History of Venango County, Pennsylvania : its past and present, including, Part 49

Author: Bell, Herbert C. (Herbert Charles), 1868-
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Chicago : Brown, Runk & Co.
Number of Pages: 1323

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Oil City Council, No. 31, Royal Templars of Temperance, unites total abstinence with mutual aid, and since the organization, March 12, 1879, have expended nine thousand dollars to families under their care. Corn- planter lodge room, the home of so many societies, has been theirs also from the first. Of their seventeen charter members, organized by Grand Lecturer M. F. Bates, Elliot Harvey was chosen select councilor; S. A. Dar- nell, P. C .; W. C. Bovard, V. C .; T. S. Allen, F. S .; Frederick Coast, G. ; Joseph F. O'Daniel, secretary; Joseph Thompson, treasurer; John R. Por- ter, S .; Isaac J. Kellogg, H., and C. J. Love, chaplain, and from that num- ber the lodge has grown to sixty-eight persons. Their successive select

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councilors have been: E. Harvey, 1879; O. C. Sherman, 1879; John R. Penn, 1880; S. A. Darnell, 1881; D. S. Coulter, 1881; Edwin Sherrett, 1882; George W. Schneider, 1883; William Cullis, 1883; E. Harvey, 1884; L. D. Kellogg, 1884; G. M. Kepler, 1885; Harry B. Scribner, 1886; Joseph Thomp- son, 1887; David Ready, 1888; Joseph Thompson, 1888, and the present incumbent, 1889.

Oil City Council, No. 14, American Legion of Honor, was organized April 12, 1879, by the election of the following officers: Charles B. Ansart, commander; John H. Oberly, vice-commander; William McNair, orator; F. W. Hays, secretary; J. R. Robertson, collector; A. F. Kent, treasurer; Henry G. Tinker, chaplain; Mark Wilson, guide; T. J. Welsh, warden; John H. Evans, sentry; John C. Wright, past commander; Doctor A. F. Coope, medical examiner; Fid Bishop, D. R. Merrett, and Mrs. Sophia W. Wagner, trustees. They were chosen from a charter membership of thirty- five persons of both sexes. Previous to January 1, 1884, they met in Corn- planter lodge room, then used Doctor Ansart's office until April 1, 1886, when Grand Army hall became their home. During the decade they have paid three five thousand dollar death claims.

Commander Ansart's successors have been John H. Oberly, 1880; Paul Green, 1881; John H. Oberly, 1882-89.

Captain William Evans Post, No. 167, G. A. R., sprung from the rem- nants of the disbanded McCalmont post. At a meeting called by Inspector General F. Tillinghast, March 23, 1880, in Lamberton block, twenty-three were organized as charter members, from whom, as officers, were elected the following: J. M. Grosh, commander; E. O' Flaherty, S. V. C .; M. Web- ster, J. V. C .; J. H. Hively, O. D .; Robert Hogan, O. G .; H. Dunlap, I. S. Charles Settle was the first comrade mustered into the new post, and the number rapidly increased to one hundred and thirty members; but there have been so many withdrawals, especially to institute other posts, that there were but eighty members in 1889. They have used a Lamberton block hall, Odd Fellows hall, on Seneca street, and the G. A. R. hall on Center street, the last with an outfit valued at one thousand dollars, and a popular meeting place for several societies. The successive commanders have been: J. M. Grosh, 1880; E. O'Flaherty, 1881-82; William Dwyer, 1883; E. L. Ogilby, 1884; J. R. Miles, 1885; T. R. Cowell, 1886-87; L. Stephens, 1888, and D. G. Stillwell, 1889.

Oil City Union, No. 300, Equitable Aid Union, was instituted on Satur- day evening April 23, 1881, at Odd Fellows hall with sixty applicants for charter membership and the following officers: Chancellor. John C. Welch; advocate, Doctor T. C. McCulloch; president, John W. Russell; vice-presi- dent, W. C. Bolton; secretary, J. S. Russell; treasurer, R. C. Beveridge. The order includes both sexes and has increased rapidly. Their successive presidents have been J. W. Russell, elected April 23, 1881; W. C. Bolton,

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elected January 25, 1884; Doctor T. C. McCulloch; S. H. Hoskins, elected July 1, 1884; G. C. Rickards, January 9, 1885; J. S. Russell, July 1, 1885; R. C. Beveridge, July 1, 1886; Doctor T. C. McCulloch, July 1, 1887, and E. J. Ross, July 1, 1888.

