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ruary 16, 1897, Mr. Stevenson was elected a justice for the full term of five years. He resides with his mother in Bur- gettstown. He taught the Plum Run school, Smith town- ship, 1897-8.
Miss Jean E. Montgomery
Was an assistant the public terms of 1886-7 and 1887-8. She is a native of Smith township, and a daughter of Moses I. Montgomery. She taught about five years. When she taught here her home was with her mother, at Bulger, Pa. She married William McConnell, September 18, 1889, and re- sides with him at Crafton, Pa.
Miss Margaret A. Simcox
Is a native of Hickory, Washington County, Pa. She is a successful teacher of several years' experience. She was an assistant here the public terms of 1888-9 and 1889-90. After leaving Burgettstown she taught in the public school of Can- onsburg. She is one of the present corps of teachers in the public school of McDonald, Pa. In the summer of 1897 she took a course in the School of Pedagogy, Milwaukee, Wis- consin.
James Albert Smith
Taught the summer term of 1838. He was born in Independ- ence township, Washington County, Pa., May 9, 1860. At- tended several normal terms at Claysville, Pa. Began teach- ing in September, 1877, at McAdoo's, Donegal township, then the Gunn and Knob, in West Finley township; two terms in Petis County, Missouri ; principal of the Burnsville school ; one term at Beech Knob, Cross Creek township ; two terms in Smith township ; one term at Lee's, Jefferson township ; prin- cipal of the public schools of McDonald, Pa., the terms of 1890-91 and 1891-2. All of the above schools are in this coun- ty except one. In February, 1895, he founded the McDonald Telephone, now the Record. After two years as its editor and proprietor hesold out. Mr. Smith resides at McDonald.
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William Chester Black
Was principal the public term of 1888-9. He was born near Brookville, Jefferson County, Pa., February 24, 1859. At- tended the common schools of West Mahoning township, In- diana County, Pa .; the spring terms of Saltsburg Academy, 1879 and 1880 ; six months in the high school, Beaver, Pa., and graduated from the State Normal school, Edinboro, Pa., in June, 1888. Began teaching in West Mahoning township, Indiana County, Pa., in the fall of 1879. Elected principal of the public school of Canonsburg, Pa., in 1891, which posi- tion he retains. He married Miss Margaret H. Work, of In- diana County, Pa., February, 1886.
James Thompson Frazer
Taught a primary and intermediate term here for two months in the summer of 1889. He was born October 21, 1868, in Hanover township, Washington County, Pa. He attended the academy at Hookstown, Pa., one term and a term at the State Normal School, Edinboro, Pa. Taught the Nickel school, Hanover township, Beaver County, Pa., 1887-8, and the Dillow school, Hanover township, this county, 1889-90. In the fall of 1890 he entered Westminster College, New Wil- minton, Pa., and graduated in the class of 1895. He was elected principal of the academy at Buffalo, this county, in 1896 and conducted the school for one year. In the fall of 1897 he was chosen principal of the West Middletown, Pa., public school.
Miss Lizzie J. Nicholls
Was an assistant the public terms of 1889-90 and 1890-91. She taught a summer term in 1891. She taught one term each in Cross Creek and Hanover townships, this county. She is a native of Iowa. Her father, J. K. Nichols, has been a resident of Burgettstown about twenty years. She married Holland A. Scott, October 20, 1891, and resides with him in Burgettstown.
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Joseph D. Hornbake
Was born in California, Pa. He graduated from the State Normal school, in his native town, in 1884. In 1890 he came here to assist Prof. Tombaugh in his academical and normal school. Prof. Tombaugh being a candidate for County Superintendent that year, Mr. Hornbake took charge of the school and completed the term.
Mrs. Clara M. Weaver
Is a native of Smith township, and a daughter of John and Mary (Shillito) Keys. She taught eight years, and married Thomas P. Weaver, of Canonsburg, Pa., in 1884, and resided with him in Peters township, this county, until his death. In 1890 she was chosen as an assistant in the public school of Burgettstown, a position she still retains. She is a resident Burgettstown.
