The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-03-09
REPORTS
OF THE
State SUPERINTENDENT OF
FREE SCHOOLS,
DEFARTMExT OF FREE Schools
WHEELING, Jan. 7, 1865. (

DErARTMEST OF Far ScHooLs,J
! WHEELING, Jan. 7, 1865.
10 The 4gislatare of Eesl TSgtlia.
In compliance with the provisions Of
law would respectfully submit the
following reports
On assuming the office of "State Su
perintfndert of FREQ Schools, ;" | discov
cred that the scheme of instruction
adopted by the Legislature could not be
July inauguratad before the FIST OF
April 1865. The funds necessary for
the purpose cannot be collected before
the 18Th of March of the same year.
Much preliminary work, has been done
By the officers elected during the past
| year, which will facilitate tho perma.
neut establishment of the Free School
system at an e0ry date.
| A comparison ofite several school
codes, furnished through the courtesy
of State Supedntcnients, and other Of
fcials, With that adopted BY this State
reveals the excellency of the last amed.
It is brief, practical, and easy to be un.
derstood. N.
a few notifications will be suggested
in this report From the liable of en-.
ro!meni herewith presented, it will be
seen that only eight counties had made
the enumeration in time to be reported
10 the Auditor las required by Acr,)
August lst Nine coanties have made
the enumeration since that date. Twen.
~ five counties have elected County
Superintendenis. OF these, the follow.
ing have presented no report, viz: Ca
bell, Lewis, Marshall, PIeosauls, Put
nam, We'zel, Writ and Doddridge, In
the incipiency Of scheme so new and
untried, TO US, some delay will be una,
voidable AS it will be necessary that
the numbers reported since August LIST,
as well os those which may yet come 10,
be submitted to the Au liror,l thst the
State funds be distributed by April LIST,
| would respectfully suggest that fur
ther report be legaized, The aggregate
number enrolled ia the seventeen couu.
ties, is foryseven thousand seven hon.
dred and seventy five al, rs twenty.
four thousand two bundled and eighty
ga, 280,) white malos,-tweny.three
thousand four HUNDRED (23 400 )whitc
| aS.-LhiIty-eight eolofed males
and h'ty seven coIorcd females,
would advise substituting the aver
age attendance OF the pulplIs as the
oSsN OF tho distribution OF the State
'unds 10 the place Of the number oil
youths amer first enro lment. This
would secure better attendance at the
schoo! and save the expense oil the emu
mera'ion
a 'srcria'nIng The educational wants
oil We State a PIdn OF VISITS was followed
not only icr me purpose OF meeting
County Superlntendents IN tie different
judicial circuits, but also TO learn, by
personal inspection, The condition oil
schools ana school houses and 10 hear
tue sentiments OF The people on the meas
ufcs adopted Tor the instruction OF Their
cn'Idren 1t affords mo pleasure to say,
THAT The people are ready TO co operate
n this nobleenlerprIse. They are hope
fnI, and, in many sections, enthusiastic
CAPITALISTS readily afprebend the i'm
porlance of developing the Intellectual
wealth of the State, as well as It's matt:
rial wealth. They endorse The senti-
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