The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-01-31

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e Condensed report of the sount,
e Superintendent for the years 1869 ant
1872:
, 1869. 1872
No. of districtsin the county, 46 g.
No. of persons between 4
p years Of age, 2,O42 a,1a
Number of persons enrolled
in the schools 1922 2,47t
Average daily attendance, DIG 20,
No. of teachers employed, 50 o.
Average wages per month
paid males 5 $3.50 s45.5C
Average wages per month
paid females, 28H $3.50
TotaI teachers wages paid, 9,14l 1856
Expenses for fuel, repairs
and ineidentals. 1,2se 5,17:
Average number of months
of school, 81 ID
Amount Of State and coun-
ty fund, 1901 s 1855
Amount raised by taxes for
district purposes, 2O,221 $3.50
Number of school houses,
log, .. frame, p, stone,
Number OF school houses,
log, 3, frame, 35, brick, 81
total, 800 go
Total value of school
houses, +t So, ZIG s67. 900
Funds in hands of treasur-
er Sept. 1, 1858. $500.
| funds in hands Of treasur-
res Sept i, 1869, 81, 200.
| Funds in hands of treasIr-
ers Sept 81, 1872, So, 500
Amount of school bonds is
sued during the year, 1880
| Whole amt of school bonds
| issued, -rfHse S. 400
Present Indebtedness on ac-
count of school bonds, s 70, 1856
Whole number of acres o:
school land sold, ALA
| Whole number of acres of
school land unsold, about 1886
| The number of acres of school land re-
naming unsold is uncertain, on ac-
count of the Indian Reservations in the
| county.
Average per cent. of taxes levied
for school purposes:
Building fund, $40 of a mill,
| Teachers fund, 3 mills, t:stls
Incidental, 4 mills. q r
| To pay interest on school bonds, mill.
For sinking fund, ~ mills.
Total average per cent, levied for all
school purposes for the year, $40 mills.
Amount paid for school house sites DUR
ing the year, 81 GOO. tI3S
Amount paid for building school houses
during the year, S14,02S.
The. schools of Lyon county are in
prosperous condition. There are more
school, longer terms, larger attend
ance, more experienced teachers and
better work. Lyon county is feeling
the benefit of the State Normal school
in the training OF her teachers, and in
the class of teachers which such a
training school collects in its neigh
borhood with those who desire to be
benefited by association with older
and more experienced teachers.
Many districts have retained the
same teacher several consecutive
termsSeven Increasing their wages to
secure their services, and the schools
of those districts show the wisdom of
the policy.
The schools in all of the villages,
and many of the country schools of
Lyon county are in such condition,
and are under the management of such
Inexperienced teachers, that the citizens
might feel proud to show them to
educators OF the east.
There are teachers here from the
Normal schools of Massachusetts,
New York. Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illi-
nols. Minnesota, Michigan, Kansas and
perhaps from otner States, who are
giving good account of their train
ing VIC g2 ~
There is more inquiry made now
than formerly for teachers having
First Grade certificates. Notwith-
standing the close money market and
the great amount of competition to
which teachers are subjected when
near training school, as is the case in
Lyon county, wages have kept up to
the price of the previous year.
feel under great obligation to Miss
NJ. j. Watson and Miss; J. /. Patty,
for the unanimity of feeling which has
prevailed our work as members of the
Board of Examiners for the past two
years. x-.s.. ~
Some teachers have been offended by
the rigid course of the Board of Ex-
aminers in their mode OF granting GER
tiIicates- The standard for certificates
has been as follows: 20 to so per
cent. of the questions asked answered
correctly secured a Sd grade certificate,
good for sixmanths; so to 80 per cent.
secured ID grade certificate, valid for
nine months; over 90 per cent. and
an experience in teaching known to
the Board as successful, secured a LIST
grade certificate, good for Il months.
After obtaining first grade certificate
we examined in higher branches and
a professional course of study, and
then issued a large size certificate,
known as professional certificate"
Only eighteen of these last have been
Issued. The whole number of certifi-
Gates issued in four years, $50.
Emporia City, Americas, Neosho
Rapids and Hartford have good grad
ed schools, taught by teachers having
large experience. Prof. Carmicha ell,
Superintendent of Public Schools of
Emporia, and his able corps of teach
ers are adding to their previous we'll
earned reputation.
The Stats Normal School at En-
poria is stin growing in the estimation
OF the people and is doing good work.
The magnificent new building Just
enclosed VIII give room for the Faculty
and Directors to make it "pillar of
strength to our common schools. DIR.
G.. w. Hoss,s the President, and five
other members of the Faculty have
taught one hundred and twenty-five
students the past term. The enroll
ment for the year has been one hum
dred and ninety. a separate report is
made for this Institution and for the
city schools.
Z S3zAfsfssd Collegiate Institute has
suspended for one year.
The work of the county superin-
tendent, like that of the teacher, grows
4 IN interest eYery.year. @aT
God bless our school boys and girls
J and their teachers.
A. ID. CHAMBERS,
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