Arizona citizen., 1877-03-03
EDUCATION IN ARIZONA.
Report of the President Of the TerI ritOriaI Board of EducatiOn, for 1876.

The report of Governor \. r. K. Stafford as President of the Territorial Board of Education, for the year 1876, has attracted considerable attention among our own people and from out side public journals For the urpose of more general information and cir culaiion we give herewith the report entire:
 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, TUCsON, ARIZONA, January 9, 1877.
 To THE HoN. BOARD OF EDUCATIoN OF THE TERRITORY OF ARIZONA:
 herewith submit my Annual Re port of the condition and progress of the Public Schools in the Territory during the year ending December 31, 1876, as follows:
 YAVAPAI COUNTY.
 Cash on hand December 31, 1875, $42S302 Received from Territorial School Fund, SlO77.51; from County School Fund, $ls95O; from District Tax and contributions, $11,7S9.26. Total receipts from all sources, ST. 339.30
 Cash pad out as follows: To Teach CTS, $24l3; for rent, books, furniture and schooLhouse, $145G5.9S; for salary and other expenses, SIG; total dis bursements, $l7,O949S. Balance on hand December 3l, 1876, S24432.
 Number of Public Schools in the County, G. 237 children are returned as having attended Public School, with an average daily attendance of 190.1-2
 School has been taught in District No. l, eight months; No. ?, nIne months; No. 3, three months; No. 1, three months; No. ,, two months. The salaries paid teachers have been from S75 to $50 per month.
 Total number of children i'll the county between the ages of six and twenty-one years, G39, of whom 36O are boys and 279 are girls; of the mum, Der 237 have attended the Public School, and 2j6 can read and write. During the year 1876, a school-houseI has been erected at Prescott at a cost of $l7,339.30 IL is two-storY brick house furnished complete, and is capa- ble of seating comfortably about 200 pupils; it was constructed mainly by money raised by contribution and dIs- trict taxation and is an ornament to the place and credit to the Territory.
 PIMA COUNTY.
 Cash on hand December 31, 1S75, $1220.59; from Territorial School Fund, $130S,2S; from County School Fund, S3633.05; from contributions, SELLS. Total receipts, $6j7G10.
 Cash paid out as follows: To teach CTS, $363O; for rent, furniture and build Ing school house, &lS4O33; Salary and other expenses, $1OO Total disburse- ments, $557O.33. Balance on hand December 31, 1876, S1OO5.77.
 There are in the county five Public Schools, attended by 206 children, with daily average attendance of 161. The two schools at Tucson have been taught ten months during the year; al San Pedro, six months; Stafford, seven months; and Tuhac one month. Five male and one female teachers have been employed at an average salary of $10O per month. The total number of children in the county between the ages of six and twenty-one years are, 12S2, of whom G13 are boys and gG9 are girls; 51j are reported as having attended school, and 1l2 can read and write, leaving j,O who cannot read and write.
 YUMA COUNTY. ' Cash on hand December 31, 1875, | $33L91. Received from Territorial Fund, $l02079; from County Fund, ! $99277; from contributions, $l29.S6 Total receipts, $24S133.
 Disbursements: Cash paid teachers, $1S00; for rent, furniture and building, $3Sz63; for salary and other expenses, $40. Total disbursements, $232162 Balance on hand December 31, 1876, $153.71.
 There are in the County three Pubic Schools. The two schools at Yuma have been taught eight months during ! the year, and the school at Ehrenberg fou1 months. 12G children are report ed attending Public School, with an average daily attendance of 94.1-2; two male teachers and one female teacher have been employed at salary Of $l0O per month. The total number of children in County between the ages of six and twenty-one years are, 519; of whom 2jO are boys and 269 are girls :; 2l3 have attended school and 24O can read and write.
 FINAL COUNTY.
 Cash on hand December 31, 1875. $1Oj063. Received from Territorial School Fund, $2S322; from County School Fund, $s22.59; contributions, $9S20. Total receipts, S22j4.64.
 Disbursements: Cash paid teachers, 500; for building school house and furniture, $75165; for salary, SlOO. Total disbursements, $13516J. Bal