The Public Schools.
PROF. STERNF.R's REPORT TO THS
HOARD OF EDUCATION.
Bl.OOMSIIURO, Pa.
May j 2nd, 1893.
To the Board of Education :
Gentlemen, In compliance with your
regulations and my custom for the
past two years, I herewith present
you my report for the school year
ending May 17th, 1893 :
No. of months in the school term ... 8
No. of days the schools were open. . 1 60
No. of teachers employed 19
No. of schools 15
Total number of pupils enrolled. .920
Average attendance of pupils 704
Average percentage of attendance. . 89
No. of pupils enrolled in High
School 109
Percentage of attendance in High
School 95
Director's visits 54
Principal's visits 106
Parent's visits. ... ; 137
Visits of others, 300
ENROLLMENT AND ATTENDANCE.
The enrollment this year is nearly
a hundred more than that of last year.
The attendance was affected by
scarlatina, or scarlet fever and other
contagious diseases. There was more
sickness this year than in the three
preceding years together. In one room
of 32 pupils, 18 were sick a total of
288 days, and in several other rooms the
same ratio can be found by examining
the monthly reports. 50 to 100 pupils
between 8 and 13 years of age are em
ployed in the mills and factories during
the fall and spring, and a few during
the whole year. No one but the par
ents should be held responsible for
this open violation of the law and
disregard for the rights of their child
ren. TEACHERS' MEETINGS.
During the year teachers' meetings
were held semi-monthly, on Tuesday
evening, in the High School Library.
But few of the teachers were absent
unless for some unavoidable reasons, as
sickness, or severity of the weather.
OBJECTS AND AIM OF THE YEAR'S WORK.
At least four weeks before the open
ing of the schools, I began the
preparation of a more complete out
lined the course study. I gave each
teacher a copy of this elaboration in
order that she might more clearly see
her field of labor. My aim was to
effect a uniformity of work. The
teachers in the same grade and sup
posed to be doing the same work,
were, until recently, working indepen
dently of each other, of the board and
and of the principal. No later than
last year teachers in some of the
grades took their pupils through text
books regardless of the pupil's knowl
edge of the subjects passed over.
This year the work has been more
completely graded. The objects of
my aim at uniform and systematic work,
have been attained in part, and in
another year the work should be very
uniform and systematic
HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY.
The literary societies of the High
School have furnished 75 volumes for
the library and the Lyceum society
has on hand a fund of $12 by which
several more books can be bought.
EXAMINATIONS AND PROMOTIONS.
Nineteen began the senior exami
nation and but 1 4 passed. Seven
hundred and two took part in the fi
nal examination. The following table
shows the number examined and pro
moted in the different rooms :
Room No. Street. Teacher. Ex. Pro.
4 Fifth Miss Snyder 47 41
4 " . " Holmes 48 45
3 " " Robbins 61 53
2 " Fox 35 15
2 " Brock way 35 15
I " Rawlings 41 23
1 " Mr. Purscl 41 17
Total 308 209
4 Third MissTownsend 70 42
3 " Lowenberg 47 38
a " Bernhard 40 37
1 . t. j0im 34 20
1 " Mr. Rombergcr 24 17
Total 215 154
HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING.
4 Centre Miss Rinker 44 33
3 " Allen 37 29
2 " Breece 34 26
1 " " FinNey 42 34
1 Mr. Kocher 23 32
Total 179 144
Fifth Street 308 208
Third Streets.... "5 54
Crand Total 7J S7
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
The commencement was held in
the Opera House on Friday evening,
May 1 9, , 893. The class of '93 con
sisted of nine girls and five boys: J.
(rier QuicKj Lillie Keller, Kitty CV
dow, Julia H. Furman, Mary Morris,
Mary Kline, Kura Williams, Clora
Kimkle, Lillian V. Roberts, Jennie M.
