Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-09-20
Report of farewell Free Schools

Atig. list "a. 035 35
Amt received from Co. funds, 3,424. 70
Balance of district funds GU
hand Aug. LIST, '04, 1861
Amount received from district
funds. 2,072 52
Total; S10, $3.50. 81
Amount paid teachers, S13, 229.25
Amount paiu for real estate,
buildings &c., 2,357.7s
Amount paid for charts, 1890
Amount paid for rent, books
for INDECENT children and 9th
err contingent expenses, 1924
To pay of district clerks, 10000
Trca9utcr's commission on
State funds, 103.05
Treasurer commission on CO.
and district funds, 377.70
Balance of Co. funds on land,
Aug. LIST, g5, 1874
Balance of district funds ON
hand Aug. LIST, 'o5, LAS 90
Total, SlO,33o.24
Number of white teachers en-
ployed, male 40. female, &c, 107
Number colored teachers en-
ployed, malo 10, female 4, 1G
Number children between tho
ages of and 81 years, 8,0S3
Total enrolment of last year, o UD5
Average daily attendance, 2,705
Not quite 30 per cent. of school
population attending our schools,
and only G2 per cent. enrolled. You
see from this that the pupils enroll
cd do not attend regularly, and al
lowing 6per cent. attend private
schools, 33 per cent of our school
population never enter school room
These are startling facts. no guess
work about it except rs 10 number
attending private schools. "In n
multitude Of council there is much
wisdom, In unity there is strength"
and there should be n united effort
ON the part of school officials, parents
and teachers to remedy this evil
The responsibilities, duties and OBJ
ligations of parents and teachers arc
about the same. Upon them depend
the future success and happiness OF
those consigned to their cure, and |
see no rensou why they should not
work tremendously together for the
moral and intellectual development
OF the entire neighborhood.
Teachers may have faults: we all
have our weak points, but can you
correct those faults by naming them
over to II neighbor. Never. Most
of the teachers when they go to
neighborhood to teach, go with de.
termination to put forth their best
efforts. When they err. it is whilst
conscientiously trying to discharge
their duty, and if some sensible pa
iron, who does not think that pun
ishment in school is intended for 9th
er peoples children, will leud help
ing hand, all will soon become placid
and move steadily onward. Do not
make the teacher feel rs if he was,
socially, in the frisid zone. but take
him to your homes, show him you
are interested i'll the school, and that
success 10 him means success for
your children. A little aid is worth
an immense amount of fault finding.
Teachers, be prompt and conscien
tious in the discharge of yonr duties,
and think you will find tho people
ready to help you. School officials
hold their positions in trust for the
benefit of the children, that trust
should not be violated. All preju
dice or partiality should oe banished
whilst officially engaged, and they
should strive earnestly to do the
greatest possible good with the
means over which they have control
Let us all move together with the de
termination that Tnzewell schools,
both private and public, shall be fos-
tered; that the huts in the mountain
Sorges rs well as the more commodi
GUS mansions of the valley, shull be
occupied by an intelligent, liberty
loving people.