The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-12-09
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
The following, which has never been
published, explains itself:
The county judge of Frio county wrote
Hon. B. Nj. Baker as follows:
DEAR SIR have assigned thirty-one
children to schools in Atascosa county,
and transferred all the funds that the
children would have been entitled to had
they attended school in this (Frio) county,
to Atascosa county. Was this right?
The county judges of Atascosa and Me-
dina counties have assigned children to
this (Frio) county, and transferred only
the state school fund, reservlng to their
county all the county fund that has accrued
by virtue of county school land. Is this
right?
Please give me your opinion on this
point"
Mr.. Baker replies as follows, and his re-
ply is the ruling of the department which
must govern all county judges in like
cases."
"Your favor of October 2 received.
When a child is transferred, his pro
ratio of the public funds-composedo of the
amount per capita-apportioned by the
county judge of the county from which
the child is to be transferred, must also be
transferred"
II is rather early, but the department
of education is receiving applications for
summer normals, and has one application
from young lady desiring to attend the
normal school at Nashville, Tenn, next
year.
The public school teachers in towns
and cities controlling their schools were
paid for the year ending August 81, 1886,
$39S, 1855, against 1886, 1882 last year,
school houses built in the cities and
towns during the same time, cost $113,-
1888, against $90,O47.6S last year.
The total expense of the city schools,
including buildings, was S642,6OS,2S.
STATE LAND BOARD.
Next Tuesday the land board will meet
to pass upon bids to purchase and lease
lands.
List of lands forfeited for failure to pay
interest for the year 1885,
Andrews county, 1880 acres; Angelina.
100; Archer, 500; Brown, 2720; Baylor,
1920; Burnet, SOL; Bandera, 1882; Bowie,
341 Borden, $40; Bee, $40; Blanco, $40;
Bexar, 1923; Concho, 4097; Collingsworth,
640 Caldwell, 800; Crockett, 5760; Gala
han. 4468; Comanche, 1896; Coleman, 1850;
Carson, $3.50; Crosby, 5000; Donley, $40;
Denton, 81; Duval, $50; Ell Paso, 3371;
Encinal $50; Edwards, $50; Eastland $500;
Erath, 3O40; Fisher, 11,552; Coca, $40;
Gray, 4S,5O9; Gaines, GAO: Gillespie and
Kimble, 1900; Hamilton, 583; Hardeman,
37440; Haskell, 1120; Howard 1860;
Harris, $40; Hail. $40; Jack. 3141; Jones,
22,570; Kimble, $3.50; Kendall and Kerr,
SOOl; Knox, 5O2S; Kent, $40; Jasper,
800; Kerr, 1440; Kinney, 1920;
Lampasas, 1870; Llano, 100; La Sale,
1920; Mitchell, 1880; Medina, GAO; Me-
nard, $50; Mason, 1864; Matagorda, $40;
Montgomery, 500; Montague, 100; Mid
land, 1880; Martin, 1000; Nueces,
1880; Nolan, 2240; Pecos, 1860; Parker,
800; Palo Pinto, 1868; Preside, 21,521;
Reeves, 1900; Roberts, GAO; Red River,
375; Runnells, 1880; Stonewall, $40;
Stephens, 11,O57; Shackelford, 3949; San
Saba, $3.50; Scurry, 1850: Starr, 1440;
Taylor, 1926; Throckmorton, 1880:
Travis, GAO; Tom Green, 1926; Uvalde,
100; Wilbarger, 1870; Wichita, 4O51;
Wise, 800; Wilson, 32G; Young, 1852;
Zapata, 1880. Total acres forfeited, 1885,
ISL.
The land board yesterday received two
applications to purchase.
Col. John A. Baker called on Secretary
Laurence yesterday. He and others have
located mining claim upon land in Ed
wards county, on which there is large
bed of very superior kaoline. He esti
mated that there are 100000 tons of the
material in sight, and he values it at ter
dollars ton. He goes north in about
two weeks, and will organize company
for working and getting out the kaoline
II is forty miles from the railroad, but
branch road can be constructed to tn,
mine at moderate cost. 1t is hoped tn,
mine may be a success, as the stat
schools will receive . per cent of tn
gross receipts. Judge Baker filed char
ter in the Office of the secretary of stat,
which is given under the head of state de
partment
Secretary Laurence received six bids t.
purchase yesterday, making 1O7 to b
acted on by the board which meets to day
The receipts of the land board for tn,
month of November were S27,l17O5.
During the year 465.1S1 acres of Ian,
have been forfeited for failure to pa,
interest for the year 1885. The following
is list of counties in which over 1000
acres were forfeited: Tom Green, "A, 20
acres; Gray, 48,50S acres; Hardeman, 81
440 acres; Jones, 22,570 acres; Howard
J 1850 acres; Mitchell, $50 acres; Wiblar