Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-01-21


Agricultural college
fund, louus ....... iso, 059 rs
Normal school fund
loans .........,+,,.... L. Si3, l9 ~
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. s., tG6. o73 70
The balance remaining nno2pendcd in tho
governors contingent fund NJ ~ o'clock on
Jauuarl was $3.50 10
Tbp GREATER pp.fi ~ Of tie states ia. ,ue for
general expenditure L. derived FROM the raft
ways For Tho Il rll Np'r en- ding Dee. 10 1886,
the receipts from tho four pcr cent, tax upun
the Rtp.s earnings of the raIlwttS, which Is
laid ia lieu of other taxation, amaunted TO
q ~, ii2.t2. The total of expenditures from
tho general fIpi TO the sam" pnrpd was
s. ~ 3IU.5i. The uufaycrabr financial and
huIiucss conditions which have existed since
1899 hayc seriously reduced the earuiu"s uf tho
railway co.npaur- operating within the state,
and IN consequence thereof Tho rcvenu1 Is of tho
stat,' have fallen OF With return of normal
conditions The rctonuc of the state from tao
railways will I've restored aud the compir ion
of the new lines aud rXtonslqne aiteldy begun
give promise of an increased revenue To the
state as well AS the opening up OF territory
heretofore not accessible to settlers.
EDUCATIONAL,
The character of its common schools is tn,
standard 10y which any commonwealth Is best
Judged The school system OF Wisconsin may
well bring pride and satisfaction To her citizens,
The foundation OF the system was laid in tho
constitution, and its present perfection is duo
to many years of intcllirrpt legislation, to the
earnest interest of the people, aud to the ahle
aud patriotic efforts of those who give thttc
lives to the great work uf popular education
IL Is by FAR the most important interest for
which the legislature Is called upon 10 make
provision. Something of the claims of the
schools upon YOUR attention from the purely
monetary side ui the question will be understood
when Il j. stated that the total disburse.
mehts FOE the common school during ia" year
ending june 10, 1896, wftc 81 HN, los 10; that the
total mum ber OF persons of school age retort"i
for the year ending June ~ 1896 was 6>i, $40
that the total number of scholars for the same
ltSr hot Hoo o.
employed IN the state during the same time WAS
Il, 3A aud that there are lg2 free high
schools IN the state, which employ 6i2 prln
cipals and assistant toachors, at an ~.
nual compensation OF s3lt, 200 ~. No
educational factor has been more puteut ia
ma king the school l,fe attractive to the children
and etIaIGiug the scope OF their intellectual
training than the excellent books ia which
access i furnished through tho medium Of the
township library Tho state supeglutvpdeut /,
Invested with the administration Of the TOWNSHIP
Hbrary law and his recommendations fut furtu
legislation to Increase the efficiency Of the
library aud to accomplish the observance Of the
tan IA every town in the state are entitled to
careful consideration. In his report, the state
supertrudent has made mum Der OF Important
"Wnrndations and suggestions With q y'c's
o. PROMOTING the efficiency of the schools. Thcss
Recommendations should be carefully consil
cred
rHE SAFE UNIVERSITY
II Is a cause for conGrutulation that cur state
university stands TO-DAY ia the trout rank Of the
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few trar- Thi. latter fact Is particularly israt-
flying a. indicating that the adyaNtt-c7 ~,
ferrd ARE coming 60 ee better Appreciated
10y those Who are thu clnrt rW'unut
or tp tie support W lhr W+Ilfu1inu
The u"dt OF tie university ava s'r~ VIII ~.
cctEH hH conSta attoN WdrH 'hHN NE"ii lhe
agricultural college oi tl" uttNrf a.. lu tlS ye.
Vv.Hplurnt has ke't u"Nith iLr pr''.t.- OF me
other departments ana the vttrr Of o. work IS
platulr va br seen in improved methods greater
liberalization ut crops, Hud 'ri1ti7ch larger
prutt- 90 the agliru 'turl rJr-pi's mo ouf state.
1he Umputtauco amt 'nlur ut 'lE" Nolk bpllE
duuc iH tbs department IS wn'u rFt'll notice
nbu. uHri1p-, than tl" work uf AMY oi the
othgf departments, The special ucud- of the
agricultural college should be- cHlciuiiN con
sidered