The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-01-28
THE REPORT OF NE sUPERIYTEE-
DENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.

Mr.. Fisher cntertains a very favor
able impression of the present School
system, but regrets the disadvantages
incident TO the history Of a new State,
through which we are s.yet without
university, college, normal school or
academy" The statistics he presents
are claimed TO show that we are IN adj
vance Of any other state in the Union
ia respect to the average number OF
months Of tuition afforded during the
year, the average monthly compensa-
ton Of teachers, aud the average
amount paid per pupil from public
funds. tie also claims that we are
equal 10 most OF the States in respect
to the number OF schools in proper
ton to school population, the number
81 scholars enrolled in proportion 10 The
numbcr of the population, and the
average OF attendance.
Daring the two years previous to
Aug. 81, 1870, there has been an in
crease of $50 children OF school age.
During the past year the whole num-
Der of children taught in the public
schools has been 2,3sj. During the
previous year l,o6l were taught. Dur
ing the last year 81 teachers have been
employed, against A the year pre-
vious.
Tho total expense OF the public
schools for the school years 1890
was S13.s36 81, applied as follows:
i5.4I9 -
Bniidinss. repair, furniture, stc........., II 5CO H.
u -
Apparatus 90 -
Kent, fuel tc-.-----....-....-. ..... @ $50 90
OF the amount expended SI6.g57 80
vas received from the State apportion-
meut, sis,634 + from the county tax.
and the balance from the money on
hand aud from miscellaneous sources.
The sum received from the State j.,
S3,2l7 0S in excess Of that Of 1865.
the total common school revenue
received from all ources during the
Two years amounted to sl7i $50; being
for 1869. Ss5,sS7 25: aud for $50, 500
IL s.. The total amoun expended
for common school purposes during
the two years was Sl32, l99.
Number Il boys petween . aud Is years Of
aEc1u .OHs
Number u stri-, init. ...-..-....--...----..- So
Children Guicr6 ..12Ei
Between - sui - IL
Total under q ~
Number b,y- enfolled in public schools 1870. L. go
"tls' BE-
Total children in ...----2 SO
Number children attending private schools. $40
total uumber children NOT attending school. ss5
Eight months was the average time
schools ere maintained.
There are % school districts in the
state, aud IS school houses: Is male
teachers and s. female, making SO in
all.
The highest monthly compensation
paid males ~teaesers Is sl66; lowest,
S7o; and the highes, female teachers.
$50; lowest, $50.
The surplus of school money re
ported in the hands of County Trea-
surers at the end of the school wear
was Sl7,527.
The Constitution provides that Ger
tain moneys derived from the sale al
State lands, from cscheated estates
fines, etc, shall constitute Il perma.
nent fund solemnly pledged for elu
cational purposes. This fund i re.
quircd 10 be invested in United State.
bonds, aud bonds at tire State. and tn,
interest ordered distributed among tn,
counties. "fhe Controllers repor
shows that there is an uninveSted bal
: ance in the fund OF S5l, lbs, currency
, and S2,666. coin, leaving, according /,
2 these figures, S2o,l6 80. currency, an,
! SOL So, coin, 10 be accounted for
These items are charged TO a deficien
cy in the accounts of L. Rhodes, lat,
/. State Treasurer.
, There Is now in this fund, in Nevad;
bonds, $4,000.
Nothing has vet been realized from
/ the per cent. granted by Congress OF
I the sale Of lands within the State. MI
Fisher says the records of the UniteI
States Land Offices show there is a
:. leas; 5000 due from this source. Tn
e amount from toll roads is decreasing
: from fines increasing.
: Mr.. Fisher objects To tho paymen
of the expenses of the State Land OF
flee out of the Irreducible school fund
lie claims that the fund has been d
e minished since the office named wa
established by the sum of Ss,l97, i
currency. He thinks this should b
returned.
The Superintendent shows by table
that the expenditure for the educatio
of each child is greater in this stat
than in any State in the Union
amounting to $40 10. Massachusett
is the nearest approximation, bein
sic -.
Tho number of colored children