Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-03-05
COUNTY sUPEnINTRNDENT
1EACHEWsS COLUMN,

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j. COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT
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TEACHERS COLUMN.
We have made arrangements with
thc prorrietors and editors Of the OF.
tumwa COURIER for the use Of part
ORA column in the Weekly, for the
space Of our biennial term Of Office,
on these conditions, to.wit:
The County Superintendent IL ex-
officio manager of this educational de.
partment, subject. however, to the
supervision OF the managers Of
the paper.s Nothing can be admitted
to this column but what pertains di-
rectly or remotely to matters OF an
educational import; and nothing that
will initiate against the true interests
of the COURIER.
We are informed by the editors that
frequently, at an expense Of fifteen or
twenty dollars, they are compelled to
issuS 4 supplssnent In Order 70 get The
Governor or Presidents Message, or
Some other important matter before
their readers. ~ u ss7'A 4
We see, therefore, how precious their
space is. Every teacher and friend Of
our public schooi system, in Wapello
county, must thste1srS With me, unite
in approaching - kiadness and liber-
ality Of the CouRrER in giving % a
part Of their spacc; and since the
Weekly CoUK1Ex has bsceme, smphat-
ically, car paper, ought not oach Of the
one hundred and city tsachers Of our
county mot only take md pay for Il
Themselves, but use I'll reasonable
means to extend It, snbsoription list !
just ono more word, teachers, In
conclusion, and We are done; we de.
Sign this column for you, rather than
FOR onrselk. A Multiplicity Or subject
present themselves to yon for consid-
GRAFTON. Asfew Of the many we will
note, Teachers Qualifications =
ssTeachers Wages;;n Tsachstss Instl.
tstes = Normal institutes = What ID
the natural order OF development Of
the faculties ofa child's mind = ssWha,
rewards and plnishmcnts proper II
the schoolroom r. Public schools AND
secular schools = .sThe comparative
importance of the branches taught II
common schools = and almost al in
| Jsnitu,R. Write concentrations onl,
upon ono side Of tho sheet, in ! logibi'
hand. The part Of column devoted /,
this purpose Win be 0Iscays upon ID
outside q the paper, and thersfor'
these communications will only BE- pm
In typo ON Thursdays, Fridays ant
Sainiay& 11kafe yonr communica
TONS brief, and to the point. XII
4 Direct syoar COMMUNICATION to c
Wood, County Superintendent, OF
tumwa, lows. sFess Fgsss1
/ II a0rrIcEC OuSTr SuHooL Surf, !
HAs OTruMwA, Febs 24th, 1874. !
i I wish to submit few facts AMI
figures IN relation to the Common
Schools Of our county, so far as / hav,
made personal visits and examinatiOus
Since the 14tk Of January have can
vassed pretty thoroughly the south
l east end of our county, comprising tn
townships of Washington, Pleasant
Keokuk, DahlOnega, Agency, and ,
part Of Center. Wherever / have gon,
| have been very kindly received, and
this too, without Q single exception.
I an kfatefnl to teachers, pupils, anG
|pasnuta i have visited thirty SCHOOL,
on 10 this date. s4A s -
OF theses4 are graded; Is mixed 0,
unErAdnd. as F5
Of ID buildings ! il ! log house;
. log house framed 3 ara brick rs IN
frame !; 10 have been built within eli
years - are fnrnisAed with black
boards Ii hayepatont seats. s. gt
The best brick building % IN Dab
lonega; the largest in Aehlaad. The
beat and ncatest frame i IN Independ.
emit District No. 2 Washington town
ship.
WAGES.
Tho highest wages paid to male
teachers, $50 the lowest e26.66; high
est to female tea0hers, $35; the lowest
lS25 average compensation per month
| for males, S39. 50; average for females
l 1890. = fyi
il ENROLMENT OF PUPILS NAMES.
The. greatest number in any schoc
visited was "a least number, ID; ~
tetagO number, 81; total number en-
rolled In the 30 schools, lO6l.
4 STUDIES PURSUED BYPUPILs.
Total number In Orthography, 107s
Reading, 1908.