The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-07-03
VOLUME 8.
NINTH ANNUAL REPORT.
Glen Pays His Respects TO Those Who Op.
posed His Reelection,


other reports.
In 9 years, Ayr has built 3 new
houses, both good, the last fine,
and furnished all of her ten with
slate blackboards. Belfast has
built two new houses, furnished
the two with slate boards and one
with patent furniture. Bethel
has built three new houses and
furnished all her schools with
slate boards. Brush Greek has
built three new houses, one for
two schools, and repaired two
others, furnishing all with patent
furniture and slate boards.
Dublin has all good houses and
slate boards in the nine years, and
will build one new house for anoth-
er school the coming year. Lick
ing Creekhas builttwonewhouses
and put in one slate board. Nc
Connellsburg has put in slate
boards, and organized a High
school, in rented room.
Taylor has all good houses and
had nine years ago. Thompson
has put slate boards in all, and
has engaged patent furniture for
all to be put in the coming year.
Tod has built two new houses for
new schools and has put slate
boards in all but one. Union has
built six new houses, one in place
of one burned. All are fine. Wells
has built one new house and an
addition to one for another school
Only two have good blackboards,
and No. 2 house is very poor one.
This shows that the material
improvement has been consider
abla.
The corps of directors in near
ly all cases has improved thus ac.
counting for material improve
ments. Public sentiment has
improved the body of directors,
and the well qualified, enthusias-
tic, and devoted body of teachers
has made the public sentiment.
So after all, all rests on the teach
ers.
I have made steady fight for
better salaries. 1t has been most
Unsuccessful too. Too much praise
cannot be given to the teachers
a as class. The policy has been
to drop or prevent the employ
ment of teachers who were not
fairly successful, after fail
trial.
The local institute work has
been the strongest single factor
in building up the working pow
er Of the teachers, and rousine
public sentiment. A teachers
personal and professional growth
is measured by the interest in ant
attendance on these meetings.
have in the past 16 years attended
and taken part in near about 4O(
of these meetings. Let me urg'
teachers and superintendent t.
keep up this work. In the pros
ecution of school work | hav
travelled over 10000 miles ant
spent about $500 that a mise
would have saved.
We have built up school sys
tenn where none existed.
We have placed libraries in b
far the greater partofour school:
We have saved thousands c
dollars to the people of the count
by the closer attention to bus
ness methods by boards. Th
spread of intelligence and growt
of character, emanating from OF
improved schools has cut the bu
mess of our courts down to q
most nothing.
The last term was a particula
ly strong one in the quality
teaching.
Never did any man have Il
more complete confidence
teachers than | have. | believe
did and and still have the con
dence and support of all worth
people. For the support of I'll
unworthy Inever cared, but cour
ed their hate.
l even believe | hold the fl
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