The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-09-13
FULTON COUNTY SCHOOLS.
County Superintendent Barton's Fourth
Annual Report TO the State Depart.
ment at Harrisburg.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF YEARS WORK.

tlal progress can be reported A
comparison of the work of the year
Just closed, with that of previous
years, shows advancement along
all lines of school work. Direct
ors and patrons have given more
time and attention to the schools
than in former years especially
was this true in the selection of
teachers, in school visitations. and
in the support of the compulsory
attendance law. This interest on
the part of directors and patrons,
coupled with faithful and efficient
work on the part of an enthusias-
tic corps of teachers, makes edu-
cational advancement certain.
The County teachers institute
of the week of December 4th,
marked the educational high water
mark IN the history of the county.
Every teacher of the county was
present at every session of the in
stitute, thus breaking all former
records in point of teachers attend
ance. 1t was also record break
er in point of general attendance,
and in practical and efficient work.
In the past few years our county
institute has awakened such inter-
est and enthusiasm among our
people that we can not accommo-
date those who would attend
hundreds must be turned away
from the sessions for want of
room.
The directors annual convention
was held Mt the county seat ON
March 2Sth and 29th. This con.
yention surpassed any previous
one in point of attendance and in.
terest We believe that these
yearly meetings of directors
will become as strong factors in
educational progress as the teach
ers' Institutes.
Teachers preliminary meetings
were held in all districts of the
county on Saturday preceding the
opening of the schools. At these
meetings questions pertaining to
school organization we're discussed,
and the local institute work organ
lied for the term. Local insti-
tutes were held monthly in all the
districts throughout the term.
Most of our teachers are thorough
ly alive to the advantages of these
meetings and make sacrifices to at
tend all within their reach How
ever, there are few who seem to
feel themselves beyond the neces-
sity of any further improvement;
hence, they are growing weaker
each successive year.
Our teachers reading course has
continued to grow in favor, and
has become very strong element
in the Improvement of the teach
ers.
Five new school Libraries were
established duriRg the year and ad-
ditions made to twenty-five others.
These Libraries in the hands of
wide awake and judicious teachers
are giving our boys and girls an
opportunity that we trust will de
velop habits of study and research
that we trust will continue to edu-
cate long after leaving the public
schools.
Ten were graduated from the
McConneIlsburg high school and
five from the Wells Township high
school Appropriate commepce-
ment exercises were held by each
class. Twenty-four pupils in the
rural schools passed the spring ex-
amlnations and received diplomas.
No new school houses we're built
during the year, but we are glad
to be able to report that new
building will be erected in McCon-
nellsbu-g during the coming year.
At an election held in May it was
voted to bond the town in sum
sufficient to insure the erection of
Il thoroughly modern and up-to-
date school building something
that our town has greatly needed,
Some Of our rural schools are so
situated and are becoming so small
that it would be wisdom on the
part of the directors to close them.
Ayr township closed one school
this year and we trust that other