The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-12
z WIIEEING JANUARY

: suitable food and clothing should he fui
, nished, and the necessity Of observing III
laws Of health strictly enforced. Tn
Directors fully alive 10 the importance @
these requirements, have aided the Super
intendent In carrying out the reiormatory
Us well Us the penal discipline OF the prison
Some Of the contracts heretofore entefcC
into by the Board for convict labor havinj
expired, q reletting has been made at ii
advanced rate per day, as shown by th,
report.
Owing TO the decreased number Of con
vlcts now in prison, thereby reducing thu
earnings. and the increased cost Of supplies
the estimates for the ensuing year are
greater than the amount requested In the
former report, viz:
ForsappOrt OF Conyicts and Pay Of guGtfs 900 q
For salaries Of clerk, superintendent, COM
For repairs 10 building and iIrnituTe.... loo q
NoProYisiea was made at the last session
for payment OF the officers for six months
ending March 81, 1882 An appropriation
is requested for this deficiency.
There were confined in the prison during the six
months ending NovcnbeFGO, lbSl, otstAto prls'
~
FeueI9l ,..,",..,....' II
Number Of State prisoners discharged duringa six
Na%ber ~ ss;S =" .;nS az q
II
Number of State pIISonelS died during ak
Number Of Fedora, prisoners discharged during
Number OF Fedcrlt prisoners died during SIX
Number III prison December j, iSSi...'..."......2O7
NORMAL SCHOOLS.
The annual report OF the State superin.
tendent Of Free Schools, makes satisiac.
tory exhibit Of the working OF the Normal
Schools during the past year. The useful
ness OF these schools have been TO some
extent impaired by the refusal Of the Leg.
slature to make the annual appropriations
necessary to pay teachers employed. No
appropriation was made for 1879. The
schools were, however, kept open, the teach
ers rendering their services, believing that
the Legislature would make provision for
their compensation.
To render the schools effective the appro-
priattons should be regularly made, SO that
pupils entering either Of the institutions,
would have guarantee that the school
would not be closed before the regular
course Of study was completed. The failure
to make the appropriation forany one year
would necessarily close the sChool, unless
the teachers, las was the case in 1870, would
continue their services, relying upon the
Legislature to compensate them.
There were enrolled duriug the year in
the several schools 53S pupils, OF whom IS
graduated, receiving normal diplomas.
The Superintendent reports that over
five hundred students have graduated from
these schools, OF which nearly 90 erccnt
are engaged in school work, and perhaps
twice as many undergraduates. Our popu-
lation Is rapidly increasing, necessarily
increasing the number Of our free schools,
and consequent demand for more teach.
ers. We should look to our normal schools
in u large measure TO supply this demand,
10 enable them to do SO they should re-
ceivc the fostering care Of the Legislature.
Amount received by the several schools
during the year ending September 80, 1881:
From appropriations from the sAtC........S 6,7a2 %
From other SOURCES less Is
Total. $3.50 81
Observation-Disclosures expenScS..."... A3 q |
Of teAChers ............. 1900 G.
Total 8,3O3 50
Balance on hand ut end Of yGAr-............ Sc ~
The Superintendent requests that the
appropriations be made for the
support OF the schools:
For the year ending September 90 1882. 90
For tue year ending September 3d. 1881 II 900 o. |
For insurance Of bldlnES..... AIS %
For expenses OF Regents. 800 90
4HthIlAIl NeEe 2ou W
talrn0nt Normal 80 o.
Vest Liberty Normal School,. .............. 200 %
CASES AND APPARATUS.
ShephCrl college,. 800 90
Concord Nhrmal School $50 90
FGirn0nt Normal school.....,.....,,....,.. 20 70
In addition, it is recommended to appro-
PIRATE sum sufficient to pay the teachers