The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-10-03
HenricO Pnblic SCHOOLS.

The County Superintendent Of Public
schools in IIonrico county. Mr.. j. 4. Gard
ncr. has made hi report, 4 portion Of which
reads n follows:
Gentlemen Trustees. The outlook for
the present session in some Of it. ASPECTS j.
very encouraging. but at the same time
there i much TO be done 20 perfect our
lans in di tributing with equal and i'm
partial Justice the advantage Of our benei-
cent system q popular education. In the
past we have ahorcd under many di,ad-
Vantagcs. which are gradually disappearing
under The li-hi Of experience and a more
general understanding u the laws and
regulations governing our work, including
The absorption Of all old debts.
proceed to give YOU a detailed approx
mate estimate of what will be- required for
running the schools for the present >es-
sion: From the state we have assurances
OF receiving during current year S,.322.
This will give about a dollar and quarter
per head oi school population. From
county levy, $500 Gorty-iiye cent, per
head, making a total Of about $4,000.
These fund, arc entirely applied to teach
ers' salaries. IN additional sum may be
added by any surplus Of district
funds. and a. most Of the districts are sup
piled with buildings, We may reasonably
calculate enough balance 10 increase the
teachers fund 10 $4,000, which would
give $l.10 TO each child Of school age 10
pay hi, or her teacher. To particulmize :
Narina ha, q school population Of l.O43 pu-
pil.: this amount win give Narna Sl.1I3.lO.
Fairfield ba, population Of 2,ojf children.
which will gave S3.49l.So. Broob'and,
population oi school a-c l.441, S3.ii9.Io.
Tuckahoe. 1853 entitled to school priYi-
lege. Il l,300.1o.
! In Narina fifteen teachers have been OF
will be employed. in Fairfield eighteen. ID
Brook land twelve. in Tuckahoe fifteen
making a total u sixty teachers. >iN more
than la>t year; an increase Of about % PEI
cent. since the Inauguration II the puoilc-
school system in our county. ! Am happy
+ 10 state That our corp, of teachers a. q BODY
will compare favorablv with any other in
/ the Commonwealth. For diligence. pune
ualiiy. good order, and courteous de-
mcanor IN and out of the ~chO0l-room they
deserve our wamc-i sympathy ana sup
port. .,,
which bc- to notice just here.
The taxable values in Narina IN -ro''
amounts to Sl,1A.9S4.9j. Fifteen cent
| levied by the supervisors on the 500 VII
Weld Il l,Gj74s: estimate for dclnquenl'
and commissions. S3OO.4s; balance Boz
Estimate for current expense. including
buildings. $1,000; balance, S3j1 which
NAV be applied 10 payment Of teachers.
In Fairfield the taxable values amount tC
1.207 .0g9.Sj. Fifteen cent, levied by su
peryisor, will produce Sl,Sl0.6j; delln
quents and commissions, >J'O.G1; balance
Sl.3lu: current expense, including hulld
M. Sl.2oO; surplus. SllO. Five hundreC
dollars i estimated for delinquencic-. a.
this district always has an unusually Ion;
list.
In Brookkmd the taxable values amoun
10 -. .0S2 ,6J6.l6. Five cents levied bV su
peryi,ors makes Sl.04l33: delinquent
and commission, S2j0.3j; surplus. c'9l-
which viii amply cover current expenses
including one building paid for since l.
August. ISS2. Besides, az the last year
settlement a very considerable balance-
sG. 900 OF S7,0O0-rcmMned over.
In TuckahOc, taxable value, amount
the sum Of 81 .A22.26S. Ten cents leVlcd y.
supervisor, produces the sum u el,l2.Z'
delinaucnt, and commissions Of. S5tJ.S, -
haanc,.. <1.07s: current expenses, inelu
ding building. Sl.OOO-surplus, S.2 In
district has already appropriated 600 10
tyo building.. and viii perhaps have n
surplus to apply b. teachers pay.
Taxable values for the whole county az
gregate Sj.sl7,0lO.96, on which the Boar
, Of supervisors levied tax OF cent? o
the slO0. thus producing s2,9Os.jO. De
Iinauents and commissions, $3.50. Ne
$3.50.
Respectfully submitted,
, ID. T.. GARDNER,
County superintendent schools, HenriC
= county, Va.
September 80, 1882.