The Shasta courier., 1863-11-14
Report Of the Superintendent of Public
schools, Shasta County.
OFsrcE SuPr. PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Shasta Co., Cal. Sept. 10. 1868.


for the school year ending August 81. 1868.
/ take pleasure in being able to bear wit
ness to the indications of prosperity which
have marked the schools of Shasta county du-
ring the past year, and the general interest
manifested in the subject of education.
The progress of popular education, and
the success of the efforts made to extend its
advancement to all the youth of our county,
form subject of general interest to which it
is proper at this time to direct public atten-
tion
Tho reports of the trustees and teachers,
just received. reveal the most prominent fea-
lures, and furnish ample grounds for re-
Election and comment. 1t is profitable and
notkRninteresting to look back few years
in - history of our schools. and trace their
entire progress to the present time.' This is
especially gratifying, whereas in the present
instance the retrospect discloses a steady
though gradual advance, concurrent with the
progress of the country.
Seven years ago it was my duty. as the
incumbent of the same position that now
hold, to present to the Department of In
struction brief statement of the condition
of our common schools. At that time, Nov.
1857, there were four school districts in the
county in which school organizations were
maintained The census returns of that
year gave an aggregate OF 80 children. There
were FIVE schools and six teachers. and the
number eff children in attendance and reg
istered on school books, where SCHOOLS were
maintained greater or less period of the
year, 24l. The daily average attendance
was reported to me at 6S The amount of
money raised from the county was $500
Sc. Amount received from the State. S24S
l6, Whole amount appropriated and eK-
pended for school purposes, S54S y.
The interest manifested upon the subject of
and of which the above brief review affords
some evidence, is highly gratifying, and mea
sures are even now in progress of perfection
which will tend to unite our energies in ex-
tending the advantages of public school in
struction. Each succeeding year the progress
exhibited by my reports gave evidence of an
increasing zeal upon the important subject of
public school education. By performing my
duty in visiting all the schools in the county
and lecturing on progressive education. my
object was to give the cause an impulse which
could not retrograde. The importance of an
early education of the youth of the county was
becoming deeply implanted in the public
mind, and the interest then awakened made
fself manifest in the succeeding years by the
gradual extension of the facilities for instruc-
tion and augmentation of the public schools.
4 comparison of the present condition Of
the county schools with that of previous
years evinces no dinlnution of Interest, but
rather the advance of healthful and graft
flying advancement An examination of the
STATISTICAL reports from the several districts
will afford pretty correct statement Of the
condition of our schools and the interest felt
within my jurisdiction. Census returns and
reparts from the teachers and trustees, more
OF less complete, received from every district
except Cow Creek district, bearing within
themselves the e. idence of greater amount
OF care and exacti,ude bestowed than has
hitherto been observed. They exhibit an In
creasing interest on the subject of education,
a deeper sense of its Importance, and steady
and gratifying improvement IN the means of
its promotion.
According to the school marshals' census
returns for tho year ending Oct 3lst, 1862.
there were Is school districts, containg 1889
caildsaa under n years of age. Between Is
and 2i years, %. Between and Is years,
entitled to the benefits of common school.
where schools were maintained, 992 Of these
AIS were boys and 5l4 were girls. Under 4
years of age, 400. Born in California, 75S
Statistics from returns of teachers and trus
tees must necessarily be very imperfect in
some parts, as the revised forms of public
school blank reports have been altered. re-
quiring larger amount of facts, and copies
of the new revised school law changing the
time of the County Superintendent reporting
were not received at this Office till nearly all
the districts had maintained three months
school, consequently the teachers reported
filling out old forms of school blanks.
Upon an inspection Of the statistical part
of this years report. it WI be seen by the
census of this county, receptly taken, that
there are Is school districts, and the number
of boys between and is years Of age is 456.
Number of girls between and Is years of
age, AIS. Total number white children be-
tn cen 4 and Is years ofage, 934. Number
of white children under years of age, 4O4.
Number of children between Is and q years
of age, 81. Number of children of all ages
under 81. born in California. 760. Number
of children between and 6 years of age, 1914.
Number of children between and years
of age attending school, ia. Number of
children of all ages attending public school,
420. Number of children attending private
school, 2S3. Number of children between
and Is years of age not attending any school,
PA. Number of pupils enrolled on public
register, 1872 Average number belonging to
public school, 555. Average daily attend
ance, 339. Per centage of attendance, S7S.
Number attending school under 6 years of
age. 9Ol. Number of calendar months during
which schools were maintained, SO. Month
ly salary, board included, paid each teacher,
from $50 to $50. Length of time teachers
have taught the same school, |, FIVE years 2
three years; ? one year; nine months; 3
six months. and 9 three months. Valuation
of school houses and furniture, 1925. Val
uation of school apparatus, s.. Amount of
school fund received from the State, S2l0I &c.
Amount of school money received from coun-
ty taxes. Sl494 49, Amount received from