Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-12-15
AMONG THE DISTRICTS.


: oscEoLA BOROUGH.
All the teachers will attend the ap.
! preaching County Institute.
The teachers complain of negligence
on the part Of parents in visiting the
,, schools
: Dr. D. r. Good, director, and Rev.
, N. Ii. Miller accompanied us while in.
specling the schools on the Both nit.
Two hundred and eighty.threo pu.
= pills are enrolled in the schools, under
the care of competent teachers.
a new library case has been placed
in the High School room. The library
has been started by q set Of Appleton's
New American cyeloppdia, costing
SIP, as a nucleus.
We have received from Prof ". A.
Ambrose a copy OF the graded course
Of instruction, to which is added a
series of rules and regulations, for the
government OF the public schools of
Osceola borough. The whole is en-
bodied in a neat eightpage pamphlet,
compiled by Mr.. Ambrose and adopted
by the Board of Directors. 1t is in.
tended to give to the public schools OF
Osceofa proper system and discipline,
and 1t certainly reflects great credit
upon the author, Mr. Ambrose. and
the Board of Control. We hope to be
able soon to publish it in the educa.
tonal column.
DECATUR TOWNSHIP.
Directors o. P. Mattern and Richard
Hughes, Esq.s, accompanied us to the
schools of their respective districts.
c, G. Mullen and John Hughes mem
bers of the Board, have not been able
to meet some OF their official require.
ments on account of sickness.
The Hancock school room, with its
new furniture and apparatus, presents
q very inviting appearance. II is the
best house in the township.
The directors have had all their
school houses insured against loss by
fire, and school maps of Pennsylvania
have been placed in all the schools.
The Board of Directors have voted
their teachers five days time to attend
the County Institute, and have passed
q resolution that they (tho Directors)
will attend in body on Directors day.
WOODWARD TOWNSHIP.
Seventeen schools are now in success.
fnl operation in this prosperous town.
ship.
A member of the Sterling school un.
fortunately broke his arm while coast.
ing not long since.
1t is rumored that couple of the
teachers will unite in matrimony dur.
ing the holiday vacation.
The attendance OF the schools has
been greatly reduced during the past
few weeks on account Of scarlet fever
The new school buildings at Houtz.
vile and the Slope are completed, and
are very convenient and attractive
rooms. Mr.. ]. II. Lehman, an ex-
teacher, was the contractor and done
an excellent job
Misses Alice Martin and Carte
Greenwalt, teachers OF the Sterling
schools, were very much annoyed by
the behavior OF some of the mining
boys during the "odd days" who would
gather around the school building and
indulge in all kinds of obscene language.
The ladies used "moral suasion" first,
but in vain. They then applied the
arm Of the law, and the result was that
the young men paid some costs and
submitted to being bound over by bail
to keep the peace for one year Now
the schools progress unmolested.
noUTzDALE BOROUGH.
G.. Emigh, Principal OF the schools,
teaches very successful night school.
VIM. A. Chase, Esq, and Charles
Langsford, members of the Board, ac.
companied us TO the schools.
The Primary grades are being taught
in the Methodist Church, and are un-
der the management of Misses Agnes
and Mary b. Myrter.
W. A. Chase, Esq, mas been ap.
pointed Secretary of the Board to Gil
the vacancy occasioned by the removal
Of DR., Todd to Texas.
The foundation of the new school
building is completed, and, with the
advent Of Spring, the structure win be
pushed along TO completion. 1t prom.
ises TO be a magnificent building, and,
when furnished, will not cost less than
sl1 900. ........
Ifthe present Board Of Directors are
kept in office, the educational interests
Of HoutZdale will be safe The Board
is composed Of the beet men in the
place--men Of experience and enter.
prise-who are putting forth every
effort TO lift their public schools f.om
the mire and plant them on the high
plane OF excellence The people OF
that town should give them every en-.
couragement.
BRADY TOWNSHIP.
Meeting Of the District Gastitute.-Th
teachers of Brady township met az
Coal Hill, on Saturday, Nov. 9th,
Tor their first Institute. In tho after.
noon the house was filled with specta.
tors, most of whom were citizens Of
the district Some very good work
was done by the teachers. The lnsti.
tute then took recess until z pm.
Institute was called to order at the
appointed time by the President, T.. T..
Jimeson. AT the close Of the meeting
addresses were delivered by Messrs.
j. w Corp, g. NJ. Raffensperger, j.
Seyler, O. s. Reams, and citizens OF tho
district Institute then adjourned 10
meet at New Salem, Saturday, Decem.
Der llth. Teachers absent during the
day: Misses Sadie j. Morgan and Ettie
Faust. One Of the pleasing features
of the day and evening sessions was
the excellent music furnished by the
choir Miss Emma Reams presidedat
the organ A, A. DEIAaMp