4 - mm. , '".. A.'. Ml ;"4I BLOOMSBUEO NORMAL SCHOOL. CONTINUED. This report was announced to a large audience, which had assembled in the Chapel of the institution to hear it, and was received with the most lively satisfaction. Prof. Henry Carv er, the Principal of the school, pre sided at the meeting, and addresses were delivered by the different mem bers of the committee, Judge Rupert, President of the Hoard of Trustees, Hon. Thomas Chalfant. General Knt, and others. In the evening a "Socia ble"' was held at the school, and this was followed by a banquet at one of I the hotels. The following is the proclamation of the Department recognizing the JJloomstnirg Literary Institute as a State Normal School : commonwkai.th ok pennsylvania, Department ok Common Schools Harkishl'kg. February 22nd, 1869. Whereas, In pursuance of the ajv plication to this Department of the Trustees of the Pjloomsburg Literary Institute for the appointment of a committee to examine its claims to recognition as the State Normal School of the Sixth District, 'according to the provisions of "An Act to pro vide for the due training ol teachers for the Common Schools of the State," approved the 20th day of May. 1857, the following gentlemen were ap pointed, viz : Hon. Wilmer Worthing ton, of the County of Chester; Hon. James C. Urown, of the County ot Mercer; Hon. George D. Jackson, of the County of Sullivan, and Hon. Henry M. I Ioyt of the County of Luz erne and, Whereas, The committee so ap pointed, in conjunction with the State Superintendent of Common School, C. G. Barkley, Esq., County Superintend ent of the County of Columbia, C. V. Gundy, Esq., County Superintendent of Union, and William Henry, Esq., County Superintendent of the County of Montour, the County Superintend ents of the other counties in the dis trict Northumberland, Snyder, Dau phin, Perry, Juniata, and Mifflin--be-mg unable to be present, after having, on the 19th day of February. 1869, visited and carefully inspected said Institute, and made a careful ex amination thereof of its by-laws, rules and regulations, and its general ar rangements and facilities for study, re ported unanimously that said Institute is entitled to recognition as a State Normal School, with all the privileges and immunities enjoyed by other insti tutions of like character in this Com monwealth : Now, thereore, I, State Superin tendent of the Common Schools do hereby give notice as required by law, that I have recognized the Bloomsburg Literary Institute as the State Normal School of the Sixth District, composed of the counties of Columbia, Union, Montour, Snyder, Northumberland, Dauphin, Perry, Juniata and Mifflin. In testimony whereot 1 nave (Jl hereunto affixed the seal of 4 L. S. the Department of Common iw) Schools, at Harrisburg, the 22nd day of February, 1869. J. P. WlCKERSIIAM, State Superintendent of Public Schools. It is not the purpose of the writer to follow, chronologically the course of events' in the history of the school. It is impossible, if it were desirable, to describe the struggles of the Trustees v in continuing and carrying forward the work of building. The very large amount of money required, the falling off of subscribers, the want of prompt payment of those which ' were good, the talk of those who were not in sympathy with the movement, were all discouraging circumstances. The Trus tees were therefore obliged to assume personally the cost of carrying on the wort. They have had upon them selves at one time, as a personal obli gation, more than twenty thousand dollars. Repairs, expenditures and deficiencies to the amount of from one to three thousand dollars annually, have been provided for by them, on their personal responsibility. They have given days and nights to the business of the school, they have borne for the public and general good, burd ens which no man in the town has struggled under in his own business. When State aid came slowly or not at all, when subscriptions failed, when the daily pressure of the debts was al -w' . - i.t v i it . 