Sutlnr completed the Normal Course,
and Chas. Kcsty, Horace Kramer,
Joseph Townsend and Harry Achen
bach graduated in the Business Course.
The exercises consisted of essays,
declamations, orations, recitations,
and music under the direction of
I'rof. H. IJutts,. The Opera House
was crowded, and several were turned
away from the doors.
In conclusion permit me to say
that I have made a very earnest ef
fort to improve the schools, and that
in nearly all cases I have had the
hearty co-operation of the teachers. It
has been said that "As the teacher is,
so is the school." Tin's is only true in
part. Patrons and others may undo
or prevent the teacher from doing ef
fective work. At the close of this
term, seventeen of the nineteen teach
ers employed are Normal School
graduates. One would infer from this
that the work done is of a superior
quality. It is very difficult to prevent
a good teacher from doing good work,
and equally as difficult to lead or train
a poor teacher to do good work. The
best plan, it seems to me, is to em
ploy good teachers, and leave the
poor ones tp find employment. I de
sire most heartily to thank you for
your assistance and support.
Very respectfully,
L. P. Sterner.
VAN CAMPEN. .
To The Columbian.
The Life of Major Moses Van
Campen. the great Indian fighter of
Columbia County, has been long out
of print. The last copy of the work
which I saw, an imperfect one at that,
was sold for $6.00 and for some
years now it has neither been on sale
nor in the catalogues. Lately, the
author, a very old man, has been re
vising the work, and has put the man
uscript into the hands of John S. Mi
nard, Fillmore, New York, who had
a so been preparing a new edition.
Their combined labors have produced
a beautiful and highly interesting vol
ume of over 350 pages, illustrated with
a portrait of Van Campen and other
matters of local interest.
Several Columbia County families
figure in the book, to wit: The Mc
Clures, the Salmons, the Boyds, and
incidental notices of others. Here
we have the builder or defender or
both, of Fort McClure, Fort Wheeler,
Fort Jenking, Fort Rice, and Fort
Muncy. All but the last in our own
immediate neighborhood. Here Capt.
Salmon and then Lieut. Van Campen
contended for the hand of Miss
Wneeler, and the Captain beat the
Lieutenant, who afterward captured
Miss Margaict McClure.
People talk about Daniel Boone of
Kentucky, about Francis Marion of
South Carolina, but here we have,
right at home a scout, indian ' fighter
and warrior as brave as either of them
a man, who more than a .hundred
years ago made this valley" ring with
his .name, and our mountains echo and
re echo to the crack of his rifle.
I am sure there is not a boy or girl
in Columbia county who does not
want to read the "Life of Van Camp
en." He has a personal interest in
the story, it belongs to him and he
will realize, as he never did before,
the dangers and excitement of his
grand fathers.
John G. Freeze.
Bicycling is a pleasant exercise, and
has become very popular in Blooms
burg. A large number of wheels are
owned here, several of the owners
being ladies. Owing to the fact that
there are so many, it may be proper
at this time to call attention to the
rights of pedestrians, as well as those
of bicyclers. It has been decided by
the courts that wheelmen have the
same right in the public road as any
other drivers of vehicles. The side
walk is intended for the use of foot
passengers, and iCa wheelman should
run over or injure a pedestrian on the
pavement he would be liable to lose
the case in a suit instituted for dama
ges. Several accidents have already
occurred, though not of a serious na
tuie, and it would be well to heed
this timely warning before something
more serious happens.
BASE BALL.
There will be two games of baseball
at Athletic Park on Decoration Day.
In the morning at 10 o'clock the
Bloom nine will play the Kingston
club, and again at 4 p. m. Admission,
gentlemen 25 cents, ladies 15 cents.
The Haunted Ghost" will appear
soon in this paper. Read it.
MEMORIAL DAY.
Program of Exercises la Bloomsburg.
Tuesday next is Decoration Day.
As usual the exercises will be under
the management of Ent Post C J. A.
