, 1869-10-03

kent at pr1cv ssd expenses, ......--:... a'@s
Txen,J.tro In.tstet es7+rsatsn3ents, lAuN
each -.-:-..-.-...-..--.-.----+ 44d1n
Tho Superintendent reported At tho last
meeting thAt tho average attendance of
children at the schools. in September. xas
e4.of6. II will be eesu THAT the cost al
suparinte1dence exceeds lures dollars per
head Of The pupils, " mol tia. ra:ke- s1~
pensitef y This rzpsnfiiture, II nlust ,s re-
orsnt~resl, IA not included in the cost Of
teaching, bn: IN addition thereto. Who
sre The children that eost 81 n.ueh 10 be
suI'ezioierded Taking tha reports ~:
several 3ears - = guide, :aa - .tsN scholars
uay be 1irilei as follows Grammar
:g1adeA, 1000; primary grades, is,tNs1; or,
IN other words, 1890 Of these c1ild.en
hAvs net passed the dsss tesdsr can spell,
At h.st, wusls II two sJllahies hAva aeve-
heard Of writing. OF geography. OK history;
and arr stranse1x u arithmetic except
ssrr~ssa ttf mental rs.sIes ol eAtculati4n-
tH ,hsse 5000 children, the Vast majority
arc under nine ysars Of age. and arc, Il
tte., iutsntA- Ths other G,0oe are .nerr
advanced; hu. thenumbar il tbs res,,A1.ivs
..iaassa tltniniSaea rApi1ly Is lhs studies
advance. Can i: BE- that r. sap-rin,ead, -
that ii, III overlook ttrse sc5.rAx, all uasicr
The Watchfri caro- n a number of tcsches,
III il neeeasa.y to exPeal A. ares.ge uf
three dollars per scholar. including Tho ses-
etA ttocssrd b4bes who arc trying to rnAS
ter ths IpLabes7 Ii the1o not roaua fer
yeIoHnt Are not the sehvnls supesintentted
over naucl7 Is not tho strength Of tbs
s<:bcol, vhich nigh: be dev,ted :o tsach:ng.
expended in ssperintends1ee? May not
the fact that na1s,szs' DIVISIONS, occe "a
cro~aed, now have twothirds Or more OF
tho SeatA empty before the geLs il hail
Gi.seta. hA ~a. = 49, -A,s connection
x1th tho oshe- fAct .lAt hess eiivlsluLe -,
DO longer tGusht b. a ,ssaate:,--ttta. omeas
being or '' xuper'ntsaai2g:'
There is no qreAtiun that the olGar bora
and girls might to he taught ty $ mde
teseLer; and, when the patiie schools
c4ase to furnish saca teachers. the cli!dsea
sill ind taei7 ~sy to other schools xhero
they can dnd them Children ~Ao haze
passed through tho ienar grades rador fe-
| s.saie teachers find, Els they 60 up, the same
! feminine government There /, nu reliet.
/ Tic viSe'r ard force at tie u,asc-1ire mind
ara excluded, nrd sv.s aul kirlA, ::u.a II
/ to II ycszs4of age, s<i tlrsa of n:e*:ins
Women teachers at evsr step ot the ladder,
/ Tie coLseln+nre in thai cur publc sehsols,
. ir the NATE. # he proficiency u Tie
greet body cs tie seholass, are substantially
! infaa: schca's, taught exclusively bE
i women, hrd boys asl gus Naturally seek
! tie tsst Opportunity ID ieAxa An'l ga waere
.nese are teAco!,cAste,- Al well as school
| E4ist. es.<s. The -csu!t IL that there AZ
! s.en1l5 rs 1asar ca1!d-en cs ali a,rs attend
(, irs u.ter teSeo!s III a1eul ta- r1:,lie
! tcLools and Ct children who e~n "1ead,
! urite. AMI ey1'hsr." sno r:up,rt, ,a a:tca4-
srg oskes schools il fully two. ii AZ. thee.
\; ;t.e oae attending the I.cblis ocs VIOLA.
| Tie Dus.d Of Elncation II. sbt eco1nu:ize,
PERHAPS. ule half tke su11 Aox expended
in saIe.inteodencc. and pr'Iyis!s TT" iii
.1.rte asslsta1t u,ale teaeh-sx fns The KTaul-
:uaz grades If each s.hooi- Itnse is 1less
The ecteo.a need s.zr.,Sts, sad not in tEF
su,+y:ntendence Each .-tiy tracGsr oEgh
to be ILle to srresintead her o*n class .
infant scholars; aud, il theee ~ere tws' II
three yale teachers in Each ErasnsnA
kcheel, tla-x could kuprsint-nd their ii
/ vis,o1x. The schools are 70 comPasas:Tc!::
weak in the higher divisions thu. the ut
t.nd.nce u knAll,-the childre:s su:nS t
other scLools, or quitting altogether.