1 - j . . f.y, v- most unbearable, when Prof. Carver left us so unceremoniously without a Principal, the Trustees shouldered the work and accepted the responsibility. Sometimes it seemed doubtful on Fri day evening whether there would be a teacher or a student on the hill on the coming Monday morning; but Profes sors Irown and Feree were true as steel to their duty, anil with the other members of the faculty kept off the daily threatened catastrophe. This is only a mere outline of the daily and nightly toil and anxiety, and no man needs to wish a closer acquaintance with the business, llut the school was without a head, the Sheriff had sold the lease of Prof. Carver for his debts, and all parties were hanging by the eyelids. The Jlo.ird called upon Mr. Wickersham for advice anil assistance, and he met them on the 10th of De cember 1871, at the ollice of Col. Freeze. After a long and confidential talk itjnn the subject, Wickersham suggested Charles G. l'.arkley, Superin tendent of Columbia County Comr.101, Schools, as a proper person for Princi pal ; and on motion of R. F. Clark, F.sq. he was unanimously elected. The Hoard of Trustees met at the Hall the next morning, December 20th, accompanied by Mr. Uarkley and Mr. Wickersham. Col. Freeze announced to the Faculty and School j the action of the Board in the election , of a Principal, and Mr. Wickersham addressed them, warmly endorsing the selection. Some changes were made in the management and visible im provement occurred. Mr. Barkley continued in charge of the school until March 27, 1872, when at his own request he was re lieved, and the Rev. John Hewitt was elected, and on Thursday March a8, the Board, accompanied by Mr. Hew itt, proceeded to the building. Mr. Barkley called the school to order, Mr. Freeze announced the election of the Principal, and Mr. Hewitt made an address, and took formal charge of the School. He continued to con duct it until the end of that school year, June 26, 1873, and the improve ment begun under Mr. Barkley con tinued, closing the year in a condition much ahead of the opening in every respect. But, although all felt that the crisis in the affairs of the school was past, yet there was a large defi ciency, and the Board was again oblig ed to sit day after day and night after night as a committee of ways and means. It would be most monoto nous to repeat here what has before been said as to the pressing pecuniary difficulties. Again the Trustees were obliged to step into the breech and pledge their own names and means to satisfy creditors, and save the property and credit of the Institution. I am persuaded that the time and labor have not been fully appreciated by the community who are reaping the bene fit of the expenditure. But let that pass ! Dr. Griswold assumed the du ties of Principal at the Commerce-1 I ment in June, 1873, and it is not pro ! posed here and now to sneak of the management ana success ot the school under his administration ; but it is only justice to state that he made it pay expenses a thing it never did before. In May, 1874, at a meeting of the Stockholders, Hon. Wm. El well, Elias Mendenhall, Conard Bittenbender, Leonard B. Rupert, Jacob Schuyler, John A. Funston, William Neal, John Wolf, and John G. Freeze, were elect ed Trustees ; and on May 3, 1875, the same persons were re-elected, together with J. J. Brower, Hon. C. B. Brock way and Joseph Sharpless, the Legis hture having increased the Board to twelve. At the same time the Super intendent of Public Instruction ap pointed on the part of the State the following named gentlemen, viz : Hon. C. R. Buckalew, Charles G. Barkley, D. A. Beckley, Col. Samuel Knorr, Hon. M. E. Jackson, and C. W. Mil ler, Esq. On Wednesday, August 25, 1875, the school opened with the'largest list of students ever entered upon its books, and we were one and all look ing forward to an increasingly success ful school year, But in a moment, as it were, all our hopes were dashed to the ground. On Saturday afternoon, September 4th, the Boarding Hall was observed to be on fire, and in two hours the magnificent building was a -mass of rums. It was a total loss, the $30,000 of insurance being less than half the value of the building, not