The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-16
MAR ION
COUNTY
SCHOOLS
THROUGH KINDNESS Of SUPER.
gTENDENT FAUST WE ARE
ABLE TO GIVE MANY IN
5fSTERESTING FACTS.

The annual report OF Carter l.
ss FAUST, county superinten dent of free
schools, has been made ard sent t.
81 the State superintendent and it shows
s the schools of Marion county to he
n IN excellent condition. There are i'll
The county l55 buildings used for
school purposes, con ntainlng 21S
rooms. Thirty-hve schools report Ii
braries with a total of 3.253 books
The total value of school property, in
Guiding houses, lands. furniture, ap
¶tus and libraries is $500, ,491
$ Whole number of pupils enrolled,
~ AS an evidence that teachers
sssstiIl use the rod of correction. the
record shows 42s cases of corporal
punishment: OF truancy 17S cases
are reported while IS boys and SIX
girls were suspended. We find that
sss33 boys and girls were neither alb
ssent$nor tardy- The average age of
the boys is Il o. and the girls H. Nc
prosecutions for violation of the COM
@pu1sory attendance law are reported
sssF here were IS graduates in the county
u this year. There We're 231 teachers
employed in the schools, 1o7 women
.ands$E124 men. Seventy-1hree teach
S.ers have taught the same school two |
@Or more terms, while 81 taught their
"a rst term last year. The graduates |
are as follows: from the Normal |
schools 36; West Virginia colored |
institute, one; West Virginia Uni
Versity, two. Seven residents of othe'
States taught in the county last year
There are lit teachers holding No. L |
nrff 7aot NO :
The average school term for the cour.s
3tysis months and 16 days.
The& average levy for teachers fun.i
SO cents and for the building
fund, 81 40 cents. The total value
of#rea1 and personal property, taxable
for school purposes, was $11,190,995. /:
The average salaries paid We're, for
No.1 certificates, s4135; No. 9, I
is34-14 IS NO 8, S2S.2S. Amount Oh
money received from all sources for !:
school purposes, s70,2oe.s7 Total
amount paid to teachers, s5S,177.s2. l
81 he costsof education per capita in
the county is as follows: based on I
enumeration, 1910; based on enroll {
ment, s12.47;; based on average daily s
S1S.O3. The county su L
permit tendent visited all the schools s
The following are the names OF the $
men who have charge of the sci:oc. L
affairs of the county: E
Mannington district, c. E. Jol1iffe, t
president of B. E., Caleb Moore, Theo. t
Moore. P. G. McBee, secretary; Lin t
coin district, John A. Book, president; p
Richard Parish, Joshua, Hess, H. L. e
Morgan, secretary; Pawpaw district, p
Asa Tenant, president; J. A. Fear. S
Righter Rice, J. w. Smith, secretary; o
Eahmont district, w. 3. Ice, presi-
lent; J. w. Everhart, Lee Swisher, c
|.sS F.. Ice, secretary; Grant district. S
W. =. Grandstaff, president; J. L.
dayhurst, J. l.. Smith, ]. a. Kendall Il
secretary; Union district, j. G. Nor c.
gan, president; q. r. Swea ringen, j. "
81 Mill ller,J. M. Carlow. secretary IL
Winfield. district, j. ]. harris, presl. a
lent T: "A. Hughes, Il E. Mason, W
3ruce Hill, secretary; E'armont i'll ii
district, E. NJ Showa1tei, a.
resident; Q. S. Mckinney, NJ. J. m
Iantz, t. w. Boydston, secretary: a,
JnionS independent district, E. F. Nor tc
ran, president, II. J. IcEifresh, J. H dl
leonard, ". H. Cornwell, secretary. W
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