The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-14

School districts in the State... 1871 SO
Graded schools. ooiss...'',, ............... SGS ga
School directors. ................ 12,9O0 202
superintendent. 76
average salaries Of male teach i'if' 0n
ers per month. h................ $500 ..
Average salaries OF female
teachers per month ......... t3062 ....
Average length OF school term. GOA 80.
kT%sss ETsPsss of BSPgs 81 s5s s5s sS9i s
percentage OF attendance upon
the whole number registered 81 ....
Average cost Of tuition per
month for each pupil ON ave-
rage attendance. ............. 9T ....
Cost of tuition for year. 500, 7O4OO s227435
Cost OF building, purchasing,
and renting schoo-houses.. 9,455,s4sOO 4Gt6o5
Cost OF contingencies. ......... 936,56000 S2306
Total cost for tuition, building,
ETC., and contingencies. 6,S93, 1920 ....
Total cost, Including eXpendi-
lures OF llkinds. ........... $685. 1890 1851
Estimated value OF school pro-
perIy...... ..l4O4o,65zOO
AS compared with the year 1866, the following in
crease is shown:-In the number of teachers 1901
in the number OF pupils 166, ,25s in the average at
tendance OF pupils, 1856 026 in the cost OF tuition
s75l,oO9; in the cost of building, purchasing ana
renting OF schoolhouses, 81 640 and in the total
cost Of the school system, g., ,T0O,99O.
A statement annexed to the report, giving the
financial condition OF the different school districts,
shows that their total Indebtedness is S4736l2
Another statement, which gives the condition Of the
system for the school year 1862 in comparison with
its condition for the school year 1868, excluding
Philadelphia, shows increase in the following
important items: I'm the number OF pupils attending
school, co. in the average attendance, 91,452 in
the length OF term, day; In the monthly salaries OF
male teachers, 5000, and in the monthly salaries OF
female teachers, S113.
The report states that Notwithstanding the fact
that the school law made general In its applica-
ton in 1s4s at the beginning OF the year 1867 there
were twenty-four districts in twelve different coun-
ties that subbornly refused to put schools in opera
ton under its provisions, in consequence OF which
they lost their appropriations from the State, and
were instrumental in 6epriving about 6OO0
children of the advantages of an educa-
ton. But since then, fifteen OF these
districts have adopted the system and received their
appropriations, four others have opened their
schools and will in due time receive their appropria
tions; while of the remaining five districts four will
probably soon comply with the system. Harmony
district, in Beaver county, Ii is thought Will still
hold out as it is under the control OF society known
as the "Economites," who have school Of their
own.
The whole number Of students who have attended
the four State Normal Schools is 1O,237, and the
whole number who have graduated is 32l. These
institutions had during the past year 76 professors
and teachers; AIS students, OF whom 4S1 were IN
the model schools; 1860 volumes in their libraries;
property OF the estimated value of 1902 274 to which
If the estimated value OF the property of the State
Normal School of the Sixth district, S120,0OO be
added, the sum would be 22,274-an aggregate in
debtedness of s111,975, income Of s12S,O7O and
expenditures to the amount OF S132, 4O6.
Collegiate privileges have been granted by the
Legislature of Pennsylvania to between forty and
fifty institutions OF learning. over thirty of these
are believed to be still in existence but number of
them are in such condition OF constitutional weak
ness or premature decay that they would scarcely
claim for themselves the rank of a college.
Apart from these dilapidated institutions, we
have some twelve or fifteen live colleges. These
institutions have graduated 5105 Students OF whom
1913 graduated the past year; and they have 2901
students in attendance instructed by 149 professors
The volumes in their libraries amount to 81, $685. and
the value OF their apparatus is ss2450 Their aggre-
gate endowment, as reported, is 22s70OO, but 1t is
known to be greater, though nothing like what is
needed
From the recent school census of Philadelphia
and Pittsburg, and estimates OF other cities and
towns, the Superintendent makes up the following
important statement:-
Children attending public schools .s15, 1853
Children attending private schools. $4,000
Children not attending school ............. 10000
Whole number. .975. 1853