Miscellaneous Material for Old Schools of Warwick Township

1869-1870 Directory of Lancaster County (page 465)

Warwick Township has ten public schools. The term runs for 6 months.

The lists found in this directory help to determine the general location of each of the schools.

Fairview No Post Office listed

Warwick, New Haven , Buch’s Lititz Post Office.

Millport Oregon Post Office.

Rothsville, Sunnyside , Lower Rothsville Rothsville Post Office. ookout, Brunersville Brunersville Post Office.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, September 14, 1877

THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS of Warwick Township will open generally on Monday next. Miss Sallie Bruckart again takes charge of the Warwick School, as last winter; Mr. Hiram P. Fry, as last winter takes the Pine Hill School; John Myers takes the Rome School; Mr.___ Yetter, the New Haven School. (Note: The blank is Lou and should be listed as Miss Louisa Yetter. She chose to use the name Lou.)

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, October 5, 1877 DISTRICT INSTITUTE – The teachers of Warwick township met Saturday, Sept. 22, in the Rome schoolhouse, for the purpose of organizing a District Institute. The following teachers were present: Misses. Bruckart, Burd and Yetter, and Messrs. Ruth, Statuter, Biemesderfer, Mylin, Myers, Barr, Yetter, Fry H.P., and Fry N.C.

The permanent organization was effected by the election of the following officer, to serve one-half the term:

• President N.C. Fry
• Vice President J.F. Ruth
• Secretary Miss Bruckhart
• Treasurer H.P. Fry

The committee on programme reported, Orthography, Miss Burd; Written Arithmetic, A.N. Stauter; Grammar, J.F. Ruth; Theory of Teaching, Miss Bruckhart; Geography, F.P. Yetter; Reading, Miss Yetter; History and Constitution, N.C. Fry; Vocal Music, J.F. Ruth.

The president appointed as a committee on referred questions, H.P. Fry, Mylin and Biemesderfer. Exercises in spelling and vocal music were had, after which Mr. Ruth gave a very instructive lesson in parsing. After singing a piece of music, the Institute adjourned to meet in two weeks, at the same time and place. All friends of education are invited to attend.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, October 12, 1877

DISTRICT INSTITUTE –The Institute met in the Rome School-house on Saturday, and was called to order by the president. Several pieces of Music were sung, after which Mr. Barr read a chapter from the Bible. Minutes of previous meeting read and approved, and calling of roll. The teacher of orthography being absent, Mr. Miley volunteered to conduct the recitation. The president appointed Mr. Barr to act as teacher of geography. “How should drawing be taught in our schools?” was answered by Mr. Myers. “Your method of teaching an elementary class in numbers?” by Miss Bruckhart, and “Teaching an elementary class in grammar?” by Mr. Ruth

The following questions were referred for next meeting:

1. “How can an interest be obtained in criticizing in reading?”
2. “What is the exact quota necessary for a representative in Congress?”

The visitors present were Miss Jennie Grosh, Miss Libbie Buch, Mr. H.J. Hostetter (director), J.G. Zook, S.B. Huber, W. Fieles. After singing a piece of music, the Institute adjourned, to meet Saturday, October 27.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, November 16, 1877

WARWICK DISTRICT INSTITUTE –The fourth meeting of this institute was held at the Rome schoolhouse Nov. 10, and called to order by the president, N.C. Fry, at 8.30 A.M. After the opening exercises, consisting of vocal music by the members and reading part of the xxiii psalm by Miss Bruckhart, the minutes of the previous meeting were read by the secretary and approved. The roll was then called. Present, Misses Bruckhart, Burd and Yetter, and Messrs. Fry H.P., Fry N.C., Myers, Ruth, Stauter, Tardy, Barr, Miley and Yetter.

Exercises in orthography, grammar, mathematics and reading were conducted by their respective teachers, Messrs. Biemesderfer, Ruth, Myers, and Miss Yetter, after which the institute adjourned to meet at 12 o’clock M.

The afternoon session was devoted to geography, history, and the theory of teaching; after which followed a very interesting discussion on various topics relating to the theory of teaching, and answering referred questions. The question, “What constitutes a number one teacher?” was referred to Miss Bruckhart. “The explanation of the silver bill now pending in Congress,” was referred to Mr. N.C. Fry.

Regular business being in order, Mr. Myers made a motion that the members be fined a small sum for tardiness, which after considerable discussion was defeated.

The institute was visited by Mr. F.S. Stauter, teacher of the Akron school, who gave some very interesting hints on teaching, which were highly appreciated by those present

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, November 23, 1877

LITTLE LOCALS -Miss Sallie Bruckhart’s school paid a visit to the Pine Hill school, taught by H.P. Fry, on Tuesday afternoon.

Some of the public schools throughout the township will be closed on Thanksgiving day.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, February 1, 1878

WARWICK DISTRICT INSTITUTE –[Reporting on the meeting held Saturday, January 26. The afternoon session was as follows:]

During the afternoon session recitations in Theory, History and Arithmetic were held. A committee for the selection of new teachers was appointed, who reported through their chairman as follows: Geography, J.M. Myers; Grammar, J.F. Ruth; Orthography, Miss Yetter; Reading, J. Biemesderfer; Theory, N.C. Fry; History, S. Bruckhart; Arithmetic, A.N. Stauter. Several referred questions were to be answered at the next meeting.

The Association was visited by Misses Hattie Workman, Martha Kreider, Ella Buch and Emma Habecker. Institute adjourned to meet February 9, 1978.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 15, 1878

PUBLIC SCHOOL EXHIBITION –A public school exhibition will be held in the Brunnerville school-house on Monday evening, March 18th, to consist of dialogues, recitations, music, &c. This school has been taught for the last two terms by Miss L. Yetter, who has proven herself in every way competent as an instructor of the young.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 22, 1878

THE BRUNNERVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL EXHIBITION –The neighboring village of Brunnerville was all astir on Monday evening, it being the occasion of a closing exhibition of the public school of that place, taught by Miss Lou S. Yetter. Not only was there a good turnout of citizens from the neighborhood, but Litiz (sic) was largely represented, and many were present from all parts of the surrounding country.

Owing to the lengthy programme, it was deemed necessary to open the exercises at 7 o’clock. Long before that time people flocked thither, and by the time the exercises were proceeded with, the school-house was crowded to overflowing, and there was not a particle of standing room remaining. Even the window sills were used as a support to witness the performance, and many were turned away unable to gain admittance.

The room was handsomely decorated. Wreaths, flowers, pictures &c., graced the walls, and a beautiful American flag hung lustily in the rear of the stage.

The exercises consisted of dialogues, recitations, singing &c. They were an evidence of good training and were rendered in such a manner as to win the admiration of the large and appreciative audience. Their teacher certainly deserves credit for the ability displayed by her pupils, whom she has so successfully taught, and the patience endured by Miss Yetter, in teaching her pupils their respective parts must have been very tiring, but were borne triumphantly. Each pupil taking his or her part satisfactorily and a close observer might have detected a look of pride on the face of the parent while their child was reciting its respective part. The people of Brunnerville must certainly feel thankful that they have in their midst such a person as Miss Yetter, who is so devoted to the teaching of their children and who shows so much joy at the success of her and of her pupils’ efforts.

It is our painful duty to record the conduct of the unruly crowd which had gathered outside of the school house, making it very unpleasant for those inside by their loud talking and howling. Several times had the performance to be stopped and an appeal made to the crowd on the porch to make less noise. Thus the attentive audience was deprived of the pleasure of hearing at different times the various recitations and dialogues. It is strange that upon such an occasion there must be disorder, but it is equally strange that such ignorance is displayed by young men who wish to be classed more refined. The crowd was composed chiefly of roughs from the surrounding country. Profanity was freely indulged in. Being unable to witness the performance, some one in the crowd suggested dancing in lieu of their being deprived of gaining admittance, others commenced jumping and a young man from Litiz (sic) made himself conspicuous in this sport. It is to be hoped that this conduct will not be practiced on every occasion of this nature.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, May 31, 1878

DISTRICT INSTITUTE –The teachers of Warwick township opened their district institute again on Saturday, May 25th, in the Rome school-house. On motion of H.P. Fry, the same officers that served the last session were unanimously chosen to fill the respective offices. It was then agreed that the institute should meet every two weeks. The following teachers were appointed to serve: Hiram P. Fry, Written Arithmetic; John F. Ruth, Grammar; John A. Miley, History and Constitution; Sallie A. Bruckhart, Reading and Literature; N.C. Fry, Theory of Teaching; J.M. Myers, Geography; A.N. Stauter, Orthography and Mental Arithmetic. The exercises were very efficiently conduced [as spelled] and all the teachers seemed to be very earnest in the work before them, which assists so greatly in improving the mind and fitting them still better as instructors of the young.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, June 21, 1878

TEACHER’S EXAMINATION –Wednesday, June 10, was the day appointed by Prof. Shaub for the examination of teachers in this district. The exercises opened at 9 A.M., in the Litiz school building, with twenty-four in the class, and the room filled with visitors. The branches in which they were examined are those taught in the public schools, as follows: Arithmetic (mental and practical), reading, penmanship, orthography, grammar, geography, theory of teaching, and United States history. In orthography some of them lagged considerable. Out of 35 words given one applicant missed 19, one 20, and another 22.

The exercises closed at about five o’clock P.M. A number of teachers obtained first-class certificates, while Mr. Shaub found it his painful duty to refuse certificates to seven.

Before the dismissal of the audience, the directors of Warwick township entered the room, and the school appointments for the coming term were read, as follows:

• Millport: A.N. Stauter
• Sunny Side: J.A. Miley
• Lower Rothsville: J.F. Ruth
• Rome: Miss Lou Yetter
• Warwick: F.P. Yetter
• Union: H. Diehm
• Lookout: Hiram P. Fry
• Brunnerville: H.F. Biemesderfer
• Buch’s School: Miss D. Burd
• Fairview: Miss Sallie Bruckhart
• New Haven: Jerome Biemesderfer

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, September 27, 1878 PERSONAL –

Mr. Samuel Myers, who taught last term at Rome, opened a school at Union Station on Monday with a scholarship of fifty-six and expects to have about eighty as the season advances.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, October 4, 1878

WARWICK DISTRICT INSTITUTE – The teachers of Warwick township held a meeting, in the Rome school-house on Saturday for the purpose of organizing a district institute. The following officers were elected for a term of six meetings: President, J.M. Miley; vice president, Mr. Diehm; secretary, Miss Yetter; cor. sec., F.P. Yetter.

tter. After arranging the programme, which consists of a lecture, debate, referred questions, and a recitation or selection for every meeting, the following teachers were appointed for the different branches: Mr. Diehm, geography; H.P. Fry, theory of teaching; J.M. Miley, history; Mr. Ruth, Grammar; H.N. Biemesderfer, orthography; Lou S. Yetter, reading; N.C. Fry, written arithmetic, and Mr. Ruth, vocal music. The organization completed the institute. Adjourned to meet in two weeks hence. F.P.Y.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, October 18, 1878

TO SCHOOL TEACHERS –Without rewards a school is dead. Issue weekly or monthly reports. Be punctual to the moment in opening and closing school, in beginning and ending recitations. If there is not already, there should be a good ringing bell on your school house. Keep the premises clean and in order. Do not be afraid of fresh air. Young pupils will copy you in everything, unless, indeed, they see that you are not worth copying. Then be dignified in demeanor, gentle in address, neat in person, upright as well in attitude as in character. Be firm, be true, be diligent; study every lesson; you cannot teach a class in even the first book without previous study. Surpress [as spelled] lying and discourage the sneak, When your pupils do well, give them some substantial evidence of their well-doing by merits, checks, certificates or reward cards, or in some other way.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, November 1, 1878

WARWICK DISTRICT INSTITUTE –The third semi-monthly meeting of the Teachers’ District Institute of Warwick township was held at the Rome school-house on Saturday last. The teachers were all present.

The institute was opened with music and the reading of the Psalm. Under new business, a committee of three was appointed to confer with the board of directors on the subject of compelling the pupils of the different schools in the district to speak the English language. Another committee of three was appointed to procure, if possible, a change in the time granted the teachers to attend County Institute, thereby changing it from three to five days, which was granted.

The regular routine of business was then opened, and the different branches were taught by their respective teachers. An essay was read by Miss Bruckhart, entitled, “Order in School.” A selection was read by Miss Burd, entitled, “The Miser,” The referred questions were then answered. The question for debate was warmly discussed by both sides, and the judges decided in favor of the negative. The following questions were referred, to be answered at the next meeting: “Who was Rip Van Winkle?” – N.C. Fry. “Was the Hartford Convention justifiable?” – Miss Burd. “When did the present postage system go into operation, and what of its consequences?” – H.N. Biemesderfer. “What do you mean by hazing?” – H.W. Diehm. “How shall we prevent monotony in reading classes?” – Referred to institute

he question for debate at the next meeting is, “Resolved, That the manner in which our national affairs are conducted our common schools are not a success. The speakers were N.C. Fry, J. Ruth, H.P. Fry, affirmative; H.P. Stauter, John Miley, and H.W. Diehm, negative. The institute adjourned to meet three weeks hence. F.P.Y.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, December 6, 1878

A ROME SCHOOL REPORT – The following is a report of the Rome School for months ending October 21 and November 20

The names of female pupils present every day of the first month are:

• Lizzie Pfautz
• Lizzie Gibble
• Tillie Pfautz
• Fanny Hess
• Katie Dommy
• Bessie Kile
• Lizzie Goda
• Mamie Dommy
• Mattie Graybill
• Katie Hess

The names of male pupils:

• John T. Bender
• Wayne Habecker
• Ezra Habecker
• Isaac Pfautz
• Emanuel Becker
• Josie Goda
• Henry Grabill
• Christ Graybill
• Monroe Kile

The percentage of attendance during the month is: Females 100; Males, 99; total 100 percent.

The names of female pupils present every day of the second month are:

• Lizzie Pfautz
• Lizzie Gibble
• Tillie King
• Anna Helman
• Tillie Pfautz
• Fanny Hess
• Katie Dommy
• Bessie Kile
• Lizzie Goda
• Mamie Dommy
• Mattie Graybill
• Lizzie King
• Sarah King
• Katie Hess
• Lizzie Hess
• Sara Goda

Male pupils:

• John Gibble
• John Bender
• Wayne Habecker
• Henry Gibble
• Isaac Pfautz
• Henry Hess
• Samuel Graybill
• Josie Goda
• Monroe Kile
• Christ Graybill
• Henry Graybill
• Christ Hess

The percentage of attendance during the month is: 97 girls; 95 boys; total 96. LOU. S. YETTER

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, January 10, 1879

REPORT OF THE ROME SCHOOL –The following is a list of pupils present every day for the month ending December 19: (Omitting the names listed and continuing to the balance of the report.) Percentage attendance during month: boys, 94; girls, 97; total 96. Percentage of attendance during term to date: Boys, 96; girls, 98; total, 97.

The visitors to the school for the month were Mrs. King, Rev. A. Hamilton, Mr. Hostetter, Mr. Bollinger, Thomas Warner, Dr. Hertz, Mr. Bomberger, Mr. Witmer, Sabina Wissler, Anna Roth. We extend a hearty invitation to the parents of the school to visit us, and by so doing will encourage the work of both teacher and scholar; and we feel positive that if we are honored by these desired visits that the teacher and scholar will be equally benefited by them. Lou. S. Yetter.

COLD SCHOOL HOUSES – The teachers and pupils in our country schools have had some chilly walks during the recent cold snaps. The children cry with aching hands and feet when they get to the school-houses in the mornings, and it is not uncommon to see their ears and the ends of their noses frozen white. The doors and windows in many of the school-houses are shrunken and out of repair, and admit a great deal of cold air, so that the school-rooms can hardly be warmed up to a comfortable condition before noon, and if the day is winds, are cold as a barn all day. If the school property in the rural districts was properly cared for, fuel would be saved and the health and comfort of teachers and pupils greatly promoted.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, January 17, 1879

LOCAL BRIEFS –The Rome public school, under the care of Miss Lou. Yetter, took a sleigh ride through the surrounding country on Monday last.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, February 21, 1879

ROTHSVILLE SCHOOL REPORT –Following is the report of Rothsville school, No. 5, for the month ending February 14: Number of male pupils enrolled, 28; females, 32.

Average attendance during month of males, 26; females, 31.

Percentage of attendance during month of pupils who did not miss a day during month 35.

Names of those pupils who did not miss a day since Sept. 23: George G. Landis, Grant J. Weachter, Franklin Stauter, Fianna Oberholtzer, Elmira B. Bollinger, Emma Lowry, Ann Mary Landis, Lizzie Pfautz, Emma Witmer, Emma Hess, Mazie C. Smith, Amanda Krafft, Leah A. Lowry, Ida Krafft, Ida Sheaffer, Harriet Carpenter, Annie Witmer.

Ann Mary Landis did not miss a word in spelling since October, and bids fair to stand at the head of the “A” class during the rest of the session. All the patrons of the school are cordially invited to visit it. John F. Ruth, Teacher

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 5, 1879

Recordings –The Warwick township school teachers are happy because this is their last month for the session.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 7, 1879

SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT AT ROME –Saturday afternoon and evening of last week marked an occasion among the pupils, teacher and friends of the village school of Rome which will not soon be forgotten. It was the general impression among the neighbors that nothing in the way of an exhibition or entertainment could be gotten out of the scholars of this school, but they greatly changed the people’s idea on Saturday. In order to give all an opportunity to see and hear what could be done, the programme(sic) was gone over in the afternoon as well as in the evening. That in the afternoon, however, was not so well patronized, but in the evening there were about one hundred and fifty persons packed in the school-room, notwithstanding that an admission fee of ten cents was charged.

The programme(sic) consisted of dialogues, recitations, singing, &c. The respective pieces gave evidence of good training, being rendered in such a manner as to win the admiration of the whole audience. Though it was not expected that the exercises be rendered in a perfect manner, yet there was not much fault to find, each pupil taking his or her part satisfactorily. All this certainly required much trouble and patience on the part of the worthy teacher, Miss Lou. S. Yetter, to whom all credit it due for the almost miraculous changes she has brought about in this school. The proceeds of this entertainment will be used for the purpose of purchasing maps for the school-room, a thing which is much needed.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 14, 1879

ROME SCHOOL REPORT –The following is the report of the Rome school for the months ending January 17th, and February 17th:

First Month. – Number in attendance of boys, 19; girls, 19; total 38. Average attendance of boys, 18; girls, 17; total, 35. Percentage of attendance of boys, 91; girls, 91; total, 93. Not absent during the month: Wellie Pfautz, Henry Graybill, Willie Snavely, Christ. Hess, Wayne Habecker , Christ. Graybill, Emanuel Baker, Kate Hess, Lizzie Pfautz, Lizzie Gibble, Sarah King, Tillie King, Anna Helman, Tillie Pfautz, Mamie dommy, Mattie Graybill, Kate Dommy, Fannie Hess.

Second Month – Number in attendance of boys, 20; girls, 20; total, 40. Average attendance of boys, 19; girls, 19; total, 38. Percentage of attendance of boys, 95; girls, 94; total, 95. Not absent during the month: Ezra Habecker, Willie Snavely, Henry Graybill, Christ. Hess, Wayne Habecker, Christ. Graybill, Emanuel Baker, Joseph Goda, Henry Hess, Samuel Graybill, Monroe Kile, Lizzie Pfautz, Anna Helman, Tillie Pfautz, Mamie Dommy, Mattie Graybill, Fannie Hess, Bessie Kile, Lizzie King.

Visitors: Dian Burd with 33 scholars, J. Miller, C. Kreider, Miss E. Kreider, Miss K. Kilheffer, Frank Barr with 50 scholars, A.L. Lane, Henry Royer, Henry Shissler, Peter Reist, Lizzie Seigert, Anna Wissler, Mrs. Seibert, Mr. Bowman, Mr. Wissler, Jonas Hess, Mrs. Hess, Grant Buchter, Harry Buchter, Mrs. Dommy, Mrs. Gibble, Mr. Nissley, Miss E. Buch, Rev. Herr, Mrs. King, David Brackbill, Isaac Hershey, Lillie Seltzer, Ella Breneman, Mrs. W. Baum. Lou. S. Yetter, TEACHER

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 21, 1879 

RECORDINGS –The public schools of Warwick township nearly all close to-day. Diehm’s Lexington school had a spelling bee on Tuesday evening

PERSONAL – The Warwick public school closed on Tuesday. Before the closing hour, the fourth reader class presented the teacher, Mr. F.P. Yetter, with a handsome autograph album, besides refreshments and a bouquet of flowers, in appreciated of the esteem in which he was held by them.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning , March 28, 1879  

ROME SCHOOL REPORT –Following is the report of the Rome school for the month ending March 21st: Percentage of attendance during month of males, 91; females, 95; total, 93. Percentage of attendance during the term of males, 94; females, 96; total, 95. The following are the names of the scholars present every day of the month: Henry Graybill, Wayne Habecker, Christ Graybill, Henry Hess, Kate Hess, Lizzie Hess, Lizzie Pfautz, Lizzie Gibble, Tillie Pfautz, Mamie Helman, Mamie Dommy, Mattie Graybill, Katie Dommy, Fannie Hess, Bessie Kile, Lizzie King. The following scholars were present every day during the term: Wayne Habecker, Lizzie Pfautz, Tillie Pfautz, Mattie Graybill, Fannie Hess, Mamie Dommy.

We extend our hearty thanks to the parents of the school for the interest they have manifested in behalf of the school; and we are confident that the co-operation of the parents and teacher have not been fruitless. LOU. S. YETTER, Teacher

Recordings – Frank Yetter, who taught the Warwick school the past winter, is going to study medicine.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, April, 18, 1879

LITTLE LOCALS –Rothsville is to have a new school building and graded schools. This will be a great improvement in that locality for the education of the young.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, May 9, 1879

EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS –Prof. B.F. Shaub, county superintendent, announces that the general examinations of applicants will take place in this section of the county in the following order, commencing at 9 o’clock A.M.:

• West Earl twp., May 12, Earlville.
• Litiz district and Warwick twp., June 5, at Litiz. (sic)
• Manheim twp., June 6, Neffisville.
• Manheim bor. and Penn twp., June 9, Manheim.
• Ephrata twp., June 14, Ephrata.
• Elizabeth twp., June 23, Brickerville.
• Clay twp., June 24, Durlach.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, May 30, 1879

TEACHERS’ EXAMINATIONS –Prof. Shaub, County Superintendent, will examine applicants for schools for Lititz District and Warwick township on Thursday, June 5th, commencing at 9 o’clock A.M., in Orchestra Hall, Litiz. The examination is open to the public.

Applicants shall come prepared for written examination, and shall present themselves for examination in the district in which they first apply.

No special examination will be granted, except for cause. Every applicant desiring a special examination must present a written request for the same, signed by at least three members of the Board that wishes to employ the applicant; and must also give a satisfactory reason for not having been examined at the general examination.

Special examinations are held on Saturdays, in the office of the County Superintendent, at such times as are necessary. These examinations are not private, but are open to the public in the same manner as the general examinations are.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, June 6, 1879

School Directors see to it, that your new boards are organized as soon after the first Monday of June as possible. Make your annual report to the County Superintendent immediately after the organization. Drafts for the State appropriation are issued to school districts in the order in which their annual reports and certificates are received at the school department. That is, the school district sending the first correct report to the school department will receive the first appropriation paid. School officers who do not have blanks for making this yearly report should notify the County Superintendent at once.

The Lititz Record, June 13, 1879 WARWICK AND

LITIZ TEACHERS’ EXAMINATIONS –The annual examination of teachers of Warwick Township was held in the Secondary school room as Lititz, Thursday, June 5th . It was opened at 9 o’clock A.M., by County Superintendent Shaub. The preceedings were interesting and instructive throughout, and a goodly number of ladies and gentleman, however, withdrawing at noon. The chief topics in examination were physical geography, history, grammar, and the Constitution of the United States. Speaking of Chief Justice Waite, a gentleman remarked that he held his office long as he behaved himself properly, and Mr. Shaub supposed it was the same with teachers. Some little trouble was had in imagining yourself at a place where the North Star would be directly below your. One lady supposed the place must be heaven, but it was finally concluded to be at the South Pole. More amusing answers were given, but space does not allow us to publish them. Mr. Shaub was pleased that the class came so well prepared, and encourage them to continue the district institutes, which he thought had been very beneficial. He also remarked that if a great many teachers through the county were not more rapid and thorough in their studies and practice of their teaching, their places would be filled by persons more competent. The following are the appointments of teachers for the several schools of the township:

• Millport:Abraham Stauter
• Sunnyside: John Meiley
• Lower Rothsville: John Roth Upper
• Rothsville: Nathan C. Fry
• Rome: Miss Lou S. Yetter
• Warwick: H.N. Biemesderfer
• Union: Hiram Diehm
• Lookout: Hiram P. Fry
• Brunnerville: Miss Emma Habecker
• Buch’s: Isaac Huber
• Fairview: Miss Sallie Bruckart
• New Haven: Jerome J. Biemesderfer
• Lexington: Not Filled

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, October 10, 1879

LITTLE LOCALS –The members of the Warwick teachers’ Institute held their first meeting in the Rome school house on Saturday. (Nov. 4)

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, October 31, 1879

TEACHERS’ INSITITUTE – The twenty-eighth annual session of the Lancaster County Teachers’ Institute will begin on the 10th of November next. During the day-meetings instructions will be given by the most eminent teachers, and discussions upon the following topics will be opened by Miss Mary E. Buckwalter, East Donegal; Mrs. M.B. Archer, Lititz; John Weaver, Esq., Leacock, Prof. I.S. Geist, Marietta; and B.G. Ames, A.M., Columbia. [Topics are listed along with the evening lectures schedule and a note that music instruction with a music book to be given to each member.]

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, November 14, 1879 LOCAL INTELLIGENCE –

In and around town – The Warwick township school teachers have been granted four days to attend the institute but many are taking the full week.

TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE – The twenty-eighth annual session of the Lancaster County Teachers’ Institute commenced at 10.30 on Monday morning in the Lancaster Court House and was called to order by County Superintendent Shaub.

rof. Wm. G. Hall announced and led the singing of the anthem, “Father, whate’er of earthly bliss,” which was well rendered by the Institute. Rev. D.H. Geissinger, a member of the Lancaster school board, read the 96th Psalm and offered a prayer.

Superintendent Shaub announced that the committee on enrollment consisted of the following gentlemen: R.S. Gates, Lancaster; Moses Hollinger, Manheim; and C. Seitz, Mountville.

The superintendent also announced Prof. B.G. Ames, of Columbia, and N.H. Woodward, of Adamstown, as vice presidents of the institute. On motion the hours of meeting were fixed at 9 A.M., 2 P.M., and 8 P.M. Prof. Hall announced that he would be in the Court House half an hour before the hours above named, to meet teachers and rehearse the institute songs.

The membership fee was fixed at $1, including a card of admission to all the meetings, day and evening, and a copy of Prof Lyte’s “School Room Songs,” and the School Journal music page supplement.

On Tuesday afternoon Miss Mary E. Buckwalter, of East Donegal township, read an essay on “Interesting patrons in the schools,” which was followed by a discussion by Mrs. M.B. Archer, of Lititz, and others.

The attendance throughout is remarkably good and the city is enlivened by the many faces of teachers from towns, villages and country.

The roll-keepers report the daily attendance of teachers at this year’s Institute equal to last year’s, which speaks well for the interest taken in the proceedings.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, November 21, 1879

OLD FOLKS AT MILLWAY -Listed in this article are the names of people who lived within a mile of each other in the Millway area who are 77 and above. In the list is Philip Haatz, an ex-school master, aged 81. [This is Philip Kraatz who was the school master in the Rothsville school in the 1830’s and 1840’s before the public school system took hold. This information is included with the early Rothsville school description.]

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, May 14, 1880

PUBLIC SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS –Prof. Shaub is making his annual rounds for the purpose of holding public school teachers’ examinations, commencing at 9 A.M. on each day. The following are the dates and places in this section: Elizabeth township, May 28, Brickerville; Clay township, May 29, Durlach; Manheim township, June 1, Neffsville; West Earl township, June 21, Earlville (Btownstown); Manheim borough and Penn township, June 24, Manheim; Warwick township and Lititz district, June 25, Lititz.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, June 8, 1880

VARIETIES – The annual teachers’ examination for Lititz district and Warwick township will be held in the Lititz public school building on Friday, June 25th .

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, July 2, 1880

TEACHERS’ EXAMINATION AND SCHOOL APPOINTMENTS –Prof. Shaub, county Superintendent of public schools, held the annual teachers’ examination for Warwick township and Lititz district in the Lititz public school building on Friday last. There were only seven who entered the class, of which six were fortunate enough to get certificates. Mr. Shaub;s examination of the teachers was not very severe, yet some of them could not answer some of the most simple questions. Prof. Shaub does the right thing in his examination by occasionally leaving school books and referring to subjects of the day by which means he can soon find out whether a teacher reads newspapers. Judging by the answers of some of them we should think they have entirely neglected their education in the direction of newspaper reading. Before the close of the day’s session the directors of Warwick township made known the school appointments for the coming session, as follows:

• Brunnerville – Miss Sallie Bruckart
• Rome – Miss Lou. S. Yetter
• Warwick – H.N. Biemesderfer
• New Haven – Jerome Biemesderfer
• Fairview – John L. Huber
• Buch’s – Isaac Huber
• Lexington – Miss Lizzie
• Workman Lexington
• Union – H.W. Diehm
• Millport – A.M. Stauter
• Pine Hill – H.P. Fry
• Sunny Side – Miss Emma Habecker
• Rothsville – J.A. Meily Lower
• Rothsville – John F. Ruth

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, September 3, 1880

Recordings –The public schools of Warwick township will open on the 20th September. According to the last school report of Pennsylvania, the average cost for each pupil in the state is 80 cents per month.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 4, 1881

LEXINGTON SCHOOL REPORT –The following is a brief report of the Lexington Union School, H.W. Diehm, teacher, for the month ending February 21: Whole number of pupils enrolled 40; males, 16; females, 24; percentage of males, 94; percentage of females, 90; total 92.

Names of pupils who have not missed a day during the month: Oscar Hackman, Phares Enck, Monroe Zartman, Benj. Eckert, Wayner Enck, Harry Fetter, Ella G. Kryder, Alice Fetter, Cora L. Gantz, Emma Fetter, Lizzie Hackman, Clara I. Schreiner, Emma A. Schreiner, Lizzie C. Zartman, Emma G. Kryder, Clara Hertz.

The following pupils missed the number of words supplemented to their names: Lizzie Zartman 1, Leone Williams 1, Emma Schreiner 1, Wm. Williams 1, Emma Weidman 1, Emma Kryder 1, Monroe W. Phillippi 2, J.L. Hertz 2.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, April 8, 1881

REPORT OF LEXINGTON UNION SCHOOL –The following is a brief report of the above-named school for the last month, ending March 23d: Number of male pupils, 16; females, 24; average attendance of males, 15; female, 22.

Twelve boys have not missed a day during the month. Their names are Monroe Eckert, William Enck, Harry Fetter, Wayne Enck, Ben. Eckert, M. Zartman, Phares Enck, Phares Weidman, Wilson Gantz, Oscar Hackman, J.L. Hertz, Wilson Schreine

The following girls attended every day during the month: Emma Zartman, Callie V. Hertz, Ella Kryder, Alice Fetter, Cora Gantz, Emma Fetter, Lizzie Hackman, Clara Hertz, Emma Schreiner, Sallie Enck, Lizzie Zartman, Emma Kryder.

Monroe Phillippi, Wm. Williams, and Emma Weidman, of the 2d A spelling class, have not missed any words during the month.

Alice Fetter, Harry Fetter, Wilson Schreiner, Ella Kryder, Monroe Zartman, Mary Miller, Emma Zartman, of the smaller class, have also stood without being trapped. H.W. DIEHM, Teacher

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, April 8, 1881

VARIETIES –A spelling bee was held in the Rome school on Monday evening, and was largely attended. The prize for best spelling was awarded to ____ Gibble, consisting of the book entitled “Robinson Crusoe.”

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, May 13, 1881

TEACHERS’ EXAMINATIONS –County Superintendent B.F. Shaub, will hold teachers’ examinations as follows: Salisbury, May 16; Caenarvonm May 18; Earl, May 19; West Earl, May 20; East Lampeter, May 23; Bart, May 24; Paradise, May 25; Manor and Washington, May 26; Warwick and Lititz, May 27; Rapho, May 28; East Cocalico and Adamstown, May 30; Brecknock, May 31; West Cocalico, June 1; Upper Leacock, June 2; Pequea, June 3.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, June 3, 1881

EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS –Prof. B.F. Shaub on Friday last held the annual teacher’s examination for Warwick township and Lititz district in one of the public school rooms. Fifteen entered the class, and the examination was confined principally on history and geography. Among the number one failed and did not make her appearance in the afternoon, while the rest passed through successfully and were highly praised by the superintendent.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, June 10, 1881

SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS AND APPOINTMENT OF TEACHERS –The school board of Warwick township met at the Kemper House on Monday afternoon and organized by re-electing Peter Witmer, president, E.N. Eoy(?), secretary, and C.H. Bomberger treasurer. Teacher for the thirteen schools in the township were then balloted for, resulting as follows:

• Warwick – Hiram P. Fry
• Rome – Lou. S. Yetter
• Lookout – Horace N. Biemesderfer
• Sunny Side – J. Lincoln Hertz
• Millport – John A. Meiley
• Lower Rothsville – A.N. Stauter
• Upper Rothsville – John F. Ruth
• Union – Hiram W. Diehm
• Lexington – John H. Enck
• Fairview – Martin M. Fieles
• New Haven – Jerome Beimesderfer
• Buch’s – Isaac K. Huber
• Brunnerville – Sallie Bruckart

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, June 24, 1881

NEW SCHOOL HOUSE –A Special meeting of the board of school directors of Warwick township was held at the Kemper House on Saturday evening. A new school house was agreed upon, to be erected along the road leading from Millport to Rothsville, about midway between the two villages. Work will be commenced in July and the building is to be finished so that a school can be opened in the fall.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, September 16, 1881

ROTHSVILLE BRIEFS –Two new school houses are being erected in the village and are fast arriving at completion.

The Lititz Express, September 17, 1881

Brunnerville Items –School opens with Miss Sarah Bruckhart as pedagoguess. She is an experienced and successful teacher, and her school will no doubt show the effect of her abilities.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, January 13, 1882

ROME SCHOOL REPORT OF WEEKLY REVIEW –The following named boys and girls have passed a very credible review, and deserve much praise in all their respective studies for the week ending January 6: Fanny Hess, Katie Dommy, Mamie Dommy, Mamie Helman, Sadie Helman, Louisa Imhoff, Louisa Imhoff, Wayne Habecker, Elam Habecker, Henry Hess, and Clayton Hackman.

Lizzie Pfautz, Lizzie Gibble, Henry Gibble, and Christ. Hess succeeded admirable in orthography, grammas, reading, literature, etc., but failed to make the mark in physical geography. John Bender, Monroe Kile, Samuel Graybill, Christ. Graybill, John Gingrich, and Morris Sellers did not fail in their review, but fell somewhat below the standard percentage. L.S. YETTER, Teacher

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, January 20, 1882

ROME SCHOOL REPORT OF WEEKLY REVIEW –It gives me excessive pleasure to state that the rate of increase in the number of pupils having perfect reviews for the week ending Jan. 13, is 50 per cent. The number has become twenty out of a school of thirty.

The following named boys and girls have been quite successful in all their branches: Lizzie Gibble, Lizzie Pfautz, Mamie Dommy, Mamie Helman, Fanny Hess, Katie Dommy, Sadie Helman, Henry Gibbel, Christ Hess, Isaac Pfautz, Elam Habecker, Clayton Roth, Sammy Sellers, Henry Hess, Henry Frank, John Bender, Elmer Sellers, Wayne Habecker, Morris Sellers, and Monroe Kile.

Some of the last named boys failed in their literature, but as that is not a regular study, we do not include it. L.S.YETTER, Teacher

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, January 27, 1882

ROME SCHOOL REPORT OF WEEKLY REVIEW – The following names boys and girls passed a successful review in all the branches which were reviewed: Lizzie Gibbel, Lizzie Pfautz, Mamie Dommy, Mamie Helman, Fanny Hess, Katie Dommy, Sadie Helman, Henry Gibbel, Christ Hess, Wayne Habecker, Henry Frank, Abraham Sellers, Elam Habecker, Clayton Roth, Clayton Hackman, Henry Hess, John Gingrich, John Bender, Elmer Sellers, Morris Sellers, succeeded in all but political geography.

Arithmetic was not reviewed, as we deviated the regular routine after three o’clock, and devoted an hour to recitations and declamations, which was a very pleasant and entertaining feature of the afternoon. LOU S. YETTER, Teacher

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, February 10, 1882

ROME SCHOOL REPORT –The following named boys and girls passed successfully in all their respective studies: Lizzie Gibbel, Mamie Dommy, Fanny Hess, Katie Dommy, Henry Gibbel, Christ Hess, Abram Sellers, Henry Frank, Henry Hess, Clayton Hackman, Isaac Pfautz, Elam Habecker, Clayton Roth, and Sammy Graybill.

