Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-01-24

ana govern unp "H''Ji Unlsccllhnc'
ous) number of visitors, examinations,
visits OF directors and parents, the
leading characteristics of the adjacent
county, (agriculturc, manufacturing
mining and lumberng) rich or poor
valley hilly or mountainous region,
whcthcrdensely or spnrsely settled, and
the prevalent public sentiment with
regard to education and the school
! system. School houses wers arranged
into three classes lst, good 2d. mid.
ding; Sd, bad. The first included
those adapted the purpose or grade
for which they were intended; I'd,
poor, but may be Improved so as to
answer for want of better; Sd, those
unfit in every respect 10 teach in. Age
OF teachers under II 0nmbcr from IL
to 81, from % TO 80, from 30 to 40 and
so and upwards, and their birth place
their experience in teaching and mum.
Der Of terms taught,
The number Of districts, in 1856, was
25; number OF schools, III; male
teachers, SO female teachers, "a. Av.
eragc salary of males, s2i females,
$50. Number Of male pupils, 2,370
females, 1923 learning german, l6
Average number attending school,
1898 cost OF tuition per month, 65
cents. School houses were built near
tho roadside or X roads; no pluy
grounds, shade trees, or out buildings
dimension OF houses. l6xlSand 2Ix26
water brought from 10 10 40 pcrches
furniture. none worthy Of the namc
black boards, 2x3 feet bad seats and
desks, too high or too low no maps,
charts or globes to demonstrate the
pupils studies; no arrangement for
hats and bonnels no uniformity OF
books, and many poor teachers. Di,
rectors and parents seldom visited the
school In one school found fifteen
different kind of books, and one parent
said, "Master push my boy ahead he
don't know substruclon from addi-
ton" "Very well" said the teacher,
"send him to school" The tally pa.
pers, or report, showed that the boy
had been three halt days in school F;
aud IL is expected that the teacher will
nnt nr hc il mo-, 4, ~ t.acb
Ailer the public examinations Of
ons a,d u,.,',,.,s.;,.a ~ - nrd ;n,nro,,,d
from 5n % io,, na, ,.,n, Fnnr enLa
or IN, ,oacb,rs hod ma, r.oJ anr na,i
oI;naI aa "J,aa';,,,'I u%r 10y -, ~ wy III
,h.or,. and nroo ioa - ,o.,L;n' Wv IL H.
nv, r,s;,a,,ons 80 sn.I, aI,5.;,. ~ ~
minis w teachers ssrd direo,ors as \ I
,hdn'sh -, ta.''sa;.I sd'o' Nj a,.l.,i 1
,aaot,r. . 20 .sra.,,ar I;lii,a.' "r So ,r,, w.
and -, ,,.',,,; w. ea't n;,,"', ,vS i,s,;,, as,
'nn,n. @ ~ y ;In",'on,,', ad ,p1s"s ,te ,'h ~,
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,ssv.' ."s WV ,,i ""s, ~ puP''s t "uu ,, Iae,'
paJs SsJ .,.,,, 49, -. ."H" w. .o' n"ou 1, INV
'u s,i WI WI ~ o't t Vuv WV, ''N Ciea'' C,
aiI e1I Io'y.s III - "''r ~ W "snSs ao ~ o'S"'
NV ,,ai n"u ,,s,, s"o :, senVo,oo %,. 'hs'u rne
10 o ~, hon, "a ass,"s s, a'IIs r,In' 'a,
nuniIs learn with snch attendance ?
'rhc teachers were comnrtent and /
think did their dntvN In Writing 5e !.
Arithmetic % Geogronbv 10 Gram
mara Rnol,s nsed ToLb,s sn.llers
Tow,'s nesner Kirkbow,s Granmar
Sandar,s paada,s nar;a's r;,hma,i.
Mi,chelI,s Geo,,raohv pro,,rsss goad |,
nd = ,,oo1 h,5,I. sc1hooi - ~
wcnsy Ille bad ,,o schools . noor
housc bu, good teachers books mi.
form and nlen,v of hla,k .honrd snr.
iace male pu,ils AZ females 40 !,
number in Writing SO Arithmetic
40 Geoyronhv %. Grammar IA al,
yebra and liisiory 10 pbilosopbv n .
Physiology 4 An exbibition at tle
close of he term rave General satisfnc.
lion and waA n rrsdit 10 teachers and
pupils
4,
w ,o'''s u''l''o'' ., ~, 'uo pa.o'''s i'o'Su
uia'",ua' ' m a,'' u.1g'ap"9' 90 'uoy w. W.
nov no" mo,l'"' .i nil'nu'e,le' anu N1um ~,
no' -. W. necessary poon7 n'p, a nne neip
ny, eni,u,en ,,' ~ no,uo lnl .no ','i,v.
! uolu Puo.ic cN"'n'l'l'luns ~ near,y
oserA u's.ilo'' 80 us 70 s'vo 'ure'l'T ,l
a,'u .l u,,e.'ors ~, opPoleunl'.y ., oe'.
present ~ "7ccrta'n wy cpurac'er ",'u
qua''nea.loh i,. ~ .noSe wno were 70 70, cdu. .,
ca.c 'nelr cn''ursn' ., ! M wns unuer .,s, ,nc .'
necessity OF giving = Jew eertnca'es ,
WIN uia'i'''a' an', ucoB'"pny er"seu,
ON ON '''"ic nnu s'A io','H'c ~,eacncis ~ hau
olalc ccr'lnca.es, ana one huupreq pap
.enporay cerslnputes ior one year.
o'A,y sa.e sa',S'ac,'on , 'n,.s NY "e'e
,a"nh rha I hir,p ,s." ,,l'ao M Of c;,'h,r,, % ~
'ras I, pnns'.i,.a,i;" ~ D '"'o ,l,,o y,
Nh y !" ,,,n o ~, v;".,,,i,' "a ~" ,,ro onj" NV
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