Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-04-05
The Ohio Common Schools


Common Schools, and 143 High, an
apparent decrease in the aggregate
of 252. The average number OF
weeks that the common schools were
in session in townships during the
year was 24:06; in cities and villages,
32:I2. IN the common schools there
were employed l9,ss2 teachers, and
in the high schools 227. The aver
age wages of teachers per month
were as follows:
In common schools, male
teachers, $50 25
In common schools, female
teachers, 2I So
In high schools, male teachers, 70 81
female {" al 81
The per cent. of increase for the
year in the wages of male teachers
in the common schools was 2S; of fe
male teachers, 20.
The number of youth between 3
and 2l years of age, enumerated in
September, 1864. was:
White youth, male, 46T, 100
White youth. female, 459,6l4
Total g26,7I5
Colored youth, total Is, 1877
Grand total 944, ,S52
The number of pupils enrolled in
the schools during the year was in
all 1927 672,753 being enrolled
in the Common Schools, Snd 9,1I4
in the High Schools, being an in
creFse over the proceeding year of
1852. The average per cent. of
youth enumerated that were enrolled
in the schools was "a, and average
per cent Of those enrolled that-were
in daily attendance, 55:7
Tue following pupils we're engaged
in the various studies:
Alphabet, 81, 1872; reading, ASS. SCI;
spelling, 522,2l4; writing, 397, $50;
arithmetic, mental, 197. 1867; arith-
metic. written, 222,737; U. S. Histo-
sysz6 6sa39, algebra. 1913, natural
philosophy, l,965; geometry, 97o'
trigonometry, 500; chemistry, 5h5;
astronomy, sos; geology, 226; rheto
ric, 697; Latin, 1865; Greek, l64;
French. l03; German, 1852.
The amount paid teachers during
the year was 81, ,50l, $40, and the to-
tai current expenses were 81, ,932, AS,
and, as compared with former years,
it is seen that an addition of only 20
per cent. was made to the salaries OF
teachers during the four entire years,
beginning with 1861.
The average number of weeks the
schools were in session was for the
whole State, 25S. There seems to
be a general acceptance of 40 weeks
as an adequate length of time for Il
school year. Two hundred and
twenty-one townships and districts
sustained their schools less than 20
weeks, ffty-six less than l6, and
eleven less than r. The whole num-
Der of different schools taught less
than "a weeks was 3,075.
Three fouFths of the youth of the
State, of legal school age, attend
school each year for an average pc
riod of fourteen weeks.
The Commissioner calls attention
TO the fact that truancy is on the in
crease The war has not only in
creased orphanage, but has broken
down the ordinary restraints which
are thrown arounI childhood and
youth. 1t is the plain duty of the
State to interfere in this matter, and,
by appropriate legislation, check this
growing evil.
The graded school system is spO
ken of as a high success. The etli-
cheney of the school system has been
much increased under its influence.
There are evils, however, connected
with it, and of these three are most
perhicious il their effects, viz: a
want of eliiciert supervision, inferior
and inadequate high schools, and
party spirit in elections.
Attention is directed to the deplor
able condition in which the colored
schools are permi tied to remain.
But six weeks of schooling are given
to colored youth, while twenth-
are allowed to white children.
The reports oil the several Boards
of County Examiners show that the
total number of applications for GER
tiicates during the year were 2, ,32I,
and Of these 4.175 were rejected
entirely or about Is per cent.
There are number of statistical
tables connected with the report
which have evidently been prepared
with much care, and presenSa cor
rect view of various matters which
are of much interest.
The document concludes with a
number of practical directions to
County Auditors respecting the prop
er method Of making their returns;
to teachers respecting various mat
tiers OF importance in the manage
ment of schools, and to County Ex
aminers on the method Of conduct
ing examinations.
The document is 3 very long one
and will well repay careful and at
tentive perusal.-CiH. Gazette.