The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-09-25

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r fie Sapeiafs.sfsisfs cal Srsaal Es.,-.l. 81,
Pssasyisasia. aas ~ Bs..szol,as 49,
Charitable Psepls ef 90 c,@ars /. \.
ha.fef tAe SeAool, ai.i czzat. I. ne
flooded Dis.eiaf 7 aGs c.ae.a4za r.
isg-
WsEAE4s. An appeal f,r all slr H.
-Johnst0sa' schools has besn senttbrou,b.
oas the slate. Ne deem L bsf jas, and proy.
er % say 70 Al tfat this -Joanscou,.-
appeal sies - Johnss0wn B5roash ~.
and money seat in response 10 this vii ma.
be Shared with other deserving and hslpi...
districss. Hence cur apseai f0r the Children
Of the whole valley.
To givsyo1 so.ne ide4 Of sns helpless. and
Unless tbs appeal is responded u. hop-l~s
Stale of ahain. We msaEioa the Guoeins
f1cts
The forsasriy bsaaGfai Borouxh ofwoos-
vale Vas entirely wRshsd sway. nat one
house aenainsng T. splendid sehool bald
inE. books. And apparztls. u the value o.
$1,000 zas ahliierafea. Tie heiI i theoniv
rvlic found This district has A ,isbi OF sso.DB
ia oaislsnsllne bonds Al source Of tsxstiou
Is eonr. There will b. one handed is a..
tend school IN this district. II We can s-,,.
vide means % erect a temporary bailIins
and engage the services ef tsaehsr. l.tst
year tiny hal fur fali rooms this year
they viii Try 10 d. with one
tt.-..-..-f. -s.f.....f ~.
is baildins. books, and apparatus. o. the
value Of Ss5e0o. Tnis district nas 4 ,Iebt Of
$500. and three-fJarths ofits taxaa.e prop
eriy has been totally destroyed last year
they hal eight rooms h!lsd with 40 pupils
This year they viii try 10 maintain four
schools. Is the yean possibly bskeps open.
Cambria Borough School District lost
buildings and property TO the value Of S5,ou0
and three-6lias Of the taxable property has
been swept sway There are here three hua-
d-etl children 10 progids for.
IN these three boroughs there is neither
ho,sss nor book with which 10 begin school,.
nor means Of prUyiling the sane There
are other districts vhich have been ba,lly
crippled and injured Many of the chiIirsn
Of Johnstewn borough have found homes iu
the districts surrounding. and viii have ,1
Be provided FOR In Lower IOaer ToSnship
81 jne t sese are 80 c ! irsn fon john tozn
and other Hooded districts, and tins burden
cannot be borne entirely By this oas Dis
tricf.
The following additional districts have
been badly injured:
Millsille. East Conemsugh. Franklin. East
Taylor. Coopersdale and S5uIh For<.
The world can see cur extreme nerd %
koip. It isoar lssi remedy. The state sl-
periniendsnt has advised Us 70 challenge the
friends Of education We hope the app-al
viii nos Be in vain. He thar sigsth qslcs
zivegh f,rics. let each tescher and pupil Do
s0mething for Us. II We can tide it over
this winter. Eeoan get through.
Believing the County Superintendent 20 b.
the proper person to receive and disbu.e
this fund We ak al contributions to be-
% sentJ. ". Leech, Ebens5urg. Pa. who vii.
Ne are satisfied ~ that the money IS fairly
distributed to those districts needing and de-
serving help.
e. B. DAVIS WOodgaie, Chm
ESocH JANEr. MiIivils, Secy.
MlcHAEt AUKsAY. Conemaugh Bor.
r. II. BRfD5Es. Cambria Bor.
wv II HaHS, Lower YOder.
VIZ DAVIS. East Coaemaugh,
D. W ASsUs. East Taylor.
J W. BURKHsKT. Franklin.
JoHS BorER, COopersdale.
J. P. WILsOS, South FORK.