Hopkins."Our schools are equal to others in good order, morals, progress and attendance."

Laketown. There is progress in scholarship and regular attendance.

Manlius." In the winter the schools were generally full, and the attendance good. The behavior of the scholars was unexceptionable during the visits, and no complaints were made of them at other times. They appeared to be making progress in their studies, but I observed among the teachers a great diversity of ability in their aptness to teach.

"In the summer the attendance was not what it should be, but in other respects the above remarks will apply."

The reports from Manlius show ten more scholars than the whole number of children in the town. We suspect one district reports the whole number attending the winter school, and again at the summer school, thus counting a large portion twice.

Martin. "In respect to order, morals, progress and attendance, the schools will average with schools generally."

Overisel.-"I can say that the order maintained in our schools was excellent. In regard to morals and behavior, our scholars✔ get a religious training. Their progress was excellent, and attendance good.

"We can keep but a few months school, on account of the the present law which deprives us of raising money on the scholar." [See law, at close of this volume.]

Pine Plains. "The schools were kept in good order, with due attention to morals and behavior. The progress in scholarship was good. The three districts in this township were all newly organised and have no schoolhouses, and the schools were kept in vacant dwellings." One district reports eight children and fourteen attending school.

Saugatuck, formerly Newark.-The Inspectors have failed to report the two mill tax for the last two years.

ALCONA COUNTY.

Harrisville. "The township has just completed it organization. The county at present is thinly populated, and much difficulty has hitherto existed in keeping a school district organized, from the fact that the school district is of necessity so large-making it inconvenient for schoolars to attend in bad weather. The morals and behavior are decidedly good; much better than usual in new districts. The population are engaged in lumbering, farming and fishing; and altogether, the neigh borhood is in a promising condition."

This is the first report ever received from Alcona county, and returns 40 children in this one district, and $160 paid teachers, with seven months school.

ALPENA COUNTY.

Alpena. "There is but one school district in the township. Our school is taught in the upper room of a large warehouse; which is used as a school room-for Sunday school and preaching on the Sabbath-as a lecture room, and for holding the circuit court during the spring and fall terms. We hope to bo able to erect a schoolhouse another year. The town being but a little over three years old, and the inhabitants nearly all under middle age and in poor circumstances, it cannot be expected that we shall present that progress which older settled districts are able to exhibit. Our population in the village is about 350, in a healthy location at the mouth of Thunder Bay river. The immigration has been very rapid, even for a lake port town. We have been remarkably fortunate in the selection of teachers for our school; under whose guidance the very best of order has always been observed; and in point of morals and good behavior, our school is not surpassed by any in the State; which latter fact is attributable, in a large degree, to the remarkable teachings inculcated by parental example. For it is a noticable fact that, although our settlement is comparatively new, and the inhabitants, as before stated, young-being nearly all under thirty-five-and this being a lumbering and fishing

point, yet in the criminal annals of the past year, we have not recorded a single case. A more temperate seaport town exists not in the whole west. This speaks something for our morals bere. Of course, as our children are all young, they cannot have advanced far in scholarship. The attendance has been regular the past year."

ANTRIM COUNTY.

Megazee, formerly reported in Grand Traverse county, is now reported from its own county, Antrim. Thirty three children are reported. In future times when these now new counties shall report their children by thousands, this record will be of interest.

BAY COUNTY.

Bangor." Our schools have been defective for the past year for want of agreement as to the teachers, but we think the matter will be remedied, and a more full and satisfactory report made next year."

Hampton.-"The teachers who have had charge of our schools for a year or two, have been very efficient in maintaining good order, and are well qualified, both morally and intellectually, to impart instruction. And many of the scholars have improved very much under their tuition, in morals, behav. ior, and progress in scolarship. The attendance has been about as regular as in schools generally."

The Bay City union district paid to teachers, $950 99. The town had $203 55 more public money than was paid to teach

ers.

BARRY COUNTY.

The reports from Barry show an increased attendance a school of 528; an increased amount paid teachers, of $967 00 The County Treasurer reports $1,090 36 library money appor tioned, but none is reported by the Inspectors as having been received. The total amount for the year for school purposes was $12,758 96. The visitors reports are few and brief:

Baltimore-"The schools have improved in all respects." Irving." The schools, as far as we can learn, are in good condition."

Thornapple.-"Very good order has been sustained in the schools in the township, and a pleasing progress has been made in morals and good behavior. The progress in scholarship I should judge to be good."

BERRIEN COUNTY.

Berrien county shows a small increase in attendance; $16,890 40 paid to 244 teachers; an increase of $1,757 11. Four towns report $46 17 library money from fines. If these report correctly, the amount in the county was $579 92. From New Buffalo no report has been received. The total resources of the county for the year, for school purposes, were $23,597 04.

Bainbridge. The Inspectors say the the visiting Inspector has gone to the war, and can therefore make no report of its finances, or amount paid teachers.

Chickaming." In districts one and two I am happy to state that good order has been kept; that the morals and behavior of the children are worthy of the good example set by their teachers. Their attendance has not been as regular as I could wish, nor hope for improvement.

"District No. 3 did not apply for a certificate until the 9th of September, and as they have not had a qualified school within the year, I have not visited it, and can therefore say nothing in relation to it."

Hagar." The Inspectors respectfully report, that there has been a great strife between the teachers as to who should have the best school; and we are happy to say, they have all, by getting the good will of the scholars, been enabled to keep the best of order. The morals of the children are good; their pro gress was never greater, if as good; in fact the schools have been so conducted as to give general satisfaction to the parents."

Lake "Having only visited the schools during the summer

term, I cannot make as full a statement as I could wish. As to order in the schools, it appeared good; as to morals and behavior, I saw nothing out of the way. The scholars are small, and not far advanced, and attendance limited."

Niles.-"Although the character of our schools is far from what we could desire, and what we hope it will attain to, yet a decided improvement is perceptible.

"In most of the schools very good order is observed. The morals and behavior of the children will compare favorably with schools in older districts. For the last two or three years, a better class of teachers have been employed, and consequently greater progress in scholarship has been made. The attendance in some of the districts, is not as regular as we could wish, while a few are models in this respect."

The Director's reports are models in completeness and

correctness.

Niles City."The schools, in this city, are all free, and are embraced in one district, under the head of Union Schools. The principal school is the Union, and aside from that we have schools kept in three other buildings, one of which is for colored children. The condition of the schools is good, also the order; and the progress in all the branches, we think, cannot be excelled."

Pipestone." In order, our schools are improving generally; morals, &c. not vicious, but somewhat rude; progess fair; attendance irregular. The condition and interest in the schools has much improved within the past year, the standard of quali fication in teachers has been raised, and the visiting Inspector observing and strict.

"Some districts use the library money to buy text books for the schools-others to pay teachers. What shall be done to check the evil?”

Such use of the library money is entirely illegal, and the offi cers so using it are liable to prosecution for malfeasance, and to fine and removal from office.