The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-17

BELMONT COUNTY TEACHERS INSTITUTE,
BRIDeGpoRT, O.-The Tuesday evening
session uf the Institute came nearly clos
ing on Wednesday morning, 10 eonse-
qlenee Of" the fmitlesanes4 Of the ideali'
ty'beins lost in the superauity Of the ver-
bosity" Of Commissioner snarl's essay on
School Teachers, School Marms and
Kitchen Girls-the shortnesS Of time and
the certainty Of his leaving Us next
morning.
When an educator Of such proportions
DIS that OF State School Commissioner Of
Ohio, has no more idea Of what's due an
audience than TO inAict two hours and
twenty minutes 10. the dscuSsion Of sWho
is Responsiblef in dog day, we suggest he
t'needs reconstruction and II he don't we
respectfully ask who is responsible for
such an Implication. 81,
We however gathered a few items
from the speaker:
In Ohio, in 1875, nearly nine millions
Of dollars were collected by taxation and
from other. sources for the support OF
common schools. About the same amount
was expended. To high school teachers
were paid half amillion; over four mil
lions were paid TO primary teachers;
about one and half million for sites and
buildings, and the same amount for fuel
and. contingent expenses; one hundred
and fifty thousand for supervision, which
amount is irrationally kept from the
country. ands given to schools Of cities
and large towns. Twenty-Five thousand
teachers supply the public schools, and
$1,000 Of these are in the country. In
the township schools about 500, 600 pu.
pills are enrolled, and in the cities and
villages about 300, 900 pupils are enrolled;
total OF 100000. Whole number oil
youth OF school age in the State, about
100000; ont OF school, 27S, 900; enrolled
in private schools, about $4,000; leaving
265, 900 unaccounted for.
Doubtless many more than these 1S, 600
are enrolled in private schools, but they
were not reported. Two.thirds Of. those
enrolled we're irregular in attendance,
OF those enrolled 81 per cent attended
daily, and A per cent Of those enumer.
ated attended daily. Thee per capita
OF those In average daily attend
auce was Sl4 10. Whole number Of
school houses, II, 1874; number erected in
1875, 544; number Of colored schools IN
the State, 42l; number OF pupilsenrolled
S,546; number Of teachers, 2l0.
. Yesterday morning the programme was
as follows: Prof Shreye, arithmetic; Mrs
Case, language lessons; Prof. Pratt, geog'
, raphy. Aiternoon-Prof. Shreve, arith.
metic; Mrs. Case, language lessons; Prof
Scott, elocution; Prof. Burns, grammar
Evenlng-Prof. Yarnell, evolution. :.
The sessions al the Institute are moi
!. only pleasant seasons Of reunion, bu
afford fine opportunity for Interchange
of'views.as 10 modes and means OF edu
eating.
! Mrs. Case, a lady OF superior ability
has charge OF the primary Departmental
Columbus schools, and her evening lee
: ture evidences careful thought and clos'
study OF the. wants and the best means e
l supply them in the young.
II the lecturers would cease to be sc
critical and condescend TO be just little
practical in their efforts at instruction
they would soon cease to complain tha
though for years they have labored t
have their pupils understand and prof
by their efforts, yet they have failed tt
p. impress them but little.
To-day there will be still further inter
esting Institute exercises.
This evening, in the Presbyteria,
Church at Kirkwood, Prof. Scott and wifi
will give an elocutiona5y entertainment
} for the benefit OF the Institute.