including furniture and fixtures. But the Board of Trustees, with the efficient aid of the citizens of Bloomsburg, grappled with the emergency, and took imme diate measures to begin the erection of a new, enlarged, and improved building. Their late experience now stood them in good stead, and they pushed the work with great energy. The Corner Stone of the new Nor mal Boarding Hall was laid on Satur day, October 30th, 1875, and although the day was very inclement, there was in attendance a large concourse of people. The ensuing winter was an unusually mild and open one, and with the exception of a very few days the work of re-erection and construc tion went rapidly forward. So much so, that on Wednesday, April 26th, 1876, the building was formally dedi cated to use, and opened for the ad mission of students, and the beginning of the spring term. After some time Dr. Griswold was superseded, and the Rev. David J. Waller Jr. was elected Principal. His administration of the school was very successful, and con tinued up to the spring of 1890, when Governor Beaver tendered him the po sition of Superintendent of Public In struction, which he accepted, but con tinued in charge of the school until the end of the school year last July. Prof. J. P. Welsh, a graduate of the Normal, and of Lafayette College, and for sev eral years Asssistant Principal of the West Glister Normal School, was elected Principal by the Board of Trustees, and assumed charge in Sep tember 1890. During the year a large addition was built to the school, and nearly every room is now full. The school is in a flourishing condition, and the prospects are that the Spring term will bring so many students that they cannot all be accommodated in the Dormitory. The cut printed last week is a view of the Dormitory fac ing east. The cut in this issue is that of the Model School building. The Board of Trustees is consti tuted as follows : President, William Nealj Secretary, F. P. Bitlmeyer; Treasurer, H, J. Clark ; Trustees, William Neal, Dr. Jacob Schuyler, E. R. Drinker, C. G. Barkley, John Wolf, D. A. Becklev, C. W. Miller, L. E. Waller, F. P.'Billmeyer, J. M. Clark, Geo. E. Elwell, E. C. Wells, N. U Funk, I.S. Kuhn, A. Z. Schoch, L. S. Wintersteen, Dr. W. M. Reber, J. C. Brown. The Faculty is composed of Frof. T. P. Welsh, Principal j J. M. Cough lin Vice Principal ; William Noetling, H. A. Curran, G. E. Wilbur, J. G. Cope, C. H. Albert, F. H. Jenkins, O. H. Bakeless, I). H. Hartline, I. W. Niles, Mrs. Welsh, Enola B. Guie, Sarah M. Harvey, Clara E. Smith, S. E. Hughes, K. E. Harvy, MissPerley. R. Stiles, Steward 1 Mrs. Stiles, Mat ron. Husband and Wife. Have more than once been saved by timely use of Kemp's Balsam for the throat and lungs, al ter all other remed ies have been tried in vain. The Bal sam stops decay of the lungs and cures influenza and acute and chronic coughs. There is no other medicine in the world that acts so promptly, certainly none that does its work so thoroughly as Kemp's Balsam. All druggists sell it. Large bottles 50c and $1. Eclipses in iSoi.-In the year 1801 there will be two eclipses of the sun and two of the moon, besides a transit of Mercury across the sun's disk. A total eclipse of the moon will occur May 23rd, invisible here. An annular eclipse of the sun will take place June 6th, visible in the western portion of the Uniteu States. Ihere will be a total eclipse of the moon November 15th which will be. visible, beginning at 9:45 p. m. The transit of Mercury will occur on May 9th, and will be visible in the western part of the United States. Brook trout fry will soon be ready for distribution from the Pennsylvania State hatcheries at Allentown and Corry. Two thousand fry will be sent free of expense to the nearest railroad station of each applicant. Annlica tions may be made to the following commissioners: H. C. Ford, No, 1,823 Vine street, Philadelphia James N. Long, No. 7s Fifth avenue, Pitts burg 1 H. C. Demuth, Lancaster 1 S. R. Stillwell, Scrantonj L. Streuber, Erie, or W. L. Powell, Harrisburg. AT THE 1VIIN Or THE llOAI. The glory hit paused from the Klden-rot'i pt 11 in ft, the