Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-03-26
EDUCATIONAL.
by N. L. McouowN.

by N. l.. McQu0WN.
Only twelve per cent, Of the teach.
ers Of the county take the Pennsylva-
aia School Jo,sTndi, Tho otinial organ
Of the common schools.
Two-thirds OF all the failures in
teaching this winter were male teach.
srs. A strong argument in favor Of
female teachers.
We are glad TO learn that our fellow
teacher, Mr.. J. W. King, who has been
stationed at Driftwood, Cameron coun.
ty, the past year, has been promoted
to the best position within the gift Of
the Directors. They have made hin
Principal Of the schools, heightened
bis term, and increased his salary.
Out OF the sixty.seven counties in
tho State having County Superintend
ents, but FIVE have published the pro.
ceedings Of their Institute in pamphlet
form. These arc Adams, Lancaster,
Washington, Venango and Clearfeld.
A patron of the Bloomington school,
in Pike township, informs US OF very
creditable literary entertainment that
was held there on Wednesday evening,
March 10th, under the direction Of J.
r. Wilson, teacher 1t was the clos
ing Of very pleasant term Of school.
A reunion Of the Teachers, Direc-
tors and patrons, of the schools Of Bra
dy township, will be held in Luthers.
burg, April 9th. The occasion will be
the closing of the schools (twenty in
numbe) Of that township, and prom.
ises to be meeting unsurpassed in the
line Of educational gatherings. The
teachers Of this township are noted for
zeal, and labor earnestly for better
methods and higher culture.
The following resolution appears in
the proceedings of Washington Coun.
ty Teachers Institute:
Resolved, That we consider it the i'm.
perativo duty Of every teacher who
aims at thoroughness in his profession,
to take at least one educational peri.
odical, and be personally acquainted
with the standard works on teaching.
Our sentiments are expressed in the
above resolution TO the letter; but how
Indifferent many Of our teachers are to
that which pertains to their elevation,
and stagger along unacquainted with
the current educational literature Of
the day,
Some Directors still continue to vio-
late tho law by allowing their schools
to be kept open on Saturday, and by
employing persons to teach who do
not hold valid certificate. If infor.
nation were made against them TO the
Department OF Public Instruction, in
every case their State appropriation
would be withheld. The certificate
that secures the appropriation, and TO
which the President Of the Board
makes oath before q Justice Of the
Peace, reads as follows:
81 (the President of the Board) do
hereby swear that the common schools
Of said district have been open FIVE
months, according TO the requirements Of
the school idio, and that no teacher has
been employed who had not certif.
cate fiom the County Superintendent"
In the School Law, another section,
we ind "Thdt hereafter no schools Of
this Commonwealth shall be kept open on
Saturday" How Directors can allow
their schools TO be open on Saturday,
and employ teachers without certi6-
Gates, and then make the necessary
oath, is beyond our comprehension,
yet we can name q number who
must do 1t the coming summer or lose
their appropriation.
In the election Of School Directors
at the late election, we notice n num-
Der of instances in which tie vote oc-
CURED. The manner of determining
tho ,el lactiop in snch casos ia 90 fnlJows.
THAT when two or more CANDIDATES
shall have an equal number OF votes
for the same term of Office, at any
election Of directors or controllers,
whereby their election shall be pre-
vented, the said candidates shall ap-
pear at the next regular meeting Of
the board OF directors or controllers.
which said board shall determine their
rights to seats therein, in the follow
ing manner: Ballots shall be prepared
equal in number to the opposing can.
didates, on one half Of which the word
director shall be written; whereupon
the said candidates shall each draw
from proper receptacle one Of said
ballots, and the candidate or candidates
drawing the ballot or ballots marked
director shall be held and deemed
duly elected to the said Office of direc-
tor or controller. And If vacancies are
to be filled, at any election Of director,
In addition to the persons TO be elected
for the regular term, and the voters
shall all neglect TO designate on their
tickets the term Of office for which
each person voted for is q candidate,
then the person or persons having the
highest number Of votes shall be de-
clared elected for the longest term or
terms the next highest in vote, after
the filling Of the longest term, shall be
declared elected for the next longest
term, and so on, till all the terms va.
cant shall be filled."-School Laws,
page l6.