The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-10-13

The report OF the Commissioner Of Edu.
cation for the United States Is full Of inter.
cs,ing information. 1t shows remarkable
difference In educational results in various
States. OF course, the best governed aud
tho most prosperous States show the best
school advantages and obtain tho best 70.
suits. ~
Some oithe Southern States are making
commendable and successful efforts 10
build up the public schools, but the work
Is necessarily slow. The facilities are in.
creasing but the attendance Is still discour-
nging.
I'm Florida, for instance, there were in
1880, SS,077 persons Of school age, but the
number enrolled In the public school was
only 1895, aud the average daily attend.
ancG was 27,0lG. #
"InAlabama the school population was
3Ss,003. and the average daily attendance
!. only 1898. i.l Z
"'rhese differences are somewhat exag.
gerated for the reason that the school aye
IN the States mentioned includes persons
from TO 81 years Of age. 1t Is hardly fair
TO compare States with Il different standard
OF school age, and for this reason great In.
Justice IL frequently done in public politi.
cal statements.
massachusetts has by fal the best record
Of any State in the Union. The school age
in that State includes persons from 8 10 10
years Of age, and the school population
amounts to 307 ,32l with m enrolment In
the public schools OF 30G,777.
.Rhode Island has the same school age,
but shows Il school population Of 52,213,
against IN enrolment OF li,7S0. ~
"The school aye OF Missouri is from to
20, and the State shows aschool population
OF 723 ,4Si, against an enrolment oil 49,.
$40.
"rexas has 23O,597 persons between s
and fourteen years OF age, but only 1885,
1871 Of them are enrolled in the public
schools.
"Thc progress in educational efforts for
the cOlored race is encouraging. In 1871
it was estimated that out OF 100000 OF il
lilerate coored persons above Is years Of
ngc less than 10000 had up to that date
attended schsol The enrolment in the
colored public schools in those States which
report the schools Of the two races scpa.
rliely, is 7Si,7O9. In all the States, except
D.Ia.afe. kentuckyand Maryland, school
funds are divided in proportion 10 school
population without regard to race.
Speaking OF results, the Commissioner
says: at is generally asserted That the
freedmen have made greater progress in
education during tie decade than the
white previously deprived OF education.
While this result is partially due TO the
greater desire for improvement on the part
Of the freedmen, it should not be forgotten
that their education has not been left to
local ability, but has been substantially
nided by constant contributions from the
people Of all the States. Nor should it be
forgotten that, while the education Of the
colored people, us viewed from the stand.
point Of 1870, is very encouraging, the
present provision for the work falls fur
short Of the requirements.
Apropos to the above reference OF the
Commissioner Of Education to
educational progress in the South
among the colored people, We may
refer to the first meeting OF the trustees OF
the John +. Slater fund for colored educa-
ton in that section. The INTELLiGEScEr
has heretofore explained the object Of this
magnificent bequest "a million Of dollars,
to the cause OF education among the blacks
OF tue South by Mr.. Slater. At the meet.
ing OF the trustees Of the fund Inst Satur-
day they adopted the following resolu-
tions and ordered them to be sent 10 the
Rev. A. G. Haywood, OF Emory College,
Oxford, Gu, il he accepts the position Of
General Agent Of the fund:
Lesolr,d, That the General Agent be re-
queSted to consider and report to the Board,
through the Executive Committee, plan
OF operations, and that his attention be par
ticularly called to the following sugges-
tons: 80.
|. That the income OF the fund shall be
directed 10 the encouragement md assist.
ance Of promising colored YOUTH certain
number Of whom shall be annually chosen
by the authorities OF well.managed institu-
tlons approved by the Board Of Trustees.
.. That the scholarships thus given shall
be of such an amount rs will help the de-
serving, but will not be adequate to their
entire support, so that the spirit OF self.dc-
pendence underencouraging circumstances
may be constantly cherished.
3. That in each institute aided BY this
fund careful register shall be kept OF the
scholars thus aided, and the careers that
may follow after leaving the institution,
and n semi.annual communication shall be
required from each in order that the expe-
r,n lob, .,,k ILL Al
ola few years will be OF service in tue fu.
ture management Of the trust.
t. That so far as practicable the scholars
receiving the benefit OF the fund shall be
trained in some manual occupation stimuli.
tlneousy with their mental and moral in.
struction.
3. That the recipients OF the Slater bcne-
fit iund shall be encouraged, when they are
able, to return in whole or in part TO the
institutions through which they have been
assisted, the amount received from the
fund, in order that it may be again dc.
voted to the encouragement OF others.
0. That special provision shall be made
Tor tho exceptional encouragement OF
youths who are Judged by tho Special
Agent or by the Board to be worthy OF such
special assistance. i,l Isl ils "a:
!. That inquiry be made as to whether
this fund can be made available for the
encouragement Of schools where no ade-
quate provision is now made for the in.
slruction OF the colored youth.
Tho trustees adjourned to meet at At.
lanta, Ga, in February, the day to be here.
after fixed.
TIE NEW HEALTH RESORT.
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