The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-04-09

Ontwa, 1872 rs 2S2 S4 s5S 752O12 20
Pokagon, 1419 81 sos 40 25S rs l4l9 OF
Penn, .4 1868 81 774 SIS 156 001211 SO
Porter, 1882 So 545 25 40 35 l443 65
Silver Greek, 2791 l6 S14 - 1870 132slS 10
Volinia, 1886 25 4l2 90 24L 501401 92
Wayne, ISL 65l 2S7 S1 349 ISL 851 AZ
Total, $500 95 7,167 81 $500 "a Is, 963 %
The whole number of children re-
ported, is Is less than in 1861 aud
the number attending school is ia
less. The average length of the
schools was the same; and three.tenths
of a month above the average, of the
State. One male teacher less, and fif-
teen more female teachers, were en-
ployed. To male teachers $I14,9
less, was paid; and to female teachers,
$476,59 more. The indications are, at
about the same amount m onthly was paid
to both classes of teachers, as in 1861.
Certainly, the present is no time to cut
down the wages of competent teach
ers. $3,201,97 is reported paid for
building and repairing school houses /;
and yet the valuation of school houses
is S5,3s3,5o less. Calvin reports $3.50
less; Howard $500 less, &C.; Ontwa
reports s2,275 more. $lS4,67 is re-
ported paid for library books, while but
"a volumes more, are reported. In
1861 the inspectors of twelve towns re-
ported $414,O7 received from fines,
while the county treasurer reported but
$500, apportioned in the whole county.
The past year, only the inspectors in
four towns report the receipts from this
source; and they report Sl44,14, while
directors in ten towns, report $500, 33,
as coming into the district treasures.
BY late amendment of the library
law, the town and district Boards are
required to expend annually, or oftener,
unless the town or district shall have
otherwise voted, whatever library
funds may be on hand, and to purchase
of the State contractor. They have a
list of about 700 volumes to select
from. This is prepared by the State
Board of Education, and the books con-
tracted for at much lower prices than
they can be even be bought of ped
oilers, or at the bookstores. The list
contains more books suitable for libra
ries, than can be found in all the book
stores in Michigan and requiring the
Boards to select from it such books as
as they want, will secure lower con-
tracts, than with the former uncertain
ty. Any district having surplus of
public money, after having eight
months school, may vote it for library
books. snW smi a,4 ~s.i5ol
There was raised in the county the
past year, by district taxes, to pay
teachers, 81, 343,94; and by rate-blils,
s1,sl5,o4. This was 1912, SO more by
taxes, and se45,51 less by rate bills,
than the year previous. All praise to
the taxpayers of Cass for this advance
toward making the schools free. Nc
greater evil exists, than rate bills. They
drive away the poor from the schools
and they grow mp in ignorance, losing
the benefit of the public money, for
fear of being called upon to pay much
smaller, but uncertain amount. ~.
In the county, exclusive of La
grange and Mason, in which the
amounts not repOrted,) s222,5o was
paid from township funds, for inspect
ors' services.
The total school resources for the
year, as shown by the directors re.
ports, were severally, as follows:
Amount on hand, Sept. I'd, 1861. ) s1,o7o SIS
Two-Mill Tax, inspectors Report, sa0 !.
$7,2s046l a. q 6,sO2 IS
Primary School Fund. 1918 was aesn'I
apportioned,] SOL 81
Rate Bills, 1,315 "a
Tuition of Non PRESIDENT Scholars, 262 81
| District Taxes, to pay Teachers, 1,343 o.
| Other District Taxes. s,l42 10
Library Money, Town Libraries
not included, 260 SO
Town Funds paid Inspectors, 222 so,
Add for error in report of District =
/ No. 8, Ontwa, 1,155 90
Total Receipts, S1S,78O Is
The total amount expended, inclu.
ding 1926 IS on hand, and amount