Miss Adda M. Purdy,
Daughter of Rev. James L. Purdy, was born in Hanover township, Washington County, Pa. She was educated at Oakdale, Pa., and Pittsburg, Pa., Academies. Taught her first term at the Farrar school, Hopewell township, this county. Continued to teach in various schools of the county until the fall of 1891, when she was elected to the primary room of Burgettstown Union school. After two years in that room she was promoted to room No. 4, in the school, where she re- mained until the spring of 1895, when she accepted a position in Allegheny County, Pa. She was an assistant here the summer term af 1892. She accepted a position in the school of Coraopolis, Allegheny County, Pa., in 1896. In 1897 she was chosen one of the assistants in the school at Crafton, Pa. Her home is with a sister in Allegheny, Pa.
Miss Lyda J. Purdy
Is a native of Hanover township, Washington County, Pa., and a daughter of Rev. James L. Purdy. She was educated at the academy at Frankfort Springs, Pa., and the normal col-
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lege at Hopedale, Ohio. Taught her first term in the Purdy school, in her native township. She continued to teach for a number of years in Washington county. The last term in the county was in room No. 2, Burgettstown, 1892-3. She has since taught two years in the advanced room at Federal, Alle- gheny County, Pa. In 1896 she accepted a position in the Norfolk Mission College, Norfolk, Va. She makes her home with her sister, in Allegheny, Pa.
John Calvin Minor
Was born and raised near Poe, Beaver County, Pa. He taught in several of the prominent schools of Beaver county. He was principal of the Burgettstown Union school the pub- lic term of 1892-3. He is an attorney-at-law, and resides in Steubenville, Ohio.
Miss Sara W. Harper
Is a daughter of Dr. Joseph T. Harper, dentist, and was born in Burgettstown, Pa. She was an assistant the public term of 1893-4. She entered the Allegheny, Pa., General Hos- pital, in July, 1895, to become a trained nurse, graduating in the class of 1897. She is located in Allegheny, Pa., engaged in her profession.
Simon Strouss Baker
Was principal the public terms of 1893-4, 1894-5 and 1895-6. He taught a normal term in 1895. Prof. Baker was born in Amwell township, Washington County, Pa., July 11, 1866. He graduated from Washington and Jefferson College, Wash- ington, Pa., in 1892, receiving his preliminary instruction at Lone Pine Academy, Lone Pine, Pa. Prof. Baker came here in 1892, to take charge of the Union Academy. It was the last year of its existence. At the close of the academic year he was chosen principal of the Union school. Without ex- perience in common school work, he was successful from the start. He proved himself an efficient organizer, a successful teacher and principal. He was found worthy of the confi-
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dence reposed in him by the board. He was ably aided by a corps of competent assistants. He was married October 2, 1894, to Miss Grace L. Little, of Washington, Pa. For a year after leaving Burgettstown he was associated with his father, D. B. Baker, dealer in stoves, ranges and general hardware, Washington, Pa. We are pleased to learn that he has returned to school work. In June, 1897, he was chosen principal of the nine schools of Chartiers township, Alle- gheny County, Pa., from Carnegie to South Side, Pittsburg. It is said there were no complaints during his last term here- something new in the annals of school teaching.
Miss Dora B. Andrews
Assisted in the public terms of 1894-5, 1895-6 and 1896-7. She was re-elected in June, 1897, but declined in order to accept a better position in the public schools of Crafton, Allegheny County, Pa. Miss Andrews is a native of Ohio and was grad- uated from the State Normal School, Indiana, Pa., in the class of 1893. She makes her home with her father, M. Andrews, East Liverpool, Ohio.
Miss Ina Andrews
Spent four years in teaching. Her last term was as assistant in the Burgettstown school, 1894-5. She married Robert Dick- son, June 20, 1895, and resides with him at Midway, Pa.
Miss J. Etta Hobbs
Was an assistant the public terms of 1895-6 and 1896-7. She was re-elected in June, 1897, but declined in order to accept a a more advantageous position in the public schools of Crafton, Pa. She was graduated from the State Normal School, Clar- ion, Pa., in 1892. She has taught in the public school of New Cumberland, West Va., and in the Academy and public school at Oakdale, Allegheny County, Pa. She is a native of West Virginia and makes her home with her father, Colum- bus R. S. Hobbs, near New Cumberland, West Va.
