Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-11-15

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No. of towns in the county having pub
lie libraries. ...,....... /
No. private schools reported .......- o /
No. pupils registered in them that have |
attended public school. $1,000. I01 /
Cash value of ali the school houses in !
the county SIoo,fZ0 !
Cash value of all the school sites in the !
county ~-.........-- - I'll, zoo |
Cash value of all the school apparatus.
maps, etc ... ....- 80 ,944
No. districts which have adopted list
of text books Observation-Disclosures. 80
No. of districts which use only those
adopted ........--..... "
Amounts paid for services of male
teachers - SIS, 1850
Amounts paid for services of female
teachers .... S39, 1888
Average wages per month for male
teachers Observation-Disclosures. 10
Average wages per month for female
teachers. ga. 70
Amount received from all sources and
for ali school purposes Sl1s, 1874. II
Amount expended for all school pur-
poses. ........- $50, 2SS.67
Amount remaining on hand at close of
y . .
No certificates granted to male teachers
first grade, 8; second grade ID;
third grade, 61 Female teachers
first grade. 8; second grade 25; third
grade,A222.
Whole nGmber of certificates granted
during the year Observation-Disclosures 34l
Whole member of certificates refused
during the year. .....-.-.--..-.s 524
No. of public examinations two days
each held during the year. "a
No teachers who hold state eertifi-
Gates. ..,...........--- 10
No. who are graduates of normal
schools .-........... ..---...-...3 81
No. who fave at some time attended
normal schools .......-9 SO
There are many other items of statis-
ties but it is hardly deemed worth while
to lengtheM this report with them There
is this yeara marked increase both in
the amounts raised and expended for all
school purposes. The increase in ex-
penditure Is due to the fact that school
was maintained at least six months in
every district but one in the county and
chat the unusually large sum OfSlS, 1895
cents was used in building and repairing
Sehool-houses. The increase of receipts
is largely due to the zone mill tax, or
at least that portion of it paid in by the
state. Eight new buildings have been
put up and furnished throughout They
are well built and commodious, and do
| credit to the districts in which they stand.
tPerhaps it is needless to say that there
are still other districts in the county that
decidedly demand new buildings. the
present buildings being neither scredita-
ble- suitable. comfortable nor worthy of
| the name scho0l-house. The cause of
education and tie advance of civilization
eBlphatieally demand better state of
| things than can NOW be shown by some
districts in the county. True these dis
tricts are comparatively few, but one is
one too many. New furniture is con-
stantiy taking the place of the old and
the time is not far distant when comfort
able desks and seats will be found i'm
neallyevery school house. A few good
maps and charts should also be found in
every school-room- They are essential
to She proper growth of good live
school. The cost 10 a district can be but
slight and with proper care they will do
good service for maay wears. The cost
will be wholly lost sight of in the amount
,of good derived FROM constant and prop
er use. There is nothing that so much
interferes with progress in our school
work as the lack of uniformity in text
books. From 25 10 80 per cent. of the
time Of tlte teachers at6 pupils Is often
a0Gsted on account Of tbs lack In an
swer to the question asked of school
district cler4.s, What kind of text
books do you use in the SCHOOL," The
1.-TWO words, ''Gll kinds, 100 frequently
comes an reply. A teachea can do JUS
tiee to about 20 recitations per day. If
THIS nuBlber can be lessened so much the
better. Twenty recitations,per day will
give about sixteen minutes Tor recita-
ton For small classes this will fire.
queEtly be sufficient; for laage classes
this fine is insufficient. Especially is
this true ,of arithmetic classes. Many
teachers are now compelled 10 bear from
Twenty-Five to twenty-eight Rotations
per day. while a few others hear, or at
tempt 10 hear, from twenty-eiglId to for
ty- AnS one Can see that there scan be
no good work done uIder such .condi-
tons as saem,to make it necessary to
rush the days work through in aorder
that all May receive ,Gome attention.
The chief cause of this unsatisfactory
state of affairs is simply mixed lo4 of
text books Three or four different kinds
,each OF readers, arithmeticS. grammaEs.
Biographies and spoilers, making class
work almost Impossible. The trouble a.
aiob with the merits of the different books
bit the multiplicity of them. Each school
should have n unifonIA series of text