The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-13

tween the actual receipts and dlsburse'
mepts for the school year, that Is de-
serving of and will challenge their
attention.
Balance on hand at the commence
ment OF the school year, as SHOWN
by the report OF the General SUI 20
perintendent for the year lSI0..... Sol'ii6 %
ReGeip.s , IRON Year osn 632, OG9 40
Total assets during the year....."s6sS,ol2 "
Total disbursements during the =,
wear o'I'4' -
To which add balance in hand at ,,, -
the end of the year i''Sfo ID
Total assets accounted fOr.........s621,Gt' -
School assets unaccounted for dur
ing the school year ending Au- =,
gust 81, S'''''' -
That the reports from which TINS
summary is made were imperfect ana
incomplete, is fully recognized by the
several officers who made them, and
forciblv illustrated by this recapliula;
ton. In many counties represented
az having made reports, school districts
and entire townships in which it ls well
known that prosperous schools were kept
during the year have been omitted; and
in almost every report made to tins de-
partment one or more items called lot
bv the blanks furnished and deemed
important, were passed over in silence;
This is due in part to the negligence and
inefficiency of some Of the township ana
district officers, and in part to the de-
fective blanks furnished from TINS
department. The term Of office o! the
General Superintendent commenced IN
the middle OF the last school year. his
attention was called to these defective
blank forms. 70 change them would
necessarily involve some inconvenience
and EXPENSE. He wished before dis
carding these and substituting others, TO
acouaint himself with the precise char,
acter O: the defects complained OF, and
in the meantime ascertain the forms
most approved and in use in other States
whose school systems are similar to
our own. This he thinks has now been
done and that this cause Of excuse ior
insufficient and incomplete reports VIII
be removed.
But Notwithstanding the many defects
and deficiencies in the several reports
from which this summary is made, the
results exhibited give just cause OF hope
and no cause of Encouragement for the
future educational interests OF Yves,
Virrinia. The number OF teachers anG
scholars, schools and school houses anC
fa;Hn "4mN'o OK US VI" int" townships con
tracted for the purchase of land and
building school houses thereon, are be-
iog discharged The permanent schoo
fund is annually augmenting, and the
amount received from township levies
increasing from year to year. Public
sentiment is becoming awakened, inter
ested and enlightened on the subject o.
Free School Education; opposition is
withdrawing, and 10y lis practical results
our system is daily recommending itseli
to the judgments and affections of the
people. The several county superin-
tendents bear unmistakable testimony
on this subject.
Extracts from the reports OF thirty
nine county superintendent are here
presented, all speaking well of the
growing success and popularity OF the
system.
THE SCHOOL FUND.
By Section !, Article 10, of the Con,
stitution All money accruing TO this
State, being the proceeds OF forfeited,
delinquent, waste and unappropriated
lands; and of lands heretofore sold for
taxes, and purchased by the State OF
Virginia, if hereafter redeemed, or sold
to others than this State; all grants,
devises or requests that may be made
to this State for the purposes Of educa-
ton, or where the purposes of such
grants, devises or requests are not spec
fled; this States just share of the
literary fund of Virginia, whether paid
over or otherwise liquiiatcd, and any
sums OF money, stocks or property
which this State shall have the right TO
claim from the State OF Virginia for
educational purposes; the proceeds of
the estates OF all persons who may die
without leaving a will or heir, and of
ali escheated lands; the proceeds OF
any taxes that may Gc levied on the
revenues OF any corporation hereafter
created; all moneys that may be paid as
an equivalent for exemption from mill
tary duty; and such sums as may from
time TO time be appropriated by the
for the purpose, shall be set
apart as separate fund, 10 be called
the School Fund, and invested under
such regulations as may be prescribed
by law, in the interest bearing securi-
ties of the United States, or of this
State; and the interest thereof shall be
annually applied to the support Of free
schools throughout the State, and to no
other purpose whatever. But any
portion OF said interest remaining un-
expended at the close of a fiscal year
shall be added to, and remain part of,
the capital O. the School Fund.
And Section 60, Of Chapter 45 Of the
Code, provides that the Governor, Aud.
tor, Treasurer, Secretary of State and
General Superintendent OF Free Schools
hall be a corporation under the name
If the Board of the School Fund" and
shall have the management, control
Ind investment of said fund
During the School year ending
August 81, ISL, this fund was
lncreaSed- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S->oVO IL
Atthe close of the School year
ending August 81, 1870, the
amount of this fund waS.............. 1896 81
IF which there was then invested
the sum of............,,.......... 229,SO0 90
And uninvested...... ......... 20,i6S 81
1t the close OF the year ending
August 81, 1871 this fund amount
ed 10 27S,O69 90
IF which there was then invested
the sum 80 100 90
And uninveSted ....................... 1859 90
There has been invested during