The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-07-14
FULTON COUNTY SCHOOLS
Superintendent Lamberson's Annual Re
port TO the Department of Public H.
struction at Harrisburg.
YEARS WORK VERY SATISFACTORY.

AS report OF the schools of
the county during the past year,
the following is submitted:
In the county, there are eighty
two schools-one OF which is a
high school, three are graded
schools, and the others are mix.
ed. The township high school IN
Wells township was reduced to a
mixed school ON account of an in.
sufficient mum Der of pupils.
Sixty-five of the houses in the
county are In good condition. Six
of the rooms are without suitable
furniture. The surroundings of
many of the houses have been i'm
proved during the past year. A
special effort has been made to
have the sanitary conditions i'm
proved, with good results. Direc
tors, IN many cases, build and re.
paired out-bulldings; teachers
tried to keep them clean, the
health inspectors work having a
good effect.
Six public examinations were
held, at which ninetytwo appli.
cants for provisional certificates
were examined, of whom twenty.
one were rejected. Four persons
were granted professional certlf.
lcates. During the year, one
certificate was annulled. Three
teachers resigned during the
term, necessitating special exam
nations to fill vacancies.
Seventeen pupils from the dis.
trlct schools were examined April
End for certificates of attainment,
three of whom failed.
Of our elghty-two teachers,
eleven were State Normal gradu-
ates, fifteen held permanent cer-
tlfcates, six had professional Ger
tlhcates, and fifty had provisional
certificates. Twenty teachers
had no previous experience.
One township, Belfast, had a
term of only SIX months. This
was on account of having tax
rate of thirteen mills and an In
creaslng debt by running the
schools seven months. We hope
that this condition of affairs will
be speedily remedled in some
way. We feel that 1t Is too much
tax and too little school.
In forty of the schools were
placed text books on agriculture.
Considerable interest was arous.
ed among pupils, patrons, and
teachers in the necessity of study
ing the subject. We hope to have
more of the same work done bet
ter during the coming year.
We had a County Institute.
There was not much fun during
the sessions, but plenty of good,
solid, practical instructlon-such
as would be useful to the teacher
in her every day work. Our in
structors were, DR.. John l. Wood
ruff, DR.. S. A. Martin, and Prof.
w. M. Peirce. Their work was
among the very best ever given
here.
The Directors Convention was
held January 21st. On account
of the torrents of RAIN and impas-
slble creeks, the attendance was
very small. DR.. Reed B. Tel.
trick of the Department at Harris
burg, was present. Those who
missed hearing him, lost an op-
portunlty.
In reviewing the entire yer,
we feel that 1t has been produc-
tive OF much good. The present
year can be made better If all are
wiling to help.
| wlsh,to take this opportunity
to express my appreciation of the
assistance given to those engaged
directly in the teachers,
directors, patrons, all.
May we have your unfaltering
support during the coming year.
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