The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1868-09-03
SCHOOLS Of CAMBRIA COUNTY.
CO. sUPT. CHAPMA2's REPo2r FOR THE YEAR
ENDING JUNE /, 1868.

| received my commission as County
Superintendent October 9th, 1867 Ow-
ing to the advanced stage of the season,
and the fact that several examinations had
been advertised by my predecessor to be
held at an ear ly date, l was compelled to
90 to work without any time IN which to
survey the field before me.
I.-EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS IN COUNTY.
HouSeS.-A number Of school houses
have been built during the year. These
are all decided improvements upon the
style of houses which has usually obtained
in this county. The new house in Mill
vile, mentioned as in course Of erection in
last years report, was completed In time
for the term commencing last October 1t
is OF brick, two good stories IN hight, roof
ed with slate, and surmounted with Gu
pola and bell The halls, staircasos, reel
tation rooms, &c, are in projections at two
opposite ends OF the building. The bull
ding stands in a large lot, which is enclosed
! by good fence, and contains such out
| houses as are necessary. The school house
is warmed by heaters placed in the base
Inent The house contains four school
rooms, which are provided with desks and
seats of the latest improved patterns, with
large blackboardS Of liquid stating, with
outline maps, cards, charts, &c. The cost
of the building was about $16,0 Mill
vile has set laudable example for other
districts to follow
! And they seem to be following it
Johnstown has just completed new house
the very counterpart of that in MilIyille
| Its cost was about the same. Public
school is now taught in it. Two new
| houses were erected in Allegheny town
ship during the year These are as good
country school houses as can be found
anywhere large, airy, light, well ventila-
ted, well painted inside and out, substan-
TALLY built, provided with good seats
blackboards, &c, and last, but not least
properly located. The other districts that
have built during the year are Chest !
jackson l, COnemaUgh /, Summerhill l
Taylor 2, Washington 1, Susquehanna 2
Richland ,. These have all done well
and speak noble words for the interest
which our people feel in the cause Of pop
ular education.
SchooIs-Our schools, so far as I could
discover in visiting them, and from what
| could learn by inquiries, have done rea,
sonably well. Some of them have done
very well indeed others, of course, not SC
well. There have been very few, if any
cases of decided failure Some dissatis-
faction has been expressed concerning q
few OF the teachers but when was this
otherwise As good an illustration as
can give of the success of our schools du-
ring the year is the fact that the per cent.
Of attendance in Il schools Of which
made memoranda was 20. These schools
were not selected cases, but were taken
just as they came, and represent, | be
! leve, very fair average Of all. | should
have been pleased to have made note o
the per cent of attendance of all the
schools that [ visited, but a number were
visited during the first month Of the term
of number Of others the report books
were not in the school house and Sould no
I be consulted, and in few instances th,
reports were not made out.
II-EDUCATIONAL WORK DONE BY So
PERINTENDENr.
Notwithstanding TO causes which
[ mentioned in the first paragraph of thi,
report, l proceeded at once, after receiving
my commission, to hold examinations NJ
first public examination was held Oct 9
As [ had not time to devise or even thinl
of any other method of examining, adop
ted the plan of my predecessor. Indeed
better has not yet suggested itself to IN
mind. Examinations had been ADVERTISE
for MilIville and Johnstown ON the Sd an
4th days of October, and in the INTERN
between the resignation of Mr.. Condo
and the appointment of a superintendent
in his place, Mr. S. B. Mccormick wa
authorized by the department to hold thos