN which was re-
ceived By them, and to Aaron Sherbine of
Summerhill, for taking horse out of his
team to place at my service. Also, TO j.
Patton Thompson. and Major Ma:lett, for
! their generous aid in helping me On my jour
| ney or the 22ud of February
! The school visita,ions for the winter may
now be said to be closed. The next subject
that will engage my attention viii be the or
panization of permanent Teachers Institutes
| ia every section OF the county. The sugges