Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-07
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button to those interested in the prog
ress of our public schools. 1t makes
handsome pamphlet of % pages,
and was printed at the COURIER
Steam Job Office.
There have been expended for
school purposes the past year, $25, OBJ.
rs. OF this sum $S,0l0.39 was spent
in improvements, payment of bonds
and interest, leaving $l7,02l.35 as the
actual cost of maintaing our schools
for the year ending August 81, 1877.
The total enrolment Of scholars was
400; average attendance 97l.S Av-
erage number belonging 1057.5. The
cost for the year for each scholar en-
rolled is $1l.42: for each scholar at
tending, $l7.55.
The School District now has three
handsome brick school buildings, viz !;
The Adams, three stories high, which
has ii capacious school rooms, reci-
tation room and Superintendent of
fec, and is now heated thoroughly
by steam with Haxton Steam Heat
er; the Lincoln, three stories high,
which has six rooms and large play
room in the basement the whole size
of the building; the Douglas, two
stories high, which has six rooms,
two of which have been added this
summer; all of which buildings are
an ornament to and the pride of our
city, and have handsome and capa.
ious grounds surrounding them.
These buildings, exclusive of the
cost of grounds have been erected at
a cost of about 100000. Another
school building will soon be needed
and will probably be located in the
east end of the city. The question Of
erecting it may be submitted to the
electors at the school election next
spring.
| Under the efficient direction of
Superintendent Stuart, aided by q
corps of efficient teachers, our schools
are in highly prosperous condition,
and are giving general satisfaction to
all our citizens. Ten scholars gradu-
ated from the High School this year,
with distinguished honors.
The following are the names of the
School Board, who labor without
hope of fee or reward" with the ex-
ception Of the Secretary, to make our
schools the best in the State, and IN so
doing, do a great deal of labor for
which the general public give them
but scanty praise:
Presidcnt--J. w. Edgerly.
| Secretary-W. L. Chambers.
Treasurer-Charles 4. Blake.
| Directors j. II. Merrill, w. +.
Harper, w. B. Armstrong, Jacob
Chiffon, w. II. Fetzer.
j The following is the roster oil
teachers for lS77-S:
A. w. Stuart-Superintendcnt.
ii j. ii. Rheem-Teacher of Music.
HIGH SCHOOL.
r.. j. Service-Principal.
Ella Nicholson-Assistant.
August Hast-Tcachcr of German
ADAMS SCHOOL.
Dora p. Clay-Eighth Grade.
Helen Spaulding-Seventh Grade.
: Alice Hill-Sixth Grade.
NJ. I. Postcl-Fifth Grade.
Lizzie Wilson-Fourth Grade.
Rosa Lee-Third Grade.
Il Blanche McCammant-Secon and
Third Grade.
4 Ada Washburn--Second Grade.
: Flora Ross-First Grade.
Ella Spaulding-First Grade.
LINCOLN SCHOOL.
II N. A. Munson-Principal.
Emma Templc-Fifth Grade.
/ Mary Guyselman-Fourth Grade.
i Mrs. M. Isracl-Third Grade.
| Annie Rowell-Second Grade.
\ Dollie Burton-First Grade.
DOUGLAS SCHOOL.
, Lottie Bogen-SiXth Grade.
i Lou Willians-Fifth Grade
\ Eva Hoddy--Fourth Grade.
/ Lucy Washburn-Third Grade.
| E. j. Norton-Second Grade.
| V.J. Campbell-.First Fradc.
4 Eleven Of the teachers employed
are either graduates of, or have re-
ceived the greater part of their edu-
cation in, our schools, The Board
now pays $40 per month for the first
year, to teachers who have not taught
in graded schools; $45 per month for
the second year, and $50 per month
for the third year. The Snperintend.
ent is paid $1,000 per annum, Princi
pal of High School $1,000.
Farmers and Gardeners, See Here!
i If you will bring me your Timothy
| Seed, your Glover and your Garden
Seeds, / will take and sell them and
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