Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-07-24

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districts Ihnt mukun nur uroipus.ou to gu.
I.l schools. tine. m,u ih#a u.h The
number uI uurrh,od schools with prorut
Classification and uniformity or books Iu
an The branches Is sixty seven. One
half the district, a, Iorsl nl 10 CLASSIFY
AL, their schools ia ol Hr branches for the
wnntol books In some branch or other
have advised droc,o.s t. insist upon a
better supply Of books in some schools.
Fifteen tctchcrs with county certificates
dated i'm 1858, 80, go gave y,uejw but not
fall satisfaction.
One hundred and twenty four with pros
yi,iou9l ccrtiiicotos a rart of whom aug {
in summer hat did rot i'm winter "a large
majority ravo middling good satisfaction.
though in almost e,csy ucighborhood
,kero was found some one to complair.-
some twenty gave very poor satisfaction
indeed such teachers had better observe
the preccpt "qua,ily yourselves before un-
dcrtakmg to instruct others
Twenty. three teachers received 0 either
in Mental Arithmetic, Geography on
Grammar or ia all. in writing three wa,
the lowest grado-as low rs four was given
10 somo teachers ei.hc: IN one, two or lhr, e
branches.
The probable scarcity Of teachers on ac
couut Of tho war induces me to believe
that shall not be able to raise the STAN
lard of qualifications the present yea
above the last,
One hundred and forty. eight te.ohers +,
examined within the ycW-Dnc applicant !
only rejected
In some districts the attendance oI
teachers and people was quite respectable |
IN quantity and quality. In ten districts :
| failed to meet either teachers or drcc- !
tors. In consequence Of this failure gave
private audience to more than tltty teach
ers this was attended with great loss OF
time in VisitaIloHs. NO certificates anrul-
lol.
Moral instruction Is given in three. |
fourths of our schools c. = 10y scripture
readings, text book, orally or 10y prccept
| must, however, with truth, bot with
pain say, that IL many schools no such
instruction is given in any way whatever,
as far as I could see or learn.
All the schools II every district were
visited once, eleven excepted twenty
eight twice, and nine a third time.
The average length Of visits was ninety
The whole number Of directors in the
when the Boards are full is one
hundred and eighty; not more than two
at any time accompanied meat visitatons;
much more frequently none.
No County Institutes this Year politi-
cal excitement in the fall, and war excite.
;nent in the spri@g seem to forbid { en-.
In the Districts of Beccaria, Burnside.
Gueiich and Morris, Institutes were held
one evening every other week, in two OF
which the good effects on the districts
were very evident.
In Pike the directors had q clause in
their articles providing that the teachers
should establish and attend an Institute .
one day in every alternate week during
the term but Coz some reason or other
1t never was carried into operation.
should be glad TO see this feature OF /.
the system carried into effect in every
district at the commencement OF the next
term.
District Secretaries acting as district Su.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES were worthy Cf the
name.
Recording Secretaries OF the Board re. /
ccive from two dollars and fifty cent, up
TO ten dollars each annualIy.
Good progress IS manifestin some schools
in EVERY district In others no pcrccpti-I
bic improvement worth ming; though :
am well satisfied that no retrogrado K
can be laid to our charge. A. IA
most everything depends on an efficient
Directory, which Is the backbone OF the
system. and regular attendance OF pupils,
II the people could only see II; irregular>
lty in attendance Is the greatest draw back
we have 10 contend With.
Public sentiment is mostly favorable to
the school system Il IS taken to be iiN-
ed fact, thou IN occasionally hear it de- ,
cried. have been more or less connect. /,
ed with the schools Of this county for the +
past eight years, and although the ad- !,