Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-12
GROWTH or OUR COUNTY
INSTITUTE,

Mn EDlroR: Having been mem.
bor Of the Clearileld County Teachers
Institute for a period Of ten years, !
have watched with some pride its pro.
gross and Improvement, and at the ad-
journment Of the one recently held, !
sought my file Of reports from the
State Superintendent, and running
over them as far back as 1875, have
CLEANED the following statements,
which, when contIasted, present the
most encouraging picture Of advance
ment and financial economy.
1875. Whole number Of teachers in
atten lance, l09; number Of Directors
present, 60 entire cost of Institute,
s202 so; amount drawn from County
Treasurer, sl6G, or 81 per cent. OF
entire cost.
1876. Whole number OF teachers in
attendance, 40; number Of Directors
2l entire cost OF Institute, S275
amount. drawn from County Treas
urer, SIG, or AZ per cent. Of entire
cost
1877. Whole number Of teachers in
attendance, 1883 number of Directors
2l entire cost OF Institute, SlSl
amount drawn from County Treas
urer, 500, or 81 per cent. of entire
cost.
1t will be remembered that the In
stitutes Of 1876 and 1877 were con.
sidered at the timo good Institutes
and were thought hard to excel.
The totalshows that 402 teachers and
lO2 directors attended them, and that
their entire cost was S75l.50, of which
the county paid 1892, or 81 per cent
Of their entire cost.
A change in the Superiniendency
occurred in the yaer 1878 and we find
the following record, which is very
creditable to the present incumbent
1878. Whole number OF teachers in
attendance, 1856 number of director.
present, "a entire cost Of Institute
$50; drawn from County Treasury,
S75, or "a per cent, of entire cost.
1879. Whole number of teachers
in attendance, 2l0; number of direc.
tors present, 26; entire cost of lnsti.
tute, $500; amount paid by county
sl42, or q per cent. of the entire cost
1880. Whole number of teachers
present, 235 number Of directors, 100
entire cost OF Institute, $500 amount
paid by county, si2, or 8 per cent. OF
the entire cost.
The summary of the years 1888
and 1880, shows that $50 teachers and
100 directors attended the Institutes,
an increase cf 228 teachers and 5S di.
rectors over the three preceding years
ltalso shows that the entire cost of these
three Institutes was s1,530.00. an in.
crease of S77S50 over the cost of the
three preceding ones, The approplia.
tion from the county was $3.50, or %
per cent. of the entire cost, and s2G
less than was appropriated to the In.
sttutes Of 1S75-76-77, which cost les.
than One-hali as much.
This certainly shows skillful man
agement and growth without a par
allel in the history Of the State.
Our neighboring county of Centre
shows that during the years 1877 1879
their County Institutes were attended
in the aggregate by 595 teachers and
7G directors. The entire cost wa.
$685., or sl65 more than the Institute
of 1879 IN our own county. OF this
amount the County Treasurer paid
sll3. 20, 60 per cent, OF the entire cost
and s5I.25 cents less than was paid by
the ClearGeld County Treasurer dur
ing the last three years.
This also shows that Clearfeld com
pares iavoraby with our neighbors.
Observer.