The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-09-06
FULTON COUNTY SCHOOLS
County Superintendent Barton's Third
Annual Report to the Department
at Harrisburg.
FINE PROGRESS ALL ALONG THE LINE.

'oaOO0 'AhSC Jul iuob OpOA
With the increa sed salaries tt
teachers has come incre tsed in
terest in the selection of teachers
and in the general welfare of the
schools. Patrons and directors
have, IN most cases, placed prop
er Interpretation on the new sal
ary law and have strlven for pro
portlonately increased results IN
the schools.
Our standard for provisional
certificates was materially raised
and we made tie minimum age
limit for teachers eighteen. We
ran somewhat short of material
and it became necessary to license
few only seventeen years of age
in order that our schools might
be filed. We prefer in all such
cases to make CONCESSIONS on the
matter of age rather thar on
scholarship. In these advances
in the standard of qualifications
we had the hearty support of the
taxpayers of the county.
During no previous year of my
term have the schools been so
we'll visited by directors and pa
irons nor has the percentage of
attendance by pupils in any pre-
vious year been so high. But
Notwithstanding this increased
sentiment we were sorry to find
a goodly number of boys and
glrls-a part of whom came un-
der the requirements of the COM
pulsory law-not in attendance at
any school during the year.
The County institute held dur
ing the week of December 9TH
was more largely attended and
elected more favorable comments
than any previous institute. The
instructors were not only enter
tanning, but instructive and stim-
ulating in the sense which makes
their work lasting and uplifting
to the schools of the county.
The Annual Directors Conven-
ton was a success. A large per-
centage of the directors attended
and took part IN the discussions.
No stronger agency for good
has come to our teachers than
the adoption of a teachers read.
ing course at our institute three
years ago, and at each subsequent
meeting. Those worthy the name
of teachers, have read the cours-
es and have gotten therefrom IN
splration and instruction that
have been productive of much
good to the schools.
Most of the teachers took an
active interest in the local insti-
tute work. There is no better
evidence of wide-awake corps of
teachers than the energy they
put into such work, nor is there
any one factor that does so much
for the schools.
No class was graduated this
year from the McConnellsburg
high school, owing to a change in
the course of study. The Wells
township high school was permit
ted to pass a very successful year
without interruption or opposl-
tion. The work was of especially
high character. Five were grad
uated in the three years course
OF study, three of whom at once
secured positions as teachers in
their home township. Twenty
two pupils in the rural schools
passed the spring examinations
and received diplomas.
Only one new school house was
built during the year. Licking
Greek erected fine building at
Saluvia. Brush Greek put a com
plete set of Geographical Speci
mems from the Philadelphia Mus.
|eum into the advanced room al
Akersvllle. The very best OF ma
lterial and workmanship were us.
ed IN fitting up the cases for the
exhibit, and the district can now
well boast of the most attractive
school room In the county. The
Wells township high school also
secured aset OF these specimens,
but cases have not yet been pro-
|vided for the same.
Our rural achool housos go