Mamie Helman, Monroe Kile, John Bender and Morris Sellers succeeded in some of the branches, but totally failed in a few others. In the afternoon we were honored by the visit of two schools, the Earlville, taught by Miss Alice Reidenbach, and the Summit Level, Manheim twp. taught by Mr. W.G. Edwards.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, February 17, 1882

ROME SCHOOL REPORT –The following named boys and girls succeeded in passing a perfect review of all their studies for the week ending January 20: Mamie Dommy, Mamie Helman, Katie Dommy, Fanny Hess, Mattie Graybill, Sadie Helman, Henry Gibbel, Henry Frank, Christ Graybill, Isaac Pfautz, Henry Hess, Clayton Roth, Elam Habecker, Samuel Graybill, Clayton Hackman and Samuel Sellers.

Wayne Habecker came very near the mark, as he got along very nicely in all his studies but arithmetic. Monroe Kile in all but reading. We devoted one hour’s time Friday afternoon to the organization of a literary society consisting of the pupils of the A and B Classes. Our question for debate one week hence is: Resolved, “That intoxicating drink has done more harm in the world than any other vice.” Besides the debate, we have referred questions to be answered; also a recitation and select reading, and a paper to which members of the society contribute.

L.S. YETTER, Teacher

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning February 24, 1882 – [No Headline on this commentary]

It is a lamentable story that comes to us from a good source of the great disobedience of the male scholars attending the Fairview school, near New Haven, this county. The shameless conduct of the boys has given rise to much ill-feeling between the teacher and parents and has gone so far as to necessitate the suspension of six of them. The prevalence of depravity amongst the male scholar is almost wonderful, and we are informed that not only the present teacher but former ones have had much trouble in the school on this account. It is scarcely safe to locate the blame particularly, but it is very plain that the parents of these refractory children have the power to aid in checking their misbehavior. The indulgence of parents often leads them to overlook the faults of their children, even though these faults are very perceptible, and they thus unwittingly encourage them in their misdeeds. Let this indulgence give place to strict discipline, and the improvement will soon be marked.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 10, 1882

ROME SCHOOL REPORT –The following named boys and girls passed very credibly in all their studies, for the week ending March 3: Lizzie Gibbel, Mamie Dommy, Katie Dommy, Fanny Hess, Sadie Helman, Wayne Habecker, Sammy Sellers, Henry Hess, Clayton Hackman, John Gingrich, Monroe Gable, Isaac Pfautz, Elam Hackman and Clayton Roth.

This will be the last review for this session, and a reward of a book will given to the one of the A and B class that will have the highest number of perfect lessons at the end of the term.

Our Society did very well this week, being quite entertaining. The boys and girls brought out some good points on the question, “Resolved, That the tramps should be transported to Alaska.” Judges decided in the affirmative, as did the house. Select reading, recitation, reading of the Star Weekly and sentiment roll constituted part of the programme(sic).

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 24, 1882

ROTHSVILLE READINGS –The lower Rothsville school, under the management of A.N. Stauter, came to a successful close for the term on March 22. He says he owes his success to the patrons of the school for their hearty support they have given him in sending their children so regularly to school, which may be seen by the following: Attendance during last month – males 28; females, 24; per cent of attendance during last month – males, 90; females 95. Per cent of attendance during term – males, 91; females, 92.

COUNTRY SCHOOLS ABOUT CLOSING -Mr. Grassman’s school, near Brickerville, closed on Wednesday last; so did Mr. John Enck’s, at Lexington, and a number of others closed later in the week.

SPELLING BEE – Miss Lou. S. Yetter’s school at Rome, will close on Wednesday of next week. An entertainment will be given on Tuesday evening, consisting of a spelling-bee, dialogues, declamations, &c. The public is cordially invited. Miss Yetter is one or our best teachers, and has been engaged in this profession for quite a time; the school, which she now controls, has had her valuable services for three or four terms. In regard to their entertainment, we can insure all who attend a very pleasant time.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 31, 1882

LEXINGTON SCHOOL REPORT –The Lexington Union School closed on Tuesday, March 21, the scholars all being present with the exception of a few, who were unable to attend on account of sickness. Twelve male pupils have been attendance every day during the month and ten females. Monroe Eckert, Wm. Enck, Harry Fetter, Lizzie Hackman, Ella Kryder, Emma Zartman, Clara Schreiner, Sallie Enck, Katie Enck, have not missed a day during the term. Ella Kryder and Emma Zartman, both attending every day, have not missed one word and some not any during the last month. It was the custom for the preceding terms to be closed with a spelling bee, but the unfavorable state of the roads and changeable weather have kept us from closing the school in that way. H.D

ROTHSVILLE READING – The Pleasant View school closed on the 28th inst. This school was in charge of John F. Ruth, esq., and he is pleased with the scholars and parents for the manner in which they encouraged him.

FOUR OF ROME’S REGULAR PUPILS – Mammie Dommy has finished her eighth school-year and in this time has not missed a single day; some days she felt sick and was almost unable to go, but went nevertheless. Her sister Katie has attended six terms and missed but one and a half days in the meantime, owing to sickness. Fannie Hess has been going six years and never yet missed a day. Wayne Habecker also attended six years and within this time missed but one day. It is very seldom children are able to go to school so regularly, as they are very often more or less afflicted with some prevailing disease.

CLOSING EXERCISES – The closing exercises of the Rome public School on Tuesday evening proved to be quite a success in every respect. Long before the time for beginning exercises the school-room was the scene of numbers of ladies and gentleman, and by 8.30 the house was perfectly “packed.” The occasion passed off very pleasantly with the exception of one thing, viz: liquor; this had gotten into the heads of a few of “the boys,” and they certainly are not to be blamed for unruliness. The exercises proved very entertaining, being greeted with hearty applause by the audience. “The poetical Wedding” and “How she made him propose,” carried the laurels, which were also very interesting. It was altogether a success and no doubt every one left the house with entire satisfaction.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, May 19, 1882

ROTHSVILLE ITEMS –A pay school was started by Miss Savilla K. Walter, and the school proves a success, as the scholars already number 30.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, June 9, 1882

ORGANIZATIONS OF SCHOOL BOARDS –The School Board of Warwick township met at the Kemper House on Monday and organized by electing Andrew Lane president, Henry S. Miller secretary, and Peter Witmer treasurer. There was considerable discussion in giving out the schools and the hour of nine o’clock in the evening had arrived without coming to a finish. The teacher for Rome, Fairview, Lower Rothsville and Brunnerville are not yet permanently decided upon, but the board will meet again on Saturday to settle it. The following are the appointments as far as known:

• Buch’s – Miss Sallie Bruckhart
• Upper Rothsville – John F. Ruth
• Lookout – Isaac K. Huber
• Union – Hiram H. Diehm
• West Lexington – John H. Enck
• Millport – John A. Miley
• Sunnyside – J. Lincoln Hertz
• Pleasant View – Abraham Stauter
• Martin’s – J.J. Biemesderfer
• Warwick – Cyrus Gibble.

TEACHERS’ EXAMINATION – The examination of teachers for Lititz district and Warwick township was held on Monday last in the Lititz Grammar School room. The class consisted of sixteen members, each of which succeeded in getting a certificate and no doubt left the place with lighter hearts, as these public examinations are always more or less subject to the critical judgment of the spectator.

The Weekly Express, Saturday Morning, June 10, 1882

EDUCATIONAL – EXAMINATION AND THE SCHOOLS –There were seventeen in the class examined on Monday and all of them were successful, some doing credit to themselves. They were, ladies: Lou Yetter, Alice Reidenback, Ella Stark, Sallie Bruckhart, Emma Huber, Ada Bomberger and Lizzie Kemper. Gentlemen: H.P. Fry, J.L. Hertz, Hiram Diehm, I.K. Huber, D.R. Gibble, ____ Strickler, A. Stauter, J.J. Biemesderfer, H.N. Biemesderfer, J.H. Enk.

The directors of the township schools met at the Warwick House and organized by electing Andre Lane president; H.S. Miller secretary; Peter Witmer, treasurer. There was no appointment made for Rome, Fairview, Lower Rothsville or Brunnerville. The board will re-convene to-day to finally adjust matters. The appointments already made are:

• Buch’s: Miss Sallie Bruckhart
• Lookout: Isaac K. Huber
• Warwick: Cyrus R. Gibbel
• Upper Rothsville: John F. Ruth
• Union: Hiram Diehm
• West Lexington: John H. Enk
• Millport: John A. Miley
• Sunnyside: J. Lincoln Hertz
• Pleasant View: Abraham Stauter
• Martins: J.J. Biemesderfer
• The probabilities are that H.P. Fry will receive the Rome school

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, June 16, 1882

APPOINTMENT OF TEACHERS –In last week’s issue was given a partial report for Warwick, but the following is complete with one exception:

• Lower Rothsville, vacant;
• Upper Rothsville – J.F. Ruth
• Pleasant View – A.N. Stauter
• Millport – John Miley
• Sunnyside – Lincoln Hertz
• New Haven – J.J. Biemesderfer
• Fairview – S. Celinda Heiser
• Buch’s – Sarah Bruckhart
• Lexington – John Enck
• Union – Hiram Diehm
• Brunnerville – Lizzie A. Kemper
• Lookout – I.K. Huber
• Warwick – Cyrus Gibble
• Rome – H.P. Fry

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, August 11, 1882

ROTHSVILLE REFLECTIONS –Our schoolhouses are getting a coat of paint, which they should have had one year ago.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, September 8, 1882

ALL AROUND HOME –The township public school will open on Monday, September 18th .

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, September 22, 1882

EDUCATIONAL –The Warwick township school board met at the Kemper House on Saturday for purpose of having teachers sign an agreement before entering upon their duties on Monday. The Brunnerville and Lexington schools were not given out until this meeting, when the former was given to John Enck and the latter to Lizzie Kemper. On Monday all teachers entered upon their work for a session of six months. Miss Lizzie Kemper opened with 21 pupils and seems to like teaching, which is entirely new to her.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, December 15, 1882

VARIETIES –The Brunnerville public school, taught by John Enck, has sixty-three scholars on its roll.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, December 22, 1882

CHRISTMAS CHAT –The Warwick township school directors are not as liberal as those of Lititz. The teachers are granted but one holiday – Christmas day.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, December 22, 1882

NEW HAVEN HAPPENINGS –People going to market on Saturday morning at an early hour saw two tramps loitering about Martin’s school house, having a light inside. Later in the day Mr. Jerome Biemesderfer, the teacher of the school, heard of it and proceeding thither found that a shutter had been pried open, through which the tramps got inside. They started fire in the stove, cast the ashes promiscuously on the floor, and, after being thoroughly warmed up, left with a pair of slippers belonging to the teacher.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, January 19, 1883

ITEMS FROM ROTHSVILLE –The spelling school (bee) at Millport on Tuesday evening was well attended and a success. There were some good spellers present. Lititz Notes – The public school of J. Lincoln Hertz, near Millport, enjoyed an extensive sleigh ride on Monday afternoon. The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, January 26, 1883 SLEIGHING – Isaac K. Huber’s Pine Hill school passed through town on Wednesday in a number of sleighs. The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 16, 1883 THIS WEEK’S DOINGS – The scholars of Cyrus Gibble’s school at Warwick will give an entertainment in the school building on Tuesday evening, March 20th .

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 23, 1883

CLOSING EXERCISES –Cyrus Gibble’s Warwick school children gave a closing exhibition on Tuesday evening, when the house was crowded to its utmost. A spelling bee, declamations, speeches, and music composed the programme. The orchestra was composed of music on the mouth-organ by a boy named Eck and on a flute by young Huber. The exercises generally were interesting, but could not be distinctly heard on account of the noise which prevailed.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 30, 1883

THE ROME SCHOOL –The little Rome school, taught by Hiram P. Fry, closed last week with a most gratifying report. There were 23 scholars enrolled, and the average attendance of girls was 99 and of boys 93. Three scholars are particularly worthy of mention for faithfulness and an example for others to follow. Mame Dommy has not missed a day for eight terms and her sister Kate no a day for seven terms, while Fanny Hess missed but one day in seven terms. Who can do better than these three little girls.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, April 27, 1883

TEACHER’S EXAMINATIONS –Professor B.F. Shaub, superintendent of public schools, announces the general examinations of applicants for schools. The following are the days and places in this section:

• Rapho township, May 17, Sporting Hill
• West Earl township, May 17, Earlville
• Ephrata township, May 31, Ephrata
• Clay township, June 1, Durlach
• Manheim township, June 6, Neffsville
• Warwick township and Lititz, June 15, Lititz
• Elizabeth township, July 16, Brickerville

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, May 4, 1883

ROTHSVILLE RAMBLES –There is some talk that the lower school house, built last summer, is to be removed further south towards Millport. The idea of this we cannot understand, but as usual where there are many heads there are many notions.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, June 22, 1883

PROF. SHAUB’S EXAMINATION – HOW HE DRILLED THE APPLICANTS

Prof. Shaub held the annual teachers’ examination for Lititz and Warwick at this place on Friday last. The class was organized at 9 A.M. with thirteen in the class – five males and eight females. The Warwick township school directors were present in a body both morning and afternoon, and also the Lititz directors. The attendance of outsiders was slim and comparatively few from Lititz.

In orthography the following words were given out:

Until, gorgeous, judicial, gallery, prudential, frigidity, forage, placidness, pleberian, rinderpest, planetary, retina, rhetorician, coalition, revelation, scintillate, oxygen, malaria, righteousness, malignly, revelry, macadamize, heresy, luminary, liquefy, isosceles, italicize, Jehovah, indictment, allopathy, detriment, bayonet, grudolier, vehement, equinoctial, supersede, ebullition, duplicity, fugitive, intriguing. (All the words are as they appeared in the article.)

Six seemed the common number of words spelled incorrectly, while the highest missed was thirteen. The following problems were given to the class, the analysis to be written in full:

1. A man bought a cask of sugar containing 400 pounds for $32. Part was damaged and he sold the remainder for five-fourths of the cost per pound, and thereby gained a sum equal to one-eighth of the purchase money, what per cent was damaged?
2. John and James have the same income. James spends one and two-seventh times as much as John, and finds himself $98.56 in debt. What is their income?
3. A man wished to sell a carriage and asked 25 per cent more than cost; he finally sold it for 15 per cent less than his asking price and gained $7.50. What was the asking price?
4. A, B and C trade in company. A put in $400, B put in $2500, C put 300 barrels of flour. They gained $2300, of which C took $1000. Find the price of C’s flour per barrel?
5. How many rods of fence will enclose a circular field containing ten acres?

The afternoon’s session was devoted mainly to the examination in geography. These are the questions given:

• Discuss the Pacific slope the United States.
• Discuss Japan, describe the country, characteristics of the people, government and rank.
• Name the five leading powers in Europe.
• Name the constant currents.
• Name three rainless regions and tell how they are caused.
• At the close certificates were granted to all but three – two males and one female. The Superintendent closed the session without any remarks whatever.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, June 22, 1883

WARWICK SCHOOL BOARD –The Warwick township School board met and organized on the 4th inst. by electing F.S. Hackman president, Peter Witmer treasurer, and Henry S. Miller secretary. On the 15th inst. they met and elected the following teachers:

Buch’s – W.S. Stauffer

Warwick – Cyrus Gibble

Rome – Hiram P. Fry

Martin’s – Mary C. Smoker

Fairview – S. Celinda Heiser

Lexington – Emma V. Huber

Union – C.G.F. Miller

Brunnerville – John Ench

Lookout – Isaac Huber

Sunnyside – J.J. Biemesderfer Millport – John A. Meiley Pleasant View – Abram N. Stauter Upper Rothsville – John F. Ruth Lower Rothsville – B.F. Kopp The School Board increased the salaries of all teachers $5 per month.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, September 21, 1883

Brunnerville Bits – Our public school opened here on Monday with 43 scholars the first day, and 48 the second. This school is almost too large for one teacher to manage and it will not be many years before the directors will be compelled to erect a larger school house. Lexington Items The Lexington union school opened on Monday with 32 scholars enrolled the first day. Clayton Miller is the teacher.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, November 9, 1883

Neighborhood News – The Millport school in Warwick township was dedicated last Friday, the 2d inst. The building is a good frame structure 24 x 32 and reflects credit on all concerned. Addresses were delivered by Dr. Higbee, State Superintendent, Mr. King teacher of the school, Dr. Dellman of Oregon, Messrs. Levi Reist and Peter Reist and others

Rothsville Rambles- There is much talk about reform in both the political parties and I agree that it is necessary. But much more is it necessary to have reform in the Warwick township school board. We refer to the building of the Millport school house, and if they have not yet found a name for it I would suggest that they call it the Muddy School House. I do not mean the building, but the lot on which it stands. The location of the old building was at a dry and healthy spot, did not suit them; it had to be removed to a place where it was muddy and almost beyond reach when there is wet weather. A few of our directors selected the present site merely for the convenience of half a dozen children and to the inconvenience of about 40 children in the village of Millport, notwithstanding they were offered ground by L.S. Reist only about 150 years away, which would have been by far preferable. Let us have reform in the school board.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, January 11, 1884

ROTHSVILLE RAMBLES –A number of boys were coasting at the Sunnyside hill near Millport, last week, and the sled went so fast and far that they went through a paling fence, skinning their hands and faces. The RECORD reporter witnessed the scene. (The school at that location is known as the Sunnyside school.)

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, February 22, 1884

Brunnerville Bits –Our village school has at present enrolled 76 pupils, and a monthly average attendance of 58, which we think is entirely too much for one teacher, to say nothing of the crowded conditions of the small school-house. We do hope that the school directors will take this matter into consideration and try to provide better facilities for the education of the young. Let them act in good time, so that when the next term opens in the fall there will be a change for the better. Mr. J.H. Enck, the teacher, is doing the best he can under present circumstances.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 21, 1884

Rothsville Rambles –The spelling bee at Millport school was well attended on Friday evening last. Had it not been for the bad weather it would have been overcrowded. The spelling was grand, especially by the school, they taking five first prizes; the sixth one was awarded to Mr. Shirk, of Oregon, who also carried one away at the other spelling bee some time ago.

Our school closed with a small number of pupils in attendance, the measels [as spelled] having half the number at home before the close yesterday.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, May 2, 1884

Rothsville Rambles –The subscription school is in progress in the Pleasant View school house, south of the Keystone hotel. Mr. Walter P. King is the teacher and has a goodly number of pupils.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, May 16, 1884

General Examination –The examination of applicants for schools in this part of Lancaster county will be held as specified below, the examinations to begin at 9 A.M.:

• Rapho twp., May 20, Sporting Hill
• Manheim twp., May 23, Neffsville Ephrata twp., May 27, Ephrata
• West Cocalico Twp., May 28, Schoeneck
• Clay twp., May 29, Durlach
• Elizabeth Twp., May 30, Brickerville
• West Earl Twp., June 2, Earlville
• Warwick twp., and Lititz, June 13, Lititz
• Earl twp., June 17, New Holland
• Manheim bor. and Penn twp., June 23, Manheim
• East Cocalico twp., and Adamstown bor., June 28, Reamstown.

Applicants should come prepared for written examination, and should be examined in the district in which they first apply. No special examination will be granted except upon the written request of at least three members of a Board wishing to employ an applicant who could not attend any of the general examinations. Special examinations are not private.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, June 13, 1884

In the building of country school houses I notice one decided improvement. It is the erecting of a steeple with a bell in it. In the country where the children attending school are scattered far and near, and where nearly every one sets his clock more by guess than by a correct time, the ringing of the bell at opening hours is a capitol idea. It brings about a more punctual time of arrival, besides putting a little life into the quiet vicinity. There are now three schools in Warwick township with bells.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, June 20, 1884

TEACHERS’ EXAMINATION –The County Superintendent Among the Pedagogues – The examination of applicants for schools in Warwick township and Lititz was held at the latter place on last Friday. The class was composed of seven ladies and four gentlemen. The following words were given as a test in spelling and defining: Poultice, solace, diversity, grievance, nuisance, oscillate, scintillate, petroleum, sacrilege, secretary, terrify, stupefy, impediment, superstitious, dilatory, facetious, hideous, partiality, poignant, convalescent, galvanize, juicy, neecy, incomparable, gondola, idolize, clemency, disfranchise, cuticle, influenza, cathartic, opodeldoc, marasmus, apoplexy. [All words as spelled in article.}

THEORY OF TEACHING

1. Define what is meant by the New Education. Name its chief representative.
2. What is meant by bands of mercy and should they have a place in our schools?
3. Name three ways of developing the moral nature of a child.
4. Name three ways of developing the expressive faculty of a child.
5. Define discipline, school law, recitation, punishment, program, faculty, a successful school.

WRITTEN ARITHMETIC

1. a. Define decimal fraction, b. State a proportion, c. Given product and multiplicand, name the unknown term and tell how is it to be found, d. Use the four fundamental signs in an operation.
2. If 20 yards of cloth, 1 yd. wide, shrink 4 per cent of the length and 5 percent of width, what is the loss in square yards?
3. A. bought a horse on 8 months credit for $140, and sold him immediately for $150 cash. Required, the gain or loss in money, it being worth 8 per cent.
4. I sold a quantity of leather through a broker who charged me 3½ per cent commission. My commission was 5½ per cent. After paying my broker, I had $30.40 remaining. What was the value of the leather.
5. If a grocer uses scales that weigh 15¼ oz. to a lb., does he give or defraud and how much in value in selling $55.04 worth?
6. A tourist leaves home at 12 M. on Monday, and on the following Saturday finds his watch 1 hour, 15 minutes slow. In what direction and how far did he travel?

GEOGRAPHY

1. Motions of the earth and their effects.
2. Civilization.
3. Governments.
4. Discuss Mexico in its relations to the U.S.
5. Define great and small circles, meridian circle, climatic circle, axis, height of land, plateau, metropolis, cannibal, pagan.
6. Locate Trieste, Cape San Lucas, Lake Winnepeg, Mt. Hecla, Gulf of Tonquin, Land of Dates, Galapagos islands. [All words as in article.]

The above work was written, while the examination in Grammar, Mental Arithmetic, Reading, and U.S. History and Constitution were oral. In the last named branch Prof. Brecht does not confine himself to questions concerning events that happened fifty and a hundred years ago, but evidently expects the instructors of the rising generation to know what it going on in the world now.

The examination was well attended. All the directors of Warwick township were present. The Millersville State Normal school also had a number of representatives present.

EDUCATIONAL – Appointment of Teacher’s in Various Places – Warwick township school board met at the Warwick House last Friday and made the following appointments:

• Buch’s – Walter S. Stauffer
• Brunnerville – J.H. Enck
• Fairview – Miss S. Salinda Heiser
• Lookout – I.K. Huber
• Lexington – Miss Emma V. Huber
• Millport – Walter P. King.
• Martin’s – J.J. Biemesderfer
• Pleasant View – A.N. Stauter
• Rothsville (Upper) – J.F. Ruth
• Rothsville (Lower) – B.F. Kopp
• Rome – H.P. Fry
• Sunnyside – Miss Augusta M. Bushong
• Warwick – Cyrus Gibbel
• Union – F.K. Sechrist

Term, 6 months; salary, permanent $45; Professional $42.50; provisional from $35 to $40. Lexington and Union school houses will be repaired and furnished with new furniture.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, August 22, 1884

Lexington Locals –A 200-pound bell has been placed on the Lexington union school-house. To pay for it, money was collected in the school district, the school board attending to placing it in position. The school building is also being remodeled. A new floor, the walls wainscoted up to the windows, fresh paint and the latest improved school furniture comprise the changes. The school house was erected fourteen years ago. (ca 1870) The Lexington school-house along the Lititz and Lexington pike will be re-painted, remodeled and newly furnished with desks and benches. It is much needed, since it is twenty-five years since it was built and furnished. (ca 1859)

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, August 29, 01884

Miscellaneous Matter –The public schools of Warwick and Elizabeth townships will open on September 15th .

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, September 19, 1884

Lexington Locals- On Saturday evening the school directors disposed at public sale at the Union school house a lot of old desks, boards, etc., left after the two school houses were repaired. Ben Hacker was the auctioneer, which probably was his first undertaking in this line. Rothsville Rambles Our public schools opened on Monday with a good attendance.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, November 7, 1884

Teachers’ Institute – The thirty-third annual session of the Lancaster County Teachers’ Institute will be held in Fulton Opera House, Lancaster, during the week beginning November 10th. Teachers and all others interested in this work are respectfully requested to present any popular questions of an educational character that they may wish to have discussed. The institute will devote a short time each day to questions, difficulties, irregularities of the teachers detailed from their own personal experience. Let the questions be clearly and definitely stated.

The teachers in general are respectfully asked to bring samples of pupils’ work to place on exhibition during the week. An opportunity will also be given for brief oral reports of any new or special plans or classes which teachers have found to promote fresh interest in their schools.

Thursday afternoon special attention will be given to subjects of direct interest to Directors. It is hope that every Board in the county will be present.

The evening sessions are of a popular order of excellence, replete with culture, instruction and entertainment and will be higly [as spelled in article] interesting and attractive.

The regular sessions of the institute will begin at 2 P.M. on Monday. The day sessions will be devoted chiefly to the discussions of the manner and matter of instruction especially adapted to the spirit of our common schools.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, November 28, 1884

Brunnerville Bits-Our village school is full. Every seat is occupied and about twelve more scholars are expected to come within the next month. The teacher, J.H. Enck will be obliged to make room for the incomers, as was done heretofore. We don’t see why the directors do not build a larger school house.

Rothsville Rambles The lower Rothsville school house has a new bell, with a charming sound. Who pays for it we do not know.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, December 5, 1884

Lexington Laconics – County Superintendent Brecht visited the school at this place on Monday.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 20, 1885

Rothsville References –Our schools closed this week.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 27, 1885

Miscellaneous Matter -The Warwick township school board met at the Warwick house last Saturday and cashed off teachers for the last month of the term. All the schools are now closed and the youngsters generally are happy.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, April 3, 1885

Brunnerville Brieflets –Miss Celinda Heiser, of Lexington, will start a pay school here, commencing next Monday. We trust she will be well patronized, as she is a first-class teacher, and has good prospects before her.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, April 24, 1885

LONGER SCHOOL TERMS –The custom of holding pay or summer school in the country school houses after the regular winter session closes is a good one and should be still further extended. It is a conspicuous and a rather discouraging fact that most of the education acquired during the winter term is forgotten during the prolonged idleness which the children are allowed to indulge in throughout the summer. The importance of this fact and the necessity for removing it are readily apparent and parents are becoming to question their judgment in keeping their children so long from their books. In none of these summer schools is there a rigorous course of study pursued. The teachers and the parents as well know that this would not be judicious. A choice selection of easy and appropriate studies is what the children are required to follow, and it is generally the practice of the teachers to allow ample time for the necessary pastime of the scholars. To parents especially the summer school should commend itself. It makes a wise provision for their children in the way of acquiring knowledge by easy stages, while there is always a chance for them to retain a good measure of the learning gained during the winter months.

The smaller children especially should be sent to the summer schools. The winter session is not long enough, and the enforced summer idleness is not conducive to even an easy training of the mind. Again, in sending small children to these schools an opportunity is given them to acquire sufficient mental development to enable them to compete with their older companions in the harder studies of winter. This fact, in this connection, is quite important. An acquaintance with and experience in the methods of the school house are fortunate possessions to the youngster just entering the, to him, mysterious portals of the school. If he can gain this experience among those nearer his own age and with whom he most associates he is favorably equipped to compete in the winter schools.

We have intimated above that the winter school terms are too short, and this is becoming generally more apparent. The usual length of the sessions, as in Warwick, is about six months, which is too short a time. That this assertion is true may be proved by the fact that in several districts they now have a seven months’ term. It could easily be made eight. The children should be sent as much as possible to school. Of course, at the same time paying due attention to the absolute necessity of plenty of rest and play. Indeed, it would be a very good plan to have the winter term last nine months, and then, if thought proper, give the children the remaining three months of the year to themselves. The winter school term should be longer than they are at present, at least.

Lititz Record, Friday Morning, April 24, 1885

Miss Celinda Heiser’s Brunnerville school had thirty-four pupils.

Lititz Record, Friday Morning, May 1, 1885

Points for Teachers –Prof. M.J. Brecht, Superintendent of the public schools, announces the time and places of holding the general examinations for 1885 as follows:

• East Cocalico township and Adamstown Borough, May 15, Reamstown
• West Cocalico township, May 16, Schoeneck
• West Earl township, May 18, Earlville
• Rapho township, May 20, Sporting Hill
• West Hempfield township, May 22, Mountville
• Upper Leacock township, May 23, Bareville
• Mount Joy borough and Mount Joy township, May 27, Mount Joy
• Manheim borough and Penn township, May 28, Manheim
• Manheim township, June 9, Neffsville
• Earl township, June 10, New Holland
• Ephrata township, June 11, Ephrata
• Clay township, June 12, Clay
• Warwick township and Lititz, June 22, Lititz
• Elizabeth township, June 23, Brickerville

The examination will begin at 9 o’clock in the morning. Besides the usual instructions to applicants the following special items occur in the notice to teachers:

Physiology and Hygiene with special reference to the effects of stimulants and narcotics upon the human system shall be introduced this year, and studied as a regular branch by all pupils, in all departments of the public schools of the state.

Branch Institutes, under the supervision of the County Superintendent, will be held the coming season at Manheim, Ephrata. Mount Joy, New Providence, and probably Maytown, and a few other points. The Thirty-fourth Annual Session of the County Teachers’ Institute, will be convened in Lancaster, on November 9, 1885.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, June 26, 1885

Teachers’ Examination – County Superintendent J.M. Brecht held his annual examination at this place on Monday. Nine Applicants entered the class, one failing. They were given the following work:

THEORY

1. Define memory, observation and perception.
2. State to what extent you would use illustrations.
3. Define object lessons and state three ends you would have in view in teaching object lessons.
4. Give five ways of testing a pupil’s knowledge of a subject.

ARITHMETIC

1. For what sum must a note be drawn at three months that the proceeds when discounted at 7 per cent shall be $981.91⅔?
2. If 10 horses in 50 days consume 5 tons of hay, how long will 8 2/5 tons, last 6 horses, 20 cows and 30 sheep, supposing each cow to eat one-half as much as a horse and each sheep one-third as much as a cow?
3. I sent A $12,750 with which to buy wheat @ 1.25 per bushel; after deducting his commission of 2 per cent on money paid out, how many bushels did he buy?
4. How many balls 1½ ft. in diameter are equal in volume to a cubical box 4 ft. in the clear?
5. I wish to insure a property worth $5000 so as to include valuation and premium in case of loss, rate of insurance 1½ per cent. What is the face of policy?

GEOGRAPHY

1. Draw State of New Hampshire, state 2 rivers, 3 cities, 2 lakes, industries, grazing, woolen goods, farming.
2. Definition of bay, mountain system, channel, longitude, ecliptic, axis, civilization.
3. Make a zigzag journey from Mt. McGregor to Mt. Orizable, pass through 5 cities each having over 100,000 inhabitants buying turpentine, gunpowder, cheese, petroleum, salt and quinine, at places produced.
4. Name 4 rivers, 4 cities, 4 capes, 4 mountain, chains, 4 plateaus, 4 natural products, 4 cultivated products, 4 manufactures, 4 kinds wood, 4 species of animals, 4 kinds of soil, 4 kinds fish, 4 kinds birds of South America.

The class was also tried in grammar and orthography, but space prevents us from mentioning in full.

Teachers Appointed – The board of directors of Warwick township met at the Warwick House on Monday afternoon and appointed the following teachers for the next term:

• Rome – Cyrus Gibble
• Warwick – H.N. Biemesderfer
• Martin’s – Samuel H. Ranck
• Fairview – S. Celinda Heiser
• Lexington – J.H. Enck
• Union – J.J. Nable
• Brunnerville – J. Lincoln Hertz
• Lookout – J.H. Huber Upper
• Rothsville – J.F. Ruth
• Lower Rothsville – J.H. Levenight
• Pleasant View – A.N. Stauter
• Millport – A.H. Breneman
• Sunnyside – J.J. Biemesderfer
• Buch’s – H.R.

Gibble Salaries paid from $30 to 42, and $45 for permanent certificates.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, August 28, 1885

Items from Rothsville –The lower school house is getting a new coat of paint.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, September 11, 1885

Items from Rothsville – Our public schools will open on Monday with the appearance of a good attendance.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, September 25, 1885

Items from Rothsville – Our schools, which opened on Monday, are already crowded, with many more to come.

Brunnerville Brieflets – Our village school opened on Monday with forty-four scholars enrolled and J.L. Hertz as teacher. As suggested in the RECORD a year ago, this school should be graded by all means, as by the time all the scholars are on hand, one teacher will have too much to do justice to his pupils. Let the board of directors take the matter into consideration.

Lititz Record, Friday Morning, December 4, 1885

EDUCATIONAL –Warwick Wants a New School House – An interesting meeting of the Warwick township School board was held at the “Warwick House,” last Saturday afternoon. After the usual routine of business was gone through with, and the teachers had received their pay, Captain John Bricker presented a petition, signed by forty-seven heads of families, praying for the erection of a new school house to be erected in town. The Captain presented the case in an earnest and forcible manner, showing that the house was needed, on account of the large number of pupils who now attend the school, and are compelled to travel a long distance through snow, mud and stormy weather. He said if the house was in the village of Warwick, only about five or six children would have to travel from the country in, while now some forty have to go from the village out.

This is an injustice done the many, to accommodate the few. At present many of the smaller children do not obtain more than three or four months schooling during the term, on account of the distance and bad weather.

The Warwick people claim that as the Brunnerville and Pine Hill schools are very large there could easily be another district located, relieving these schools and the Warwick school then be located in the center of the population, a measure granted to all the other schools in the township and which they also have a right to demand.

If a house was erected in town, the town patrons would, in addition to the regular term, support a summer session of two or three months, thus giving to their children a double advantage over what they have now.

The signers of the petition represent about 79 children, and the tax paid by those who want the new house amounts, to $343.06. The average tax paid to support the schools in Warwick township is $334. So that those who desire the new house pay more than the average tax to a house. The average number of taxables to a school in the township is 62, while the actual taxables to the new house is 74. (Paragraph is as written in newspaper.)

The average amount necessary to support a school in the township is $270. They pay $343.06 each year and our children only get about one-third the term.

Mr. Bricker’s remarks were well received, and from the conversation which followed, the cordial consent of the School Board to take the matter under consideration, we are led to believe it will not be a very great while before the new school house will be built.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, December 11, 1885

A parent of two children of the Rome school took the children out of school because he was opposed to the new study of physiology imposed upon them.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, December 25, 1885

Brunnerville Brieflets –Mr. L. Hertz with his entire school paid a visit to Mr. Whitson’s school at Lexington. They proceeded there on foot.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, December 25, 1885

Rothsville Remnants –The roof on the lower Rothsville School house, which is a patent metallic one, is defective, and will be replaced with shingles. In the first place the metallic cost nearly twice as much as a wooden one and must now be tour {as spelled in article] off and shingled at an expense to the taxpayers.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, January 1, 1886

Rothsville Remnants – The scholars of Prof. Ruth’s school were rewarded with acceptable Christmas gifts.

Not That Kind of Roof –In the Rothsville correspondence to the RECORD last week reference was made to a metallic roof on the Rothsville school house, which is defective and must be replaced. We have since learned that the roof was an old patent sheet iron roof, not a metallic one. Some people are under the impression that it was the same kind of roofing as is sold by our town tinsmith, A.M. Kreider. Far from it. Mr. Kreider sells the patent tin shingle, and he has yet to hear of the first complaint of the excellent and popular-growing roofing of which he has sold so much of.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, January 22, 1886

Teachers’ District Institute – A teachers’ district institute will be held at this place on Saturday, February 13. The executive committee met on Saturday last to make arrangements for this purpose. The district comprises Manheim, Elizabeth and Warwick townships, with Lititz district included. Teachers will be present from nearly all the schools in these township and the sessions will be open to the public.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, January 29, 1886

AROUND THE FIRESIDE – Interesting Notes and Comments on Persons, Places and Things. Those of you who attended the public schools fifty years ago will be greatly surprised if you will take time to visit them at present and see the many changes that have taken place and how very differently the scholars are instructed than they were when you were trying to master the three Rs. The studies were few and far between then, and many an hour you sat on your little backless bench swinging your legs to and fro and wondering how much more you would have to learn until you “knew everything.” Your school had no library sequestered in some corner of the room to which you could have access whenever there were any spare moments to be made use of and idle hands to keep from mischief. But the scholars of today have no cause to be idle if they wish to be studious for the lack of studies. Children learn more nowadays and study harder because they have a larger number of studies to wade through than their fathers and mothers had. But with the introduction of every new study there arises hundreds of complaints from parents who seem to think that what was good enough for them ought to just as well for their children. But we are advancing in civilization and science, and children require more studies to successfully cope with the rising generation. So bid welcome to all new useful studies that are introduced into the public schools and lend a hand toward building up libraries for the edification and enlightenment of your offspring.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, February 5, 1886

Personal – Mr. John H. Enck of Lexington, is not able to teach school this week, owing to a sore throat, no doubt quinsy, which is going the rounds at a good many places. The school is closed.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, February 12, 1886

February Facts – We hear of teachers and friends of the public schools from all quarters who will be here on Saturday to attend the district institute. There will be numerous strangers among us, all of whom are truly welcome. The Brunnerville school was sleighing last Tuesday to the Oregon and Summit Level schools. Here they met Buch’s school of near Lititz. At the last-named school a spelling match was held and Brunnerville carried off the prize.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, February 19, 1886

TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE – NINTH DISTRICT – The first Session of the Ninth District Institute, composed of the townships of Warwick, Manheim, Elizabeth and Lititz Independent, opened on Friday evening in the public school building. Prof. Hackman, principal of the Lititz schools, presided, Miss Fobes acting as sccretary.

