Virginia School Report Biennial Report Etc PDF Download

Excerpt from Virginia School Report: Biennial Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the Commonwealth of Virginia, With Accompanying Documents; School Years 1905-1906 and 1906-1907 In submitting the biennial report for the two years beginning August 1, 1905, and ending July 31, 1907, it seems pertinent to examine the actual statistics, first of all, and inquire what the figures have to say. It will be seen that the arrangement of the tables is undergoing a gradual process of change and that those of the two years given herein agree neither in order of sequence nor in content. The unit of practical administration in Virginia is the district and not the county. The statistics of a county may seem altogether encouraging, when the facts are that two excellent districts have produced an average which disguises the real condi tion of two other districts needing immediate attention and heroic treatment. This department, therefore, has given the data for 1906 - 1907 by districts to as great an extent as limited time and the present administrative machinery would permit. In this respect we have returned to the custom established and used by Dr. William H. Ruffner, Vir ginia's first and greatest superintendent of public instruction. Certain tables giving the school population, enrolment, average attendance, etc., from the inauguration of the public school system, which have been published from year to year have been completed and revised to date (see pages 93 These tables disclose a gradual enlargement of public school interests in all respects except in the two which are of most importance; namely, length of term and teachers' salaries. If, therefore, our demands for money seem to be making colossal strides. We. Must reme bar that it will take three-league boots to put Virginia among the leading States, so far as salaries and length of ter.n are concerned, in any reasonable length of time. The Legis latare of 1906 appreciated this fact keenly and bravely took occasion by the hand; indica tions that the Legislature of 1908 will continue the policy of its predecessor are by no means wanting and the spirit of our lawmakers in this respect is most encouraging to the friends of public education. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.