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Miss Ada L. Dowden
Taught the primary department the public terms of 1895-6, 1896-7 and 1897-8. She has taught six years. She is a native of Mt. Pleasant township, Washington County, Pa., and re- sides in Burgettstown with her father, D. J. Dowden, propri- etor of the Pan-Handle Hotel.
A. Wylie Fulton,
Son of D. S. Fulton, was born in Hanover township, Wash- ington County, Pa., in 1867. Attended the Academy at Mc- Donald, Pa., three terms and the Normal and High School, Eldersville, Pa., four terms. He has taught nine winter terms. In 1896 he had charge of the normal department of the Bur- gettstown Normal and Summer School. In 1897 he conducted a summer school in McBride's Hall, Bavington. Pa. He taught the Plum Run school, Smith township, 1896-7. He was elect- ed July 12, 1897, to teach the Tenan school, Smith township, this county. Before the term opened he resigned on account of ill health.
Rev. David Pollock Smith
Was born in 1864, near Fort Palmer, Westmoreland County, Pa. His parents, Robert and Susan Smith, died when he was quite a child. At the age of 16 he attended the fall and win- terms of Franklin College, New Athens, Ohio. In the spring of 1882 he went to Elgin, Cattaraugus County, New York, working on a farm and clerking in a country store until the fall of 1883, when he entered Westminster College, New Wilming- ton, Pa., where he spent his third preparatory year. In 1884 he went to Franklinville, New York, and remained as a clerk in the mercantile business for seven months, when he formed a partnership with his brother in the mercantile business at Elgin. He remained there until the spring of 1886, going then to Ligonier, Westmoreland County, Pa., to the farm of a sister, remaining one year. He next entered Duff's College, Pittsburg, Pa., and then went to Topeka, Kansas, acting as salesman and bookkeeper in the lumber business. In the fall of 1888 he returned to Westminster College and graduated in
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the class of 1892. Entering the Allegheny Theological Sem-
inary in the fall of 1892, he graduated May 15, 1895. In the summer of 1893 he preached at the Tylerdale Mission, now the Third United Presbyterian church, Washington, Pa. In 1894 he preached for the Mifflin congregation, Monongahela Presbytery. He was married in 1895 to Miss Maude, daugh- ter of James and Mary Hodgens, Taylorstown, Washington County, Pa. Their wedding trip was a novel one -- a drive of 210 miles in a two-horse buggy to Franklinville, N. Y. Rev. Smith was ordained and installed pastor of the Paris ( Wash- ington County, Pa., ) and Cross Creek (Brooke County, West Va., ) congregations in September, 1895. In the latter part of 1896 he resigned the pastorate of these two charges. In 1896 he opened an academic and normal school in room 6, Un- ion school building, Burgettstown, A. W. Fulton having charge of the normal department. In the fall of 1896 he re- moved to Taylorstown. He is now located in Allegheny. Pa.
Will C. Farabee
Was born February 7, 1865, in Morris township, Washington County, Pa. He attended two terms at the State Normal School, California, Pa., and graduated at Waynesburg Col- lege, Waynesburg, P., in the class of 1894 with the degree of A. B. Post graduated in the same college in 1895, receiving the degree of A. M. Began teaching in 1895 at Simpson's, in East Finley township, this county, then at the Joint school, East Finley and Morris townships. He was married in 1887 to Miss Sylvia Holden, of Morris township. Taught the Sparta school, in his native township, 1895-6 ; principal of the Burgettstown school, 1896-7. Conducted a normal school at Jackson Center, Mercer County Pa., the summer of 1897. His wife had charge of the musical department. She gradu- ated with him at Waynesburg Conservatory of Music in 1895. Prof. Farabee was chosen principal of the Burgettstown school, for the term of 1897-8, but resigned to accept the prin- cipalship of the academy recently organized at Jackson Cen- ter, where he is now located.