R. The program will be as follows :
At 2:30 p. m. all taking part in the
exercises, except the Normal School,
will report to the Marshal on Market
Square, where the line will form and
move up Main Street to the Normal
School, where 'the Philologian and
Calliepian Societies will join the line,
marching down Main to Centre,
up Centre to the Cemetery.
Dirge by the Bloomsbnrg Cornet
Band ; Ritual Services ; Decorating ;
Philologians and Calliepians will dec
orate through the Cemetery, assisted
by members of Ent Post 5 also the
graves in the circle. Sons of Veter
ans will decorate in the old grave yard.
After decorating, all will return to the
circle. The line will form and move
to the Court House, where the ad
dresses will be delivered in the fol
lowing order :
Opening Prayer.
Music by the Y. M. C. A. Choir.
Address by J. B. Robison Esq.
Music.
All ministers invited on the stand.
All places of business will close
from 2 to 5 p. m.
M. P-. Lutz, Commander of Ent
Post, has issued the following:
"As Memorial Day is again near at
hand I make this request of the citi
zens of Bloomsburg, that they join
with us in making the day truly a
Memorial day. Let the day be given
wholly to the services that the memory
of the noble dead who gave their lives
for the land we love and the liberties
we enjoy, may be fittingly observed.
Instead of turning the day into an oc
casion of pleasure and sports, help us
to make it what it is intended to be.
A day in which we hold communion
with our comrades who have gone be
fore and are now answering roll call
in that Camp above where God .is the
Supreme Commander. Let there be
a liberal donation of flowers, for each
anniversary finds a greater number of
graves on which to strew them. All
soldiers whether members of the G.
A. R. or not are requested to meet at
the Post room at 7 o'clock and ac
company U3 to Light Street and Espy."
A FALSE B SPORT.
A few days ago a report became
current on the street that there were
fifteen cases of diphtheria at the Nor
mal School. It was utterly untrue,
there not being the slightest founda
tion for such a report, as there have
been no cases. of any kind of conta
gious diseases in the school. People
should be very careful not to repeat
such reports unless the are very sure
of the facts. If any contagious disease
should appear in the school the auth
orities certainly would not attempt
to conceal it, and thus endanger the
lives of all the students and blast the
prospects of the institution. The
Trustees and the Faculty would at
once adopt every known means of
preventing the spread. There has
been no diphthteria in the school, and
the only thing that even approached
a sore throat was a single case of
quinzy. The report was apparently
made out of the whole cloth, and the
school authorities would be glad to
know where it originated.
Mr, Niels Lavoi ls Jinsen Gron
will occupy the pulpit in the Lutheran
Church next Sabbath morning. In the
evening he will deliver his lecture on
"Scandinavia bv a Scandinavian."
He comes highly recommended and we
can assure the people of a good lecture.
All are invited, seats free.
"-"The Haunted Ghost."
St. Paul's Centennial
The Episcopal Church will Celebrate
Its One Hundredth Anniversary next
Week. The Archdeaconry
to Meet Mere.
The Spring session of the Archdea
conry of Williamsport will begin in St
Paul's P. E. church next Monday
evening at 7.10 o'clock. There will
be full evening service, and a sermon
by Rev. C. J. Wood of Lock Haven. On
1 uesday there will Me a business meet
ing in the Parish House s't 9 a. m.,
and at rc o'clock, there will be service
with a sermon by Rev. Dr. II. L,
Jones of Wilkes-Baire. Another bus
iness meeting will be held at 2.30 p.
m., and at 3 o'clock, papers will be
read by Rev. Mr. Snyder of Wellsboro,
and Rev. Mr. Heakes of Muncy. At
7.30 p. m there will be evening ser
vice, with missionary addresses by Arch
deacon Graff, and Revs. Foley and
Snyder. The rite of confirmation will
be administered by Bishop Rulison.
