…bringing our past into the future
The following history was written by Professor J. B. WHIPKEY, County Superintendent from 1875 to 1881, and published in 1877 as part of the State Report: What is now known as Somerset county formerly constituted a part of Bedford county, and consisted of but four townships. In April, 1795, an act of Assembly was passed … Read more
Teacher School Name Monthly Salary # Students Enrolled BENDER, D.H. Upper Folk $ 32.00 62 BLANCH, E.K. Sawmill $ 29.00 31 FlKE, D.J. Lichty $ 29.00 46 HAY, A.L.G. Thomas $ 32.00 29 KEIM, W.H. Peck $ 29.00 42 LEPLEY, Herman G Cross Roads $ 30.00 35 LICHLITER, C.S. West Salisbury Primary $ 29.00 47 … Read more
SOMERSET TEACHERSProf. John H. Fike Elected Supervising Principal; Three Vacancies SOMERSET, June 7.–At a meeting of the Somerset School Board last night Prof. John H. Fike was elected supervising principal to succeed Prof. George B. Rogers. Professor Fike was assistant principal last term. The following other teachers were elected:Miss Ruth H. Kunkle, teacher of Latin … Read more
PAINT TOWNSHIP The first school in Paint township was taught by M. Seese, in a private house on the Jonas Weaver farm. The first schoolhouse was erected on the A. D. Weaver farm, and here a teacher named Schultz taught both English and German. The present school system was accepted in 1861 through the earnest … Read more
ADDISON TOWNSHIP The first school in Addison Township was taught in a private house near Petersburg, in 1792. The first schoolhouse was built in 1800, near the Casselman river, on land now owned by William Hanna. Adam Bowlin, a better hunter than teacher, was the instructor. The township promptly accepted the free-school law in 1834 … Read more
1836 – Chauncey Forward, John Neff 1837 – Andrew Stewart, Michael Shaffer 1838 – Martin Holderbaum, Samuel K. Pearson 1839 – Alexander B. Fleming, Henry Chorpenning 1840 – John C. Kurtz, William Philson 1841 – Jeremiah S. Black, John L. Snyder 1843 – John A. Snyder, Abraham Younkin 1844 – George Mowry, Joseph Cummins, Jacob … Read more