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William W. Pees
Was born August 5, 1872, in Somerset township, Washington County, Pa., and lived in that township until within the past year, when he removed to Washington, Pa. He attended the State Normal School, California, Pa., 1889 and 1890. Began teaching at No. 7, in his native township; one year at the Bryant shool and two years at De Voe's, both in Nottingham township ; 1894-5 and 1895-6 at the Gibson school, and 1896-7 at Fairview, both in South Strabane township. The latter is now included in the new borough of North Washington, Pa. July 5, 1897, he was elected principal of the Burgettstown school. He married Miss Clara E. Thompson, of Chicora, Pa., July 23, 1896.
Miss Anna M. Cowen,
Daught of William H. Cowen. is a native of Cross Creek township, this county. Her father removed to Hanover town- ship, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, a number of years ago. She graduated from the State Normal School, Slippery Rock, Pa., in the class of 1895. She taught four years in Hanover township, Beaver County, beginning in the fall of 1890; two at Florence, this county, the first year in the primary depart- inent and the second year in the advanced department. In the spring and summer of 1897 she taught in the Academy at Frankfort Springs, Beaver County. July 5, 1897, she was elected teacher in room No. 4, Burgettstown. Her home is with her widowed mother, in Beaver County.
Miss Nora B. Osborn
Is a native of Robinson township, Washington County, Pa., where she resided until the spring of 1897, when her father, James J. Osborn, removed to his farm, known as the Proudfit farm, on the east side of Dinsmore Summit, Smith township. Miss Osborn graduated at the State Normal school at Indiana, Pa., in the class of 1897. She taught one term in Jefferson
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township and two terms in the same school, Mt. Pleasant township, both in this county. July 5, 1897, she was elected to teach room No. 2, in the Burgettstown school.
Miss Elizabeth N. Stephenson
Daughter of Matthew R. Stephenson, is a native of Cross Creek Village, this county. She attended one term at the State Normal school, California, Pa. She taught seven years in Cross Creek township, this county, and one term as principal of the school of Independence, this county. She was chosen teacher of room No. 5, Burgettstown, October 2, 1897. She makes her home in Burgettstown with her father, who is en- gaged in the general mercantile business under the name of Stephenson & Scott.
Miss Agnes Rankin
Taught one summer and one winter in what is now known as the Parker house, 1848 and 1848-9. Her brother, James G. Rankin, was pastor of the Robinson U. P. church, Robinson township, this county, from April, 1849, until his death, November 6, 1868. A sister married Rev. R. J. Hammond, who was pastor of the U. P. church, Burgettstown, from 1845 until 1857. Miss Rankin married Rev. Byron Porter, who had charge of the congregations of Elderton, Armstrong county, and Shelocta, Indiana county, this state. Mrs. Por- ter has been a widow for twenty years. She resides at Pleas- ant Unity, Westmoreland County, Pa., with her daughter, who is the wife of Rev. Robert Smith.
Miss Mary Rogers
Taught here at one time, date unknown at present. She was a native of Smith township, this county. She resided at Utica, Ohio, with her brother, Dr. Joseph Rogers, until his death, in May, 1896.
Samuel T. White,
Who taught an academic school the fall and winter of 1861-2, was a native of Smith township, this county, and a
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son of John White. He is an attorney-at-law, and resides at Warrensburg, Mo.
Alexander M. White
Succeeded his brother, Samuel T. White. He taught the summer of 1862. He was a native of Smith township, this county, and a son of John White. He died in June, 1866. J. Cook White, of this place, is his son.
Prof. Joseph R. Miller
Came here from Michigan, in the fall of 1875. He had a good school gathered about him. Before the winter term closed death overtook him and called him away from his labor.
Rev. Z. B. Taylor
Succeeded Prof. Miller, and conducted the school for more than a year. Mr. Taylor entered the ministry of the Presby- terian church. He was located at Minnewaukon, North Da- kota, for several years. Later he was pastor of the Presbyte- rian church at Independence, Pa. His present charge is at Harrisville, Butler County, Pa.
Rev. D. F. Dickson,
Of the class of 1874, Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pa., who had finished his second year at the Theological Seminary, Allegheny, Pa., came here in April, 1876, and taught a classical school. The students recited in his own house, which was located on the present site of the Burgetts- town National Bank building. Mr. Dickson left in July, the same year. He is pastor of the Presbyterian congregation, East Palestine, Ohio.