Wednesday, the ttst, will be Cen
tenmai clay, it is one hundred ye irs
since St. Paul's church was admitted
into union with the Convention of the
Diocese of Pennsylvania. The morn
ing services will be held at 10 o'clock
I he Holy Communion will be admin
istered, and the sermon will be
preached by Rev. Thos. H. Cullen, s
former rector, now of Freehold, N. J
At 1. 1 4 a lunch will be served in the
dining hall, by the ladies of the con
gregation, for the visiting clergy, and
other strangers, the vestry and the
choir.
The evening service at J.xo will be
devoted to addresses by former rec
tors, and the Bishops.
A full report of the proceedings
with a historical sketoi, and an excel
lent cut of the Church property will
appear in next weeks Columbian.
Persons desiring extra conies should
order them before Wednesday.
A DOUBLE EXECUTION.
HARRIS BLANK AND ISAAC ROSKNWEIG
HANGED AT TUNKHANNOCK.
A large number of neonle orathered
w I I WW
at the country town of Tunkhannock
last week I hursday morning to witness
the execution of Harris Blank and
Isaac Rosenweig. who murdered TarnS
Marks on Dutch Mountain, March 18,
1002. Ihe crowd began to gather
around the jail at o.to and at 11
o'clock about four thousand people
were admitted bv Sheriff Knann to the
jailyard, where the scaffold was in read
iness.
Three friends of the condemned
men were permitted to have a short
interview with them, and told them to
obey the officers and die like men.
About 1 1.36 Blank, escorted by Sheriff
Knapp. closely followed br Rosenweig
leaning on the arm of the Coroner,
Dr. E. B. Biddleman, came slowly
down the coridor of the jail.
At 11.39 tnev reached the scaffold,
and when given an opportunity to
speak only said: "goodbye, gentlemen."
The nooses were adjusted, the black
caps drawn, and at 1 1.40 the drop fell.
There was a slight muscular tremor
for a moment or two, then all was
quiet. The physicians pronounced Ro
senweig dead at 1 1.55. Blank's heart
fluttering faintly for three seconds lon
ger. Th? necks of both men were broken
by the fall. The bodies were cut down
at noon and given in charge of friends,
by whom they were taken to Wilkes
barre for burial.
Sheriff Knapp was complimented on
all side3 for the skilfull and prompt
manner in which he attended to all the
details of the execution.
roshnweig's confession.
Rosenweig left a confession, which
in brief is as tollows:
"I am sorry for poor Bkink. I wish
I had never met him, then he would
never got into this trouble. I dragged
the poor soul into the affair; I am sor
ry for him. I have given Rabbi Adel
phia Raddin, of New York, my state
ment, which will explain matters re
garding me more fully. Don't mention
to my family that I was hanged. Blank
is innocent. I am guilty."
The crime for which Harris Blank
and Isaac Rosenweig suffered the death
pentalty was that of murdering Jacob
Marks a young Hebrew peddler, on
Dutch Mountain, in Wyoming county,
on March 18, 1892.
Early in March young Marks start
ed on one of his periodical trips
through Wyoming and Sullivan count
ies with a large stock of clothing, no
tions and jewelry. He had a good horse
and wagon and was well acquainted
with the route. For four weeks nothing
was heard of him by his brother in To
wanda, and the latter began to feel
anxious, for the young man had said
that he would surely return home in
time to participate in the celebration
of the passover.
l-mailv public announcement was
made of the young man's unaccount
able absence, and several parties,
headed by detectives, searched the
mountainous regjons through which his
route lay for some trace of Marks.
One day it was learned that Marks
had been seen, in company with two
other neddlers. Blank and Rosenweii?
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by name, driving up the lonely mount
l.t . t 1 t 1
am roaa mat leaos up 10 j,opez. ;om
ing further could at that time be learn
ed, and the officers, now fully con
vinced that Marks had been foully
dealt with, searched the vicinity where
he W9i Inst si'cn. After several ft.lv'
work the searchers entered an old barn
situated about five hundred yards Jrom
Wyoming and Sullivan county line.
