Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-12-01
annual REPORT
OfNse School Commissioner Of VII Co.

the promotion CtgenerA' education amongst
Us.
The acquiescenOe of the tax payers ir
this system; many Of whom have no direct
interest in the schools, certainly exhibits
degree Of moral Virtue that any people or
nstion need he bostingly proud of.
We have in the county It's, schools.--
Tho actual attendance reported less than
tbs, ,229 schrl4rs. TIE number Of Ter-
sons under twenty-ope, 1888. This
statement makes it evident that only
AbOLt one half under twenty-one attend
cur schools. To conduct these schools du-
ring the last year, there has been employ
ed. three hundred and thirteen teachers
lis male and .G0 female, and TO carry for
ward this work. including the expense of
building fve new school houses, there has
been usc4 44.llO,34 rr,m the f,llowing
. uTces:
County funds from various sonrces.
Sl0,669, OF
Interest on Township Funds, S,Gl9.3O
Special tax levied in districts % 934. &C
From all other rcurcGo, S90G7
Making a total g. $44 10, "a
Tax pryer-, put this with that aud foot
up, and see how your balance sheet stands
in cynne.tion with The above. / take the
the liberty to hand You the remarks suU-
mi,tCd 70 the State Superintendent.
Hon J IN +. BR oKs, Supt. Public Iasti-
.iu.ian
Dear Sir. ! hand you the annual Sra
sistic.l report of rhis county for the YEAR
ending Sept. so h. 1868. In many par';c.
u'srs is very imIerier', tut us pcrfrcI as
the faces furnished will permit. have
lnb,red faithfully 70 III sk1 it as cJn2Iste
o. possible.
Considering the fac. that the public
mind has been 81 deeply engrussrd urnn
the existing unAuly rebellion. there has
been az much general interest manifest
upon education as cculi reasonably have
leeR anticipated.
] have during my term nf Office visited
The entire Schools IF the county aud male
euch practical srggesti IDS 10 teachers and
scholars, rs were drSmei befiting for the
Ccsast'n. tFiRcipia was a leading thuugh
uni formed the tus.s If the hints which
were given to the schools. IL fact | am
tuiIS persuaded IN my Uwu miGd that teach
ers ihIl more ter want ut IL thorough kuuwI
edge Of fret principles than from any one
cause IN their profession. Though | fee
&plfIent We have IN al average as good
rchoUls as any Of our ighboring cOun.
ties, and perhsps, any in the State, vet, in
my vlsitsl have found the schools sadly
deficient in good prGc ical primary in.
struc;ion, particularly so, i'll mental Arith.
metie and 0rthogrnphy.
In mipgling my voice, with the voices
OF eight thousand of the ;upils of the
* uury, have spent mnIy interesting
moments in calling the attention of school.
To the im rortance of the suhject of prima-
~ Instructions.
As promised in my report to your &C.
pnrtrHen'. last year we organized Teach
ers Institute in this county, this tall. Ii
was held in the College Chapel at Plain.
field, and met with great favor amongst
the Inhabitants, and Was generally look ed
upon lie icve rs q paying success. There
were present about one hundred teachers
besides the students of The College and
casual visitors. AL seemed we'll pleased
with the efforts made. Thorough Practical
teaching on Il philosophical and scentif c
basis was the life that animated the In
stitauoa during its progress. At the
cluse the Teachers TUX ntups ~ form them.
ttelves IniC permanent assuciatipn. which
it is to be desired my be perennial in
ite Ina urs and ..infuse life giving spirit
iuto educational subjects Throughout the
county. 1t is snid Revolutions never 20
backwards" If this be SO, | sincerely
houe the feeble eff ,rts put forth in visit.
ing schools and T, porting til: ouch tie
: press, (dnne for the first time in the coun.
ty organizing Institutes g., may not
altogether be for gotten by my successors
IN office, for am satisfied there is spir-
IL awakened among the people that if it
be lost sight Of will demand a change of
policy.
You will notice BY the amount of srecin |
, tax levied in those Townships whore the
SchO Fund is Insufficient. that our CT un-
tv il liberal almost to q fault in the sup
port OF schools
BY a thoroughly Efficient Superinten-
dency If our schools by some practical
e'iuca or much f the lethargy and absolute
deafness that PRODUCES inanimate life will
lie slUHghed uff and new life will ami.
mate he.dingy carcass IF the brdy poli-
tic Betu'y insteOd ofdef,rmitv will mark
NJ ivery GESTURE, AID. by its effect. so ietv
viii have brcnthcd TTftO it the breath OF
LIE and it will become q living form, and
'ts progress shall lie Onward and npwurJ,
higher and higher. SHntil society shall
have risen above the dark pail of igno,
rance 0nd Superstition, ard entered up,u
the broad fields of lyirg truth
trust the time is not far distant when
the Intention Of legislators will be att.ac.
tel to rhe Importance Of this subject, aud
white they make ample provision for re-
mSnerAtlye com. ensatinn to those who 90
tneiutlcs of uthcs county office, which re
quire less mural responsibility. or scieu-
lh'c OF practical education. that in the
mean lime the compensation Of this officer
nav be made 81 remureraiive that he
may furnish his own table with resnecs
tao'iity from the fruits of his labor.
While | would discourage "A radical
change uf the present schnul law, I think
there are changes which might he made
70 simplify and make IT more efic;eut and
complete in Us practical workings
Township Treasu ers have mu:h duub.
how ta report fractional OF joint districts
would call attention to the blanks f.:r
the comm ssionerS report. Ry careful
1nsfna" - rnu " i'll notice fhare .hnn 4
h. iicndmcCts il the space Of The dIris.
i n liUe4.
| am now To take leave If the duties of
Supervisor rf The schnois of this county
trast therefore they my be discharge
with more abil ty and practical success
thn" have the vanity to sscribe to my,
self. Yours Eervtruly.
s. o. SIN NDs.
School Com.
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