The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-12-04
sohooi Directors, Convention.

The sixth annual convention of the
school directors of Somerset county met
in the Presbyterian Church, at 10 \. NJ,
Wednesday, and was called to order 10y
Supt. Berkey. - directors were present.
4 temporary organization was effected by
electing !. ID. Leydig, of Northampton
township. President, and W. III. Sanner,
of Somerset, Secretary.
John X. Scott, Esq, delivered the open
ing address. After welcoming the mem
bers of the convention to the county
seat, he made an urgent appeal for uni
form action on the part of the directors of
the county on all matters pertaining to
their official duties. He announced him
self a strongly in favor of uniformity of
textbooks and pointed out the many
evil results that have obtained from
non-uniformity. Before concluding his
address he offered a resolution, which
was adopted, calling for a convention of
directors to take permanent action on this
question. Mr.. Scott's remarks were in
accord with the advanced educational
sentiment of the day and showed that ne
ests of the schools of the county.
school Supplies-What to Get and
How to Distribute Them" WAS the sub
ject of "A discussion opened by Joseph
Horner, and debated by y. ID. Hay, No
ah Scott, Mort Welfiey, J. C. Gnagey, ].
r. Scott, ID. J. Horner and NJ. J. Pritts.
b. ]. Bowman opened discussion on
'The Care and Keeping of Free Text
Books" lie was followed by II. 4. Kim
mel and other members of the conven-
ton.
on resolution of John X. Scott, the fol-
lowing committee, one member from
each district in the county, was appoint
ed to meet in Somerset, on Wednesday,
January -, 1896, for the purpose of de-
vising ways and means by which uni
formity of textbooks can be secured
throughout the county: |. ID. Leslie, Geo.
G. Walker, Lewis Helsel, II. T. Kimmell,
Oliver Critchfield, B. J. Bowman, III. II.
Witt. J. l.. kaufman, Hiram Frantz, y.
ID. Hay. Josiah Bridegum, l.. X. HOch-
stetler, j. NJ. Kimmeli, ii. ID. Lohr, ID. l..
Wand, Alfred Knepp, Hiram Shaulis,
Nelson Gerhart, Il. ID. Morgan, J. w.
ShultZ, Geo. Sechler, Francis Topper, IL.
d. Moore, John Wagamau. Jacob Fox,
Joseph Seese, Jacob Kooutz. a. G.. viii,
NJ. Welfley, Levi koontz, T. VI. Hook, J.
II. Scott, J. c. Gnagey, Eli Martz, J. +.
Brant, J. L. Giffin, A. J. Boose, William
Zufall, Noah Scott and DIR. +. :. Fechtig
In the absence of DIR. II. ID. Moore. the
question assigned TO him: practical Hy-
giene i'm the Schoolroom," was ably dis
cusse3 by DIR. Pollard.
"The Directors Part in the Compulso-
ry Attendance Law" was discussed by
Hon. w. III. Miller and Hon. \. ]. Col
born, who explained the duties imposed
upon directors by the act of assembly
mentioned.
State Superintendent Schaeffer ad-
dressed the convention on general educa-
tional matters, and urged upon it the
necessity of establishing district high
schools. He said that he wanted to see
the Pennsylvania boy fitted to earn as
much as the Massachusetts and Mary
land boys, which he is now unable to do
on account of his defective common
school education. He referred with pride
to the advancement that has taken place
in our school system since its adoption
and declared that he would not rest con-
tent until the keystone State had the best
common schools in the Union.
At Thursday mornings session l.. NJ.
Lininger delivered an address on ''The
n. - I In ~
Superintendent Berkey spoke on THE
Possibilities of Well-directed Schools
and DR. :. $. Good opened a discussion on
''The Duties and Compensation of Direct
ors."
The committee on resolutions reported
at this session. The resolutions declare
in favor of compensating directors at the
rate of two dollars per day for attendance
at annual conventions of directors, and
three dollars per day for attending the
triennial directors convention; favor the
establishing of high schools; approve of
Superintendent Berkey's course of study
in use in all the schools Of the county. and
recommend its continuance; congratulate
the superintendent upon his jealous and
successful work i'm behalf of the schools;
commend the teachers for the excel
lent work they are doing, and return
thanks to DIR. Scheffer for his presence
and valuable assistance.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President, |. ID. Ley dig;
Vice President, A. J. Boose; Treasurer,
DIR. 5. S. Good; Secretary, w. III. Sanner;
Delegates to Directors State Convention,
DIR. s. S. Good, J. NJ. Cook, l.. NJ. Lin
niger.
A joint session of directors and teach
ers was held on Thursday afternoon, in
the court house. which is referred 10 else