. History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania and its centennial celebration,. udents for college. Hewas educated for the ministry, but on account of a weak throatnever preached. Mr. Harsha was a member of the Assemblyfrom 1835 to 1838. On the east side of the Big Beaver in New Sewickley town-ship, taught in 1833, at Crows Run, John Deans, who was fol-lowed by Messrs. Donaldson, Keefer, Hornet, Shanor, Nye,Young, and Taylor, and Miss Esther Wolfe, the first lady teacherthere. One of the most important measures for promoting theadvancement of education in Pennsylvania was the passage in1854 of the A
. History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania and its centennial celebration,. udents for college. Hewas educated for the ministry, but on account of a weak throatnever preached. Mr. Harsha was a member of the Assemblyfrom 1835 to 1838. On the east side of the Big Beaver in New Sewickley town-ship, taught in 1833, at Crows Run, John Deans, who was fol-lowed by Messrs. Donaldson, Keefer, Hornet, Shanor, Nye,Young, and Taylor, and Miss Esther Wolfe, the first lady teacherthere. One of the most important measures for promoting theadvancement of education in Pennsylvania was the passage in1854 of the Act of Assembly establishing the office of CountySuperintendent of Common Schools. The benefits of this systemof supervision have been increasingly felt throughout the State,and in Beaver County the office has been held by a successionof able and conscientious men, who have earnestly devotedthemselves to the improvement of the teaching force, equip-ment, and housing of its schools. (See list of names, ChapterVI.) Out of this agency has been developed the very successful. Fourth Ward School, New Brighton.
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