Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-05-14

| man. iHibscu HO tltne. lnTte Hlebeu
one day, viz; Lewis Gouplll, Mary
Goupill, and John Griffith. Quite q
number missed two or three days
Many parents visited the school, Per
cent. OF attendance, 92. Number Of
visist from Directors, 4.
The following is condensed statisti.
cal report Of ]. F. McKenrick, Princi.
pal of the Primary Department of the
Leonard Graded School. This report
embraces the FIVE years of his connec.
ton with the school:
Number of different pupils belong.
ing TO the school, 2s5 whole number
enrolled during term Of five years, Alb ;
average percentage OF attendance, 81 ;
average number each month, SO aver
age cost Of tuition per month, 95; av.
erage wages per month, $500; whole
number OF visitors registered, 400 ;
whole number of visits from Directors,
60; whole number of visits OF pupils
parents, 40; whole number of visits
from teachers, 40; whole number of
visits from ministers, 4 whole num-
ber Of visits from County Supcrintend.
ents, IA.
The following named pupils deserve
favorable mention for punctual attend
ance, correct department, and dihgent
attention TO study: Edwin B. Reed,
Mary Pie, Barbara Cutler, Ruth Row,
Alice Worrell Eddie Bridge, George
Reed, Kate Bridge, and Dennis Kra.
mer. The latter, aged ten years, pass
ed through both grades and was pro.
NOTED TO intermediate Department
last term-the usual time required is
two years-thus showing a marked
degree of application to study.
The following pupils attended every
day OF past term; Minnie Miller, Edith
Burchfeld, James Murray, Edgar jack
son, Eddie Mclaughlin, Dennis kra.
mor, Robert Whitehill. Those present
at every roll call, were Mamie Low
man, Willie Howe, Eveline Aldred,
Laren Boyle, and Mary Snyder.
Many thanks are due the Principal,
Prof Youngman, and his assistants,
for the courtesy and friendship mani.
tested, and to the Board of Directors,
for their careful and efficient manage
ment of every detail Of the school.
The next meeting of the National
Educational Association will be held in
Philadelphia, July 29-31.
The American Institute OF lnstruc-
ton will hold its fftieth annual meet.
ing on July I'LL, at the White Noun
tains.
The Dubois Courier and the Cur
wensville Times give space literally
for all educational news of their respec-
tive localities.
Doctors A. ID. Bennett and J. NJ.
Bum, Of New Washington, Prowell
and DAVIS, of Burnside, Ferd Todd, of
Houtzdale, Blandy, Of Osceola, ]. W.
Potter, of Covington, Il. II. Kline, OF
Penfeld, ID. o. Crouch, of Curwens.
vile, r. v. Spackman, Of Luthcrsburg,
and All. Thorn, of Kylertown, are do
ing good service as School Directors in
their respective districts. If any OF
our sister counties can show more
NJ. De. serving in this honorable posi-
tion, we should like 10 hear from them.
The select school at GAINESVILLE, un-
der Messrs. McCloskey and Schofeld,
opened on Monday last. Rev. Gamill,
assisted by Miss Clara Barrett, opened
a school at Beulah Church, in Gulicb
township, for the accommodation of
tho families of Ramey and vicinity.
The citizens Of Penn township meet
every two weeks at Pennvlle and de-
vote part of day in debating ques-
tons bearing upon the issues OF the
day. A few weeks since, the question
of Chinese Immigration was very ably
discussed. On the night of the same
day Literary Society is held, in
which the young folks Of the commu-
nifty participate. The enterprise is an
eAc'npiary o"''
Tho ox.n;oo,ion. ,or ,ho h;,hor
cradn. y. oS o n"r'iscotss 20 ,ool, s n,acs 'H, IN
Curwensville on Friday and Saturday
of last week. The names of those who
passed the examination tor professional
a