The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-20
FLoR1DA's CAPITAL CITY.
Annual Report of the superintendent
of Public Instruction.


of Public instruction.
TALLAHASSEE. FLA, April 19.-The
annual report of Hon. A. J. Russell, state
superintendent Of public instruction, makes
very gratifying exhibit as to educational
affairs in Florida. Maj. Russell is one of
the few men who not only holds office, but
fills it. He has succeeded in setting the
state ablaze with zeal for her public schools
and educational institutions. Out of 49,
647 children of school age Doth races 81, 472
are enrolled upon the school registers, and
of these 60,Sl9 are in daily attendance. He
reports 1888 public schools. with $50
teachers. During MIR. Russel's administra-
ton the system has increased three-fold,
and illiteracy Is steadily being banished
from our state.
Florida expended the past scholastic year
SAC, 400 for the support of common schools.
The state institutions of education are
the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical
College, located at Lake City, Columbia
county the West Florida Seminary, located
at Tallahassee; the East Florida Seminary,
located at Gainesvllle the Institute for the
Blind and Deaf Mutes, located at st. Angus
tine; the Normal College for the training Of
white teachers, located at DeFuniak
Springs, and the Normal College for the
training of negro teachers, located at ITALIA
entirely without cost to pupils, except the
two seminaries. The superintendent again
directs attention to the absolute necessity
for reformatory schools.
According to the annual report the num-
Der of new buildings erected during 1885,
1890 is, as far as reported from twenty
three counties, ninety three; costing 1913, =
004 go. The number of sittlngs supplied,
5,744; costing SIP, 673 Nearly every county
in the state has supplied all its schools with
the excellent common school charts, en-
braclng the entire common school course as
well as complete in physiological and hy-
gienic instruction and illustration. These
and other modern appliances have added
largely TO the zeal and interest of both pupil
and teacher, and are promotive of much
good in the school room.
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING.
This important feature Of popular educa-
ton, now attracting 50 much attention
| throughout the country, has not been neg
lected in this state. The school authorities.
state and counties, have had it in view, and
in several of the public schools in cities,
| where large numbers Of youth are gathered
into the graded schools, this feature has
been very successfully introduced. 1t has
become point of deep and pleasant inter
est in every case to both teacher and
pupil
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lege, in the graded school at Pensacola, in
the large graded school for negro youth at
| Jacksonville, in both the state normal col
legeS, one for white students and one for
negroes-it is taught in these latter with
| special reference to training teachers for
their special work Of teaching.
| The Ladies' Memorial Association is pre-
| pairing programme for the proper observ-
| ance OF Decoration day, April 26. Pro-
cession will form at the capitol and march
to the cemetery at O'Clock. Senator Ham
mond will be asked to deliver the Grafton.
| Mayor Carpenter persists in rigid en-
| forcemeut of the Sunday laws, and the
marshal and three policemen are members
of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.
As an evidence that the mayor and marshal
are Endorsed by the people both are serving
their second terms and it would be hard To
improve the present police force.
Representative CAVITY, who is the Florida
Central and Peninsular agent at Quincy,
was robbed of $175 thursday night. 1t is
said his clerk left the safe in the railroad
office open, and the money was missing
Friday morning. He left for home yester-
day to investigate the affair.
The state Woman'S Christian Temperance
Union has petitioned the legislature to pass
law prohibiting the sale of liquor &c
Florida Indians.
DIR. J. Y. Porter, state health officer, and
John T. Dsmukes, president of the St
Augustine National Bank, are late arrivals
at the capital.
AT the end of the second week 1876 bills
had been introduced in the. House and sc in
the Senate.
The postmaster here has instructions
from the supervising architect at Washing
ton to invite proposals for surveying tue
site selected for the United States court
house and postofice at Tallahassee.
Three hundred men are employed in the
construction of the Gainesville. Tallahassee,
aud Western Railroad, near Tallahassee. A
new charter is pending in the legislature
If granted work will begin at various point
along the line.
Sunday has been q genuine spring day.
Quiet prevails, likewise various rumors
Everybody is looking forward 60 the caucus
tomorrow night with intense interest
although nomination is not expected.
The Sicilians Invade New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, April 19-Tho steamer
Olympia from Palermo arrived at the quar-
autine station this morning with 4jC
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