Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-09-03
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN,
Edited and Conducted by
J f. La ANGENBA UGH.
WISCONSIN.

Hc EtdtC superintendent VI uOiiS
Instruction of Wisconsin is elected by
the people tor two years, he has the gen.
cral supervision of the common schools
of the State. He visits schools, recon-
mends textbooks and regulates libraries,
and also may appoint an Assistant Sup
erintendcnt. County and city Superin-
tendents administer the school laws in
counties and cities, the former are elected
by the people for two years, and the latter
are appointed by Council. There are no
county boards of Education, but the coun-
ty boards of Supervisors discharge some
of the duties usually done by the usual
county boards. There is law in this
State permitting towns to adopt toscI
organization OF the schools i. e., to place
all tie schools in the town under one
board, which board appoints secretary
who is cr-oficiO Town Insl ector and Su-
perintendent.
This system is believed by many to be
immensely superior to the original New
England system of single independent
districts. The school fund consists of the
proceeds of sales of school lands two sec
lions of land in each township given by
the General Government. Half the pre-
ceeds of the swamp lands given To tht
State by the General Government as 1
Drainage Fund, is now made Normal
School Fund, and is amply sufficient tc
sustain enough of the best character.
The School Fund is distributed in each
town and city in proportion to the mum
Der of children, but not to any district
that has not had at least five months
school during the previous school year.
Additional funds are raised by taxation
| Each county must raise as much rs il re
ceives from the State Fund, and may raiss
more. Eacn district also may levy a tax
Tor lis special use. if it SO elect
Teachers are examined by the county
and city Superintendent. who give Ger
iificates, valid within their respective jur
isdicuon. There are three grades oi
teachers certificates, irst, second and third
The first entities the holder to teach f,r
two years, the second, for one year, aud
the third, less than one year Teacher;
ra e--Tir,-AA b, the School Boards
State certificates, given by the State Super
intendent and Board of examiners, are oi
two grades the first good for life, the sec.
ond tor five years. School age from A
to 20 years. There is no uniformity oi
textbooks. Tie branches taught are
Orthography, Arithmetic, Constitution ol
the United States and of Wisconsin, and
such other branches as local Boards may
require. There is provision bylaw for
| Teachers Institutes. An agent is employ
ed to conduct them, also Normal Insti
tutes of four or more weeks are held
There are three Normal schools in oper
. alton, and six more in contemplation.
| The fund for this purpose amounts to
SSS0,37l. This State supplies every dis
trict and school with copy of Webster's
Unabridged Dictionary; and has printed
copies II the Constitution of the United
States and of the stare of Wisconsin, pre-
pared with questions as text book 10 bt
distributed not TO exceed six copies tc
each school district in the State.
There are over 14.5Oo,OOO children o
school age in the United States.
The fountain of content must spring III
in The mind. and he who has so little
knowledge of human nature, as to secl
happiness by changing any thing but hi
OWE disposition, will waste his life il
fruitless efforts, and multiply the grief
which be proposes to remove.
The blackcst man is white persoI
painted to resemble a negro, so the faircs
saint, when he plays the hypocrite make:
the vilest sinner in the world.
Let grace and goodness I've the principa
loadstone of affections. For love that hatl
ends, will have an end, whereas, tha
which is fouded on true virtue will Away
continue.
Harmless mirth, the best cordial agains
consumption of the spirits, wherefore
Testing is not unlawful if it passeth no
in quantity, quality, or season.
What is life? Go ask the sage
Bowed down beneath the hight of years
passing dream-a feeting page,
A flower bedewed with love-and tears,
We just begin to know its worth
When time has call'd us from the earth.'
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.
The most Noted Volcanoes in tn
World are Versuvius, on the coast of 1t.
ally, Aetna in Sicily, Stromboli (Strona-bo
k! on one of the Lipari (Lipa-rs) Islands
Hecla in Iceland, Cotopaxi (Ko-to pare
one of the Andes, Sangay near the cit,
of Quito, Mama Loa in the Iisland @
Hawaii (hah ici'e), and Tenneriffe on on
of the Canary Islands.
The Great Desert Sahara has an elevation
above the sea of 1900 to 1,500 feet.