Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-28
AN APPEAL FOR AID
In Behalf of the Public Schools in
the Flooded Districts.
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JoHNsTowN, August 27.-There are
hundreds of school children here, but no
means of afording them an opportunity to
attend school, as the people are not able to
provide houses, books and teachers. As it
has been decided that none of the general
relief fund could be applied TO that purpose,
a meeting of the directors in all the flooded
districts was held to-day, when il was re-
solved to appeal to the school boards OF the
State and to the benevolent everywhere for
funds to carry on the work, and newspapers
throughout the country are requested to note
the appeal.
1t Is addressed to the superintendents and
School Boards of the State of Pennsylvania.
and the Charitable and benevolent people of
the country, in behalf of the schooI children in
the flooded districts Of the Conemaugh Valley.
To show that 1t is hopeless to expect the people
here to provide for the wants of the school
children, ii is stated that the beautiful borough
of Woodvale was entirely washed away and
the $4,000 worth of school property destroyed,
the only thing that was recovered being the
bell from the building.
Conemaugh borough lost all its buildings,
books and apparatus to the value of $4,000,
and three-fourths of the taxable property was
destroyed. Cambria borough lost property to
The value of s., COO all it had, and three-fourths
of the taxable property was swept away. In
these three borOughs there is neither school
nor books with which to begin school, nor
means of providing the same. Other districts
have been badly crippled.
After recting the needs of the different dis
tricts, the appeal concludes; The world can
see our extreme need of help. This appeal is
our last remedy
The State Superintendent has advised us to
challenge the friends of education. We hope
the appeal will not be in vain. Let each teacher
and pupil do something for us, remembering
that they that give quickly give twice II we
can tide il over this winter we Will be able to
establish ourselves on a permanent basis
The appeal is signed by the representatives of
ii school districts in the washed-out territory,
and it is directed that all contributions be sent
to E. Z. Higbie. Superintendent of Public In
structiOn, Harrisburg, by whom it will be ap-
of Trade held a meeting here this afternoon,
at which the following resolution was adopted:
THAT this board appoint a committee of Is
persons to meet with the Councils and citizens
of the several municipalities, and that said
committee counsel with Senators Cameron and
Quay and with Congressman Scull, and pre-
pare and provide proper matter to procure aid
from our national or StateGovernmentin in dredg-
ing our rivers and protecting their embank-
ments.
A letter from Governor Beaver to the Presi-
dent of the Board of Trade was read in which
the Governor takes the ground that the grade
of the whole town should be raised, and advises
that people should build on the hill tops. The
members of the board did not take kindly to
the Governors idea, and the letter was fled
with but little discussion. The question of
building permanent bridges will be discussed
at special meeting of Council tomorrow, and
something VIII likely result from the agitation.