, 1886-07-01

me by the school law of the territory
l take the liberty of publishing it il
this manner, as by so doing it meet:
the eyes OF all taxpayers in the dis
tIict, and hence saves trouble anC
! gives more satisfaction:
FINANCIAL REPORT.
GENERAL FUND.
Bal. in treasury June ]. 1SS, as
per last report S2611 1f
Received apPortionment August,
Ditto for March, 1856. ........ 1890 sc
Total t;,l......................s s571f 22
OF this there has been paid out
S5G61.3O, divided as follows:
Teachers aud janitor's wagers. S3473 50
Grading grounds. wood and saw
! ing, charts and instruments,
putting III drains, building
fence, etc $40 73
! For desks. ..-....- 339 20
Trussing roof, lumber and iron
work for truSses. lining and
setting up wainscot. etc. 224 1S
Carpenter work, plaatering and
painting in two upper Tooms
and hall, cleaning windows
and floors In upper rooms,
painting fence, brickwork and
castings for furnace and labor
repairing same lumber and
other materials for upper room 1883 09
Total Observation-Disclosures .S5661 80
Bal. in treasury June so, 1856. s 81 90
SPECIAL FUND.
In treasury June ] 1885, as per
last report. ..-.S 357 40
Paid ont for interest, etc $1,000 I66 10
Bal. In treasury y-............$ 191 %
INCREASE OF PUPILS.
During the yer ending June 30, 1856,
there has been gain of children in the
district accordI g to the census [ have
just completed amounting to 90, divided
as follows:
Males, between and 81 years. .19s
Females, - 195
Males under 5 ears......- 52
Females " ... So
Total June 80, 1856 6......4 .4s8
Number June 80, 1885 5...4 .469
Owing to the increase Of the num-
Der of children attending school, it
was found necessary to fit up other
rooms and employ an additional
teacher. Two rooms were therefore
fitted up in the second story of the
building. and Mrs. Rusha Reese
employed as an extra teacher. We
now have five teachers:
Principal, &. B. Swan, salary $50
per month.
Grammar Department. Cora IBash.
salary $50 per month.
intermediate, Department, Eliza
Pay ne, salary $50 per month.
Intermediate Department, Rusha
Reese, salary $50.
Primary Department, Annie Van
Bokkelen, salary $50.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr. Swan takes the place of Prof.
Kerr, who after holding the principal
ship in this district for seven years,
resigned last fall to accept a more
lucrative place as principal of the
Walla Walla schools. | am sorry to
say that, owing to i'll health, Mr.
Swan finds it necessary to resign his
position and remove to more con
genial climate The teachers en-
ployed are very competent and give
universal satisfaction
wish TO call the attention of par
ents in the district to the lack of in
terest shown by them in the schools
Very few heads of families have Wis
tied the schools during the year, and
many have never been inside the
building since it was erected This
should not be- IL parents show an
interest in the school, both teachers
aud children will feel more Ell
couragement, and take more interest.
During the year there has been no
case of dismissal or punishment, and
the children have generally Behaved
in very exemplary manner.
IMPROVEMENTS.
During the past year, in addition
to fitting up new rooms, good fence
has been put up around the school
property, and the grounds have been
levelled and otherwise improved.
Globes for each room have been pur-
chased, also some new charts and
maps Taking altogether the school
is in better condition and has a better
corps of teachers than ever before in
the history of the district.
DEBT.
In order to pay up the contract
price on the new school building it
was found necessary by the directors
to borrow $4,000, at 10 per cent. per
year. The loan becomes due in March,
1887, but the person who advanced
the money is willing to extend the
time another year if desired.
WATER SUPPLY
Some means should be taken to
provide the school building with a.
plentiful supply of water. If fire
broke out at present the house would
be destroyed before water could be
obtained.
Hoping this report will meet the
requirements of the tax payers in
in general, have the honor TO be
your humble servant,
RoB'T BILEs
Port Townsend, June q, 1856.