At 7.45 P.M. the exercises were opened with a song, by a delegation of the Lititz Choral Society, led by Prof. Keeny, Miss Lizzie Kemper presiding at the organ

[Next follows a day by day, listing of discussions, addresses, papers read, essays, a resolution of thanks, lectures, and the following:]

NOTES AND COMMENTS – This was the first meeting of this kind ever held at Lititz, and notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather and almost impassable condition of the roads, was well attended; however, we think the directors were not as numerous as they might have been. It being primary election day, many of them appeared to take more interest in that gathering than in the public schools.

Physiology was well discussed, yet we saw some teachers puffing away at their cigars, and some darks spots on the floor showed plainly where some chewers sat.

If teachers desire their pupils to sit quiet during the sessions of school, how about teachers when attending District Institute?

As these Institutes are held for the benefit of teachers, why is there not more interchange of sentiment? Why should three or four out of twenty-four teachers do all the talking?

The music furnished by the L.H. orchestra was highly appreciated by all, and it was remarked that it was the best music ever furnished by any Lititz organization.

The proceeds of the evening lecture paid all expenses, and left about five dollars, which will be given to the Moravian Sunday-school. (The evening session on Saturday was held in the Moravian Sunday-school chapel.)

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 26, 1886

Brunnerville Brieflets – J.L. Hertz, teacher of the Brunnerville school, had a lively spelling bee last week. The house was crowded and good order prevailed. The first match ended with the word “deceive,” which the two last in the class were “deceived” in their ideas as to which was right. Although “hygiene” is a new branch of study in our public schools, it seems not to have been over-studied, or else one of the contestants in the second class could have mastered it instead of it mastering him. Addresses were delivered by Messrs. J.H. Enck, J.L. Hertz, D.B. Becker and Miss Lottie Hacker. Vocal music was also a prominent feature of the exercises with organ accompaniment by George L. Keith, a young man who is quite an adept in music of this kind.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, April 16, 1886

Warwick to have a School House – A meeting of the Warwick township school board was held at the Warwick House last Saturday afternoon to hear arguments in favor and against the long asked for school house in the village of Warwick. Numerous persons spoke in favor of it, while one represented those who were opposed. The board found that it was really a necessity to have a new school established and agreed upon granting the request of the Warwick tax payers and patrons. Just where the building will be located is not yet known. Brunnerville Brieflets – Thus far no one has undertaken to teach summer session in our school. This is a good place and a teacher would be well compensated if he undertook it.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, April 30, 1886 –

General Examinations – Prof. M/J. Brecht, County Superintendent of Public Schools, makes the following announcement of examinations and school work to 1886 at the times and places specified below. The examinations will begin at 9 a.m.

[The dates of the scheduled examinations start May 12, and continue through July 2]

June 25, Warwick township , and Lititz, Lititz.

All applicants, before receiving a certificate, will be required to pass an examination in Physiology and Hygiene, as prescribed by law.

SPECIAL TO DIRECTORS – Directors will please give notice of the time and place of examination to those whom they wish to employ, and have the room in proper condition, furnished with crayon, erasers, etc.

The attention of directors is specially called to decision 125, of the School Law, which provides that no one shall be engaged to teach in the public schools who does not hold a legal certificate.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, June 13, 1886

Organization of Warwick School Board – The Warwick township school board organized on the first Monday in June by electing J.H. Phillippi president, H.S. Miller, secretary, and Emanuel R. Shirk, Treasurer. The other directors are Peter Witmer, F.S. Hackman, S.S. Brubaker. A change was made in the salaries to be paid hereafter, as follows: Permanent certificate, $45; normal school and No. 1 professional certificate, $42.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, June 25, 1886

HERE AND THERE – Today (Friday) county Superintendent Brecht will examine applicants for school in Warwick and Lititz districts. The examination will be held in the Lititz public school building, beginning at 9 A.M.

The school board of Warwick township will meet and elect teachers for the coming term to-day.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, July 2, 1886

School Matters – The board of Warwick township elected the following teachers:

• Buch’s – H.R. Gibble
• Rome – Hiram P. Fry
• Martin’s – J.J. Biemesderfer
• Fairview – Sally R. Miller
• Lower Rothsville – Miss Sweigart
• Upper Rothsville – John Ruth
• Pleasant View – A.N. Stauter
• Sunnyside – William Ney
• Millport – Mr. McMullen
• Lookout – Cyrus Gibble
• Brunnervile – J.L. Hertz
• Lexington – John Enck
• Union – S. Selinda Heiser
• Huber’s – John Hershey
• New Warwick – I.K. Huber

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, September 10, 1886

HERE AND THERE – The Warwick township public schools will open on Monday, 20th inst., and not on the 13th .

Brunnerville Brieflets – The people of Brunnerville are all glad to hear that J. Lincoln Hertz is coming back to teach this school, and say words of praise concerning him in regard to teaching.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, September 17, 1886

The New School Building – The new Warwick school house is now under roof and shortly will be ready for use. The structure is frame. Considerable fuss and talk was created while in course of erection, chiefly on account of the manner in which orders were given for building it. The windows were entirely too small, in the estimation of most people, and door also was out of proportions compared to similar buildings. Tax payers protested and clamored until finally the directors ordered the windows and door enlarged, which will now give over one hundred square inches more light to the window than at first. “Let there be light,” said the intended patrons, and light on a larger scale is forthcoming.

Record-ings – The country schools open next Monday.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, September 24, 1886

Brunnerville Brieflets – Mr. J. Lincoln Hertz returned from his trip to the west on Saturday with the intention of teaching this school, but learning that his wages or salary was lowered he resigned. We think it very foolish of the school board to lower a teacher’s salary, especially one who is as highly appreciated in our vicinity as Mr. Hertz. Miss Emma V. Huber of Lititz is now teaching it and we wish her success.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, October 8, 1886

The County Schools – Superintendent Brecht’s Report – Twenty of the fifty-two districts in the county opened their schools in August. It is doubtful if our schools have ever opened under more favorable auspices than they do this fall. An especially strong corps of teachers, a number of new houses and increase in salary and length of term in a fair proportion of districts; excellent health throughout the county, and the absence of any trace of halfhearted measures among School Boards in the organization and equipment of schools for the ensuing year, are helpful signs of a promising school year.

Ready for Use – The new Warwick school house at the rear of T. Frank Evans’ residence will be ready for opening on Monday next, with Isaac K. Huber as teacher. The building will be heated with a large heater in the cellar. The ventilation is a new idea and said to be superior to the ordinary way of ventilating public buildings.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, October 15, 1886

Brunnerville Brieflets – County Supt. Brecht made his appearance unawares to most of the scholars and parents on Tuesday. The regular teacher, Miss Huber, not being able to be present on account of toothache, had sent her sister as a substitute and by all appearances the school was not found in first-class condition under the circumstances.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, October 22, 1886

SHORT AND CRISP – The new school house bell at Warwick does not have a pretty sound.

School Reports – Report of the Brunnerville school for the month ending October 15: Whole number in attendance, males, 25; females 21; total 46. Average attendance, males, 21; females, 20; total 41. Per cent of attendance, males, 95; females, 98; total 97. Number who did not miss a day: males, 12; females, 15, total 27.

EMMA V. HUBER

Following is the report of the Union school for the month beginning Sept. 20 and ending Oct. 15: No. of pupils enrolled, males 22; females, 19, total, 41. Average attendance of males, 19, females 17, total 36. Percentage of attendance of males 96, females 99; total 97. No. of males present every day 14; females 13, total 27.

S. CELINDA HEISER

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, November 5, 1886

The new Warwick school taught by I.K. Huber has 68 pupils, which shows the necessity of the school. Of course there was a falling off at Huber’s school, but look at the convenience afforded the many children.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, November 12, 1886

Teachers in Session – The thirty-fifty institute of the teachers of Lancaster county began in the Court House on Monday, and will remain in session all week. These annual gatherings increase in size year after year, and the present is the largest ever held in Lancaster. About 600 teachers were enrolled during the dat. The Court House was crowded Monday afternoon, and Superintendent Brecht, president of the organization, called the institute to order. [Here follows a description of the presentations and papers presented on Monday and Tuesday.]

Public School Facts – Last year there were 619 public school teachers in this county; now there are 622. The women teachers last year numbered 324 and the men 285; while now the number of school marms has swollen to 352 while the schoolmasters have decreased to 270.

The significance of these figures is better understood when it is recalled that when the first Institute was held here 108 of the 168 teachers were men. Women are fast supplanting the sterner sex in the school room.

In Bart, Drumore, Fulton and Little Britain all the teachers employed are women. In Providence, Lancaster township and West Earl the professions are easy – 9 women to 9 men.

Dr. Higbee thinks women are better qualified by nature to teach school than men are. – Lancaster Inquirer. Rothsville Remnants – S.F. Garner purchased from A.B. Hackman the property at the lower end and has removed his cigar factory in the old school-house building.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, November 19, 1886

An All-red Joke – The new Warwick school house, taught by I.K. Huber, has been dubbed the red-headed school house, from the fact that its belfry is painted red. In honor of this appropriate title, invitations containing Mr. Huber’s signature, printed on red paper enclosed in red envelopes, have been sent out, containing the following wording, although we are inclined to think all this red business did not originate in Mr. Huber’s mind:

Integros Haurire Fontes – There will be a meeting at the red-headed school-house, in Warwick, on the evening of Nov. 19, at 7.30 o’clock, to which you are most respectfully invited for consultation upon the practicability of organizing a lyceum, to be held in the Lititz high school building. By order of I.K. HUBER Artium Magister and Knight of G.E.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, November 26, 1886

Local Happenings – J. Lincoln Hertz, of Lexington, has been called to teach the Mt. Pleasant school, in Mt. Joy township. He left last Monday. Isaac R. Herr, the former teacher left on account of a dispute with the directors.

School Reports – Following is the report of the Union school, Warwick township, ending Nov. 19, 1886: Number of males in attendance during the month 23; of females 23; total 46. Percentage of attendance, – males 96; females 95; total 96. Those who were present every day were, Gertie Weaver, Olivia Williams, Hettie W. Clair, Annie K. Brubaker, Cora A. Eckert, Mary E. Schreiner, Mary S. Hershey, Lottie M. Hertz, Carrie V. Hertz, Ella G. Kryder, Cora E. Gants, Clara A. Hertz, Ella Showers, Hallie Clair, Clayton Schreiner, Eddie Markley, Willie Weaver, Elam Brubaker, Harry Hollinger, Nathaniel Hollinger, Wayne A. Gantz, Wilson Enck, Henry Young, Robert Beamesderfer, Walter W. Clair, Monroe Eckert, C. Wayne Enck, Joseph L. Keith, Harvey W. Clair.

S. CELINDA HEISER, Teacher.

Following is the monthly report of Brunnerville school, Warwick township: Number of pupils in attendance, 53; girls 24; boys, 29. Percentage of attendance, 95. Names of those present every day: Calvin Balmer, Winfield Balmer, Levi W. Bucher, Willie Gerhart, Phares Habecker, Willie Hartranft, Harry Hartranft, Lemmon Hartranft, Amos Hershey, Haydn Irvin, Albert Roth, Morris Sheffer, Alvin Eitnier, Levi Eitnier, Lizzie Batram, Ada Bentz, Emma Eberly, Amanda Habecker, Sarah Irvin, Annie Irvin, Ada Kline, Ella Meiley, Kesiah Roth, Ada Sweigert.

EMMA V. HUBER, Teacher.

The Lititz Express, Thursday Morning, December 3, 1886

Lower Rothsville School Report – Following is the monthly report of Lower Rothsville school, Warwick township: Number of pupils in attendance, 58; girls 25; boys 33. Percentage of attendance, 98. Names of those present every day: Joseph Carpenter, William Russell, Henry Loose, Alvin Loose, Clayton Garner, Robert Russell, Horace Deitrich, Lemon Zwalley, Johnnie Adams, Henry Wolf, Jacob Weidler, Harry Dommoyer, Emanuel Mummau, Paris Myers, Ementice Mummau, Wilson Shirk, John Ruhl, David Loose, Henry Adams, Harry Mummau, Anna Garner, Emma Dommoyer, Lizzie Dommoyer, Florence Mummau, Ada Dommoyer, Callie Carpenter, Gertie Brubaker, Bertha Wolf, Sallie Butzer, Cecilia Weidler, Kate Shirk.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, January 21, 1887

School Report – Following is the report of the Union school, near Lexington, for the month ending January 18: Number of pupils enrolled – males, 24, females 22, total 46. Average attendance during the month – males 21, females 19, total 40. Percentage of attendances for males 94, females 93, total 94. The following have not missed a day during the month: Clayton Shreiner, Eddie B. Markley, Willie Weaver, Wayne Gantz, Wilson Gantz, Adam Showers, Wilson Enck, Henry Young, Robert Beamesderfer, Walter Clair, Monroe Eckert, Wayne Enck, Jos. L. Keith, Harvey Clair, Emma Enck, Olivia Williams, Hettie Clair, Annie K. Brubaker, Cora A. Eckert, Mary S. Hershey, Lottie M. Hertz, Carrie V. Hertz, Ella G. Kryder, Cora E. Gantz, Clara A. Hertz, Alice L. Keith, Ella Showers, Emma Zartman.

S. CELINDA HEISER

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, February 11, 1887

The Coming Event – Teachers and friends of education are anticipating with pleasure the thirteenty [as spelled in article] district teachers local institute to begin on Friday evening and continue Saturday in the Lititz public school building. The following programme has been arranged: (Here follows four paragraphs of items which will be presented.)

Saturday evening: Elocutionary and musical entertainment at 7.30 o’clock in the Moravian Sundayschool chapel.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, February 18, 1887

THE TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE – From the headline of this article we see that it is the second annual session of the thirteenth district, comprising Manheim, Elizabeth and Warwick township and Lititz district.

[Noted for the afternoon session on Saturday:] The institute was called to order by president Metzgar at the appointed hour. The attendance was much better than during the forenoon session.

After singing a selection, the secretary, Miss Cora Sweigert, called the roll. The following members were present: M.W. Metzgar, Allie E. Bonine, A. Janet Fobes, Elizabeth A. Kemper, A. Birginia Grosh, Alice Stormfelts, Lottie B. Hacker, A.B. Lehman, W.H. butler, W.S. Stauffer, A.J. Dunlap, Kate Drukenmiller, Emily Warren, H.S. McNabb, H. Swartly, Sue E. Biemesderfer, I.K. Huber, J.H. Hershey, H.R. Gibble, H.P. Fry, J.J. Biemesderfer, Wm. H. Ney, Chas. McMullen, A.M. Stauter, Cyrus R. Gibble, Emma V. Huber, S. Celinda Heiser, Jno. H. Enck

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 4, 1887

Rothsville Remnants – The entertainment given by Miss Cora Sweigart and her pupils of the lower Rothsville school on Tuesday evening, was a grand success. The programme consisted of recitations dialogues, pantomimes, &c. Music was furnished by the Rothsville Cornet Band, which rendered music which speaks well for the progress the band is making. The audience was large, the school room being crowded. Much credit reflects on our teacher, who is an excellent one and does her work well.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 18, 1887

Summer School – On the first Monday of April I intend opening a summer school of two months duration in the Brunnerville school house, provided parents will give me the necessary encouragement by sending their children. Terms will be reasonable. For a trifling sum the children can be sent and will receive all the attention in my power, and which they will never regret as they grow older.

GEO. L. KEITH

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, April 8, 1887

Doings Around Lexington – Our select school has nine enrolled. Our village should do better.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, April 22m, 1887

LENGTHEN THE SCHOOL TERM – The defeat of the six months’ school term bill in the Legislature will be regretted by the friends of popular education. The bill passed the House, but was defeated in the Senate, a body from which better things are expected. The denial of a reasonable amount of schooling for the children of the state is a crime against the public, unless the teachings of history and the opinions of knowing and thoughtful men are to go for naught.

It is difficult to fix any definite limit which shall be sufficient for the instruction of the young, but six months’ school in every year seems to be about as short a period as the law should recognize as a school term. Without compulsory provisions in the law parents will send their children to school as their appreciation of education , their convenience or their caprice suggests. Whether there are many or few in attendance, the schools should be kept open at least six months.

The length of the school term is a pretty reliable gauge of the intellectual and social status of the neighborhood. A long term and a crowded school house generally implies an active, advancing community. It is reasonable to expect that land will sell higher there and that it is in all respects a more desirable place of residence than the district which has narrower ideas on the subject. There is a practical material side of this question which invites attention. Taxation for school support is not a hardship. It is a dividend-paying investment.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, May 6, 1887

Examinations For Teachers – Prof. M.J. Brecht, the superintendent of public school for Lancaster county, announces the examinations for teachers for 1887 for this section as follows:

• May 16, Rapho township, Sporting Hill.
• May 20, East Lampter township, Bird-in-Hand.
• June 1, Earl township, New Holland.
• June 4, Manheim township, Neffsville.
• June 6, Ephrata township, Ephrata.
• June 7, West Cocalico township, Schoeneck.
• June 8, East Cocalico township and Adamstown borough, Reamstown.
• June 17, Manheim borough and Penn township, Manheim.
• June 23, Elizabeth township, Brickerville.
• June 25, Clay township, Clay.
• June 26, Warwick township and Lititz, Lititz.

The examinations will be both oral and written and will begin at 9 A.M.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, June 10, 1887

Brunnerville Brieflets – The summer school came to a close on last Friday, after two months of good attendance.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, June 17, 1887

Items of Local Interest – The school board of Warwick township met at the Warwick House last week and organized for the year by electing J.R. Bricker president, E.R. Shirk treasurer, and H.S. Miller secretary. A tax rate of 1 7/10 mills was levied. Teachers salaries were fixed at same rates as the last session.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, June 24, 1887

Received an Appointment – Mr. J. Lincoln Hertz, of Lexington, was chosen principal of the Lincoln school of Upper Marietta, Donegal township, at a salary of $51 per month and seven months school. There were over fifty applicants for the nineteen schools of that township. The township has established a central high school at Maytown, where pupils wishing to receive instructions of a higher order than be had in the common schools, may attend from any part of the township. This is a new idea and no doubt will be found to work well. This township also raised the school term from six to seven months without reducing salaries as many other do in order to get even with teachers who they are compelled to pay during institute week. Let other townships ponder over the advancement made in Donegal and do likewise.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, July 1, 1887

Teachers’ Examination – Teachers’ examination was held here on Monday. The class numbered eight, six of whom passed and got certificates. A fair-sized audience was present. What they saw in the young aspirants for the positions of teacher was of interest well grounded with the technalities {as spelled in article] of the educator. The questions put to them were confined to the general live topics of the present as well as text books, illustrating the importance of reading such a class of matter as is found in the newspaper in general. Two members of the class underwent the ordeal of a first examination. Making allowances for the unforeseen barriers in their first trial, they have reason to be encouraged for future efforts. Miss Alice Stormfelts received the best certificate, but the class did not pass the mark as creditably as might have been. Prof. Brecht closed with a few remarks on the importance of reading and making it a particular duty to enlarge their course of study beyond the ordinary historical text book, which is a mere skeleton of the form to be found in more complete works.

Teachers Appointed – The Warwick township school board met on Monday evening and made the following appointments:

• Buch’s – Ella D. King.
• Rome – J.H. Oberlin.
• Fairview – A.S. Yoder.
• Martin’s – Maud M. Breneman.
• Sunnyside – J.J. Behney
• Millport – Mary E. Buckwalter.
• Upper Rothsville – J.L. Ruth.
• Lower Rothsville – Cora B. Sweigart.
• Pleasant View – A.N. Stauter.
• Lookout – Lizzie Gibble.
• Brunnerville – Benj. U. Martin.
• Union – Cyrus Gibble.
• Lexington – J.H. Enck.
• Huber’s – J.W.G. Hershey.
• Warwick – I.K. Huber.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, September 30, 1887

Notes and Events – The Brunnerville school opened on Monday with 51 scholars on the roll. The RECORD has heretofore suggested a graded school at this place, and the board of directors will find that they must do something in this direction before long.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, November 4, 1887

Rothsville Items – Mr. Ruth’s school is to be furnished with a Webster’s dictionary by subscriptions from the patrons.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, November 11, 1887

Editorial – In the address of J.F. Ruth , teacher of the lower Rothsville school, at the meeting of directors and patrons last Thursday evening, he stated that he had been teaching since 1874, thirteen years, and in all that time he had only been visited by ten patrons! What a comment on our public schools – no not on the schools or teachers, but on the parents. Either they must have great confidence in their teachers, or very little interest in their schools. (excerpt from longer article)

The School Directors Meet the Patrons and have a Talk. – The board of directors of Warwick township have conceived a new and very good way of interchanging thoughts and ideas with the patrons of the public schools within the district. Printed notices are sent to parents of children attending the school intended to be visited requesting them to meet the directors on a specified evening. The turnout generally is good and the plan works to the entire satisfaction of both parties concerned. (excerpt from longer article)

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, November 18, 1887

Teachers in Session – The thirty-sixth annual institute of Lancaster county teachers opened its sessions in the Court House on Monday Morning. 595 teachers were registered up to Tuesday morning. [The rest of the article concerns the election of officers for organization and the speakers and their subjects that they presented.]

Too Many Pupils – The Brunnerville school now numbers 68, and some 8 or 10 more are yet to come in after this week. This is certainly too many children and youth for one teacher to manage. Especially is this so in a county district, where the school cannot be graded. It is impossible to properly classify the pupils so as to give them that attention necessary; either the lower or the higher grades must be neglected. The teacher has little or no time for explanations, being kept constantly at work hearing recitations. Directors and parents do very wrong in thus crowding a school and then expecting the teacher and pupils to make advancement.

There is no reason why this school should not be divided, making out of it a primary and a graded school. We are of the opinions that if this is not soon done they after a while will find difficulty in obtaining suitable teachers for it.

The Lititz Express, Friday Morning, December 9, 1887

School Reports – The report of the Union school, Warwick township, for month ending November 30th . Number of pupils, 47; girls 22; boys 25. Percentage of attendance, 95. The names of those present every day are listed.

The report submitted by C.R. Gibbel, Teacher. The report of Lookout school, Warwick township, for month ending November 29th. Number of pupils 50; girls 22; boys 28. Percentage of attendance, 96. The names of those present every day are listed. The report submitted by Lizzie R. Gibbel, teacher.

The Lititz Express, Friday Morning, January 6, 1888

School Reports – The report of Buch’s School, Warwick township, for month ending December 28th . Number of pupils, 34; girls 13, boys 24. Percentage of attendance 95. The names of those present every day are listed. The report submitted by Ella D. King, teacher.

The report of Rome School, Warwick township, for month ending December 29th. Number of pupils, 31; girls 12; boys 19. Percentage of attendance 96. The names of those present every day are listed. The report submitted by J.H. Obelin, teacher.

The report of the Lookout School, Warwick township, for month ending December 27th. Number of pupils, 52; girls 23; boys 29. Percentage of attendance, 92. The names of those present every day are listed. The report submitted by Lizzie R. Gibbel, teacher.

The report of Martin’s School, Warwick township, for month ending December 28th. Number of pupils, 39; girls 25, boys 14. Percentage of attendance 88. The names of those present every day are listed. The report submitted by Maud M. Breneman, teacher.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, January 6, 1888

The Coming Local Institute – The executive committee of the Lititz local institute district met in the high school room Saturday, December 3d. The following persons were present: Misses Bonine, Hacker, Breneman and Biemesderfer; Messrs. Stein, Hershey, Metzger, Huber and Oberlin. [A tentative program is laid out to be held on Saturday, January 21st.]

The committee decided to dispense with Friday evening exercises, and to have an entertainment on Saturday evening. All townships are represented and it is hoped all members of the district will be ready to respond to the call of the roll January 21.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, January 20, 1888

Lititz Local Institute – [This is a descriptive article about the evening program as laid out for Saturday evening with the following as a final paragraph.]

A cordial invitation is extended to all. A small admission fee will be charged at the evening exercises. Tickets for sale at Brobst’s drug store.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, January 27, 1888

LOCAL INSTITUTE – The annual meeting of the local institute of the Lititz district was held in the high school building. The meeting was a large and enthusiastic one, no less than forty teachers being present.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, February 17, 1888

Brunnerville Bangs – The Union public school, situated between Lexington and Brunnerville, Cyrus Gibble, teacher, went out sleighing last Thursday, visiting the Fairview school near Rothsville and the Lime Rock school.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 2, 1888

A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING – Miss Clara Hertz will open a summer school at Brunnerville after the regular school session closes. The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 30, 1885 Rothsville Items – Miss Marcella Stauter will teach a pay school at the west end school building. Miss Cora Sweigart’s school ends this week.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, April 27, 1888

Brunnerville Bangs – Miss Clara Hertz has twenty-two scholars in her summer school. This is her first undertaking as a teacher and she does well too.

Will Make the Teachers Sweat – The examination of applicants for schools in this section of Lancaster county will be held at the times and places specified. The examinations will be being at 9 A.M. May 9, West Cocalico township, Schoeneck. May 10, East Cocalico township and Adamstown Borough, Reamstown.

• May 11, Brecknock township, Bowmansville.
• May 12, Clay township, Clay.
• May 14, Rapho township and Manheim borough, Sporting Hill.
• June 6, Warwick township and Lititz, Lititz.
• June 7, Ephrata township, Ephrata.
• June 7, East Hempfield School Board meets at Mountville at 9 A.M. to appoint teachers.
• June 8, Manheim township, Neffsville.
• June 12, West Hempfield School Board meets at Mountville at 9 A.M. to appoint teachers.
• June 16, West Earl township, Earlsville.
• June 18, Elizabeth township, Brickerville.

The examination will be oral and written. Applicants should be examined in the district in which they intend to teach. In districts where no examination is held the applicant will choose any place most convenient to himself. No second or re-examination will be granted to anyone except for special reasons.

Lititz Incorporated – The court on Tuesday made an order for the incorporation of the borough of Lititz, in accordance with the petition presented to the court. After describing the boundaries of the borough, which take in all of the village and part of the town of Warwick, the court ordered that a special election be held on Saturday, May 28th, between the hours of 1 and 7 o’clock, for borough officers. The officers appointed to conduct that election are Nathan C. Fry, judge; John F. Evans, Majority inspector, and Aldus R. Bomberger, minority inspector.

The part of Warwick taken in is thus described: Beginning as the intersection of North Cedar street with East Front street, in the town of Warwick; thence along said Front street and through lands of Peter S. Reist and Daniel D. Burkholder to lands of Wm. Evans; thence along lands of Susan Pfautz, through lands of Aaron Habecker to George Schreiner’s land; thence to Joseph Bollinger’s, along land of Peter Burkholder; thence along a lane leading from the Petersburg road to the Manheim road, along lands of David R. Buch, to the road leading to Manheim; thence by said road through lands of Emanuel Carpenter to place of beginning.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, June 8, 1888

The Teachers’ Trial – Seventeen applicants presented themselves before the County Superintendent at Lititz on Wednesday. To make their application complete a certificate is needed, and to obtain this short official paper, their knowledge of pedagogy has to be tested. After cautioning the applicants to be a little particular about their papers concerning peeping, the official handed them a slip on which were blanks to be filled out. This was not only instructive to the Superintend as far as answering is concerned, but also was a test of their English. [Questions on the theory of teaching and physical geography were also part of the morning session. Included in the afternoon programming was reading, grammar, history and present events.] One only of the class failed. She should not feel discouraged, but try, try again. Warwick Schools – The Warwick township school board met at the Warwick house on Wednesday after examination by Prof. Brecht and organized by electing J.H. Phillippi, president; H.S. Miller, secretary, and F.S. Hackman, treasurer. They made the following appointments of teachers to fill the schools in the township

• Buch’s: H.R. Gibble
• Rome: Lizzie R. Gibble
• Fairview: Absalom Yoder
• Martin’s: Maud M. Breneman
• Warwick: I.K. Huber
• Huber’s: J.W.G. Hershey
• Lexington: J.H. Enck
• Union Cyrus: R. Gibble
• Brunnerville: B.U. Martin
• Lookout: Kate Druckenmiller
• Upper Rothsville: J.F. Ruth
• Lower Rothsville: Cora B. Sweigart
• Pleasant View: A.N. Stauter
• Millport: Kate Leaman
• Sunnyside: Sallie B. Waplesv

Salary – $45 for permanent diploma; professional and No. 1, $42; No. 1 minus, $40; No. 2 plus, $36; No. 2, $34; No. 2 minus, $30.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, June 15, 1888

Tid-Bits – The summer school at Brunnerville came to a close last week, after a two months’ session.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, September 28, 1888

A School Exhibit – M.J. Brecht, the superintendent of the public schools of Lancaster county, has issued a call to the teachers for an exhibition of all kinds of literary, artistic, manual and industrial work done in the public schools in each and every district in Lancaster county, to take place during the week of the 37 th Annual County Institute, November 12-16th .

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, October 5, 1888

Facts From Brunnerville – The village school, taught by Mr. B.U. Martin, is again overcrowded as usual, and not all the pupils are on hand who intend going to that school.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, November 16, 1888

Teachers Institute – The thirty-seventh annual session of the Lancaster County Teachers’ Institute was opened in the court house at Lancaster on Monday by County Superintendent M.J. Brecht. There were enrolled 551 teachers and 75 who were not teachers.

The superintendent in his opening remarks said, “You are familiar with the fact that there is a general feeling in the public mind that teachers’ institutes are not a success. Not a few are disposed to go a step further and pronounce them a failure. While others seriously doubt the wisdom of closing the schools and spending time and money to consider their interests in a general convention of the teachers. These different opinions do not arise from nothing. They are grounded upon several things directly connected with the growth and support of the public schools.

An essay was read by Miss A. Virginia Grosh on the subject of “Devices which every teacher can use to employ the little Folks.” [This was in strong support of a kindergarten in every school.]

Some of the county teachers favor the holding of the county institute next year in one of the towns of the county to punish city teachers for their refusal to become members of the institute.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, December 28, 1888

Facts from Brunnerville – The village school is taking a week’s vacation. Their teacher, Mr. B.U. Martin, is spending Christmas at his home at Eden.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, January 4, 1889

Millport News – The Millport school, taught by Miss Kate M. Leaman, is in a good condition. Teachers and pupils are working harmoniously. The school room is made very attractive. The walls are decorated with brackets, vases, and mottoes. The arrangement shows good taste and makes the visitor feel at home. The number pupils enrolled are 41, average attendance for November 37.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, January 11, 1889

HAPPENINGS IN MIDWINTER – The Warwick school house, taught by D.W. Dietrich, was broken into by a window on Sunday night. The teacher’s hat was the only article stolen. The district institute of Warwick township and Lititz borough will be held her on Saturday, January 19th .

Facts From Brunnerville – The village school with its sixty-four scholars is closed. Teacher B.U. Martin went home sick before Christmas and after New Year the school was reopened by Geo. L. Keith, who taught nearly a week by order of the school board. County Superintendent Brecht, hearing of the state of affairs, gave Mr. Keith to understand that since he held no certificate the time which he taught would have to be made up by the regular teacher. Upon receiving this information Keith quit. Now just how long it will be until school reopens no one can tell at present.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, January 18, 1889

Spelling Bee – A spelling bee is to be given in Huber’s school house near Lititz on Saturday evening, January 26. Twenty valuable prizes will be awarded the winners. The exercises will be interspersed with recitations, dialogues, and vocal and instrumental music. An admission fee of 10 cents will be charged, the proceeds to be for the benefit of the school.

Local Institute – As previously announced, the Local Teacher’s Institute of Lititz District will be held in the Lititz district in the Lititz public school building on Saturday of this week. There will be a morning and an afternoon session. In the evening Mrs. J.W. Shoemaker, of the National School of Elocution and Oratory of Philadelphia will give readings and recitations in the Moravian Sunday-school chapel. The exercises will be interspersed with orchestral music. An admission fee of 15 cents will be charged. [This includes Warwick township schools] Millport Matters – The teacher of the Millport school, who was on the sick list, is teaching again.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, January 25, 1889

TEACHERS’ LOCAL INSTITUTE – What They Did and What They Said at Their Meeting last Saturday. [The article in the paper covers the discussions and presentations that occurred during the day. There was no participant count for the morning session, but the afternoon session, starting at 2 o’clock, had a roll call response of 23 teachers with a good audience from outside the profession filling the room. Not only were the subjects taught and how they were taught addressed, the physical properties of the school rooms as to heat, light and ventilation were discussed. In the evening an entertainment was presented which was appreciated by all.]

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, February 8, 1889

Doings among the Rothsvillers Miss Cora Sweigart is on the sick list and her school is closed.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 8, 1889

A Teacher Resigns – Miss Kate Druckenmiller, of Lancaster, who taught the Lookout school at Pine Hill, sent in her resignation on Friday evening, owing to ill health. Three weeks and two days more would have finished her term. The vacancy will be filled if the directors can find some one.

Facts From Brunnerville – The Brunnerville school will hold an entertainment in the band hall on Friday and Saturday evenings, March 22nd and 23rd. A very interesting programme has been prepared for both evenings, which will consist of dialogues, recitations, tableaux, dramas, vocal and instrumental music. A big time in store. Come and bring your friends along and enjoy two evenings of amusement and instruction.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 22, 1889

Doings Among the Rothsvillers – The public school taught by John F. Ruth closed on Friday of last week

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 29, 1889

An Excellent Affair – The Brunnerville public school, B.U.Martin, teacher, gave entertainments last Friday and Saturday evenings in the public hall in the village. The house was crowded on the latter evening, but good order prevailed. An excellent programme of a varied kind lasting over three hours was rendered in a manner that astonished all present. The scholars, some of whom had to commit a great deal to memory, went through their respective parts with grace and ease. We cannot begin to particularize, but we are not exaggerating when we say that it was one of the best school entertainments given in the county, showing what pupils can be taught to do under proper training, reflecting much credit upon the teacher and pupil. Mr. Martin is deserving of honor for his labors, which we know required much patience, and we understand his services as teacher in the village are so highly appreciated that he will be asked to return to teach the next school session.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, April 5, 1889

EARLY SPRING ACTS – D.W. Dietrich will open a summer school in the Warwick school house on Monday, April 15th . John W. Hershey opened a summer school at Brunnerville on Monday with 20 scholars.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, April 26, 1889

The Teachers’ Ordeal – County Supt. J.M. Brecht has issued a circular announcing where he will examine applicants for public schools, among which are the following for this section. The examinations always begin at 9 A.M.:

• May 8, East Cocalico township and Adamstown borough, Reamstown.
• May 9, Brecknock township, Bowmansville.
• May 10, West Cocalico township, Schoeneck.
• May 17, Penn township and Manheim Borough, Manheim.
• May 29, Rapho township, Sporting Hill.
• June 12, Manheim township, Neffsville.
• June 13, Warwick township and Lititz borough, Lititz
• June 24, Elizabeth township, Brickerville.
• June 25, Clay township, Clay.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, May 3, 1889

Pepper and Salt – Brunnerville wants a new school building. It should have it. If the reasons presented by the patrons are not strong enough, then there is no use saying anything more. The school board will either have to comply with the people’s request or run the risk of being the cause of the loss of life and maiming a lot of innocent children. Which will it choose?

Want a New School House – The citizens of Brunnerville want a new school house. The need of it has long felt, but no one seemed to be willing to take the matter in hands until recently. The RECORD as long as seven years ago told the school directors of Warwick township that better school accommodations were necessary there on account of the many children who were being huddled together in a building that should have been twice as large. This is not the only reason why the patrons and taxpayer insist upon having a new school building, as the petition drawn up and now being circulated for signers will show. Everybody should and no doubt everybody in the neighborhood will be found willing to sign the petition which reads as follows:

We the undersigned citizens, tax payers and patrons of the Brunnerville school, in said township, hereby remonstrate against teaching another term of school in the Brunnerville school house for the following reasons:

1. The building is entirely too dangerous to be open for the reception of children, any day ready to crumble down and destroy the lives of innocent children.
2. The building is entirely too small for the proper accommodation of all the children gathering from the village.
3. The play grounds are entirely too small for the accommodation of the children, oftimes occupying the public highway for outdoor exercises. We therefore pray your honorable body to accommodate the village with a suitable new school building before the opening of the next school term.

A resident of the village of Brunnerville informed the RECORD that the school building is now supported by props, otherwise it would not now be standing. The roof too is leaky and the building becomes soaked during the wet spells. The school board can scarcely turn a deaf ear to the demands of the public under these circumstances.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, May 10, 1889

Facts From Brunnerville – Everybody in this vicinity favors the building of a new school house for the village. They all see the necessity and since it must be done before long anyhow, they think now is the accepted time, before some one gets injured in case it tumbles down.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, May 31, 1889

Facts From Brunnerville – It is the general desire of patrons that B.U. Martin be reappointed teacher of the village school. He will accept if the position is tendered him.

Bits and Pieces – A petition is being circulated for signers asking the Warwick township school board to erect another school house in the village of Warwick, as there are about seventy scholars in attendance for the one school, which is entirely too large a number for one teacher.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, June 21, 1889

Teachers Appointed The following are the appointments for Warwick township.