The Oil City Medical Club grew out of a suggestion by Doctor T. C. Mc- Culloch in 1878 for more fraternal opportunities among the city physicians, but an organization was not effected until 1882 when Doctor McCulloch was chosen its first president. It is thought that the following regular physi- cians embraced the first membership: Doctors T. C. McCulloch, F. F. Davis, J. A. Ritchey, A. F. Coope, T. W. Egbert, W. Forster, J. D. Arters, and W. F. Conners. All these and succeeding members have served in turn as pre- siding officer, and their monthly suppers and original scientific papers have been pleasant and profitable. Nine regular physicians are now members.

Branch 226, Catholic Knights of America, was formed April 15, 1882, with R. H. Craig, president; John E. Ross, vice-president ; J. H. Carey, recording secretary; William Condrin, financial secretary; Thomas Nolan, S. at A., and others. They have used the C. M. B. A. hall on Sycamore street and steadily increased in prosperity.

The Improved Order of Red Men had a lodge, during the seventies, of considerable strength, but it has gradually grown smaller.

Jeremiah Lodge, No. 1491, I. O. O. F., was a colored lodge of about the same period.

Lovejoy Lodge, No. 2466, I. O. O. F., was organized November 14, 1883, with twenty-six charter members, the successor of Jeremiah lodge. Its first officers were W. Paul, N. G. ; I. J. Mann, P. N. F. ; R. H. Mann, N. F .; W. A. Henson, P. S., and C. Sweney, V. G. They now have twenty- eight members and meet in the Lamberton block.

William E. Downing Post, No. 435, G. A. R., was organized with forty- nine members at Steele's hall May 9, 1884, the first order formed in that place, and which has since been their lodge room. The following officers were installed: R. H. Renwick, commander; A. J. Stanley, S. V. C .; A. S. Brown, J. V. C .; John Gailey, O. D .; A. M. Breckenridge, O. G .; Rev- erend M. Miller, chaplain; J. R. Steele, Q. M .; James Lewis, surgeon ; and E. J. Ross, adjutant. Their members have since increased to about seventy- five. Their successive commanders have been R. H. Renwick, 1884; D. S. Criswell and A. S. Brown, 1885; D. Fisher, 1886; A. M. Breckenridge, 1887; John A. Lewis, 1888, and John R. Steele, 1889.

The Sons of Veterans were organized at Oil City, September 8, 1884, and formed two camps. The north side, Major N. Payne Camp, No. 38, was officered as follows: Captain, Edward O. Flarety; first lieutenant, Charles Ross; second lieutenant, W. J. Anderson, while those of E. A. Madison Camp, No. 39, on the south side, were: Captain, G. C. Rickards, and first lieutenant, John Hankay. W. J. Anderson succeeded to the cap-

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taincy of the former and John Hankay and Harry L. Mcveigh to that of the latter until January 1, 1887, when both camps were consolidated under the name of Edwin W. Bettes Camp, No. 38, for which the following offi- cers were chosen: Captain, H. L. Mcveigh; first lieutenant, F. B. Fox, and second lieutenant, W. A. Holtzworth. In April, 1888, they removed from Steel's hall to the G. A. R. hall, on Center street, and have increased their membership to thirty-one. Their past captains are H. L. Mcveigh and Fred B. Fox.

Oil City Division, No. 163, Order of Railway Conductors, have held meetings regularly in G. A. R. hall, on Center street, since January 4, 1885, under the following chief conductors: J. M. Richards, 1885-87; J. C. Burns, 1888, and S. Church, 1889. The charter members were J. M. Rich- ards, S. Church, T. W. Evans, James Edwards, R. Fulton, J. C. Walsh, W. C. Downey, J. Shaughnessey, A. W. Dickinson, S. E. Stone, M. Liddy, C. E. Burr, J. C. Burns, R. E. Gifford, and J. C. Holmes. They now have a membership of twenty-five.

