The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1893-02-01

Piled 10 that unhealthy and miserable shell
years ago.
Several hundred dollars, possibly. hav
been devoted to needed improvements to thi
"A ,sdemyH baiiding-
Both buildings coaid have been buTnst
b ashes aud reconstructed cot Of the mon.
ey hat has been flcbed frcn the tax Tay
4 ers OF The school district u1der the guise Of &
building tax saring the past ten years
4 wei authenticated story tina. has beer
aeaaxed ever by local builders and con-
tractors for year or more Is as f5.lo~s
The directors Of the SoGerset borough
school district contracted fsr an addition 70
the Academy bailding Tee contract
called Tor the expenditure of several thoas-
ards o. d5lars. - 1et,cs vas given tn
{ contractors 70 Pit in bids for The proposed
buildinc. bur contract was awarded "a sis-
rsza7i ofilE. The boa-d vas not 4 Ions
tine iu fading oat that the Hecaanics Of
the district we're n5t IN hnnor 70 put up
VITA this high handed proceeding and the
E clntrzct vas canesiei zs silently Is Il had
s=ea enie1el into.
A sE months ago the HEEaLB hssi ecca-
SO D 70 direct public aiieafion % he H.is-
naaaassnsnt Of the school fInds and ssvsEal
. d IS f1flosing a citizen % tie borough re-
csivel a note from the Secretary O. the
Z schoo, board inqairias Eieihsr BE held any
Of The school bonis II -, 70 sha. amount
a-i Ehsu lhev m4f1re,f.
T 7 il possible hat the custoiians of slch
+ lz-ze 1uns Of tae peoples money keep 70
& hoozs? Are they ign9-szt ofihs liabilities
I aad resources Of the school district Il
f looks so. o. say the least.
Le. Il BE- rsmezabersd. too. that the Sscrs.a
I - of The school board i4a saiariei offer
Z Receives the largest compensation ofany Of
+ dce- ia The c3aaiy oecaaying similar POSI-
ton.
Z s. mach f,r tas mism eaagemant CT tie
+ fnaaces ofths Somerset borough school Dis
tr.ct.
Z vow. wien the school district should be
I f,le rom debt, Eaat measures have our
s-hool directors taken in the direction Of ell
{ ev1fins the standard Of the schools commit
ts3 70 their ca-e7 Have shey been employ
ias teachers in touch with the eilcational Al
/ spirit q the day Are they P-eyaring to
provide free textbooks for the schools, to
establish a school library, OF 10 secure mod
! eFa achool apparatus
S1merzeE borough school directors have
/ discouraged the employment Of gradua,ss
5f eur state Normal Schools and Others
qualified by tssining and experiences to
teaca- They have steafily declined % cult
vase n tie chzid-s miud ambition for higher
education. ard appear on'y too glad to push
girls and boys or Of ths schools before lhzT
+ have arrived at an age 10 study earnestly
I and are iucitef 70 gain liberal e,laeaiion
+ win which to azht Els'a battles slocezsslli-
y
A lev years sgo J. A. Berkey, row Dis
trict Attorney, was principal Of the somer-
SCI schools. Daring his priacipslship the
schools made marked progress q eoure Of
sfu.iy vas adopted schools we're graded pu-
piis were graduated, and by reason Of the
( thoroEghrszs viii which they had been
drlIed some 0f the gralaates were employ
( ed as teachers. while Others Vere sbls 10 en-
/ ter the sophomore ciass II college. OhsgTv-
Z ing citizens referred 10 tie schools vith
pride How we're 4r. Berkey's services az
I prccialsd hp he bard Of direclors2 Vas
hs offered azy iadacsmeut to remain in
{ charge OF the schools fer which he had done
- mech No. He vas refused a salsry
I coumsusarzie with his abilities eud was
obliged to turn his attention to other FGr-
suits.
since then lie schools OF the town have
steadily ret-oeraded- The eou-,e CT study
adopted under Mr. Berlssy has been totally
disregzrlet
Pupils from township schools are sir il
al7ance o. Children Of the saze aga il the
barsush schools. 70 incentive Is offered to
advanced pupils 70 attend the schools. Pa
t-ons Of the schools residing il lhe township
bavs asked 10 &c attached TO couaTy dss-
tdcis-
The teachers in charge Of tbe advanced
srades are PROBABLY as competent to dis
charge tbe duties entrusted 70 ;hem as can
Be secanei for the salaries paid What va
have stated las been with al kindness to-
ward The teachers employed Ee believe
that they labor TO the best CT tEeir ability.
but Ire lea3ing town ofths county should
have The best schools IN the county and il
this ws believe the teachers vii agree with
us
As Ee said IN a f0gaer article il has been
pa:nsliiy demonstrated lhas a majority Of
the nea o. Somerset Eao have served IS
sehooJ directors have shoxn their entire ur-
fitness flr that Important osHce, and they
oFe T. % their oxu aud their neighbors'
cail4rea, Il from ID higher sense Of duty.
10 positively refuse 70 pesuiit their names to
bs used As oa1.iidaiss fsE that oiace, Unless
they have fully determined 10 discharge TIE
duties 6eVolving upon them eonscientiousiy
and for The best interests ofthe school chill
drsn and the patrons Of the schools
Section 3 Of the Constitution Of Peunsyl-
vsnia reads q Women tEsnty-oHe years Of
age and upwards. shall be eligible 70 any or
Zee Of contrsl or Enlargement. under tie
school iaEs Of this state.
The women Of the school district are
equaiiy interested with their husbands IN
the welfare Of their children, especially IN
their mental development. They are, also.
in many casss interested n the financial a.
Eirs OF the schcol distrscI in which they re-
side, ard they eve Il 70 Themselves and 70
sEsi- chilGren 70 see thai taeir h1sbar6s
ard fsfherx, brothers ard sons cast their
votes f5r school directors for persons whom
they have only the verT best r-aSons for be-
lieving viii discharge the duties Of that in
poriant once oo1scieafiolsly aad well
II would be mere ansighiiy blot than
thar which aow rests upon Somerset bor-
o1gh school district 70 elec. as school direci-
ors en- The 2lsf, men whose ignorsnce has
-lsds them the laughing sock Of their azso-
eiaie= and Who are otherwise disqualified
flr that oiEiee
In VIA. the HERALB has said upon this
mater i disciains al bat the highest mo
tives-3ke advancement Of the schools Of
Somerset borough school district
Irresponsible nouth-Pisces nay impagn
our motives, bat every honest man and zo-
man in the school district knows that ve
have spoken what We believe to be the
truth n regard 70 the shameful condition Of
Cur public school Affairs