• Buch’s: H.R. Gibble Fairview A. Yoder
• Martin’s: J.J. Biemesderfer
• Rome: Lizzie R. Gibbel
• Warwick: No. 1 J.B. Haag
• Warwick: No. 2 D.W. Dietrich
• Lexington: C.G.F. Miller
• Union: J.H. Enck
• Lookout: C.R. Gibbel
• Lower Rothsville: Cora Sweigart
• Upper Rothsville: J.F. Ruth
• Pleasant View: A.N. Stauter
• Millport: Wallace Zook
• Sunnyside: Chas. W. Snyder
• Brunnerville: B.U. Martin
• Huber’s: J.W.G. Hershey

The Warwick School Board has decided to erect another school building at Warwick alongside the one erected a few years ago. They also purchased about one fourth of an acre of ground adjoining the Brunnerville school ground on which to erect a new school building. The price agreed upon is at the rate of $750 per acre

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, July 19, 1889

July Jottings – The old Brunnerville school house will be sold at Public sale on the premises on Thursday of next week. See advertisement for particulars.

Contract Awarded – Sealed proposals for the building of two school houses – one at Warwick and one at Brunnerville – were opened by the Warwick township school Board on Saturday. The bids were as follows: Seaber & Grube, $2,463; J. Sturgis & Son, $2,433; Samuel Habecker & Son, $2,226. The contract was awarded to Habecker, who transferred the contract to his security.

July Jottings – The Warwick township school board expects to erect its two new school houses and make a saving not only of over three hundred dollars compared to the last one erected, but also use better lumber and better hardware.

PUBLIC SALE – On Thursday, July 25, 1889, WILL BE sold at public sale on the premises, in the village of Brunnerville, Warwick township, the BRUNNERVILLE SCHOOL BUILDING, a brick structure.

The building will have to be removed from the ground by the purchaser. Sale to commence at 6 o’clock P.M. of said day, when attendance will be given and terms made known by committee of WARWICK TWP. SCHOOL BOARD

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, August 2, 1889

RAINY WEATHER HAPPENINGS – The Brunnerville public school building, advertised to be sold at public sale last Thursday, was not sold.

The Lititz Express, Friday, August 31, 1889

Educational – The Warwick township schools open on September 16th .

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, September 6, 1889

Facts From Brunnerville – The new Brunnerville school house is up and in the hands of the plasterers. It makes a good appearance.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, September 13, 1889

September Siftings – A citizen of Brunnerville, while inspecting the upper part of the new school house, accidentally came down on the ceiling with one of his feet, resulting in a hole through the plastering. Had he gone entirely through it with his body we no doubt would have had the painful task of announcing a serious accident.

Notice to Teachers – All the public school teachers of Lititz district, Warwick, Elizabeth and Manheim townships will meet in the High school building at Lititz on Saturday, September 14, at 4 P.M., for the purpose of organizing for the local institute to be held here on 4th of November. All are earnestly requested to be present.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, October 11, 1889

Facts From Brunnerville – The new village school house was taken possession of by the teacher and scholars on Monday morning.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, November 15, 1889

Teachers Institute – The thirty-eighth annual session of the Lancaster County Teachers’ Institute opened for the week in the court house at Lancaster on Monday morning. Six hundred and eight teachers answered the roll call, after which M.J. Brecht was elected president.

The list of instructors for the week includes the following: Dr. E.O. Lyte, physchology (sic); Dr. Thomas M. Baillet, reading and principles of education; Prof. S.B. Heiges, language and school management; Miss Mathilde Coffin, drawing and form study;, Dr. R.K. Buehrle, history; Dr. A.E. Maltby, physiology; Prof. George C. Young, Music.

Addresses are announced by Governor James A. Beaver, Dr. E.E. Higbee, Dr. J.P. Wickersham, Dr. B.F. Shaub and Prof. S.H. Hoffman.

The institute was divided into two sections on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday forenoons. Lectures are delivered each evening by popular speakers from aboard, which thus far have been entertaining and instructive.

The exhibition of work by pupils is given in Eshleman’s hall, where the Lititz schools show a fine display.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, November 22, 1889 Teachers’ District Institute – The fifth annual session of the teachers’ institute of Warwick, Elizabeth, and Manheim townships and Lititz borough will in the Lititz public school building on Saturday, November 3 (29th) morning and afternoon; in the evening there will be a lecture by Samuel A. Bear, Ph.D. of Reading; subject, “What’s the difference.” The exercises during the day are free to all.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, November 29, 1889

LOCAL TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE – Animated Discussions and Interesting Exercises

The fifth annual local institute of this district convened here last Saturday morning. It was opened at 8.30 A.M. with devotional exercises, which were led by Rev. C.L. Moench. Immediately thereafter, the president of the assembly, Mr. A.E. Gehman, made his remarks. They were well founded and proved a fitting opening for the occasion.

[Recitations, addresses, song filled the balance of the morning session. At 2 P.M. the afternoon session were opened with callisthenic songs performed by the Primary Schools. Discussions, songs performed by the pupils, recitations with an address by the County Superintendent of schools, M.J. Brecht bringing the afternoon session to a close.]

The names of teachers present were then enrolled, and each pledged himself to pay the small fee of twenty-five cents toward the defraying of current expenses of the institute.

[The evening session was held in the Moravian Sunday-school chapel at 7.45 P.M. and included musical performances by the teachers and an address by Mr. S.L. Baer, PhD, superintendent of public instruction in Reading.]

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, February 28, 1890

Facts from Brunnerville – Every one should patronize the Brunnerville public school entertainment to be given in the band hall on the 14th and 15th of March. No pains will be spared to make the programme an interesting one, and the best of the kind every given in this section.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 14, 1890

A Fine Entertainment – The pupils of the Brunnerville public school will give an entertainment on Friday and Saturday evenings of this week in the band hall. We distinctly remember the very excellent entertainment given under the auspices of the same school a year ago, when they had packed houses. The teacher, Mr. B.U. Martin, is an expert in getting up affairs of this kind, as was attested a year ago, and we bespeak for him and his pupils the same success as that of previous occasions.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 21, 1890

A Sad Misfortune – Last Saturday evening during the midst of the proceedings of the Brunnerville school entertainment the teacher, Mr. B.U. Martin, overexerted himself in fulfilling the programme and had hemorrhage of the lungs from which he bled to such an extent that the exercises were brought to an abrupt ending, much to the sorrow of the large audience present. We hope Mr. Martin may soon recover and that the exercises may be repeated, as has been requested.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 28, 1890

Facts From Brunnerville – Henry Lutz of Lititz intends opening a summer school here next week if he receives sufficient encouragement.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, May 9, 1890

Teachers’ Examinations – The examinations of applicants for schools in this section of Lancaster county will be held at the times and places given below. The examinations will begin at nine a.m.

• May 26, Mt. Joy Twp. and Mt. Joy Bor. – Mt. Joy.
  May 27, Rapho, Penn twp. and Manheim bor. – Manheim.
• May 28, Clay twp. – Clay.
• May 31, Ephrata twp. – Ephrata.
• June 5, East Cocalico twp. and Adamstown bor. – Reamstown.
• June 6, Brecknock twp. – Bowmansville.
• June 7, Elizabeth twp. – Brickerville.
• June 20, Warwick twp. and Lititz – Lititz.
• June 23, Manheim twp. – Neffsville.
• June 24, West Cocalico twp. – Schoeneck.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, June 20, 1890

LATEST LOCAL NEWS – To-day (Friday) the teachers of Lititz and Warwick will pass through the ordeal of solving and answering knotty questions to be propounded by Supt. Brecht. Keep cool and do not become excited and you will be safe.
The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, June 27, 1890

EDUCATIONAL MATTERS – Teachers’ Examination and Appointments – County Superintendent Brecht examined a large class of applicants for schools in the Lititz school building on Friday last. Seven failed in securing certificates and others just about squeezed through with little to feel good upon. Prof. Brecht seemed quite disgusted with the class, some of them being unable to answer some of the simplest questions, such that most any ten-year old pupil could answer without hesitation. “Who is the present post master general?” Who is the speaker of the House of Congress?” “What is the government doing this year that it does not do every year?” and many more question of the above simple kind perplexed young men and women who are supposed to be educated to teach our children. We dare say that these teachers seldom see a newspaper, and would suggest that the school boards of the country subscribe for daily newspapers in order that these teachers become posted on the topics of the day. It is a shame and disgrace indeed to have the news go out to the world that Lancaster county has such ignorant school teachers and want-to-be- teachers.
[The categories of the questions were “Theory of Teaching”, “Orthography” :Physiology”, “Arithmetic” “Geography” and “United States History]

WARWICK TEACHERS – The Warwick township school board met at the Warwick school house Friday and made the following appointments:

• Buch’s – J.J. Biemesderfer,
• Martin’s – A. Yoder,
• Rome – H.R. Gibble,
• Warwick No. 1 – J.B. Haag,
• No. 2 – D.W. Dietrich,
• Huber’s – J.W.G. Hershey,
• Upper Rothsville – J.F. Ruth,
• Lower Rothsville – H.C. Mohn,
• Pleasant View – A.N. Stauter,
• Millport – Walter Stauffer,
• Sunnyside – Wallace Zug,
• Fairview – May Breneman,
• Lexington – Henry H. Bertolet,
• Union – J.H. Enck,
• Brunnerville – Charles W. Snyder,
• Lookout – Cyrus Gibble.

The Lititz Record, July 4, 1890

THE WARWICK SCHOOLS – What the Directors Have to Say and a Report of the Past Year’s Work – The school board of Warwick township, thinking that it would be satisfactory to the tax payers to publish a full report of the schools for the past year, have in furtherance of this object prepared the annexed tables. These have been made at an outlay of considerable time and work, and in return ask a careful perusal of the same. With the aid of the corps of teachers employed, the directors feel that in most instances there has been a marked improvement in the school work; but they very much lament the lack of interest taken in the schools by the patrons. They neglect visiting the schools when an occasional hour spent in them would so much encourage the pupils and teachers, thus helping the children to get the full advantage of the money spent for school purposes. The directors also most earnestly press upon the parents the necessity of a regular attendance, and requiring evening study among their children. By doing this they will soon see the marked improvement in their pupils. They would also ask that in as far as possible, they speak English to their children, for where they are brought up in the German language, it becomes their mother tongue, and when they go to school, they must learn their lessons in what to them is a foreign language. As long as our business of all kinds, public and private, is conducted in the English language, it should be the first to be acquired.

REPORT OF 1889-1890
Number of schools 16
Number of months taught 6
Number of male teachers 13
Number of female teachers 3
Average salary to teacher $40.00
Male pupils 429
Female pupils 328
Average number attending 586
Tax levied for school purpose 1¼ mills
Tax levied for building purpose ¾ mills
State appropriations $1,030.79
Tax collected $5,048.18
Cost of school-houses, ground and furniture $2,672.09
Cost per month of each pupil $ .80¼

Largest monthly attendance
Warwick Primary 54
Warwick Secondary 38
Huber’s 35
Lexington 48
Union 48
Brunnerville 64
Lookout 57
Rome 36
Upper Rothsville 48
Lower Rothsville 57
Pleasant View 47
Millport 41
Sunnyside 54
Martin’s 34
Fairview 54
Buch’s 34
749

Largest monthly attendance

Warwick Primary 51
Warwick Secondary 30
Huber’s 32
Lexington 38
Union 44
Brunnerville 55
Lookout 50
Rome 34
Upper Rothsville 41
Lower Rothsville 49
Pleasant View 41
Millport 37
Sunnyside 43
Martin’s 28
Fairview 49
Buch’s 31
653

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, September 19, 1890

School Directors’ Institute – County Superintendent M.J. Brecht has issued the following call for a school directors Institute.

DEAR SIR: The Directors Institute in session last October passed a resolution instructing the County Superintendent to issue a call and prepare a general program for a similar meeting to be held at the same place in October ’90. In pursuance of that order arrangements have been made to hold the Annual Directors’ Institute in the Court House, at Lancaster, on Thursday, the 2d day of October next. The sessions will open at 9 A.M. and 2 P.M. respectively.

A GIST OF ITEMS – Next Monday all the schools in Warwick township will open. Some of the adjoining townships [opened] last Monday.
The teachers of this locality are requested to meet in the Lititz High school room on Saturday at 2 P.M. for the purpose of organizing a local institute.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, September 26, 1890

Lititz District Institute – The district institute, comprising Lititz borough, Warwick, Manheim, and Elizabeth townships will be held in the Lititz high school building, on Saturday, November 1.

Officers, J.G. Haag, president; Miss Mary Hartman and Mr. Henry R. Gibble, vice-presidents; Miss Lottie Hacker, recording secretary; Miss Alice Stormfeltz, corresponding secretary; Absalom Yoder, treasurer.The officers and Messrs. A.E. Gehman, J.W.G. Hershey and A.N. Stauter constitute the executive committee.

ROTHSVILLE ITEMS – (From our Correspondent) – Our three schools show an enrollment of 128 pupils for the first day – the “babies” included.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, October 24, 1890

Teachers County Institute – The 38th Lancaster County Teachers’ institute will convene in the court house on Monday, November 10, and an excellent programme has been arranged. [The balance of the article outlines which subjects will be covered and by whom. Included will be a memorial session on Friday afternoon as a tribute to Rev. E.E. Higbee.]

Teachers’ District Institute – The 6th annual session of the Teacher’s District Institute, including Lititz Borough, Warwick, Elizabeth and Manheim townships will be held in the High school building at the former place, on Saturday, Nov. 1, 1890. The program includes the discussion of various topics calculated to awaken an interest among friends of education and also several addresses by several educational leaders, including County Superintendent Brecht. The exercises will be interspersed with music. Teachers, directors and friends of education are invited to be present. Prof. J.G. Haag is president, and Miss Alice Stormfeltz, corresponding secretary.

Brunnerville School Report – Following is the first month’s report of the Brunnerville public school, taught by C.W. Snyder:
Number of pupils on roll 49; average attendance during month 32; per cent. of attendance during month 98.
Visitors – Director R.F. Hackman.

Pupils not missing one day as follows: [There is a list of 29 pupils who attended school every day. Perhaps this was a way the teacher was trying to encourage consistent attendance by the pupils.]

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, November 14, 1890

Teachers’ County Institute – The thirty-ninth annual teachers’ institute is in session in the court house at Lancaster all of this week. There are in Lancaster county 54 school districts, which contain 360 school directors, 633 public schools and 651 teachers. Of the latter, 369 are women and 292 are men, the females outnumbering the males by 77. Of the teachers at the last institute, 153 are not now teaching in this county. Some have joined the great majority, others are following their profession elsewhere, quite a number are taking special courses at various schools and colleges, some have chosen new vocations, and at least 116 of our school mistresses of last year are now married. Of course so large an institution as the public school system of our great county costs a large amount of money to maintain. The school tax levied for the current year amounts to nearly two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, while the state appropriation reaches almost sixty thousand. On the first of June last, only thirteen of our districts were in debt, while twenty five had a surplus on hand.

The number of teachers enrolled at noon on Monday was 603 and 134 others, making the total 737, the largest number ever enrolled on the first day.

Eshleman’s Hall contains the arranged display of the excellent product of the real work of our schools. All the space is filled and most artistically placed. The exhibits of other years were good, but the present far exceeds anything of the past.

Pleasant View school, in Warwick, had an elegant display of lace and needle work and fine productions of language lessons on paper.

Lititz displays different kinds of wood and woodwork, needle and lace and clay modeling and a large collection of well-drawn pictures.

Ephrata excels in its fine paintings, fancy needlework and original composition. A painting of Melrose Abbey, by one of Mr. Klinger’s pupils, attracts much attention

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, November 28, 1890

The Warwick township School Board will meet at the Warwick House on Saturday afternoon, November 29. This will be the last occasion you can pay your SCHOOL TAX and make the five per cent. dividend.

Facts from Brunnerville – The Brunnerville school has finished its second month with fifty-eight scholars on roll. Average attendance during month 52. Per cent. of attendance during month 95. Scholars who have not missed a day: [35 names are listed] Visitors during month: Miss Nettie S. Curly, Mr. Samuel Hallagher, Miss Lottie Hertz.

A good turnout is expected at the Brunnerville school house on Friday night for the organization of a lyceum.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, February 20, 1891

PAPER BULLET BATTLE – Last Tuesday’s Election – In Warwick the main issue was whether to continue in the old custom of having six months’ school or increase it to seven. The old system was voted for by a big majority, as the figures below will show. West Warwick district voted 157 for six months and 74 for seven months school. East Warwick district voted 165 for six months school and 55 for seven months school (322 for six months and 129 for seven months)

February Flips – Now, since the township voted down the seven months’ school proposition, some of the Warwickers would like to be annexed to Lititz borough. [Lititz has a seven month school term.]

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 20, 1891

HERE AND THERE – J.B. Haag’s Warwick school closes to-day and he will at once return to his home in Berks county. Mr. Haag is a popular teacher, and while here made many friends.

HERE AND THERE – The schools are drawing to a close fast. Let some of our teachers try and raise a subscription school. Many of our children that are on the streets during the summer should by all means be engaged in school. A little energy on the part of the parents and the aid of a teacher, a school of twenty scholars can be gathered and so many boys and girls kept from running on the streets, and thereby showing that we have the welfare of our children at heart.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 27, 1891

HERE AND THERE – The Warwick school board met on Saturday last and paid off the teachers for the month of March, most of them having finished their terms last week.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, April 3, 1891

A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING – George Studenroth opened a subscription school at Brunnerville.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, May 1, 1891

Teachers Examinations – Superintendent Brecht announces that applicants for school in Lancaster county will be examined at the times below. The examinations will begin at 9 a.m. [local areas extracted from very long article.]

1. FOR PRIMARY TEACHERS ONLY May 4, For Districts North, Warwick.
2. FOR APPLICANTS WHO HAVE NEVER TAUGHT AND WHO ARE NOT APPLYING FOR SCHOOLS IN THEIR HOME DISTRICTS. June 22, Public school house, Millersville
3. OPEN TO ALL APPLICANTS
   • May 15, Elizabeth township, Brickerville.
   • May 16, Clay township, Clay.
   • May 22, Penn township and Manheim Borough, Manheim.
   • June 10, Warwick township and Lititz, Lititz.
   • June 16, Manheim township, Neffsville.
   • June 23, Rapho township, Sporting Hill.
   • The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, June 12, 1891

Teachers’ Examination. – County Superintendent Brecht held teachers’ examination for Lititz and Warwick at this place Wednesday. There were eleven in the class, of which ten passed a creditable examination. Among them was a young lady from Schuykill county. The number of spectators was small.

School Boards’ Doings – The Warwick schoolboard met at the Warwick House and organized by electing Emanuel Shirk president, H.S. Miller secretary, and N.B. Leaman treasurer. The tax rate was reduced from 2 mills to 1 8-10 mills, or ten per cent. less than last year.
The following teachers were elected for the ensuing term:

• Buch’s, J.J. Biemesderfer
• Rome, Lizzie R. Gibble
• Fairview, Nathan Reist
• Martin’s, May Breneman
• Warwick No. 1, James Buchanan Haag
• Warwick No. 2, D.W. Dietrich
• Lexington, Mary Barr
• Union, J.H. Enck
• Brunnerville, H.R. Gibble
• Lookout, C.R. Gibble
• Sunnyside, vacant
• Millport, Walter Stauffer
• Pleasant View, A.N. Stauter
• Lower Rothsville, H.C. Mohn
• Upper Rothsville, J.F. Ruth,
• Hubers, J.W.G. Hershey

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, July 31, 1891

LOCAL LACONICS – The Lexington school house has been newly roofed and other repairs made to the building.
The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, September 18, 1891

TOWN AND COUNTRY – The public schools of Warwick and many other townships will open next Monday.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, Sepember 25, 1891

Brunnerville News – The village school opened on Monday with forty pupils, Henry R. Gibbel, teacher.
The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, October 23, 1891

The Teachers’ Institute – The fortieth annual session of the teachers’ institute of this county will convene in the court house, at Lancaster, on Monday, November 9. Addresses will be delivered by State Superintendent Waller, Congressman Brosius, Prof. R.K. Buehrle and Prof. S.H. Hovvman. A Wickersham memorial session will be held on Friday afternoon. The instructors will be D. R. Oram Lyte, on pedagogy; Dr. A.E. Winship, on Psychology; Prof. R.G. Boone, on theory on education; Prof. L.I. Handy, on history; Prof. J.T.Gaines on arithmetic; Mrs. Ella B. Greene, physiology; Prof. Carl Matz, music.

The institute will be divided into two sections on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday forenoons, respectively.
There will be no exhibit of school work this year. It has become too large to be held in the halls, and no other place of sufficient capacity could be secured.

The Lititz Record, Thursday Morning, October 30, 1891

Doings Among the Rothsvillers – The seventh annual teachers’ district institute of Lititz borough, Warwick, Elizabeth and Manheim will be held in the High school building at this place on Saturday.
[The tentative program follows which includes devotions, Opening Remarks, discussions, recitations, music, addresses, and what is called Question Box]

A cordial invitation is extended to teachers, directors, patrons and friends of education to be present and participate in the exercises. All questions open for discussion.

The Lititz Record, Thursday Morning, November 6, 1891

TEACHERS’ DISTRICT INSTITUTE – Two Interesting Sessions, But Many Teachers Absent

The seventh annual session of the teacher’s institute, including Lititz borough, Warwick, Elizabeth and Manheim townships was held on Saturday, October 21st, in the High School building at this place.

The officers and members of the executive committee were the following: President, J.B. Haag; vice-presidents, Charles McMullen and I.W. Heagy; recording secretary, Jean B. Gardner; corresponding secretary, Mary Barr; treasurer, H.R. Gibbel; A.E. Gehman, Kate A. Wales, Alice C. Wheeler. Of the forty five teachers in this district, only twenty-four attended the institute. [8 teachers from Lititz who were all there, 11 fromWarwick township, 2 from Elizabeth township, and 3 from Manheim township. There were listed 9 visitors from other districts.]

[At 9 A.M. the program began with devotional exercises. The minutes from the last institute were read. Papers were read with discussions about the subject following. Addresses, essays were interspersed with recitations, and musical performances. A collection was taken to meet the expenses of the institute.

Persons were appointed to a committee on resolutions who later in the program presented the following resolution among which was the suggestions that the board of directors require the attendance of their teachers; that half the school expenditures should be met by state appropriations; the minimum length of the school term should be seven months.

The state appropriation for all the district schools in Pennsylvania had been increased to $5,000,000 and suggestions were made as to how best the additional money might be spent. Free text books and school room equipment such as maps charts, &c, paid directors’ board and directors’ institute, longer school terms with accordingly higher teachers pay,]

It was after five o’clock when the institute adjourned.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, November 13, 1891

PEPPER AND SALT – Lancaster county will receive $148,655.11 from the state for school purposes, an increase of $89,193. By this increase Lititz will be entitled to $1,476.35, while its former quota was $590.54. Warwick gets $3,001.10, where it formerly got $1,244.00
The Lancaster “Inquirer’s” Institute Supplement, issued last week, was again a welcome visitor to our sanctum. It is an excellent ready reference sheet, brimful of valuable school information and should be in the hands of every teacher.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, November 20, 1891

Neighborhood News – A monthly publication in the interest of the Lancaster county teachers’ institute, to be known as the Lancaster County School Days, is to be issued eight months in the year. A.U. Lesher, Rapho, and A.E. Gehman, Lititz, were elected editors.

COMPULSORY EDUCATION – The teachers’ institute of Lancaster county at its recent session resolved that the establishment of compulsory education was desirable. At the last meeting of the Legislature a bill was passed to effect this. The governor in his veto message advanced strong reasons for withholding his approval of the measure.

An Upset – Teacher Henry Gibble, in starting to drive away from the Brunnerville school on Tuesday afternoon, his horse shied at umbrellas carried by the school children, and made such a short turn that he upset the conveyance, spilled the teacher out and broke the shafts. Mr. Gibble was somewhat hurt in one of his knees.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, November 27, 1891

A NOVEMBER STORM – At the Kissel Hill school house there was almost a panic. The roof was partly raised and the brick walls moved out of position. The children were almost scared out of their wits. The walls had to propped up since then and the building consequently is unsafe. Had there been a little more storm the structure would have been demolished and no doubt loss of life followed. It is said there are other school houses in the township unsafe, which may some day be storm struck, and if there is loss of life the school directors will be held responsible.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, December 4, 1891

A Column of Chips – The Warwick school board met at Warwick House last Saturday and paid the teachers for the month of November.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, December 25, 1891

CHRISTMAS CHAT – J.W.G. Hershey, teacher of Huber’s school, was presented with an office chair by his pupils on Wednesday as a Christmas gift

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, February 5, 1892

LOCAL DISHUPS – The Warwick school board met last Saturday and paid off the teachers for the month of January.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 25, 1892

TOWN TALK AND TATTER – D.W. Dietrich’s Warwick school closed on Friday; J.B. Haag’s on Wednesday. A long vacation now stares both pupils and teachers in the face.

BRUNNERVILLE NEWS – The measles have been prevailing in this vicinity the past few weeks. Twenty-four pupils had been absent from school at one time on account of the disease and quite a number of children are still suffering.

Our school closed Wednesday. There would be an opening to some good young man or woman to teach summer school, which we should have by all means.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, April 8, 1892

LINCOLN LOCALS – Miss Lottie Eitnier has started a summer school at Brunnerville. We wish the young lady success in her efforts.
Teachers’ Examinations – Applicants for schools in northern Lancaster county will be examined at the times and places designated in the following list. The examinations will begin at 9 A.M.: [only local of interest places}

• May 19 – Penn township and Manheim borough, Manheim.
• June 3 – Elizabeth township, Brickerville.
• June 9 – Manheim township, Neffsville.
• June 14 – Warwick township and Lititz borough, Lititz

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, April 29, 1892

Brunnerville News. – Franklin Bentz has torn down his old house and will reside in the old school house until his new house is built.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, May 6, 1892

Educational Notes – The Warwick school board bought half an acre of ground from Ambrose Mahlschnee at Kissel Hill for $325, on which to erect a school house. It is located at the corner of the narrow street west of Mr. Mahlschnee’s residence. (this is the intersection of Landis Valley Road and Kissel Hill Road.) Also a piece of ground from Benj. Brubaker 50×50 feet at the rate of $320 per acre, on which will be located a new school house west of Kissel Hill.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, May 20, 1892

Contract Awarded for School Houses – The Warwick township school board met at the Warwick House last Saturday and opened the bids for the erection of three frame school houses to be built in the township this spring. There were a number of bids, the lowest being E.M. Shenk & Son, of Millway, who offered to construct the three for $3,623. The contract was awarded to them.
The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, June 17, 1892

THE TEACHERS’ ORDEAL – On Tuesday County Supt. M.J. Brecht held teachers’ examination here for Lititz and Warwick Districts. A very small class happened to be present consisting of four only, three of whom passed, while the spectators were much more numerous. [There follows a not very brief synopsis of the subjects and questions tendered. I would not want to attempt this test without much studying.]
Warwick School Teachers – The schools of Warwick township will open on the 19th of September. The following teachers were appointed by the board:

• Buch’s – J.J. Biemesderfer
• Fair View – Nathan Reist
• Kissel Hill – May Breneman
• Warwick No. 1 – J.G. Haag
• Warwick No. 2 – D.W. Dietrich
• Huber’s – J.W.G. Hershey
• Lexington – C.W. Snyder
• Rome – Lizzie R. Gibbel
• Brunnerville – H.R. Gibbel
• Upper Rothsville – J.F. Ruth
• Lower Rothsville – W.E. Gochenour
• Pleasant View – A.N. Stauter
• Millport – Norma Seitz
• Sunnyside – Miles Murr
• Millway – H. E. Slagenhaup

The salaries of teachers in the two higher grades were increased $5 per month in consideration of the large increase received from the state appropriation.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, September 9, 1892

ALL HOME NEWS – The Warwick schools will open Monday, September 19th.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, September 16, 1892

Brunnerville News – Our public school will open on Monday with H.R. Gibbel as teacher.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, October 7, 1892

THE LOCAL NEWS – Jerome Biemesderfer is sick the past two weeks and his school (at Buch’s) is closed.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, November 11, 1892

HALF COLUMN OR SO – All of the public schools will be closed next week in order that the teachers may attend the county institute.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, November 18, 1892

Neighborhood News – The Lancaster County Teachers’ Institute was opened on Monday with an enrollment of 650. The opening address was made by Rev. J. Max Hark.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, December 16, 1892

ALL SORTS OF ITEMS – The district teachers’ institute to be held here on Saturday is open for visitors. If you have spare time go and hear what the teachers have to say. You will be welcome.

COMPULSORY EDUCATION – Dr. Waller, the superintendent of public instruction, has issued his annual report. Again he takes occasion to suggest a law compelling children to attend school. His argument is attractive to many people, but we venture that there is a great majority against compulsory education. The recommendation may result in the introduction of a bill in the next Legislature. If one is presented it will be handled the same as the measure two years ago, and if the governor should happen to receive it there is no doubt that he would veto it. His hostility to compulsory education is pronounced.

Mr. Waller does not full consider the effects of the legislation he proposes. He certainly knows the result of compulsory laws in states that have tried the system. A steady progress of the schools of Pennsylvania should satisfy him, and he is foolish for attempting to establish a law that would in no small measure demoralize them. The cause of education is not to be promoted by compulsory attendance of children.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, December 23, 1892

LITITZ DISTRICT INSTITUTE – The eighth annual teacher’s district institute was held in the High School Building last Saturday. This district is composed of Lititz borough, Warwick, Manheim and Elizabeth townships.
The institute was called to order by the President, Mr. J.B. Haag. The opening hymn was “My soul be on thy guard.” Warren Buch presided at the organ.

Have the schools made any progress in recent years? This discussion was opened by H.R. Gibbel. He was followed by J.W.GH. Hershey, A.E. Gehman and H.R. Gibbel.

Miss Laura Buch gave a splendid recitation, entitled, “Skinner’s happy family.”

Prof. J.J. Cake of Pottsville gave an able talk on the “Model teacher.”

In the afternoon the teachers met at 2 o’clock. The opening hymn was “Come thou Almighty King.” John F. Ruth of Rothsville illustrated how he used supplementary matter and devices in his school. A.E. Gehman said it is a good thing to keep a scrap book, and let the pupils read out of that occasionally. [ More discussions and addresses followed.]

It was moved and seconded that a committee of three be appointed to make arrangements for the next institute. The president appointed H.R. Gibbel, A.E. Gehman and Miss Mary Tshudy. This committee is to open correspondence with the boards of directors after organization the first Monday in June to try to get a clause inserted in the agreements that every teacher who is employed by the different boards of this district is expected to attend and take part in the institute. It is expected a rousing meeting will be held next year, that shall shake Lititz from centre to circumference.

The following teachers were present:
Lititz, A.E. Gehman, Emeline Passmore, Mary Tshudy, Alice Stormfeltz, Anna Reinke, Carrie Tshudy, Elise Huber, Anna Sanderson.
Warwick township, H.R. Gibble, J.W.G. Hershey, C.W. Snyder, A.N. Stauter, J.B. Haag, J.J. Biemesderfer, J.F. Ruth, D.W. Dietrich, Lizzie R. Gibbel, May Breneman, Maud Huebner.

Elizabeth township, C.E.Lausch, D.W. Geist.

Visitors were D.T. Hill, Manheim; Millie S. Breneman, Sporting Hill.

The Directors were Dr. J.H. Shenk, H.H. Tshudy, Lititz; N.B. Leaman, J.R. Bricker, H.S. Miller, Warwick. One director from Elizabeth was present. No teachers and no directors were present from Manheim township.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, May 12, 1893

TEACHERS’ EXAMINATION – County Superintendent M.J. Brecht has announced the following dates, places and instruction for the examination of applicants for schools in Lancaster County, the examinations to begin at 9 A.M.:

1. FOR PRIMARY TEACHERS ONLY.
   • May 8. Districts north and west, Lancaster.
   • May 9. Districts east and south, Lancaster.
2. FOR APPLICANTS WHO HAVE NEVER TAUGHT.
   • May 10. Mount Joy and Vicinity, Lancaster.
   • May 13. New Holland and vicinity, Lancaster.
   • June 30. Manor and districts south, Lancaster.
3. FOR APPLICANTS OF ALL GRADES
   [There are 33 dates listed to cover all the townships and boroughs. I have excerpted those of interest to Warwick township.]
   • June 13. Clay township, Clay.
   • June 14. Manheim township, Neffsville.
   • June 15. Penn township and Manheim borough, Manheim.
   • June 19. Warwick township and Lititz borough, Lititz.
   • June 28. Elizabeth township, Brickerville.

The examination will be oral and written. Applicants will please come prepared to submit their written work in ink.

The applicants who are entitled and who wish to enter the special examinations published in this list must obtain permission from the boards where they intend to make application. In all other cases applicants should be examined in the district in which they intend to teach. Where to examination is held in a district, the applicant will choose any place excepting Manor, Rapho, Sadsbury and Salisbury townships most convenient to himself.

Applicants must be able not only to state facts of knowledge in the different branches of study, but must be able also to explain intelligently how such facts should be presented to the mind of the pupil.

Teachers who have branches of study marked “passed” upon their certificates will be examined in all the branches where no evidence of improvement is shown.

Except for special reasons, no second or re-examination will be granted to any one. The Annual Special Examination in August will not be held this year.

All who are professionally interested in the Lancaster County Teachers’ Institute are requested to meet the County Superintendent in his office on Thursday, July 6, at 10 A.M., for the purpose of arranging the general programme of the next County Institute.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, May 26, 1893

THE FREE BOOK LAW – Provisions of the Bill Signed by the Governor Last Week – The free text book bill, which was signed by the governor, provides:

Section 1.- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania in general assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, that section first of an “Act, entitled, an act, authorizing school directors to purchase school books out of the district funds,” approved June 15, 1885, which reads as follows:

“That school directors or controllers may purchase text books, for use in the public school of their respective school districts, out of the school funds of the district, and, when so procured, the necessary books shall be supplied, free of costs, to each pupil for use in the schools of said district, subject to the orders of the directors thereof, whose duty it shall be to provide for the safe keeping and care of the books, which shall be returned at the closed of the annual school term in each year, or as the board may direct.,” be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows:

SEC. 1. That school directors or controllers shall purchase text books and other necessary supplies, for use in the public schools of their respective school districts, as such new text books and supplies are required. In addition to those at present in use in the hands of pupils or owned by the school districts, out of the school fund of the district, and, when so procured, the necessary books and school supplies shall be furnished, free of cost, for use in the schools of said district, subject to the orders of the directors or controllers thereof, whose duty it shall be to provide for the return of and for the safe keeping and care of the books, which shall be returned at the close of the annual school term in each year, or as the board may direct.”

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, June 2, 1893

THE BEST OF REASONS – The governor in vetoing the compulsory education bill gives the best of reasons for his action. He concludes that the proposed system would be so intricate, burdensome, elaborate and expensive; that it would either break of its own weight or be utterly neglected and ineffective. That is true. And here is another fact as forcibly presented: “That [compulsory] feature of a common school system involves serious political, educational and social problems. They have not yet been definitely or satisfactorily solved by the experience of other states in grappling with them; therefore it is needful that sure ground should be occupied, in order that it may be successfully maintained.” The advocates of compulsory education must look beyond their beautiful theories; they ought not close their eyes to the experiences of half a dozen states in the West. Wherever it has had trial, there was demoralization of schools and the attending social and political troubles. Particularly were Illinois and Minnesota disturbed, and these states hastened to return to the simple free school system that had its origin in New England.

Pennsylvania is liberally patronizing the public schools; and as it has provided free books and supplies, there will be fewer non-attendants than heretofore. In this free country this is about the extent to which government can prudently act. It supplies the buildings, apparatus, teachers and supervisors. No more inducements can be offered. Pupils must not be paid for attending school, neither must they be driven; and with these provisions there is no doubt whatever that the proportion of illiteracy would be greater than at present. The governor has given the best of reasons for disapproval for the compulsory education bill. His veto message ought to impress the Lancaster county teachers, who have been in the habit of declaring in convention for compulsory education.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, June 9, 1893

JUNE JOTTINGS – The new Warwick school board met at the Warwick House on Monday and organized by electing Abner Risser, president, Henry R. Erb secretary, and N.B. Leaman treasurer

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, June 23, 1893

TEACHERS’ EXAMINATION – There Were Only Two in the Class and the Examination was of Short Duration – The teachers’ examination for Lititz borough and Warwick township was held at this place, on Monday last. Only two applicants presented themselves to be examined, and both received certificates.

The following questions were submitted to the applicants:
ARITHMETIC

1. Paris is about 2° 20’ east of Greenwich; New York 74° 3’ west of Greenwich. When it is 10 o’clock in the morning in Paris, what is the true time at New York?
2. Which is the heavier and how much – an ounce of lead or an ounce of gold?
3. A barn worth $900 was insured for two-thirds of its value for $3.75. What was the rate of insurance?
4. Which is the better for me to buy – 6 per cent bonds at 72, or to invest my money in a mortgage bearing 8 per cent?
5. A and B engage to do a piece of work for $385; A worked three-fourths as many days as B plus five days and received $175. How many days did each work?
6. I wish to raise $550 by having my note discounted at bank for two months and fifteen days, at six per cent. What must be the face of the note?

