Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-01-08
Pla,teyille reports the largest num-

Platteville reports the largest num-
Der OF persons of school age, 1889,
followed by Lancaster. 1850, Potosi,
94s and Beetown $50. Last year
these towns reported l447, 1912,
1907 and TAI respectively. The
whole number of persons over 4 and
under &c years Of age, reported in
the county, is 500 less this year than
last.
The highest wages paid to any
one teacher the past year was $lll
per month, while the lowest was
paid to young lady who agreed to
teach four months term for $29.40.
In the latter instance there was q
brisk competition and the school was
finally disposed of in the same man.
ner that paupers we're in early times,
that is to the lowest bidder.
There are 2l3 school districts in
the county and the whole number Of
schools, calling each department q
school, is 253. The number of per.
sons required to teach the schools,
when all are in session, is 260, and
the number OF different persons EN-.
ployed as teachers during the past
year was 345 against $50 in 1878.
Besides the schools mentioned
above there are IL private schools
not incorporated, employing IS
teachers and having an enrolment
Of S5s pupils. Nearly If not quite all
of these are denominational. that is,
they teach in addition to the com.
mon branches, the doctrine OF some
religious denomination.
There are two incorporated schools
in the county, the Normal School at
Plattevills, and St. Clara Academy
at Sinsinawa Mound. The latter is
in charge of the sisters of the O.S.D.,
and in addition to the branches com.
monty taught affords opportunities
for instruction in music, painting and
ersyon drawing.
The schools N Fennimore and
North Andover have been graded
this fall, which 10 certainly q move in
the right direction. Heretofore they
have been so Gro wded, having had
from 80 to e5 pupils enrolled; hurry.
ing studies from "a to algebra" that
it has been next to impossible to do
satisfactory work. The teachers who
have had charge of these deserve
much credit for the skill and ability
with which they have managed them.
There are two or three more in the
county that can be much improved
by grading, as the number of pupils
IN attendance 10 30 much too large
for any one teacher TO properly in.
struct. The school reporting the
largest number OF pupils enrolled
and under the management of one
teacher is in the lower district OF the
village Of Beetown. This has been
for the last two years and il at pres
ent under the care of Mr.. Dsn'l
Nesdhsm. The register shows IN
enrolment OF one hundred different
pupils during the summer term, and
ninety.6ve during the winter term.
There 10 one school in the county
having an enrolment of only seven.
The most valuable public school
building in the county is at Lancas.
ter, valued at $2o, 500. Csssville and
Plstteville each return one Ut $l2,.
600. There are others valued at $40
which / think 10 certainly high
enough. The total value of all the
school houses is $l55,21e and the
average value is $7i5.2s.
Only ten school house sites are re-
ported as improved or ornamented.
This is not good showing by any
means, but more will be said on this
subject hereafter.
Under the head of text books We
end that Meg utfey's Spoilers are
used in 50 schools, Harvey's in "a,
Swinton's in "a. McGuffey's Read.
ers in IS, Hsrvey's in 81, Indepen.
dent in 81. Rays Arithmetic in lie,
Robinson's IN IS, Whites ia Ill
Montietb and McNslly's Biographies
in As, Eclectic in 80, Mitch sll's and
Swinton's each in 20. Swin;ou's u.
S. Histories in As, Barnes in 20, An.
derson's in %. Harvey's Grammar
in As, Kerps in A., Swinton's in Al.
Philosophy is taught in 90, and AL.
zebra in rs schools. The number OF
districts reported IS having adopted
list of text books is "a against 81
in 1878, and the number using only
those adopted 10 81. Thirty three