Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-08-06
CLEARFIELD, Pa, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6,

school. The directors Of Lumber City
have also building in contemplation
for a graded school. '''a vaa
Tho directors Of Gulich district held
eleven regular meetings Of the board
during the year, the board Of Cur
wcnsville borough eleven, Penn six; no
others reported. Tho district reports
were received In better condition this
year than last. Sufficient fuel was
furnished for all the houses to keep
them comfortable; IA new stoves were
procured and 10 new blackboards l03
school houses placed in proper condi-
ton for opening and some few looked
after by the directors after closing
school. tH sAtra
WORK DONE by Teachers.
Many ycvur tenui,urs iHpurvd f.itv,-
fully during their school terms and
wero able to show at tho close marked
advancement. Out of ITO teachers en-
ployed for the winter terms, 159 sue
ceeded in teaching throughout their
terms, ii failed.
COUNTY INSTITUTE.
One hundred and thirteen teachers
were present at our county institute,
and by their unanimous effort and
great interest they displayed in the
cause of education made IL a grand
SUCCESS, far beyond my own expecta-
tions. All present seemed anxious
for self Improvement and to devise
means for tho improvement of our
schools. f
DISTRICT INSTITUTES.
The teachers in the school districts
of Bloom, Boggs, Bradford, Bradford
Independent, Brady, Curwensville,
Ferguson, Gulich, Karthaus, Knox,
Lumber City, Morris, Penn, Pike,
Pike Independent, Union and Coving-
ton, held district institutes during
the year. Their meetings were well
attended and their exercises interest
ing and useful. They have awakened
an educational interest in all these
districts.
A lyceum was organized at Bloom
ington,in Pike township. Itprogress'
ed well. The Bible was read in 123
schools. Drawing was taught in 60.
Vocal music was taught in 83. The
higher branches were taught in six.
A great number Of teachers held pub
lie examinations at the close of their
terms; a few adopted the system of
constant review, and some looked af-
ter the children not in school; forty
took educational works.
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Examinations .-Twenty-seven pub
lie examinations were held, at which
lS9 teachers received provisional GER
tifcatos, one was rejected, and one
received professional certificate. No
private examinations were held and
80 s:-.'ss".ss 20 '"rn'".d - 80 .,.''
| n.Sus.-lwo 9uharea ana eieven
vlslts were made curing INC year,
averaging TWO noars eacn = grea'
numoer were w visi'ea sno q, sesona M @ .,me'
ana IN each case y ,r ,narheu imProVc-
men. & was ,ounui dnree ', sonou,s - sM wore 70
nov Ns''ou, 10 w"s nv nv, .n,I'naSu .I"a VI
,hc'r opening, anu ~ '"ey o'oSou gar
her tnan exPeo.eu. I'M,
oouNHy 1"Seunee:-ine Souhty III,
s,'.use S, was no,u W tno oy,ous" VI
v,earneiu' ssp a'';, vo,nuono."S on peoenoer
io.n anu ,a"ho.a .onIs nros"O, Ss.o nuc nrc
loIorsd % hard Is directors attended
and n great number of oitizens: the
1,ourt House where il was held beinr
woIl alIod durino each dav and even
IN = session Tbe Instructors present
WHO do not reside in tho county were
prof 7 w Shoemaker of Pbiladelnbia.
prof 7 s Geist of Lancaster. and
Pot II II harlow of Lafavette Col.
Iane Eas,on Pa Eveniny lectures
ers ws deI;vsred bv Hon VIM 4 Wal.
laca Hon VIM Bioler. Hon. George
D. p porre,t Hon + r MoEnallv. Rev
TT pu,,or par Wm M pnrcb 6old
and n n. Murrv. Esq. all from our
own county. Nv thanks are duo to
tbo people of Clcarfcld for the inter.
est they showed in our institute, foi
assisting on SO many occasions, and
,, s., s a"~ % ,nash ers ~ h;Io in town
'o' 1;st,;ct S Tst;tytes .Twolvo distr;c,
;ns,;tnta mootings were attended dur.
;na ,he winter at zach of which I
snssnd ns 40 our teachers worrying we'll
! 'ous ~ ,r..,;... Tho s,,,,
Haucos'onos 1neee"go. .:g.,,.t "o s'"s, ",
teachers assocla.'on, wn,cn i',s nv a.
rhiiacoipn'n, was a..onuou' a'9Y
oupcrih.enaohss oonvons'oa n,n oa.,"s,;a"a, ~ la
,, risourg ana e'even o.hcr ouuoa''Una MN
meetings nov ~ 'no l oou"sy W.
MAJ ; scnoV, M was ~ opo"uI h;as ~ 60 nun;i,
WIG On mhy o'n, " Nv "uuon Wa 90 PTTPa''
were aam''seui IN Wuu ~ m.n wva'', 1ol os
) ana .. = mohenr'1h, ,, TIq, my ,a a,o 10 .
s,sllng IN ,,, our wusA, .;,,am mo psop,o noo1 y
Curwensv'iio n hIsu hono G,s'n NV ,ho;r + IyS ~
HOUSES, n u"s sonoo, ~o .opv a,,ccsss ~ ''e NV "
!, ''"no 0.. '