The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-07-02
SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT.
The Condition Of the Schools Of Fulton
Comfy at The Close Of Seven
Years York.

IN the schools.
The efficiency of the body of
teachers, taken as a whole, dur
ing the past seven years has at
no time been better than was it
during the past year. At no time
during that period was more ear
nest work done by them nor was
there ever more sincere devotion
to the cause of education on the
part of the teaching.
The comparative earnestness
with which they worked and the
quality of work performed is
somewhat evidenced by the re-
suits at the close of the term.
Very little friction existed any
where between the school and
public sentiment. Complaints as
to the inefficiency of teachers and
the work done by them were nev
er less conspicuous.
The teachers more generally
stood for the higher ideals in
their work, thus leading in the
creation of better school senti-
ment in many of the districts.
To the body of teachers as a
whole and especially to those who
were with US during all or a
greater part of the past seven
years, we are indebted for what
success has been attained during
that period. Their loyal support
has done for us and the schools
what we could not have done
alone.
The attendance by pupils in the
county was as good as could be
expected. More pnpils attended
a high percentage of the term
than did they during any other
year. One feature very notice
able was, that more of the larger
boys and girls were in atten-
dance in some schools.
The various school boards of
the several districts were inclin-
ed to be more liberal and progres
sive in the matter of supplies and
books. This was shown by their
willingness to furnish an ade-
quate supply ofwhat was needed
and by their interest in making
all school conditions as much bet
ter as was possible. AS a rule
the directors stood for efficiency
as the test in the selection of
teachers. AS upon the directors
rested a great deal of the respon-
sibility for the success of the
schools, to them is due a
great measure of the credit for
what improvement has beenmade.
At the close of the term in
April, fifty-three pupils from the
ungraded schools entered the
term examinations, thirty-three
of which passed very creditably.
This was the largest class that
we have ever examined, from
this source.
The Teachers county Institute
was a star meeting in the Coun-
tvs institute history. With us
during the day sessions of the en-
tire week were, Hon. Reed B.
Teitrick of the Department at
Harrisburg, DR.. 0. T. Corson,
Columbus, Ohio, and Prof. j. W.
Yoder, Ivyland, Pa. Crowded
houses, intense interest, and
great enthusiasm were very no.
ticeable features during the en-
tire week. A trio of better in
structors for real genuine prac-
tical work that puts enthusiasm,
new life, and higher ideals into
the hearts and minds of their lis
teners never stood before our
teachers. We owe them a debt
of gratitude. We had also with
us in the last two sessions DR..
Ezra Lehman of the c, V. S. N.
S. who added all that might be
needed to round out a most sue
cessful meeting. With all this,
the climax was not reached un-
til Thursday evening when that
grand old man from the Sunny
South, Hon. Robert B. Glenn, was
introduced. He went straight to
the hearts of the audience, car
ried them at his will and gave to
them a lecture such as is seldom