Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-10-17
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7EVO THE PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACH
4 ERS of the County of Augusta and CITY

gEVO THE PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACH
L ERS OF the County of Augusta and City
OF Staunton.-
The following letter from the State Super
intendent OF Public Instruction, together with
Instructions taken from the official department
OF the October No. of the Educational Jour
nat' are published for the benefit of the public
school teachers of the county and city
J. Z. GUY, Co. aupt. Schools.
OFFICE SUPT. OF PUBLIC INsTRUGTIoN
Richmond, August 10Th, 1871.
j. &. GUY, ESD.
Dear Sir-When you give out the
blanks for teachers monthly reports please tell
the teachers to rule column for ages in front OF
mo days present at school, and report the age
of each pupil at his last birthday, and let the
age remain the-same during the entire year. II
would be well, too, if they would report the az
eTdge age of the pupils and the number between
5 and 8, and 10, IL and II, II and q, in the
term reports, as we'll as ia the monthly reports.
| This Will save you trouble with. your next an
nual report. Yours, w. E. RUFFNER
TEXT-Bo AND TEACHERS MONTHLY Re-
PORTS In preparing the forms for teachers re-
ports, we inadvertently omitted the subject OF
textbooks. 1t Is the wish Of the Board of Edu-
cation that this should be regularly reported up
on. The following questions are therefore added
for each teacher to answer in every monthly re-
port. 1t Is the duty of the district clerk to fur
nlSh to each teacher copy Of the questions, and
the duty OF the county superintendent to with
hold bis receipt for the monthly report unless II
contains answers to the questions
|. Besides the exceptional cases allowed by
regulations, have any pupils been enrolled or
taught during the month. who were not supplied
| with textbooks prescribed by the Board of ed
ucation If so how many =? and by whose order
Z. Have Any other than the prescribed text
books on the elementary studies been used in the
school by any OF the pupils? Ii So under what
circumstances and By how many?
3. Have any applicants for admission to the
school been refused by reason OF their not being
supplied with the proper books? If so, how
many?
N. B County superint, ndents will report
promptly to this office any case in which the or
ders OF the Board Of Education have been DISC
beyed Town papers copy.
VALUABLE tar YARD AZ EsEAE4
' ESTATE FOR SALE.-Beng DESTROYS of
moving TO Illinois, will offer at public sale. nv
IA n ARD and other real property, at my
residence at Mint Spring, on SATURDAY, OC-
I0BER 18th. 1871
The tan yard property embraces good two
stcry dwelling with rooms, good shop, bark
mousse, stable and about Il acres of land on
which is line spring and selected fruit Bark
IS plenty III the vicinity
a building lot containing one acre.
A building lot containing three acres, on which
Is small orchard of select fruit
A lot of acre, mostly in timber, with a good
spring on 1t, and fine site for building.
lzz5~ Mint Spring is a fine location for mer-
chant physician and shoemaker.
tAO. w. Is EA RD,
0ell-4 Mint Spring Augusta.
yEyO yGl0asa II nsaay Comeern.-As guar
dian Of Amelia A. McCray and Andre "
n. McCray, minor heirs OF John O. McCray,
deceased, duly appointed by the Court of Com
mon Pleas OF Montgomery county, Indiana
VIII apply to the Circuit Court of Augusta coun-
", FlrgnIa, on the 18th day of the next term
y ovemberl, for leave as provided by law to
remove the real estate funds belonging to my
wards-as is shown by depending causes in said
Court, OF Kennedy and wife u.s. McCray's heirs
to the State OF Indiana.
DAVID ". KENNEDY,
ocI7-5t Guardian, sc.
EB ElANAE,'S EHeeEIE.AEg ST&egE-Cor-
4 ner store, under Virginia Hotel.-Visitors
will find at this store an assortment OF goods
which will eau Je them to exclaim-
W hat lovely pictures fer one dollar!" and
such exquisite Jeweiry for the small sum of
one dollar n
Also an endless variety of articles, all of which
VIII be sold for the small sum of one dollar
Gall and examine. You will here fad the
heedluI to ornament your rooms as well as your
persons. Don't fail to call at Dollar Store, cor
ner room, under Virginia Hotel.
oci7-2t
FHSse Patrons and Teachers of Public Schools
b IN orth River District-A meeting of the
Board Of School Trustees for North River Dis
triet viii be held in Mt. Scion on next Saturday,
ziSt instant, Tor the purpose of organizing the
publc schools and entering into articles of agree
ment with teachers. Patrons and teachers cleo
ted will please attend.
SAMUEL FORRER,
ocI l-lt Chairman.
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