piirple-liti'1 itprMlll llngor in bloom t The birch Is bright yellow, tho unmcha lira rH, Tho mnplra Ilka torclraa aflame overhead. lint what If the Joy of the unmmrr l pust. And winter' wild licrnld l hlmrlnu hi hlnnt? Vnr inn dull Novrmber to nweeter thnn May, i'or my lova to Its unshlne he meets ma to-dayl Will hf rome'? Will the ring-dove return to hrr nwtf AYllI the nerd le nwlng back from the east or tho wrct At the stroke of tho hour she will bo at her irate; A frlond may prove Inward-love never comes late. fin I joe tier afar In the distance? Not yet. Too early I Too early! hho could not forot! When I rrns the old bridge where the brook, overflowed the will flush full In sIkM at the turn of the road. I pasa the tow wall whore tho Ivy entwines; 1 try the brown pathway that iuads through the pi tics; I haslo by the boulder that lies In tho field. VNhere her promise at part.ng wua lovingly sealed. Will she come by the hllMdo or round through the wood.' Will the wear her brown dress or her mantle and hondf The minute draws near-but bor watch mny go wrong; My heart will be nsklng ; What Wm her so long? Why donbt for a moment? More shame If I do! Why question? Why trcnihlc? Are angels moro true? Pho would come to the lover who calls her his own Though she trod In the truck of a whirling cycloncl I cros-cd the old bridge cro tho nilnuto had laed Honked; lo! my love stood liefuro me at Inst. Her eyes, how tlmy sparkle.!, her checks, how they glowed. As we met, face to face, at tho turn of the mad! Oliver Wendell Holmes, In the Atlantic A NOTAIIf.K III.I.M) MAN. Dls Iiemnrknble Work In Writing n Sci entific. Hook. Livinj nt CO Union street, Jorsey City ITiio;lits, is a blind KntltHimn wliounjova the distinction of bu.n; one of tlio foru inost in.'ithiMiintieians in America. Im 11 ' t : tu l' for t.10 higher branches of m.-ithomjitiei amounts to a jositivo pciiiiw, for ho has nceindi-.liel reat.'r rsilUin this branch of science than many of the mottt distinguished college jirofe8 )i s. Besides heing n nifitheinnticinn of tho first rank, Ltwis B. Curll is a superior classical scholar, nnexcellent theoretical chemist, and a fair musician. Yet he lias never seem tho light of tho buu, for lie was born without sight How it has been iiossiblj for a man so handicapped in tho rnco of lifo to out strip tho majority of his competitor in a wonder. The BU.rr of hia life fur nishes a remarkable example of perse verance and patient industry applied to the attainment of noble en la Mr. Curll was born at Whitestouo, L. L, Juno lo, 1843. When lie was It years old he wns sent to the Now York Insti tute for the Blind at 9th avenue and 84t.li street. Here I1' remained seven years, during v hi imo ho showed such a mark ' . on for study that it was rcie '.od .e him a thorough classic: ! ai en, with the view of fitting K lit 'r the profession of tutor. Ho was Mint, therefore, to tho Fairfield Academy nt Flushing, L. I., to prepuro himself for colloge. In 1800 ho entered Columbia, nnd was graduated from that university in 1870, Seth Low, now the president of the college, graduated first in the olasn, The second honors were awarded to Mr. Curll. While in college, the attention of the blind student was called to the fact that there was no work in English of recent dato treating on the calculus of varia tions. Differential calculus was taught in tho higher classes, but the more ab struse branch of the science was neg lected for lack of any text books on tho subject Mr. Carl I set himself to the task of supplying the deficiency. For six or seven years ho studied every thing that had been written on the subject in the French and German languages. Thus equipped, he entered upon the more laborious work of com position, and after throe years of close application finished his book. It ap peared in 1881, under tho titlo of "A Treatiso on the Calculus of Variations, " and cronted a profound impression among mathematicians, both in this country und abroad. Few of the learned men who praised the work for its lucidity knew of the di flic nil its under which the author had labored. Clond Domestics. A good housekeeper