Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-03-11

Funds and PrOperty-Gener aDG
1 Interesting Statistics Concerning
! the schools and Children Attend
ing them.
! EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Tucson, ARIZONA
February 10, 1916.
To the Honorable Board of Educa
ton of the Territory of Arizona:
As required by law, l have the homo
to submit my annual report of the con
, dition and progress of the publ,
+ schools IN the Territory during tn,
year ending December 81, 1915, as fol
lows:
YAvAPAI COUNTY.
Receipts Cash on hand Decembe
81, 1874, $199407. Cash received from
various sources during the year ending
december 81, 1915, VIZ: From the
Territory, $11741S; from the County
/ $3045.01; from contributions, SO
Total receipts, $6,2322G.
Disbursements Cash paid on vari
Gus accounts during the year ending
December 81, 1915, viz: To teachers,
I $15C3; for books, SS7G4; for salaries Of
officers, $298.GO. Total disbursements,
$1949.24.
Balance on hand December 81, 1915,
$42S3.O2.
Number of public schools in the
county, .; number of children attend
ing public schools, 100. Average daily
attendance, 1Ol. School has been
taught ten and half months during
the year in district No. 1, and three
and a half months in district No. ,.
One male and one female teacher have
been employed during the year, at a
salary Of $50 and SO, per month, re
spectively. Total number of children
in the county between the ages of six
and twenty-one years, 433, of whom
232 are boys, and POI are girls. Total
number Of children between the ages
of eight and fourteen years, 1914, of
whom 11S are bows, and 76 are girls
OF those between the ages of SIX and
twenty-one years, 165 can read and
write; Of those between the ages of
s and Il, 121 can read and write.
Leaving 26S between the former ages,
and - between the latter, who can
not read and write.
The superintendent Of public schools
in the county, Hon. II. II. Cartier, re
ports that the school accommodations
have been inadequate for The number
Of children that have applied for ad-
mission. Large additions viii soon bel
made to the school room at Prescott.
Two additional teachers viii be rcquir-
ed -Four new school districts will.
soon be organized in the county.
YUMA COUNTY.
Receipts. Cash on hand December
81, 1874, $51S16. Cash received from
various sources during the year ending
December 81, 1870, viz: From the.
Territory, $1OO863; from the county,
$1205, IS; from contributions, $G51OI
Total receipts $33s97L.
Disbursements: Cash paid on vari-
Gus accounts during the year ending
December 81, 1919, viz: To teachers,
$254154; for books and other expenses,
$3342G; for salaries of officers, $40.
Total disbursements. $3O51.SO.
Balance on hand December 81 1915,
S33791.
Number of public schools in the.
county, 3. Numberof children attend
ing the public schools 100. Average
daily attendance, 95 70 The schools.
have been taught nine months during.
the year. One male and two female
teachers have been employed, at an.
average salary of 500 per month
Total number of children in the coun-.
ty between the ages of six and twenty
one years, sos, of which 81 are boys
and 2S7 are girls. Total number Of.
children in the county between the
ages of eight and fourteen years, 2S5,
of which 141 are boys and IA are girls.
Of those between the ages Of six and
twenty-one years, 131 can read and
write; of those between the ages of.
eight and fourteen, 101 can read and
write. Leaving 4G7 between the ages
of six and twenty-one chat caunot read
and write, and between the ages of
eight and fourteen years, 1S4 that can
not read and write
The Hon. II. y. Alexander, superin-i
tendent of public schools for the coun-
ty, reports excellent progress made BY
the pupils, that the interest taken i'll.
the public schools is constantly increas-
ing and that the school room is mad
equate for The numbers that apply for.
MARICOPA COUNTY.
Receipts: Cash on hand December.
81. 1874. S2.75. Cash received from
various sources, during the year ending
December 81, 1915, viz: From the.
Territory, $62141; from the county,
$s79.O7. Total receipts, $15O3.23.
Disbursements: Cash paid on vari-'
Gus accounts during the year ending
December 81, 1919. viz; To teachers,
S1189: for taking census, $50; to Pinal
cn,1nt,- IN hiri.inn S2196: for wood |