White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1870-01-20

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600. with levy Of ten mile; the actual
amount OF property 10 each case being
EQUAL, the smount of rsveune raised
would be the ssme, end the taxes
of e.rh individual the same Eu,i.sb!s
distribution Of ssIatiou. provisions for
prompt collection. and rigid but wise
economy in appropriations. will soon
m.ke our 6asncial condition ell tsat
could bs desired.
For the following statistics concerning
public schools and iasti,u,ions of le.rn-
ing. sm Indebted to the Superintendent
Of Pnblic Instruction:
Number Of school districts, l. .7O7; TO-
crease for the year. 335: number Of re-
ports from district clerks. / .62l; increase
for the year, 3S6; number of 10 ale persons
bet ceen the ages Of S and 81 ye.rs, 49,
007: increase for the year. 1891; nnm-
Der Of fems ale persons Of school ages. A.
$40; increase for the year. 606; to..l
number of persons Of schonI ages. 90. SIT;
increase for the year. 18. 1857; mum Der of
male persons enrolled in public schools;
80. 1877; increase for the year. 6,55S; num.
Der of female persons enrolled in public
schools, 28. ASS; increase for the year, g.
083: whole number Of persons enrolled
in public schools. 1851; incre.e for tho
year. 13 54l; number Of pupils in select
schools. seminariss. and colleges. 2 784;
decrease. SIS: whole number in publc
schools snd other institutions of lssrnine.
81 .465; increase. IA 256: average daily
attendance in public, schools. 81. .l24: in
crease. 1856; average length Of time
public schools have been taught. FIVE
months; number of m lie teachers en-
ployed in public schools. S96; increase.
150; number Of female teachers emplovsd
in public schools. ll6; increase. 263;
average wages paid to male teachers in
public schools. s37 OF; decrease. 50 49;
average W .ges paid TO female teachers,
$28 78: decrease. IL cents; total amou nj
paid for teachsr,' wages 10 public schools,
S292 719 "a: increase for the year. SSS.
S44 40; amount exnenaed for repairs and
incidentsls. S79 343 IA: increase. s34 .
025 81; amount received ou semi annua al
State dividends, SIT 153 65: increase.
$40 45l OF; amonnt received from fines
and estrsys. Sl9,25S 93; decrease. sll.-
630 A; amount raised BY direct tax for
support of pnhlic schools. e42S 9S3 68:
increase. $86 562 %; total smoupt raised
for support Of puhiic schools. 565 81 II:
increase. sl36 095 50; nnmhe- of school
houses-log. '34S; frame. 606, brick. 35;
stone. 224: total. 1918: increase. 260;
total value Of school houses. 81. .031. 1872
90: increase. S21S 800 25; total value Of
apsratus. SIT ll8 90; increase. S5 S16..
35; amount Of u 500 bonds sold bv
the School Fund Com missioners, S26. :
600 90: smount received on e. 8. bonds,
S29 3l5 90: amount of State honds pur-
chased since February last, 1928. 500 90;
amount paid on bonds purchased since
February last. SIPS 500 90; amount paid
on bonds. Sll9 2l0 90; total amount OF
State bonds. sll9 2l0 0O; total amount
Of State bonds belonging to the perms
nent school fund. $3.50 .450 CO.
State University The nnmbar Of
Students in attendance at the State Uni
versity during the year was one hundred
and forty three. or these. four are in the
classical course and twelve in the scien-
tiic. The library has been increased by
the addition of over two Thousand vol.
umes. A valuable astronomical transit
was recently donated to the institution.
and an observatory wing has been erected
State Agricultural College.-One hnn-
dred and seventy three students have been
enrolled in the Agricultural College du-
ring the year. o. these. thirty two are
in the classical department. One has
been added to the faculty. A large
amount Of the endowment lands have been
sold. A suitable boarding house is very
much needed.
Normal School The total attendance
in the Normal School for 1869. was one
hundred and ninety eight. Nine gradu
ated at the last commencement. Sixty
seven students taught in public schools
during the year. The number OF students
pledged to become teschers is one hun.
dred and thirty. The institution is in
great need of suitable boarding arrange
ments fer the students 10 attend ance.
Upon reading this and other portions
OF the report of the Superintendent OF
Public Instruction. it occurs to me that
the State Of Kansas cannot be regarded
IS subject to the condemnation implied
in the sphorism which recently constitu-
ted the platform OF successful political
party in the Argentine Republic: THE
ignorance of the people is the crime Of
bad governments" Surely State
which provides so muni6cently for the
education Of its youth. cannot be reproach-
ed for the ignorance of any one.
SCHOOL LANDS.
The Auditor and Superintendent Of
Public Instruction each calls attention to
the defects in the laws regulating the sales
of school lands. I, would seem that
some provision should be made to ascer-
tain the number of acres Of school land
sold under the territorial government he.
fore the admission OF the State; the
amount of money for which II was sold.
and whether It sll reached the State treas
ury. Il 10 slso desirable to ascertain the
whole number Of acres sold since the ad.
mission Of the State: the total amount Of
principal paid therefor; tbs number of
scres sold esch yesr: the amount Of prin.
cipal paid on the years sales: the sver-
age price per acre; and the number Of
acres Of school land remaining nnssld in
each County which is organized.
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
The STATE Ccpitol Il recommend that