The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-07-19
Matters Picked up In Our Tour OF
the Departments.
Important and Interesting Infor-
nation of County Officials
and the People.
From TUESDAYS Daily

revenue.
DEPARTMENT CT EDUCATION
The following scholastic census reports
we're received yesterday:
Kimble-White, 339.
Bureson-White, 1904; colored, 1,613;
total, 3,117.
Brazoria-White, $40; colored, 2,64O;
total, 300.
Tyler--White, 1882; colored, 934; total,
1926.
Town of Ysleta-White, 412; co!ored, 1;
total, 413.
Town of Colorado-White 295; colored,
20; total, 800.
The board of education was in session
yesterday considering the school finances,
preparatory to making the apportion-
ment for the noxt scholastic year.
The board, after discussing the question,
concluded to adjourn until they can hear
from Land Commissioner Hall as to the
income to be derived from the sale and
lease of school lands.
From the discussion had yesterday, it is
hardly probable that the apportionment
this year will exceed 81 per capita.
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
The CENSUS and statistical rolls received
yesterday from McMulleD, Preside and
Montgomery counties show quite an in
crease in population since the last regu-
| lar census.
From Wednesdays Daily
| The governor has written no letter for
publication on state affairs as published
in some of the state papers In response
to certain questions he has written let
ter which may be published by those re-
ceivlug it if they sea proper.
The governor expects to address the
public on the issues of the day during the
cam paign, due notice of the time and
places to be given at ONE future date.
ooMPTRoLLER's DEPARTMENT.
Comptroller Mccall yesterday deposited
3,686to the credit of general revenue.
The rolls sent in to the de-
partment show some remarkable diff
ferences in the fees of assessors
for taking the agricultural statistics and
census of counties. For instance:
Fannin county, with 2545O population,
pays $1,000.
Galveston county, with 24,125 popula-
ton, pays $4,000.
Tarrant county, with 26,826 population,
pays $1,000.
Bexar county, 500.
To the average mind it seems there is
something wrong about this whole fee
business. Why should the assessor OF
Galveston be paid three or four times the
amount paid other assessors? Then, too
from the very condition of things The
Galveston assessor has much lees labor tC
perform than any assessor in the state
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ural county.
EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT.
Many of the normal schools are in SEES
sion and will be for the next five or six
weeks.
Fer the benefit of such the department
of education hes issued the following rules
and regulations:
Fhst-lhe questions pertaining to eact
subject should not be made known to any
one until the time specified for the begin
Mug of the examination. The question
will then be ten on bl. ckooard il
presence of the candidates.
SecCnd-No candidate will be permitted
to leave the room after a subject has beer
assigned, without depositing the examina
ton papers with the committee. In nj
case shall papers once deposited be re-
turned to the candidate.
Third-Dnring the examination, al
books, maps, globes, or other aids, mus
be removed from the observation of the
candidates.
Fourth-Every candidate supplies him
self with paper, pens and ink. If any
corrections are necessary, the candidates
shall not erase, but shall draw a single
mark over the error, that the examiners
may see the error as well as the cOrrec-
ton.
Fifth-The name of the candidate shall
be written at the top of each page. Nc
states or trial papers shall be used, but al
the writing shall be upon the sheets of tbs
examination papers.
Sixth-No books shall be consulted nol
communication permitted during the ex
animation.
Seventh-No one shall make inquiries
respecting the import of any question. Ii
any one shall be in doubt as to the mean
ing of question, he shall express his
doubt in writing, and this statement shat
be submitted to the examiner with his ex-
amir alton papers.
Eighth-All candidates shall commence
each subject simultaneously. Papers
should be collected by the examiner at thu
expiration of the allotted time.
Ninth-NO candidate shall be recon-
mended for a certificate whose general av
erage is lower than 80 per cent, or whose
average is lowersthan 60 per cent in an!
of the subjects specified.
Tenth-Conclusiv evidence Ct gooC
moral character must be furnished b.
each candidate to the examiner.
The examiner will fill in the certificate
for the successful candidates and submit
the same with report of grade and tn,
original papers. Send all by express G
O. d. to the department of education.
Great care should be taken to give tn
) future postoffice address of each one en-
titled to a certificate. The examiner ant
principal of the normal will sign each Ger
tifcate. The principal or examiner viii
inform this department at the earlies
possible date the probable number of Ger
, tifcates required.
The census of the following countie
! was received at Commissioner Foster
Office to-day: Milan, increase 5000
Parker, 5000; Montgomery, 1000.
q Death at the Home.
r Mr.. P. c. Hardin, an inmate of tn