secutive weeks, or ten such absences in a term, shall suspend a pupil from school." There has been a gradual increase of interest in the school on the part of parents and guardians during the year; and a more ready and cheerful compliance with the rules and regula tions adopted by the board for its conduct. JUSTUS GAGE, Dowagiac, Sept. 15, 1862. Director. DUNDEE UNION SCHOOL. PROF. E. A. CHAPMAN, PRINCIPAL. HON. J. M. GREGORY, Supt. of Public Instruction: SIR-Your communication dated August 14th, seeking information concerning our Union School, is at hand, and in reply I send you the following information: We have just constructed a fine brick Union School building, caculated for two or three departments, and it will be opened next Monday, the 15th inst., for the first time. We have expended a great deal of money and labor in its construction, and as a result we have one of the finest Union School buildings in the State. The number of children residing in the district between the ages of 5 and 20 years, is 157. The number attending the past year, is 100. We have engaged teachers for the coming year for two departments-E. A. Chapman and wife, both from the State Normal School. The rate of tuition for non-resident pupils will be $3 per quarter. As our school is not yet fully or ganized, I shall not be able at present to send you a full report. Yours respectfully, Dundee, Sept. 13th, 1862. J. T. DODGE. EATON RAPIDS UNION SCHOOL. PROF. JOHN GOODISON PRINCIPAL. Superintendent of Public Instruction: SIR-The following report of Eaton Rapids Union School is respectfully submitted: 1st. The whole number of children residing in this district, between the ages of 5 and 20 years, at the close of the school year, is 206. 2d. The whole number of pupils who have attended school the past year, was 199. 3d. The school is divided into three departments: the Higher, Intermediate and Primary. In the higher department the course of studies are the higher English branches, such as are usually taught in the high schools, together with the Languages; in the intermediate, the common English branches; in the primary, the first rudiments and object lessons. 4th. There is but one teacher in each department. The number of pupils in the higher department was 58 residents and 47 foreign; in the intermediate, 72; in the primary, 69. 5th. The fall term is 4 months, commencing the first Monday in September. The winter term commences on the first Monday succeeding the first day in January. The spring term commences on the first Monday in April. The two last terms continue 12 weeks each. 6th. The total expense of the school for the year was $759 79. The average cost per year for tuition of each pupil, was a fraction over $3 81. 7th. The rates of tuition per quarter, of 12 weeks, charged non-resident scholars are as follows: Primary department,. Intermediate,. High school,.. High school with languages,. $1.50 $2 00 to 2 50 3 00 3 50 9th. We raise money by tax so as to make our school nearly free, and by so doing we secure a much better attendance. Eaton Rapids, Oct. 14, 1862. A. HARWOOD, Director. GALESBURG UNION SCHOOL. Hon. JOHN M. GREGORY, Supt. of Public Instruction: DEAR SIR: The following is a statement concerning the District School of this village, in answer to your circular, bearing date August 14th, 1862: 1st. Whole number of children between the ages of 5 and 20 years, residing in the district, 283. 2d. Whole number of resident pupils who attended the school the past year, 295. 3d. Whole number of non-resident pupils who attended the School the past year, 23. 4th. The School is divided into four departments, as follows: 1. Abecedarians; 2. First, Second and Third Readers, Primary Arithmetic, Primary Geography; EATON RAPIDS UNION SCHOOL. PROF. JOHN GOODISON PRINCIPAL. Superintendent of Public Instruction: SIR-The following report of Eaton Rapids Union School is respectfully submitted: 1st. The whole number of children residing in this district, between the ages of 5 and 20 years, at the close of the school year, is 206. 2d. The whole number of pupils who have attended school the past year, was 199. 3d. The school is divided into three departments: the Higher, Intermediate and Primary. In the higher department the course of studies are the higher English branches, such as are usually taught in the high schools, together with the Languages; in the intermediate, the common English branches; in the primary, the first rudiments and object lessons. 4th. There is but one teacher in each department. The number of pupils in the higher department was 58 residents and 47 foreign; in the intermediate, 72; in the primary, 69. 5th. The fall term is 4 months, commencing the first Monday in September. The winter term commences on the first Monday succeeding the first day in January. The spring term commences on the first Monday in April. The two last terms continue 12 weeks each. 6th. The total expense of the school for the year was $759 79. The average cost per year for tuition of each pupil, was a fraction over $3 812. 7th. The rates of tuition per quarter, of 12 weeks, charged non-resident scholars are as follows: Primary department,. Intermediate,.. High school,.. High school with languages,. $1.50 $2 00 to 2 50 3 00 3 50 ND RAPIDS UNION SCHOOL. ROF. E. DANFORTH,` PRINCIPAL. RY, Supt, of Public Instruction: rs of the 14th ult. came to hand, and in comwers to your several interrogatories. The scholars is 1,592. Number in attendance, , 1,287. Non-residents, 41. OF STUDY-PRIMARY DEPARTMENT. FIRST GRADE. Object Lessons; Elements of Reading Blackboard, Trimmer; Miscellaneous Oral Instruction; Drawing and Music. -Reading-Webb's First Reader; Oral Geography; Ob, Color, Magnitude, &c.; Printing Spelling Lessons on First Reader spelled; Emerson's Arithmetic, 1st Part, ses in Drawing; Music. Reading-Webb's Second Reader; Geography--Cornell's - upon Outline Maps; Arithmetic--Emerson's First Part dard's Mental begun; All words in Second Reader spelled; Lessons on Slates; Oral Instruction in Natural History; ng; Music. SECOND GRADE. -Reading-Webb's Third Reader, to the 58th page; Ge's Primary, to the 44th page; Mental Arithmetic-Stodthe 30th page; Written Arithmetic-Mt. Vernon First nge; Local Geography of the Western Continent by Outstruction in Natural History; Map Drawing; Spelling; c. --Reading-Webb's Third Reader, to the 120th page; I's Primary completed; Stoddard's Mental Arithmetic to tten Arithmetic-Mt. Vernon First Part, simple rules to cal Geography of the Eastern Continent by Outline tion continued; Spelling, Webb's Third; Albreviations; Reading-Webb's; Primary American History; Stodmetic; Written Arithmetic-Mt. Vernon First Part ary Sounds; All words in Third Reader spelled; Pen |