Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-02-11
Augusta County and Staunton in the State
Educational ssBlue Book"

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The annual report of the State Superin-
tendent of Education, for 1880, is received.
1t contains a good deal of interesting mat |
ter with reference to our county and city. !
The following question was addressed by
DR.. Ruffner to all county and city super
intendents: ''Have you observed any eff
fects, good or bad, of our school system
during the ten years it has been in opera
tion, on the population generally in pro-
noting an appreciation and desire for edu-
cation ?" Superintendent Chas Grattan
answers that among whites there is a
marked desire for schools in their neigh
borhoods; this arises doubtless from de-
sire for the benefits they believe to flow
from education, and partly from selfish
feeling that they will not else get their
share of the fund. Among the colored peo-
pie The desire is possibly more marked"
DR.. Hamilton, Superintendent of Staun-
ton, answers: Eyes, as to both white and
colored. Both evince higher apprecia-
ton of, and much greater desire for edu-
cation; and this is espec tally true OF the
colored people, Another question is
care the children of the more ignorant
classes likely to surpass their parents in
respect to intelligence, good morals and
industry ?'' To this Mr.. Grattan replies,
''Certainly in intelligence, but am afraid
not in good morals, and am sure, not in
industry; and this last peculiarly among
colored people, DIR. Hamilton replies:
''They certainly are, ID respect to intelll-
gence, and probably so as regards good
morals; but as to industry the same cannot
be said, even if the reverse be not true"
In Augusta county the school pOpula-
ton between and 21 years of age, is dis
tributed as follows: Beverly Manor, white
1904 males and 576 females, colored-333
males and 300 females; Pastures, white
56l males and SIS females, colored-22l
males and POS females; Rlverheads. white
-597 males and $40 females, colored-185
males and 157 f. males; South River. whit
-696 males and CAT females, colored-361
males and 81 females; North River. white
-744 males an 1877 females colored-11S
males ami LOG females; Middle River, whit
-731 males and ZIG females colored-211
males and 172 females. Total-whites
7.744, colored, 1853. The number between
five and six years of age j. 525 males and
4s9 females; between and 16 years of agt
8 696 males and 8, 474 females. and between,
16 and 81 years OF age is ! ,l41 males and
1,048 females.
In Staunton the number of white per-
l Hotxr oG .oE
males and 4s3 females, total ,014; color
ed-297 males and 1856 females, total
633, grand total-1,947, The number of
children between and 6 years of age is 80
males and As females; number between G
and 16 years of age is 564 males and 6O6 fe-
males, and the number between 16 and q
years of age is ia males and 1853 females
In the county there are 1924 white and
ga colored pupils enrolled, and the average
daily attendance is 2,735 white and 623
colored. Of these, 1876 whites are studying
in the higher branches The average
monthly enrolment to each teacher is 81
pupils. The number of pupils supplied
with text books at the public's expense was
los. There were white pupils and c,l
ored over p years of age.
III Stanton there are 461 white and 351
colored pupils enrolled with an average dai.
ly attendance of 1862 white and 348 colored
The number studying the higher branches
is 80 white and 2S colored The number
supplied with text books at the public ex
peLse was 20.
In Augusta there were 116 white and "a
colored schools open and the average time
taught was 4.94 months. There were OF
white teachers 81 males and 81 females
and of colored teachers 10 males and fe-
males. The average monthly salaries of the
teachers was, of males $685. and of fe-
males $3.50.
In Staunton the number of schools open
was II white and colored and the average
time taught was 95-10 months. There were
OF white teachers 2 male and IA female; of
colored none. The average monthly sala
ries for teachers was, male $37, "a, female
$26,03. The whole school system of schools
in Stanton is graded.
| In Augusta there were graded schools
taught by S. G. Lindsey, A. A. Towber-
man. j. I. Anderson, near Staunton; Jas
E. Hanger, Churchville; Jas. W. Calhoun,
Middlebrook; G. Z. Kregloe, Greenville;
| w. M. Qua lies, Waynesboro; Beniah Vint,
Sangersville; A. B. Funk, Mt Scion; Jas.
F. Tapscott, Mt Scion; and w. F. Whit
more, Mt. Sidney. The number of pupils
at these schools ran between 80 and 81 and
| tho II aoor Of he for, f,ov <
Z. During the year the amount available for
public school purposes in the county was
| 1882, Al, which included $11 ,29S received
from the State. The amount available in
Staunton was $6,494,35 which included
So 230, 80 received from the State.
During the year Augusta county paid
$1S.SlO,37 for teachers wages, SIS, S47 .63 for
real estate, buildings, repairs, &C., $685. 81
for clerks and treasurers; 1862, S9 for fuel
books, rents, &c. Staunton paid 81, 4S4 SIS
for teachers wages; $151,74 for furniture,
repairs, &C.; $132.12 for pay of clerks,
treasurers, &C., and $715, 40 for fuel, rents
and other contingent expenses. In Angus
ia the cost of tuition per month per pupil
enrolled was y cents and in Staunton 81
cents
The statistics of the work Of superinten-
dents show that the Superintendent OF
Augusta county was employed 2O4 days in
the year, travelled 413 miles, examined 1862
teachers and licensed 152, visited eS
schools, held one institute and did other
work.
The number Of persons between and q
years of age who attended private schools
in Augusta during the year was, whites