The Goodhue volunteer., 1863-02-18
GanrntipnA1 9epattttme.nt.
PROF. JABEZ BROOKS.

School SrArlsrlc;-rhc materials on
tbs matter furnished 10 the Supern' lent
are very measre, 50 that it is impossible TO
arrive at accurate or complete results. Out
Of II counties only 81 have reported, and of
these Ramsey county reports from only IL
! DIST ricts; Wabashaw, l9; lie Seuer, one
Such as. the returns are we use them,
Goodhne county reports from Ga districts.
giving the following fcsu!ts-whole number
81 persons between s. and*~2l years Of age,
! }2e3O whole nu!nber in attendance, 1900 Or.
As pr. ct. average attendance 76O, or 63
pr ct. Of number in attendance, and % pr.
Ct, or about one in Of schoolab'. persons.
Number Of tea hers employ ed-2l mals and
SO + nsu e, total ~, Or one teacher to every
, l6 scholars in ATTENDANCE. These teachers
received $2564 81 for their services. The
average monthly compensation OF mute teach
err is 9l7.21, OF. .7;m"jc, S9 IL, or 81 pr. CT.
! OF that paid to n.qle te cners. There are 81
sch ol houses reported, not quite 50 pr. CT
Of he number 0! districts the to- al value OF
which is 1852, averaging t::crelo,c $92 y ,
, each
t The whole number Of districts in the
State reported is lO74, continuing 5O.lt4
Sc!,oolable pcr,on,-25 .S78 mu!es and a.
2G6 f;nuns. The w,oIc nu.n ,.r in atten
t dance upon the Schoo in these districts j.,
%, Is l-ll.72 m I s. II, 453 cnaY1 y, or AZ
pr. ct. Of the sc!lno!a,e po,,aatlon, with an
average Attendance Of Is 6J2, showing that
! pr. CT. Of schoolab. e persons ATTENDED sch ,ol
regularly. The Whole numb,r Of teachers EN-
p|oyed IS, M lie 3G7, f n:ule 81 total lJ6, or
one teacher to every l3 sclpurS in a;,cn
dance.
The ayyrc rate amour: paid to the teach
,erS in these districts is SAj D37 U3 or s. 80
per scholar in attendance. Tn, whole mum
ter ut school houses i, 5S7, 20 ( frame, and
zo3 log, or 81 pr. ct. Of the number Of dis
.,icts, the total value of which is S0l 9SG H.
tie average va:uc nf each school house is
Therefore, Sl6l 81. re highest average
mon;hiy .pen>u,ion paid to wa'c tracher>
was in kanabec c"unty. viz: t3G o.; tc
SENATE teachers was in Pine c''iinty, viz
:23 20. The !,yc>: ave age monthly com
per~llion to N s's 1e,:.,:r> W. in Elr.b .nl
,couuty, viz: - 81 TO + ma e teachers wa>
in Wab I,llaw c''un,y, VIZ: So VI. { thi'
particular the returns :nl-, report fn!SeIv.)
# II VIC compare the statistics Of Gondhue
County with the general statistics If u.
State we ob a?:s the .oiF' wing facts-,he per
'rentasc II a;'endance "c The schooIabic pop
,uIaiiun in the Cnnntv is very nearly til.
same a. ,ha. OF tl.c Stale at larse, while Tx
, average attendance Of enrolled scholars i
sr>s--,hc SciooI> are smaller :l,n IT.. genera
lnverase-'here are not a~ many school hous
es il pTol'orli'n to the .d,>t,i :ts-an, 'h'
i"vc,a:e value Of each j. So. 81 less thar
the general avera.e-,he average salary o
'eaci,er> IS les: :i,an than he general averag
W lie Ihs ,uitloi, Of each >clul ,r is - cent.
4grea,er' ...:..:
TuE STATE Eoas!Ah School This is 10
cat - !.."n,, d was opened IN Sept
1850. For want of tile cas- on,aTv appro
pria,;on by tn Lesi-! IA ute. il su> pended it
cifunc,ion> in November 1861. sla'nhV IN
lpresent Legislature furnish the sinews q
lwar .hc institution will be at once re. open ned
The nterpri<e deserves 20 be suo:e.sfui, am
from the we'll knuwn. energy Of Che mana,
c ers Of the schoui, and the c;lIzens OF Winon
cit w,,l' be. No petty jealou>ies OF. riralrie
p should be allowed to siifie ;hls most etfic.en
agency in elevatiar The teachers fofesssior
r Let the STATE sustain ii by generous apprn
n 'p,ia ion Of means. aad at ,he same tim
;. hold lis managers to strict account for d
n economical expenditure of tiicse nisans.-
= Let the school te what s."rrnai sct'o,
Iough 10 bean : :ifa$iesiy fr:ftss o al
: not III acad eny.nr hi .h sci,ool. but tru:ia
= sctooi fsr Young rueuaad vorlcn. who skonl
he required 10 pass satI>:actoTy y eyamina
Ition il a.: ne branches Taught in t.:e cp:s,
mon schools, As Condition OF adulli,ance
r" that the ,timc -p,>seI in the Norm:
:Scho"lmay be deyn,esl cniiresy TO the >pe
Iis',.ysof learning ne 20 ees, aud tot to II
= lscau:Si,i"s Of n knowledge of7the elemcn
II Of sr:nnar, 2InInetsc &c. Th
would BE- the most ecoao.a;csf adjuSt,nen
: sfor is would s,isrow ous many ..s:uJiss no
IparS,lsa in the course. sis., property be or
TO an inssrsa~'tias j .partmsns OF high scht.
aad 50 slaasten The fine .sausS:ei f,r srss
III a.s'on, or il the Time, remain urshossene
! would give the student time Eur more DIR
= in the h.,<::nezs q ses-nsa-. b,,sn which r.
. suits wanld b sssod e,saonE, ani il ws'ss'
~ int the same time ..e anIy just 70 the 9Th,
.-ehs1l- o! the State. fersenasIE We ara
d - s8E..