Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-07-27
Annual Report Of the County Super
intendent of Clearfeld County,
1.-EDucArlovAL PROGRESS

I.-EDUcATIONAL PROGRESS.
Houses. new houses that have
been built during the past year, are
as follows: Bcccaria, one; Boggs,
two; Bradford, one Brady, two I;
Burnside, one Chest, two; Decatur,
one, and Huston, one. Nearly all
these are first class buildings. A
number of old ones have been so re
modelled that they now present both
the comfort and appearance of new
ones. One hundred and fifiy-sevcn
schools, and one hundred and fifty
four houses in the county. Eighty of
these are cIassed as good fitly.onc
as middling, and twenty-thrcc as very
poor. Many of the last are injurious
to the health Of pupils They should,
and no doubt will, soon be replaced
by good ones A few Of the new
houses have been built without any
forethought or plan, and are dis
grace to the districts. Directors
should examine plans, visit some of
the best houses in the county, and
hare such houses built as they want,
instead of being Influenced by con.
tractors, as is sometimes the case, and
allowing them to erect such as may be
most profitable.
Furniture will class very nearly
with the houses. A good house, oc.
casionally, has poor furniture, but
more frequently the furniture is bet.
ter than the house. Those classed as
middling have insufficient furniture,
and those very poor have none Gt for
use.
Appdrdius.-Eightyco complete sets OF
outline maps are in use, and num-
ber of schools are supplied with charts
of various kinds. such as Osgood
Sanders and the National. In addi-
tion to those reported last year, the
directors Of Decatur, Jordan, Wood
ward, Penn and Guelich, have sup
piled their schools with Globes.
Teachers We have q few compe.
tent and well qualified teachers, but a
large majority lack in qualifications
and experience, The scarcity Of good
ones is q natural consequence, so long
as there is no distinction made in
wages and whom the salary paid, in
many districts, is inadequate to assist
them in their selfsacrifcing efforts tC
become better qualified LISA pleas
uro TO know, however, that we arc
much better provided for. in this re
spcct, than VIC were a few years ago
Notes Of Instruction were about tho
same as the previous year; except, Q
few teachers forced their pupils. two
or three times. through the diffcrcnl
books in a single term Of four months
Few, If any, of the pupils comprehend
cd the elementary principles, and the
teachers gained considerable popnlari
/ tv in the profession, and were SCI
down. by patrons and directors, ~
model teachers. How long thcY vii
be satisfied to he thus agrceahly nnt
satisfactorily deceived. remains to bl
seen. The motto should be, "not how
much but how we'll"
Elementary Instruction. 1t is a mis-
take 10 suppose that any one, VIII,
has only studied the simplest Enrlisl
rudiments. is fitted 10 instruct in
primary school. The first steps ar
the most difficult rs we'll as the mos
important; therefore. the very hes
teachers should be employed for sncl
schools. as tho highest skill is needed
From the huncling processes in tn
primary schools. often springs q last
ing dislike to study. and the choices
talents lie motionless and inactive 20
the want Of skillful teachers in tn
primary schools.
Parental Cooperation. On the par
of many parents. n greater degree q
Indifference is manifested, than is cor
sistent with their relation TO schoC
matters Tics of the tcndcrcst sym
pathv should he formed between thei
homes and their schools and CON
mon interest interviewer. This nc
complishcd and our schools would bs
come more extensive in their scop,
more complete in their department.
ard more thorough in their efficiency