Arizona citizen., 1874-01-03
PIMA SCHOOL BUSINESS.

mitted his annual report to the Territorial superintendent Stafford. Judge Osborn assumed the duties of superin- tendent, April l5, 1873, and for the period thereafter to December l5, he makes report which we summarize as follows:
 He found $99555 to the credit of the school fund and distributed to the general expense fund S75; Tucson district S668. 20; Sanford district $190.l9; Florence district S77.6S. Since then funds have been re- ceived to-wit: From delinquent tax of 1872, $S12; September apportioDment of Territorial fund $216.7O; property tax for 1873 S14l3.67; $50 more is expected from latter source from delinquent list. Amount of funds on hand December 15, 1873, S1420. 13, and distributed as follows : General expense fund S125; Tucson dis trict, s1O39.96; Florence district, S255. IT, Total amount of money received from all sources is $429I.77. Amount paid teach CTS Sl676.S SS; for school houses and furni- ture s241.6l; for school books S3s.90; for
 
 school rooms 363. 50; taking census $50; election s23; stoves S25; wood SIP; repairs s9.75; Sisters St. Joseph $500; making total of S2S7l. 64, leaving balance on hand of Sl42013.
 A school census was taken in May as provided by law. We have heretofore mt blished an abstract of the census re- 5<Fts from every county and district, giv- <X number, age and sex, and will now 9fI,E say the whole number of children in Pima county between the ages of six and twenty-one, is 751 boys 3S4 and girls 367. Whole number of both sexes in Tucson district, 540; in Sanford 96; in Florence 64; in San Pedro 49 San Pedro district was formed during the present year from Tucson, but no steps having been taken to open 0 school there, the funds due that district have been given to Tucson; and the board of supervisors having consolidated Sanford with Florence district, the funds due the former have been credited to the latter. The appor tonment of funds was made upon the combined census of San Pedro and Tue son for Tucson, and of Sanford and Flor ence for Florence.
 The schools in Tucson closed for the last school year on April 30. The attend ance for the first quarter of 1873, was an average of l9 for January; 23 for February, and 26 for March. No report was return ed for April. There is no report of the school for girls then kept by Mrs. L. c. Hughes, but good progress was made under her teaching.
 School was not opened at Florence un- til in November and the report for that month had not been made to the super intendent up to date of his report, but it is understood that the attendance has been about thirty. The people of Flor ence have donated the funds required to build good school house, thereby show ing their zeal in educational matters.
 In Tucson commodious rooms have been rented and furnished. The trustees have been remarkably fortunate in secur- ing Misses M. M. Wakefield and H. N. Bolton-former in charge of the boys and the latter the girls. These teachers are experienced and thorough; have pride in their profession and keen appreciation of the responsibilities of their position. The superintendent gives only official ex- pression to that of this community in saying that the trustees have been "very fortunate in securing the services" of these teachers. Under their charge, the average daily attendance has been sixty three, with a constant increase.
 It Xhe monthly expense of the Florence 6ittrict is put down at $11O, and that of It1eon at $26O.
 mclosing his report the Superintendent says: In the short time since the organiza- ton of the public school system in Pima county, much has been accomplished in the way of popular education among the children. The system here as elsewhere is rapidly populariZing itself Parents ap- preciate it's advantages as they perceive They are better realizing the correctness of system which aims to impart a broad in- tellectual education on a sound moral basis and leaves religious or sectarian training to family circles and church or SdnlZatlOnS. Justly regarding the actual