The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-31
RE SAW THE NEW CAPITOL
And Gathered Some interesting Facts
about The Schools Of Fulton County
as They Were Fifty Years Ago.
ON RECORD IN SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.

ana not having an un Orella along
IL occurred to the editor that he
would seek shelter under the roof
OF the new Thirteen Million Dol
lar Capitol. He might have gone
down and visited in the family of
Mr.. PennYpacker until the wealth
or cleared, but he was n ot very
well quainted with Mrs. Penny
aud the boys, and as the old gen
tleman might not be at home, 1T
would have been EN- barrassing
10th to the Pennypacker family
and to the editor
The editor went to the Capitol,
swung open the big bronze doors
Ut was his frst visit since its
cUmpletion) and walked III with all
the Importance a Pennsylvania
feels when he first enters the
grandest capitol building of the
grandest state in Uncle Sam S do
nam. But now strange sensa-
ton creeps over him as moving
onward he feels the comfortable
temperature, sees the long, wide
corridors, the marble columns,
the tiled flooring, the glitter and
grandeur of the artistic mould
ings and finishings, and the soft
flow of ell, ctric lights from daz.
ing chandeliers. After walking
as far as across a big potato
patch, he came to the rotun1a.
The rotunda, you know, is big
round space, bigger than a dou-
BILE barn floor, aid extends from
the floor clear up to the dome of
the great building. In his amaze
ment, the editor threw his head
back to see the top, his head be-
gan to swim, and he nearly fell
over backwards. He gathered
hims elf up, took one of DR.. Mos
sar's heart tablets, and IN mo
m ut was as good as ever.
There is such thing as get
ting enough even of good thing,
and the editor hunted up the
School Department, went in, found
his old friend Deputy Snperln-
tendent Glenn, and, after exchang-
ing greetings, told Mr.. Glenn he
would like to "root" through
some of the old school records.
"Help yourself, old man." said
Mr.. Glenn as he pointed to a large
case filled with books, and it took
but a minute to find the one con
tanning report of the condition
of the schools of Fulton county
fifty years ago,and here are some
of the things he found.
Fifty years ago, Robert Ross
the first county superintendent
of Fulton county, was serving his
first Term, ut salary of one hun
dred dollars year. Thomas r
Gettys, who was married TO Fran
ces r., a sister of John w. Great
head of this place, was county
superintendent of Bedford coun
ty. Andy Curtin, who was af
terwards rennsylvanla's famou,
War Governor during the Rebel
lion, was Secretary of the Com
monwealth under Governor jim
Pollock, aud ex ofIibio State Sup
erlntendent of Common Schools
Henry 9. Hickok, was Deputy
State Superintendent.
Fifty years ago, Fulton count,
was only about a half dozen year
old, and had eleven districts
Uaion having been formed iron
Eathel in January, 1864. Thu
+ Is stated that the reader ma,
understand that when Bethel i
mentioned later In this article
Union township is included. TIL
population of the Cou atty at tina
time vas about 5000. 1t is nov
about 10000, showing gain 9
twenty-five per cent in fft
years. From this 1t would b
safe tr estimate that the populi
ton wild be more than double
by the time Of The third year {
the Millennium.
For the sake Of q basis Of con
parison, IT may be stated tina
from superintendent Barton
latest Statistical report there ar
now In this county, "a schools
operation with total enrollmer
Of 2,74o pupils. In 1855, ther