Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-04-14

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THE VILLAGE DISTRICT.
directors HepUrt-A Clear Showing of the
ATairs of she i,trict.
The Directors of the Village School District Of
this city, +. F. Pil'shury, c. f. Penney, Warren
Johnson, Orrcn Williamson and G. A. Robertson,
will issue their annual report to-day OF to morrow
The report gives very clear showing of the af-
fairs CT the district, making its statements very
ineligible ard easy to be understood.
The total revenue received by the district the
past year was S2I, 1866; actual disbursements
500 10933; leaving an apparent credit at the pres
ent time of So 1868. This does not represent
cash in the treasury, however, as it is made up
partially of unco,lected taxes extending back to
1858, amounting to S207942, of which sum $500
will probably be collected, leaving possibly, the
following cash in the treasury to begin the new
school year: Collectible from prior taxes, ST.
10000; due from city. SlG5G.9l total, S2,956.9l.
The total liabilities of the Village District
amount to S3l ,SS5. Tie liabilities for the coming
year are as follows
Estimated current school expenses, $4,000 90
Directors note due April 9,
1876, $1,000 90
Directors note due April 49,
1876, $500 90
Directors note due April %,
1876, $50 60
Village District bond dac July
Is, 1876, $500 90
- S., Ss5 co
Coupons aud interest coming year, 1915 90
Total to be provided for, So, l60 60
To meet these liabilities the distri-t has as re-
sources:
Money in treasury, S2,956 VI
Due from city account Of mill tax,
savings bank ard school tax, $500 %
Ss,l56 81
Leaving to be paid by tax, note or
bond, 1867, 1908 6s
So, l60 60
The Directors suggest that of the above sum
81, 00369) $4,000, viz, note due April 9, 900,
note due April %, 81 800, and bond due July 10,
81 500. be renewed by note or bond, and the bal
ance, IS, G03.69, be met by taxation. Also the is
suing of bonds, rather than notes, as per cent.
bonds can now be sold at par, while the note in
terest is !. to per cent.
rent expenses of the schools amounted to $ll ,101.
10, OR little less than 8 mills per dollar on val
uation. In 1874 the expenses were ST., 5327l; in
1875, ST. ,5S7jl.
The schools are divided into four grades-Prm-
airy, Intermediate, Grammar and High. Tie ex-
pense per pupil in
Intermediate II 90
Grammar IS 90
High " 40 90
Salary Of Princiral of HIGH School $50 90
Each assistant on 500 90
Principal Of Grammar School 400 %
Each assistant on 400 90
Each teacher in Intermediate and Primary $50 90
The gross Indebtedness of the district, S34 $751;
go, less personal property, S2,956.9l, amounts to
S3l ,o2S69, which is trife more than one per
cent. on City Assessors valu alton of Village Dis
trict, viz SO, 1l7,lS0. The estimated valuation Of
school property in the district is $40, 000-meaning
by property, the school houses, lots, furniture, ap
paratus &C.. none of VIII ch is included in person
al property as above.
The whole number Of scholars in the district, be-
tween and q years of age, is $780, The maximum
attendance in all the schools the past year has been
COL the average attendance 537. This gives as the
taking current school expenditures, Sll, 70l.l0 as
basis Sl6.9i per annum maximum attendance,
S2l.76 per annum average attendance, or Al and
60 cents per week, the school year being Sc weeks
There is law emo Oh to enable us to increase the
average attendance. In these duh times there ap-
pears to be dissemination on the part Of the par
ents, whose children at work, to dispense with
their services to enable them to devote por-
ton Of the time to schooling, an evening school is
suggested by the Directors, to benefit the scores Of
young men and boys, and even old men, who are
loafng and disspatin. in the streets.
There has been most cordial cooperation on
the part Of the teacher with the Directors to make
the schools of Augusta equal to any in the State,
and meet the demands of parents and the wants
of pupils. Progress is percepible in all the schools
The ser, ices Of Mr.. Hooper of the Mass. Nor
nal Art School. in teaching free hand drawing, has
been a great aid to improve penmanship. The
teachers are now so well trained in this branch
that Mr.. uooper's services can probably be dis
pensed with at the end Of the present school year.
Miss Lamb Of Massachusetts,, has given special
instructions in "Voice Building" to pu pills in the
high and grammar schools, and to all the teachers
These were not lessons in "Elocution," but how to
use the vocal organs, 90 strengthen and control
them, and thus induce physical vigor and health,
as well to give pleasant utterancc to spoken
language. The Directors are pleased to report
her efforts eminently valuable to our two upper
schools and their teachers. Mr.. Chas c. Hunt,
teacher of music has conducted the singing sue
cessfully, as in past years.
AS matter Of economy, the Directors recon-
mend the acceptance of provisions under the Free
High School Act for one year. The Directors
also renew their recommendation for the adoption
of the free text book plan, and give statements
from school officers in places where the system
has been tried and where it works admirably
They trust, also, that the time is not far distant
when the school inspection Of the entire city will
be placed in the hands of one person, profession
ally qualified AID properly compensated.