The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1886-03-02
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
EXTRACTS FROM REPORTS OF COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENTS FOR lsS4-'s5
JEFFERSON COUNTY.

beg leave to submit these remarks with my annual report
mailed this day The public school system works very well in
jefferson county Our teachers paid altogether by the grade
the certificate which they hodIst grade teachers $45 I'D
grade S,oo and sd grade teachers dollars per month";
The payers Of the county pleased with the result Of this
method Ufpayng teachers and Board of Supervisors has
adopted again for the present We paid of
half OF Indebtedness of the school fund last tem and
nothing happens prevent will bring up again the end
this We have ample rather OF revenue
schools four months and perhaps and pay
our teachers good salaries all cash. We have school
outstanding and the only Indebtedness OF the school fund
due the county, which entirely out OF debt am pleased
report that the of money arising from the sale and rent
school lands has increased four hundred dollars and
should become my successor in this ofce will continue
my efforts this direction We have had county institutes
this year We have sxtyour schools for the and
plenty of teachers supply them have called attention of
patrons Of schools the importance Of the Office of trustee and
impressed them with the importance of attending schools and
reporting Irregularities have also endeavored to have them
elected appointed them with view their intelligence and
qualifications Should you desire any further information than
that embraced in my report notify me and will furnish at
once
The decrease in the average attendance Of coored schools
from last year due to the different method of paying teachers
LAFAYETTE COUNTY
P A. HUSH, SUPERINTENDENT.
In making my narrative report of the workings of the public
school system my county beg leave submit the following
The schools this county in heahul working order
now than at any other time since into Office three
years ago Owing special act of the Legislature passed
March s. 1884, has been my duty visit and inspect the
schools of the county least twice year. See Acts Of the
Legislature S84) This have done far possible under
the circumstances On beginning this work found the school
houses poorly equipped for the advancement and comfort of the
pupils the trustees localities failing the discharge of
their duties the teachers dragging along the ruts Of the past
with nothing encourage stimulate them into higher efforts
Since that time better houses have been provided better teachers
been selected teachers have become modern their
methods and have awakened fully appreciation Of
the responsibilities which upon them; and in Short closer
relationship having existed between superintendent trustee.
teacher and patron feeling that he had coworkers in
vineyard Wonderful Improvements have been wrought
in the school work of this county.
would that the attendance of eaeherson County
Institutes be made compulsory that the salaries Of teachers be
fxed and in wise contingent upon the average attendance
that the poll tax be increased dollars that in order
secure the services Of best for the position County
Superintenden be paid better salaries something
with their services that general law be passed requiring
County Superntendents hold County Institutes and to give
schools their personal inspection and attention.
think that have already voiced the sentiments of the people
in my county in reference to the school system.
The text adopted for the schools in pretty general
use.
think no better way than the vogue could be
adopted for raising local school funds
The fact that the schools of this county not finished until
1.-THE sst u consped with other circumstances in prevent
ing me from making my report earlier.
My financial report is the best that could be taken from the
County Treasurers books.