Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-18

mcnt the state hpNOfiionmtut nF private
taxes 20 as to procure bettcf tcafhtro aud
longer school terms.
THE PRESENT aNHrRM
/ IA the district system. The districts are
laid on now by the county commission.
ors.
The districts elect their owa trustees
once year, and BY petition TO the county
commissioners court can have election
ordered to determine whether n supple
mental tax shall be levied In addition TO
the state HpportiOnment, and TO further
authorize them 70 take charge OF the pub
lie schools, as In cities and towns The
scholastic age Of pupils IN such district
can be extended, as In cities and towns,
from to 81, and the pay OF teachers can
be determined also, whereas II no tax
Is levied the highest price paid 10 any
teacher can only be ST5.
Tarrant has eight OF her schools al
ready organized upon this basis, and 9th.
ers have asked for elections TO be or
dered.
II is reasonable 70 state that within the
next three years Tarrant county viii have
the district system with local taxation,
and all by her voluntary action.
AZ present there are eighty school diff
tricts In the county, oighty-three white
schools with ninety-three white teachers;
: seven schools for colorod, with colored
teachers. Average length OF free-sohool
term, FIVE and one-qnsrter months.
CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS or FoRT WORTH
The free public schools of this city had
their origin in vote OF the citizens,
August, 1882. Such was the unanimity OF
the people upon this subject that only
nineteen persons voted against the tax Of
npp-ho1f NJ I aN h. is.
was SO TO for the school tax.
The city did not own a building or a
single piece Of school furniture, yet by
renting and erecting buildings, by LIST OF
October the schools were opened with
seventeen teachers and an average at
tendance the first week OF GAS pupils.
March ., 1888, the teachers were In
creased to twenty-one, and the average
attendance Of pupils had reached 1915
The total registry for session 1928 was
1850, daily average attendance, 9la. Oi
the teachers, seventeen were for white
aud four for colored pupils. First
week OF 1884, twenty-four teachers
met 62i pupils. Friday, February 8, 1884,
teachers were increased to twenty eight,
and an actual average attendance OF 1860
pupils; Of these teachers, six were fol
colored schools There was total
registry of 1900 pupils this year, with AZ
actual attendance during the year oi
! llb6 pupils.
Session 1855, the school opened with
thirty teachers aud MA pupils.
March ~, 1885, thirty-seven teachers
were needed In the school rooms ans
ll52 pupils were In their seats. Their,
was this session q total registry OF 20l'
pupils, and an average daily attendance
l4l4 pupils
Session 1856 opened September /
with thirty-nine teachers and 1890 pupils
The total registry this session has beef
2l07, with q daily attendance OF 40
pupils. There has been taught, however
of different pupils 1850 for an entire SEES
sion.
Session 1875 high-school depart
ment was organized with two teachers
: In 1886 (ths session., three teacher
were required, The girls and boys wer
assigned TO separate buildings and undo
different teachers
EXPENSES OF TWO SESSIONS.
lSsl.5 Total Observation-Disclosures, S2I,S76
1855 q. Total ,.,....... .....,.... ..,.. 26,926
III OF those Items (total) there was OK
pended session lssi-b for inttfuo
lion, teachers and Huperlntend, nt 1880
b. Session 1886 or pr sent, teachers ., 90,
and superintendent. ........,.,.... 23,Oe2
or difference this year in favor OF
instruction ott..,s.,t..+..s,3s4It't. Eif9i
h This was paid to two additional teecl
IN ers during the entire session and 4
n, services OF substitute teachers durir
IN dengue fever.
e. The amount paid to teachers 1884
was for thirty teachers only up to Marc
Mt 81. Hence there has been saving M
en- only In incidentals, repairs, etc, but eve
OF in the expenses OF instruction.