Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-03-29
Franklin fp.. School No. 3.

EDITORS CITIZEN Please publish
my final report of Franklin township,
school No. 3, for the month ending
March 18TH
Orthography-Edward English, 81;
Robert Neely, SO; Westly Neely, "a;
Charlie Neely, 95; Harry Crime, 81;
Alex Sickle, 81; Ollie Sickle, SO;
Curtis, Sickle, 95; Harry English, 95;
Seward Hays, 96; John Wilson, SO;
Adaline Neely, 81; Jennie Forester,
SO; Lydia Lepley, SO; Ella Forester, 81;
Ira McKinnis, SO; Sadie English, So.
Geography-Harry English, "a; Har-
ry Crime, 80; Ollie Sickle, 55; Curtis
Sickle, SO; John Wilson, SO; Edward
English, 80; Seward Hays, IS; Lydia
Lepley, 55; Ella Forester, IS;
Written Arithmetic-Harry English,
IS; Harry Crime, so; John Wilson, SS;
Edward English, 80; Seward Hays, p.
History-Harrv English, 60; Harry
Crime, 80; John Wilson, so; Edward
English, IS; S. Hays, 70.
1t may seem strange to some, no
doubt, that there are not more names
connected with the above branches.
The reason is this; The majority of
the scholars of this school are SMALL
ranging in age from six to twelve
years, and have not risen to the grade
required in the examination. | am
very thankful to the patrons of the
district for the kindly encouragement
they gave me during my tenure of the
school. If teacher tries to do his du
ty, his work is onerous; but, when he
knows the patrons approve of his la
bors, and renumerAte him well, his
hands and mind are glad to do what
ever lies in their power.
Editors, you too, receive my thanks
for the liberality you have shown in
the publication of ofreports. q. I. w.
Important Boiler Experiment..
PITTsBURG, March 23.-The boiler
test yesterday afternoon at Munhall
Farm, near this city, was CONSPICUOUS
success. 1t was conducted by ID. L.
Lawson and witnessed by number of
United States officials, scientists and
representatives of insurance companies.
Mr. Law son has a theory that boiler
explosions are caused by sudden ex-
pansion of water into steam. On Mon
day he supervised at Munhall Farm
a test of thirty inch boiler which con-
tanned a horizontal perforated dia-
phragm running its entire length and
located about at the water line. The
object of this diaphragm is to prevent
explosions when q vacuum is created
in the boiler by the release of steam.
When, at the test on Monday, the
guages on this boiler showed pres
sure of 300 pounds the valve was open
ed, but no explosion followed. On
Tuesday the diaphragm was cut out
and the same boiler was subject to
another test. When a pressure of 235
ponds was indicated the valve was
opened and the boiler exploded into
hundred fragments. The test was COM
mence with twenty three inches of
water, and when the explosion occurr-
ed the boiler contained twenty-five
inches of water Very little of the
boiler could be discovered. The larg
est piece found is two feet long by ten
inches wide Some Of the fragments
are torn into ribbons and strings. The
boiler was new, and in strength above
the average. 1t was made in this city
especially for this occasion. Another
feature of the explosion worthy of
special mention is that the fragments
found which contain seams show that
the rivets were not sprung. Seams
have heretofore been accounted the
weakest parts of boiler, but in this
case it was the iron plates that were
torn like calico, and not the seams.
Scientists have been watching Mr..
Lawson's experiments with great in
terest, and those present at the tests on
Monday and yesterday confess that he
has demonstrated the correctness of
his theory.