HISTORY

1. Where was Foi Du Quesna? Is Du Quesne an English name?
2. What do you understand by thirteen original states?
3. How long was Washington President of the United States? Name three events of his administration.
4. What were the Berlin and Milan Decrees and Orders in Council?
5. Who was at the head of the French government when these decrees were prolulgated?

METHODS OF INSTRUCTION

1. Works on teaching which you have read.
2. What is a fraction?
3. What is meant by a unit?
4. When would you begin to teach fractions to a child, and your method.

PHYSIOLOGY

1. How does animal matter differ from a turnip?
2. What is the pressure of the atmosphere to the square inch?

MUSCLES

1. Structure of the nervous system. Difference between arterial and venous blood, and why the difference?
2. What is meant by the skeleton?

GRAMMAR

1. Analysis of sentences and parsing.
2. Rule for forming the plural of nouns.
3. I took my “cue” from his remarks. What is meant by cue?

ORTHOGRAPHY [SPELLING for those who don’t know!]

Cue, queue, news, terrible, sigh, valuable, acme, luxury, jewels, crystal, specimen, prophecy, foibles, marvelous, peculiar, wrests, sympathy, poignant, imbecile, system, sedate, pensive, despondency, Pharisees.

The Warwick Teachers Appointed – On Monday afternoon the Warwick school board met at the Warwick House, when they made the following appointments:

• Warwick No. 1 – J.B. Haag
• Warwick, No. 2 – D.W. Dietrich
• Kissel Hill – J.J. Biemesdeerfer
• Union – Elam E. Habecker
• Huber’s – J.W.G. Hershey
• Brunnerville – J.F. Hoch
• Millway – C.B. Zwally
• Lower Rothsville – Isaac M. Witmer
• Upper Rothsville – John F. Ruth
• Fairview – Nathan Reist
• Lexington – C.W. Snyder
• Look Out – Cyrus R. Gibbel
• Sunnyside – Kate L. Wertz
• Millport – Carrie B. Weidler
• Buch’s – Bertha Forney
• Rome – Maud Huebener
• Pleasant View – A.N. Stauter

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, July 28, 1893

The Warwick School Board and the teachers appointed for the district will meet at the Warwick House on Saturday to select books and supplies for the coming term. No doubt they will be greeted with a lots of book agents.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, August 11, 1893

Millions for the Public Schools – The distribution of the $5,000,000 appropriation to the public schools is now under way at the state treasury on warrants issued by the superintendent of public instruction. These payments are for the year ended June, 1893. Next year and the year following, by reason of the last Legislature’s liberality, the schools will get $5,500,000.

This increase of $500,000 a year has been misinterpreted by many as being a special provision for the purchase of free text books, supplies, etc. On account of this misunderstanding frequent inquiries have been received at the department of public instruction from school directors and others interested, asking for information on the subject. These have all been answered to the effect that no part of the appropriation was specially appropriated for such purpose.

The increased appropriation will not be available until the close of the current school year ending the first Monday of June, 1894, the whole amount of which is to be paid for support of the public schools in the several districts and to be used as the funds raised in the several districts by local taxation for school purposes.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, September 8, 1893

School Appropriations – Lancaster County will receive a total appropriation from the state for school purposed of $137,460.93, which is now due and will probably soon be forwarded. Of this bit amount the portion Lititz will receive is $1302.36; Warwick, $2833.04; Clay, $1418.13; Elizabeth, $845.73; Ephrata township, $2861.97; Ephrata boro, $2119.15; Penn, $1971.23; Manheim township, $2858.76; Manheim boro, $1942.28.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, November 17, 1893

The Teachers In Session – The forty-second annual session of the Lancaster County Teachers’ Institute was opened at Lancaster on Monday. Over 600 teachers were enrolled. The organization effected was as follows:

President: Prof. M.J. Brecht, County Superintendent, Lancaster.

Vice Presidents: Dr. R.K. Buehrle, City Superintendent, Lancaster; S.H. Hoffman, Columbia; Prof. J.H. Shenck, Manheim; R.R. Pleam, Marietta.

Secretary: A.R. Stamy, Lancaster.

Treasurer: De. J.P. McCaskey, Lancaster.

Roll Keeper: G.B.O. Felty, Conestoga; T.C. Kachel, Manor.

The opening devotional exercises were conducted by Rev. Charles L. Fry, pastor of Trinity Lutheran church and then the address of welcome was delivered by the Hon. David McMullen, President of the Lancaster City School Board.

On Tuesday afternoon Mr. William Riddle, an old Lancaster county school teacher, gave a very interesting talk on a “Tall-ho through Lancaster county,” in which he took his hearers on an imaginary trip from the western to the eastern border of the county.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, December 29, 1893

Round The Town – In the public school at Kissel Hill taught by J.J. Biemesderfer all the pupils were treated to candies and oranges last Friday, while the teacher was much surprised when the pupils produced a big turkey and presented it to him. We dare say there were many joyous hearts in that school.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, January 19, 1894

DISTRICT INSTITUTE – The Teachers and Others Meet and Discuss Educational Topics – The ninth annual Teachers’ District Institute, comprising Lititz borough, Warwick, Manheim and Elizabeth townships, was held in the High school building on Saturday, January 13.

President H.A. Bailey was ready for business at 9.30 A.M. Miss Carrie Tshudy was appointed recording secretary, and Miss Kate L. Wertz of the Sunnyside school as organist. The “School Bell” was used.

Mr. Bailey made a few opening remarks. Miss Maud Huebener read a paper on teaching language. A discussion followed by Messrs. A.E. Gehman and J.W.G. Hershey. This was followed by a callisthenic drill by eight pupils of Miss Alice Reinecke’s school. Miss Nellie Eichelberger read a paper on parasites, animal plant and human.

Miss Minnie Erb entertained the institute by a well rendered declamation entitled “Entertaining her sister’s beau.”

J.F. Hoch of Brunnerville opened the discussion on “Moral Training.” This subject elicited quite a lively discussion, which was participated in by Revs. C.L. Moench, J.F. Pilgram and Messrs. I.G. Erb and D.W. Dietrich.

The president appointed J.B. Haag, Kate L. Wertz and H.E. Shertz a committee on resolutions.

“Duties of Directors” was the first discussion for the afternoon, and was participated in by I.M. Weidler, I.G. Erb, E.H. Bomberger, H.R.Gibbel and J.W.G. Hershey.

Hon. A.G. Seyfert was the big card for the afternoon and in his address made an eloquent plea for citizenship.

Miss May Miksch sung an elegant solo.

Mr. I.S. Lausch of Elizabeth opened the question, “What should the community expect from the teacher?” The discussion was continued by Rev. I.W. Bobst.

Several selections were sung by the High and Grammar school, and Miss Beulah Stauffer recited the “Organ Builder.”

Prof. M.J. Brecht, the county superintendent, was absent, and Rev. C.L. Moench consented to make the closing remarks.

The following teachers were present: A.E. Gehman, H.A. Bailey, Estella Clark, Carrie Tshudy, Anna Reinecke, Alice Reinecke, Mary Barr of Lititz; S.G. Hipple, W. Gerhard and I.S. Lausch of Elizabeth township; H.E. Shertz, S.H.Heller, U.G. Fry, W.N. Decker, Anna Hess and Nellie Eichelberger of Manheim township; J.B. Haag, D.W. Dietrich, E.E. Habecker, C.W. Snyder, J.F. Hoch, A.N. Stauter, Christian Zwally, J.J. Biemesderfer, J.W.G. Hershey, H.R. Gibbel, Carrie Weidler, Kate L. Wertz, Maud Huebener and Bertha Forney of Warwick.

The following directors were present: I.M. Weidler, Abner Risser, N.B. Leaman of Warwick; Philip Ruhl, E.H. Bomberger and Menno Brubaker of Elizabeth.

S.G. Serfass of the Hinkletown Secondary school was one of the visitors.

The following resolutions were adopted by the institute:

WHEREAS, it is customary for deliberative bodies to adopt a series of resolutions expressing the sentiments of that body, there, be it
Resolved,

1. That we congratulate the committee who had this institute in charge on the excellent programme prepared.
2. That the Bible should be used in every school daily, and moral instruction imparted to the pupils which will prepare them for a useful life.
3. That the minimum school term should be seven months.
4. That a wise step was taken by the Legislature of Pennsylvania in enacting a law making the text books free. The effect has been a better attendance.
5. That we express our thanks to the ministers and directors who took part in this institute.
6. That the Hon. A.G. Seyfert has the thanks of this institute for his excellent address and the deep interest he takes in the schools of this commonwealth.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, January 26, 1894

PEPPER AND SALT – Superintendent of Public Instruction Schaeffer has declared an opinion that the time has not come in this State for compulsory education. He thinks the large cities are hardly able to house all the school children they have now. He said: “There is no use to talk about compulsory education in the cities until an exact school census is taken and we find out just where we stand. “I shall probably ask the next Legislature to provide the way for such a census to be secured. I am inclined to favor a plan similar to the one in vogue in Massachusetts, which allows the School Directors to provide conveyances to take the children of sparsely settled regions to school.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, February 2, 1894

PEPPER AND SALT – School Directors will do well to look up the law passed and approved last year in reference to school outhouses. It makes it their duty to keep the houses in a “clean, comfortable and healthful condition.” The neglect of these houses in the past has been a great shame upon the public sense, but none seemed to realize it until the agitation of the question brought it to their attention. There is no doubt that the condition of these houses have much influence upon the morals, manners and health of the youth, and therefore upon the whole people. School directors and teachers cannot do better work than pay particular attention to this matter.
The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 16, 1894

A GRAND ENTERTAINMENT – The Kissel Hill Public School Pleases a Large Audience – The Entertainment given by the Kissel Hill public school and the aid society last Saturday evening was a grand success both financially and in furnishing a pleasant evening’s enjoyment to all present. The programme, which last over three hours, was of such a nature as not to tire the audience. The receipts were $19.50, one-half of which goes to the school and the other half to the aid society.

[A complete listing of each and every presentation by each person or group is listed.}

We thank the patrons and neighbors for their kindness in fiving us chairs and benches for the occasion. J.J. BIEMESDERFER, Teacher.
Many Teachers May be Unseated – State Superintendent of Schools Schaeffer has decided that the appointment of teachers by Boards of directors in April and May for the next annual school term, commencing the first Monday of June, is illegal, and that he will insist upon a compliance with the law requiring continuous school terms in every school district of the State without change of teachers, (and) expect to fill vacancies where they occur.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, June 15, 1894

Our Next School Teachers – The Warwick school board met at the Warwick house last Friday afternoon and elected the following teachers.

• Millway D.J. Kemper
• Pleasant View G.R. Pfautz
• Upper Rothsville J.F. Pfautz
• Millport Carrie B. Weidler
• Lookout C.R. Gibbel
• Sunnyside Levi W. Martin
• Hubers’ J.W.G. Hershey
• Lexington Lizzie R. Bricker
• Warwick No. 2 D.W. Dietrich
• Warwick No. 1 Vacant
• Kissel Hill J.J. Biemesderfer
• Brunnerville J.M. Reighter
• Buch’s Vacant
• Union C.S. Garman
• Fairview N.C. Reist
• Lower Rothsville A.N. Stauter
• Rome J.B. Haag

Also in this same paper is a private sale notice for a small lot of ground near the road leading from Kissel Hill to Millport, near Martin’s school house, containing 97 perches, on which are erected a one and a half-story Frame Dwelling, Small Stable, Sty & Etc. For further particulars apply to John Heiserman, Lititz.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, April 6, 1894

APRIL AFFAIRS – D.W. Dietrich will open a subscription school at Warwick next Monday to continue two months.
The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, April 13, 1894

Annual Teacher’s Examination – County Superintendent M.J. Brecht has fixed the time for holding examinations for applicants for schools in this section of the county as follows:

• For Primary Teachers Only – April 20, districts north and west, Lancaster; April 23, districts east and south, Lancaster.
• For Applicants Who Have Never Taught – June 21, Lititz and Ephrata-Schoeneck section, Lancaster.
• For Applicants of all Provisional Grades – May 14, Penn twp. and Manheim boro, Manheim; May 15, Elizabeth twp., Brickerville; May 16;
• Clay twp., Clay; May 24, Brecknock twp., Bowmansville; May 25, West Cocalico twp., Schoeneck; June 4, Mount Joy; June 7, Manheim twp.,
• Neffsville; June 8, Warwick twp. and Lititz boro, Lititz; June 18, Rapho twp., Sporting Hill; June 20, Ephrata twp., and Ephrata boro, Ephrata.

The examinations will be oral and written. Applicants will come prepared to submit written work in ink.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, June 8, 1894

Warwick’s New School Board – The School Board of Warwick township met at the Warwick House on Monday. The new board was organized by electing Abner Risser president, H.R. Erb secretary, and N.B. Leaman treasurer. The usual term of six months school has been adopted, but salaries have been slightly reduced according to mark, ranging from $30 to $45. The board will meet to-day (Friday) to elect teachers.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, June 15, 1894

FIVE TEACHERS QUERIED – The annual teachers’ examination for Warwick township and Lititz borough was held in the Lititz borough was held in the Lititz High school building. Five applicants presented themselves to go through the ordeal, of which two were successful.
The following work was given to the class: [Listed are the subjects and specific questions given in each. The subjects are Geography, Physiology, History and Constitution, Arithmetic, Theory of Teaching, Orthography, and Mental Arithmetic.]

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, July 13, 1894

PEPPER AND SALT – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has decided that it is a reasonable exercise of authority upon the part of School Boards to insist upon the vaccination of pupils, and to refuse admission to schools of children whose parents object to a compliance with the rules. This settles the question in this State. In New York the Courts have decided against the School Boards in cases in which a similar question has been raised.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, August 17, 1894

Forthcoming Events

• Monday, Sept. 3 – Opening of the Lititz Public Schools.
• Monday, Sept. 17 – Opening of the Warwick township schools.

Organization Record

LITITZ SCHOOL BOARD meets on the first Monday of each month in the High school building.

WARWICK SCHOOL BOARD meets last Saturday afternoon in each month at the Warwick house.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, September 21, 1894

Good Beginning – Warwick school No. 1, taught by Miss Kate L. Wertz, opened on Monday with 31 pupils. No. 2, taught by Dan. Dietrich, had 48 pupils on opening day. J.W.G. Hershey’s school, known as Huber’s, had 26 on the opening day. By October first there will be many accessions, as usual and the teaches will have their hands full governing and teaching these schools of boys and girls.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, November 2, 1894

DON’T WANT IT – State Superintendent of Public Instruction Schaeffer will not recommend the compulsory education system in his forthcoming annual report. His deputy, Henry M. Houck, of Lebanon, so believes, and he no doubt is familiar with the views of his superior. The public will be pleased if the proposition is not made, either by Dr. Schaeffer or by members of the Legislature that will convene in January. Everybody knows that with the inauguration of a compulsory law there would be friction in the conduct of schools, and for another reason there is not room for such a statute. Do not the free book plan and the liberal state appropriation for the maintenance of schools cause increased attendance? The number of pupils in each school in the commonwealth has been increased since the adoption of the law providing for free supplies. The set of Assembly was designed to make it possible for every child, no matter how poor its parents, to receive an education. Through it the number of non-attendants is rapidly growing less, and in a short while the proportion will be at the figure hoped for by the enthusiasts who have persistently clamored for compulsion as the sole effective remedy.

Leave our simple public school system in its present conditions. Radical changes will never be devised that will be improvement. If the sentiment of the people is now misunderstood by the agitators they will learn of their mistake, we hope, before their views are incorporated in the law.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, November 16, 1894

Teachers’ Institute – [The whole article is not being copied, just excerpts that might be of interest are included.] The forty-third annual session of the Lancaster County Teachers’ Institute on Monday. The enrollment by noon of that day numbered 678. M.J. Brecht, the county superintendent was chosen president.

[The article goes on to give mention of a teacher legislator of East Earl who has attended every institute for 25 year; of the principal of the Ephrata schools who is an expert short hand writer and is making transcriptions of some of the addresses; and of the odd appearance of two teachers as they walked side by side on North Queen street. General J.B. Haag, the dwarf teacher of the Rome school near Lititz and S.G. Zerfass, the heavy weight of a Lincoln school are noted to be both successful workers.]

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, January 18, 1895

DISTRICT INSTITUTE – The Public School Teachers of this locality in Session to Discuss Topics for their Mutual Benefit. – The tenth annual session of the Lititz District Institute, including Lititz borough, Warwick, Elizabeth and Manheim townships was held in Lititz last Saturday.

The meeting was called to order by the president, U.G. Fry. Miss Kate Wertz presided at the organ, and H.J. Taylor accompanied with the cornet in singing. Rev. J.W.Woehrle led in the devotional exercises.

[A lengthy description of the materials covered by speeches, recitations, addresses, and discussions follow. There were eight teachers from Lititz borough, six teachers from Manheim township, twelve teachers from Warwick township, but no teachers from Elizabeth township in attendance. This was a total of 26 teachers out of 46 in the district that participated. There were three teachers from outside the district who attended the institute.]

The following resolutions were adopted: Resolved, That the thanks of this Institute be tendered to County Superintendent J.M. Brecht and Prof. I.R. Bryner for the able and instructive addresses with which they have favored us; to the directors for assistance in the discussions; to Rev. Woehrle and Rev. Semmel for conducting the devotional exercises; to the directors of Lititz borough for the use of the school house; and to all others who have contributed to making this institute a success.

• Alice H. Bricker
• H.J. Taylor
• D.W. Dietrich

Committee

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, February 15, 1895

Rothsville News – On Friday the Upper Rothsville school house caught fire between the ceiling and the floor. The Rothsville Hook and Ladder Company was called out and soon had the fire under their control. The company was composed of the boys going to this school.
Lexington News – Miss Mary Erb’s Union school was closed on Friday morning on account of the snow, but opened in the afternoon with an attendance of eight pupils.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 15, 1895

Lexington News – Miss Elizabeth Bricker will close the Lexington school on Wednesday, March 20.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 22, 1895

LOCAL GOSSIP – The Rome public school taught by Prof. J.B. Haig, closed on Wednesday.

Lexington News – The Union school closed on Wednesday with a very interesting program, consisting of dialogues, recitations, debates, etc. There were thirty-nine visitors present. Miss Mamie Erb, the teachers, gave a very pretty recitation, and Henry R. Brackbill delivered an address.

School Entertainment – The pupils of the Kissel Hill public school and aid society, J.J. Biemesderfer, teacher, will give an entertainment on Saturday evening, March 23. The program will consist of dialogues, recitations, tableaux, dramas, pantomimes and music. The exercises begin at 7 o’clock. An admission fee of ten cents will be charged. Everybody is invited to come. This school gave a similar entertainment a year ago and was greeted by a crowded house. The entertainment was worth patronizing and as much if not more is promised this year.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, April 4, 1895

Teachers’ Examination – County Superintendent Brecht has issued his annual circular of directions for the examinations of applicants for teachers’ certificates. The examination will begin at 9 a.m.

For Primary Teachers Only – District North and West, April 19.

Beginners – May 19, Lititz and Ephrata-Shoeneck section, Lancaster.
Professional Grades –

• May 17, Mt. Joy township and Mt. Joy Borough, Mt. Joy.
• June 4, Ephrata township and Ephrata Borough, Ephrata.
• June 6, Rapho township, Sporting Hill.
• June 16, Manheim township, Neffisville.
• June 21, Penn township and Manheim borough, Manheim.
• June 24, Warwick township and Lititz Borough, Lititz.
• June 25, Elizabeth township, Brickerville.
• June 26, Clay township, Clay.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, May 17, 1895

PEPPER AND SALT – A bill has been introduced in the legislature to make it compulsory to read the Bible in the public school. It would be interesting to know how many of the legislators who are fathering the bill are Bible readers themselves. It makes one feel tired to hear a fellow shout for the Bible and religion who is never seen inside a church door only as a funeral.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, May 31, 1895

All Must go to School – Pennsylvania now has a compulsory school law for the first time in its history. Governor Hastings signed the Farr Educational bill, and the millions school children of the State will soon experience its effects.

The Governor gave the following for his approval of the bill: “By giving approval to this measure there will appear upon our statue books for the first time in the history of the Commonwealth a compulsory educational law. The General Assembly in the sessions of 1891 and 1893 passed a compulsory educational act somewhat similar to the present measure each of which met with Executive disapproval. There appears to be throughout the Commonwealth a general desire for such a law. I have not received a single protest from any citizen against this bill so far as I can recall.

The unanimity with which it was passed by the Legislature as well as the large number of requests made upon me to sign it clearly indicate the general desire on the part of the people for a compulsory educational law.

“Under these conditions I am convinced that I should not obtrude any individual judgment which I may have on the question of public policy. This measure provides for compulsory education in perhaps the least objectionable form to those who oppose it on principle, and affords as little against the personal rights of the citizen as possible. I, therefore, approve the bill; but if by experience, the expectations of the people are not realized, future legislation doubtless will their demands.”

FEATURES OF THE NEW BILL. The new law requires that every child in the Commonwealth between the ages of eight and thirteen years shall attend for at least sixteen weeks in each year a school in which the common English branches are taught. Only such children shall be exempted from these provisions as are certified by parents or guardians to be mentally or physically incapacitated, or who live two miles from a public school or who are being otherwise instructed in the common branches and are so certified by the principal of a school.
A fine of $2 is provided for the first offense of anyone against the law, and $5 for each succeeding offense. An appeal to the Court of Quarter Sessions is allowed to the negligent parents or guardians. Boards of directors or Controllers are authorized to appoint truant officers to better enforce attendance at school.

A census of the school children in every voting district must be taken by the district assessor at the same
time that the annual assessment is made, and certified to the secretary of the district School Board. Each teacher is required to report to the School Board secretary monthly the names of all children who have been absent without satisfactory reason for five successive days.
The School Board Secretary must then proceed against the parents of guardians of the child. A plea of poverty, made by the parent or guardian, if sustained by the evidence, is expressly declared a sufficient excuse for non compliance with the act, and in such case the cost of prosecution is to be paid the School Board.

The failure of any School Board Secretary to comply with the provisions of the law is declared a misdemeanor, and he is liable to a fine not exceeding $25.

The Lititz Record, Friday, Morning, June 21, 1895

DOINGS AROUND HERE – On Monday next Prof. Brecht will examine applicants for schools for Lititz and Warwick at this place. In the afternoon the Warwick school board will elect its teachers.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, June 28, 1895

TESTING TEACHERS – The annual teachers’ examination for Lititz borough and Warwick township was held in the High School building on Monday.

Nine applicants presented themselves to pass the ordeal. Three gentlemen and five ladies were successful in obtaining a license to teach the coming school term.

A number of citizens interested in education, teachers, and book agents were present.

Warwick Township Teachers – The following teachers were appointed for Warwick Township:

• Warwick No. 1 J.W.G. Hershey
• Warwick No. 2 D.W. Dietrich
• Huber’s Vacant
• Rome J.B. Haag
• Lexington Elizabeth Bricker
• Union E.E. Habecker
• Pine Hill J.N. Mohn
• Sunnyside Laura E. Buch
• Millport W.S. Stauffer
• Pleasant View G.R. Pfautz
• Upper Rothsville J.F. Ruth
• Lower Rothsville A.N. Stauter
• Millway Daniel Erb
• Buch’s Thomas L. Evans
• Kissel Hill J.J. Biemesderfer
• Fairview N.E. Reist
• Brunnerville J.M. Reighter
• School term begins Monday September 16. Teachers and directors will meet at the Warwick House, Saturday, September 14, to sign agreement.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, July 19, 1895

JULY JOTTINGS – Miss Yundt of York has been elected to teach Huber’s school in Warwick township.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, September 6, 1895

OUR VARIETY COLUMN – The public school of Warwick and many other townships will open for the term on Monday, September 16.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, September 13, 1895

School Rooms Denied to Churches – At a meeting of the Lancaster school board the permission given to a number of denominations, all Protestant, to hold meetings in public school buildings, was re-called. This action was taken in accordance with the supreme court’s decision in the Gallitzin teachers’ garb case, which holds that school property cannot be used for religious perposes. Some of the school rooms have been used for years for Sunday-schools.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, September 20, 1895

Brunnerville News – Our village school opened on Monday, J.M. Reighter, teachers. Sixty pupils were enrolled and the probabilities are that the number will swell to eighty. We need another school-house and I hope the time is not far distant when our intelligent board of directors will make this necessary addition, thereby doing justice to the teacher and also to the pupils.

The Union School, taught by Elam Habecker, opened on Monday with thirty-four scholars.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, October 25, 1895

Lexington News – The Union school, E.E. Habecker, teacher, was out walking last Friday afternoon. They passed the time in the woods and along the Hammer creek.

Rothsville Ramblings – Our schools are overcrowded.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, November 15, 1895

Teachers’ Institute – The forty-fourth annual session of the Lancaster County Teachers’ Institute opened Monday in the Court House with a large attendance.

The institute organized by electing Professor M.J. Brecht, county superintendent, president, and A.R. Stamy, secretary, after which Rev. Clarence E. Eberman, of the Moravian church, delivered the annual opening address. He was followed in a talk by Dr. George W. Hull, on “Elementary Results;” by State Superintendent Schaeffer on “Essentials of the School Curriculum,” and by Professor E.L. Kemp on “Local Geography.”

The attendance at Tuesday’s session of the Institute was very large. There are 704 teachers registered and the sessions were also attended by a large number of persons interested in education from all parts of the county.
The first address was by Miss McMallan, who advocated the Pollard system of reading and spelling. She was followed by Prof. E.L. Kenny with a talk on “Trees,” illustrated with cards. Dr. S.H. Albo, principal of the Mansfield Normal School, spoke on “School Ecnonmy,” and Dr. Chas. DeGarmo, president of Swarthmore College, closed the morning session with an interesting talk on “The Chief Elements of a Good Method.”

At the afternoon’s session Dr. Geo. W. Hull spoke on “The Successful Teacher,” President DeGarmo gave another interesting talk on “How Study May Help to Develop Character,” Dr. G.M.D. Eckels spoke on “Applied Psychology” and Prof. Kemp on “Birds,” being a continuation of his nature studies.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, January 10, 1896

Rothsville Ramblings – The school directors met at the Keystone house to consider the question of enlarged school facilities in this village, in behalf of which they were recently handed a numerously signed petition. They have not as yet come to a definite conclusion.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, January 31, 1896

TEACHERS’ DISTRICT INSTITUTE – On Saturday, Jan. 25, the eleventh annual session of the teachers’ district institute was held in the High School building. All the sessions were well attended. The district includes Lititz borough, Warwick, Manheim and Elizabeth townships.
The devotional exercises were conducted by Rev. A.M. Sampsel. Rev. C.G.F. Miller delivered the welcome address in behalf of the executive committee. His remarks were pointed and appropriate for the occasion. The president, H.R. Gibbel, made a few introductory remarks, prefacing the work for the day, after which a hymn was sung.

A paper was read by Postmaster Jacob B. Gable, “How can parents best co-operate with the teacher?” The paper was well prepared and spicy, and defined the duties of parents to teachers. The subject was further discussed by Alice H. Bricker, J.B. Haag, Rev. C.G.F. Miller, Miss May Breneman, H.R. Gibbel and J.W.G. Hershey.

Miss Ada Cochran gave a talk and class drill on the “Pollard system of reading and spelling.”

Hon. A.G. Seyfert, of East Earl, gave a “Talk on History,” dwelling on the necessity of teaching history.

The forenoon session was closed with music by the Genevieve quartette of Manheim township.

The afternoon session was opened by Anna Eby reading an essay entitled “Some mistakes in teaching.”

“Natural science in the schoolroom,” was the subject of a paper read by Fanny L. Hess. Rev. I.W. Bobst, Alice H. Bricker, Anna Eby and Dr. J.C. Brobst took part in the discussion.

Music by the Genevieve quartette.

“Some essentials to win success.” was the subject of an able address delivered by Hon. A.G. Seyfert.

Music – quartette.

Miss Ella Westerman delivered an excellent recitation.

The institute was well attended. Thirty-five out of forty-seven teachers belonging to the district were present.

The following table shows the attendance:

• Lititz- Teachers:9 Present: 9
• Warwick- Teachers:17 Present: 11
• Manheim- Teachers: 15 Present: 9
• Elizabeth – Teachers: 6 Present:2

A lecture was delivered in the United Brethren church at 8 o’clock P.M. by Dr. George M. Phillips of West Chester, subject “The story of the Heavens.” The lecture was one of the most interesting, instructive and entertaining every given here. The speaker made everything so plain that children could understand him and at the conclusion he was loudly applauded.

The pupils of the Lititz High and Grammar Schools and the Genevieve quartette rendered excellent music for the occasion.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, February 21, 1896

Rothsville Ramblings School Teacher John F. Ruth had his school closed several days on account of illness.
A.D. Butzer, delinquent school tax collector, has collected considerable of the outstanding taxes and is still hard on the go after the rest.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 13, 1896

Rothsville Ramblings – The board of school directors last week purchases a lot of ground from L. Koehler on Church street for $355, on which they intend erecting a new school building which has long been needed and demanded

March Musings – Mr. D.W. Dietrich, of Warwick who celebrated his birthday on Tuesday, was presented with a handsome china pitcher by the pupils of his school. Mr. Dietrich’s school closed yesterday. On Monday 23rd inst., he will open a pay school.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 27, 1896

Lexington News – Edwin Markley and Wayne Fahnestock are attending the Lititz public schools since the village school closed.

Rothsville Ramblings – Miss Florence Seldomridge is attending school at Lititz since school closed here.

LOCAL SUMMARY – J.B. Haag will open a subscription school at Rome on Monday next.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, April 3, 1896

Rothsville Ramblings – Select school will be opened on Monday in the East End school by G.R. Pfautz.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, April 10, 1896

Rothsville Ramblings – The select school opened in the East End school house with fifty pupils on the opening day. G.R. Pfautz has charge.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, April 24, 1896

Rothsville Ramblings – The summer school taught by G.R. Pfautz is progressing very nicely and has an enrollment of sixty pupils.
The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, May 1, 1896

LOCAL GOSSIP – Complaint has been made of trespassing on the Warwick school grounds by boys who assemble there to play ball. The board of school directors are determined to put a stop to it.
The mumps are prevailing to such an extent at Warwick that D.W. Dietrich’s subscription school had to be discontinued until the sickness abates somewhat.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, May 8, 1896

M.J. Brecht re-elected – The school directors of this county held their triennial convention on Tuesday at Lancaster.The first business in order was the fixing of the salary of the superintendent.J.B. Geist, of Marietta, said that he was always in favor of progression. The present county superintendent is an efficient, able and conscientious official. Looking at the salary fixed three years ago and considering the financial condition of the county, he thought the salary should remain the same as it is, and he moved that it be fixed at $2,500 per annum.

Dr. Alexander of Marietta spoke in favor of increasing the salary and delivered a rousing speech from this standpoint, in which he attached Mr. Geist personally.

Milo Herr, of West Lampeter, did not believe that the superintendent was paid enough salary. When the superintendency was first established the salary was fixed at $1,500. Since then the salary was advanced from time to time, but this county has not kept pace with the advancement of salary in other counties. Lancaster county is among the first in the commonwealth in the contribution of revenue to the state, but not in the front rank in the payment of salaries. Allegheny county pays $4,000, and Lancaster county can well afford to advance the superintendent’s salary from $2,500 to $3,000, and he moved an amendment to that effect.

The amendment for an increase of salary was lost by a large vote.

County Superintendent Brecht was place in nomination, there was no other candidate named, and he was elected, receiving the votes of all the directors present – 150 in number.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, May 15, 1896

Teachers’ Examination – County Superintendent announces that he will examine teachers for school in this section as follows:
May 13, Clay township, Clay; May 8, Elizabeth township, Brickerville; May 20, Manheim township, Neffsville; June 2, Penn township and Manheim borough, Manheim; June 11, Warwick township and Lititz borough, Lititz.
Examinations begin at 9 o’clock in the morning and will be oral and written.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, June 5, 1896

Rothsville Ramblings – A new school house will be erected between the Lutheran church and Huber’s hotel. Work has already been started.

TOWN AND COUNTY TATTER- On Thursday of next week County Superintendent Brecht will hold teacher’s examination here. According to the returns of Warwick township, made by Assessor John Badorf, Warwick township contains 243 school children between the ages of 8 and 13 years.

The Warwick school board met at the Warwick House last Saturday and organized for the year as follows:

• President, S.E. Bushong;
• treasurer,A.B. Risser;
• secretary, H.R. Erb.

Brunnerville Briefs – An addition, 28 feet long, is being attached to the Brunnerville school house. This is necessary on account of the school being overcrowded. The school will be graded and two teachers employed.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, June 12, 1896

Rothsville Ramblings – The school board is making arrangements for the erection of a new school building. We understand that it is to be no contract undertaking.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, June 19, 1896

THE ANNUAL EXAMINATION – County Superintendent of Public Schools M.J. Brecht held examination here last Thursday of teachers who were applicants for schools. Twelve applicants presented themselves, of which the following named 10 were successful: W.S. Stauffer, D.Z. Erb, H.D. Fenstermacher, Elmer Eby, I.W. Heagey, C.W. Long, Alice Thomas, Naomi Lantz, John W. Sprecher, E.E. Habecker.
[Questions included those about Arithmetic, Geography, Grammar, Othrography (spelling), General Questions, Pedagogy, Penmanship, Constitution, History and Physiology.)
Teachers for Warwick Township

• Warwick No. 1, J.W.G. Hershey;
• Warwick No. 2, D.W. Dietrich;
• Lexington, Elmer Eby;
• Union, E.E. Habecker;
• Brunnerville No. 1, J.M. Reighter;
• Brunnerville No. 2, John Risser;
• Pine Hill, I.W. Heagey;
• Huber’s, Mary Erb;
• Rome, J.B. Haag;
• Rothsville Upper, Levi W. Martin;
• Rothsville Lower, J.N. Mohn;
• Millway, D.Z. Erb;
• Pleasant View, G.R. Pfautz;
• Millport, W.S. Stauffer;
• Sunnyside, A.N. Stauter;
• Kissel Hill, Carrie B. Weidler;
• Fairview, N.X. Reist;
• Buch’s, Graybill G. Minnich.

Schools will open on September 21.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, July 10, 1896

Rothsville Ramblings – Work has commenced on the new central school house by E.M. Shenk, the contractor.
The Lititz Record, August 28, 1896

Brunnerville Briefs – An addition twenty-eight feet long has been attached to our school house. The school will now be graded. No. 1 will be taught by J.M. Reighter and No. 2 by John M. Risser.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, September 18, 1896

Rothsville Ramblings – The new school house is being put in shape for school to open next Monday along with the others. Messrs. E.M. Shenk & Son deserve credit in pushing the work to completion, as some had predicted that it would require a month or more yet to finish.
The examination of the scholars for the new central school will be held this week. Some of the patrons however show disapproval of this method of procedure.

OUR VARIETY COLUMN – Next Monday the public schools of Warwick as well as those in most other townships in the county will open for the usual term of six months.

Must Be Vaccinated – An act passed by the Legislature and approved June 18, 1895, has among other things under the head of contagious diseases the following provision: All principals or other persons in charge of schools are hereby required to refuse the admission of any child to the schools under their charge or supervision except upon a certificated signed by a physician setting forth that such a child has been successfully vaccinated, or that it has previously has small pox.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, September 25, 1896

Rothsville Ramblings – Public schools opened on Monday with a fair attendance.

Lexington News – The Union school opened on Monday with E.E. Habecker as teacher.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, October 2, 1896

Rothsville Ramblings – On account of the desks not arriving the new central high school could not open last week. They are looked for every day.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, October 2, 1896

ALMOST LIKE A CYCLONE – A Midnight Storm on Tuesday – At Lexington and vicinity the storm was just as severe. The roof of the school house south of the village (Furnace Hills Pike) was taken off. The barn roof of Richard Rickert near the school house was also lifted off and thrown to the ground. An orchard of apple trees at Pleasant View had every tree uprooted.
In consequence of the wreck at the Lexington school house, taught by Elmer Eby, there can be no
school until the repairs are made.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, Friday Morning, October 2, 1896

FALL FACTS AND FANCIES – The Lexington Union school is closed since last Thursday, owing to the illness of the teacher, Elam Habecker.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, October 23, 1896

Warwick Primary School Report – The following is the report of the Warwick Primary school for month ending October 23: Total attendance for month, Males, 29; females, 23; total 52. Per centage of attendance for month, male, 98; females, 97; total, 98. (Here follows the a listing of those students who attended school every day.) D.W. Dietrich, Teacher

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, November 13, 1896

Teachers in Session – The forty-fifth annual session of the Lancaster County Teacher’s Institute began at Lancaster on Monday, over 600 teachers being registered. County Superintendent Brecht was elected president, and the opening address was delivered by Rev. Dr. Joseph H. Dubbs, of Franklin and Marshall College. He was followed by Professor E.L. Kemp in a talk on “Power Tests of Teaching;” by Dr. C.C. Rounds, on “Psychology and Morals,” and Dr. W.A. Mowry on “Books and How to Use Them.”

The feature of the Tuesday Morning Session was a talk on “Elements of Geography” by Miss Carry E. Myers, of the Millersville state normal school. Addresses were also made by Professor E.L. Kemp on “Thought and Expression;” Dr. C.C. Rounds on “Sense Perception,” and Dr. W.A. Mowry on “The Great Northwest.”

