The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-06-18

Out OF the whole number employed,
one hundred and forty had attended
County Normal School twelve State
Normal, and one hundred and ninety
five had studied some educational
work. OF this number, however, we
found upon examination, that many
studied to little purpose. Fifty one
had never taught; eighty seven had
taught less than one year and sixty
nine had taught more than five years.
3. Work done By The Superintendent.
Examinations. -Twenty-f public
and four private examinations were
held. One hundred and ninety eight
provisional and five professional certif-
icates were issued. Twenty two ap-
plicants were rejected and six certifi-
Gates were renewed. Eighty four di-
rectors and one hundred and thirty
four citizens were present at the ex-
aminations The applicants in Mon
roe and South Woodbury. passed the
most creditable examination.
VisnationS. Two hundred and tWen-
ty two visits to schools were made.
All were visited, except eight. These
were not open when the other schools
in the vicinity were visited, hence
they We're not reached. The visits
averaged 1.84. hours. Thirty-four di
rectors accompanied me. ! met ninety
nine patrons in the schools. In nine of
the districts had neither patron nor
director to visit with me, and in few
only, were the schools visited by d.
rectors as the law requires. Nine
Secretaries acted as district Superil-
tendents, with very satisfactory results
in every instance.
Educational Meetings. held TWEEN
ty-five educational meetings, attended
| five district, and three county institutes
and taught ten weeks in the county
| normal school.
Work done By other agencies.
private schools are still doing good
work, Thirty-eight were open during
the year, employing forty-two teach
ers. Twelve hundred aud nineteen
children attended these schools, paying
5000 tuition.
The County Normal School, employ
| ing FIVE teachers was again literally
supported. One hundred and thirty
| one students attended, ninety six OF
whom taught during the winter. This
school was first opened in August, 1868.
Then, many of our best teachers had
already gone into the army, or had
engaged in some other more lucrative
occupation. After vigorous effort on
the part of the 2erintendent, then
in Office, eighty-four students were OBJ
tanned, sixty three of whom taught
during winter of 1864. SINCE that
time the school has been steadily in
creasing, numbering at no time les:
than one hundred and thirty students
1t has had, and still has its enemies
among those who, through ignorance
believe that the county superintendent
is making fortune out of it." TC
such it may be well to state that the
income from the normal during tn,
last year Was-after deducting tuition
not collectable, $723, and the expenses
salary for teachers, advertising, &c.
$3.50, leaving $33 to be paid aut of tn,
superintendent pocket. This is a
bout what the school pays the superin
tendent annually. The only object il
, view when the County Normal Schoo
was begun, and the only one now il
, view, was to bring out the young mei
and women of the county, who wer
willing to qualify themselves to teach
: We wanted teachers. Teachers quail
} fed for the work. The Normal has Ill
measure supplied that Yant. But 70
it, many schools must have remainet
? | closed. We cannot, here, help thanking
D the friends of education all over th
/ county, who have always aided US il
keeping this school open; who bav
: aided us in getting out young men ant
; women from our public schools to tn
r Normal, and who have encouraged u
F, in every way.
! LaStitaeS.-Chief among the othe
| educational agencies in the county ar
the district and county institutes. c
the former we have six, attended b
: fifty-eight teachers all of these, exceE
7 one, did good work. The great war
felt in all of them was the presence
;. some experienced conductor. On
$ leading spirit in each district, comp'
70 carry an institute through a
is what we need; or
ten. -oungeE, the le
its struggles,
! who will foyob +ba