The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-15
Number of Youths Of School Age in
MOnOngalia County.

county superintendent Wander
vort's report to the State Sup't of
Free Schools concerning the ennum-
Grafton of youths of school age in
Monongaha county lies before us.
A careful census has been made and
the report bears every evidence of
being full and correct. From it we
gather the following facts:
In Clay district there are S92
youths of school age of whom 429
are males and 463 are females; there
are six colored, three boys and three
girls.
In Battelle district there are $50
youths Of school age, of whom 426
are males and 404 females; there are
3 colored boys and colored girls.
In Grant district the school pop
ulation is 691, of whom $50 are
males and 311 females; there are
colored girls and one colored boy.
In Morgan district the school pop
ulation is 500, of whom 263 are males
and 240 females-all white.
In Union district the school popu-
lation is SIS, of whom 257 are males
and 261 females-all are white.
In Clinton district there are S04 of
school age, of whom 433 are males
and 81 females-3 colored boys and
3 colored girls.
Cass districts school population
is 444-all white. There are 246
males and 1913 females.
The Morgantown Independent
district has a school population of
409--l79 males and -230 females.
There are 80 colored males and 30
colored females.
The whole number enumerated in
the county is 509l, of whom 1913
are males and PATS are females.
A Word in Behalf of the Teachers.
To The Editor of the New DOMINION.
AS teacher of Monongalia coun-
ty, Grant district, l beg leave to
have the privilege of saying word
through the columns of your excel
lent paper.
After reading the final school re-
port of the County Superintendent,
and observing that old Monongalia
county, with all her institutions of
learning, boosted talent, &C., could
afford but two teachers who taught
school last winter worthy of mention.
This, indeed, is not a good showing
for the county with its 104 teachers.
Now /, with those other teachers,
feel the injustice of that report, also
/ felt almost discouraged in the line
of teaching, as / worked earnestly
and zealously for the good of the
community and the welfare and sue
cess of the school under my charge,
as many other teachers of Grant dis
trict did; and then to see that our
efforts were in vain is surely discour-
aging But then in the cup of bit
terness there is mingled a drop of
consolation that all did not judge
our work the past winter as did the
Superintendent.
l am perfectly willing and satisfied
that those two teachers mentioned
did excellent work, as far as / know,
(only being acquainted with one of
them, however, and while they de-
served $50 per month, they, with the
rest of us, were after the "almighty
dollar" or l venture the assertion
that neither of them would have
taught single day. But we also
think that many Others worked just
as hard as they, their enrolment
being but % and 40 while several
in Grant district had from so to 60,
and not many of us had any special
classes to call at the time of his
visit, which probably was limited to
30 minutes. We think it would be
necessary requisite, in order to
judge correctly, to inquire Of the
patrons of the school as to what con
dition it was in at the beginning, for
probably some of the schools at
least, did not have good teaching the
winter before and it might take
first class teacher to overcome these
difficulties. felt myself constrained
to make these remarks, as l think
all teachers that think their school
has been a success should do so,
hoping the Superintendent may see
the justice Of this. and admit us
again with more encouragement.
/ suggest that Thos. 4. Hodges be
our institute instructor and the time
Of holding it be in June.
L. w. CONWAY.
LITTLE FALLS. Nav s,