The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-04-28

tIcS WIN TeIeFence 10 Tue OpeFntIOD
the school system throughout GU
county fur the current school year
may be OF interest to soma Of the man'
readers UI fuE DEMOCRAT. I Ind oc
casioB, in former article on this sub
jcct, to answer question rspestsdl,
asked. concerning the number Of dis,
tricts, sub.districts, schools, Sc. &c.
there are in tho county. From thu
Frequency Of the recurring question,
deem it necessary to repeat the answer
hoping you will pardon the repetition
There arc six school districts in The
county, to-wit: Hackers Greek. Free
mans Creek, Skin Greek, Court House,
Collins Settlement aud the Iudepcnd.
ent District Of Weston. The frs, five
mentioned, known as the country dis
tricts, arc divided into sub-districts as
follows: Hackers Creek, Il; Free.
mans Greek, %; Skin Crock, 0;
Court House, 10, and Collins Settle.
ment 2l-total 79-an increase Of one
over last gear. There were three new
houses erected last fall one 10 Hack.
er's Creek District, and two 10 Free
mans Greek; those 10 Freeman's
Creek District, were 24x24 feat square,
II feet story. flushed aud furnished
with good seats, desks, black. board,
and three coats Of paint, at an average
cost Of $500. Mcssrs. Bailsys, Of
Leading Greek, contractors; and 10 il:
suid to their credit, that notwithstsnd-
ing the exceedingly low figures. they
executed their part OF the contract in
workman like manner.
The number Of youths between the
ages Of six and twenty.one years, as
shown by the enumeration aud reported
by the several secretaries for the month
oil June, 1875, was 1920 OF which
number Hackers Creek reported 663.
Frceman's Creek zoos, Skin Creek
453; Court House 633; Collins Set.
Element s76, and Weston Independent
District 399. This enumeration served
us basis for drawing our quote ofthe
distribuIable State School Fund, tho
amount o! which, las upportioned among
tho several Schoo! districts. was as fol.
lows: Hackers Creek ,S677 &c; Free
nuns Greek. l,026 81; Skin Creek,
1852 IA; Court House, S646 GO;
Collins Settlement, 1894 81, and
Weston Independent S407 61-total,
81, lis 60 This fund is payable in
Two equal instulIments-tho former Of
which Is due on tho 10th Of October,
aud the latter on the 10th Of January.
respectively, each year. The object Of
the Legislature in making this DISPOSE
ton OF the State Fund, was to meet the
demuud arising FROM the provision for
the mouIhIy pay Of teachers. it being
PRESUMED that this fund would liqui,
lute ali elal,ns arising during the
mouths Vi December aud January,
against which time enough OF local levy
will have reached the hands Of the aol-
lscior to obviate any danger from pc.
cupiary eR barrassment.
Tbs Graded School Of Weston OPP
eucd its session on the 18Th Of Septsm.
Der, 1876, with PIof Louis l'eunst
Cute Principal GlcnvilIe Normal
SchouD as Principal, assisted by a
corps Vi two male and three female
teachers. At the end Of tue sixth
month. Prof. Bennett retired from tho
p.iucipaIship, the duties OF whose office
now deyolvo upon Prof. j. ]. Peterson.
1t IS highly gratifying to know that the
present Board Of Commissioners Of the
| Independent District. like their recent
predecessors, find it more convenient to
cup uy home tllent to conduct their
schuol, rather than to resort to the for
ner practice Of importing teachers to
the humiliation Of our native professors
We hope for tho dignity Of Weston
this custom may grow in popularity
Tn, Independent District realized tor
tue present year $500 Peabody Fund.
which, together with the State Fun d
and local levy, enables the Commits.
siouers to continue their school for
eight mouths in the year. This school
has au average enrolment Vi sbout
2U0 pupils. with at average atteudauce
OF about l5U. Ihese d gurGs were moi
furnished US strictly accurate, out
merely as au approximate Essult.
A school tor The fuil term Of ioug
mouths hus beeu taught il evsTy sab.
district III lie county during the past
winter, excepting "ne Oh uaaAsra
Greek, purt Vi which term %as taught
III the wluLer, the remainder 10 nO tn
lshed by Mr. U. y ilersulau, CON
meueiug probably about the Is: Of
May. lu reference ~ turse seHVo'S,
nm agaiu forced to sIato that Uue OE thu
greatest impedImCntS in the Say OF
tuccessfuI operation. is the great luck
OF attendance. The number Of youth
in the country districts is not lsss than
4, 8VU; the number found in actual ut.
,cuIuucs during the regular visits
show less THAI l,7UU. II maY be ar
yucd b. some that thus is not fair
test, US uauy OF the schools visited near
the clvse Vi the term were not SO well
attended as they were earlier in the
session; this facs is con ceded, but on
the other baud it must DO remembered
that those visited in The early part OIL
tho season showed greater attendance