Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-03-03
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we have received the seventeenth annual re-
port Of the Secretary of the Board of Eduea-
ton. Itcontains large amount of valuable
and interesting information relating to the ed
ucational interests and institutions of the CON-
monwealth. - s a.s.
The school fund at the present time,
AMOUNTS to the sum of 81, 22O, 2SS, II an in
crease Of $26S, SlS. 99, having been made dur
ipg. the past year,
The Normal schools, at birmingham, West
field, and Bridgewater, are all in a Hourishing
condition, and the Principals state that appI-
cations to them for teachers, are more numer-
Gus than they can supply.
The whole number Of Public schools, in the
State, is Alb, an increase Of 81 during the
past year. The whole number Of persons en-
pfoyed as teachers in the public schools, is
1913, Of whom 2O6S were males, and 5oO7
were females
Average length Of time the schools are
kept, months and IA days. The average
wages Of female teachers, is $50, Al per month,
including board; of male teachers, $S7, 90 per
month.
The amount of money raised by taxation
for support Of Public Schools, was 1868, 631,-
25. The aggregate expenditure for public
schools, of money, derived from all sources,
wass1.o72, sl0,S6. Theayerage salary of High
School teachers, is $S6S. In Worcester
County, the average wages paid male teach
ers, is $3I, o6 per month, to female teachers,
$a4.86 per month. The City of Worcester
affords the most liberal compensation to male
teachers. viz: 1885 per month"; and the town
Of Clinton, pays to the female teachers, $22,-
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The whole number of children attending
school between the ages of five and fifteen, in
the whole State, was 2O4,7O5, and the aver
age amount expended in the education of
each,w $4,7e, The whole amount Of money
raised for public schools in Worcester County
in 1853, was $95,258,o6.
County Temperance Convention.
We conclude the report of the proceedings
Of the County ,i Temperance convention held in
this citg, March lst. $780, ass... sagssas
EVENING SESSION. The meeting was call
edsto order by the Secretary. Rev. DR.. Hill
was appointed Chairman pro tenn.
A Committee appointed for the purpose, re-
ported plan for q County League which was
adopted, and the following persons were elect
ed officers for the year ensuing, viz:
President, Calvin Cutter, NJ D. of War
rem. . s96sa 81 a&sis ssstbs4E ~
sSctsta'y, Rev. David Higgins. ,Aeawasa
Treasurer, George w. Rice. az 'Hza
A plan for city and town organization was
reported and adopted, and Martin Stowen
was appointed to solicit subscription for the
cityof Worcester. subsequently Mr.. Stowell
reported that he had received subscriptions to &
the amount Of $1,000. Vi aa Tmns K sft
Ifwas ResoIned that the County League be
empowered to employ suitable person to or
ganize the several towns in the County, and
that funds be pledged, this evening, for that
After some remarks on the subject. several
individuals pledged themselves to pay sums
amounting in the aggregate to sixty-one dol
lars, and then the meeting adjourned.
rs If we had said any thing half as severe
upon The assistant Editor of the Transcript, as
i said of hins in that paper of Wednesday,, we
shonld have brought down a whole avalanche
It'll fillihgsgiite upon our heads. We leave
him, In the hands Of his friends. = AZ a
esw44h0se who ID not regularly examine
81 IN aaae, will stand ! fair chance 70 lose.
4 so.tioa 81 ne best reading ip the paper. sslaa
FI3ur III declined one dollar from tina
usicos Of three weeks ago. Asise -