Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-01-18
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Virginia do g DO $500
hirginiS % do 21j0io
F:aeine !. Miss. r r Cos do 27.oao
Ail. & Mss X X 60. 5 DO $4,000
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Specie closed banks, II6,az7
Aggregate, $ $50 ST.
The amendments mad, to the banking laws
at the last session of the Legislature, were APP
proved by the popular vote ut the last election.
The bank Comptroller has flied additional
bond Of hity thousand dollars with approved
surcles, thus increasing his bonds to the sum of
one hundred thousand dollars as required by
the law The Banks which have been located
away from business centres, 1T inaccessible and
reciGute localities, have been removed re- lUired
by section 10 ofthe amendatory act Our ban k
ing law Is now perhaps, as safe and uncxception-
able as any that can be devised.
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
The Superintendent of Public instruction has
made a very yoluminous and able report 1t
indicates great thought and labor, and viii be
of great value. 1t exhibits better than has ever
been done before, the conditions of our schools,
the character of our system. the resources at
command for their support, dc.
| The whole number Of children reported between
the ages of four AMI twenty, Is a64 o7s
Showing an Increase over 1891 of 22,659
Only the States OF New York, PENNSYLVANIA,
ONO, Illinois, and Indiana, sLrpaas WISCONSIN
In number of children of school age. During
the year there has been a reported attendance
az school OF 167Ii children.
Nine years ago the value Of school house prop
ss' i in e VS. s''s vas S. 553 393 e e
The amount Of moaoy expended last year for
teachers wages was over 334 600 co
1t appears also from the Report that the school
fund proper, after deductiug the sum set apart
fol Normal school purposes. amounted on the LIST
Of Oct last TO = 1.s45.Sl6 II. per cent, IS
Sl3J1l2u4; added to which, S4J.79007 of
School Fund Income in the Treasury. and The
interest due prior TO the 9th of March next, Will
gave an aggregate Of @240092 for the next appor-
tloumenJ. The Report independent OF the IN
formation in regard To our OWN system of schools,
makes very readable and entertaining book.
The State University. and The colleges and
academies throughout the State are IN high de-
gree prosperous, and deserve encouragement
IRON. the friends TO education every where, and
the ltegeuts OF Normal schools are doing d val-
uble aud excellent work IN the great cause Of
Popular edacatl1n
AcRlorITURF.
The Report Of the Executive Committee OF
the State Agricultural Society, shows the society
To be highly prosperous and OF great practical
utility to The agricultural Interest,"
The receipts ~ the Society, for lie Iastygar.
ne.uding $4,000 q State appropriation ana
10 st1.7o5 90
leaving taIanee os cash On hand, 81, $50 "A
The agricultural aud mineral statistics. and
the ia formation ~ regard 10 the numbering IA
tcresl, are very mes.5re. Some eticicI.; means
ought TO be provided for procuring every wear
tulf and complete returns from every part Of
/ the State, showing the quantities Of grain
grown 81 different varieties aud The success OF
the people IN stock raising; the amount Of mia
eral raised, aud lumber manufactured. Moth
ing would 50 completely exhibit the Increasing
wealth and real prosperity of the State, or OPP
crate 10 50 great an extent TO hold out induce
/ meuts % citizens 81 other states, or residents
. OF other countries, 10 settle amoug Us.
" hiie 10 some extent there has oeen n failure
of crops, rs IA other weste rn States vet moth
ing has occurred To discourage our peu-lc.-
MlstortGHes OF ibis kind are Incident 10 every
agricultural people, and they cannot toe guarded
against. The fact furnishes an urgumenr. how
ever, IN favor OF greater variety OF agrjcullu-
raj operations, and give 4 strong invitation 10
farmers TO engage more IL STOCK raising. / re
peat the same Recommendations, made in hay
last annual message, IN regard 20 the Iuitia'orl
steps for forming an Agricultural College l..
the abseEce Cf an institution Of this high ORDER,
great beheHt might b. derived llOm Tic 1or.s!a-
uon at a armers Club IN every town, and q
Farmers LycaUm in every school district
Then one each week during the winter season.
by lectures, readings from AGRICULTURAL works
ana papers, discussions, and 4 mutual inter
change VI opinions, suggesting experiments, de-
tatilug lesllts. and comparing views. ue'v sour
ces Of pleasure and profit might be found.
CHARITABLE 1xsrtTr TToxs
The report OF the Trustees and Officers Of
the seonsin Institute Ior Use e,.ucatIoa OF he
Deaf anu Dsinb VIII he LAID before you. The
Institution has been lis prosperous rs tie Inn
tied appropriation uf The last session ef the
Legislature. aud the strinEen, law OF he same
session regulating the terms of tire admission
81 pupils, would warrant. The Legislature al
is session in leJ7 made ~ appropriation OF
$f9Uo9 towards the erection of the main or
center building. and IN IS5S, an appropriation
or SboJu, Tor completing IN part Jhe main bull
ding making IN All tEe sum Cf $4,000. The
original estimate of the expense of the main or
center building was 30,0t0. The apDroDria-
lions already made have not been sufficient and
the balance Of the sum OF $4,000 Is as ed for
ana vail be necessary for that purpose. At the
+ Iass. session the surl of $500 was appropriated
Tor finishing The shop and buildings already
commenced Duf{ng The term preceding the
i last annual report the number OF pupils IL at
+ tendance Vas tt,v-two.
The next appropriation by the Legislature
Tor ms annual expenses viii be ior the twelve
months commencing February Is. 1852
he report SHOWS that Ma calculating for cur
rent expenses lt viii tie necessary 10 calculate
4 t"r household averaging ulaetv pcrSUus-
has includes an anticipated increase uf sixteen
/ to twenty pupils. The estimated amount nee
eSsary for current expenses for the coming year
+ IS Sl+6oe- Estimated Indebtedness Jan. 3lst.
+ 1893, 500.
ior tAe months ot February, March and April.
vi eh M crvefe between the close of the pres
EFT gear, 9aa. 3lsi 1882. asd the reception of
The next appro priatiou. $50 AID tor furnish
$500.
The money appropriated last wear seems 10
have been Iaoic.oUSlv ami economically expen-
ded. TIE officers ct the Institution have eyi-
IDENTITY managed its affairs vith great care and
/ nave heea honest aud talrhill IA The discharge
81 their pecUlla- and responsible duties. Tie
f4uclpat aud his assistant are experienced and
accomplished teachers. The pupils llave been
- Wei provided fer and cared fer IS the ifl5sc,
accogaries,at'ous It Jae unfinished Institution
"eotA allow. They show good training. eoaG
JeaSu-t-7, af}1 coUuandabe dcsire 10 improve +
Allowing Tor he many euIbal7sssfnersis ind a-r
V bach p has laeorcd- tfe Institutions may be-
properly olassed a. prosperous 1t = d,ssagyG-..-