The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1863-02-20

II. Johnson L. Edwards
l.. Sheldon Flora Knapp
L. A. Dudley l.. Ii. Canright
NJ. Lyman Mary Shove
Limited Certificates granted to Miss Fl
len Chapman, Miss Emira Winters, and
Mr.. John Lantrv, to teach four months
each.
REPORTS OF TOWN CLERKS.
The reports received at this Office, from
the Town Clerks. in many instances are
incomplete, the District Clerks having
failed to make up their reports according
to law.
In the Town ofEaton, no report y as re
ceived from the Clerks Of Districts No.
2, 3, 5, 6, 8.
Town of Cooperstown, no reports from
Districts No. 3 4 g.
Town Of Mishicott, no report from Clerk
Of District No. 5.
Town ot Rockland 20 repor. from
Clerk: Of Districts No. J, 3, 4, and 5.
Town Of Two Rivers. no report from
CIe,l Of District No. 3.
Total No of Districts uurepnrtel, IS.
Mauitowoc County shows larger mum
Der of unreported diztricts than auy other
comfy in the State, (See report Of 1862,
State Sup't.)
The appa!tionmcnt Of the state fund
is made upon the basis Of the 10 OF cijl>
l:en reported. Toms having unreport
ed districts, fail to secure the share Of
money to which their No. Of children
would en,ile them, while other and less
Delinquent Towns profit bv the failure
1t is tt err for matter Of peclniary inter
est to the whole town, that every district
be fully and fairly reported"
Many tf the reports contain so many
and errors, The result of care>
lessness, or of misapprehension, on the
part ot District aud Town Clerks, that
the statistics given above, can only lie re-
garded as approximating the facts.
The attention of teachers and Of dis
tr;ct and town clerks, is particularly in
viied to this subject. Teachers ohou!d
keep a correct record of the names anl
ages Of all pupils attending school, and
the No. CT days they are absent District
Clerks should ascertain tue average no
of pupils who have attended school dur
ing the year; the no Of teachers employ
ed during the same time; the No. Of
months school has been taught h male
teacher; the No Of months school has
been taught by female teacher; wages
paid to each per month; No. OF children
between the ages Of 4 and 20 years-re
siding in the district; and report the same
to the town clerk, together with such 9th,
er information as the law directs, or the
State Superintendent may require, fully,
promptly and correctly Ga or before the
10Th Of September, ia each year. (See
School laws of Wis, sec 30)
SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
Many Of the Districts embrace an area
Of from I to II sections. These are too
large, for in MANY Of them, TIE formation
of the country, The situation Of the roads.
and the remoteness OF the School House,
render it impractcabIe for a large number
Of the children. to derive any benefit what
ever, from the school. Nv notions of
economy, in such cases, weUld Indicate q
retrenchmeHt Of the area, and (if necc5sa>
ry) an Increase OF the public tax, as a
money saving transaction.
sCHOOL HOUSES
There are but very few good school
houses in the county, perhaps one third
Of the whole number reported: the rest
range from poor, to niserably poor, built
in accordance with the most ancient STYLES,
and internally arranged after the mos,
bartarous designs. and wanting in almost
all essential appurtenances.
MANY Of these however are "The cd
log school houses soon to be superseded
BY better structures. | earnestly urge
school boards, who arc soon to purchase
new sites, and erect rev buildings, to Sc
lee, tie most beautiful acre. in the most
convenient locality 10 lie district, enclose
it with substantial fence, and build upon
il respectable house.
The house should be located not less
tI.an 5 or rods from the highway, and
surrounded with shade treas it should
not be less than 26 by 80 feet on the
ground, and 10 or II feet form floor to
ceiling, for the accommodation OF ffty pu
pills; it should be supplied with con
venient ventiiator, or with fixtures for
lowering the windows at the top; seated
with proper seats each 10 accommodate
one person, and SC constructed that pupils
sitting upon them, could rest their feet
upon ths floor; it snonid be supplied
with an amount Of blackboard equal to
one square foot at least, for every pupil
it should also he supplied with good
well, and suitable clubhouse. All these
are essential TO the good order oe the
school. to tie convenience of ibe teacher,
and To tie health and comfort Of the pu-
pills.
SCHOOL MONEYS.
The tax for school purposes, for the year
1860 was SIS 457 ,33
State money 5,047 ,6S
Total. sIS.5O5,0 Oh
The tax for school purposes, for the veaI
1862 was 1924 81
State money. 4,364 0C
To.,i SI6 1oe o.