The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1868-01-16


institutions supply great public want, as
the common school system is not compe-
tent TO perform the whol,- work of popular
education. A State requires men OF gem
erous culture in all the walks of life, as
well as in the profession of teaching, aud
the perfectiuu Of the system of public
school instruction il one of the wisest and
nOblest objects of legislation. All of the
different Institutions of learning would be
strengthened and their usefulness increas-
ed by bringing them together in clo-er
union, which possibly can be best accom-
plished by the creation of general De
partment of Education.
Serious complaints have been made
concerning the neglect of the education of
the children In the aims and poor houses
of some Of the counties of the State
They are permitted to grow up in idleness
and ignorance, aud when sent upon the
world to earn a living, are better prepared
to receive lessons of vice than those of
usefulness. The directors of these insti-
tutions should be compelled, by law, to
send such children to the common schools,
or provide proper schools for them. and
! it should be made the duty of common
enforce the execution of the law
The last annual report OF the Su2erin-
tendent of the Soldiers Orphans Schools
vas made up TO include the 30th of No
vember, 1866. The appropriation for
that year, extending from January 1,
1866, 10 January /, 1867, was insufficient
TO cover the expenses of the whole year,
and consequently those of December,
1866, were unpaid. The next appropria-
ton, under the present law, extends from
January l, 1867, TO June l, 1868. 1t
was, therefore, determined that there was
10 legal authority to Apply any part of il
to the payment of expenses prior to Jan
aary, 1867 ; hence those incurred in De-
ce"ber, 1866, amounting to S3l.049 II,
remain unpaid.
Hon. Thomas Fl. Burrowes, who was
appointed Superintendent by my prede-
ce>sOr, Continued in Office until May l
1867, when, under the act of April g.
1867, l appointed Col. George +. Nc,
Fariaud, Superintendent, Rev. C. Corn
iurth, Inspector and Examiner, and Mrs.
Il. W. uutter, Assistant, who ut once
entered upon tho discharge of their du-
ties by visiting and re-orgauiziug the
schools, correcting abuses which had
crept into the local management Of some
of them, and in SETTLING arrearagcs: which
was done with zeal, fidelity, and commen-
dahle prompti ude.
The present Superintendent reports the
expenditures Tor the eleven months end
ing November 80, 1867, a> fellows:
Education and maintenance. ......S34l ,s89 81
Partial relief. ZlU W
| Clothing Iu:nished ,953 chillren
in advanced schoOlS............... 3T,lS7 s.
Making aud repairing clothing:
freight, &c....-.......-...--....--... $500 "A
| General penses.................... 6,78i 6C
Total amount from Jan. to Dec.
=, 1867 394,42O u
The expenses tor the six months, iroul
December l, 1867, TO June l, 1868, arr
estimated 10y the Superintendent as FOL!
lows
Education and maintenance OF
| $50 children, i'll advanced
schools, at S 40 per annum....Sl29, 500 oC
| Education and maintenance for
go children i'll primary schools
ut Sl25 per annum................ 3l,25O OC
| Education and maintenance of
1850 children in ''H ONES, at
Sio5 per anuum Observation-Disclosures 55,l25 oC
Clothin- 1850 children, at S25
per annum. .---......... %. 0C
Transferring pupils, sa.aries, &c. 1875 CO
Estimate for six months ending
June /, 6s..................... 242,s75 90
Total actual and estimated expen-
ses for Z months, from Jan. l,
1851 to June |, 1868 S637 1895 OF
| Or at the rate of S449, ,925 50 per
| aunum.
| From which deduct total amount
| appropriated for IL months, at
$3.50. 600 per annun n.............. 495, 1893 50
| And a deficit for II months is
shown of f............................. ,56I 60
| Or, at the rate of $o9, 1925 81 per
| annum.
! Add the amount due for Decem-
Der, 1866 6.................-. 81 ,o49 u
! And it exhibits the total deficit
| from Dec. l, 1866, To June /,
1868, to be prov. ded for by
special appropriation .-............ lI2,6ll as
| do not dsem it inappropriate here to
state that if The bill which passed thu
House at the last session had hecome a
law, making an appropriation o. S45O,000
| per anuum for Ihe orphans schools, it
would have been sufficient TO have paid
the total ex expenses.
The estimates for the year ending j une
Isr, 1869, will be touni luliy set forth ia
| the report of the Superintendent. From
| that report it will also be seen that there
are in operation 80 orphan schools and
homes, having ia charge an average OF
1881 pupils, :or the Year ending NovenI-
Der 50, 1867, at AN average cost oi
! Sl4S.43 per anDum.
Tnese schools have doubtless reached
! their maximum numbers. Sixteen years
being the age at whicn the orpnans cease
70 be cndrseuble to the State, aud they