Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-06-16
McAlisterville 8. O. school,

McAlisterville 8. O. school.
| At regular muster of Lieut.. David H.
Wilson Post, No. l34, Department of Penn
sylvania, g.. A. R., held in its headquarters
on Thursday evening, May 9th, 1885, the
following proceedings were had:
Chaplain A. II. Weidman, Chairman of
the Soldiers Orphan Committee, present.
ed the following report of the visitation
of said School, on the 2lst day of May,
(annual examination) by a number of COM
RAIDS Of Wilson Post, in an unofticisl cspac-
ity:
To the Commander and Comrads Of Lieut..
Darid II. Wilson Post, No. 1874, De-
partment Of Pennsylvania, G. Il. r.
| CoxRADs:
The undersigned, comrads of Wilson
Post, beg leave to submit the following:
The McAlisterville Soldiers Orphans
School was inspected by your Soldiers Or
phan's School committee, about three weeks
prior TO the late visit to the same of Gov.
Pattison and John Norris, and the report OF
said inspection made to your Post was ia
vorable, except in few minor matters.
The untavorable reports of the school put
in circulation by John Norris through the
Philadelphia Record, and the subsequent
visit OF the Governor, who reiterated the
same statements, prompted US to visit and
inspect the school on Friday, May 2lst, be-
ing the day fixed for the annual examins-
ton.
Our observation prompt US to report as
follows
We found the buildings in a fair cOndl-
ton, children all in good health, except one,
in a total OF 228, and she was atfiic ted with
! screfuls before her admission, which dis
ease has now effected her eyes; sll the chill
dren were well, neatly and comfortable clad;
the beds in the dormitories well filed bed
clothing clean and in abundance whole
some food and plenty of it; the scholars
well advanced in their studies and under
discipline of the highest order In short,
they with the single exception noted) were
ruddy checked and healthy, happy and con-
| tented, as we learned from numerous per-
| sonal and private interviews. The teach
ers are intelligent and enthusiastic In their
work, and all of the employees seem TO be
| lsbOring earnestly for the comfort and well
fare of the children. Quite q number of the
best citizens OF the community assured us
that the school is in much better condition,
under the present management, than II has
been at any time previous. In view, there
fore, of these facts, demonstrated by per-
sonal observation, we desire to present for
the consideration of the Post the following
preamble and resolutions
WHEREAS, the publication of the injuri-
ous reports in the Philadelphia Record, and
their adoption and endorsement by the Gov
ernor, so far as they refer to McAlisteryille
S. o. School, are not sustained by facts, so
far as our observation or inquiry has extend
ed
Rs,olrei, That the publication Of these re-
ports and their endorsement as aforesaid,
with the demand inade by the Goyetnor that
Dr. Z. f. lligbee should tesign his siiice OF
state Superintendent, aud the surnnaty re-
noval OF Rev j W Sayers and Mrs E. E.
tlutter, as Inspectors, without atioriing
either OF them a chince to be heard 10 their
own dsience was an act Of Injustice that
We tggtet to see the Goyernor perbetrate.
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