Rev. John Todd
Was born in Beaver County, Pa., January 25, 1806. Entered Jefferson College in 1832 ; graduated 1837; entered the Theo- logical Seminary at Canonsburg the same year ; was licensed to preach the gospel by the presbytery of Chartiers, July 4,
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1841. He preached continuously for thirty-six years. He located in Burgettstown in 1877, and preached occasionally for two years. He was in academical work from the fall of 1877 until the spring of 1880. He was the first principal of the Academy at Brookeville, Jefferson County, Pa., November 30, 1857. He died in Burgettstown, September 30, 1881.
James Haworth,
A native of Philadelphia, and a graduate of the University of that city, taught an academic term of twelve weeks, be- ginning January 2, 1888. The spring session opened April 2. The school not self-sustaining, he returned to his native city.
James W. Fredericks, M. D.,
Is a native of Burgettstown, Pa., and a son of the late Rev. J. T. Fredericks, once a pastor of the First Presbyterian church here. He graduated from Washington and Jefferson College, and from Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pa. He is located at Duke Center, McKean County, Pa.
Prof. and Mrs. Bridgeman.
I. M. Bridgeman and his wife, Alice (Foley ) Bridgeman, came here from Franklin, Indiana county, and had charge of the Union Academy the first year of its existence-1890-91. When they left here they went to Polo, Illinois.
Owen Clark Underwood
Was born in Washington, Pa., March 12, 1871. Graduated from Washington and Jefferson College in the class of 1891, with an honorary mention. Studied law with W. S. Parker, and was admitted to the bar in September, 1895. He was principal of the Union Academy from September, 1891, until June, 1892. His home is in Washington, Pa.
Miss Lois White
Graduated from the Female Seminary, Washington, Pa., and also from the Business College, in the same place. She assisted Prof. Underwood two terms, during the second year
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of the existence of the Union Academy. Miss White is a daughter of Rev. R. G. White, at one time pastor of the Christian church, Washington, Pa., but now of the congrega- ton at Harrison, Ohio. She is an assistant in the Washing- ton, Pa., Business College.
A. G. Boal
Was born at Parnassus, Westmoreland County, Pa., Novem- ber 27, 1872. Educated in the common and high schools of Steubenville, Ohio. Graduated from Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pa., in the class of 1896. Rev. D. P. Smith opened an academical school here in the spring of 1896. When he left in the fall of that year Prof. Boal took charge of the school for two terms, beginning September 8, 1896, and closing March 24, 1897. Since that time the school has not been re-opened. Prof. Boal makes his home in Steubenville, Ohio. Recently he has been elected to the chair of Greek and Latin in the college at Nashville, Tenn.
CHAPTER XIII.
SCHOOLS TAUGHT BY WILLIAM MELVIN.
WASHINGTON COUNTY, PA.
Smith Township.
No. 7, the Brick-1855-6.
No. 1, Burgettstown-1858-9, 1860-1, 1861-2. Principal of the Union school 1875-6, 1876-7. Summer terins, pay schools, 1858, 1862, 1875, 1876. After the incorporation of Burgetts- town as a borough in 1881, the Smith township school board formed a new school, the greater part or all of which was old No. 10. Old No. 10 was organized by Act of Assembly,
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about the year 1849. It was disbanded by resolution of the board May 29, 1858. The new school formed in 1881 was given Burgettstown's number-No. 1.
No. 4, Bavington-1859-60. In 1862 the school board ap- pointed him teacher of the same school. He taught one week and one day, when the house was destroyed by fire.
No. 10, Oak Hill-He completed the last half of the term 1860-1, beginning March 12, 1861. This school was formed by resolution of the board September 17, 1853, and was num- bered 11 until the disbandonment of No. 10, in 1858. Oak Hill was on the James Fulton farm. In 1869 the house was removed to the farm of Thomas Houston, now Frank L. Andrews'. The house was then known by the poetical name of "Mud Hollow." In 1876 the site was changed and a new house was built on land of J. L. Proudfit, Esq., now Dr. W. P. Taylor, a few rods north of Raccoon Station, P. C. C. & St. L. Railway, and called Raccoon.