Hefe in an old barrel and covered with
an old quilt, the dead body of Marks
was discovered. Two bullet-holes were
n the body.
For four months detectives worked on
the case. The suspected peddlers
were traced to Falls Station, few miles
above Pittston. There trace of them
was lost. By following up a box of
freic'nt which the neddlers had shipped
to an address in Hester street, Nsw
York, the metropolitan detectives
gained a new clue, and several months
afterward, bv means cf a. telepranh
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sent by Blank to the Hester street ad
dress, asking that trie box ot treight be
shinDed to him. the neddlers were l.v
cated in Montreal. This much known,
the detectives changed the scene of
operations to Canida. and one dav.
. .
just as Blank and Rosenweig were pre
paring to Doara a steamer tor south
America, the were both taken into
custody.
Sufficent evidence was found in
dothincr and iewelrv nnnn their ner.
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sons to convict them of the murder of
Marks, even had not Rosenweig con
fessed that they were guilty. The only
motive given for the crime was the
desire for plunder.
The prisoners were extradited and
in January last their trials took place
separately in the Wyoming county
Court House in Tunkhannock. Both
were convicted and sentenced to be
hanged. The executed men were Poles.
They had been in this country but a
few years. Blank leaves a wife and
several children in Poland.
KNIGHT3 TEMPLAR.
Crusade Commanderv No. i.
Knights Templar of Bloomsburg was
represented at Wilkesbarre on Tues
day by about twenty-five of its mem
bers, who participated in the grand
parade, the occasion being the an
nual encampment of the Grand Com
mandery. Among those who went
up were E. S. McKilhp. A. D.Tvson.
C. F. Knapp. T. M. Staver. C. B.
Robbins. Prof. G. E. Wilbur. P. S.
Harman, J. Lee Harman, F. B. Hart-
man, G. S. Robbins, W. S. Rishton,
Prof. W. H. Butts, A. G. Briggs. L.
N. Moyer, J. Q. Barkley, W. H.
Brooke.
The First Spike.
The first soike on the extension of
the Williamsport & North Branch
Railroad was driven Friday, at Satter
field. the junction with the S. I.. Rr S.
About a mile of track was laid Friday,
ana the work is to be continued, we
understand, until the road is finished.
A telegraph station has been establish-
eu mere, ana tne pues 01 ties, car loads
of steel rails, and other paraphernalia
appertaining to railway construction,
give the place a busy appearance.
Duahore Review,
Rev. A. Houtz will deliver his sec
ond lecture On the Reformation as
follows : On Sunday. Mav the 28.
St. James at 10:15 a- m i at 2
p. m., Orangeville at 7:30 p. m.; on
Sunday, June 4, Briarcreek at 2:30
p. m., and on Sunday, June 18, Hidlay
at 2:30 p. m. The Historical Tree
chart of Christanity will be used.
This lecture is intended to nrenare the
way for the Centennial Anniversary of
the Reformed church in the U. S.,
which will be observed a few weeks
later. All are invited.
At the last meeting of the M. E.
Quarterly Conference a committee
was amiointed to solicit Kiihsr.riiitii-ins
for the erection of the new church in
Bloomsburg. For some time past the
present building has been too small to
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accommodate the. congregation or the
bunoay school, ana a larger edifice is
greatly needed. The trees on the
church lot, corner Market and Third
streets have been cut down, and the
lot is being levelled and it looks as
though the efforts to raise the neces
sary tunas will be successful.
The Normal bovs beat the Wvnmimr
Seminary nine last Saturday afternoon
by a score of 19 to 9.
BRIEF MENTION.
About People You Know.
Policeman Thomas has a new
uni-
form.
C. F. Stohner is clerking at the Ex
change Hotel.
John Anijleman Eso. of Buckhorn
was in town on Saturday.