The address of State Superintendent Schaeffer was the feature of the Afternoon session.

Department work commenced Tuesday morning. The work was for primary teachers and was in charge of Miss Annie E. Richmond. The subject under discussion was “The Work from Six to Eight,” and carefully prepared papers were read by Miss Alice E. Fridy, of Mountville and Miss Mary L. MacGowan of East Lampeter.

Tuesday evening Dr. William H. Crawford lectured on “Savonarola.”

Gain of Ten in Past Year – There are 730 public school teachers in this county, a gain of ten since last November; of these 431 are women, 299 men. Last year there were 420 women and 290 men. Outside of Lancaster and Columbia, in Supt. Brecht’s exclusive bailiwick, there are 568 teachers, 286 men and 282 women. This is pretty nearly an even divide. – Lancaster Inquirer

THE INSTITUTE A GOOD THING – This week the 650 teachers of this county received their annual lesson. The institute was pronounced the best they ever attended. A better staff of lecturers could not be desired, and Superintendent Brecht commanded the co-operation of all concerned in such way that friction and inharmony were unknown quantities. After a week’s respite from the tedium of the schoolroom the teacher returns refreshed mentally and physically. Even pupils remark the difference in the energy of their instructor. The new hints learned at institute provoke enthusiasm especially with one who is deeply in love with his profession. Enthusiasm, you know, is a great factor in the schoolroom, and as the institute is a stimulator of the earnest conscientious teacher, we must not sympathize with the few who object to its cost.

The Lititz Express, Friday Morning, November 20, 1896

(The Lititz Record article was torn and part of article missing.)
The District Institute – The District Institute including Lititz Borough, Warwick, Manheim and Elizabeth townships, was organized at the county institute at Lancaster last week as follows: President, Mr. Taylor, Principal of the Neffsville Grammar School; vice president, Mr. Clayton Brubaker of the Hammer Creed school; recording secretary, Miss Mary Erb of Lititz; corresponding secretary, Mr. J.B. Haag of Lititz; treasurer, Mr. J.W.G. Hershey of Lititz; executive committee Messrs. G. Herman Goetz of Lititz, Graybill Pfautz and Charles Albright.
The executive committee will meet on Friday, Nov. 27 at Miss Mary Erb’s home to make arrangements for the institute.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, November 27, 1896

Lexington News – The Union school, E.E. Habecker, teacher, is going to erect a flag in the near future on their school house.
The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, December 18, 1896

To the School Directors of Warwick township: You contracted to have a school house built in accordance with a specification fully detailing all the particulars of material and work. When completed you had it inspected by a contractor and a mechanic, who was full able to do so. He pronounced much of the material far below the requirements of the specification, and also, that the construction was wanting in the same way, nor was it finished at the time specified. I, as well as many other tax payers, want to know if you will require the contractor to do what he has agreed to do by his written agreement, or if you will pay him for what he has failed to do? We do not think that if it were your personal property you would pay him; and undoubtedly the tax payers are entitled to be treated fairly and have something to say in this. This latter duty you have voluntarily accepted as school directors and are pledged to carry it out by your oath of office. TAX PAYER

Warwick Primary School Report – The following is the report of the Warwick Primary school for the second month: Number in attendance, Males, 28; females, 23; percent of attendance, males, 100; females, 90. (A listing of the pupils who attended school every day follows.) D.W. Dietrich, Teacher

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, January 8, 1897

January Jottings – The fourth annual session of the teachers district institute, which includes Lititz borough, Warwick , Elizabeth and Manheim townships, will be hled in the Lititz High school building on Friday evening, January 22d and all Saturday, January 23. The programme in full will be announced later in the RECORD.

Mr. I.W. Heagey, teacher of the Pine Hill public school, was unable to teach last or this week on accounts of illness. He expects however to resume next Monday.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, January 22, 1897

Rothsville Ramblings – On Wednesday afternoon the West End school house was discovered to be on fire, caused from an overheated pipe. After an hour’s work the fire was completely extinguished.

Miss Elsie Huber’s school is closed since last week on account of the teacher being sick.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, January 29, 1897

DISTRICT INSTITUTE – Twelfth Annual Session o the Teachers of Lititz Borough and the Adjoining Townships – One of the most successful institutes was held here Friday evening and Saturday, January 22 and 23. The partition between the High school and the Grammar school was taken out, and the two rooms were filled. The meeting was called to order by the president, H.J. Taylor, of Manheim township.

Music by the Lititz Mandolin club.

Miss Mary Erb recited “The Judgment Day.”

The following named judges were appointed: W.C. Grosh, H.S. Meiskey, L.S. Murr. The speakers on the affirmative were G.H. Goetz, I.L. Taylor, I.W. Heagey. Negative speakers, W.S. Stauffer, J.C. Brubaker, H.R. Weaver. The question for debate was, Resolved, That the United States has reached its golden age. The decision was given in favor of the negative.

Anna M. Gherst, J.May Breneman, Capt. J.R. Bricker, I.L. Taylor and H.R. Gibbel, took part in the general debate. The house decided in favor of the negative.

The Friday evening session was an entirely new feature, and was entertaining and instructive, and was closed with music by the Mandolin club.

SATURDAY MORNING

The institute opened promptly at nine o’clock. Singing by the institute. The devotional exercises were conducted by Rev. I.W. Bobst. The welcome address was delivered by J.B. Haag, subject, local history, – Gen. John A. Sutter and schools of Lititz. The response was delivered by Charles Albright of Manheim township.

Carrie Weidler read a paper on “How to overcome poor reading and spelling.” The subject was discussed by A. Virginia Grosh, J. May Breneman, A.S. Klein, J.W.G. Hershey, S.G. Zerfass, Rev. I.W. Bobst, Mrs. May S. Grosh, H.D. Long, Supt. M. J. Brecht. An interesting and instructive address was then given by Supt. M.H. Brecht.

SATURDAY AFTERNOON

The exercises opened in the afternoon at 1.30 o’clock. Number work for primary pupils was presented in a very able manner by Lillie Harnish of Manheim township. The subject was discussed by J. May Breneman, I.L. Taylor and Lillie Harnish. “Kindness” was the subject of an essay read by Elsie Huber.

A well-rendered recitation was given by Erla May Buch, a pupil of the Lititz Intermediate school.

H.R. Gibbel delivered an able treatise on literature, and was followed by Mrs. May S. Grosh.

What should be taught of civics in the public schools? was discussed by Harry Bassler of Manheim township.

SATURDAY EVENING

The U.B. Church was crowded on Saturday evening, when the exercises opened.

Solo by Miss Kathryn Baker; organ accompaniments by Mrs. M.M. Souders. The president then introduced Rev. Dr. N.C. Schaeffer, Superintendent of Public Instruction of Pennsylvania. Does it pay? was the theme of his address. Does education pay? Does it pay in dollars and cents? It does pay if it is my girl. (Sentence as written.) The lecture was very instructive, and was well received by the large audience.
The exercises were closed by a quartette composed of Mr. Albright and the three Taylor brothers, which was well received.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, February 5, 1897

A Spelling Bee – Buch’s school near Lititz, Graybill Minnich, teacher, is preparing for its spelling bee to be held on Friday evening, February 12. The program includes recitations, dialogues and music, together with three spelling contests, and one geographical match. In the latter class the location of cities and rivers will be the most important feature. A small admission fee will be charged. All are invited.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, February 19, 1897

The Spelling Bee – The spelling held on February 12th, at Buch’s school near Lititz was quite a success. The interesting programme consisted of dialogues, recitations, music, tableaus, etc. One of the humorous features of the evening was a very stout woman; also a tall woman represented in the dialogue entitled “Doctor Cure-all.” The pupils recited very well, owing to the excellent management of the teacher

Mr. G.G. Minnich. The dialogues were very interesting and needed no prompters. Charles Miller recited “Little Dutchman” and Helen M. Zeller, “Be Calmed;” others were also given. The duets sung by Janet and Mary Zeller were several times encored and seemed to be appreciated.

There were three classes taught by Carrie Weidler, J.C. Brubaker and G.G. Minnich. Four prizes were given to each class. The first class was for pupils under ten years. Those who won prizes were as follows: Norman Badorf, Mary Zeller, Agnes Hoover and Susan Minnich. In the next class those winning prizes were William S. George, Jerome Hess, Edwin Markley and Harvey Markley. In the geographical contest those who won prizes were H.L. Fenstermacher, Hiram Minnich, Jr., Homer Minnich and Helen M. Zeller. A noverl feature which closed the evening’s program was singing by the Minstrel Troupe, which was represented by five burnt cork representatives, who were loudly applauded, causing a great deal of laughter by their grotesque appearance.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 12, 1897

TOWN TALK AND DOINGS – The Warwick township school board will meet on Saturday, March 20, at 9 A.M., at the Warwick House, when the teachers will be paid for the closing month of the term and the business of the school term closed so far as practicable.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 19, 1897

Brunnerville Brieflets – Our village school No. 1 closed on Thursday of this week. The primary school will close a few weeks later.
Lexington Locals – The Union school E.E. Habecker, teacher, will close on Thursday, March 25. A special programme will be rendered in the afternoon.

Millway School teacher Honored – The pupils of the Millway school on Thursday last pleasantly surprised their teacher, Mr. D.Z. Erb, by presenting him with a handsome birthday gift, consisting of a complete set of George Elliots’ works. The school closes to-day (Thursday) with an average attendance of 95 males and 99 females. The following pupils have attended each day during the term: Willie Werntz, David Werntz, Ralph Brubaker, Ella Butzer, Walter Werntz, Mabel Wolf, Sadie Killian, May R. Erb, Stella Brubaker, Annie Russell.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 26, 1897

Rothsville Ramblings – The East and West schools close this week; the Central will extend into April.
D.W. Dietrich will open a subscription school in the Warwick school house No. 2 on Monday, April 5th.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning April 2, 1897

Lexington Locals – The Union public school, E.E. Habecker, teacher, closed on Thursday afternoon. A special programme was rendered, consisting of recitations, dialogues and music. Refreshments consisting of ice cream, oranges, cakes, &c., was served, which was furnished by the teacher and pupils. About thirty visitors were present.

Warwick Primary School – Report of Warwick Primary School for term ending March 24, 1897. Per cent of attendance, males, 97; females 95; total 96. The following attended every day during the month: Amanda Weidner, Lizzie Snyder, Barbara Snyder, MaBelle Long, Ella Weidner, Martha Leaman, Mabel Rickert, Earla Smuck, Mabel Weaver, Lizzie McCauley, Linnie G. Roth, Harry E. Showers, Franklin Weaver, Eugene Long, Paul McCauley, Victor Miller, Morris McCloud, Alvin Long, Peter Bruner, Christian Yerger, Allen G. Roth, Harry Ditzler, Elwood Furlow, Edgar Leaman, Robert Furlow, Jacob Bomberger, Jacob H. Bu cher, Luther Grossman, Benjamin Wiedner.

The school was visited by eighty-six persons during the term. D.W. DIETRICH, Teacher

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, April 23, 1897

Teachers’ Examinations – County Superintendent Brecht announces that applicants for schools in Lancaster county will be examined upon the dates and at the places given in the following lits:

1. For Primary Teachers only: May 10, all Districts, Lancaster.
2. For Applicants Who Have Never Taught:
   • April 29, Districts West, Lancaster.
   • April 30, Districts East, Lancaster;
   • May 4, Districts South, Lancaster;
   • May 7, Districts North, Lancaster;
   • May 13, Strasburg-Bart Section, Lancaster;
   • June 1, Earl-Brecknock Section, Lancaster.
3. For Applicants of All Provisional Grades:
   • May 6, Eden and Colerain, Quarryville;
   • May 11, Paradise and Leacock, Paradise;
   • May 12, West Donegal and Conoy, Elizabethtown;
   • May 14, Martic and Conestoga, Conestoga;
   • May 18, Rapho and Penn, Sporting Hill;
   • May 19, Manheim and East Hempfield, Neffsville;
   • May 20, East Earl and Brecknock, Terre Hill;
   • May 24, Mt. Joy and East Donegal, Mt. Joy;
   • May 25, East Cocalico and West Cocalico, Denver;
   • May 27, East Lampeter and Upper Leacock, Bird-in-Hand;
   • May 28, Salisbury, White Horse;
   • June 2, East Drumore and Little Britain, Unicorn;
   • June 3, Fulton and Drumore, Chestnut Level;
   • June 4, Sadsbury and Bart, Christiana;
   • June 7, Earl and Caernarvon, New Holland;
   • June 9, Warwick and Elizabeth, Lititz;
   • June 10, Ephrata and Clay, Ephrata;
   • June 15, Providence and Pequea, New Providence.
4. For Appointment of Teachers: June 3, East Hempfield, Hambright’s.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, May 28, 1897

TOWN TATTER – County Supt. Brecht has postponed the teachers’ examination announced to be here on June 9th to June 17th.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, June 25, 1897

NOTTY PROBLEMS TO ANSWER – The annual teachers’ examination for Lititz borough, Warwick and
Elisabeth townships was held in the High School building June 17.

Twenty-three applicants presented themselves, of which eighteen were successful in obtaining certificates, viz: G.G. Minnich, Elam Hess, Thomas H. Wolf, W.G. Kendig, Lewis A. Schnerr, Milton G. Brubaker, E.H. Enck, I.W. Heagey, Elmer E. Eby, Allen D. Carter, Levi W. Martin, Phares G. Hess, W.S. Stauffer, Elam Risser, H.S. Matter, B.F. Greider, Ida Kurtz, Sallie Townsend.

All applicants were required to answer these questions on paper; Number of terms taught; the school you have been attending; the work on theory of teaching that you have been reading or studying; name some good book you have read during the year, that you could recommend for general literature. [Questions in the THEORY OF TEACHING, ARITHMETIC, ORTHOGRAPHY, PHYSIOLOGY, GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, GRAMMAR, and READING were also to be answered.]

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, June 25, 1897

Teachers Appointed – The Warwick township school board met last Thursday afternoon at the Warwick, where they made the following appointments of teachers for the next term, beginning Monday, September 20.

• Warwick No. 1 Vacant
• Warwick No. 2 D.W. Dietrich
• Huber’s Mary R. Erb
• Lexington Elmer E. Eaby
• Union E.H. Enck
• Brunnerville No. 1 J.M. Reighter
• Brunnerville No. 2 John M. riser
• Rome J.B. Haag
• Rothsville Graded G.R. Pfautz
• Rothsville Upper Carrie B. Weidler
• Rothsville Lower J.N. Mohn
• Pleasant View Laura Buch
• Millway D.W. Null
• Millport W.S. Stauffer
• Sunnyside Dillman Bomberger
• Kissel Hill Levi W. Martin
• Fairview L.S. Reist
• Buch’s G.G. Minnich
• Lookout I.W. Heagey

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, July 2, 1897

LOCAL GOSSIP – Mr. Harry N. Mohler has been elected as teacher of the Warwick School No. 1.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, September 3, 1897

Lexington Locals – The Warwick township public schools will open on Monday, September 20.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, October 29, 1897

School Report – The following is the Brunnerville primary school report for the term ending Oct. 15: Total number enrolled, 38; average attendance, male, 20; female, 17; per cent. of attendance, 100.

Pupils who attended 20 days: Charles Althouse, Howard Bittner, Harry Becker, Claude Buchter, Roy Doster, Frank Enck, Milton Enck, Elmer Eberly, John Fetter, Willie Fetter, Christian Gibbel, Harry Irwin, Pierce Hartranft, Urias Hartranft, Andrew Meiley, Harry Meiley, Lizzie Althouse, Mamie Althouse, Mamie Bittner, Mabel Buchter, Minnie Eitnier, May Flory, Clara Irvin, May Irvin, Katie Irvin, Edna Hippert, Rosa Habecker, Bertha Keith, Ella Landis, Lizzie Royer, Stella Royer, Lizzie Shultz. J.M. RISSER, Teacher

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, November 12, 1897

Forty-Sixth Annual Meeting – The forty-sixth annual teacher’s institute of Lancaster county convened in Fulton Opera House, Lancaster, on Monday a and was called to order by County Superintendent M.J. Brecht. Over 600 teachers were enrolled.

Following is the organization of the institute: President, M.J. Brecht, Lancaster; vice presidents, S.H. Hoffman, Columbia; E.R. Barclay, Mt. Joy; R.S. Brown, Strasburg; H.E. Gehman, Ephrata; secretary, H.M. Hoffman, Earl; recording clerk, W.E. Barton, East Hempfield; treasurer, John Weaver, Leacock; roll keepers, J.R. Wallick, Manor, T.C. Kachel, Manor; music director, Prof. W.D. Keeney; cornetist, William Bruederly.

Rev. Dr. Shaeffer, state superintendent of public instruction, delivered the opening address.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, December 3, 1897

Brunnerville Brieflets – The school taught by J.M. Reighter was closed on Tuesday afternoon on account of sickness of Mr. Reighter’s child.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, December 3, 1897

Brunnerville School Report – The following is the Brunnerville primary school report for the term ending November 19: Total number enrolled, 38; average attendance male, 20; femaile, 17; per cent of attendance, 99. Pupils who attended twenty days; Howard Bitner, Hary Becker, Claude Buchte, Roy Doster, Frank Enck, Milton Enck, John Fetter, Willie Fetter, Christian Gibble, Harry Irvin, Pierce Hartranft, Willis Longenecker, Andrew Meiley, Harry Meiley, John Althouse, Menno Eberly, Mamie Althouse, Mamie Bitner, Minnie Eitnier, May Flory, Clara Irvin, May Irvin, Katie Irvin, Edna Hippert, Rose Habecker, Bertha Keith, Ella Lancis, Lizzie Royer, Stella Royer, Lizzie Shultz, Annie Sweigert.

J.M. RISSER, Teacher

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, Friday Morning, December 10, 1897

Lexington Locals – The Union public school was closed several days this week on account of the illness of the teacher Ddgar Enck.
Information from Supt. Scheaffer – The recent Legislature passed a new law in reference to the way the state appropriation shall be apportioned. State Supt. Scheaffer has sent a letter to the school boards in reference to the new law. One-third of the state fund to each district is made up on the basis of the number of teachers regularly employed for the entire term, not counting substitutes; one-third on the basis of the number of children returned by the assessors who are between the ages of 6 and 16, and the other one-third on the basis of the number of taxables returned by the assessors at the last assessment. A blank accompanies Mr. Scheaffer’s letter, which is to be filled out with the necessary information. The statistics are now being prepared.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, December 31, 1897

Christmas Exercises at Buch’s School – Christmas was celebrated at Buch’s school, near Lititz, last Friday afternoon. The teacher, G.G. Minnich, assisted by the pupils and patrons, decorated the room for the important festival occasion, using cedar and tissue paper quite profusely, the windows being adorned with beautiful flowers and vines. The afternoon was spent in singing, recitations and dialogues, the last, but not least feature being music by six girls. But before they were through St. Nick, with his colored attendant, entered, and in a second the girls were from the stage, leaving plenty of room for the strange visitors from Klondike. After amusing the pupils and visitors for some time, he presented each pupil with a package of candy and the teacher with a beautiful album. About a score of visitors were present and an interesting address on “Christmas” was delivered by H.M. Eberly.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, January 14, 1898

LOCAL DISTRICT INSTITUTE – The exercises of the Lititz District Institute were opened last Friday evening with music by the Mandolin club.

(And then follows a description of the papers, addresses, lectures and entertainment by Mandolin Club and music by various persons including the high school students. The institute concluded Saturday evening.)

A large audience was attracted to the U.B. Church on Saturday evening to hear Rev. G.B. Hancher of Kutztown, Pa. lecture on “You and Your Grandfather.” Every seat was taken and many had to stand. The lecture was well received.

The Lititz district is composed of Warwick, Manheim and Elizabeth townships and the borough of Lititz. Warwick township has nineteen teachers, of which four were absent. Manheim has fifteen and eleven were present; Elizabeth six and all were present; Lititz nine and every one present. The borough of Ephrata was represented by H.E. Gehman, F.S. Klinger and S.G. Zerfass. Elizabeth Sahm of E. Hempfield was another visiting teacher.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, February 11, 1898

Lexington Locals – Superintendent M.J. Brecht, accompanied by several of the directors, visited the Lexington school on Friday of last week and found everything in nice working order.
LIVE LITTLE LOCALS – Buch’s school in Warwick township, G.G. Minnich, teacher, will hold a spelling bee on Saturday evening, February 26. Full particulars will be given later.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, February 18, 1898

Rothsville Ramblings – A.L. Heiser’s Union Cigar factory in the old school house is filled with orders.

The pupils of Miss Carie Weidler’s school are practicing for an entertainment to be given in the P.O.S. of A. Hall next month

School Report – The Brunnerville primary school report for the term ending Feb. 14: Total number enrolled, 37; average attendance, male, 19; female, 16; per cent of attendance, 98. J.M. Risser, teacher.

Prize Spelling Bee – A grand spelling bee will be held in Buch’s school, G.G. Minnich, teacher, on Saturday evening, February 26. Sixteen valuable prizes will be given, as follows: Class 1. Open to children of 11 years and under. Class 2. Open to pupils of any public school. Class 3. Open to all. Class 4. A geographical class open to all. The programme will also include dialogues, recitations, tableaus and songs, some of which are very humorous.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 4, 1898

Rothsville Ramblings – Directory Henry Bomberger and E.E. Eby, teacher of Lexington school, visited our schools on Tuesday.
Two more weeks and our schools will be closed.

Mr. J.N. Mohn, teacher of Lower Rothsville school, will open a subscription school the last Monday in March. Terms will be reasonable, and all who can should avail themselves of such an opportunity and send their children. Mr. Mohn will call on all those who may send on Saturday, March 12th.

The lower Rothsville school will have closing exercises on Tuesday afternoon March 15th. Patrons and friends are invited to attend.
Big Spelling Bee and Entertainment – An unusually interesting entertainment and spelling bee was held at Buch’s school, about one mile west of Lititz, on Saturday evening, Feb. 26. The school, which is taught by G.G. Minnich, rendered the programme in excellent style. The first class was open to pupils of 11 years and under. First prize was won by Susan Minnich; second prize, Annie Stauffer; third prize, Norman Badorf; fourth prize, Janet Zeller. The second class was open to pupils of public schools, the prize winners being Helen Zeller, Katie Showers, Chester Hoffman and Homer Minnich. The third class was open to all. The prize winners were Homer Minnich, Helen Zeller, Katie Showers and John Miller. The fourth class was a geographical contest, open to all. The prize winners were Jacob Landis, Irwin Lupold, Harry Adaire and Elmer Adams. No one was allowed more than two prizes. The classes were taught by Anna Shirk, S.G. Zerfass, G.G. Minnich and E.H. Risser. Helen Zeller recited “A School Day’ in a pleasing style. A number of dialogues were rendered such as “Vice Versa,” “Spelling Skewl,” “A Day in a Doctor’s Office,” “Aunt Jemimah’s Courtship.” After these were given the “Darkey Club” gave a few of their amusing songs. The house was crowded to its utmost, many being turned away because they could not gain admittance.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 11, 1898

Lexington Locals – The Union school, Edgar Enck, teacher, will close on Thursday noon, March 17. The school will render a special programme on Wednesday afternoon, March 16. It will consist of Music, recitations, dialogues, etc. Everybody is cordially invited to be present.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 18, 1898

Brunnerville Brieflets – The Brunnerville primary school, taught by John M. Risser, ended its present term on Monday. Each scholar was presented with a beautiful card on which a report of the attendance during the term and also a photograph of Mr. Risser is printed. The secondary grade of our schools closed its door on Thursday noon. J.M. Reighter was the teacher.

Lexington Locals – Lexington school, taught by Elmer Eby, closed on Wednesday.

School Term Ended – Buch’s school, near Lititz, G.G. Minnich, teacher, closed on Tuesday, March 15. The attendance during the terms has been unusually good. The number in attendance during the term were 48. Average attendance during the term 46. Per cent of attendance 98. Number of visitors 75. The following pupils have attended every day during the term: Florence Minnich, Ada Stauffer, Lizzie Ruhl, Nora Minnich, Mamie Minnich, Emma Longenecker, Mabel Adams, Ella Minnich, Willie Zellar, Susan Minnich, Guy Buch, Harvey Habecker, Annie Stauffer, Roy Buch, Phares Miller. The following were absent one day: Katie Rudy, Emma Rudy, Chester Hoffman, Elmer Minnich, Lemon Habecker. The school now is in possession of the “Young People’s Cyclopedia” and a number of other books, etc which have been purchased from the proceeds of the spelling bee.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 25, 1898

Brunnerville Brieflets – John M. Risser opened a subscription school in the village school house with twenty-four pupils.

Rothsville Ramblings – The public schools closed last week.

Brunnerville School Report – The following is the Brunnerville primary school report for the term ending March 14: Total number of pupils enrolled, 37; average number of attendance, male 19; female, 16; per cent of attendance 98. (Then follows a list of pupils who attended 20 days for this term, and then a list of what appears to be a list for a longer period of time: seventeen who attended 120 days, two who attended 119 ½ days, three who attended 119 days, five who attended 118 ½ days.)
J.M. Risser, Teacher

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, April 1, 1898

Business Changes and Removals – Mr. I.W. Heagy, school teachers, was last Saturday elected to serve as gate keeper of the Lititz and Lexington turnpike, as successor to Daniel Sides. Mr. Heagy asked for this position because he is in failing health and his physician requested him to keep out of the school room. Mr. Heagy takes his place today. (Request possibly because of failing health caused by consumption.)

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, April 29, 1898

Brunnerville Brieflets – John M. Risser’s subscription school came to a close on Monday.

Teachers’ Examinations – The following partial list of places and dates for the holding of the teacher’s examinations for year 1898 in the county of Lancaster was issued by County Superintendent Brecht. The examinations will begin at 9 A.M.:

• May 11 Manheim and East Hempfield, Neffsville.
• May 20 Earl and Caernarvon, New Holland
• May 25 East Cocalico and West Cocalico, Denver
• June 2 Rapho and Penn, Sporting Hill
• June 18 Warwick and Elizabeth, Lititz

In the general examinations, applicants should be examined in the districts in which they intend to teach. Where no examination is held for a district, the applicant will choose any place most convenient to himself.

All who are professionally interested in the Lancaster County Teachers’ Institute are requested to meet the county superintendent in his office, on Saturday, June 25th, at 10 A.M., for the purpose of arranging the general programme of the next county institute.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, May 13, 1898

Rothsville Ramblings – J.N. Mohn took his pupils to Mt. Gretna last Thursday. They had a good time, but were caught in rain on their way home.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, June 24, 1898

THE TEACHERS’ ORDEAL – Eleven applicants presented themselves in the Lititz High school room on Monday in order to undergo the annual ordeal to make a certificate. The following named were successful: Thomas Wolf, Dillman Bomberger, J.R. Wallich, E.E. Eby, Elam H. Risser, L.W. Martin, Herman McCloud, Lillie Wenger, Arthur Reist.

The following are some of the problems, etc. given to the applicants for solution:

SPELLING
Province, multitude, abundance, channel, Mediterranean, epidemic, custard, temperature, presence, armament, foreign, banana, accrue, administration, obstacle, previous, sensitive, agency, measles, felicitous, delicacy, eccentric, judicious, college, interpretation, genius, pursuit, commercial, compeer.

ARITHMETIC

1. A man spent ¾ of his money and then earned ½ as much as he spent, and then had $21 less than he had at first. How much money did he have at first?
2. A person invested $2760 in bank stock at 115 and received an average annual income of $180. What was the rate of dividend, and what rate of interest of the money invested?
3. How many rods of fence will enclose 10 acres in the form of a square?
4. For what sum must I give my note at a bank payable in 4 months at 10 percent to obtain $300?
5. How many circles each 3 inches in diameter contain the same area as a surface 2 5-10 feet square?
6. A house valued at $3,240 is insured for of its value at ¾ per cent. What is the premium?
7. Extract the cube root of 28.094464.
8. Find the volume of a log 18 ft. long, 1 ½ square at one end, 2 ¼ ft. square at the other end.
9. State the formulas of surface and volume of spheres.

GRAMMAR

1. See, as they pass, they swing the censors of a thousand flowers that bend o’er the young herbs of spring, and the sweet odors like a prayer ascend, while, passing bends, the breeze wakes the grave anthems of the trees. Analyze the expression and parse the italicized words.
2. Write a composition of Gen. Blanco – not fewer than sixty words.
3. Illustrate by means of a sentence in which a noun or a pronoun may be used in the nominative case.

PEDAGOGY

1. What influence has the study of language on the formation of habit?
2. Submit a few practical rules that may be used to form habit?
3. What is the difference between an image and a concept?
4. State the different plans a pupil might follow in studying a spelling lesson.

HISTORY

1. Name some metropolitan papers.
2. Name a Spaniard mentioned in your history.
3. Steam-power suggests whose name.
4. How long did it take Columbus to cross the ocean?
5. When was the first steamboat invented?
6. Who was the president in 1807?
7. Who was the last Dutch governor?
8. To what party did Jefferson belong?
9. Who was the expositor of states rights?
10. Who was the great expounder of the constitution?
11. Name the periods into which the history of the U.S. may be divided.
12. Name a prominent man in colonial history.
13. Did you see anything about an Anglican alliance?
14. How is the number of congressman determined?
15. What is meant by gerrymandering?
16. Can you remember dates well?
17. Did the fathers of the constitution say anything about slavery?
18. What is anarchy?
19. Who was Warren Hastings

CONSTITUTION

1. Executive department.
2. Powers of congress.
3. Powers denied to congress.
4. Organization of congress.

GEOGRAPHY

1. Bound the United States. Capital of Canada. Capital of Mexico.
2. Does England own any part of North America?
3. What kind of government has Mexico?
4. Who was the author of reciprocity?
5. What direction is Hawaii from the U.S.?
6. Name the physical regions of the U.S.
7. What is a plateau?
8. Name the different relief features.
9. Locate France – capital – products.
10. What is a continent?
11. Predominant mountains of Asia.
12. What influence have mountains on a country?
13. Capital of the Sandwich Islands.
14. Where is the Tyrol?

PHYSIOLOGY

1. Write an outline on the muscles.
2. Active principle of the poison of tobacco.
3. What is the function of the synovial membrane?
4. What provision is made in the construction of the skull to distribute the effects of a blow?
5. What is a cold?
6. What are some of the evil effects of a cold?
7. Why does the use of alcohol cause the face to flush?
8. Describe the structure and function of the larynx.
9. What is the physiological argument for variety of diet?
10. State how you would check the flow of blood from an artery.
11. What is the function of the perspiratory (sic) glands?
12. What is the weight of the liver?
13. What is glycogen?
14. What are the essential conditions for good health?

[The headline of this article is entire appropriate: THE TEACHERS’ ORDEAL.]

Rothsville Notes – On Saturday Mr. J.N. Monh’s school were picnicking at the Conestoga creek near Brownstown. The children all voted it a good time.

Teachers of Warwick for Next Term – The Warwick School Board met at the Warwick House on Monday afternoon and made the following appointments for the next term:

• Warwick No. 1 N.E. Reist
• Warwick No. 2 Florence Baker
• Huber’s C.B. Brubaker
• Lookout Grace Hershey
• Brunnerville No. 1 E.B. Barnett
• Brunnerville No. 2 John M. Risser
• Lexington Elmer E. Eby
• Union D.W. Dietrich
• Buch’s Elam Hess
• Fairview Hattie Landis
• Kissel Hill I.W. Martin
• Sunnyside D. Bomberger
• Rome J.B. Haag
• Millport W.S. Stauffer
• Pleasant View Laura Buch
• Rothsville Graded G.R. Pfautz
• Upper Rothsville Carrie Weidler
• Lower Rothsville J.N. Mohn
• Millway Mary E. Miller

The teachers of Warwick are requested to meet at the Warwick House, Sept. 17. The schools open Monday, Sept. 19.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, August 26, 1898

LOCAL GOSSIP – When the schools open, the first demand will be for supplements to the geographies to bring them up to date with respect the West Indies and the islands of the Pacific.

The children are now counting the days until they shall meet their dear teachers again.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, September 16, 1898

Lexington Locals – On Monday the schools at this place will open. Some of the boys and girls will no doubt be glad while others we presume will be sorry that there (sic) vacation has come to an end. The Union school will be taught by D.W. Dietrich and the Lexington by Elmer Eby.

LOCAL EVENTS COLUMN – Most of the rural public schools, including our neighboy Warwick, will open for the term on Monday next.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning September 23, 1898

Lexington Locals – The schools of this place opened on Monday with a good attendance. The Union school, D.W. Dietrich, teacher, has forty-seven scholars enrolled and the Lexington, Elmer Eby, teacher, has thirty-one enrolled. The attendance in both schools will be larger later on.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, September 30, 1898

LAST SEPTEMBER DAYS – The local teachers’ district institute for Lititz borough and adjoining townships will be held the third Saturday of January next.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, October 14, 1898

Lexington Locals – The Union School, D.W. Dietrich, teacher, was out chestnutting on Tuesday afternoon. They got few chestnuts, but the scholars had an enjoyable time.

The Compulsory School Law – On the first of November, the compulsory school law will be positively enforced by the school board of our borough. Al children between the ages of 6 and 13 years must attend school no less than 126 continuous school days, and any parent who will be found guilty of violating the act can be arrested and fines. It is also compulsory upon the board of directors it they neglect to enforce the law. (NOTE: The policy for the Warwick Township School Board of Directors was not yet published at this time.)

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, October 21, 1898

Lexington Locals – The Union school, D.W. Deitrich, teacher, organized lyceum, last Friday afternoon and elected the following officers: Pres., Willis Hackman; vice pres., Vernon Kline, sec., Della Hassler; treas., Harvey Markley; editor, Warren Enck; critic, Maurice Schreiner. They will beet every two weeks. The question for discussion on Friday afternoon, Oct. 28th, is: Resolved, That the soldiers should receive more honor than the sailor for valor during the late war.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, October 28, 1898

County Teachers’ Institute – The forty-seventh annual session of the Lancaster County Teachers’ Institute will be held in Lancaster city beginning Monday, November 14, and continues until the 18th inclusive. The day sessions will be held in the court house and all friends of education are invited to attend. The evening session will be held in Fulton Opera House.

The instructors of the institute will be the following well-known and prominent educators:

Dr. E.O Lyte, pedagogy; Dr. M.G. Brumbaugh, literature; Dr. O.T. Corson, psychology; Prof. S.D. Fess, history; Prof. Byron Kling, reading; Prof. W.D. Keeny, music. Addresses will be delivered by State Superintendent N.C. Schaeffer and Miss Marianna Gibbons. Department work will be conducted by special committees.

The evening programme will be as follows: Monday evening – A.W. Lamar, “Dixie Before the War.” Tuesday evening – Byron W. King, Shakespeare; Katherine E. Oliver, Scottish Character. Wednesday evening – Henry Watterson, “Abraham Lincoln,” Thursday evening – Oxford Musical Club; Miss Lois E. Shelley, singing.

Brunnerville School Report – The following is a repot of the Brunnerville Primary school for the month ending, October 14; Number enrolled male 18, female, 19; per cent of attendance, male 99, female 100. J.M. RISSER, Teacher (The names of the pupils who attended 20 days are listed.)

The following is a report of the Brunnerville No. 1 school for the month ending Oct. 14, 1898: No. of male pupils 15, No. of female pupils 11; percentage of attendance of males 92; percentage of attendance of females 09. Thos who missed no days during the month were: (The names of 13 students are listed.) W.C. ESBENSHADE, Teacher Report of Lexington Union School – Number of males enrolled 21; female 27; total 48. Per cent of attendance. males 100; females 100. (The names of all the students who attended every day during the month is listed.)
The parents and all interested in the success of the school are cordially invited to visit the same.

D.W. DIETRICH, Teacher.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, November 11, 1898

Brunnerville Brieflets – John M. Risser, teacher of the Brunnerville primary school, had closed on Thursday on account of attending the Snyder-Brubaker wedding.

Lexington Locals – The Union School, D.W. Dietrich, teacher, was closed on Tuesday as Mr. Dietrich was one of the election officers.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, November 18, 1898

Lexington Locals – A new roof was placed on the Union school-house this week

Brunnerville Brieflets – The school bell, which recently broke, will be replaced with a new one.

TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS BENEFITTED – The school teachers of the county spent the week in Lancaster, the occasion of their congregation being the forty-seventh annual institute. They saw and heard things innumerable; almost all of which are worthy of remembrance and helpful in their profession. A great number of the valuable points were of course got from lecturers and illustrators, but the benefits derived from communion with each other must not be underrated. Some cynic has ventured to say that the institute is a picnic, affording opportunity for something like a spree. It is nothing of the kind, as everybody will earn who hears the teachers sing and sees them absorb the thoughts of the bright lecturers.

We have witnessed the proceedings and can testify to the advantages of the institute. Prof. Byron King, on Tuesday, gave the teachers a point on literature and reading that must be classed as valuable. If one would read, he said, one must read to fin three things: the thought, the emotion and the will power or energy of the poem. His elaboration of these qualities was a treat even to laymen. Pupils acquire the habit of reading mechanically; that is, they perform the task set by the teacher without thinking of the picture the words form. Unless the teacher breaks this habit the pupil will be benefited about as much by reading from the end as from the beginning of the article.

Many phases of the subject of child training were given by the lecturers, and their recommendation, if judiciously applied, will without doubt greatly improve the schools.