makes n. good Eorvunt. Now, don't think that I am going to " let loose " on the frayed, ragged, utterly wornout servant girl question. I am not I just want to cnyhushl It acknowledges enough to call a blush to the cheek to hear a woman say there are no good servants; to hear her be moan the fate that sends a cyclone sweeping through domestic felicity, just because, one forlorn human boiug has come to attend the throttle lever that only moves tho regulating valve of good housekeeping. It acknowledges mora than to boo a man or woman eaten up by tho green eyed monster jealousy. Jeal ousy of another person is self deprecia tion and admits of argument, says tho C'hicogo Herald. When a woman con fesses that she can not procure a good servant it is proof conclusive that the throttle lover will not do its work be cause the engine itself is nil out of or der. The locomotive that runs the house hold must be in perfect running order before any outsider enn come in and turn on and turn off the Bteain with sat isfactory results. A good systematic housekeeper, one who has the compli cations down to a science, will at once convince the worst kitchen fiend that there is one, and but one, way to run the machinery of that household. The "fiend may be without previous experi ence, or she may be a stray waif from a Vanderbilt mansion; experience or in experience will go for naught. The in tricacies of the new machinery must be mastered and the power of the strange locomotive must be respected. A CKKAT IXVKNTOIl. lie ma-1e a new Invention nearly every other week. lint something always ailed it nd It alway eeo, -d to s'll'-k; :ts fu-ic t o ml activity was somehow very ueitk, Its whole Pallly wnslowi the blamed thing woti dn't vork. He m.nle ferretnul motion things, but they would never move; And t'ien he made a lW machine for flying through the sky, llut t icre was a slight obstruction In the pis ton rod nr groove. And th only trouble with It wnshecouldn't make It lly. And he ninde marina toboggans for sliding on the sea, A very pretty compromlso of l lcyclo and boat; Anil on t'10 second trial trip he said 'twas Ids Men The tiil"g would slide tremendously If he Ci.uid make It float. And he made a panacea that would cure every III. The long sought life elixir, to the world so long denied, He took the medicine himself, a large, green looking pill. And twenty minutes later ho laid him down and died. S. W. Foss. In Yankee Dlndo. JIL'MOKOi; HITS. The office, of a dentist is also a studio. While be is drawing;, those about him .10 making music And dancing. Snow is reported in the Indian coun try. Tlu-re is also some prospect of con siderable slaying there. Boston Her ald. A, vL'ihince committee, a ropo, and a ti'o will mttke everv desperado rise to a oint of order, liinglianitoii Itepiib ic.m. "Why don't you shave yourself and live time nnd money?" "U'cause I can't 1 ear to cut an old acquaintance. " -(Tid Hits. Tho scientist who claims tho wind can not be koimi pvident'y has had little or no experience with sight draft . (El 11 1 i 1 a Gazette. " What is the solution of tho negro problum?" (le nanil -d the orator. "Four-eleven-fiirly-four, " replied n man in the audience. (Now York Sun. Teacher Can you tell mo what a se cret is? LUlleQirl Yes'm. It is sumo :liing somebody tells everybody else ii .1 hispr. f American Hebrew. "Talk!" exclaimed Ponsonhy, "she can't say n word. Why, I talked to her half an In ur last niglit nnd she never opened lier mouth except to yawn, " Brook l.m Lif '. He'd Never Out It "Drop me aline," veiled tl iu drowning man. "What's the se ?" said tho humorist on the dock. "There's no pestottice where you are going. " (Life. Tho messonirer boy dates back to Solo mon's lime: Vide Proverbs x.,20: "As vinegar lo tho teeth, nud as smoke to the eyes, so is tho sluggard to them that send him. " (Boston Courier. "By Jove, " said tho artist; "the wolf is at the door, my last painting's gone for rent, nnd I'm hanged if I can think of anything to paint!" "Paint tho wolf," suggested the janitor of the studio. Uncle O -orge, who was full of brusquerie and humor, was delegated to give tho