Judge Ikeler has raised the pave
ment in front of his residence.
O. W. Chcrrincton has boucht Prof.
Albert's new house on Normal Hill.
The Professor will build again.
Mrs. J. H. Lingle of Bellefonte
with her children, is visitinir her ra-
rents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Brower.
Frank Phillips has cast aside his
knickerbockers, and made his first
apperance in long pants last Sunday.
I. E. Schoonover, formerly a teach
er in Bloomsburg, died in Brooklyn
last week. He was well known here.
Miss Bessie Monroe of Rupert will
be married on June 1st to Mr. Her
bert Henry Royce of New York.
It is reported that a wedding will
take place on Market street on June
14th.
The General Assembly of the Pres.
byterian church is in session in Wash
ington, D. C. Rev. D. J. Waller Sr. is
attending it.
C. H. Dorr, editor of the Indepen
dent, has been appointed postmaster
at Berwick. It is a good appointment,
and we extend our congratulations.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Townsend, Mr.
and Mrs. L. Cohen and Mr. and Mrs.
L. Gross spent Sunday in Milton with
Mr. and Mrs. W. Dreifuss.
Prof. I. W. Niles has shaved off his
whiskers, and his acquaintances have
to look twice now before they can
recognize him.
The Patriot of Tuesday savs that
Representative Tewksbury became ill
on Saturday with congestion of the
lungs. We hope it will not prove
serious.
J. S. Phillips, foreman of tne Hen
ton Argus, spent Saturday and Sun
day in Bloomsburg. He is looking
well and reports the Argus in a
flourishing condition.
J. G. Wells, Geo. S. Robbins and
Geo. E. Elwell have been elected lay
deputies to the Diocesan convention
of the Episcopal church, which con
venes in Williamsport June 13th and
14m.
Edward Geringer has resigned his
position in G. A. McKelvy's drug
store, and will go to Washington, D.
C, where he will be employed by
Alfred Hendershott, druggist.
Dr. James B. Neal is preparing to
erect a house on his return to , China.
The glass will be furnished by Moyer
Bros, and the doors and sash by Creasy
& Wells. Some of it has already been
shipped.
Rev. P. A. Heilman started on
Tuesday for Canton, Ohio to attend
the meeting of general synod of the
Lutheran church, and will be absent
several weeks. He expects to attend
the World's Fair before returning east.
f a. O 1 . 1 T . 1 . .
iexi ounuay me iurneran pulpit will
be supplied by Rev. Geo. Parsons
D. D., of Sunbury, one of the old
young men.
Among those who went up to
Wilkesbarre to view the Knic-hts
Templar parade on TuesJav. were
C. A. Kleim, G. A. McKelvy, C. H.
Reice, C. P. Sloan, J. R. Townsend,
H. T. Clark. If. H. Grotz. L. Ornss.
J. M. Shew, R. W. Oswald, Dr. T. C.
Harter, J. S. Blue, P. B. Heddens, I.
Maier, M. Ellenbogen. C. M. Chris-
man, Miles Betts, J. Fctterman, Win.
Kramer, F. P. Hagenbuch, W. B. Tay
lor, F. M. Gilmore, N. Fowler.
Edward Newhart is wanted fnr
stealing $500 from David Mauser of
Montour township.. He was raised
byMr. Mauser who had 'entire confi
dence in the young man. The money
was in a desk, and was taken while Mr.
Mauser was 111 iiloom. Newhart imt
on the train at Grovania, went to
Milton, bought a suit of clothes, and
then went to Sunbury, since when no
trace can be found of him. A re
ward of $50 is offered for his arrest.
Damage amounting to a million
dollars was done in Pittsburg and Al.
legheny and along the Allegheny, Mo
nongahela and Ohio rivers by high
water last week. A number of lives
were lost. At Erie the loss is estimat
ed at $500,000. High water was re
ported all through the western end
I the state.
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