the vice-presi- dency. Judge Benjamin Champneys (now a staunch Democrat, with the outbreak of the war, he became just as sturdy a Republican and so re- mained) was chairman of the meeting which was addressed by R. J. Hal- deman of Harrisburg, Lewis C. Cassidy of Philadelphia and Ira C. Mitch- ell of

the secondary education usually associated with the junior and senior high schools of today. Many private schools including the Beck Family School for boys specialized in an intensive and closely supervised elementary education. With the increased emphasis on secondary educa- tion after the Civil War

Susquehannocks asked him for aid in fighting the Massawomekes, "their mortall enemies," (Smith, 1612:53, 422). The identity of the Massawomekes is important to anthropology and history as part of the analysis of the culture and history of the Susquehannocks. The Susquehannocks were defeated circa 1675 no doubt

liberty. At this point in history, William Penn, the English Quaker, was offering a refuge in his new set- tlement in America — (Pennsylvania,) to oppressed people. Taking William Penn at his word, these Scotch Irish sailed over to Pennsylvania's shores by the boat load. They formed a large segment of

other Frenchmen traded. Before 1609 these Susquehannock Indians were very powerful and the Algonquins — Virginia Indians who knew Capt. John Smith — were afraid of them. These Susquehannocks, according to Jenkins" "History of Pennsylvania," were in trade with the French before Penn"s settlement of

parents who came from Coleraine, Ireland to settle in Chester County, Pennsylvania. At the age of 15 he was sent to Lancaster to be apprenticed to Matthew Roesser, at that time probably the leading gun- smith in the town. Henry's mechanical ability made him an ideal appren- tice and probably he served the

build one great canal system from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh, thus connecting the eastern and western waters of Pennsylvania. However, "the counties bordering upon the north and west branches of the Susquehanna wanted local improve- ments in these sections in return for their support of improvements in

stables which sheltered the mounts of the local militia and Continental Army men assigned to duty in Lancas- ter. Opposite were the barracks. Letters to the editors of the local newspapers condemned the altera- tions or condemned those who opposed the changes. Your Society peti- tioned City Council to