The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-07-16
COUNTY SCHOOLS.

To the Honorable Board Of Supervisors Of
the County Of Lincoln, State Of niSsis-
sippi.
GFNTLFMEN-Tn pursuance of the re
auirements of the 18th specification OF
&6qS of the Revised Code of lS-0. ! beg
leave To submit my report aS County
Superintendent of Education for said
County in words and figures following.
The Board bv its order Of 18th day "t
Jan, 49,. page l02 and of Minut" Book
&C" of Board of Supervisors, established
and limited Il G number OF schools to be
taught in the county for the scholastic
year of lS-5 to fifty (50), reduction "t
sixteen 100 from the number established
last year
This neccsSitated a consolidation OF cN-
istinr schools when practicahl" and IN a
few instances when not practi"ahle a
division of time has been agreed upon hy
the patrons. trustees and teachers OF the
respective schools.
In other localities the patrons, etc,
have failed to agree either upon con
sn,idation of schools ~ to a division OF
time. Ii is further believed that in IA few
instances consolidation is impractlcahlr.
OF tho number of schools established
80 have been Taught the first month at
au average cost per month of $33.43 each
and aggregating the SUM of $l304.l5.
~ schools have been taught the second
month at an average cost per month OF
S35.27 each and aggregatlng the sum OF
S1022
OF the schools established 81 have been
taught the 3rd month 1T an average cost
uer month of S:}2 80 each and agSregatlng
M to date the sum of S69l.lO
I3 of the number of schools cStabllS
have been taught the fourth month AT
an average cost per month of $37.7l each
making the aggregate amount issued Tor
fourth month up To date for the is
schools Taught the sum of $426. 81 and
ma king the grand total cost mp To date OF
all the months the sum of $34i4o5.
Taking the amount issued as basis for
an estimate of the amount TO he issued
we have as an estimate the following,
viz:
Amount necessary to finish paying
for First month. .......,....' 800. 10
Fer SecoDd month. ............ |lu-oI
For Third month. .............'... 5oS'1'
! For Fourth month. ............'..l 2oJ.Io
>yo.al amount. 1927 40
This amount added to the amount al
ready issued will make i'll the aggregate
as the sum necessary TO run the 30 schools
heretofore established for four months
the sum of S6716 90. Add to this amount
the salary of County Superintendent,
$4,000, and we have a total of S6S36.OO.
Paw certificates have also been issued to
the following schools within the cor
porate limits of Brookhaven (a separate
schooI District) for Children attending
school therein in the following amounts,
! viz:
Corporation Colored for four -
months. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $%ZJ' %
Miss McClosky for months. ...... 3l.55
Mrs. Marshall's school for two
| months oI.lo
Whitworth College for > months. l9.ou
To+a, 1881. go
Taking the amount issued as an estl-
MAIZE we have the estimated amount 10
be issued to schools within the corporate
limits of Broo haven for children from
the county attending school therein the
following:
4th Miss Nc Closky month. 49,. $40 o.
3rd and 4th Mrs. Marshall 2
! months. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. OIL,
3rd and 4th Whitw orth College
| months. ......... lS.o'
| Total. -''''' T7''~
Making the aggregate amount lssuet
and to be issued to schools III BrookhaveI
S424.65.
Certificates have heen drawn on thi'
county for childr, n from this county at
tending school in Copiah to the amount
of $50. go; And for same attending schoo
in Franklin county to the amount o
$40 IS; And for Same attending school IL
Pike county 10 the amount of $500
making total of SlOO.75.
Other pay certificates will be drawn oil
this county during the year, but to wha
amount, having no data, the same canno
be estimated.
Taking the amounts issued as q basi
of an estimate of the amount it will re
qnire to run the schools of the count!
and pay all school indebtedness for th'
present year the sum OF S75OO.OO.
The treasurer has received the follow
ing amounts available for the common
schools of the year: Amount of Januar.
Distribution from State 1906. Is; deduc
from this the amount paid to City o
! Brook haven, S346.S9, and we hav
amount received from State $2S19. 76
Add to this estimated amount July Dis
tribution from State Sa00.00, and We hav
the amount available for the year
$3.50. rs. This leaves the amonnt ne
: c, ssary TO Do added thereto Ill order q
maintain the srhouls Of the cOunty 20