, 1863-12-12

Total amount. t...............$916 90
There has been three months school taught
In No. average attendance, 26; amount paid
teacher, &l20.
In No. 2, school has been open for months
SS05.
In No. 8, no school has been kept during the
year; amount Of money in the treasury,
In No. 4, school has been open for the term
Of months; amount paid teachers, $215; in
debtedness Of the district, $114.
In No. 8, (Muck district there has been one
quarter Of three months taught; amount paid
teacher, $3.50; averape number In attendance,
12.
School District No. 9, formerly known rs No.
2, situated on the east side Of the Puyallup
River, has had school for the term Of three
months; average number Of pupils in attend.
ance, 25; amount paid teacher, $3.50.
The school-house in this district was burned
during the time the school was in operation.
Efforts are now being put forth 10 erect an
other, and am informed that II Is their inten.
ton to erect eommodious building, suitable
not only for school purposes, but also adapted
to the wants Of pioneer settlement In resi- ect
to the worship Of Coda Church and School
house. Success attend their efforts.
! would most respectfully suggest to the
School Directors Of the different districts that
they convene at On early date, for the purpose
OF ehecting the introduction Of o regular series
Of school books in all the schools throughout
the County. Such an effort has been attempted,
but Il has not been crowned as yet with success.
In the reports Of the District Clerks, find
nearly all the different kinds OF books which
have been IN use in "o.den time" mentioned.
A change Of books every year, or whenever
new teacher arrives, Is not calculated 10 advance
the interests Of education. And this will, in
all probability, be the result provided each dis.
trct follows the peculiar plan Of using its own
judgment, in preference to holding council
and selecting from the numerous school books
that are now in use. It would afford me much
pleasure 10 meet with the Directors for this
purpose.
A number Of reasons in tavor Of uniformity
10 school books might be stated. One argn.
ment is, that the Inhabitants Of this land 10at
about so easily, and change their residence so
frequently; consequently q new set Of books
must be purchased after each fitting. This Il
rather heavy on The pocket, and, besides, IL is
oilen impossible to procure the kinds Of books
desired.
A Teachers Association Is an Institution that
not only greatly benefits the teacher, but has Q
direct tendency to arouse the people In general
to more energetic effort In sustaining the cause
Of education. whsDsver the fathers 40; INV
's"sSefests, the education and proper training Of
those that God has given them, you may then
expect that David, and John, and Thomas, and
Susan, and Mary, and Eliza, win oil have good
shoes, and hats, and tonnets; and also that no
work, however urgent or necessary, except In
extraordinary cases, viii prevent their atiend-
ing the District School.
! should be glad, therefore, 10 meet with the
teachers Of Pierce County once every month,
for the purpose Of advancing the best interests
OF the cause Of education In this region Of
country. Il would also be very gratifying to
me to have the counsel Of the different super.
intsndonts and teachers in the various counties
throughout the Territory.
/ hope ere long to see the day when the
youth Of our Territory will have all the advan.
tages afforded them of procuring = thorough
education at home, so that We shall not be CON.
PEELED to send them to . remote part Of the
land in order to enjoy this great privilege and
G oice blessing.
Respectfully submitted.
GEoRgR W. SLOAN,
Superintendent Of Comman Schools,
Pierce Cnunty, w. I.
SteilacOOm, Dec. Q, AID. 1858.