The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-10-03
JuMoSyILLE, Eayette Co. Pa.

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Mr.. Editor The Uniontown Soldiers Or
phan School is situated on one of the high
est peaks of the Chestnut Ridge five miles
from Uniontown. The postoffice is named
Jumonvile. II was so named because dur
ing the French and Indian war a French Of
ficer of that name was killed near this place.
Jumonville had command Of some French
and Indians, and while encamped near this
place he was attacked and defeated by Gen.
George Washington. He was killed, and
only one of his men ESCAPED. The remain
der were killed, wounded, or captured. His
remains lie on the battlefield, and wooden
cross now marks his last resting place
The French and Indian war made this
historic ground. When Gen. Braddock
was on his march to Fort Duquesne he was
attacked at the junction of the Allegheny
and Monongahela rivers His wagon-train
being far behind, reached this point only
when he was defeated, and when Col. Dun
bar, who had command OF his wagon-train,
heard of the defeat, he ordered the wagons
to be burnt. Many shells, CANISTER, grape
shot, andd cannon-balls may yet be found
on this ancient battlefield. We make few
cents sometimes by selling these relics.
There are nearly two hundred of us boys
and girls here. Pittsburgh, Allegheny,
Greensburg, and other surrounding towns
are represented. Twenty-Five are from SOM
erset county. We have four teachers. There
are two large, commodious buildings.
Then the hospital, laundry, nursery, bar
racks, greenhouse, coal and coke house and
cottage are all separate buildings. The
dining-hall, girls dornitory, reading room,
and girls bath room are in'one of the large
buildings. In the other large building we
have the main school and recitation rooms,
the boys dormitory, reading room, and
sewing room. Every morning at 8 o'clock
the great bell in the cupola over the main
school building, rings out on the clear or
cloudy air This is the rising bell. In
few minutes we are down in the bathroom
gctting ready for breakfast At the ringing
worship in the main schoolroom, iminedi- |
ately after which school for the day opens. !
Until 4.45 ?. NJ. the various cllsses are pass
ing in and out the different recitation rooms. |
The preparation and recitation periods are |
thirty minutes each. Perfect lessons are re- |
quired, and to meet this requisition we study |
hard The highest grade is termed the ninth |
grade, Of which grade your correspondent is /
a member In this grade we study book |
keeping, geometry, physiology, philosophy, |
algebra. botany, and rhetoric.
We have a reading-room, and in this
room we spend great part of our spare
time, or | should rather say play time. We
receive the leading daily and weekly news
papers published through the State, such as
the Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette, the Phil
adelphia H'eekiy Times, 81. Nicholas, and the
HERALD. Our teachers are trying to impress
upon our minds the great value of reading
standard newspapers We are all trying 10
avail ourselves of the educational advauta-
ges that the State has 50 kindly placed with
in our reach. We would consider ourselves |
wards if we trifie with these gold /
en- opportunities. We wish TO make rood use /
Of the time, and thus prepare ourselves for |
the great battle of life.