Venango Legion, No 21, Select Knights, A. O. U. W., was organized at Steel's hall, in South Oil City, April 7, 1885, by A. J. Martin, with a charter membership of thirty-two. Charles Neidich was the first com- mander, F. M. Askmead vice and J. M. Berry lieutenant commander, with other officers as follows: E. W. Powell, recorder; F. H. McElroy, treasurer; S. M. Irwin, marshal; G. M. Kepler, chaplain; Harry Finney, standard bearer; E. B. Young and S. A. McMullen, senior and junior work- men, and J. N. Lewis, guard. They have thirty members at present, and still use the same hall. The following is a complete list of commanders: Charles Neidich, elected in April, 1885; J. M. Berry, December, 1885; Harry Finney, December, 1886; W. F. Cullis, December, 1887, and Thomas H. Brewer, January, 1889.

Hub Union, No. 192, Equitable Aid Union, organized April 18, 1885, in the well known Cornplanter lodge room, began with eighty-one applica- tions for charter membership, including persons of both sexes, and among the sixteen officers chosen were the following: Chancellor, F. A. Dodding- ton; president, Elliott Harvey; vice-president, Mrs. A. W. Alsbaugh; secre- tary, John Fritz; treasurer, J. J. Fisher, and representative, E. Harvey. There were but forty-five charter members, and the order has steadily pros- pered. In June, 1889, the Grand Union held its session with this lodge. The following is a complete list of presidents: Elliott Harvey, elected June 18, 1885; George E. Rorer, December 31, 1885; E. Harvey, June, 1886; G. M. Kepler, December, 1886; J. B. Porterfield, June, 1887; C. T. Herpst, January, 1888.

Oil Creek Lodge, No. 105, Brotherhood of Railroad Brakemen, was char- tered with twenty members June 9, 1885. J. O. Tyler was chosen master, and his associate officers were John Carroll, V. M .; H. G. Bambrick, S .;

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Joseph Orr, F .; and trustees: J. W. Knee, George Riley, and Thomas Con- nor. They have had a prosperous career and have a membership of twenty- eight. Their past masters have been: J. O. Tyler, August, 1885; John Car- roll, August, 1886; T. Coughlin, August, 1887; and P. Callahan, August, 1888.

Oil City Maennerchor is a German musical society, formed November 20, 1885, at the Armory hall on Elm street with a membership of one hun- dred and twenty-five persons. The officers were as follows: president, Daniel Fisher; vice-president, F. G. Giegel; secretary, Harry Zesky, and treasurer, C. Roess, and on December 11th they met in their own hall in the Lamberton block; it was not until March, 1886, that they adopted a consti- tution. The membership has varied from one hundred and fifty in 1885 to forty eight in 1889, and at times they have employed musical conductors. A reorganization was affected in 1887. Their presiding officers in succes- sion have been: Mr. Fisher in 1885; F. G. Giegel, elected May 5, 1886; Mr. Fisher, April 1, 1887; Mr. Giegel, January 3, 1888, and George Good- miller, January 8, 1889.

Relief Corps, No. 30 .- At the suggestion of William E. Downing post, Mrs. Sarah A. Ross and Mrs. Mary M. Woodington took the initiative in organizing Relief Corps, No. 30, in South Oil City as an auxiliary of the post. This was effected December 3, 1885, by Mrs. Sherman of Bradford, Pennsylvania, with Mrs. Ross as president; Mrs. Woodington, treasurer; Miss Mattie Springer, secretary, and Mrs. M. E. Daniels, chaplain. Dur- ing the successive presidencies of Mrs. Ross, Mrs. Woodington, Mrs. Sarah McMullen, and under Mrs. Woodington's present administration the mem- bership has grown to seventy-one.

Oil City Assembly, No. 5944, Knights of Labor, was organized March 6, 1886, from the remaining members of a disbanded lodge of a few years before. Their hall is in the Lamberton block, and from twenty-five their membership has increased to about two hundred and fifty at present. There are lesser assemblies than this making a total membership in and in the vicinity of Oil City of about five hundred, including the coopers, hoopers, and tube-workers.

Captain William Evans Woman's Relief Corps, No. 39, of Oil City, was organized as an auxiliary of the post bearing that name, by Mrs. Susan A. Pusey, February 19, 1886. They began with seventeen charter members, under the presidency of Mrs. Fannie C. Stephens. The treasurer, secretary, and chaplain associated with Mrs. Stephens were, respectively, Mrs. Susan J. Stillwell, Mrs. Olive J. Slocum, and Mrs. Emma E. Buckley. The corps has since grown to forty-seven members under the following presiding offi- cers: Mrs. Stephens in 1886 and 1887; Mrs. Olive J. Slocum in 1888, and Miss Achsah M. Miles in 1889. They occupy the post hall.

