Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-08

feel confident that School Boards hav,
done nothing during the school year
that reflects more credit upon then
and their constituents than the i'm
provements made in the school prop
erty and we challenge any othel
county in the State, having q compar
ative number of schools, TO produce {
better report Of work done in thii
direction by School Boards during the
year 1880. May we not accomplish
more in this direction during the com
ing year?
PRAIsEwoRTHY TOWNSHIPS
Not wishing to discriminate uniustly
between the several townships of the
county as regards their educational
standing, yet as an incentive to Others
desire to specify wherein the follow.
ing townships have excelled
Best provided with improved patent
furniture-Gulich, Covington, Goshen,
Girard and Huston. (All their houses
supplied)
Best salaries TO teachers-Brady,
Sandy, Huston, Lawrence and Gulich..
Best supplied with apparatus-Hus-
ton, Bradford and Goshen.
Longest term with highest grade Of
certificate-Hlston and Gulich.
Best financial standing-Union and
Girard.
Best voluntary District Institute
work-Bradford, Goshen, Sandy and
Brady.
Best in school visitation by direc-
tors-Penn, Gulich, Decatur, Ferguson
and Clearfeld borough.
The borough schools are not includ.
cd, as they Especially Clearfold and
Curwensyille) excel the rural districts
in average salaries, buildings, furniture
and apparatus.
EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS OF THE SCHOOL
YEAR.
On the 10th day of August, we be.
gan series of educational meetings
(Which partook of the nature cfrevival
meetings), in connection with the pub
lie examinations. They were held at
eighteen different appointments, and
were attended by one hundred and
seventy.fve directors and three thou.
sand teachers, pupils and parents. The
meetings were generally addressed by
resident ministers, school directors,
teachers, and the County Superinten.
dent. Essays were frequently read by |
the leading teachers. At nine of these
appointments, the meetings were held |
in churches, and in all places were well
attended by the people. Our acknowl.
edgements are especially due Allen
II. Rosenkrans, Of Huston, and Mat
thew Savage, Of Clearfeld, for the as.
sstanoe they rendered us in conduct
ing these meetings.
COUNTY INSTITUTE.
On the goth day Of December, the
County Institute convened according
to law, In point Of excellence it sur
passed any previous meeting of the
Institute. 1t was attended by 235
teachers 60 directors, and hundreds of
spectators. The teachers OF the coun-
ty, as usual, participated in the exer.
cises, and gave the meeting their on.
tire time and attention. Prot. John
j. Ladd, of Staunton City, Virginia
Prof. Il, v DeGraff, of Patterson City,
N, j., Wallace Bruce, A. NJ, of New
York, and Col. James p. Sanford, of
Iowa, comprised the corps of instruc.
tors and lecturers. Their work was
well done and well received by the
people,
On the 4th day of February, series
Of Local Institutes was begun. They
were held at Luthersburg, Curwens-
vile, Lumber City, Osceola and Bigler.
Notwithstanding the very inclement
weather with which we had to con.
tend, the meetings generally were sue
cessful. Hon. Henry Houck, Deputy
State Superintendent, came TO our coun.
ty and was present at all of the Local
Institutes mentioned above. Thevery
excellent instruction given by him to
The teachers and directors in addition
10 his scholarly and entertaining even
ing lectures, won for him the most
Iavorable comment. | desire to add
that | believe no man ever visited our ,
county on an educational mission, I,
whose work rendered better satisfaction !,
)r who made more warm friends than :
Mr.. Houck. The teachers at the sew.
,ral Local Institute appointments de- =
erve much praise for the excellent
work they did, and for the arrange. q
nents they provided for holding these =
meetings. The teachers of Goshen, :
3rady, Bradford and Sandy held regu, =
ar District Institute meetings during =
he Winter. Knox and Huston town. Z
hip teachers held their District Insti. !,
utes under the provisions of the school =
NV. !"
SCHOOL VISITATION. n
The work of visiting schools began d
arly in November and continued until il
he middle OF March. In our noun. I