. A twentieth century history and biographical record of Elkhart County, Indiana . ears of age must work one da) in each week, or elsepay thirty-seven and one-half cents in lieu of a days work, until theschoolhouse was iauilt. .Vlmost every session of the legislature wit-nessed some addition tn or modification of the school law. Provisionwas made for the appointment of school examiners, but the examinationsmight be private, and the examiners were quite irresponsible. Undersuch circumstances it could not be expected that competent teachers beemployed. Often the most trivial riuestions were aske
. A twentieth century history and biographical record of Elkhart County, Indiana . ears of age must work one da) in each week, or elsepay thirty-seven and one-half cents in lieu of a days work, until theschoolhouse was iauilt. .Vlmost every session of the legislature wit-nessed some addition tn or modification of the school law. Provisionwas made for the appointment of school examiners, but the examinationsmight be private, and the examiners were quite irresponsible. Undersuch circumstances it could not be expected that competent teachers beemployed. Often the most trivial riuestions were asked a teacher, andthis was called an examination. In many instances there was no exam-ination at all—the teacher was simply asked to teach. However, it mustbe said that there was generally an endeavor nn the part of the trusteesto do the right thing; the fact is that, generally, cmnpetent teachers werenot to be had. The nriqinal scheme of educatimi embraced the district. icfrr 7W. Jhj^yi^. HISTORY OF ELKHART COUNTY 273 schools, the state university, and the county academy as intermediatebetween the two and as a preparatory school to the latter. In some in-stances county academies were built and a few Ijecame famous and gaveto the state some of her strongest men. But those institutions were soldand the proceeds added to the permanent school fund of the state. Inthe records of the hoard of justices and commissioners during the earlyyears of this county there are frequent references toi the seminary fund and to the trustees of that fund, but no disposition of these moneys wasever made for the purpose originally intended, and they were doubtlesslater turned into the general school fund. From the days when schools were dependent upon local taxation tothe present the Indiana school system presents a stoiy of wonderful prog-ress. In 1S40 one-seventh of the adult population of Indiana could notread nor write, and many of those whO could were densely ignorant.
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