Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-02-27
State News.

REPoIT OF SUPERINTENDENT JoHNsC
The Report OF Superintendent johns
makes book of 222 pages aud OF cous
contains many matters of interest aud l.
portance, though the size OF the yo!'e
will discourage many from Its persual.
The whole number of scholars inhe
State between the ages of four and twy-
."e in 1872 was Isl; In ISL the .m-
Der ""s 225. sos. Tie number reg;red
IN soinme' schools in 1879 was e22 /;
~ 1911, the whole number was BIB;
average attendance In 1875. 92. 75O;. Is
a, ~ $50 The number registered witt
Ter schools in 1872 was 1851: 1871,
l25, ~ average attendance In Is l02,-
443; In 1871, l0l,l77. The perce.ge Of
average attendance to the shole.umber
was, III 1872. 40: in 1871. 80; iocholars
registered, in 1872, 50; in 1919. The
probable number of truants or Isentees
was, IN 1872. u ,4sT in ISL. ISL. These
hgures show an increase of the mber of
scholars IA the State, and = si gain in
attendance.
The average length Of schS for the
year was, IN 1872. 10 weeks ? IS; in Is
y: ~ weeks days II loss ore day in
io.-' There was an incrca.ln graded
schools the last year. the nurer in 1872
Deihg i6:, and In ISL. 420. ST year l2l
ne" sChooihouses wers buiitigainst lIg
the previous year. The va of school
properly was. in 1872, S2,9iG4; IN 1871,
S2.isS.523. The normal scFls furnished
S'o teachers last year. and the year be-
fore. The average wages olale teachers
were per month. excluding ard in 1872. |
S33.l7; in 1871, S32,44; of male teacbers'
per week. excluding soartn 1872, So. go: |
IN 1871, 1913. Amount ochool money |
raised In 1872, S7I7 ,719; ISL. S7I9.9O5:
amount raised per scholar 1872 was. Sa.-
81: In 1871, S3N: amoupaid for tuition
IN private schools. acadees or colleges
IN me State in 1872, was 5,425; in 1871,
sas,1!4; amount paid forshools superyis-
Ion in lS72,e24,l39; 1871, S23.623:
amount OF school fund 1872, S3l7.9Oa:
N 1871, $3O9, 100. The te OF aggregate
lures tOiuation the last
year was five and fourtiifth mills. The
otal sum expended in p for educational
purposes In and out Ofe State was 81
'O1 ,592; in 1871 the IN expended was
II Is estimated byhe Superintendent
nat the annual tuitiOpf the pupil at the
uoilc school amount to el2. He calls
ttention to the fact Ut it would cost no
lore to educate all le children in the ,,
tate IMAM It does tofducate those who ;
ttend the schools, aifting the truants +,
NJ Otbers who fail tattend.
mere are now 81 sources of school
'venue In he State Interest on Perma-
ent Sch0d Fund ;SavinSs Bank Tax; T;
cnool Mil-fax; FOceeds from Local
unds voluntary I'wn or School District :
": Ihepermanef school fund amounts .
SSH,S1 No sditlOn of any amount y
10 be hOpd for toihis fund from the re- g
'urces 0che Statt but Is il anticipated
AZ somesdditiOn may be made BY the
neral gfernmen. The interest or the
esent f0d amounts to elS,77S, or .Os3
censuschOlar. The intrest Is appor.
NED ~ LIST annually by the State
essurer 4DQ h payable to any town G.
ieneverhe State and county taxes are T"
% by tn said town. The savings bank q
u soi-sp9uRl tax Of one-quarter of ii
? per ces. on the total amount of depos- =,
In al u savings banks or the Stste
'ordingp returns made TO the State ~
'asurera May and November of each 10
Z. ThAm0unt from this source IS re- er
ned La Nay was 81 1874, SS.-The \,
DOL miltax Of one mill per dollar upon :" =,
the priority In the State, according to b
satjop. Cor the support Of common pl
. Ae resent valuation, this yields an pr
w! reYnQe for The schQ0ls Of 4l34,- pY
fhs pms 70 be disbursed FROM the ct
. freal,ry will be nearly - follows for 50
year S73: Interest on permanent -
'o' mnd 90. 900; Savings bank fund, Oh