Just a little something to break us from our usual line of research. Does anyone else have any other interesting stories like this they would like to share with the rest of the mailing list? Happy Hunting Carol Gabriel List Admin >From the Ohio Repository (Canton, Ohio), 01 March 1838, page 1: COMMON SCHOOLS. --A HINT. The Common School Tax in Mass. for the year 1837 was $465,228.04; the average wages paid male teachers was $25.44 per month, and for female teachers $11.38 per month: Number of male teachers 2370, and of females, 3,591. The amount paid for the support of academics and private schools the same year $328,025.75. Let it be recollected that Massachusetts does not, at this time, contain more than half the population that Ohio does. In Providence, Rhode Island; a city Superintendent is employed with a salary of $1,250 per year; a city high school is also established. This State, though late in commencing the work of common school instruction, bids fair to occupy the front rank in a short time. --Jour. & Reg. Copyright 2004, MyFamily.com.