The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-11-29
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OUR COMMON SCHOOLS.
Nh. EDlron ALLOW me, through your paper,
to give to the public brief statement showing
the condition Of the Public Schools In Des
Aoines County, for the year ending October
4lh, 1862.
The number of city districts and district
towns hips, in this county, is IA, sub-districts,
II; males between FIVE and twenty-ole years,
$3.50; females, 3,6lS number of schools, 70 |;
number of pupils attending school, 1905; av-
erage attendance, 2,s4s number Of male tesch-
ers, IS, female. Is; average compensation Of
teachers per week, male, IS IL; female, 50 80 /;
aggregate number of days the schools have been
taught, summer, 1927 winter, S,2s7; average
cost Of tuition per week, fol, each pupil, SUM
mer, 50 IA; winter, 80 10; aggregate amount
paid teachers during the year, $ls, l07, so;
teachers fund IN hands Of District Trustees,
$s,066,s9; number Of school houses, brick, II,
stone, z, frame, SO, log, =; value Of school
houses, $3l ,625, rs; tax received for building,
repairing and furnishing school houses, $1,o42,.
90; for rent Of school houses, $50 90; for fuel,
$249 IS; for compensation OF Secretaries and
Treasurers, 1854 Isl for teachers fund, s., 1885,.
Is; amount Of apportionment received from
County Treasurer, April lst, $ls,s2s,ls; re.
ceived on 4th Monday in Sept. $s,77l SO.
By comparing the foregoing to the report for
1861 it will be seen that notwithsisrding the
public mind has been absorbed WITH our national
troubles, the friends of education in this county
have not been forgetful Of the fact that q proper
regard for the support of common schools under
our Free School system, has an important bear
ing ON the perpetuity Of our civil institutions.
The aggregate nunber of days taught and the
number. Of pupils attending school, during the
year ending Oct. 4sh, 80, was greater, and the
compensation paid teachers, less, than for the
year go, or 81.
There wss on hand, of teachers fund, on the
5th day Of Oct, $5,oes.ss, to which add Sept.
spportionment, $s,77l.5s, and we have S.
sS2.55, 9Th which to commence the new year
Presenting the April apportionment to be
$4,000. 90, (which is safe estimate we have
teachers fund for the year ending Oct 4sh,
's3, Of Sls,ss2b5. which, after deducting, say
So, $4,000 for the city of Burlington, (being
amount paid last year, leaves sl5,4525s to
be divided among the 76 sub-districts of the
County,-a sum sufficient, if judiciously o..
piled, to sustain q school in each, for at least
nine months.
The statistics reported to this Office by the
District Secretaries, In the main, Approximate
the truth but are deficient in some items in
consequence of teachers faiIin g to report as re-
quired by law.
On examining the reports OF teachers find
that most of the inaccuracies grow out Of .
want of uniformity in the daily and weekly
registers kept in the several sub-districts
In order to secure uniformity and accuracy in
teachers reports, respectfully suggest that pro-
visions be made by the district townships 70,
furnishing each sub.district with school record.
I would recommend for adoption the Register
prepared by A. 8. Kisseli and N. Ingalls,, of
Davenport, Iowa. It ia adapted expressly to
the school laws of this State. Messrs. K. and /.
arc professional teachers and have prepared
their record with design to aid teachers and
school officers IN making out their reports.
This County has no representative at this time
in the State University, and but one in the
Normal Department. hope application, to fill
the vacancies, will be made at once. For terms
see published Catalogue Of University.
1t is thought best not to hold Teachers In
stitute in this county until about the beginning
Of the new year.
As it is impracticable for teachers to attend
during the winter season the meetings of our
County Association recommend that there be
organized in each district of the county, a
Township Teachers Association, to meet at least
once month. The importance of such an or
ganization will be obvious to the mind of every
hne teacher, and if properly conducted, will
serve not only as profitable suxiliaries to our
County Institutes and Associations, but result
in mutually bene6tting teachers aud patrons.
There are other suggestions, touching the ed.
ucatioDal interest of the county, that l would
like to make to the Teachers and District
Boards; but as expect my services, as Super
ntendent, to close with the present year, I leave
them for my successor.
VIM. HARPER, Go. supt.
Rossutb, Iowa Nov. "a, 1889.
Results OF the Battle OF Corsnth.
Gen. Roscrans' official report of the battle
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