Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-07-03

tanned st. cost Of about 8 900. exclusive Of
the Interest On the capital invested In school
property. 1t b true that . very considerable
part Of this, probably not far from 1000,
was derived from the school fund. the State
appropriation. and the tui,ions of nonresident
scholars, but moments reflection Is sufficient
to show that Every source Of income, except
the one last mentioned, represents some share
OF the peoples money as, H ,hs income Of
the various funds wers not expended In this
way. It would inure " ~ peoples benefit In
some other form.
NUMBER or PUPILS TAUGHT.
The whole number of pupils registered 10 all
the departments was T26 the average daily
attendance 49,; the largest membership at
one time $50. The sealing capacity Of both
buildings Is but SEQ. From this it will DE seen
how fully the resources of the city in respect
to its school advantages were taxed. Should
the next year show As large an increase In
numbers as the year just closed showed over
the previous one, two new departments would
become necessary. The" census Of last year
shows the number Of children between the
ages Of four and twenty years to be 1850.
Making due allowance for the number in at
tendance upon UNCONVENTIONAL schools, It
would appcar,that there arc resieent In the
city nearly 400 children between the ages
stated. who were not enrolled in any school
during the year. There is, In this statement.
matter for reflection on the part Of all good
citizens. 1t is patent to every ono that this
classof children are not kept away from school
becansc equal advantages arc offered them at
home or elsewhere too many of them are
not in school becasse thor own tastes incline
them, and the indifference Of parents PERMITS
them to remain away. Their education Is
going on, but 1t Is the education Afforded
BY the street, the bar.room or other lounging
place. Intelligent and order.lovipg people can
determine whether this Is the class of persons
who will, when grown to maturity, be desira-
bic as ncighbors, as voters, rs managers OF
pHblis affaivs. They can decide too, whether
with daily attendance of 4s7in q town. that
numbers 1850, they get oil that the money ex-
pended ought to procure. Taxpayers have
rights that tho guardians of children ought to
be bound. to respect and one Of them is to
require that the money which the law compels
them to pay to support schools shall accom-
plish the object for which it was intended.
THE COURSE OF STUDY
remains substantially as heretofore. Owing to
large acccssions to the primary grades At the
opening of the spring term. promotions are
made aI that time in all the departments. 1t
is to be regretted that lack of room for all.who
properly belong to this department compels
promotions in some instances where 1t Is not
meri,ed by standing in class. A difficulty
analogous TO this exists also in the High School.
The withdrawal OF members of the High
School classes before the completion Of
the full course of study, leaves vacancies in
that department which can be filed only by
promotions from the grammar grades hence
the presence hitheroin the High School Of a
class of pupils preparing for admission to'i,s
regular classes, bnt belonging properly 20 the
grammar department.
STATISTICS OF OTHER SCHOOLS or SIMILAR
CHARACTER IN THE STATE
"Conpavsons ere oda''ns' but they ars
often b0neHclal. nevertheless. / have colla,ed
the following items from tile Report Of the
Superintendent of Public Instruction for 1877,
selecting those places for comparison which
have u school population nearest in numbers
TO that of Mineral Point. Taking then our
own city for the STANDARD Of comparison. il
should be stated, though involving some repi-
tition, that Mineral Point has school popula.
ton OF 1850, an enrolment in the schoo
tpresent Year, of 726, IN average daily attend
ance of 4S7, or 81 per cen;um of the enroll.
mcnt Eleven teachers have been employed
alta cost Of about 1000.
Berlin Numbers ITO children Of school aye.
an enrolment of 728, and 60 per ccn,um Of the
enrolment IN daily attendance. Fourteen
teachers were employed at a cost Of s., 900 or
{,.1O0 more than Mineral Point has paid
for the instruction of the same number OF
children.
Fort Howard numbers 1910 children, enrolls
SS4 Of them in her schools, and reports 81 per
ccntam of them in daily attendance. Thirteen
teachers arc employed at cost of 81, 200.
Menasha reports lls6 children. 457 Of whom
ance OF 2i5, or about 50 per centum of the
enrolment Nine teachers employed Mt
cost of $3.50. \ worse showing than ours in
almost every particular.
Neenah has 1859 children of school Gse
with au enrolment of 500 in her schools. IS