Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1865-08-02
aatipiis; but / never granted them

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TO attend The most painful duty
had to perform, was to grant certlfi-
Gates to persons who were not entitled
to one. but this was never done with
tojM first consulting the board Gf Iii
rectors, nor until it was decided that
twas the best thing that could hc
done under the circumstances. In
solne districts the examinations were
well attended by directors and citi-
-zens: but in some places, on arriving
lat the school house, 1 found the house
locked and no one could tell me where
to find the key. This is very annoy
ing directors should see to it to have
the house opened in time. t..t.
VlsITArIoNs, Two hundred and
fseven visits were made in all All
the schools were visited twice SIX
teen three times. and some four times
/ in some districts the whole board went
around with me the second tlme.-
Where this was done it always re-
suited in. gtsat good TO the schools
parents turned out and there was q
ssssis;ral waking up: II broke UP the
4 dull monotony OF the school room,
and all became Interested In Ius-
taToa, Lack and Felmanagh, the Sec
retaIy accompanied me Ieund, while
lin some districts neither directors nor
tpueuts attended. It is a notable fact
that the poorest schools are always
found where tie people are the least
Interested In the capse CT education.
! always spent half n day in a
school, excerpt in a very few instances
where the schools werespall and not
far apart. Il was engaged one hun
,dred and two days IN visiting schools.
y LOST but one day from the beginning
Of November to the middle Of March.
! | almost always addressed tic school
before leaving it. speaking from five
/, minutes 10 ar l'orr. Just as circuln-
J stances seemed to REQUIRE:
, DIsrRICEoltSsTrrUrEs. Thirteen
district institutes were organized, most
Of which kept in successful operation
those d;;striirts vl,ert none Was nroan-
: led. the teachers mostly joined with
those Of adjacent districts. The one
in Delaware has become a permanent
organization. is kept up Summer ami
Winter, and has the honor OF being
, 1.-THE best | ever saw. This one will be
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Il r.; r; ,,,t;t,,ta2 bos Loo cLonccd
Id boId that tbcro ;s no nIacq wRcrc
fbr Ior,f;. Snnoorintanddnt can ID
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m 1g''f 1'oe n'IN n.y. - - 80 o. d.
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'n.,n - ~, -" ~ '' ~ H. sohsafs 600
H. tbaga - ;,str,,l4;.,as ,roro 1--WE
80 NJ. - = ~ o,o, ros,,Itod
f.nn, tbon; MI, 7 c.,,,6n7 l5crc mon,
t;on r = nat for NO - con,nnon, ~
tbn Inv bnt / a. A., cnns;ISr . ,roH re,f,,.
iato5 distr;..t ,n.t;t,,to, ~ ,.rnot bn6 :.
g. g.; - tho soLonIs 70 80, ~
n1sTp1cT SJ,p1,,, x-7,.,x nrxr Jocl.
and Tnsearora are the. opIv districts
;n ,wb;cl, tbo Socrc,or,, octs as d;strir,
superintendent. This is mostly" "clrwino
| - the fsct flat the Secretary had nGi
: tba time to stnairrea DirectoTs woon1d d.
wcll 10 select such ! o,,e from tbei,
,u,ober 10 tbis .nositio,, whose husi
ness would, ,5Ct tiontine him 50 closely
+ 50 that he could devote more time tc
: visiting schools. Where this duty j,
f veil performed it adds very material
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