The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-06-18

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schools, six (6) were educated in
seminaries or academies, seven (7)
were from High Schools, twelve (1a
were Normal graduates, and twenty
one (21) had attended Norma
Schools.
Ninety-two (o7) teachers had more
than five years experience in teach
ing. One hundred and fourteen
(114) held provisional certificates,
thirty-fve (5s) held professionals,
eighteen (rS) held permanents, seven
ty-two (7a) are Normal graduates,
and two (2) college graduates have
State certificates.
One hundred and ffty-nine (rso)
of our teachers attended Normal
Schools, thirty-six (36) were educated
in the common schools, forty five
(45) in academies or seminarles, and
three 90 are college graduates.
Every school in the county was
visited once, seventy (7o) were visited
second time, and number were
visited three times.
1t was found at the time of the
regular visit that one hundred and
fifty yeight (G5S) schools had been
visited by directors.
During the past six years l have
visited every school once each year
and always from seventy (7o) to a
bundled (Ioo) a second time.
A teacher was employed to teach
music regularly in the schools of
Bloom and Catawissa. The work ac-
complished along this line in these
schools shows that this was not only a
desirable move but a successful one.
The graded course of study prepar-
ed for the ungraded schools of the
county and placed in them two years
ago has done much to systematic the
work IN these schools and make it
stronger and better. 1t is hoped
that this course or a similar one, with
all possible improvements, will be
continued, and that the time may
soon come when each rural district
In the county will regularly graduate
each year a number of young men
and young women who may most
properly upon such graduation re-
ceive from the directors and the
superintendent a common school di-
ploma 1t is done in other counties
and it can be successfully done in this
as the work with the course during
the past two years fully demonstrates.
The Berwick directors have sue
cessfully continued the cooking
school. This school is under the
efficient supervision of Mrs. Kusel
and it has proven an excellent thing
for the young women of Berwick.
The Berwick people may be proud of
their cooking school, and this depart
ment of their schools should receive
the united and hearty support that it
deserves.
Our teachers as a rule, do faithful,
hard, honest work.
l shall ever gratefully remember
the generous and kind help that so
many of the teachers always SO will
lngly and cheerfully gave me.
A few years ago not more than
fifty per cent. of the teachers were
regular readers of educational
journals but to-day less than seven
per cent. do not read regularly such
papers.
The High Schools of the county
graduated about the usual number.
The Normal is in very prosperous
condition and continues to graduate
large classes.
Having been reliably informed at
the County Institute in October by
those requested to look into the
matter that it was the intention of
large majority of the directors of the
county to reduce the salary Of the
county superintendent at their next
triennial convention, l informed the
directors Of the county ard the pub
lie Immediately after the Institute
that | could not, therefore, be a can.
didate for third term.
In conclusion, l desire to thank the
directors, the teachers, the citizens
and the pupils for the kind, generous,
faithful support given me during the
past six years, and | trust my success
sor may be accorded similar kind
treatment and hearty cooperation.
VIM c. JOHNSTON.