Oil City Division, No. 116, Sons of Temperance was organized about

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1886 in South Oil City, and grew to a membership of sixty persons, but on account of inability to secure a hall lasted but two years.

Oil City Tent, No. 21, Knights of the Maccabees of the World, organ- ized August 1, 1886, began with about fifty members and now enroll about eighty. A. Kline, Wade Hampton, Jr., J. H. Fulmer, H. P. Boyd, and F. C. Ambrose have been their commanders.

Encampment No. 12, Union Veteran Legion, is a society intended to unite all those who enlisted in the Union service as three year men previous to July 1, 1863. This branch was organized November 10, 1886. From thirty they have increased to forty members and two have died. Their colonels have been: E. J. Ross, in 1887; Samuel Haynes in 1888, and David James, in 1889.

Canton Oil City, No. 13, P. M., I. O. O. F., was formed September 13, 1886, by S. T. Parks and R. M. Crawford at their first headquarters in the rink on North Elm street. On October 13th, Colonel W. A. With- erup and Lieutenant Colonel J. B. Nicholson mustered in these first officers: S. T. Parks, captain; R. M. Crawford, lieutenant; J. H. Love, ensign; B. F. Gates, clerk, and David James, accountant. They began with thirty- nine members and now have twenty-three enrolled. Since leaving the rink the Oil City lodge room, I. O. O. F., on South Seneca street has been their meeting place. Their captains have been: S. T. Parks, two terms, and J. H. Zesky, elected April 18, 1888.

Oil City Division, No. 25, Uniform Rank, K. of P., is an advanced order, aiming not only at the usual benefits, but also to give military train- ing of a complete and exhaustive character. They have used the G. A. R. hall on Center street since their institution, January 12, 1887, when they began with thirty charter members organized by Captains L. T. Bishop, of Warren, Pennsylvania, and P. Egan, of Meadville. They now have twenty-seven members and property valued at eleven hundred dollars.

Venango Assembly, No. 9467, K. of L., was organized about February, 1887, in Hart's hall, but they soon removed to Steel's hall where they met until April, 1889, when the charter was allowed to lapse, although the membership had been as high as seventy. The successive master workmen were James Woodington, James Fox, and John Stranford.

Seneca Commandery, No. 309, United Order of the Golden Cross, is a society that includes both sexes and since its organization March 1, 1887, has been prosperous. It was instituted in Cornplanter lodge room by N. G. Brown, D. S. C., with Charles B. Simmons, noble commander; W. G. Hill, past noble commander; Mrs. Amanda Leslie, V. N. C .; and Mrs. Mol- lie Hall, K. of R. The present membership is twenty-five. The noble commanders have been: C. B. Simmons in 1887, and A. L. King in 1888-89.

Venango Council, No. 297, National Union, held its organizing meet- ing June 1, 1887, in Lamberton block, and chose the following officers:

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President, R. M. Crawford; vice-president, I. M. Gibson; ex-president, C. J. Rhea; speaker, A. D. Deming; secretary, L. F. Barger; financial secre- tary, H. C. Goldsborough; treasurer, J. B. Crawford; chaplain, C. G. Strance; usher, M. Dobson, and doorkeeper, W. F. Hamilton, They at once began meeting in Cornplanter lodge room, and July 2, 1888, a charter was issued to a large membership. President Crawford resigned Septem- ber 28, 1887, and has been succeeded by C. B. Simmons, elected October 5, 1887; J. B. Maitland, December 10, 1887, and J. R. Penn, December 18, 1888. The society has been quietly successful and has had occasion to pay but one death claim of five thousand dollars.