I ride awoy. 80 he stood up be fore tho vast congregation and an nounced her nge as 82. Binghnmlon Leader. He Did Not Know. "Would you like to go to heavun when you die?" asked a Boston Sunday school teacher of a small resident of tho Hub, "1 don't know," replied the little fellow dubiously; "is it as nice as Boston?" Judge. Watts Now, if I understand cor rectly, the first principle of socialism is to divide with your brother man. Potts Tlum you don't undei stand it correctly. The first principle of socialism is to make vour brother divide with you, In dianapolis Journal. Wilson I despise a hypocrite. Tom fon So do L Now, take Jackson for xample; he's the biggest hypocrite on earth. I do pise that man, "But you appear to bo his lest friend. " "Oh, yes; I try to appear friendly toward him. It pivs bettor iu the end. "Brooklyn Lfu. Greek in Modern Athens. Professor Digammii (instructing young ladies in Homer) Now, Miss Beaconhill, can you tell us why Achilles sulked in his tent? Miss Clytemnestra Beaconhill (slightly confused) Er ah I believe it was bocausa his fiancee flirted with Ag amemnon! Puck. Mr. Charley Yottnghusband Why, what's the matter? Mis. Youughusbaiid (in deep anguish) I gave a a tramp a p p piece of my fresh home made bread and and he gave it to Rover. Mr. Charley Younghusband (consolingly) Well. 1 wouldn't cry about a little thing like that. Mr. Younghusband Y1111 ilni'tu-u understand. I'm fry ing about Rover ho is dead boo hoo hoo! Lite. Caught. "Tell" 1110, dearest Emma, will you be mine ?'' "Will you always let 1110 have my own way?" "Always, dearest" "And my mother may live with us?" "Willingly." "And not ask for a latch key?" "I would rather throw it in the sea." "And givo up vour club, und always be at homo V dinner?" "Always, and on tho min ulo. " "Thou yon must excuse me, bul you are not nt nil the sort of man I should wish for a husband. Fliegeude Blatter. ' A Wliltinanlan 1'asan to the Oyster. I sing the oyster, mnllusk acephalous. Order lumellibranchiate, and good to eat Creature bivalvular, being testaceous; Uoiist ovovlvlparuua, and delicious tickler of the palate j From Virginian waters and from Chesapeake, And also some from New Jersey; blue Points and East Rivers; Tbou animal of slow growth and rapid con sumption, With vascular gills and grateful flavor, Of thee I sing. Tell me not of clams fromClamvlllo, Feed me not on terrapin, or E'en upon the duck with canvas back, Or high-priced peaches of a failed crop. 1 would gulp down the luclous bivalve. With proper seasoning end a serene con science. Thou placid donlr n of the greeny wave, and Of the table of the epicure, I'icans in thy praise 1 sing. 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SIMPLY ASTONISHING. Any porsnn, ynunsr nr olit, can read all tho mites In music within 5 minutes utter cuiniunuc liiK', by uslutj I Ili:rPF.'N Ml HIC CHART, without nny ot nor Instruction, this we positive, ly Kimt'iuili'i'. Kur suit' liy ull tirwt-oluss Muslo Drillers tliromrlnmt tlm I' lilted Mutes or mailed dlruet to your iiililress on receipt ot prlep, $1.00. f. J. HKI'l'E & hON, 1117 Chestnut St., Nov. 14 'WO-ly. l'Ullii., 1'a. GKATEKl'L COMKOHTINQ. EPPS'S COCOA. BREAKFAST. "By a thorough knowledge ef tie natural law whlrh govern the operations ot diKeslliiu ttud nutrition, and by a careful application of the tine pnipprthn of well-selected l.'ocoa. Mr. Epos has provided our lireukfiist tables with a ili ll cntely flavored heveriiifn which may save us uiuny heavy doctors' bills. It Is by the judicious use of such art Ides of diet that a constitution may be tfruduull.v built up until strong enough, to res's". every tendency to disease. TlundredH of subile maladies are tloatllng uround us ready to attj ek wherever there Is a weak point. Wa may so ipe many a final shaft by keeping our selves w '11 fori Html wit h pure blood and a prop erly novrlshed frame." aril Kcroliw Gawttt. Made Hlmnly wllh bulilntt water nr milk. Hold only lu halt pound tins, by grocers, labelled thus: JA9II N KHfHJk CO., ll-.l-'WO. Jlumouiml hie chemist. Loudou, KuKlua
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