The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-05-05
SCHOOL STATISTICS
CONTAINED IN BOOK
Dav Recalled When the I'm
ruly Boy Often Whipped
the Teacher.

There are 1870 teachers now en-
ployed in Wayne township in the va
rious schools, which is exactly the
same number which was employed in
the entire county in 1876. This fact
was learned after an investigation of
d Manual of the Common Schools of
Wayne County, published in 1875, and
now in the Office of County Superin-
tendent Williams. 4
The book is yellow with age, and
contains the names of many teachers
who are now engaged in teaching in
Wayne county
]. C. Mcpherson, who was generally
regarded as one of the founders of the
Indiana school system, was superin-
tendent at that time in this county.
The county board of education then
consisted Of fifty-two members, though
the number has since been reduced
the presidents of the school board,
with the superintendent and the town
ship trustees.
city's Representatives.
At that time Sampson Boone was
Wayne townships representative on
the board, and P. C. Graft, w. H. Brad
bury and A. Sampson represented the
city of Richmond. Each township had
one and each corporation had three
representatives on the board at that
time.
The document, giving report of
conditions at that time, was found
when Charles w. Jordan, now secre-
tary of the Commercial Club, was
county superintendent.
Books used in the schools at that
time included French's arithmetic,
Browns grammar, Guyot's geography,
Dalton's physiology, Eclectic system of
penmanship, Webb's dissected cards
and McGuffey's speller
The school term then was only
three months, and the length of the
average school day was six hours The
teachers We're carefully instructed both
as to the duties and the kind of discip-
line to be maintained in the school
The teachers were not paid fixed SAL
airy, but were compensated according
to contract with the trustees In the
township where they were employed.
Scholars Whipped Teacher.
The per cent of men retained at that
time was much larger than at present.
This fact was due as result of the
inability of women teachers to main.
tain order, it is believed by the pres
ent school authorities. The students
were often unruly, and it was not I'M
common in some of the primitive
schools for the scholars to attempt to
whip the teacher. Of the 100 teachers
employed in 1876, eighty were men.
That women have so largely dis
placed men is attributed to the fact
that men have found more satisfac-
tory employment.
Those Employed.
The teachers employed in Wayne
township at that time were recorded to
be E. J. Kerlin, Ella NJ. Wicket, Thad-
deus Hill, Lizzie Kendall, Lizzie. Dun
ham, d. B. Kitchener. Penina Hill, N
H. Shinn, Kate E. Smelser, Marguerite
Kendall, L. NJ. Jones, Ella Gibson, Kate
Stanton, Ida Iliff. J. P. Mccoy. Alice
Scarce, John Scarce, Mary E. Harris,
Laurette Ballard, Helen Horney, Anna
NJ. Wefel, Sue Wesler, John Cooper,
]. G. Holcombe. Emma Stubbs, Mary
c. Dillon, D. w. Dennis, Eldora Copp.
Alice Doris. Florence Simmons, Anna
Mathews, Viola McDill, Matte Wood
ward, Alice Francisco, Julia Test, Nora
H. Robinson, Emma Elderkin, Maggie
Dennis, Emma Shever, Anna Webb,
Maggie Scofeld, Soda Hill, Rena
Evans, Ella Perry, Mary Elderkin,
Anna Schrage. Fannie NJ. Robinson,
Anna Schofield, Agnes Steen, Marie
Jones, Amanda B. Virgins, Sophia
Marchant. Lizzie Lupton, Mary l..
Jones, Anna Lupton. Matte Horney,
Susie Horney and Alice Davidson
There was one colored school. which
was conducted by two teachers, A. A.
Burleight and Carrie Jenkins.