Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-09-04
THURSDAY, AUGUST 80, 1866.
EDUCATION.


There is no subject before the people in which
they can, or ought to feel so deep interest, as
in education. In this is enveloped everything
that effects the happiness and well-being of man.
kind. The mind is the chief corner stone-the
foundation, and unless it is properly laid, trimed
and polished, the whole fabric must eventually
fall, and become dreary, blighted, cheerless
wreck. Under such circumstances, it is cheering
to know that so much is annually being DONE
In our own Territory, the popular sentiment is
fast drawing near the true channel, and the re-
suit must be good one. We doubt very much
whether there is State or Territory in the union,
all things duly considered, that is now making
the same advances that we are. To be sure, some
of the States making rapid strides in this di-
rection. Missouri for instance, speaks we'll =
Number of children reported for 1852, l9S,3l5
Total amount apporti0ned, $65, ,425 SO
-l III. Ratio 33 cents. ot tifs',7'2
Number of children reported for 1853, 233,327
Total amount apportioned, b. $l72,l53 81
Ratio 13 77-l00 cents. =.
Number Of children reported for 1854, 26O,273
Total amount appOrtioned, '"i" $l7S,O22 70
.-te>t. Ratio 67 cents. tf H.tcel rei
This calculation is based upon the supposition
tion; but as the law distinguishes between the
organized and unorganized townships, and also
requires that large portion of the revenue of
'54 be apportioned among children organized
but not reported in '53, the ratios are not in ac-
cOrdance with the true apportionment.
The increase of children from g.. f.. g -.-a.. .
1852 to 1853 was II 2-3 per cent.
The increase of children from
1858 to 1854 was ll7-l0per cent.
The increase of apportionment
from 1854 to 1855 to 03 90 per cent.
Total number OF organized children -,-.
Total number of unorganized children
IN 1904, ZO.5O7
Number organized, but not reported
In 1898, S9,OI5
Organized chin in '54, 233, ,766c3S cts. $SS, 1881 OS
Unorganzed children, 26,7O1 c27 cts. 7,l56 SO
Organized in 1858, SO,O75 90 cents. Sl,949 90
Were it not for the amount paid for 1858, the
organized children for 1854 would receive ~ cts.
eac!i.
Total revenue, $lOs,o62 OIL
Total dividend, 70,O77 81
$l79,939 81
Total apportiOnmcnt; $lIS,O22 ~
Balance, $l,9l9 70
Again, in slightly glancins at this matter in the
neighboring province, we find that the progress
has been very great indeed.
In the year 1912 the whole adult population of
the Upper Province was only 4S6,055, in 1852 it
was 953, ,239, more than double. The population
between the age of five and sixteen, increased in
about the same ratio, viz: from l41, l43 in the
year 1912, to 26S,957 in 1852. During the slme
period, the number of county Grammar Schools
and Ac c,demies, increase. fl ON 25 to 20, and the
number of Colleges from 5 to 8, and private
schools from A to la. In 1852 there were $50
free schools, and in 1853 the number had ncreas-
e to 1852. Tn, number of students attending
Colleges anl Universities in 1871, were 100, from
which tim, there b Is been u steady and rapid in
crease. .U.. -,. s..isl.n Ilh. a. t.-
The total number of students attending Acad-
emics and county Grammar schools in l847 were
200, i: 1853, 1880, more than three times the
number in ~. Tho number of students attend
there were 743. The number of scholars attend
ing common schools during this period (betwecn
1917 and 1851 increased about three fold.
The increase in the number of schools, and the
children attending them was very great, but one
of the best features in the report is the increase
of teachers salaries. In 1916 the total amount
available for such purposes was only E67, ,9O6,
while in 1853 it had increased to fl3 $50, and the
amount raised in each of those years for the erec-
tion and repairs of school houses was over 5000.
In addition to this there has been nearly 10000
volumes of books issued to public libraries du-
ring the past year. These facts and figures pre-
sent very satisfactory appearance in the pro-
gress of education, and so long as the people use
a proper exertion in this way, just so long will
the increase continue.
LErr.-A. d. Harrell, ESQ.,, of the firm of