No. 10, Raccoon-1884-5, 1885-6.
No. 3, Cinder Hill-1871-2, 1872-3, 1883-4.
No. 9, Yellow-1873-4, 1874-5, 1881-2, 1882-3, 1894-5, 1895-6.
No. 2, Plum Run -- 1877-8, 1878-9, 1879-80. 1880-1, 1889-90.
No. 5, Bulger-1892-3, 1894-5.
No. 6, Midway, South Side, upper room-1896-7.
Hanover Township. No. 1, Coventry-1856-7.
Borough of Burgettstown.
No. 3, 1886-7, 1887-8, 1888-9. Principal 1890-1, 1891-2.
SCHUYLER COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
No. 2, Browning township-1857, 1857-8, public terms.
JEFFERSON COUNTY, OHIO.
No. 8, La Grange, Wells township -- 1862-3, 1865-6, 1866-7. A public term the summer of 1866, and a private school the summer of 1867. La Grange has since been incorporated as a borough, and is now known as Brilliant.
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BROOKE COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA.
No. 9, Fowlers, Cross Creek township-1867-8, 1868-9, 1869-70, 1870-1, summer of 1868, all public terms.
No. 4, Wells, Buffalo township-A public term the sum- iner of 1871.
CHAPTER XIV.
TEACHERS' NORMAL.
The second normal term for the teachers of Washington . county was opened in West Middletown, April, 1859, and was conducted for six weeks by the County Superintendent, I. H. Longdon. The following who taught in Burgettstown were members of that school : Dr. J. F. McCarrell, S. L. Farrar, W. P. Montgomery, W. S. Fulton, William Melvin.
CHAPTER XV.
THEN AND NOW.
Looking back from the early forties, we see a change. We have now what is the so-called "new education," which simply consists in a better presentment of the subject taught. This is the change. The first step in reading was to learn the alphabet. Certain letters were early learned, while p, d, b and q were the last. The next step was to learn to spell ; the first lesson was :
a-b ăb
u-b ŭb b-a bā
b-1-a blã
e-b ěb
b-e bē
b-1-e blē
i-b
b-i bī
b-1-i blī 0-b ǒb
b-o bõ
b-1-o blo
b-u bū b-1-u blū
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The pupil or pupils stood around the "master," while he pointed to the letters with his tooth-pick, the pupils naming the letters and the "master" pronouncing the little words. Next came a list of words of three letters ending in at, it, en, in and an. Next words of four letters, ever keeping in view the teaching and learning of words whose ending rhymed. Next came easy words of two syllables keeping up the rhym- ing process. The spelling of these words "off the book" came next. When these words were mastered a First Reader was added as the second book-McGuffey's was ours. The days of reading the easy words of the English Reader were gone by. The New Testament was used as a class book until the breaking out of the Civil war. The spelling book was used for two purposes by the primary pupils ; 1st. The spell- ing of the words on the book or by sight, and then pronounc- ing them-thus : b-a ba k-e-r ker baker, and so on up to ăb'-ra-ca-dăb'-rå. Sometimes the pupil was required to pronounce the words at sight ; twice or three times a day this class recited. 2nd. The spelling book was used for the purpose of learning a given number of words to spell "off" the book, the words being dictated by the teacher. The pupils were anxious to see who would stand at the head of the class the longest, or to see who would get the most "head- marks." The older pupils formed another class in the same exercise. There was much rivalry and competition among the pupils. Saturday afternoon was devoted in part to spell- ing on "sides." ( Twenty-six days constituted a month then. ) Spelling schools were frequent during the winter term. Great interest was manifested in them by the several communities. Sometimes one school challenged another. These contests for the most part were of a friendly character, but occasion- ally there was "blood on the moon." There were giants in spelling in those days. The spelling book does not seem to be as important to-day as it was then. It was a happy thought that suggested written spelling for a change. By this method the pupil spells twenty or twenty-five words in the lesson in- stead of four or five. The teacher corrected the words as written on the slate, tablet or blackboard. But when the cor-
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