Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-04-01
DAVENPORT IOWA. FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL |, 1859


EN- At meeting Of the School
Board, March 80 b, 1859. the following re
solutions w1s offered BY j. NJ. Frizzell, and
adopted:
Resolved That the report Of the City Su-
perintendent be published in the city pa
pers.
To THE BOARD OF DIREcroRs OF THE Cry
OF DAVENPORT, Gerfiemen: compliance
with the request made at one Of your for
mer meetings, herewith present a brief
statement Of the expenses OF the school un
der your control. in comparison with sini
lar schools in other localities. These. with
other facts. | will report more fully at the
close of the school year.
Expenditures from Jsly |, '5s, to July l. 80.
Many of the expenses being reckoned for
the entire school year. it is impossible to
report the result Of the expenses up to this
date only Making liberal allowance for
contingent expenses that may occur betty
now and the close of the schools, the cast
of our schools is given at figures which
believe will cover the total outlay for the
year. Az the Secretary Of the Board, in his re-
port, has given you Fall the expenses by
items. do not think It necessary to partic-
ulsrize. but arrange the expenses under
three heads.
Salary of Teachers, $4,000
:" Supt 500
9. Fuel. Ganitor's ser.
vices, incidents and Insu-
rance, 1900
3. Rents, including the
interest on school houses
and lots, $4,000 4,5OO
$4,000
Now by estimating the number Of chill.
dren that will be in the schools during the
year at 900, which more than likely will
be less than the number, there being alres-
dy 1879 enrolled, and dividing the total
expenses by this number. shows the cost Of
tuition for the year for each scholar to be
&s.65. Below give the cost OF tuition in
the schools of other cities calculated onAhe
same basis
Boston $1,000 Dubuque, $3.50
ST. Louis, I'LL Providence 900
Cincinnati, 9,574 Phila. 8,57
Cleveland s,64 Davenport, s.95
In that part Of the city where it is most
denseIy populated, the cost per pupil will
be much less For example in Sub. District
No. (school on the southeast corner of 9th
and Warren street.) the expense per scholar
will only be $6.25. Again, when We take
into consideration that the school for color
ed children, containing nine pupils, costs
$3.50 90, which would be 5000 for each
scholar in the school during the year also,
additional expense Of one teacher in one Of
the sub districts in consequence Of the in
convenient location Of the school house, we
SEQ that the expenses of the schools would
be greatly reduced and the cost Of tuition
per scholar would be less than in any Of the
above named cities. The economy of the
system can also be seen when compared
with the expenses of select schools.
SALARY OF TEACHERS.
Davenport Male Teachers. average per
month $63,4O
do Female Teachers $3.50
Dubuque Male Teachers. do 5000
do Female do do $500
VALUE OF SCHOOL PROPERTY.
Dubuque 100000 Burlington $4,000
Davenport AZ 600 Keokuk, 5000
Muscatine $4,000.
/ have made the above statements from
the Reports of the officers Of those respsc-
tive cities or counties. From them We can
learn our comparative position with refer
ence to the expenses Of tuition aud value Of
property. The school house conveniences
of this city are ample for the children at
present. With but little additional expense
the grounds can be beautited at sny future
time 50 as to add greatly to the taste and
personal culture Of children, and happiness
Of the teacher.
Permit me to acknowledge the increasing
interest manifested in our schools by pupils
and parents. The daily average attendance
Of scholars is improving, and the friendly
visits from parents evinces a marked ad-
vancement Another year Of similar pro
gress will place the schools on q firm basis
and give the youths Of the community edn-
cational advantages equal to any city Of the
same age.
Respectfully submitted,
A. S. KtSSELL, Supt.