Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-01-21

T.,1 ...,.merf slisn ~ helthy
condition Of our hanne ~" ~,
nsnds upon the rFeeurY ~ -.
snd : substantial balsaes iest - 1T!
o.sr 70 the present Rscsl year: Inc Aa
g"g;sIsture failed u impose tne nse cen1
~ Heretofore known - the nosp'u', %
s;id;0s tnx and conseq uently the rese-
pu,'@ c. tbe ,,re.ent year viii b cons.dssa-
nue. .ol r I estimate this reduction at
20 go IN ,ound uumbers consequentiy
Sooovw n - FIR this fiscal year
m ."~ nccessarily Be les than heretofore
o.. zen X Il should be your pleasure |"
restore this iax, il can only ~" %I VIC
next fiscal year. This is greauv -
eretted. for 1t least two oil tne PUBIC n
s,;tutious need liberal appropriations 's
s~ns,ruction purposes. recommend tns'
this building tax be renewed LOT one yes''
VIRGINIA. DEBT.
II Ia needless for me u enter in!o : a.'-
.,.s;on of the important questions IN
voIved In the matter, II is sum.ien' ', sa
III, "a this debt was created Tor works OF
;n,s,u.I Improvement concur WIN the
Com missioners in the general principles
laid down BY them as basis Oh a.Jus'
ment Should it be youi pleasure 70 DC
.srmine al far a. can be done e. pare, tue
smonnt of this liability, . sinking iuna
o,;ght be provided for, ~ means oil nl.''
mate liouidation. ] have q commun,ca,
.;on nm this subject from distinguished
s ~, m ~ the State, who 10 interested IN
,hs matter. which will lay before one OF
your committees.
FREE SCHOOLS.
The report OF the State superintendent
90 Free Schools is ascomplete and exhaus-
.;,a a. the material furnished him BY the
r,up,v superintendents would permit.
Tbe REPORTS of the county superintend-
.n,s nave improved much over former
vssrs lint MANY If them are stiiI unsatis-
FACTORY. The Superintendent informs ne
.h., there were but three perfect rePonrts-
one from the City Of Wheeling, ana me
other two from the counties u harax
and Braxton. For this reason you w'ii
ace acme Inconsistencies in the atat'sticS
which cannot be explained. The NUMBER
of vouth enrolled during the last school
wear was l7O.l07; the number attnndlng
:cbooI was 10 1856, and the average daily
attendance was 6S,297. There were ',02S
schools; 1880 school-houses, and S'34z
teachers were employed. In all "f these
nart;culars there was an increase over the
preceding wear. The value Of school prop
er,v vas 81 $40. 460.5i. the value OF school
houses being 81, 307, 4s0.67. The total re re-
ceipts during the year were s.4D.SSo,os'
and the total expenditures $7O4,'eI.eo.-
The average district levy was 29.lo Genus
for teachers fund, and 1917 cents i"r
building fund In examining the report
~ the State Superintendent, which COM
mend 20 your careful consideration, you
will find discrepancies due 10 the cause
lust state,; hence cannot speak with en-
tire confidence of the accuracy OF the sta
tistics given. 1t il perhaps safe to say,
generally, that while the district levies
have diminished, the receipts have not
sens;bly decreased, while, on the other
hand. tie schools, the teachers and the
scholars have materially increased: when
the Importance of this branch Of the pub
lie service and its pecuniary bearings are
more generally realized. there will De
more careful scrutiny and examination OF
its management in the various districts
and sub-districts throughout the State
This fact, will Of itself tend TO improve
the system by elevating the character OF
the schools, and in the diminution OF their
expenses. The simple statement that the
total disbursements by the State, e1clu.
sivc Of the general school fund, amounted
last wear to but $4l6,S26.7S, while the TO.
tai disbursements in the State for free
schools amounted " s704, 1915, 10 suft-
cient to show large interest involved in
the tree school system.