The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1868-09-03

to the approval or d1sapproval OF the su-
perintendent when one should be appoin-
ted Mr.. McC examined and granted
certificates to - persons. On my acces-
sion to Office, / approved of his proceed
ings. During the year, SO male and 153
female applicants we're examined, and two
males and two females were rejected.
Certifcates.-Of the persons to whom
certificates were granted, 194 hold provis-
ional certificates, 4 hold professional GER
tifcates issued by my predecessor and
endorsed by myself, 5 have professional
certificates granted by myself, and possess
permanent certificates.
T3GStati0nS.-Th season was well ad-
vanced before l was ready to begin my
visitations. During the course of the
winter l visited 167 schools, and spent on
an average one hour and a-half IN each
school In addition to filing the column
of items in the note book furnished by tie
Department., l made such other memoran-
da of the appearance, progress, and con-
duct Of the schools as suggested themselves
to my mind. | usually made a short ad-
dress to the pupils, and gave the teachers
such directions as [ thought proper. In
the course Of these duties, I Travelled over
l 900 miles, mostly on foot Wherever I
have been, I have been uniformly treated
with kindness and respect.
III-EDUCATIONAL WORK DONE By 9TH
Err AGENCIES.
Other Schools Last summer three
Normal Schools were established in the
county; one at Johnstown, under 4. G.
johnson, A. NJ, one at Ebensburg, in
charge Of Miss G. A. Horne, and one at
Loretto, taught by Miss Lizzie Marshall.
These schools were all well attended, and
effected good work among our teachers.
At Loretto is an excellent school for
females, conducted by the Sisters Of Mer-
cy This pleasant village is also the seat
| Of St Francis college, a Roman Catholic
institution, Of which Rev. 4. j. Brown is
President. This school is in a fourishing
condition 1t had, for the term ending
July 1st, a corps OF II professors, and an
attendance of "a boarding students. Ar
rangements are making for more extensive
accommodations for the fall term.
Denominational schools are kept up ''all
the year round" in some parts Of the coun-
ty Thus, the German Roman Catholics
have a schoolin ConemaCgh borough which
has over 200 pupils. The German Lu-
therans have school in j Johnstown which
is very largely attended.
BY the muniGcence of the Cambria Iron
Company, night schools were established
last fall, one in Cambria borough, under
Mr. j 4. Harold, and one in Conemauet
borough under Mr. A c. Johnson
These schools were kept in operation fol
several months. The thanks of many al
otherwise neglected boy are due the gen
| erGSitV o4 this cnrporatipu
hestjt@tes-Our County Institute VIA,
held In January, commencing the sixth
day Of the month. 1t was success. VIZ
had large attendance under the circum
stances, and our teachers went away graf
fled and benefited. For lecturers at tht
Institute we had Cyrus Elder, Samue
Singleton, S. S. Jack, and S. g. Boyd
fer instructors, S. s. Jack, s. c. Boyd, j
+. Condor, Samuel Singleton, Geo. w
Cope, and DR.. d. W Evans. Our ses
sions were well attended by the public, anG
[ am safe IN saying that the institute
wrought a good work outside Of our pro
fession. District Institutes were n2intain
ed in quite number Of districts through
the winter. They had good effect upoI
the teachers who participated in them.
The Press Of the county has alway
shown the greatest cheerfulness IN pub
| fishing information Of an educational char
t acter. We can always reckon on tht
Press Of Cambria county. Besides tn,
usual county newspapers, we have tn,
, Teachers Advocate" a monthly pape
devoted exclusively to the cause OF educa
ton. This journal is now in It's secont
volume. 1t has done, and is still doing.
good work 1t is destined to live, ant
grow, and exert a powerful influence il
the cause 1t is published at Ebensbure
and is under the editorial supervision o
{ Prof Geo. W. Cope.
The Pulpit.
| "The pulpit, therefore, and I name it, file
With solemn awe, that bids me well beyar
With what intent togch that tolv tbiag,
f the pulpit Is of about as much use to us q
: an educational agency as are the moons 0
: Jupiter. Not single sermon ~ favor c
education or schools, so 1lr rs / know, ha
) ever been preached inside the limits Of tn
t county This is both shameful and aston
2 isbing. IF | have done the sacred profes
sion an injustice by making this assertion
[ regret it but L am sure | cannot De IA
wrong, if wrong at all.
! IV.-oBsTACLEs IN THE WAY OF IN
: PROVEMENT.
, In this county there are several obsts
= cles in the way of improvement. Anon
!. these are,
< l. Low salaries.
; 2 Short terms
|. 3. Ungraded salaries.
Y l. The average of salaries in this count
4 is about $50 The highest was so pc
d month, the lowest $25. These salaries al
n paid only by the greatest exertions; ia
y Ii, -, tho 1nllnr l. In,rinI To mo