Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1872-08-07
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were held In ti,c various districts,
One hundred and ffiy eight provision.
al certificates grantcd, seven endorsed
from other counties, and thirty appli.
cants rejected. Havc slowly but
gradually raised The grade Of certid.
Gates for the last five years, which
will account for SO many teachers
being rejected. 1t was not favorable
TO poorly qualified teachers, bn, was
adopted in the interests Of children.
The common school system was es-
tablish for the instruction Of the chill
drcn aud not for the employment of
persons who call themselves teachers.
One OF the highest duties Of directors
is the employment OF the best teach.
ers they can obtain, and equally so
the duty of the Superintendent TO as
sist by rejecting the Incompetent; but
by no means pleasant task. Visit
cd all the schools in the county, ex-
cept three, and twenty four ihesecond
time, spending little over two hours
and forty minutes at each wrote two
hundred and sixty letters Travelled
two thousand three hundred miles
and spent officially TWO hundred and
eighty days TlQ 81 1ILNflIA
During the six years that have
elapsed, | held lls public and So pri.
vate examinations; granted l,00D eer-
tifcates visited about l,lQ6 schools;
Travelled ll,sO0 miles; taught 10
months Normal School, an average Of
seven hours per day; wrote l,700 let
ters; held live County lnslitules;
spent three weeks in attending CON
ventons OF County uperintendonts
one week imattending an Institute in
another county, and spent officially,
,743 days.
Tie County Institute was held at
4 Clearfield, the last week in October,
and was decided success. Hon.
Henry Houck, Deputy State Superin-
tendent, who is n live, practical edu-
Gator, declared emphatically, Chat it
was not surpassed by any he had ever
attended" 1t was popular with all
classes, and the attendance was very
good-a strong argument in favor of
universal education The lecturers
F; were Hons Henry Houeli, VIM. Big,
E Ter, g. r. Barrett, j. b. McEnally,
! VIM. A. Wallace, T. J Boyer; DR. A.
; NJ. Hills; Prot. p. s. Harrison Rey's.
+ IL. S. Butler, j. IL McCord, W. V.
Q Condit Miss Hattie Swan and j, IL.
! Fulford, Esq Many of ouroNn teach
! ers, "too numerous to mention" took
: an active part in the exercises, Ny
! Acknowledgements are duo TO all for
G the interest they manifested and the
inestimable services rendered during
{ the progress OF the institute TO tho
!, "Clearfeld Orchestra" for the excel
J lent music furnished, and the interest
4 which they contributed to the cxer-
J, cisos, and to the County Commission
c ers for the free use of the Court Room.
n Opinions Of the Press The follow
ing, in reference TO the success Of the
e Institute, is from the county papers !.
c The editor of the CLEARFIELD REpUB.
n LIcAN, of Nov. Sth, said: "Tbat it
Cthe Institute) was an entire success
IT is evident, and the Superintendent
Ie deserves great credit for the manner
h. in which he has performed his official
y. duties, and for the great interest he
ID has taken to advance the educational
IS interests Of the county, a5 4QE
10 The RatiamaR's Journal of Nov 9Th,
s. contains the following "The Insti-
TO tute was success beyond the expec.
ID tations of its most ardent friends
4 The addresses delivered on the oc.
casion were highly instructive and
" interesting. The attendance upon
:, the public lectures WIS unusually
'e large, May the impetus given to the
nj cause of education during the past
OF few years be still onward and up
ward, until it reaches that height o.
re perfection demanded by the present
., enlightened and advancing age"
y, Teachers. is gratifying 10 be
be able to state that teachers generally
y, rendered satisfaction, laborod hare
a and faithfully aud did their work well
he Some of them might materially de
or crease their work-aoeomplish NOR
ly in the same timo--in the school room
be by Attending more district and count,
~ Institutes, and reading more educa
ht tional work One marked evidence
Is of progress on tho part Of our teach
ers, is lheimpFoyoment mado,in orna
ur menting their school rooms with ap
We propriate motioos, pictures, ,eyorgreens
,rs &c; and II number of rooms wer
TO furnished With window curtains b.
,es scholars and teacher II is painful I
es, report that Il few of our teachers n
nr. main stationary They think globe'
ks maps, charts, &c, are OF no impo
ol tancc; make no effort 10 improv
iss themselves and less TO Improve the
IN, scholars; speak disparagidgly OF on
ire common schools and OF II school edI
les cation. Neither the educational il
of terests of the. children nor count
,cr would be the losers if their seIfrespe'
ed. some day compelled them TO abandc
ion the profession forever. The wor
ow moves, and If they do not soon moS
be with 1t. they will be left entirely
-el the rear by the onward march. II
he great body Of our. teachers eyineed
are life and carnestness in their work, al
llr tllN nNtlllt W NAhi AAA N"N - 49, -
im- that our schools generally ncv
OILS. rendered bottcr satisfaction. III
ust average attendance was never great
sid than during the past winter N
) n grand total, from the reports receive
the is so per cent the e.diilerent distrie
/ averaSing from IS to 90 per cont.
ing LDiStrict Institutes Five district
eli Brady, Covington, Lawrence, Pei
an and Pike held district institute
ice. About forty, teachers attendeda i
lud exercises consisted principally
ces class drills In tie coinnoh brahch,
cry and discussions upon important qu'
nc. tons, relating directly to the inter,
liar OF the common schools. They we
to well attended by citizens and dlr'
rim. tors. Most, of the teachers labor
,od, earnestly aud faithfully TO mako the
mo, pitdtable and practical, for VIII
al, | ,t,.,, dAs,rvn tha .hit,haai pontnpot