Oil City Circle, No. 24, Protected Home Circle, is a recent society, including both sexes, and for insurance purposes. It was formed October 28, 1887, by supreme deputies Byard and Stratton with fifty-five members and the following officers: Past president, Lewis Miller; president, C. B. Simmons; vice-president, B. Baer; guardian, S. W. Sellew; secretary, C. G. Strance; accountant, W. G. Hill; treasurer, Daniel Clark; chaplain, Reverend J. D. Smith; guide, Curtis P. Swisher; companion, Miss A. S. Barr; porter, H. P. Oieser; watchman, O. W. Baker. A short time after their institution in Oil City lodge room (I. O. O. F.) they took permanent quarters in the much used Cornplanter lodge room, Under the successive presidencies of C. B. Simmons, John Macdougall, and W. E. Darrow the society has increased in membership and prosperity.

Petroleum Lodge, No. 383, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, began its career in July, 1888, during the great Burlington strike, when assess- ments ranged from five to seven dollars. J. J. Hannahan, V. G. M., of the National lodge, organized it with nineteen charter members, employes of the Western New York & Pennsylvania railway. The officers chosen were Thomas Martin, master; Harry Bird, vice-master; W. D. McGuinn, past-master; J. H. Quirk, secretary; A. W. Judi, collector; John Davis, receiver; S. Lowery, chaplain; F. R. Matthews, conductor; Michael Fahey, warden; W. Vannatten, inner guard; W. B. Smith, outer guard. They use the C. M. B. A. hall and have thirty members.

Tecumseh Tent, No. 70, K. O. T. M. of the World, was chartered July 10, 1888, with the following officers: P. S. K. C., A. W. Alsbaugh; S. K. C., R. M. Crawford; S. K. L. C., A. N. Simmons; C. E. Oliver, S. R. K .; J. R. Steele, F. K .; A. J. Greenfield, P .; Joseph L. Anderson, S .; W. Forster, P .; G. F. Schutte, M. A .; W. J. Bailey, First M. G .; J. H. Robinson, Second M. G .; J. S. Carl, S., and F. Knowles, P.

Venango Lodge, No. 237, A. O. U. W., was organized May 18, 1889, with sixty-six charter members from among whom the following officers were chosen: M. James, P. M. W .; S. Neidich, M. W .; W. S. Couch, F .; F. B. Fox, O., and W. West, guide.

Washington Camp, No. 443, Patriotic Order Sons of America, is a

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recently organized society, and begins its career under the following officers: Past president, James Woodington; president, E. J. Ross; vice-president, R. Lytle, and master of forms and ceremonies, D. S. Davis. The society was formed June 5, 1889.

Safe Union, No. 736, E. A. U., was organized in June, 1889. The officers chosen were E. Harvey, president; Mrs. Anna Aungst, secretary; A. J. Brooks, accountant; J. P. Kern, treasurer and trustee, and M. E. Kern, watchman.

Blizzard Lodge, No. 383, Order of Tonti, was formed June 10, 1889, with twenty-five members and the following officers: Doctor W. H. H. Jackson, P. P .; F. W. Bowen, P .; William Condrin, V. P .; F. O. Wilson, S. ; A. N. Simmons, T .; W. B. James, M .; W. R. Cowan, C .; J. L. Hoard, G .; E. Schmidt, S .; trustees: W. J. Bailey, J. E. Mcclintock, and S. W. Sellew, and Doctor W. H. H. Jackson, M. E.

SCHOOLS.

Few cities of its age and size have made more of the public school idea than has Oil City. The spirit of organization and vigor which has so char- acterized the place has also entered into its educational progress.

June 26, 1862, the new borough school board, composed of John Kuhns, president; L. M. Gordon, treasurer, and A. M. Gardner, secretary, met at the home of R. Sproull and agreed to secure the township school house on Halyday run. They also chose J. J. Kincaid as teacher, and adopted Osgood's spellers, Stoddard's and Ray's arithmetics, and Wright's orthog- raphy.

This was a considerable advance on the old township schools up the run or over the south side hill of which little can be learned. The former no doubt furnished the furnace families such advantages as the system then afforded.

June 25, 1863, it was determined to build a school house, thirty-four by fifty feet and two stories high on the site of the present Oil Well Supply Company's offices. Eastly & Company took the contract at four thousand dollars-a good illustration of the high prices of those days. Two teachers were employed, Mr. and Mrs. Kincaid.

