The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-01-16

year to any normal school shall not e2
= coed the sum OF $1,000. This would mali
! q total Of 81, 900 for all OF the schools
8 should each school have the number Q
nj non-paying scholars provided for in tn,
!. previous clause OF the same section, a
/ follows: aThe President Of the Board o
s Regents OF the Normal School, upon re
Q ceipt OF the reports required in. section Ok
81 OF this chapter, shall furnish the Auditor
Q OF the State with the number OF the non
I paying normal pupils in actual monthly
II attendance in each OF the said Norma
Schools, and the number OF months Of
D actual attendance; upon the receipt o.
which report, and on the requisition oi
| the President OF the Board Of Regents, the
said Auditor shall issue to the executive
!. committee OF each OF said schools, war
rants upon the treasury OF the State tol
the amount due said schools, at the rate Of
!. s. so per month for every non.paYing nor
NAL pupil reported as in monthly attend
ance, which said sum shall include tuition
and the use OF books and apparatus,
The appropriation for the last fiscal year
for the support OF the schools was SS,OOO.
Owing TO the large increased monthly at
tendance in each OF these schools, this
sum was inadequate to discharge the lta:
.bility for which the Auditor was required
by the above section To draw his warrant
on the treasury.
The number Of scholars attending each
school, and the deficiency is fully set out
in table accompanying tho report to
] which your attention is called, amounting
in the aggregate to the sum of$2,045.,
The President also calls your attention
to the claims OF teachers for salaries Tor
tho fiscal year ending September 80, 1880.
No appropriation was made by the Leg
islature OF 1870 for salaries Of teachers in
tho Normal Schools. 1t was thought best
to keep the schools open, trusting TO a
future Legislature tosupply the omission.
These teachers discharged their duties,
the schools were kept open during the
year; 1t is therefore respectfully submit
ted that they are entitled TO oompensa-
ton for the service rendered.
There was also deficiency Of S2S5 l2
for the fiscal year ending September 50,
1882,
The Board OF Regents ask for the fol-
lowing appropriations for current ex-
penses.
For the fiscal year ending September 90. -, ~
For i6s fiscal year ending September TO- -. :.
For travelling expense Of Regents for Tic
For travelling expense Of Regents or the =. !;
INSTANCES ySa1 5So three Is
There is also requested the following
sums for repairs, the necessity OF which is
fully set forth in the report.
MarshAll College, 25S9 ~
Fairnont Normal School. So 60
West Liberty Normal sellOOl-....,......,.. 200 o.
Concord Normal school 5O0 W
FREE SCHOOL.
The report Of the Superintendent OF
Free Schools makes a very flatteriDg eX-
hibit Of school work in the State for the
last Two years.
Whilst our population has been rapidly
increasing, it is gratifying to know that
facilities for the education OF our youth
have kept pace with such increase, so that
the settler In. every portion OF the State
has conveniently locatediageod common
school, nearly equal to those found in
older States, In which the system OF public
schools has existed for many years.
When IL j. remembered that our school
system has existed only twenty years,
commencing without school houses, with
ont teachers, with q large territory sparse
ly settled and with population colnpara-
lively poor, we are certainly to, be congrat-
ulated upon the results accomplished.
Wehaye now an efficient system, COM
Portable school houses in each neighbor-
hood, with an adequate supply OF teachers
of home talent, educated in our Normal
Schools. Your attention is invited to the
report, which is full OF interest, giving in
detail the progress made.
The following table shows the progress
made in the lust two years:
Teachers cmploSed, lSsi..............,....., 1850
Increase III two years. slO
Number Of schools open III lsst,......... go
Increase In two ycArs...- ..... ....,.... III
Teachers onF0lled At Institute lsSi..," 1910
Increase In two ycars........,...........,., ISL
Average daily attendance. 400
Increase lu two ycari...,,.,.,.,,.,..s., Isl
Number OF school houses, 1SSi..,........ 4.091
Increase In two yelEs....,.,,......,,..... ~
Tf iSs.sss sf & s ssSS1 g,oDss g
Enumeration Of youth from Gto 81
| years OF hge....,.,.,.,..-, ,.,'i.,l.., 21I,k1l
Increase in two year,, ,.,...-..., llS9a
Number OF pupils enrolled in school,
.,,,," 1Gh2I9
Average daily attendance in lssi...,..,. lOl,9s2
Increase In two years....,,, ............. 800
Total receipts from all sources, TOach.
eTs' Fund, isSi,u...,...,.,,.,.r,,.,w ISit6sS II
Increase In two yclrs,.....r,A.,.t".. lll,g1s II
Total Disbursements for all purposes,
| Teachers Fund, lSS...,,...,. ..,,,. col 400 IS
Increase In two VI, los o.
Total receipts for building Fund, 1884, 4OG,tI6 81
Increase In two yCsIrs..,.,,r..,......" ST,eoi ~
Total disbursements for building Fund
1
Increase IN Two is,S5S p
| The Superintendent submits some alter
ations in the School Law, to make It's pro-
visions more effective. His suggestions
are entitled to your consideration.
With the present administration he will
retire from office. Icheerfully bear tosti-
mony to the able manner in which he has
discharged his public trust, aud the ELI.
Gent aid he has given TO the cause OF popu-
lar education in the State.
UNIVERSITY.
The report OF the President and the
chairman OF the Faculty to the Board OF
Regents, and the Board OF Regents OF the
University, are replete with information
us to it's condition and wants.
Your attention is especially invited TO
these reports, and to tho recommendations
therein contained, summary OF which
are found on pages 10 and II OF the Re-
gents report.
Section - Of article 12 OF the Constitu-
ton provides that "The Legislature shall
foster and encourage moral >, intellectual,
scientific and agricultural improvement;
it shall, whenever It may be practicable,
make suitable provision - for the
denomination OF suci institutions OF learn
ing as the best interests Of general eauca-
ton in the State demand"
This provision is identical with tho pro-
visions Of section 4, article 10, Of the Con-
stitution OF 1868.
In obedience to this plain requirement
OF the Constitution, rs also in conformity
with the act OF Congress donating certain
lands, the proceeds Of which constitute a
large part OF Its endowment, the Legisla-
ture did provide for tho organization Of an