Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-01
EDUCATIONAL WORK.
Interesting Facts ana Figures from
the superintendent Resort.s

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interesting Facts ana Figures from
he superintendent REPORT,
. From the interesting report oil the su- !
enntcndcnt of public instruction. Rev. j.
|. AeInsfrr, jnsi Issuei y psmphles iDm 4
ve glsan alfew lmportan { facts--a ftsgmen,.I
'nly Of the array of valuable Information
here presented. The portion from which
We quote Is IN report fnr the year ending
August 81, 1876.
The following statistics are as accurate a. ca
make undsr existing c,rcasas,ance-:
srAxAEr oE STATISTICS.
Suuibcr Of children reported over 6 and
nrder 2i years of raae....s.........S.-,.... a,s32
Number OF male children reported over
and under q yesrs Of age..... .....--...4xii
and undos n years Of age -. -. ,Tls
Number of children enrolled In school ~
Number not cnrollsd in school .........-. T. So,
Mum ber Of sehool houses Il. far as rel ortcd ses
SumbeE.o OF teachers empipJv -. s5l
Sumhefo mnte teachers employed .....t.. -
Number Of iemAlr teachers emp.oyet ...,. l5s
Nuisbe. of organized disIucts. .G....,...,.. -.
REysSgE. ~
Anoe Mt received from county faS..... $l5,0 ,026 40
Amout received from district tax...... istsos 80
TOTAL rMount raised fer scAool pnrpcsss i2 ssa -
Tosa. .nsona' e. pc udsd far sshool pur ). =,
Total smo9nt OF ,chooi properly re-
y ported sIiS 81
I'll probable that not over two-thirds
of the amount Of school property ia re-
ported, as several counties which have
good school houses gave no report Of their
valuation. Only part reported the amount
paid teachers, and part the amount OF
cost per captfa. Therefore have not at
tempted 10 give .irse items in this summa-
ry.
By including the city of Yankion. as
formerly. the total receipts are s52 tuo. 0S,
and the total namter of children enrolled
in schts1l is 5, 10.
II Will be seen by reference 10 the stats
tics of the schools in the CITY of Yankton,
that there. are $50 Of legal school age in
that cit and lhat tfa8 are attending schoo'
Also that their total receipts for school
purposes are $lg.5S5 20 or $3.50 to esch
one Of the entire population Of the city.
In their interest In education, the citizens
of Ysnkton show that they believe 1t Is
/ better to build school houses than iails
/ that II Is policy 10 coniine their children
and yonih in the school rather than leave
them 10 be confined In prisons; that it il
better economy 10 pay snperiutendenis aud
teachers, than Judges aud lawyers In
point ut order, ciyility, and moral elevation
this city presents a fine contrast to mauy
of the cites Of the west. While much
credit may be due to lie municipal asthor
ties more il due 10 the school officers.
GRADED SCHOOLS
Elk Point, Nermiliion and Sioux Fall!
have introduced the graded school system
and are conducting their schools under ih,
supervision Of good and experienced
T eis. Canton, Gayyille, Bon Homme ans
: Springfield are partially introducing, ans
rapidly approaching the graded system
: The comparative number Of graded schools
J, OF the territory may seem small but /
MUST be remembered that OF the three hun
dred districts, nearly one-half OF them hav,
been organized within the past three years
and that but little had been done, previous
10 the election Of my predecessor, TO regn
late and systematize Ihe school work 0
this new country. And yet perhaps al
had been donc that the lnteEests af tn,
cause required, or that could be d one In nu
4 settled and confused state of society. II Ii
4 we'll known by those who are acauainte,
I with pioneer life, that but tfttie can be &C
complished toward raising school funds
build ng sehal houses and bring
l lax NV SioSi VIC 6SbDoI IuttiCSlb lDI WI
first two OF three years after settlement
II SCHOOL HOUSES AND SCHOOL FURNITURE
The number OF school houses built dur
Ing the year could not be asccrtaned frou
the imperfect reports which have received
Many OF the district clerks are indffrren
In regard 10 making full and complets re
ports Of the state Of their finances, schoo
houses built, and the school furniture, kc.
By personal inquiry and observation US
have Travelled through several OF the mos
populous counties. have learned that nor
school houses hAYe been built during III,
year than during any previous year. Tt,
AiHe has etsRats y hets esaF- -citlzeas build
ing more substantial houses, and Of bette
material than formerly. The log house O
the river valleys, and the sod house Of th,
prairie have given way 10 the more elegan
! and commodiotis wood and brick building
! II is, as have intimated, matter Of re
I gFet That thHs m no 1etizbiiE statistics OF III
number OF school houses or of the charac
ter and value OF our common school prop
erty could be obtained. The figures xiyei
In our report, OF school houses and schoo
property are only approximate; but as the,
are entirely omitted In some OF The repor -
must DC less than they would be IL ali wa
reported.
/ CITY SCHOOLS.
i Yankton is the only city In the terfiter
which works under and independent leea
i lied board of education, for the regulation
and management of their city schools. 1
legislative act providing such board wa
passed in January, 1873, ard since tina
time the schools OF the city have been un
der its mana cement and control. Jndgin,
from personal observation, and the repor
| Of the SECRETARY OF their board, lion. VII
liam y 8ristoll, ] bellows the cspAal cit
Of pakots stands second, In point Of edu
cational privileges, TO no city in tho north
west. During the past year they hav
built one very fine school edifcc. and hay