(The above is an editorial in nature and protecting the holding of the Teachers’ Institute.)

THIS AND THAT ABOUT HOME – Many of the lecturers before the teachers’ institutes are talking against the quantity of books scholars have to carry to and from school, claiming that the load causes permanent deformities, etc. It is evident to the casual observer as the scholars pass to and from school, that they have a big load to carry.

County Teachers in Session – The forty-seventh annual session of the Lancaster County Teachers’ Institute began at Lancaster on Monday, the first session’s enrollment being 620. County Superintendent M.J. Brecht was elected president. The annual opening address was delivered by Dr. N.C. Schaeffer, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, his subject being, “The New Point of View for Teaching History and Civil Government.” Dr. O.T. Corson spoke on “Tack in the School Room.” and Prof. Byron King on “Reading.” In the evening Dr. A.W. Lamar lectured on “Dixie Before the War.”

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, November 25, 1898

Lexington Locals – Both the Union and Lexington schools were closed on Thursday and Friday of this week.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, December 9, 1898

Brunnerville School Reports – The following is a report of the Brunnerville Primary school for the month ending November 21: Number of pupils enrolled, male, 18; female, 19; per cent of attetndance, male 100; female, 99; (Listed are the names of 33 pupils who attended 20 days.) J.M. Risser, Teacher

The following is a repost of the Brunnerville School No. 1: Whole number in attendance, males, 17; females, 13; percentage of attendance, males, 96; females, 96. (Listed are the names of 17 pupils who attended 20 days and a list of 4 who missed 1 day or less.) Willis C. Esbenshade, Teacher

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, December 16, 1898

A BLAZE AT WARWICK – A School House Partly Destroyed by Fire – About 6 o’clock on Friday evening last fire broke out at the roof of the Warwick school house No. 1, situated in the rear of Sam’l B. Erb’s residence, in the village of Warwick. The Lititz Hose Co.’s fire alarm bell gave a general alarm and the hose company was early at the scene and playing water on the rapidly burning building, which was a one story frame structure with a shingle roof, surmounted by a belfry, in which hung a good-sized bell.
The fire was finally got under control, but not until the roof was nearly all burned away together with the belfry, the bell falling through to the first floor.

Many of the books and other loose fixtures were removed. The desks were fastened to the floor and could not be taken out, but the most of them are little damaged. The teacher, Mr. Nathan Reist, had a large library of books in the school, besides a collection of insects, some of which were damaged by fire and water.

The sides and ends of the building were little damaged and it can be rebuilt without tearing it down to the ground. There was no insurance on the building.

The cause of the fire was a defective flue – built insecure in the first place, as are most of the school houses in the township, all of which will now no doubt be altered. A new fire was started in the furnace in the cellar on Friday afternoon.
The fire cause considerable excitement and many people of Lititz and Warwick hurried to the scene. The members of the Hose Co. worked hard and earnestly in conquering the flames, which shot up high and could be seen at a great distance.
The school board met Saturday and at once put carpenters to work to rebuild, and it is expected that only two weeks will be required until school can be resumed. The children will have a vacation in the meantime.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, December 23, 1898

Lexington Locals – The Union school, D.W. Dietrich, teacher, will have special exercises on Friday afternoon. The programme will consist of dialogues, recitations, etc. The school house is beautifully decorated. Everybody is invited to be present.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, December 30, 1898

BETWEEN CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR
The Warwick school building, which was partly destroyed by fire three weeks ago, was reopened last Monday, when teacher and pupils renewed their work with increase vigor.

The Manheim Sentinel says: “School teachers in Warwick township are obliged to be in their school-rooms at seven o’clock every morning, in order to be on time to entertain their pupils as soon as they arrive. This would be sort of a puzzler for some of our teachers who have a hard time getting to their school-rooms by a quarter past eight each morning.”

School Superintendents to be Elected – County, city and borough superintendents of public schools will be elected in 1899. The School Gazette says that Supt. Brecht will almost certainly be again re-elected without opposition; that there is as yet no opposition to Supt. Geo. Weiss, of Schuylkill county, who has served six terms, and that of Supt. Geo. W. Twitmeyer, of Bethlehem, is likely to be chosen head of schools in a city of Eastern Pennsylvania, Supt. Brecht succeeded Supt. B.F. Shaub in 1883, and has served, therefore, more than fifteen years.
Rothsville Notes – Little Benny wanted to thrash one of our teachers last Saturday evening. It were well if that teacher would have had one of his rods or correction along with him and given Benny a sound thrashing and sent him home to bed. (Who is Benny?)
Each of our village schools held Christmas exercises last Friday afternoon. This is just what each teacher ought to observe, notwithstanding the shallow-minded ideas of a few croakers here and there.

Last Monday our Rothsville school was visited by Prof. G. Herman Goetz, J.W. Hershey and J.B. Haag of Lititz
Lexington Locals – The scholars of the Union school, D.W. Dietrich, teacher, had special exercises on Friday afternoon. The programme consisted of recitations, dialogues and singing. Each scholar was treated to a box of candy and two bananas. The scholars also remembered their teacher, as they presented him with a water set. There were quite a number of visitors in attendance and they were all well please with the exercises.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, January 6, 1899

Lexington Locals – The Union school is closed owing to the sickness of the teacher, D.W. Dietrich.

Rothsville Notes – John F. Ruth, former teacher of the Rothsville school No. 5, will teach that school on Wednesday and Thursday for Miss Carrie B. Weidler, who desires to be at home while her mother is so seriously sick.

Teachers’ District Institute – The thirteenth annual session of the teachers’ district institute, including Lititz borough, Warwick and Manheim townships, will be held in the Lititz High School building Friday evening, January 20, and on Saturday, January 21. On Saturday evening Prof. David S. Keck, of the Keystone State Normal School at Kutztown, will lecture on “Experiences and Observations in the Southwest.” Excellent music will be furnished at the lecture and the several sessions of the institute.

Brunnerville School Reports – The following is a report of the Brunnerville Secondary School for the month ending December 21: Number of pupils enrolled, male, 19; female, 13; per cent of attendance, male, 97; female, 97. (The names of the pupils who attended 20 days are in a list, and those who attended 19 ½ and 19 days are in a second list.) W.C. ESBENSHADE, Teacher

The following is a report of the Brunnerville Primary School for the month ending December 22: Number of pupils enrolled, male, 17; female, 19; per cent of attendance, male, 97; female, 98. (The names of those students who attended 20 days are presented in a list.) J.M. RISSER, Teacher

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, January 13, 1899

Rothsville Notes – Our public schools were visited by County Supt. M.J. Brecht, Directors Henry Erb, Abner Risser, Samuel Lane and Levi W. Martin, teacher of the Kissel Hill school, last Tuesday.

Last week a pupil in one our schools misbehaved, and the teacher locked the door so the boy could not escape. The teacher then proceeded to procure one of his rods of correction, when to his surpise the boy made his escape through the window. A lively race then ensued up Church street between teacher and pupil, in which the pupil was first to reach home. By this time the boy’s mother, seeing the danger to which her son was exposed, secured one of her brooms and made a wild charge on the young school teacher, driving him back to his fort. The scene throughout was both dramaturgy and amusive (sic), and all who had the satisfaction of seeing it said it looked good, but parents should not take part in school affairs in this way, as it exposes their character and reputation: and all should take side with the teacher so the bad be restrained and punished and the good rewarded.

Lexington Locals – Supt. M.J. Brecht accompanied by several of the directors, visited the Lexington school last Friday and the Union on Wednesday of this week. He found everything in first-class condition and seemed to be well pleased with his visit.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, January 20, 1899

Rothsville Notes – Joseph N. Mohn, who had been on the sick list, has again resumed his duties at teaching school. Miss Carrie Weidler has again resumed her duties in the Upper Rothsville school.

TOWN TALK AND TATTER – The local district institute which meets here Friday and Saturday of this week should be well attended not only by teachers, but by all interested in education. The lecture on Saturday in the U.B. church by Prof. David S. Keck of Kutztown should also be liberally patronized.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, January 27, 1899

TEACHERS’ LOCAL INSTITUTE – The fourteenth annual session of the teachers’ district institute, including Lititz Borough, Warwick, Elizabeth and Manheim townships, was held on Friday evening, January 20, and Saturday, Jan. 21.
The meetings were well attended and much interest and enthusiasm were manifested.

FRIDAY EVENING.
On Friday evening the session was promptly called to order by the president, J.C. Brubaker. Music by the High School Orchestra.

A well-prepared and well-rendered recitation was given by Florence Baker.

Solo and chorus by Lovinia Gable and Hiram Reedy and Linnaeus Nies.

A fine oration on “Comenius as a teacher,” was delivered by Elam G. Hess.

L.J. Yohe and H.R. Gibbel acquitted themselves creditable on the subject of “Essentials of Knowledge’: the audience was spell-bound by their arguments.

The principal feature of the evening was the debate, Resolved, That the retention of the Philippines will be detrimental to the interests of the United States. The speakers on the affirmative were G. Herman Goetz and J.B. Haag; the negative W.C. Esbenshade and H.R. Bassler. The judges were D.E. Light, Charles Landis and John G. Zook. The speakers were allowed fifteen minutes in which to produce their argument. The decision was in favor of the affirmative. The general debate was quite lively and the following gentlemen participated: J.R. Bricker, G.H. Goetz, Harry Long, E.G. Hess, Graybill Bitzer and H.R. Bassler. The decision of the house was in favor of the negative.
SATURDAY MORNING

The Saturday Morning session opened at 9 o’clock with singing the hymn, “Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah.” H.A. Bailey was the leader.
Rev. I.W. Bobst conducted the devotional exercises by reading a part of the 25th chapter of Matthew and offering a prayer.

“Abide With Me” was then sung.

J.W.G. Hershey delivered the welcome address. He made a comparison between the institutes of fourteen years ago and those held at the present day.

Music by the High School Orchestra.

H.R. Weaver and W.R. Stauffer read interesting papers on “Lessons in Nature Study.” Supt. M.J. Brecht, P.G. Hess, N.E. Reist and H.J.

Taylor spoke on the subject also.

SATURDAY AFTERNOON

The afternoon session was opened with music by the orchestra.

The elements of drawing were discussed by Mary E. Miller and May E. Lawrence. This produced quite a spirited discussions, which was participated in by Mr. Shupp, H.R. Gibbel, M.J. Brecht, P.G. Hess and Anna Eby.

Grace Hershey sang a fine solo.

A well-prepared essay on “School-room decorations” was read by Kathryn Lefever.

“School-room Hygiene” was dicussed by N.E. Reist and H.E. Freed. S.G. Serfass, M.J. Brecht, spoke on the same subject.

SATURDAY EVENING

The Saturday evening exercises were held in the U.B. church and standing room could only be had at quarter past seven.
The Y.M.C.A. Male Chorus opened the exercises and were encored. H.J. Taylor of the Neffsville secondary school sang a solo; he was accompanied on the organ by Miss Weidler.

The principal feature of the evening was the lecture by Prof. David S. Keck, of the Kutztown State Normal School, of Kutztown, Pa. “Experiences and Observations in the Southwest,” was his subject. The speaker gave a very interesting “talk,” as he is pleased to call his lecture, on the habits and customs of the territories of the southwest. The samples of articles manufactured by the Indians, exhibited, were viewed with curiosity by the very large audience. He was the supervisor of the Indian schools for two years, and was appointed by the government. He was county superintendent of the schools of Berks county nine years.

A song was given by the male chorus and the large audience was dismissed.

Resolutions in memory of I.W. Heagy were offered and adopted as follows:

The teachers of the fourteenth annual session of district institute held at Lititz, Pa., Jan. 21, 2899, adopt the following resolutions:

• WHEREAS, God in his infinite guidance has removed from our midst one of our fellow teachers, I.W. Heagy.
• WHEREAS, While among us he had endeared himself to all by his many estimable qualities of mind and heart, and had impressed his associates with his earnest nature and fidelity of sprit: therefore, be it
• Resolved, That by the death of I.W. Heagy the institute has lost a devoted and active member, a kind and loyal friend.
• Resolved, That while we sincerely regret the loss of our co-laborer, it has been his eternal gain.
• Resolved, That we extend our heartfelt sympathies to the family of the deceased.
• Resolved, That the Secretary forward a copy of these resolutions to the vamily, and the same be published in the Lititz newspapers.

H.E. Freed, J.M. Risser, Elam G. Hess, Committee

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, January 27, 1899

Rothsville Notes – Mr. Joseph N. Mohn is on the sick list again, and had no school from last Friday until Thursday of this week.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, February 3, 1899

Brunnerville School Reports – The following is a repost of the Brunnerville Primary school for the moth ending January 19: Number of pupils enrolled, male, 16; female, 95. (There are listed those pupils who attended 20 days.) J.M. RISSER, Teacher
The following is a report of the Brunnerville school No. 1, for the fourth month: Whole number in attendance, males, 19; females, 13; percentage of attendance, males, 91; females, 95. (Listed are the names of those pupils who attended 20 days.) W.C. ESBENSHADE, Teacher

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, February 10, 1899

Report of Warwick School No. 1 – The following is the relative grade of pupils in attendance at Warwick School No. 1 for the 4th month ending Jan. 31, 1899. NATHAN E. REIST, Teacher

• Grade A has 9 students listed with a grade falling from 93 to 84.
• Grade B has 14 students listed with a grade falling from 94 to 67.
• Grade C has 12 students listed with a grade falling from 92 to 65.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 10, 1899

Brunnerville Brieflets – A subscription school will be opened at Brunnerville by J.M. Risser on the 3rd of April. Persons wishing to send children will be welcome to do so. A fee of seventy-five cents will be charged.
Brunnerville School Reports – The following is a repost of the Brunnerville School No. 1 for the fifth month: Average attendance during the month, males, 16; females 11; per cent of attendance during month, males 90; females 87. (Here follows a list of pupils who attended the full twenty days.)

WILLIS C. ESBENSHADE, Teacher

The following is a repost of the Brunnerville Primary school for the mot=nth ending February 20: Number of pupils enrolled, male 16; female 18; per cent of attendance, male 93; female, 91. (Here follows a list of those pupils who attended the full twenty days and a separate list of those pupils who missed 1 day or less.) J.M. RISSER, Teacher

Report of Warwick School No. 1 – The following is the relate (sic) grade of pupils in attendance at Warwick School No. 1, for the 5th month, ending March 3, 1899.

• Grade A has 9 students with a grade falling from 96 to 85.
• Grade B has 10 students with a grade falling from 94 to 71.
• Grade C has 12 students with a grade falling from 95 to 68.

NATHAN E. REIST, Teacher

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 17, 1899

Rothsville Notes – Our schools will close – one this week and the other next week. The average attendance was good.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 24, 1899

LOCAL NEWS NOTE – Most of the country school terms are ended and the school buildings will be closed for the next six months.
The School closed With a Banquet – Mr. J.B. Haag’s Rome School closed on Monday afternoon with a big banquet and an entertainment. On Monday the pupils all came with a smile upon their faces and big baskets in their hands. Some time later some of the mothers came with more provisions. When school dismissed, the mothers and young ladies placed in position a long line of tables, and loaded them with the delicacies of the season. There were eight large cakes on stands, besides buns, bread, butter, jellies, crackers, pretzels, coffee with sugar and cream, and lemonade. Including the pupils there were sixty who partook of the repast. A little before three o’clock the pupils rendered their dialogues and recitations for the entertainment of the visitors, and everybody left soon after four o’clock highly pleased with the day’s festivities.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 31, 1899

Lexington Locals – The Union school, D.W. Dietrich, teacher, closed on Tuesday of this week. On Friday of last week a special programme was rendered, which consisted of dialogues, recitations, etc.

Rothsville Notes – Our four public schools closed for the term with a fair average attendance.
Personals – Dillman Bomberger, who taught the Sunnyside school in Warwick township, has gone to Millersville to attend the spring term at the normal school.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, April 17, 1899

Lexington Locals – The Lexington school, taught by Elmer E. Eby, closed on Friday of last week.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, May 5, 1899

Supt. Brecht Re-Elected – The school directors of this county met at Lancaster on Tuesday and re-elected M.J. Brecht for county superintendent for a term of three years at a salary of $2500 per year. Superintendent Brecht thanked the members of the convention for again electing him to the position. He promised to perform his duties faithfully, so that the school directors of the county need never regret that they voted for him and gave him a unanimous election.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, June 9, 1899

Warwick School board Organized – The Warwick township school board met at the Warwick House on Monday last and organized for the year by electing the following officers: President, Henry L. Binkley; treasurer, S.E. Lane; secretary, Henry R. Erb. The next school terms will be seven months. The tax rate was fixed same as heretofore – 1 ¼ mills.

The only new member is Nathan K. Buch, who was sworn in before the organization was effected.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, June 23, 1899

THE TEACHERS’ EXAMINATIONS – The teachers’ annual examination for Lititz, Warwick and Elizabeth was held in the High school building on Friday, June 16. Thirteen applicants presented themselves for the ordeal, and all were successful. The names of the candidates were: L.W. Martin, G.F. Ruth, Elam G. Hess, E.E. Eby, Lovinia Gable, Elam Risser, Thomas H. Wolf, Dillman Bomberger, John S. Matter, Harry B. Lefever, Hiram Diehm, Mary Huebener, Frank E. Druckenbrod.

Who? – Who says school teachers are scarce, when there were seventy-five applications presented to the Warwick board of directors.
Teachers of Warwick for Next Term – The Warwick Township School Baord met at the Warwick House Friday afternoon and made the following appointments for the next term, out of seventy-five applicants:

• Warwick No. 1 N.E. Reist
• Warwick No. 2 Florence Baker
• Lexington E.E. Eby
• Union John A. Uhland
• Brunnerville No. 1 W.C. Esbenshade
• Brunnerville No. 2 John M. Risser
• Lookout L. Gertrude Dietrich
• Millway W.F. Bothenberger
• Rothsville No. 1 G.R. Pfautz
• Rothsville Upper Carrie B. Weidler
• Rothsville Lower J.N. Mohn
• Pleasant View Clayton Wenger
• Millport W.S. Stauffer
• Owl Hill Dillman Bomberger
• Rome James B. Haag
• Kissel Hill Levi W. Martin
• Fairview Amanda Fassnacht
• Buch’s Elam G. Hess
• Huber’s J.D. Brubaker

Teachers are requested to meet the school board at the Warwick House Saturday, Sept. 2. The schoolswill open Monday Sept. 4. The term will be seven months.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, July 21, 1899

Rothsville Notes – S.E. Bushong, who has the contract to build the new Owl Hill school house, is hauling lumber and intends getting the building under roof with all possible speed.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, August 25, 1899

Rothsville Notes – The school houses are receiving their annual airing before the school term opens.
Frank Bowman is fitting up a large new furnace for the new Owl Hill school house.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, September 8, 1899

Lexington Locals – Our village schools opened Monday. The Union school is taught by John Uhland with thirty-two pupils and the Lexington school is taught by Elmer E. Eby, and has about thirty pupils.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, September 15, 1899

Rothsville Notes –

The Board of School Directors examined the new school house at Owl Hill, built by S.E. Bushong, and pronounced it fully up to the requirements and specifications. This speaks well for Mr. Bushong, as the board had trouble in former contracts given out.
The bell formerly on the Lutheran church is now in place and in use at the Central school, having been placed there by the citizens.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, September 22, 1899

HOME NOTES AND COMMENTS – The compulsory school law will go into efeect next Monday, which will be the beginning of the second month. All persons between the ages of 8 and 16 years must attend school 70 per cent of the school terms, except such as are between 13 and 16 years, who have regular employment. The attendance must be continuous.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, October 13, 1899

Brunnerville School Report – The following is a report of the Brunnerville school No. 1 for the first month: No. in attendance during the month, males, 12; females, 10. Per cent. of attendance, males 97; females, 99. Those who did not miss any days are: Roy Doster, Harry Miley, Howard Bitner, Clarence Hartranft, William Wissler, Willis Hackman, Edith Hassler, Mary Althouse, Rosa Habecker, Mary Bitner, Ida Scheaffer, Alice Husson, Lizzie Bentz. WILLIS C. ESBENSHADE, Teacher

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, November 3, 1899

Teachers’ Institute – The forty-eighth annual teachers’ institute will be held from Monday, November 13, to Friday, November 17, inclusive. The day sessions will be held in the large court room, and the evening sessions in the opera house. The following instructors have been secured for the day sessions: Dr. A.E. Winship, psychology; Dr. E.H. Griggs, pedagogy; Dr. S.C. Schmucher, nature study; Dr. O.T. Corson, school economy; Dr. C.H. Albert, geography; Prof. W.D. Keeney, Music.

During the week there will be addresses by State Superintendent N.C. Schaefffer, Rev. Anna Shaw, Dr. E.O. Lyte, and Rev. Charles L. Fry.
The evening programmes are: Monday, Roger-Griller-Day entertainment; Tuesday, William Hawley Smith, “Born Short:” Wednesday, Edward Hale, “Reminiscences of Literary People;” Thursday, W.C. Peckham, experiment with liquid air.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, November 10, 1899

Brunnerville Brieflets – The following is a repost of the Brunnerville school No. 1 for the second month: Number present, males 14; females 13; percentage of attendance, males, 94; females, 91. (Twelve students are listed as present the entire month.) A cordial invitation is extended to all friends of education to visit. WILLIS C. ESBENSHADE, Teacher

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, November 17, 1899

Teachers’ Institute – The forty-eighth annual session of the Lancaster County Teachers’ Institute opened at
Lancaster on Monday. 632 teachers registering before the opening session.
Professor M.J. Brecht, county superintendent, was elected president, and after religious services, State Superintendent Schaeffer made the opening address, his subject being “The Value of a Child’s Time.” He dealt in a practical way on the proper king of education, the value of the compulsory education law and urged the organization of township high schools.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, December 15, 1899

Brunnerville Brieflets – The following is a report for the third month of the Brunnerville school No. 1. Whole number in attendance during month, males, 18; females, 15. Percentage of attendance during the month, males, 98; females, 98. (Twenty students are listed as being present the entire month.)

WILLIS C. ESBENSHADE, Teacher

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 30, 1900

Rothsville Notes – Our schools will close this week. It would be better for the little folks if school would last two months longer, far better in the school than on the street.
Brunnerville Brieflets – Our village schools, both primary and secondary, closed Monday and Tuesday respectively.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, April 6, 1900

Lexington Locals – The Union School closed on Friday of last week. John Uhland of Lititz was the teacher, and the Lexington School taught by Elmer Eby closed on Wednesday of this week.
Report of Brunnerville School No. 1 – The following is a repost of the Brunnerville School No. 1 for the seventh month: Percentage of attendance, males 95; females, 89; average attendance, males, 15; females, 10. Those present during the entire month were: Rosy Habecker, Ida Schaeffer, Lizzie Bentz, Roy Doster, Howard Bitner, John Habecker, Daniel Brubaker, Willis Hackman, Willis Gibbel, Ira Eberly, Amos Meiley. The following pupils were present during the entire term: Ida Schaeffer, Lizzie Bentz, Willis Hackman.

WILLIS C. ESBENSHADE, Teacher

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, April 27, 1900

Teachers’ Examinations – County Superintendent Brecht announces that applicants for schools in Lancaster county will be examined on the days and at the places stated in the following list of townships and districts. The examinations will begin at 9 A.M.

1. FOR PRIMARY TEACHERS ONLY.
   • May 16, All Districts, Lancaster.
2. FOR APPLICANTS WHO NEVER TAUGHT. May 3, Districts Northeast, Lancaster. May 11, Districts North, Lancaster. May 21,
   • Districts Northwest, Lancaster. June 15, All Districts, Lancaster.
3. FOR APPLICANTS FOR ALL PROVISIONAL GRADES. May 10, East and West Cocalico, Denver.
   • June 1, Manheim and East Hempfield, Neffsville. June 12, Warwick and Elizabeth, Lititz.
   • June 14, Ephrata and Clay, Ephrata.

The examination will be oral and written. Applicants will come prepared to do written work in ink.
Teachers who have branches of study marked “passed” upon their certificates will be examined in all the branches where no evidence of improvement is shown.

Applicants are expected to have some knowledge of psychology and of the history of education. The Teachers’ course of study for 1900 will be made a part of the examination in Theory of Teaching.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, June 15, 1900

Teachers for Warwick – The Warwick school board met at the Warwick House Tuesday and made the following appointments of teachers for the next term:

• Brunnerville No. 1 Elam Risser
• Brunnerville No. 2 Esta Rohrer
• Pine Hill (Lookout) Arthur Reist
• Union Dillman R. Bomberger
• Lexington Elmer E. Eby
• Huber’s Anna Baker
• Warwick No. 1 N.E. Reist
• Warwick No. 2 Lovinia Gable
• Buch’s G.G. Minnich
• Pleasant View C.P. Wenger
• Kissel Hill L.W. Martin
• Rome James B. Haag
• Owl Hill (Lincoln) L. Gertrude Dietrich
• Sunnyside Vacant
• Millport W.S. Stauffer
• Rothsville Graded G.R. Pfautz
• Rothsville Upper Mamie Kofroth
• Rothsville Lover J.N. Mohn
• Millway John A. Uhland
• Fairview Amanda Fasnacht

The teachers are requested to meet at the Warwick House Saturday, Sept. 1. The schools open Sept. 3.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, June 15, 1900

THE TEACHERS’ ORDEAL – County Supt. Brecht Examines Applicants for Public Schools.
The annual teacher’s examination was held in the High School building on the 12th inst. Twelve applicants presented themselves for the ordeal, of which ten were successful. The following are some of the principal questions submitted to the class: (I have further downscaled the listing.)

PSYCHOLOGY

State the ultimate object of education

Give a psychological reason when illustrations are useful. Have you ever reac Payne or Page on Education.

READING

How often do you think pupils in the first reader should recite? Does the state of the weather affect the recitation?

What kind of poems should be memorized by pupils?

SPELLING

Hearse, adz or adze, seer, turquoise, rhetoric, primitive, regiment, rhombus, oxygen, parenthesis, recommendation, progeny, maligned, aesthetic, decease, separate.

GRAMMAR

1. Young man, if you have an appointment to make, see that you start in time. The God that answereth by fire, let him be God, said Elijah of old.
2. Parse the words in italics and analyze the expression.
3. Is Penryn an English word?

PHYSIOLOGY

1. What is meant by the cerebrum?
2. What effect has alcohol on the brain?
3. How many cubic inches of air do the lungs hold?
4. What is the function of the cerebrum?

ARITHMETIC

1. An ice dealer stored 7500 tons of ice and after losing 15 per cent of it, he sold 60 per cent of the remainder. What per cent of the whole remained?
2. A grocer has a false balance by which he gives 15 oz. to the lb. What is the real value of a barrel of sugar (250 lbs.) for which he received $28?
3. If a cannon ball 6 inches in diameter is melted into a cone 6 inches in diameter at its base, what is the length of the cone?

HISTORY

1. Name three of the principal events of the Revolutionary War. What creek have you seen among others in Lancaster County?
2. Who is Secretary of State?
3. Which is the older, the discovery of America or the art of printing? What is the statutory law, common law, constitutional law?
4. What was the real cause of the Civil War?

GEOGRAPHY

1. How many continents are there?
2. Where do we find the height of land in Asia? In America?
3. What causes water to flow?
4. In what respect to coast lines differ?

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, September 7, 1900

Brunnerville Brieflets – Our schools opened on Monday with the following attendances: Primary, Esta Roehrer, teacher, thirty-three pupils; Secondary, Elam H. Risser, teacher, twenty-one pupils. Both are new teachers for this place and are getting along finely.
Lexington Locals – The village schools opened for a seven-months’ term on Monday, with the following teachers; Union, Dillman R. Bomberger; Lexington, Elmer E. Eby.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, September 28, 1900

Brunnerville Brieflets – Miss Esta Roehrer, primary school teachers, who was indisposed for several days last week, resumed her duties in the school-room on Monday.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, November 2, 190

County Teachers’ Institute – The forty-ninth annual session of the Lancaster County Teachers’ Institute will be held in the court house at Lancaster during the week beginning Monday, November 12th. The evening sessions will be held in Fulton Opera House. Addresses will be given by Dr. N.C. Schaeffer, Prof. E.O. Lyte and Elijah Brown (editor of the Ram’s Horn). The instructors announced are as follows. W.W. Stetson, on Pedagogy; May Miller Jone, physical culture; Elizabeth Lloyd, physiology; H.R. Pattengill, school economy;
S.C. Schmucher, nature study; Lincoln Hulley, literature. All friends of education are cordially invited.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, November 16, 1900

GOING TO SCHOOL – This week, at the annual county institute, the public school teachers of Lancaster county, it is presumed, have been pupils, learning valuable lesions pertaining to their work in the schoolroom. This implies no revolution, for in order that one may be or become a good teacher one must first be a good pupil. Moreover, the best of teachers is so far from being perfect that he or she has a great many things to learn, the knowledge of which will add to his or her efficiency and success in the schoolroom. There may be those who think that the object of going to school is to have a good time of it, and that the object of attending institute is simply to have a week’s relief from the cares of teaching; but the wise teacher knows better. He knows that attending the institute means going to school for the teachers, and than any other view of the matter is false. We trust that the pedagogues through the county found their changed relations this week perfectly satisfactory to themselves, and that in going to school they made the best possible use of their opportunities to add to their stock of useful knowledge.

Brunnerville Brieflets – The Brunnerville secondary school, E.H. Risser, teacher, had a pole and flag raising last Saturday afternoon. A fine pole 55 feet in length was raised, upon which will float a flag 6 by 9 feet.
Appropriate songs, recitations and essays were prepared for the occasion, besides an address by Dr. J.L. Hertz, of Lititz, who spoke about his travels through Europe, which was highly appreciated. The occasion was well attended by the patrons of the community.
Lancaster County Teachers’ Institute – The forty-ninth annual session of the Lancaster County Teachers’ Institute opened at Lancaster on Monday. It was the largest meeting in the history of the county and 640 teaches were enrolled.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, November 23, 1900

Our Teachers Want a National Flower – The Teachers’ Institute held at Lancaster at the closing session adopted resolutions expressing appreciation of the Penn’a Educational Association as a factor in the advancement of the State’s educational interests; advocating the establishment of township high schools; advising teachers to take steps for having the nation adopt a national flower, the golden rod being suggested, and endorsing the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Dr. N.C. Schaeffer, for re-appointment.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, December 14, 1900

TOWN TOPICS – Mr. J.B. Haag. teachers of the Rome school, was tendered a handkerchief surpiese party last Friday and received many of those useful articles.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, January 15, 1901

TEACHERS IN SESSION – The sixteenth annual session of the Teachers’ District Institute of Lititz borough, Warwick, Elizabeth and Manheim townships was held in the High School room in this borough last Friday evening, Saturday morning and afternoon. The attendance was good.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, February 8, 1901

Visited the Warwick Schools – County Superintendent M.J. Brecht visited the Warwick township public schools this week, devoting several days to a thorough inspection of the work done by teachers and pupils. In Teacher N.E. Reist’s school he delivered an address and said that Mr. Reist’s school came nearer to his views of an ideal school than any other in the county, which statement speaks for itself in behalf of that excellent Warwick pedagogue.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, March 22, 1901

Brunnerville Brieflets – The Brunnerville Secondary school, E.H. Risser, teacher, will close on Friday, March 29th. They will have special exercises. All patrons and friends are cordially invited.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, April 6, 1901

Brunnerville Brieflets – In the presence of about forty patrons and friends, the Secondary school closed on Friday with special exercises. Although the program was of a spirited character, the last moments were not near
so pleasant as were the first days of this school term, and the scholars could not refrain from showing their gratitude and appreciation to their teacher, Mr. E.H. Risser, for his kindness and patience which he had shown while among them. We hope Mr. Risser will be found at the same post next fall.

On Wednesday noon after the usual routine of recitation the Primary school closed its term, Miss Esta L. Rohrer, teacher. There were six pupils who attended every day, and two missed but one half day. We can speak in the highest praise of Miss Rohrer as a young lady and mistress, and all the patrons and friends are anxious to have her return next fall.

Lexington Locals – The Lexington Union school closed on Friday of last week and Mr. D.R. Bomberger, the teacher, left for Millersville on Monday morning to attend the State Normal school there.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, April 12, 1901

LOCAL VARIETIES – Miss Lovinia Gable opened a subscription school in the Warwick primary building on Tuesday with twenty-one pupils.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, April 19, 1901

Entertainment at Lexington – On Saturday evening, April 13, the pupils of Mr. Dillman Bomberger’s Union school gave an entertainment in the Lexington Union Sunday-school building. The program was a varied one, consisting of singing, choruses and quartettes, recitations, dramas, and selections by an orchestra. This pleasing program was attentively listened to by a large assembly. In spite of the participants in the drama being amateurs, it was very well rendered. The several recitations were spoken very distinctly, and the quietness of the audience showed their appreciation. The entertainment was held for the benefit of the school library fund, and if we may judge by the crowded house, they realized a neat sum.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, May 3, 1901

Lexington Locals – The entertainment held in the Lexington Sunday-school building on Saturday evening, April 13, by the Union school, D.R. Bomberger, teachers, will be repeated on Saturday evening, May 11, in the Mt. Airy Band Hall. The program consists of a drama, a farce, recitations, dialogues, music, tableaux, etc. The proceeds will be for the benefit of the school libaray. Admission 10 cts.; reserved seats 15 cts.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, May 3, 1901

Teachers’ Examinations – Applicants for schools in this section of Lancaster county will be examined at the time and place stated in the following list of townships and districts. The examinations will begin at 9 A.M.

For applicants of all provisional grades, // June 12, Warwick and Elizabeth, Lititz.

The examination will be oral and written. Teachers who have branches of study marked “passed” upon their certificates, will be examined in all the branches where no evidence of improvement is shown.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, May 17, 1901

Lexington Locals – On account of the rain on Saturday evening the Lexington school, D.R. Bomberger, teachers, did not have their entertainment in the Mt. Airy band hall, but they will have it the coming Saturday evening the weather is favorable.
The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, June 7, 1901

NEWS ABOUT HOME – On Wednesday, June 12, County Supt. M.J. Brecht will be here to examine teachers for Warwick, Elizabeth and Lititz. The examination will begin at 9 A.M. in the High School building.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, June 14, 1901

Warwick Teachers –The school directors of Warwick township met at the Warwick House on Wednesday and organized as follows: President, H.C. Binkley; secretary, H.R. Erb;, treasurer, S.E. Lane. The other members of the board are Abner B. Risser, H.H. Bomberger and N.K. Buch.

The following teachers were elected:

1. Warwick No. 1 Edgar H. Enck
2. Warwick No. 2 Lovinia Gable
3. Brunnerville No. 1 Elam H. Risser
4. Brunnerville No. 2 Esta Rohrer
5. Lexington Emanuel Heilman
6. Union Dillman Bomberger
7. Lookout A.K. Reist
8. Huber’s Anna Baker
9. Rome John Miller
10. Millway Silas E. Bard
11. Upper Rothsville Lizzie Royer
12. Lower Rothsville J.N. Mohn
13. Rothsville Graded G. R. Pfautz
14. Fairview Elam Broom
15. Pleasant View E.R. Wenger
16. Kissel Hill N.E. Reist
17. Buch’s G.G. Minnich
18. Owl Hill Eby Flory
19. Sunnyside Anna H. Hess
20. Millport Walter S. Stauffer

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, August 16, 1901

Money for the Schools – Lancaster county’s share of the money appropriated for schools in $132,395.56, of which sum Lititz Borough receives $1,492.68. Other places receive the sum indicated:

• Ephrata township $2,130.70 Akron $569.26
• Clay $1,492.11 East Cocalico $2,573.72
• West Cocalico $1,939.95 West Earl $2,114.00
• Elizabeth $860.51 Lincoln (Independent) $93.68
• New Holland $685.98 Penn $1,972.04
• Rapho $3,186.71 Warwick $3,239.62
• Manheim $1,683.81 Mt. Joy $1,717.11
• Marietta $2,072.91 Christiana $740.79
• Strasburg $795.98 Ephrata borough $2,076.56

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, September 6, 1901

Brunnerville Brieflets – The Warwick township schools will open Monday, September 9, and then young America will turn their steps toward the “old” school house. Both teachers who taught last year’s school will again resume their duties in our village school-house.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, September 13, 1901

Lexington Locals – Our school opened on Monday with a good enrollment. The Union is taught by D.R. Bomberger and the Lexington is taught by Emanual Heilman.

THE SCHOOLS – The public schools are in full operation again; in fact, in many districts they were opened some time ago, and the ringing of the school bell has become a familiar sound again. Many people fail to realize what an important interest to the community the schools represent. They are indifferent to the claims of education, and certainly give themselves no concern about the condition of the schools. Whether their children are regular in their attendance or not, or whether they prepare their lessons or not, it never occurs to them to inquire about. How deplorable that it in a country, where, because of the demands of a popular form of government on the intelligence of the citizen, the importance of education is so greatly enhanced above the ordinary, there should be found such short-sighted people! Reader, do you take a proper amount of interest in the public schools and in the education of your children? Think the matter over fairly with yourself, and then act according to the conclusion you arrive at.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, November 8, 1901

Teachers’ Institute – The fifteenth (sic) annual session of the Lancaster County Teachers’ Institute will be held in Lancaster during the week beginning November 11th. The sessions will be held in the new auditorium of the Y.M.C.A. building.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, November 15, 1901

Lancaster Co. Teachers’ Institute – The fiftieth annual session of the County Teachers’ Institute opened at Lancaster on Monday, with an enrollment of nearly seven hundred teachers.

