Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-01-15

publlc debt OF the state, on October 3lst, 1885,
amounted to 81 ,591, 800.
The Treasurer's report shows the debt to be
S. 900 more than this amount, because he is
carrying, as part of the debt-$5,0 600 of coupon
bonds which were cancelled by the Sinking
Fund Commissioners February 9th, 1884, the
Commissioners having purchased for the State
these bonds which fall due January 1st, 1887.
They are destroyed as bonds and ought not to
be included in the public debt.
The Commissioners recommend that the
Legislature provide for the appointment of
committee to examine yearly their books,
vouchers and proceedings, and report thereon.
SCHOOL FUND
The School Fund amounts to 50, ,494, ,761. .89.
1t consists of 81 ,222 416, SO of Riparian leases
and $2,272, ,345 Of United States bonds, mort
cages and other securities.
Its income during the past fiscal year was
$193, 631.
SCHOOLS.
The sum Of g, ,449,O15.6l was expended for
public schools during the past fiscal year-an
increase of $35, 1851 over the amount expend-
ed in the previous year by the State and local
tiles for this purpose.
The total amount of the district and city
taxes for the building and repairing Of school
houses was $568, ,38S6S, showing an increase
over the previous year Of $,43, ,843 "a. This in
dlcates an increased desire on the part Of local
tiles to provide school accommodations in
some degree commensurate with the increased
population. The increase is principally in
cities where school accommodations are insult
fieient.
The school property of the State is valued
at So, 49,, 1926, showing an increase over the
valuation OF the previous year of $482, 119.
The number of children between five and
eighteen years of age, as shown by the school
census, is 500, ,317, an increase of 1926 over
the previous year. The number of children
In attendance at the schools during the past
school year was o., ,317, an increase of 5,525.
The number of male teachers is 8l8, and of fe-
male teachers, 1898.
The average monthly salary of male teach
ers is S63.56, and of female teachers $500.
The report of the State Superintendent Of
Public Instruction furnishes in detail and
with accuracy the operation Of our school sys-
tenn for the past year, which will be founi to
compare favorably with that Of any other
State.
NORMAL AND MODEL SCHOOLS.
At the Normal School there were enrolled
during the school year ending June 1885, 22S
pupils, Of whom 80 were males and 1913 fe-
males. The average attendance was 1924
Eighteen graduated from the advance course
and five from the elementary eourse-in all
27, of whom % were females
In the Model School for the seme period
there were enrolled 485 punils with An aver
age attendance Of 4021. Five-sixths of the
pupils of the Normal School do not graduate,
but many who enjoy its privileges for a shorter
period are subsequently employed in the State
as teachers.
The amount expended for these schools dur
ing the year was $34 40O4 20. The State ap-
propriates annually $4,000 for maintenance
nnrnoses The school raca;TaJ for t,,i+o, Iost
year from scholars S16,673.31.
The above expenditures do not include the
money expended for repairs to buildings and
heating apparatus, for which the sum of ST.
5000 was paid by the State during the past
year.
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The Legislature passed an act which was
apPloVeo app Maren 70, 1889. requiring the Irus-
ernor, showing the number of nuniIs tanobt
and maintained in the school dIT,rino eeob
| quarter and an estimate of the money re9uired
Upon the approval of the Governor this ann,
was to be paid for the maintenance If the in
stitutiOn, provided If did not avoaad sox-a,,t,,
dollars per Quarter for each nunil Eye tLo,;.
sand dollars was also annronrated for yaaJsd
improvements TLs +otd1 -
pairs TO bniIdipos fsr,,;t,'ra - y
"a. .O54 70. and f,r n,a;ntananoe' 49, amI nS a4hU ~
expenses S26 049 n ,naI-;no q 4o4aI ~ 500
| 1031O. Soo'
The number of n,n;1s !, ottandan.o ~
school dnrney ,h - -. 49,. s - tno
81 were malls a,' GO sas 1een M, u wnoni
ask for fnrthar e-,r.o.;lt;, af 4! ooo oo'fes 80
rs,s;r. - IL IL 'iier appropriation OF SoOOO Tor
grounds and tie ,,nrs.sn apt'Ee,Gn. pF oi uns
state their raoso,,s tLs ,i. ~ anu
port. o'Oi iuiiS - 'uei re-
BLIND AND FREBLE-MINDFD CHILDREN.
TIL hl;5,
Sta rai.lu anu cnlidren OF the
tions in other ststas Dur;n ~ II rs5lsu s
were rs faablan,inT.d oud 55 IN, Iie year s1ere
50 supported at an expense to the State for the
s1n o9 o1 elo'so020, and for the latter OF
80 'o'o'
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,,, :. =. .'in JIM sohooA foH BOYS
ms INSTITUTION had 425 inmates during the
year enolng october 81, 1885. The number
it Itenlalnlng at the end of the year was 269 and
.re ~ average attendance was 277.59, decrease
o. c 80 IN TIE average attendance. The amount
nance and nnder sneca III ,llH.e
SAG, ,494.0P and from the sale of iarm .nroduce
and the labor Of the inmates SO. .S15. 90. making
total of s5s, 1861
The total expenditures of the institution. in
cluding .S4,456.67 for the completion of the
new granary, was $59,04l.73.
The Trustees report that the plan Of divid-
ing the inmates into families has produced
most excellent results, aud suggest that the
introduction of instruction in mechanical arts
would be of great service to the inmates in
after-life.
The Trustees claim that eighty per cent. of
those discharged from the institution are lead
ing honest and honorable lives.
They call attention in their report to the
fact that the buildings are lighted by more