The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-03-21
OUR SCHOOLS.
Trip Of School superintendent White
Iurough tine County what ne says
About tne schools. rIc.
CAIRO. March Il. 1871.

CAIRO, March Il, 1871
To tie Editor Of The Cairo Bptictin:
Having visited mos, of tho public schools
the county, and some districts where no
schools are now kept, take pleasure in
redecming my promise to you to report
my observations.
i am happy to state that with few ex-
ceptons, the schools are much better than
/ expected to find them. These exceptions
are in districts where there are difficulties
hard to DO overcome. The great extent Of
territory embraced in some, and the unfor-
tunate locality of the school houses in
others, subject the scholars to great loss Of
time, and make II impossible for some to
attend school in bad weather. These diff
culties can be remedicd only by setting off
portions Of the old districts and forming
! new one. and the interest manifested by
! parents in some of them justihcs the be-
lief that the remedy will soon be applied.
/ There are in some localities other obstacles
more difficult TO remove. a want Of har.
mony on the part Of school officers
and Indifference on the part Of parents
havd'a more mi urious effect upon the
schools than long distances and bad
weather, and there arc parents whose
children would DO greatly benefited by
the application Of a law for compulsory
Attendance. A large majority Of the pco-
pie Of our co.~sy would rejoice over tho
enactment of such law.
One fractional township los, its town
ship school fund many years ago, and
has not since had a school, but the people
there have recently elected able and earncs;
men to their township and district Off
cc', who have purchased for temporary
use comfortable house for u summer
school, and have employed q teacher for
xix months. They intend TO build and
equip a good school house in time for next
10 recover their lost fund. One district
In another township has had no election
for school directors for two or three years,
ard no school during that time.
Complaints have been made to me in some
places that money assessed and collected
for district purposes, has not been fully
paid over, and that the people have paid
taxes enough TO bring them out Of debt.
They are still owing considerable sums Of
money, and they are Of course .omcw hat
discouraged. Al these matters will be
investigated without any unnecessary
delay.
\ large majority Of tho district, ARE
differed by men who are willing to DO
heir duty, and the people are satisfied
with their action In NIL these AMI good
schools, and in some of them schools I
Of which the people are Justly j
proud. Prominent among these are Rich /
woods, Whi,akers Wohoo McRaven's, /
Clear Creek Thcbes, and Browns There
are others that could no, reach on ac- !
count Of swollen streams, bat from which .
/ hear good reports Many Of them are
doubtless equal 20 any OF those above mem
toned The teachers are all pleased with
the prospco; ofmec;.ng in Institute the last /
of this month, and will attend unlcs. ,
proyidentially prevented. Ny hope !.
that our Institute will be one of such in
tcrcst and profit 10 teachers that they |
will in future need no urging to secure
their attendance upon similar occasions.
Many Of our citizens have kindly offered
10 entertain teacher. from tho country,
md this will make their stay among us
pleasant q. we'll ~ interesting and prof.
able. ! hand you herewith our pro-
,rammc, which | beg you will publish in
your weekly paper,
Very Respectfully Yours,