Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-07-20
REPORT

6M 1864. - '"''
School HouseS.-Whole number OF school
houses IN the county, l39; number still
whit Tor use, ~ number built during the
years, viz: Beccaria, Chest, | !; Brady, |
Ferguson, | Lawrence, j. rdan l Pike,
| Graham, |. These are ali nea, and sub.
stan,ial frame buildings, erected on I'M
proved plans, are.suitably located, well ven.
tllSted and in every respect sn improve.
mert on the o.d houses which they have
superseded. There are no suitable play
4 grounds, or proper out-buildings attached d
foany Of them. or the houses unfit for
use, Bell has | Bradford, 3; Chest, / ;
tCovinston. ?; Decatur,2; Ferguson, Q /;
Graham, l Gulich, q Jordan, |; Law
renee, 4 Penn, .; Pike, !; Woodward,
%. The prevailing defects in the above
houses are, that they are too small too
low in the ceiling, uncomtortably furnish
ed, and without means for sufficient zen
tilaton. take pleasure in being able 10
report, that at least i've of these will be
replaced by new and more convenient
buildings during the ensuing school year
Iurnitare.- Whole number of house
properly furnished, 10 number of hou ses
with unsuitable ipiniture, 81. Except the
new houses, none have been supplied with
furniture during the year. They have
been furnished with comfortable and con-
yenlent seats and desks, graded, large e.
nough TO seat two, apa 20 arranged that
one pupil in leaving his seat is not obliged
10 disturb the other. Most Of those given
as unsui!able. have the long steep desk,
and high seats, generally without backs.
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much needed in many o! the. sid houses.
Apparoius.-Whole number Of school.
partially supplied. lis, number wholly
without. %. In this respect nearly all
our schools arsdeficient None fullyeup.
piled within the year. All the new house.
are provided with ample black board su-.
face. Many OF the schools have large
reference map, few have outline maps and
primary charts; but beyond these we lrs.ve
no apparatus worth mentioning.
'SchooB.-Whole number of schools in
the county, l43 graded, 2; classified, lO2;
unclassiied, Al. No schools graded dur
ing the year, nor any in the county in
which The system is fully carried out.
The schools in the kerocghs Of Clear!ied
and Curwensyille, nave been graded for
maSy gears. but the gradaton is imperfect.
Fuplls pass from one department to anoth-
er, without examination, and without the
requisite qualifications TO cntitle them to
promotion. The former had, during the
winter session, lS2 pupils in three ,ooms.
under 1onr teachers, the latter had lO6
pupils in three rooms, with as many teach
ers, total 348 pupils with seven teachers.
or an average OF so to each teacher. All
the brxnches. required by law, ~i,h algc-
bra ana philosophy were taught in both
schools. In the rural districts, where tho
population is sparse, grading rs impracti-
cable, but wherever a uniformity 0T rext
books has been adopted and introduced.
the schools are, rs y general thing, we'll
classified Nommcrdable improvement,
in this respect, has been made during the
past year.
2sdchsrS.--W Whole number Of teachers
employed during The year, $50; number
OF males, 4S. number OF females, lO2 /;
number of applicants. examined, l5O;
number Of certificates issued. l3O ; nun
Der issued TO males, u; number issrcd to
females, sc number OF applicants reJec-
ted, 20; lowest figure on the provisional
certificate, 3. Owing to the war, which
deprived us Of the services Of some Of our
best teachers, W, were obliged in some in
stances 10 grant certificates TO those. whose
qualifications were considerably below the
standard. The number with PROVISIONAL
certificates who taught successfully was
ninety; fifty eight gave reasonable salts
faction, ard eighteen had evidently mis.a-
taken their calling. Three teachers were
dismissed before the close G. their school,
for want or government. a larger mum
Der Of young ladies was employed this
year than in any former year, and. with
Few exceptions, their success Las been
quite satisfactory. In literary qualiica-
tions, and ability 10 teach and govern they
are, as a class. eqGal TO males. Ne pro-
fessional certificate has been granted dur
ing the year.
Teachers in Me Aymy.- Whole number Of
teachers who have entered the army as
volunteers since the commencement Of
the present war; %; number drafted,
none number killed in the service, ;
number who died Of sickness in service,
2; number honorably discharged. 2 num-
Der now in the service, Is. Ofthis num-
Der two held the rank Of second 'ieuten-
ants, ono Of orderly sergeant, and two of
corporals.
lisitatons.-Whole number OF visits
made, 100, number Of schools visited
once, l32 nu mber visited twice, IL. All
the schools in the county were visited
once, except nine. Five of these were
not in session vixen was in the districts.
and four were temporarily closed. on nc.
count Of sickness. The average duration
of each visit was about two hours. Du.
ring my visits, have made il my prac-
tice to observe attentiyely the teachers
method of imparting instruction, with the
degree of Advancement, order, and classi
fcation of the school; and also 10 mark
the defects, If any, and privately suggest
the proper modes of correction. Az the
request of the teacher. sometimes took
charge of the classes, and conducted the
recitations; and before leaving made a
short address suited TO tho wants and ca
pacities of the scholars. Regular month
iy visits by directors, parents and citizens.
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