Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1856-04-30
COMMON SCHOOLS.


We have recently published for Mr. Wiley, his
Third Annual Report as Superintendent of Common
Schools for this State. This document is an inter-
esting one in many respects. 1t contains many i'm
Portant facts connected with our Common Schools,
and exhibits much industry. research, and thought
on the part of the General Superintendent
The Asheville News, the Wilmington Herald, and
the Fayetteville Observer thus notice Mr.. Wiey's
Report and his intention to publish Common
School Magazine. We need not add that we concur
with these papers in their views and feelings with
reference to both the Report and the proposed Mag
azine:
COMMON ScuooLs-We have been favored with
the Third Annual Report of the Superintendent OF
Common Schools for the State Of North Carolina,
for the year 1866. 1t is lengthy document, but
one OF deep interest to every true hearted North
Carolinan. Had VIC space, gladly would we spread
the whole of it before readers. We must, how
ever, be content with brief notice.
The Superintendent, Calvin II. Wiley, Esq, has
labored ass'duousy to procure correct statistical in
formation on this important subject and has sue.
ceeded IN embodying in this Report a vast amount
OF information of the most valuable kind The Ed
ucational prospects of North Carolina now, con-
trasted with the state of things in 1s4o when the
Common School system went into operation, are
truly 1attcriag
The whole number of school districts in the IS
counties from which reports had been made to the
Superintendent, was 1895 ; number Of districts
taught the past year in II counties, 1905 number
OF children in 20 counties, lS9, ,5G2; number that
attended school in 70 counties, 1852; number of
Teachers licensed in 81 counties, 1859 /; average
length of the schools, about months average
salary of Teachers, from $l5 to $ls per month.
| Ashecille Ne,cs.
| COMMON ScuooLs-Wc have omitted to state that
the third Annual Report of e. Ii. Wiley, Esq., the
| Superintendent of Common Schools in this State,
rpcpi pivnIf from, Tho INF has hoo
several days lying table lie will accept our
thanks for his courtesy. From this report we gath
er many interesting facts and arguments on the sub
ject of Common School education.
The Common School system went into operation
in ls40 At that time there were2 Colleges, 141
Academies, and Grammar Schools, and 632 Primary
Schools Total, 775 Children attending the above
| places of education AT College. los; at Acade-
miles, 4,34S; at other Schools IA ,937 total, 10 493
Last year, and it is worthy Of special notice. there
were Male Colleges; Female Colleges; about
800 Academies; and near $500 Common Schools.
! There 1000 students at College, 5000 stu
dents at Academies, and 10000 students at Com
mon Schools-total, 40 600 which shows that
there were 12l ,OOo more children attending school
in 1855 than there were in 1910 These facts speak
for themselves and tell good story.
| Mr. Wiley, we notice, purposes to publish quar-
terly magazine devoted to educational interests and
to furnish 500 copies for gratutious distribution
| among the committee men and superintendents of
common schools in this State. Subscribers to this
interesting publication will be charged so cts. per
annum in advance. Holden & Wilson of Raleigh
are to be the pub ishers.
! The report of Mr.. Wiley should be generally read
by the people, both for the important and valuable
information and suggestions it contains; and that
they might thereby be the better enabled to appre-
ciate his exertions i'm behalf Of education cause in
which he has enlisted his best energies.
VII Herald
COMMON ScHooLs.-Mr. Wiley the General Su-
perintendent Of Common Schools, has announced
his intention to publish quarterly Magazine, each
No to contain 80 pages, and to circulate gratuitous
ly $500 copies among the Committeeman and Su.
pcrntendents Of Common Schools in the various
counties of the State. 1t will be devoted to euca
tion and the diffusion of information respecting
the School System in North Carolina and other
States 1t will be sent to subscribers at so cents
per annum in advance. Address the publishers the
editors of the Raleigh Standard.
Mr. Wiley deserves great credit for this and 9TH
er efforts to promote the noble cause in which he is
so earnestly and effectively engaged. One of his
objects is to have uniformity in the books used in
the schools, and to exclude improper books. And
on this subject he relates the following incident:
/" A few days ago, when in Northern City, I
learned that merchant laid in several dozen copies
of n Reader which contains elaborate assault on
the Institutions of the Southland it is published
by men who regard Southern Slave-owners mon
sters. The purchaser. doubt, was innocent he
only knew that this Reader had been used in his
community and was not aware of its contents.''
We cannot spare the room to publish in full Mr..
Wiley's announcement of this proposed Magazine.
Fay. Obs