Arizona citizen., 1874-02-07

struction for She year 1873:
 EXECUTIVE OFFICE, l l TUCSON, January l, 1874. ] To the Hon. Board of Education of tlI Territory of Arizona: In accordance with | law, l have the honor to submit my 2u. nual report of the condition and progress Of schools during the past year, as follows PIMA COUNTY.
 Cash on hand January l, 1872, fcT4.9 :: cash received from the Territorial school l fund, Sl43322, and from all sources receiv- ed 9429l.T. Amount paid to teachers. q = 676.SS; for SchOOl-hOuSeS and furniture $24l | 6l; for school books S399O; for salary of sil- perintendent $l00; for rent Of SchOOl-hOuse 9363.50; incidental expenses 9449.75; O2 hand $ll20, ,l3-making in all $42Gl.77 the amount received. The probable amounts that will be received in 1874, are 9l50G from the county and S1000 from the Territory. The probable amount that will De required for 1874 is $2900.
 The number and condition Of the schools are: A primary school was kept open in Sanford three months bya male teacher a. | 3l00 per month.
 One has been maintained in Florence for two months by @ male teacher st $1O9 per month with an average daily attend ance of twenty.
 A primary school was open in Tucson for boys and continued four months. Ty-O
 
 teachers. each with q salary C. Sl00 per month. One teacher hes charge of tho boys and the other Of the girls in separate rooms. There is en average daily attend ance of fifty boys and twenty-five girls. The progress made by the pupils is re- ported to be excellent. A schocl-house 16x 30 has been built at Florence. ItWas done by volunteer subscriptions On the part of the citizens. The other schools in the county are kept in rented buildings. Me Guffey's series of books are used.
 The census retcEns show the whole num- Der Of children between the ages of six and twenty-one to be T5l, of which Il0 ere reported attending public schools.
 The value of schOo!-hOrses and rlrni- ture in the county is reported to be $975.
 YkvAPAI COUNTY.
 Cash on bapd January l, 1873, S151. .4S; re- ceived from Territorial school fund $l48879: from county school fund S753.0s: from con- tributions and all other sources S2l5,00: making 8 total O. S259S.3l. Cash paid for school-hOuse and furniture S2l00.00: other expenses S229.12; on hand S269.l9-in all 22598.3l. The probable amount Of receipts for 1874 iG SLIGO, and probable amount need ed for this year Sl2U0.
 The number and condition of schools iG Yavapai are: A school was kept open in Prescott for ShTee months by female teacher at Sl10 per month. The average daily attendance was fOrty-tive. The pro RFSSS IItGe IS T6DOIISu aS ndFln2 been very satisfactory. The census returns show the total number of children in the county between the ages of six and tTenty-One to be 106, of which ffty-three attended public school. The value of schOOl-hCCse and furniture in the county is $2l55.
 YUMA COCIITY.
 Cash received from Territorial school fund S2l34.92; from county school fund S9l5. lS-in all $3959.10. Amount paid to teachers Sl45O; for school-hOuses and fur niture S450.6S; for school books S45S; sala- rieS O. officers S75; rent of schOOl-house Se4; error S26.95; on hand S525.47-in all S2050.l0. The probable amount that will be received from the Territory and county in 1874 is Sl0G0, and the probable amount needed to support schools in each district during 1874, is S2400.
 The number and condition of the schools are: A school was kept open in district No. l, Ehrenberg, for three months, by male teacher at g monthly salary of SiOO, in which the pupils made good advance ment. \ school was taught in Yuma for nine monthS--siX months by @ female and three P 9 male teacher. The monthly sal2fy of each was Sl00. In both districts the boys and girls attended in the same rooms. The Union series of books was used.
 The census returns show the total num- Der Of children between the ages of six and twenty-one years to be 473, and the uulnDST dlbeuOInS puDlIC SCuOOlS seventy five and private school twenty-five. The value of schoOl-hOuseS and furniture in Yuma county is $lG47.
 1IARICOPA COUNTY.
 Cash received from Territorial fund Sl392.94; from county fund $729.46; from contributions and other sources S345-in all $2467.40. Amount paid teachers S650; for School-hOuSeS and furniture Sl564.40; school books S56; salaries of officers Sll0; other expenses S29,33; on hand S57.67-in all $2467.40 Probable amount of receipts during 1874 is 5000; and estimated amount that will be required for the support Of schools in the several districts $500.
 In the district number 2, a school was taught four months by male teacher at a monthly salary of Sl0O; and in No. l the school was kept open for six months. In the early part of 1874, two male teachers the latter months a female teacher was employed and she is still teaching-each at monthly salary of $l0o. Fine progress is reported. A series of text books has hot been adopted. The census returns show total number of children between and that sixty have attended public school. The value of the school-houses and furniture in the county is S20O0.
 MoHAvE COUNTY.
 Cash received from the Territorial school fund S133790; from county fund SS7.05-in all SI42495. Cash paid teachers $500; school furniture $50; to officers S75; rent of S200; cash on hand S490.95-ln all SI42495. No estimate is forwarded to me of the probable receipts for 1874 nor of the amount required for the year. A mix ed school was taught at Cerbat for six months by a female teacher at a salary Of Sl00 per month, and the pupils are report