There is always great rivalry among the teachers as to who shall be the first to enroll. Charles W. Shank, of Lancaster township, carried off the honors this year. Miss Katie W. Swartz, of Adamstown, was the first of the ladies. Mr. Shank, it is said, was at the hall long before daylight.
Mr. H.R. Pattengill, ex-State Superintendent of Public Instruction of Michigan, in opening his address at the County Institute on Wednesday took occasion to refer to the wearing of hats by the ladies in church and opera house, which practice he strongly denounced. His suggestion that the ladies of the institute remove their headgear was received with enthusiastic applause from the male portion of the audience. Many of the women teachers present followed the speaker’s suggestion.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, November 22, 1901

Teachers Want Improvements – The Lancaster County Teachers’ Institute before adjourning last week adopted resolutions recommending directors to furnish material for kinder-garten schools; the furnishing of juvenile papers; the purchase of an organ for every school and the employment of instructors in music; the establishment of lyceums in every township; establishing of township high school; a library for each school district, and that calisthenic (sic) drills be given a prominent place in school work.

The Lititz Express, Friday, November 29, 1901

Local Institute – The public school teachers of Lititz borough and Warwick, Manhiem and Elizabeth townships have organized as follows for the local institute to be held in the Lititz High School building on the third Saturday in January, 1902:

• President, H.B. Heller of Manheim township;
• Vice President, Elber Eby, of Lititz;
• Recording Secretary, Miss Anna Baker of Lititz;
• Corresponding Secretary, J.B. Haag, of Lititz;
• Treasurer, E.H. Enck, of Warwick;
• Executive Committee, Miss Lavinia Gable, of Warwick;
• Miss Naomi Bausman, of Manheim;
• Miss Laura Buch, of Lititz.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, December 20, 1901

Lexington Locals – The Union School, D.R. Bomberger, teachers, will have special exercises, which will consist of recitations, dialogues, music, etc., on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 24.

Rothsville Notes – All are invited to come to the spelling bee in the Central school house on Saturday evening, December 28.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, December 27, 1902

Rothsville Notes – A spelling bee will be held at the Rothsville graded school house Saturday evening, Dec. 28. There will be three spelling classes and one geographical class. Twenty valuable prizes will be given. An admission of ten cents will be charged. The net proceeds are for the school library. Everybody is invited to attend.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, May 6, 1904

Teachers’ Examinations. – County Superintendent M.J. Brecht has prepared the following schedule of examinations for teachers: For Primary teachers only, May 23, all districts, Lancaster;

• For applicants who have never taught, May 5, 6, 10, 13, 26, June 1, 9, at Lancaster;
• For applicants of all provisional grades (among the many in the list) June 6, Warwick, Manheim and Elizabeth, at Lititz.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, June 10, 1904

Teachers’ Examination – In the Lititz High School room on Monday County Supt. M.J. Brecht examined a class of fourteen young ladies and gentlemen who were applicants for schools in Warwick, Manheim, Elisabeth and Penn Townships and Lititz borough, all of whom passed with one exception.

The Lititz Record, Friday Morning, February 24, 1905

Country Lyceums at Huber’s School – In this article is mentioned the fact that the Lyceum is being held in Huber’s new school house north of Lititz.
The Lititz Express, Friday Morning, February 24, 1905

School Report – The following is the relative grade of pupils in attendance at the Brunnerville Secondary School for the fourth month ending January 1905:

GRADE A

• Minnie Eitnier 95
• Clayton Risser 93
• Edna Hippert 94
• Roy K. Doster 89

GRADE B

• Elmer Hackman 93
• Katie Irvin 91
• Ralph Keith 92
• Leon A. Weber 91

GRADE C

• Lillie Risser 91
• Edna Irvin 89
• Elmer Eberly 90
• Christian Brackbill 87
• Simon Meck 76

GRADE D

• Urias Eitnier 91
• Frank Keith 90
• Jonas Risser 91
• Laura Flory 89
• Norman Kauffman 86

GRADE E

• Minnie Weit 83
• Alvin Hartranft 82
• Roy Eckert 82
• George Irvin 82

NATHAN E. REIST, TEACHER

The Lititz Record, Thursday Morning, June 16, 1910

School Directors Elect Teachers – Of great importance to residents of Warwick township was the announcement made last week by the school board. It decided to establish two township high schools, one at Rothsville and the other in the village of Warwick. The state gives an appropriation for only one high school in a township, but as Warwick is so large, one high school, even if centrally located, would be very inconvenient to reach for many pupils. Thus it is believed, that two high schools will prove a greater benefit. In the village of Warwick another story will be added to the school house, and at Rothsville a two story structure will be built. It is the intention to open the schools at the beginning of the next term. It will require the services of two principals but they have not yet been chosen.

Last year it cost the township about $1100 for tuition of pupils who attended Akron and Lititz high schools.

The board organized as follows: President Dr. H. Walter; secretary, Andrew Gochenour; treasurer, P.B. Kotroth. The other members of the board are Abner Risser, Amos Oberholtzer, C.B. Risser.

The following teachers were elected:

• First Warwick N.E. Reist
• Second Warwick Katie Bixler
• Third Warwick Janet Zeller
• Lexington Grace K. Enck
• Union Willis W. Gibbel
• Brunnerville Primary Carrie Eshleman
• Brunnerville Graded Gertie Dietrich
• Pine Hill Clayton Zartman
• Hubers Anna Lane
• Buchs Hattie Hess
• Fairview H.H. Minnich
• Kissel Hill D.W. Dietrich
• Rome Joseph Kofroth
• Owl Hill Carrie B. Hess
• Sunnyside Elizabeth Dashler
• Rothsville Upper Maud Kreider
• Rothsville Lower Iva Martin
• Rothsville Central Mamie Kofroth
• Rothsville Grammar Joseph
• Mohn Millport Paul Royer
• Millway Oscar Frank

The Lititz Record, Thursday Morning, June 16, 1910

The Teachers’ Examination – County Supt. M.J. Brecht held teachers‟ examination in the Lititz High School last Friday for Lititz borough, Elizabeth, Manheim, and Penn townships. (Warwick should also have been listed.)

The Lititz Record, Thursday Morning, June 16, 1910

ROTHSVILLE NOTES – Rothsville is now getting what it should have had long before this; and that is a township high school. The directors of the township should meet with congratulations for this grand move, as we will now be on an equal basis with our neighboring townships in the line of education. A new building will be erected and work will be begun in a very short time. The principalship is vacant and a good teacher is wanted by the board.

The Lititz Express, Friday Morning, June 4, 1915

Warwick Township Teachers Are Appointed – The School Board of Warwick Township met at the Warwick House on Friday afternoon and organized by electing Harry S. Binkley president, Abner Risser Secretary and Dr. H. Walter treasurer. The fourth member of the Board is A.B. Oberholtzer. C.B. Risser cannon serve, as Warwick, in which he resides has been incorporated into the Borough of Lititz since he was elected. Therefore the Board has only four members.

• The Board made the following appointments:
• Brunnerville Secondary Francis Lefevre
• Brunnerville Primary Pauline Hess
• Union Hettie Hess Lexington
• Vacant Buch‟s Vacant
• Huber‟s Alvin Weaver
• Fairview H.G. Minnich
• Kissel Hill Howard Studenroth
• Owl Hill Vacant Millport
• Charles Zook Millway
• Chester Adams
• Lookout Carrie Hess
• Rothsville Primary Emma Warfel
• Secondary Lizzie Martin
• Intermediate Blanche Smith
• Grammar Joseph Mohn
• Assistant Principal Vacant High School Supervising Principal Arthur Mylin Rome Vacant

The Lititz Record, Thursday, June 4, 1915 Warwick

Public School Teachers Elected – The Warwick township school board met at the Warwick House last Friday and organized by electing Harry S. Binkely, president; Abner Risser, secretary; and Dr. H. Walter, treasurer. The fourth member of the board is A.B. Oberholtzer. C.B. Risser cannot serve as he now resided in the borough of Lititz into which Warwick was incorporated since he was elected.

The board elected the following teachers for the coming term:

• Brunnerville Primary Pauline Hess
• Brunnerville Secondary Frances Lefevre
• Lexington Union Hettie Hess
• Buch‟s Vacant
• Huber‟s Alvin Weaver
• Fairview H.G. Minnich
• Kissel Hill H.E. Studenroth
• Owl Hill Vacant
• Lexington Vacant
• Millport Charles Zook
• Millway Chester Adams
• Pine Hill Carrie Hess
• Rothsville Primary Anna Warfel
• Secondary Elizabeth Martin
• Intermediate Blanche Smith
• Grammar Jos. N. Mohn Ass‟t High Vacant Principal and Township Sup‟t. Arthur Mylin.

The board agreed upon a tax rate of 3 ½ mills. Schools will open Monday, August 30. An addition to the High School building will be erected this summer

The Lititz Record, Thursday Morning, August 5, 1915

Township Will Convey Pupils to High School – The secretary of the Warwick township school board announces in an advertisement in another column of this issue that he is ready to receive sealed proposals or bids for conveying pupils from various parts of the township to and from the Rothsville High School during the coming term, which opens August 31. This will be the first year although it has been done at some places for several years. By conveying the more advanced pupils to the high school it enables to better grade the pupils in the outlying districts, which facilitates the work of teaching to the advantage of the pupils.

Proposals Invited – Sealed proposals or bids will be received by the Secretary of the Warwick Township school Board for conveying pupils to and from the Rothsville High School the coming School term beginning August 31, 1915, for a term of seven months, specifications as to route, number of pupils, etc. can be obtained by calling on the undersigned, Secretary of said Board. All bids must be handed in not later than August 14, 1915.

The School Board reserves the right to reject any or all of the bids. Abner B. Risser Sec. Warwick Twp. School Board

The Lititz Record, Thursday Morning, August 5, 1915

SMALL FARM FOR SALE – For Sale a small farm of eight acres and 48 perches of land situated at Pine Hill, Warwick township. For further information call on or phone on Bell line. Amos Metzler (Amos Metzler bought both the Pine Hill Lookout school and the Union school in Lexington at public sale on Jan. 19, 1924.)

The Lititz Record, Thursday Morning, August 26, 1915

Enrollment of Warwick Pupils – Since Lititz borough has extended its limits, it will be necessary to arrange for the enrollment of pupils lying within the said limits. On Aug. 30th, the day of the opening of the public schools, the pupils who were promoted to the Middler [as written] and Junior classes of the Warwick High School will present themselves for enrollment at the Lititz High School; all other Warwick pupils at the Warwick school buildings. Pupils who attended other schools in Warwick township and are now within the limits of the borough, will present themselves at the Lititz High School, where they will be examined and placed in the grades for which they are qualified. All pupils must present report cards or certificates of last year‟s work and vaccination slips. Children who become 6 years of age before December 31 should enter school at the beginning of the term; while those who become 6 years of age after December 31 should begin school after the Christmas-New Year holidays. Anna K. Miller, Prin.

The Lititz Record, Thursday Morning, September 2, 1915

Children Again Going to School – The Schools of Warwick township also opened on Monday. Owing to what was the Warwick High School now being in the borough, there is but one High School in the township, namely, the one at Rothsville, of which Harvey J. Rodgers is the principal. Warwick township is conveying the pupils who attend the High School and reside in the section which formerly attended the Warwick High School. Emanuel Stoner, of Lexington, has the route including Brunnerville and Lexington, and each morning takes 14 pupils to Rothsville, bringing them home after school. F.M. Bowman, Rothsville, has the route over Kissel Hill and has about 14 pupils (to) convey. he number of pupils and their instructors at Rothsville is as follows:

• High 36 Prof. Rodgers, Principal Miss Marie McColand, Assistant
• Grammar 35 Joseph Mohn
• Intermediate 34 Miss Blanche Smith
• Secondary 30 Miss Elizabeth Martin
• Primary 50 Miss Emma Warfel

Conditions are somewhat crowded at the Rothsville schools but the School board is already making preparations to alleviate this condition. Work has been started on a two-story addition to the school building, which will be about 40 by 48 feet in size. Other alterations will also be made, and when completed there will be ample room for all pupils.

The Lititz Record, Thursday Morning, October 7, 1915

Slippery State Road – This article has to do with the Upper Rothsville school building as to when it was used by road builders and a fire subsequently destroyed it. Reference is made to the road finish of the state road starting at the crossroads at J.C. Brubakers dairy farm and running through Rothsville to near Brownstown becoming so slippery when it rained that horses would fall in trying to get over it. This was the case just after it was built and it was hoped that it would improve with time. This did not happen and many used other roads to reach their destination.

The Lititz Record, Thursday, November 18, 1915

Sold by the Sheriff – The following seized as the property of S.S. Shober.

No. 3 – A tract of 48 and one-half perches of land, on the road leading from Brunnerville to Rothsville. The three properties were sold to H.B. Lutz for $3,000. (NOTE: No. 3 is the property where the old school house known as Upper Rothsville School was located.)

No. 1 – Property known as the Rothsville Station property, consisting of station, large warehouse, coal chutes, coal and lumber yard, frame dwelling house, etc.

No. 2 – A tract of 21 acres, 3 and 8/10 perches of land, situated near the P. & R. station in Rothsville.

The Lititz Record, Thursday Morning, March 2, 1916

ROTHSVILLE NOTES – Mr. Chester Adams, who taught the Millway school, has resigned and will clerk in Jacob Messner‟s store. (in Rothsville) Miss Reist, of Brunnerville, will finish the term made vacant by Mr. Adams.

The Lititz Record, Thursday Morning, February 28, 1918

Country Meals at 5 Cents Each – That Was the Price Charged School Teacher Almost a Century Ago – Last week Frank E. Schnerer, Esq., residing on South Spruce street, was confined to the house for a few days nursing a case of grip. He took the opportunity to root among the many old books which are in his possession and his search brought to light an account book in which the entries date from 1815, all them being made in German. The book was that of Leonard Miller, a man of prominence in Elizabeth township, a century ago, he being a farmer, distiller and justice of the peace.

Possibly the most interesting entry is one whereby Abram Smith, a school teacher, is charged with boarding by Mr. Miller from Sept. 17, 1882, to March 8, 1833, at the rate of five cents a meal. Think of it, a nickel a meal, or 15 cents a day, the present high-cost-of-living price of a fresh-egg sandwich. Carry us back to good old 1832.

(There is more to this article including prices for various items from 1816 to 1845. In 1818 Rum was 60 cents a gallon while Maria Mengel received $1.00 for 4 days of labor. In 1819 beef sold for $4.50 for 100 pounds. Pork fetched 4 ½ cents a pound in 1827, and in 1844 rye whiskey was 40 cents a gallon. A notation in parenthesis stated that this was the present (1918) price of a high-ball.

The Lititz Record, Thursday Morning, March 19 1918

PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS NEEDED LADIES and GENTLEMEN, under draft age, are needed. PREPARE to teach. THE MILLERSVILLE STATE NORMAL SCHOOL offers specially attractive courses for young teachers during the SPRING TERM which begins April 2d. For those preparing to teach, who are 17 years of age, the entire cost for the thirteen week‟s term is $67.00.

Everyone who is capable and has time ought to consider himself, or herself, DRAFTED into this public service. You are certain of a position as soon as you are prepared. Teachers‟ salaries are becoming better. The State passed a teachers‟ retirement law, granting a pension after full service. Teaching is one of the most useful and a very attractive calling. DO YOU WANT TO SERVE YOUR STATE? Get ready to TEACH in the PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Prepare at the MILLERSVILLE STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. Engage a room now for the Spring Term. Students may enter at any time. SPRING TERMS OPENS APRIL 2D.

Write to P.M. HARBOLD,

Principal MILLERSVILLE, PA.

The Lititz Record, Thursday Morning, March 19, 1918

Kissel Hill School Honored – Kissel Hill school has now entered the “standard” grade and is the first school to be so honored in Warwick township. To celebrate this event, public exercises were held in the school room last Thursday evening a d a large audience assembled. Mr. Simmons, assistant county superintendent of schools, was authorized by the state to present the certificate to the school, and he did so with well chosen words. Graybill Minnich, as one of the board of school directors for the township, responded. Mr. Herbert Heitshu also spoke well when called upon. The school children gave a patriotic origranm lasting an hour, and took their parts well.

Great credit is due to Miss Meda Bear, who is teaching her second term there, in securing this honor for the Kissel Hill school. there are fifty-two requirements which must be complied with before a school is put in this class. The school also received a large pennant bearing the name “Standard,” which now floats on the flag pole with Old Glory.

There are other schools in the township which are striving for this goal and according to the progress made will be heard from before long.

The Lititz Record, Thursday, Thursday Morning, April 4, 1918

ROTHSVILLE NOTES – On Saturday evening, April 13, the Senior Class of the High School will give an entertainment. The entire program will be rendered by Amos J. Hershey, of Lancaster. He is perhaps the most popular reader and entertainer in the county.

The class day exercises of the Rothsville High School will be held Thursday evening, May 2, and the commencement exercises Friday evening, May 3.

The Lititz Record, Thursday Morning, April 11, 1918

ROTHSVILLE NOTES – The Intermediated and the Secondary schools came to a close last Thursday evening. Final examinations are in progress in the Grammar room. This school will come to a close Wednesday evening.

The Lititz Express, Friday Morning, April 12, 1918

SCHOOL NOTES – Miss Hettie Hess, whose school at Lexington has been closed, has been elected to fill out the unexpired term of Mrs. Elizabeth Sahm, who died March 17, teacher of the 5th and 6th grades, second ward (Lititz).

The Lititz Express, Friday Morning, April 12, 1918

ROTHSVILLE – Don‟t forget the entertainment on Saturday evening to be given by Amos Jay Hershey for the benefit of the Senior Class in the high school auditorium.

• The Intermediate and Secondary schools came to a close last Thursday evening.
• Final examinations are in progress in the Grammar Room during Monday and Tuesday of this week.

School will come to a close on Wednesday evening.

The Lititz Record, Thursday Morning, April 18, 1918

ROTHSVILLE NOTES – The baccalaureate sermon will be preached to the Senior class in the High School auditorium on Sunday evening, April 28th, by Rev. F.A. Weicksal.

The Lititz Record, Thursday Morning, April 25, 1918

ELEVEN TO GRADUATE AT ROTHSVILLE – Commencement Exercises Will be Held in High School Auditorium Next Friday Evening

Next week will be commencement week at the Rothsville High School, when eleven young men and women will have completed the prescribed course of study which entitles them to graduation. The exercises incident to the graduation will begin on Sunday evening, when Rev. F.A. Weicksel will preach the baccalaureate sermon to the graduates in the High School auditorium at 7.30 o‟clock.

Class day exercises will be held Thursday evening at8 o‟clock. In addition to the regular class day program by the Senior Class there will be a short musicale rendered, including the cantata, “The Village Blacksmith.” The well-known musical trio of Lancaster, composed of Messrs. Bear, Trost and Brubaker, will render instrumental music for the evening.

The graduation exercises will be held on Friday evening at 8 o‟clock, and the annual address will be given by Dr. John T. Reeve. The following will receive diplomas: Marian M. Beamesderfer, Edna M. Bushong, Esther Viola Stoner, Susie B. Snyder, Eva B. Weber, Raymond M. Hess, Carl D. Huber, Clayton Keener, Rufus K. Reist, Norman E. Risser and Alvin H. Stoner. The High School faculty consists of J. Harvey Rodgers, principal, and Miss Marie McPoland and Miss Margaret A. Beale, assistants.

An admission of 20 cents will be charged to Tuesday and Friday evenings‟ exericese, seats for which can be reserved at the High School.

The Lititz Record, Thursday Morning, January 3, 1924

BRUNNERVILLE ITEMS – Amos Metzler is working at the Union School House, Lexington, and is converting it into a double dwelling.

The Lititz Record, Thursday Morning, January 24, 1924

REAL ESTATE SOLD – The old Huber school house, discontinued as a school house for some years and converted into a dwelling, was bought by Harry Herr from Christ Risser.

OLD SCHOOL HOUSES SOLD – The Warwick Township School Board sold at public sale at the Warwick House on Saturday the Lookout School Property and grounds, at Pine Hill, and the Union School property and grounds, at Lexington, to Amos Metzler, of Pine Hill, for $235 and $535 respectively, and the Millway School property and grounds to John Reitz, of that place, for $887.

The Lititz Record, Thursday Morning, January 31, 1924

Around Our Town – (This is an article reminiscing about the old Warwick or Huber brick school house and I am including only the highlights of the story.)

The sale recently of the old Warwick or Huber brick school house, just east of the borough limits, but which has been used as a dwelling the past eight or ten years, brings back to my mind most vividly the time when I had my first experience as a small boy pupil in this really historic structure, in about the year 1860-61, where I received my first lessons in “reading, writing and „rithmatic”.

I was then a resident of the village of Warwick, and considered the long walk to and from school as only a jaunt, not a hardship. Through mud and snow I waded, boy like, and the more snow and the higher the snow banks along the way the better I liked it. Those days there were few pavements, only here and there a flagstone paving along some of the few houses along the way. When the mud was too deep I resorted to the inside of the fences into the fields in order to get there; and when the San Domingo Creek was overflown, the second or third rail of the fence was resorted to in order to wend my way to the school house, and as a rule I was never late in the school room. The opening was eight o‟clock; but if any one arrived after the session had begun he was jeered until he blushed with shame, as a late comer.

My first teacher was David Spangler, who lived at Lexington, and he too was obliged to make his way to school on “Shenk‟s mare.” (walking) He is well remembered by the writer. (Here follows descriptive paragraphs about the teacher and the strictness with which he ruled the pupils. He was not remembered as having smiled, only that he had a “very cross, if not savage countenance with never a smile. The threat of a flogging was used to enforce obedience, and was followed through with a “large heavy rod” that he kept close by, waving it in the air. But Teacher Spangler did give each pupil a candy stick and an orange at Christmas so he couldn‟t have been quite as fierce as his description.)

In those days there were few school holidays. I recall that even on Christmas day one year the school sessions were held same as any other day, and Thanksgiving day was almost unknown here-abouts.

A large cannon stove standing in the middle of the room kept the school room warm. No fire was kept up over the night. One of the larger boys who lived nearby was hired to come an hour or so before the opening hour to start the fire, for which he was recompensed at the rate of three cents per day.

Teacher Spangler was succeeded in this particular school house first for two terms by Kate Snader, then Emma Hauck, then John Hostetter, and then again later by the same David Spangler. After that I was no longer a Huber school house boy, but attended the Lititz Academy in the years 1867-68, then conducted by Rickert and Hepp. The article is signed simply “Old Pupil”

The Lititz Express, February 1, 1924

BRUNNERVILLE – Amos Metzler is remodeling the (Union School house) near Lexington he lately bought and is converting it into a double dwelling.

The Lititz Record, September 4, 1924

ROTHSVILLE ITEMS – Rothsville High School, Warwick Township, opened here on Labor Day with a total attendance of 301 pupils. This is an increase of the total attendance for the first day enrollment of last year. The enrollment by grades and the names of the teachers in charge are as follows:

• High School 87 pupils Victor D. Heisey, Principal Miss Marie McPoland, Ass‟t. Principal Miss Marion Biemesderfer, Assistant Chester N. Adams, Assistant
• Intermediates 65 pupils Miss Florence Royer
• Secondary 67 pupils Miss Emma Zook
• Primary 39 pupils Miss Mary Hess
• Grammar 43 pupils Mrs. Helen Behmer

The Millport School, Warwick Township, J. Eugene Mohn, teacher opened on Monday (Labor Day_ with an enrollment of 32 pupils.

The Lititz Record, Thursday Morning, November 20, 1924

Rothsville School House Nearing Completion – The two-story addition to the Rothsville school house will be ready for occupancy within a month. It is built of brick, 70 by 60 feet, with a basement to be used as a gymnasium. The present quarters are overcrowded. This addition was started in the summer.

The Lititz Record, Thursday Morning, October 7, 1926

Henry W. Buch, who will be ninety-one years old shortly, took part in the Rally Day services in the United Evangelical church on Sunday by reading a paper on his early day experiences in Sunday School work, as follows: (What follows is a description of his remembrances from 77 years ago. The first paragraph is of school house interest.)

My early boyhood Sunday School days began seventy-seven years ago on the twenty-seventh day of April, 1849 at Kissel Hill. The school started in what was called Withers‟ school house, half a mile from the village, with twenty-seven scholars. I can remember nearly all of them. Some of the boys were barefooted, and all were happy and jolly.

(The following are excerpts from the balance of the article.) My late father Jacob Buch was superintendent. Sunday School was held every two weeks. The school soon increased in number. We had no musical instruments. The room contained low benches, a desk and a wood stove..

After a few years (we) moved to the Kissel Hill Lutheran and Reformed church.

The Lititz Record, Thursday Morning, July 29, 1926

WARWICK TOWNSHIP SCHOOL TEACHERS ELECTED – The Warwick Township School Board as appointed teachers for the coming year as follows:

• Rothsville High and Junior High
• Miss Lillian Becker, English
• Chester Adams, Mathematics
• John Behmer, Science
• Earl Landis, Music

A vacancy exists in the departments of Latin and Art. The Grade teachers are:

• Sixth Mrs. John Behmer
• Fifth Miss Isabel Groff
• Fourth Miss Florence Royer
• Third Miss Ella Mae Mellinger
• Second Miss Emma Zork (sic should be Zook)
• Primary Miss Mary Hess.
• Millport Miss Alice Myers
• Kissel Hill Mrs. Elsie Diehm
• Fairview Hiram Minnich
• Buch‟s Miss Ruth Gundrum
• Lexington Miss Laura Rudy
• Brunnerville Primary Mrs. Pauline Doster
• Brunnerville Grammar Luther Mearig

The Lititz Record, Thursday Morning, November 18, 1926

Public Sale of School Houses – On Saturday, Nov. 20, 1926 Two former school houses in Warwick Township, Lancaster county, Pa., will be offered at Public Sale at the Warwick House, on the regular combination sale day.

A One and one-half story Frame School House at Owl Hill, together with an acre of land, more or less. Building in good condition.

A one and one-half story Frame School House Known as Huber‟s School, one mile north of Lititz. Two Buffalo Floor Heaters in good condition. Buildings can be inspected before the day of sale. Sale to be called at 3 P.M. at above mentioned place.

The Lititz Record, Thursday Morning, November 25, 1926

SCHOOL HOUSES SOLD – Two school houses in Warwick township were sold at the Warwick House on Saturday, at public sale. The one known as Huber‟s, was sold to U.S. Delp for $375. Mr. Delp owns the land on shich the house is erected. The school house at Owl Hill was sold to John Behmer for $455. There is about an acre of land connected with it. Two furnaces sold at $20 and $27.50 each.

The Lititz Record, Thursday Morning, January 20, 1927

Sunday School Held at Buch’s 50 Years Ago – A Union Sunday School was conducted some fifty years ago in what is known as Buch‟s school house, one mile west of Lititz from 1871-74. A Benjamin L. Miller of Spruce street is in possession of all the records and books that were carefully preserved by his father who was one of the officers.

The Lititz Record, Thursday Morning, September 8, 1927

Schoolhouse to be Remodeled Into Modern Bungalow – Avon Kofroth who bought a former school house near the crossroads at J.C. Brubakers farm, remodeling it into a modern bungalow. It had been owned by U.S. Delp who bought it at public sale about a years ago after the school was discontinued.

The Lititz Record, Thursday Morning, May 17, 1928

ROTHSVILLE COMMENCEMENT TOMORROW EVENING, MAY 18 – Dr. A.B. VanOrmer, head of the Department of Philosophy at Juniata College, Huntingdon, will be the speaker at the commencement exercises of the Rothsville High School this Friday evening, May 18. Following is the program which will be given at 7:39 o‟clock.

Selections by the High School Orchestra; Invocation by Rev. H.F. Miller, Salutatory Oration by Eva M. Behmer; Third Honor Oration, by Myron E. Roth; Mixed Chorus, Class of „28; Address to class, Dr. A.B. VanOrmer; Presentation of Diplomas by the Principal, F.F. Bailey; Benediction, Rev. H.F. Miller; Selection by the High School Orchestra.

The class roll includes: John C. Adams, Eva M. Behmer, Clarence K. Binkley, Sarah S. Bowman, Carl W. Brubaker, Omar W. Brubaker, Eva M. Bushong, Lillian A. Carpenter, Wilmer G. Conrad, Mary L. Fasnacht, Minerva M. Groff, Henry H. Hackman, Lavern A. Hertzler, Esther A. Huber, Alverta H. Kissinger, Clarence W. Leeking, Alvin S. Mease, Albert K. Mellinger, Lester G. Mumma, Louise W. Pfautz, Myron E. Ruth, Ira G. Weaver.

The Lititz Record, March 14, 1935, Thursday Morning, March 13, 1935

By Paul B. Furlow Annexing of Warwick In 1915 Made New School Necessary – When Lititz incorporated as a borough April 24, 1888, that portion of the town lying north of the Reading Railroad tracks was considered a part of Warwick Township, and was therefore not included in the Lititz Borough school district.

For many years the two sections of the town operated as separate units. When Warwick, that portion of the town north of the Railroad, began to grow and become an integral part of Lititz, it was annexed to the Lititz School District.

On August 19, 1915, a settlement was arranged between the Lititz and Warwick School boards for the acquisition of the two Warwick school buildings on Market Street.

The Lititz Express, Thursday, October 22, 1936

Warwick Township School Sold – Three school buildings in Warwick township abandoned by the township were sold publicly by the school board on Saturday for a total of $1,529. The two-room Brunnerville school was purchased by Ralph Keith for $1,025. This building was replaced by a new four-room structure. At the same time the Lexington one-room building was sold for $435 to John Yerger. The Buch one-room building located a mile west of Lititz on the Longenecker Church road was sold to Roy Buch for $69. The land will revert to the heirs of the late David R. Buch when relinquished for school purposes. An old glass cupboard in the building was purchased for $13 by John Helman. A desk in the Brunnerville building was sold for $2 to a former teacher, Mrs. Harry Hershey of Lititz R.D. 2. Old chairs brought from $1.50 to 1.75 and desks from 15 cents to $1.50. The auctioneer in all three sales was Jacob Conrad with Abram Z. Bomberger, secretary of the school board, acting as clerk.

The Lititz Express, Thursday, October 22, 1936

BRUNNERVILLE SCHOOL – The District Public School is completed and the schools are in session now. There are five grades. The building is a beautiful place of Colonial architecture. There are three discontinued school building in Warwick township, which were sold last Saturday. The Brunnerville 3-room structure was bought by Ralph Keith for $1035. Pleasant View at Lexington was bought by John Yerger of Lititz for $400. Buch‟s schoolhouse half a mile west of Lititz was bought by Roy Buch for $69.

The Lititz Record/The Lititz Express, Thursday, August 26, 1937

Schools Open Monday – The schools of Warwick township will open the 1937-38 Term on Monday morning, Aug. 30. There will be a half day session in all the schools the first day. The first Faculty Meeting will be held on the afternoon of the same day in the office of the Rothsville High School building. The children should all be back home by 12:30.

A pre-school meeting of all the teachers will be held Saturday morning at 9:30 o‟clock for pupil accounting, unifying courses and plans for instructions.

Patrons will note the following important changes in the School Code for 1937-38 term. The age limit for domestic permits either temporary or permanent is raised from 14 to 15 years. Absolute necessity must be proven to get these permits from the issuing office, Justice of the Peace Charles Hess. No beginners will be allowed to enter who will not reach the age of 6 years on or before February 1, 1938. A beginner once enrolled, becomes of compulsory school age, even though less that 8 years old, which was the old compulsory age limit. Children 16 years of age may remain out of school this Term but those 16 in 1938-39 will be of compulsory age and those 17 in 1938-40, and those 18 in 1940-41 Term.

All beginners will be required to bring a vaccination certificate and birth certificate. No child entering the Township schools will be allowed to enroll without these two certificates.

New teachers for the term are – Miss Mildred Schaffstall of Harriburg, H.S. English and Library at Rothsville High School, Miss Ruth Dissinger, of Lititz, Brunnerville Grades 4 & 5 and Miss Alta Zimmerman of Oregon, Millport Rural.

The Brunnerville Consolidated School Ground has been beautifully landscaped and seeded over the Summer, and an extensive grading and road building program is nearing completion at the Rothsville Consolidated School. New texts in health and spelling courses and additional supplementary reading materials have been furnished the entire Township.

The directors are – Abram Bomberger, Harry Burkholder, C.C. Kafroth, Solomon Strohm and Isaac Erb.

The Lititz Record-Express, September 6, 1945

Warwick Twp. Schools Will Open Monday – The Warwick Township schools will open on Monday, September 10, with a half day session, beginning at 8:30 and ending at 12:00 noon.

The first faculty meetings will follow in the afternoon. Grades will meet at 1:30 Monday and High School Faculty at 1:30 Tuesday.

Parents are urged to send birth and vaccination certificates with beginning pupils. No pupil will be admitted for the first time without these certificates, and who had not attained the age of 6 years on or before February 1, 1946.

Permits will be issued for all children over 14 years of age and not yet 16 years old to do farm or domestic work, if they have completed the 6 th grade. Pupils may be employed in industry if they are 16 or over by getting General Employment Permits. The Emergency permits will be granted for 10 days at a time and are renewable, if harvest emergency exists.

Bus schedules, in charge of Fred Kauffman of Rothsville will be the same as last year.

New Teachers elected to fill resignations made are as follows:

Hazel F. Detambel, Music Supervisor.

Jarret L. Nicks, principal John Beck Grade Building.

Mae A. Hacker, Grades 2 and 4 John Beck.

Esther W. Groff, English and Social Studies, Rothsville High.

Miriam H. George, Librarian and English, High School

The Lititz Record Express, Thursday, June 3, 1948

OWL HILL SCHOOL TO BE REOPENED – Scheduled to be ready for occupancy by the September School term the old Owl Hill School will be remodeled into a two room Mennonite School.

Aaron W. Martin, Ephrata RD3 installed a modern water supply system uncovered with his scientific equipment in a well 119 feet deep.

Successively used as a black-smith shop and an implement storage place the Owl Hill School will again be the scene of children learning the three “Rs” after a lapse of a quarter of a century.

The Lititz Record Express, Thursday, April 25, 1949

Warwick Twp. Schools will Open Sept. 6 – The Warwick Twp. Schools will open on Tuesday, September 6. There will be half day sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday, beginning at 8:30 and ending at 11:30. All schools will operate on Daylight Saving Time.

Parents are urged to send Birth and Vaccination Certificates with beginning pupils. No pupil will be admitted for the first time without these certificates and who has not attained the age of six years on or before January 31, 1950.

Mrs. Melvin Erb from the west end of Rothsville will issue all Working Permits. Her telephone is Lititz 458-J12. Al 15 year old permits must be approved by the School board.

The following new teachers have been added to the teaching staff for this coming term: Mrs. Arthur Ott, Kissel Hill School; Mrs. Mary Sensenich, Grades 1-2 at John Beck; Mrs. Mary Rice, Grades 4-5 at John Beck; Mrs. Richard Gaus, H.S. Commercial.

The Lititz Record Express, Thursday, September 21, 1952

Public Sale – Saturday, Sept. 23, 1950 – The board of School Directors of the School District of Warwick Township will sell at public auction, pursuant to the provisions of the Public School Code of 1949, approved March 10, 1949, P.L. 30, as amended, a certain lot of land with the school house and other buildings thereon erected known as the Kissel Hill School House which are unused and unnecessary for the purposes of the School District of Warwick Township, and bounded and described as follows:

BEGINNING at a stone in the corssing of roads, thence in and along the public raod leading to Mill Port, North fifty six and one fourth degrees East two perches and fifty five hundredth to a stake; thence by lands late of Amborse Mahlschnee, North thirty five degrees West, five perches and twenty five hundredth to a stake; and by the same, North seventy two degrees West, ten perches and five tenth to a stake; thence by the same, South fifty six degrees and one fourth West, six perches and sixt tenth to a stake in the road leading to Lititz and Lancaster Turnpike, then in and along the same, South seventy two degrees East, seventeen perches and twenty four hundredth to a stone in the cross roads, the place of the beginning. CONTAINING EIGHTY PERCHES OF LAND

All articles permanently annexed to the school house, including blackboards, school desks and the stove, will be included in the sale.

The sale will be held on the premises at 2:00 o‟clock P.M. Daylight Saving Time, when the terms and conditions will be made known by

Board of School Directors of The School District of Warwick Township J.G. CONRAD, Auctioneer. MENNO B. ROHRER, Solicitor.

The Lititz Record Express, July 31, 1952

PUBLIC SALE OF Valuable Real Estate, Sat., Aug. 16, 1952 – The undersigned will offer at public sale on premises formerly of Levi S. Andes on N.W. side of road from Lititz to Clay in Brunnerville, Lancaster Co., Pa., lot of land on which is erected A LARGE 1 ½ STORY FRAME BUILDING formerly a school house, containing 2 large rooms and 3 small rooms; cellar under whole building with 2 furnaces; building as excellent location, is in good condition and can be easily adapted for dwelling or other purposes.

Terms and conditions will be made known at time of sale by

Levi A Andes, Executor of the will of

Levi S. Andes, Dec’d.

JACOB W. BEAMESDERFER, Auctioneer

JOHN HILL BYRNE, Attorney