The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1868-02-13

red to pay us what you owe US.
tarrORr OF THE STATE SurEnrSrExp.
OF SoHooLs-Wc have TO acknowledge
the receipt of lie Report of the Supern-
nudeut of Public Schools, Prof. VIM.
r White-iof the past year. 1t is an
exhaustive document and gives com,
plete tables Of statistics, as far as reports
have been handed in by The County Su
perintendenls, showing the condition Of
the school system in our young and
growing State. By it we learn hat the
whole number of school districts in the
State is l,50c, while the whole number
ofsrlo'lsi is 40 The diff renee in
t'o'r twN runhcrs is owing to the fact
'Aat 81 the schools were not reported
To. umh d school houses built is
, orr 721 tie u,si vi same is about $780,.
CO. 81, utr',s III tie schnol property
r'i,e Sac ,uciuling land. furniture,
&, i'oe Wy 100000. The number
81 s,Dp,a's ur,uL Gg school in the
'ernies t'fNr'ing ll5 $40 being As
rssc-nl & 10 Mnole number of youth
en,Vi,c.l IN thosc counties. The average.
cost u .chco' houses throughout the
Safe moi c2-eclu; $500. had he been
furnished wish reports from the rem ain.
ing rwenty.two counties, bis report
would have been much more elaborate.
In addition TO the statistickl portion
oltto report, Prof White gives an in.
tere'ri0g history of the educational pro.
gress OF the State, since the organization
of the school system, pointing out the
weakness Of certain parts Of the law re-
hnng to education, end suggesting c"r-
tain changes. We think hat our schools
need more aid from the Slate, so that
they could be kept "a ten months
in the gear, as contemplated by the law,
A four or six months term is too shcrt
a time for pupils 10 make much prcgress
in their studies, and too shot to induce
well qualified persons to engage in the
business of teaching.
The local supervision Of schools is
very defective. County Supprinrrndeuts
cannot, bs general thing witch close.
Iy the minute workings Of the system
1t needs an agency that can work much
nearer the schools Hundreds of Trust,
ees never visit the schools under their
charge, anil hundreds more discharge
their duties very impetFactly. We think
pbot The law ought 10 DO so amended
as 10 allow Boards of Education 10 op.
point two local SuPeIinleuden!s for each
township, to visit the schools, and that
they be allowed reasonable compensa-
ton Tor tIeir services
The qualifications of the teachers Of
the State are sill much below wha! they
ought to be, The State NORMAL Schools
are working well, bnt there are not en-.
ough Of them, Good hopes are enter
tanned that one or Two additional State
Schools will be authorized by our Legis.
lature, to be established during the
coming year, aud that other agencies
will be made more active in the good
worn Of preparing teachers.
Prof. White feels fully satisfied lhs,
West Virginia will soon reap tho fall
benefits Of her school system. We give
his concluding remarks
"Tho nOxltwO years viii 60 fat 10
put the Free School System in a posi-
ton TO command the admiration of lis
advocates aud the silence Of its oppo.
uen,s, We do not need argument SO
much % demonstration. Let the peo-
pie have q demonstration that our Sdu-