The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-02-04


time school wa. taught, 81 months; mum
Der OF male teachers employed, 1850: o
female teachers, 1858 average wages pai,
male teachers, 1924; average wages pai,
female teachers, S2s.69; whole amount pal,
as teachers wages, S12257s6S; iota
amount derived from State fund and tax
for support OF schools, 81 1887. 80; in
crease in value OF school house properly
s SOC, ,066.G1.
Kansas ranls as the eighth OF all tn.
States and Territories in the amount ot
money expepfed for the e,iucafion OF each
individual between the ges OF SIX aud six.
teen.
leavenworth, compared with the oihe,
cooaiies OF the slate, ranks as follows:
She is 6rsi, in the number of children at
tending the pablic sshocls-the whole mum.
her OF scholars being 6,922 she is first in
the value of school buildings, The same be.
ing $50. .C09; first in The amcunis received
b. district treasurers for school purposes
the aggregate being SS4, ,46s,S SO.
Average time school has Dcen taught il
The coun y Z. and tenihs months; average
wages OF male teachers $3.50; OF femalss
$40, 90 per month"; in both these respects she
ranks among the foremost counties in the
state.
The report embraces important informa-
ton concerning the higher edUca,ioLal es-
Establishments ssppor,sd by the S,a.e; az the
Lawrence University, The Agricultural Col
lege at Manhattan, the Normal Schools al
Emporia Leavenwo-th, and Conco-dia.
As the item about which the public mind
is now chiefly agita;od appears to be t5a;
OF expenses, We ind thai lie University re
ceived last year Stale aid % the amour. OF
S29 2i 81, and taat S,22 o. 1;3 is asked Tor
10 meet the demands o. the cu,rent vear. 1;
COSTS about 10000 year 10 run The ins l.
tuition, nearly all OF which is raised bv Ia Z
upon tae Producing classes. The Agri.r'-
.ural College, havisg large endoxme. 1t ci
lands, Is nearly se''-suppcriiuy. The Ee,
gents ask rom the STATE an app.opia ION O,
$4,000 VIVA which 10 bald wo.k-sbon7
With hese in operation, th, v are conideh,
the school can be sustained without any
sta e aid.
The Normal Schools OF I..avenworih an,i
Emporia are suppc+ I'll by the Sta.e. al
some consid. able e. ,ense bui the Il are.
do no. clearly appear in .ie Iepor. oi ,e
institutions. The new Normal ScrocI " e.
" e,'abiished at CCrco,dia has Only h-el
IN opera ION sicce aoout ibe middle o, Se-.
,emtet. To conduc; ,::,;s .cho,I fo no s
o. Ma Oh 1876 wiz r,,,i,a Sac heIn -
The amCuht OF $3.50. In the Con, q :: J.,
school. 66 .,uden,s nave ;,een e,rollsJ. Go
a,era:e a,eodance q; The JaaIasuo,, III n
lcbool was I.5 and Of he Em,o,;, 80
256. Durin, tae vea- oO9 .,pJane.
enrolled at the Agricul. uraI CoIIe:e. anj
I73 at he University 1he fnn. ;o, %.
,be Normal School il "a sunnlv IN. e. =.
with pro.e .sional teachers ,bongb ,h. n,,a,-
Der OF such which tbe,e io.;i;n.ions ~
capacity 20 supply appears IN no IL.
more than "A d, op in ibe bnctet= co,,.;,,
e.ipy the ncmber demanded Tho o,;.c,
O; the Stale University aone,,-, ,o he a.
furnish 10 those who cove, i,e Iu-n.v Of +,
hi. her education The facilities ;o, 90, IN,
the same at public ezpeo.a Tho mi
tural COLLEGE aims ~ Give ia nn,;ls n, in
dustrial education. lea cbing ,bam now 70
appIy the facts of sc;eoc, ia ,ae ,,,os,c.
tions of business. pa, ,icpIa .iv ,he bu.:nes.
of agriculture. When t,e era Of seen ;6c
clod-hoppiny is u.he,ed in We b-ve no
dou5, this iSs;ifu,ion will come ), Tor +.
due share O. tbe credit,
The repoyt is LARGELY comnoscd of ,a,o )
or extracts from renor,s III 1ba 60, e,..i
county Superin;enJe1,s We have , VIZ. Il
or Two OF advice sng.es,;on or nsws on,
pearIv every one a. tbess officials 1he