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57 Estimated salaries of 53 Teachers for two terms SO,, 5 10 00 " incidental expenses, .... 1.000 00 " total expenses for two terras, . . . $10,.540 00 " bal. after paying expenses of two terms, $-2, 305 67 To tins amount add the Free School Fund, . . 3, 601 75 Estimated bal. after adding Free School Fund, $5, 907 42 If this Free School Fund is permanent, the School can be con- tinued three terms with the present income. The Board has resolved to build, early in the Spring' of 1866, ten School Houses, two in each Commissioner's District; to (J (I this the County levy has been withdrawn from the general School Fund, and made the basis of a School House Fund to which such addi- tions will be made as the Board can afford to make. The first duty of the Board is to construct good, comfortable, and convenient houses adapted to school-work, and furnish them with good desks and other appropriate furniture. The Board hopes to be able to build annually several houses, and in a few years to supply to every district a neat, comfortable, well built School House, furnished with black-boards, outline maps, and other educa- tional apparatus. The" Schools are suffering greatly in consequence of the impossi- bility of obtaining good and efficient Teachers. The salaries (lie Board can offer will not induce good Teachers to come from abroad, and until the Normal School can supply home Teachers, I suppose this difficulty will be felt to a greater or less extent. 1 think the system will work well. A larger appropriation should lie made, so as to secure money enough to continue the Schools throughout the year. There are two amendments or addi-' tions I would like to see made. 1st. The County levy made per- manent, until the value of the property or the State increases suffi- ciently to give us enough funds to continue the schools four terms 2nd. Authorize and compel the County Commissioners of each County to levy a sum every vear to build and furnish School Houses. I would suggest that a greater .'lumber of Commissioners be appointed for this County. I think a more active supervision of the work will be secured by increasing the number. The County is large, and the Commissioners cannot visit the Schools as often as is necessary, without too much neglecting their private duties. I would not assign any district to the special care of the President of the Board. In the large counties he has work enough; and fre- quently the care of his own district interferes with Ins other duties. Very respectfully, yours, &c. E. F. SMITHERS, President, Board of School Commissioners, Dorchester County. |
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