The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-14

-S-o" W. 5iNo tho Auh NopOrt VI Oouuty oup0rln
tendent Charles arattan, of the County Publ,
Schools:
m :, STANTON, VA, Sept End, 1882.
IL the Board Of Superoisors;-
GENTLEMEN Feeling that 1t would be we'll tc
give such Information to your board as can, con
corning the conduct and condition Of the schools
anu the use made OF the money voted by you fol
.ne,r maintenance, have prepared the following
summary: And thinking the people OF the county
cation
For the year Just closed we had the following
balances on hand from the previous year: State
fund, $50 55 County fund.- $4,065.22; District fund,
2SI:15 There was received from the State fund,
Sii.26'26 from County fund, I'll, 11016; from Dis
trict fund, $S32962, making total from all sources
VI S4O,U7lSS. This was expended as follows: Teach
ers pay, $22ls9 ST. real estate, buildings, furni,
ture and repairs, $7,268.9O; for school apparatus
$3.50; for rent, fuel, books for INDECENT children
ana other contingent expenses $4sl.3O; for pay OF
leaving on hand the following balances to COM
mence the coming year: state funds, $3O.64; Coun-
W. S5,7s2l 10; District, $5,O65.96.
BALANCES ON HAND AND RECEIPTS FROM ALL SOUR
CEs IN THE DISTRICT:
Beuerly Minor.-State, 81 .OO; County, $75373 Dis
trct, $s4l6 Received from State s15is 90; County,
81 49, %; District. ,226.s2. Total 1854. SO.
~ Pastarss-state -; County. si,sO56 District,
$,579.O9; District, $96s.7O Total, s6,0l325
%iser1saas-state, q; County, $s14s5 District,
$l,523.62; District $1,304.7l. Total SO, Os2 So
North Rtuer.-State, 1922; County, 443S.5O; Dis
trict $37Ols Received from State, il, 10: ooun
South R,oer.- State, $4.70 County, 1857 03; Dis
trict, $2.01330. Received from State, s. 1887:
County, s2,oa9.o9; District, $l,2sJ.4. Total, 49,
Middle Riper.-state, $500; County, s2so.45; Dis
trict, $l,l64.95. Received from State, $l,97S.12;
S54.73.
Beverly N't'sor.-Teachers, s323850; Building,
1928 ~ Rents fuel books. and contingents, sl74l9
tarR pa1 Ir.,
81, 284 %; District, 1861 81.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., $3,2lS Building 1868 OF;
Kent fuel, books for poor, and contingents 1897
Clerk, SOL Balances on hand-state "a 40; County,
81, 1855; District, S927.21.
Rtoerheads.-Teachers, $3,36S5O; Building, &1,-
O1949; Rent, fuel, books, and contingents, $551i;
Clerk, s5O Balances on hand~states 81: County,
$l5s 81; District, Sl,S66,sO
4 N ar RI r., $s7 TO- Building g.
Clerk, S48; Balances hand-State6l cents: Coun-
ty, 1898 IS; District, $76s.W.
os; Kent fuel, books, and contingents, $iSS 72
CLERK, $50; balances hand-State, 81 cents;
oo%Hn idy,,s $ Ss1 81; District, sss7 T.
ooo taa1e 81, 217 30; Building, 49,,
Clerk, $50. ~'
In addition to the above balances there ia one Of
STATE Iun1s OF $l9l8, unapproprtated.
The schools numbered l7I-white, 1873; colored
~. The average number Of months taught was s;
the colored, 20 were males, and . females. TWO of
the colored schools were taught by white teachers
no average pay OF the male teachers was $25 06
per month"; OF the females, $28.22,
Inc NUMBER OF white children enrolled was 1887:
OF colored total 1884, being So per cent Of the
white school population and 50 Of the colored The
average monthly enrolment to each teacher was
~ and average Of children IL years. There are
needed ten more schools that would average 10
pupils Us: Ihe number of houses used was l4O-12
log, l2o frame, and 3brtck. Number built during
the year, ii, and number owned by the districts,
districts, $53,738 O5. ~ WV
The object In retaining the balances from one
year 70 another. is to avoid the necessity on the
part OF the teachers of shaving their warrants as
the state and county funds do not come in before
december, generally month or two after the
schools have been running WV ~
me school population that is between the ages of
ana ~ Is H. 1875. The cost per month for tuition
per Pupils enrolled Is II CENTS whole cost of public
educatlon per month per pupil enrolled, II cents
increase OF enrolment over last year. s29 The
per cent last year being SO Of white and 80 Of COL
ored. increase In number of schools opened, o.
increase over the year ending July 31st, 1SSO-3I
For year ending July 31st, 1879, there were only
some W schools opened, but this was before the
HenKle Dill, and they were run almost entirely
supported by county funds and from private sour
ces
believe have given all the information that
would be interesting.
Respectfully,
CHARLES GRATTAN,
Supt. Schools.