This was burned in the fire of 1866, and July 30th steps were taken to erect the Cottage Hill building on Pearl avenue and that in the Third ward, the former to be thirty-two by sixty-four feet with a wing twenty-seven by thirty-two feet, making six rooms, and that on the west side to be thirty-two by sixty-four feet with four rooms. Brinker & McIntire took the contracts for five thousand three hundred dollars, and three thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars respectively. Mr. Kincaid was made principal on the west side and David Hays on the east side, with a total force of eight teachers. Such marvelous growth as this was of course attended with much over-

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crowding and renting of private buildings, a frequent necessity in the career of all parts of Oil City.

In 1866 also the Venango City school district was formed with J. M. Shoemaker as president of the board. The loss of the south side school records makes their data less definite than could be desired. A school house was secured on the site of Carson's store on Second street between State and Central avenue and J. D. Ross was made principal. His successors up to 1881 were David McMullen, H. D. Hancock, W. J. McClure, - Doug- lass, J. P. Ellinwood, and Miss Eliza A. Kent. The presidents of the school board succeeding Mr. Shoemaker down to 1881 were W. L. Lay, Charles Simpson, F. F. Davis, M. D., C. H. Duncan, I. I. Wagner, Mar- cus Hulings, and A. J. Greenfield.

The high school was organized in 1875 and gradually improved from year to year, and the first class graduated in 1878. Meanwhile rented rooms had been used, and in 1878 two new buildings were erected: the Sixth ward school, a brick structure at the corner of East Third and Pennsylvania avenue, costing eight thousand dollars; and the fine brick and stone struct- ure overlooking the city from the corner of Central avenue and Fourth street, and from whose tower the clock, presented by Marcus Hulings, tolls the half-hours. This is the high school building, whose total cost was thirty thousand dollars.

Meanwhile the east side had been growing apace. Mr. Kincaid and Mr. J. F. Weller were principals in 1868, and the succeeding years to 1881 were filled largely by the principalships of Professors Patterson and his successor, J. H. Collier. A building was also erected on Palace Hill.

It was in 1881, however, on the consolidation of the north and south school boards that the best improvement was begun, and the city placed under a superintendent. The first was Superintendent C. F. Carroll, under whose management the schools were more perfectly graded and organized, and numerous professional methods and principles introduced.

The principals of the high school since 1881 have been Miss L. A. Kent, Mr. - Sanford, J. M. Hall, R. W. Hughes, and G. W. Gurnee.

The presidents of the board since the consolidation have been A. J. Greenfield, George P. Hukill, Doctor F. F. Davis, Doctor J. A. Ritchey, T. J. Welch, O. P. Swisher, S. M. Irwin, and John Reinbold.

In 1883 Mr. Carroll was succeeded by Superintendent C. A. Babcock, under whose management the old features have been perfected and new principles, methods, and organization introduced that place the schools on a thoroughly professional basis. As illustrations may be mentioned moulding and modeling with clay under the form of advanced kindergarten occupa- tions, a modified form of the Grube method in numbers; Prang's drawing system; musical instruction; the sentence-word-phonic-literal order in reading, merging into an excellent language training; sand-table modeling

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and drawing in geography; and class reading preparation in all studies as a preliminary to study. Altogether there has been a successful adaptation of the "new education " to our present system, which is well worth the study so often given to it by visiting teachers from abroad. This is not a little due to the semi-weekly and monthly institutes of the whole teaching force of the city.

The high school prepares for college by post-graduate work in Latin and Greek.

The growth since 1881 may be seen from the following statistics: There were admitted one thousand six hundred and seventy-four pupils in 1881, and two thousand and twenty-one in 1889; beside the superintendent there were twenty-six teachers in 1881 and thirty-five in 1889, distributed as fol- lows: In the Central building, nine in 1881 and eleven in 1889; on Cottage Hill, nine in 1881 and eight in 1889; in the Sixth ward, four in 1881 and four in 1889; Palace Hill and the Third ward had two each in both years; while in 1889 the four each in the Fourth and Second wards were additions. The course embraces three years in the high school and eight years in all others. The highest number of graduates was twenty-six, in 1888.

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History of Venango County, Pennsylvania : its past and present, including, Part 49

Author: Bell, Herbert C. (Herbert Charles), 1868- Publication date: 1890 Publisher: Chicago : Brown, Runk & Co. Number of Pages: 1323

Author: Bell, Herbert C. (Herbert Charles), 1868-
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Chicago : Brown, Runk & Co.
Number of Pages: 1323