The Kenosha telegraph and tribune. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1859-1860, 1860-01-12

Dear Telegraph @Vae
Z" Let byegones be bye-gones" they foolishly say, @
And bid me be wise, and forget them -, ~ 10
But Old recoections active o-day, won -a9f I
And can do naught but regret them" ~ y4irr
' 'f194' "F@ .s'oti.f dt. IL. f. Upper,
The above is true of me, as receive your
weekly visits, in my Texas home, reminding
me of the friends left behind, and telling me of
their business transactions, and all the general
news, and your familiar face is like that of an
old friend. Indeed the visits of but few friends
would have caused the delight that felt on re-
ceiving my first copy of the Telegraph, here, af-
ter having seen northern paper for four
months. Letters from home are truly dear, and
contain much good news but there is place,
that only home paper can fill. aGsd'
Among the news, often see favorable MOTTO
es of your High School it is very gratifying to
know, that it is sustaining the reputation it has
SO long enjoyed | have there spent many
pleasant, and,I trust, profitable hours, and shall
always take a deep interest in its welfare Like
many young men, look upon the "instit tuition, -
and can truly say, to that, owe my present sit
uation. The Normal class of the school and your
late Teachers Institute, will probably be pro-
ductive of much good especially in the country
schools, by awakening an interest among the
pupils,as well as preparing the teachers. / have
considered full half of the money expended in
the country schools, as worse than thrown away,
by the Indifference of district officers, superin-
tendents, and the ncompetency of teachers.
OF what use is School Superintendent, who
grants certificate without asking question
about the teachers qualifications and who Wis
| its the schools only once or twice during the
term, and says nothing to the school or teacher?
Or, more than that, one, who comes into school
and lighting his pipe, sits down with his hat Oh
his head, and his pipe in his mouth, and quietly
smokes away the morning With such super.
intendence what will the schools be 1 would
not be understood that all are of this class or ap
proximating to it, but many are. Some may
think it improper for me to write thus, but il
this country, every one has his right to his opin
ions, and an expression of them; and these are
my opinions, founded on facts.
Some time ago, received letter from gen
tleman of your county, making inquiries about
WV 0ShNOA p eIShi1 anu Edldrl6S OF L0dcl
ers in Texas; and perhaps statement of the
same, would not be uninteresting to others
| Texas has no regular school system, nor can
country so sparsely settled as this, have very
perfect one. There are no organized districts
and no law about schools, except concerning the
distribution OF the public money, and reporting
the scholastic population, and schools taught
DC. The State has appropriated two millior
dollars, lin my former letter said three millions
which was incorrect, and one tenth of the annu
al State taxes, besides the land grant, as schoo
fund. The interest accruing from this, is tn,
general school fund, and is apportioned ever,
September, among the different counties accord
ing to their scholastic population The Count,
Courts then pay the tuition oforF hans and chill
dren ofindigeat parents, not to exceed ten cent
per day for actual attendance for the year past
according to their daily attendance at school.
All OF the schools, are, in fact, private schools
The public generally furnish the school build
ings, and the teacher teaches at regular tuition
per pupil and receives his pay from his patrons
excepting the INDECENT pupils, and those are a
port to the County Court, the patrons of hi
school, and the number of days each patronises
whether INDECENT or not, and get the INDECENT tn
ition, and that is all he has to do with law, othe
than his own The schools generally commend
in September, and continue forty weeks, and ar
divided into two equal sessions. The genera
rates of tuition are the following: Common
country schools, 81 so to 50 90 per month; higl
Schools, (which are by far the greater portion,
primary classes, so 90 to II 80 intermediat
classes, $12 so to SIS 90; high classes $15 t
$50; music on piano, melodian or guitar 81
to S25; languages, vocal music, painting, draw
ing, wax aud fancy work. each So to $40, pc
session for twenty weeks.
The country schools will average from ffteel
to thirty pupils each the city schools more
according to their popularity. a teacher to d.
well here, must not be shifting about, but sta.
in one place.
There are some fine schools in the State, Blu