The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-07-20

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REPORT OF THE School COMMISSION
fRs.-Thc Second Annual Report of the Com
| missoners of Public Schools is out-pub-
lishcd IN the "rclio,u kircr" style. Tho
Report is very full and comprehensive, but
about one in twenty Of the people Of Cecil
county will probably see it, compared to the
| number who would have had access to it had
the Report been published in the county
papers. This mo4o Of spreading inlorma-
ti"n respecting the working of our Public
| School system before the people would be
much more effective, and we have no doubt +,
vastly cheaper than the system pursued. AS
It is The general fate of such neatly printed
| pamphlets to lie in the corners of Offices and
| school rooms with their valuable information
hidden away from the public, We give such
parts of the Report rs will be of most interest
to the people, in order that they may have the
benefit partially, Of what they have so well
paid for, hoping that a course which so forci-
bly, recommends itself, both for economy and
utility, will be adopted next year in place Of
the detunct " red tape" system heretofore
pursued.
| "During the first OF these quarters, Janu-
| airy, February and March. there were sixty
six schools in operation, attended by two
scholars. onn thousand six hundred and f,rtv.
six of whom were uay. and six hundred and
Gtty-thrre fee scholars during tn. Second
| quarter. AuriI Nav and Inn, th.r. ,v,r,
| sjytv-s,y,n schools with tv, tb,ux,nJ f,ur
hundred and twenty. six pupils. one Thousand
six hundred and Gn, .Gvn hn;nn INV ,,d
seven hundred and srv,utv-one fr.. scholars
and during the third or last ouort.r Sen
TENDER, October and November thnrn wer,
six!y-scy,n schools. with two thousand Gys
| hundred and sixty scholars. on. thous,nd
seven hundred and frty-fiv, hpino nav and
| eight hundred and five. tre. scLoI.Ys A. thn
number of schools rcnorfrd in onr FIRST Re-
port was Int siytv.nnn nn1 thn number nr
scholars ATTENDING hut two thouS,n1 and
tlir,y, if will Ina Soon ,h,t tLar. h,s hs,.m
very considerable increase in one year, show
ing that the public system is gradually gain
ing the confidence Of our people,
4" The suspension of the Public Schools for
a part Of the year, will, We find, be annually
| required, as the funds Tor their support will
not. with the strictest economy, admit of
more than nine months tuition, while so
| many other claims b. sides the teachers,
salaries, are to be provided lot and paid"
| Other States where the Public School
systems have been in operation for wears, and
allowed, content themselves with much less
Main. With i,r,r and ', h.,,r ,m,s IT, ,h.
one hundred dollar tax. has schools omen but
four and a half months; New Hampshire,
seventeen and half cents tax and schools open
five months; Massachusetts,, twenty-one and
a half cents tax, and schools open seven and
half months; New York, seventeen and
three quarter cents tax, and schools open
seven and a half months; PENNSYLVANIA. fifty.
seven cents tax, and school open but five
and quarter months in the years.
With us, the loss of time is comparative
ly small at most, as the month of August is
usually regarded and observed as a vacation
in, and by all our schools''
The entire cost of the system for the year
For teachers salaries and school
incidcntas, So,9I3 81
NJ ror h,,;,H;,' ''n ot;u"lats' l'2lo -
u a, oan' ,s i.p'''"s " purchasing
For rnnt n "p ooh -, roo,, :; pom. -'oi0 10
~, 'e'' TWILL III VII
For , slaves and schoo, ,o,so ,,..; o. l.
t,ra al" 81 'o'' 'o"so '"'hi-
ro 50 a,r.,.,,, ~, 10" d 10
E ror ana i,easniss salary 4oo W
incid"mtaIs PEI uic'ii anu 40, @,
'D0''e'''"'' 4"f o.
| 90, 40
| Sl4'oZo 81
Treasurer, Account,
1850 ~
p,I.n. =. ,,. ,o,o,
pau D'l.' GO al ""lc OF last report, SZoo 81
oaSil iroin county Commissioners,
0" ,",,r nu"a JUS lay'or' interest on oo