Year: 1866




received the week after the School
Directors Convention, from a citizen
of Gulich township, but was mis-laid
hence its appearance at this time is no
fault of thcwriter. AS the question
discussed BY our correspondent is OF
a general aaa future character, we in.
sert it -fanstle benefit of Awhom ii
may concern."1


The election of County Supcrn-
tendent of Common Schools in Clear
field county is now among The i'm
portant events of the past, not to be
acted over again until three more
years have come and gone. Whether
the best thing was done that could
have been done in that august con-
vention of directors, assembled in the
courthouse, is problem that admits
of no immediate solution, and perhaps
never will be solved Men are think
ing animals, and they will die before
they abandon the inveterate habit OF
thinking for themselves. Some men
are smarter than others one party
may gull another party; but that will
not prevent any, even the most OBJ
tuse, from thinking on what has been
done and on what may be done. And
so people will think on the doings Of
the first Of May. 1t is 10 be feared
that their cogitations will not all lead
TO the same result; for, as before, so
now, some will be for Paul, some for
Apollos, and some for Cepbas. One
party is of the opinion that the very
best man was elected others affirm
that the best man was nearly elected
while a few, at least, think that the
best man was left far in the rear. BE
this as it may, we acquiesce in the
decision of our masters, with great
cheerfulness. "There is balm for
every wound, a cordial for every fear." "
The one may thank his stars that he
was elected TO that important position,
The other may congratulate himself
upon the respectable vote he received,
and the good opinion entertained OF
him by his numerous friends. The
third may console himself with the
reflection that if there had been an
other ballot, the result would perhaps
have been different. Aud the fourth
may consider himself lucky in having
effected safe retreat. Whether the
contest is over, we know not. Certain
it is, that the writer has no disposition
TO prolong it. 1t is to be hoped that
all parties will try to feel satisfied
with the choice of the convention, and
that the newly-eleeted superintendent,
after he is fully commissioned by State
authority, will go forth in the prompt
discharge Of his duties, and prove
himself worthy Of the confidence re-
posed in him. II he is the right kind
of man, he will meet with friends adj
over this extensive county. If he
neglects his duties, we will remind
him Of them occasionally. Hereto
fore our great timidity and extreme
modesty have deferred us from even
alluding to our grievances in public,
and we have patiently submitted to
what we considered great neglect.
We, in this distant township, consider
ourselves as important as any people
in the county, those in the centre not
excepted. We love the cause Of edu
cation; as a proof of which we appeal
to our school-houses, our schools, and
our children, and challenge q compari-
son of these with any rural district.
We cheerfully pay our taxes, State
and county, as all good citizens arc
bound to do. And we consider, there.
fore, that there is no good reason why
we should not be treated as well as
our neighbors are. Let the County
Superintendent como up horo, and
perform the legitimate duties of his
office among us, as he does in the
centre of the county, and he will find
us all friendly. The directors, the
teachers, the children, and the citi-
zcns generally, will be pleased to see
him; and the more so as they have
never yet seen superintendent. OF
common schools in this region OF
country. But if he continues to mete
out to us the treatment TO which we
have been accustomed for three or
four years past, we will all be down
on him tremendously. OF this we
give him timely notice, and hope that
he will take the we'll meant hint.


Our best wishes go with the retiring
superintendent. That he is a man OF
fine abilities no one doubts. As such
he will never lack for positions OF
usefulness and profit. In the Rats
mans Journal, of last week, there ap-
peared an article against him,in which
there is an alusion to Gulch town.
ship. / hope be will believe me when
/ assert that said article did not, SC
far as known, emanate from any per.
son in this district. While one of the
llaso oundidatac haitad from This onar