Henry Wilson Storey's History of Cambria County, V.II, p.415

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History of Cambria County, V.2

HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY. 415

situation could not be properly considered in the report. The system was popular but the finances were deranged.
    Yoder Township—There were four schools. Cambria City was taught by Erhard Beuttner, who had 60 out of 93 percent. There was some opposition at this place. R. H. Pike was teaching the Bheam school, now in the Morrellville district, and had 40 present and 16 absent. The Younker school was taught by John F. Allen, who had 20 out of 34. The Stutzman school, which was in charge of Jacob A. Stutzman, had 26 present and 41 enrolled.
    Jackson Township—Christian Harrison was teaching at Albaugh's, and only had 15 present out of 45. Mr. Harrison said it was on account of the spring work on the farms. The school at Brown's was taught by James M. Singer, who several years thereafter was elected recorder of the county. He had 25 present and 15 absent. Timothy Davis was teaching the Harris school, where there was an average attendance for the month of 26 out of an enrollment of 40. The system was popular there.
    Millville Borough School No. 1 was taught by Henry Ely, who had an average attendance of 80 out of 104; Jacob A. Harold, who later was coroner of Cambria taught No. 2, and had 75 present out of 128; James Eldridge had charge of No. 3 school with 60 present and 20 absent. The schools were liberally sustained by the people of this district.
    In 1906 there are two townships which have High Schools. The School Board for Reade township established one in 1899, which has been very successful, it now having a four-year course of study. Adams township organized the second last year, and also employed a township Superintendent, the first district to do so. The boroughs of Barnesboro, Dale, East Conemaugh, Ebensburg, Franklin, Gallitzin, Hastings, Patton, Portage and South Fork also have high schools.
    For the year 1905-06 there were 599 teachers employed, 162 of them in Johnstown; the next largest were Adams and Reade, each having 22; Carroll township 21 and Patton next with 16. All these teachers had charge of the 12,638 boys and 12,682 girls enrolled, with an average daily attendance of eighty-three per cent. The average cost per pupil per month was $1.46. The term in Johnstown, Patton and Westmont was nine months; in Barnesboro, Cresson township, East Conemaugh, Ebensburg, Ferndale, Franklin, Gallitzin, Hastings, Lilly, South Fork,

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	HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY.	415
situation could not be properly considered in the report. The system was popular but the finances were deranged. Yoder Township—There were four schools. Cambria City was taught by Erhard Beuttner, who had 60 out of 93 percent. There was some opposition at this place. R. H. Pike was teaching the Bheam school, now in the Morrellville district, and had 40 present and 16 absent. The Younker school was taught by John F. Allen, who had 20 out of 34. The Stutzman school, which was in charge of Jacob A. Stutzman, had 26 present and 41 enrolled. Jackson Township—Christian Harrison was teaching at Albaugh's, and only had 15 present out of 45. Mr. Harrison said it was on account of the spring work on the farms. The school at Brown's was taught by James M. Singer, who several years thereafter was elected recorder of the county. He had 25 present and 15 absent. Timothy Davis was teaching the Harris school, where there was an average attendance for the month of 26 out of an enrollment of 40. The system was popular there. Millville Borough School No. 1 was taught by Henry Ely, who had an average attendance of 80 out of 104; Jacob A. Harold, who later was coroner of Cambria taught No. 2, and had 75 present out of 128; James Eldridge had charge of No. 3 school with 60 present and 20 absent. The schools were liberally sustained by the people of this district. In 1906 there are two townships which have High Schools. The School Board for Reade township established one in 1899, which has been very successful, it now having a four-year course of study. Adams township organized the second last year, and also employed a township Superintendent, the first district to do so. The boroughs of Barnesboro, Dale, East Conemaugh, Ebensburg, Franklin, Gallitzin, Hastings, Patton, Portage and South Fork also have high schools. For the year 1905-06 there were 599 teachers employed, 162 of them in Johnstown; the next largest were Adams and Reade, each having 22; Carroll township 21 and Patton next with 16. All these teachers had charge of the 12,638 boys and 12,682 girls enrolled, with an average daily attendance of eighty-three per cent. The average cost per pupil per month was $1.46. The term in Johnstown, Patton and Westmont was nine months; in Barnesboro, Cresson township, East Conemaugh, Ebensburg, Ferndale, Franklin, Gallitzin, Hastings, Lilly, South Fork,