The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-03-13
NEW JERSEYS SCHOOLS.

of Education for the past year contains
many important and interesting facts reia-
tive 10 the education Of the Jersey youth.
In the first place. the total amount appfo-
priated to the support Of pnblic schools
exclusive of that raised for building and
repairing purposes. was sl,SS9. j3o.9o;
against $780,. s49.s last year, being an in
crease of sS1. 4S1 .16. There Is an increase
in the amount received from the state
school tax of s21. 3S0. an increase i'll the
township school tax of ell.2'4.jj, a ne
crease in the amount OF interest from the
surplus revenue of s4j3. Is. and an increase
in the amount of district and city tax
raised for teachers salaries and fuel bills
of SIS. S26.5 The amount appropriated
for building and repairing school houses
was 524.s45.14. being an increase over
the amount raised for the same purpose
last year of s11. 092. 80. Tie total amount
appropriated for all school purposes Was
:2.413.616.10 against s2,3l5.6o2.6 last
wear. an increase of S9s, 273.49.
The number of male teachers employed
during the year was eight hundred and
thirty-seyen. a decrease of fifty. The
number of female teachers employed was
two thousand eight hundred and fifty,
I an increase of one hundred and thirty-one.
The total number of teachers was three
/ thousand six hundred and eiehty-seyen, an
increase of eighty-one. Tile average MINI
Der of pupils in charge of each teacher
calculated on the total enrolment. was
fftv-nine. The average number in charge
Of each teacher. calculated on the average
attendance. was ~thirty-four. The average
monthly salary paid to male teachers was
SOL. Go. an increase over last year Of fifty
one cents. The average monthly salary
paid to female teachers was SD. 81. an in
crease of eighty-five cents.
The total school census of the State is
800, 061, being an increase over last year of
6.S19. The general attendance during the
whole year in all counties was for the
whole ten months, 9,176. against an enroll
ment of PIG. 192. Number attending be-
tween eight and ten months. 81. 1876: be-
tween six and eight months, 40,S4l; be-
tween four and six months. 34,36i, and
less than four months, 80. 61S. This gives
an average attendance upon the public
schools of 1872, $50. The number attending
private schools was AZ, 9G2. Number at
tending no school at all was 81. POO.
There is an increase in the total enroll
ment over last year of four thousand eight
hundred and eighty-seven; a decrease i'll
the number attending ten months OF two
thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven:
an increase in the number attending be
tween eight and ten months of ten thou-
the number attending between six and
eight months of two thousand one hun
dred and forty-two: a decrease III the num-
Der attending between four and six months
of three hundred and thirty-eight: a de-
crease in the number attending less than
four months of four thousand five hundred
and thirty-siX; an increase in average at
tendance of three thousand four hundred
I anu StNtIitttfI. dI lIlCICdSt HI tilt lllliilDti
attending private schools Of two hundred
and fifty-five. and a decrease in the number
attending no school of two thousand eight
hundred and seventy-four.
The average current expense throughout
the State, based on the total school census,
is $500 against 1913 last year. an increase
of s0.0S. The highest average is in Sussex
county, being 1864. and the lowest is in
Hudson, beng 1921. Based OF the total
enrolment in the public schools, the aver
age for the State is -. 63, against SS.53 last
year. an increase of 50. 10. The highest aver
age is in Essex county, being s11.93. and
the lowest is in Ocean county, being s6.5l.
The average per capita expense throughout
the State. calculated on the average attend
ance, is 1924, against SO. II last year, an
increase of 50. 10. The highest average is
in Union county, being elS.46, and the
lowest is in Cumberland county, being
$12.42.
Taking the increase and decrease Of the
grades of the scholars, which must be de-
tSlhiiiith W VIZ Slhlt vi " SCtoplS, tlitlt
was shown to be a decrease of one hundred
and seventeen first grade, an increase of
one hundred and ten second grade, an in
crease of fifty-one third grade, an increase
of sixteen fourth grade, and a decrease OF
two fifth grade. Fifty-three per cent. are
first grade, "A decrease of ten per cent.
thirty-seven are second grade. an increase
of six per cent; eight per cent. are third
grade, an increase of three per cent; two
per cent. are fourth grade, an increase OF
one per cent. The balance OF the report is
taken up with the returns of City and
County Superintendents, which, to those
interested, are well worth reading.
President Cleveland's second official
act-his first being the nomination of his
(abinet-was the signing of the commits
sion of Ulysses S. Grant as. an officer on
the retired list of the army. with the rank
of General.
The following letter was received 10y the
House of Assembly ON Monday:
NEW York, March 8.
Edrard 4. .irmsroag. Speaker cfHe Hoase
Of assembly:
Dear Sir-My father General Grant