The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-01-07
OFFIcE SUPERINTENDENT PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
TALLAHASSEE January lst 1885
To HIS Ercsuency, Governor E. A. Perry:

10 HIS Ercelency, Governor E. H. PERU:
SIR The School having closed on September
the 1885, and the annual reports having from
all the County SuperntendeDts deem duty and priv
eSe to report to the condition and work Depart
men OF Education Under the of the Legislature making
appropriation for holding of Teachers e
ployed suitable Instructors both male and female viz Mr
H. n Felkel, Mr. John A. Graham, Mrs HELEN B. Webster
and procured for partial of the State in the
interests the kind services OF Miss Matilda H. Ross and Dr.
A d. Mayo the of their expenses the case Of the
two last named have held public meetings at important
points IN twenty-five of the counties of the addressed
the people public audiences upon the subject popular ed
ucaon and have conducted Teachers sixteen of
these countless holding them session and weeks
e circumstances would warrant, great interest being mani
tested the part of the teachers attending and the people
the midst OF whom they were held Four hundred and ninety
seven eacher nave been brought under the influence of these
Institutes and the instruction given which has been of the
most practical and thorough character aborng teach how
10 teach aer the most approved methods adopted and
by the most advanced and
day. recognizing the fact that with children of the poor
especially the school be intensely practical
using the best advantage the time ignored the
usual reading and display Of eocuonary powers which
often these Institutes into mutual admiration asso
Citations
Special attention has been paid morals health
comfort and relief of the pupils during school hours.
The counties visited follows, beginning March 7th
1885 st Johns, Orange Duva latavette Santa Rosa Mad
Polk, fernando, IIsbo-ongh Manatee Jefferson
den eon Holmes Walton Marion in each these
have been held In addition these have personally visited
and addressed the teachers and people in Columbia Baker
Franklin, Sumter and Escambia AS a result of this work
have believe good and lasting
wrought in the interest of the schools and the children attend
them
Regarding the growth of interest in The public schools
beg to call your attention the in the number
schools and the number of children enrolled and in daily
erage attendance.
The number of public schools operation the year end
ing September soh 1884 5o4 the number in operation
tor the school ending September 30th is be-
ing increase of 22O schools for the wear.
The number of total school attendance the year ending
September 30tb, 1884 the number for the year end
ing September 3Oth 1885, 327 being 4O6
in the total attendance of pupils for the year just closed
The daily attendance for the year ending September
30th 1884, 1881, the daily average the
year ending September 3Oh $50 making increase
in daily average attendance of 6, go pupils.
The number of school children between the ages
twentyone years. (Which the school by law according
to the school taken III the year 1884, 9S of
these by the annual report of the County Supernendents
there enrolled for attendance upon the schools for the
ending September 3Oth 1885, 6232 in daily average
tendance 1880 of enrolment and daily attend
equal any State in the Union reported the edu
catona departments The reports the County Supernend
ents of amounts taxed the counties together with the State
one m and the Common School Fund there is raised
and expended for public schools alone outside of the
Seminaries, Normal Schools and State College approx
imate) sss5,ooo, 0hree hundred and thrtyfve thou
sand dollars, making per capita of education
for all the school children of the lawful age of s5O1
and cost of s537 for each child enrolled s735
for each child in daily average attendance upon the schools
The Institution for the education of the Blind Deaf and
children of the State has been in steady operation and open
to all children and youth between the of nine and twenty
years. made exceedingly comfortable in every respect
ha wing excellent teachers. As impossible 20
this school They far 10th part with chill
dren OF a1iction than with those who heathu and
sound in respect There in attendance eleven
pupils each of whom is making wonderful progress in their
studies am striving by every my command in
duce parent who has of these Children send them
right along to the school regardless of any form that
carrying them to the school for entrance
We organized Normal school at Tallahassee for the nstruc
ton of coored teachers under the instruction of Messr Fekel
and Graham continuing months, which were but
forty teachers in attendance The progress made and work
done excellent, and Of the students received cer
provided by the law.
Also organized a similar school Gainesville under the in
stuction of Prof Cater of the East Florida Seminary and
Messrs. McIlvane and Goodwin. There attendance
fythree students The work done by the teachers
and persevering but deficient bad been the ground
the earlier training of these persons that the Normal
training failed large extent, and but very few obtained
certificates provided
would cali your special attention the fact very
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