Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-12-23
Abstract OF tho Annual Report Of the
County Superintendent of Schools,
Mower County, for the School
Year ending September 3oth,
$500
To the State Superintendent Of Public H.. trxc.

To the State Suderinse"dent Of Public I"s nxc-
hon:
S1R:-I make my annual report under
somewhat embarrassing circumstances.
Tie death of my predecessor, Supt. E. +.
Morgan, in January last, whose unexpired
term was appointed to fill on the first of
March, since there were no official rec
ords of the office to be found, necessarily
left me in the dark as to where he laid
down his work or where I was to take it up.
But l have done what I could, by person.
al inquiry and by circulars, to obtain re-
liable materials for my report, and sub
nit the following with all its imperfec-
tions;
F. My report embraces all the organized
districts in the county. The district
clerks are worthy of special mention for
the requirements of the school law, and
preparing and sending in their reports
although many came in at the Eleventh
hou," and many are very imperfect. Sew
eral Of the treasurers' reports are defect
i've and unsatisfactory, the money received
and disbursed not being itemizcd and
their accounts balanced, and in few in
stances no financial statement is made
Under the circumstances it is impossible
to give you an entirely reliable report on
all the items embraced in it, or to answer
all the questions in your blank. But
there is some improvement, it is believed
on the part Of district officers, not only In
the number of reports made to the Coun-
ty Superintendent, but also in their full
ness and accuracy.
will enumerate few statistical items
Of public interest, leaving others to ap-
pear in your annual report in tabular
form:
The number Of new districts organ
| 1Eeu.....
Number renewing their organization ]
Number of organized districts in the
county,. ........... ................. 1O3
Number of persons between S ann2l 4,754
An increase over last yoar of.......... 69a
Enrolment in ungraded Winter
Schools. ............................... 1851
An increase over last year of........... 21j
Enrolment in ungraded Summer
Schools ...... 2,l2t
An increase over previous year........ ]2j
Different pupils enrolled within the
year....... .......................... 2,sos
Attendance in day in winter schools 81 AS
Attendance in days in summer
schools ...... ...... ............... Tits
| Average daily attendance, wlnter.... 1885
Average daiIp Attendance, SUMMER. 1885
Per cent. Of pupils enrolled in school 60
Number Of winter schools. u
Number of summer schools ............ 81
No. of school terms within the year.. l6l
| Length in m rn:hs of all terms ......... 535
Average length in months Of winter
! scaO0is......,.. .....,... 90
Average length in months Of sum-
! mer schools ........ ........:. 81
! Average wages per month, winter
maleS......... ....S 81 W
Average wages per month, winter
females ........... ....................... 80 rs
Average wages per month, summer
males...... ~ ~
Average wages per month, summer
! females q so
Amount paid tor tcachers...".... 1871 81
Amount eceived for school purposes 50, 1913 IL
Amount paid out for school pur-
EOSeS.... ........40,oof %
! No. of school houses in tho comfy. ~
No. of school houses built within tho
ycar......... ............
! Aggregate expense Of the same......" 5000
| Value OF all the school houses in the
county,. 1890
Seating capucity of all............... 1882
No. houses in good coalition .......... IS
No. in fair nditien..................... is
No. in poor condition.......... II
No. school houses without any ......... IL
First grade certificates granted ut
Sprieg examination ....>> ....>.........-
| Scconl grade certificates granted 1T
Spring examination ................." ~
hi ri grade certificates granted at
| Spring examination ...... ....."...... 10t
No. applicants rejected. 81
! Number Of teachers in ':ngrade1 wiz
| ter school: .............. ................ 81
Mum Der Of teachers in uDEr"d:1
summer schools ................ ....... 81