The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-05-23

Franklin l.40O 412 AS5 24,0C
Frederick'tn 1 200 23S $50 2l.0O
Granville 800 ESQ AS 1890
Hamilton $500 .5A 7.25 1900
Lebanon 5000 45O 800 $500
Marietta $500 1900 $50 lS, 90
Newark $50 1922 600 600
n. Rishnsnd 5000 zl0 ST. l0.Oo
Salcm 2,6oo $50 1860 1900
The eason for saking 70 ANAL . sam-
Der q pisces Tor this -somprisoa 10 thu.
% many q The towns and cities hive no
private schools with which to compars ;
pub6c schools are doing The whale work
Of instruction. The cause Of the wide
difference in the expense Of private
schools in these places, 10 the TACT that
in some Of them only a single school Of
= high grade is sustained. while 10 others
no such school is sustained, aud some
one or two primary schools are keps.
mainly for children too young to be ad-
mis,ed to the public schools, and hence
the tuition is placed low.
As il is well known that instruction in
aIespectabls Academy or Female Sem.
mary can rarely il ever Be obaained for
less than $500 D.:: year. and - ! pub
&c school With which . good high school
department is connected. affords advasr
tages equivalentso those obtained 10 such
institutions, il is more fair 70 make The
following COMPARISON. In eight q these
places, namely. Cleveland, Columbus,
Franklin, Frederick,own. Granv. lie, lc-'
banon, Marietta and New Richnond.
the tuition in private schools is $50 OF
more iishowiog that these schools are
sufficiently elevated TO afford instruction
Of The same grade a. tba, gwen IA a gssd
system OF public schoois.) the average
cost OF tuition ia public schools is 1855
and in private schools $25.s7 or nearly
.oar times as great.
These statistics are commended to the
attention Of those who are celebrating
upon the propriety Of establishing. and
the economy Of maintain * good public
schools.
A. d. L.
The foregoing 10 from the pen Oh Asa
D. Lord Of Columbus Ohio, who is the
agen, OF the Ohio State Teachers Asso-
CATION, a person well acquainted with the
practical operation o. The graded school
Of tina, State. II will be noticed that
there is a srea, disparity il the price Of
tuition in both The public and private
scho is. Tha, in the private schools is
accounted for by ,ae article itself. Tina,
in the public schools may he attributed
10 the difference in teachers salaries, ami
TO some oil the school Districts hay.ng
buildings OF their own. aud others having
TO rent and repair buildings. the expense
Of which is included in the pr';e OF tuition.
SUCH is the case in the town Of Salem,
the tuition of which rates the highest OF
any on the list. Such may be the case
with other places.
In our public school for the las. year
the cos, OF tuition per scholar has been
about Sl2.00 and | see no way oil redu.
eng ii TO much extent with our present
arrangement, yi,hou, employing inferior
teachers. and as . consequence inlairi q
the character and efficiency of our schools.
Now suppose we build as contemplated
and pu, III operation a systematic graded
school OF say 300 scholars. which is a
moderate estimate have four depart
msnts to the school, and employ four
teachers as follows, principal at $500 per
year; one al S4O0, al $500 making
in all for the four teachers $500; then
se may safely count on 20 foreign schol-
ais at $500 each per year, making
$500. which taken fro the $500 leaves
$500 to the 200 pupils. which vii he
jus, $3.50 each, now add Sl00 Tor col.
,ingent expenses, and il viii make JUS,
$500 per scholar, per year. which is
about two thirds Of presen, expense.
Then we will have the advantages OF
system In our school, and as q conse.
qusncs will nave q much better scho.l,
more {. ieriy, and more efficient
haye no. exaggerated, but rather the
contrary, in tie above statement, or cal.
solas.on. Two hundred pspsis Is . mod
crate coant FOR a district winch now hss
a. leas, $50 and before a house an be N
readiness II urged right along. will hav.
nos less than 300 you.as ensitleJ to the
benefit Of our public school. have also
pat the salary Of teacher, above the usual
rates, in order to be on the cafe side.
AID TO AVOID the charge Of either exage.
ration, or Misrepresentation.
| know il will cost q large sua OF
a.oney to ss.a anu III up a good build.
ing, %, when once Up i will be I per.