The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-03-15

SUPERINTENDENT Cooper construes the law
differently, and says he is to be paid only
for the first $1,000 disbursed during the
year. tas 4bo
Peabody fund, was here yesterday ana
held a consultation with Superintendent
Cooper concerning educational matters
In few years, as required by Mr.. Pea
body's will, the principal OF his gift
nearly S2OOOOOO. will be divided into
three parts and distributed to three or tine
southern states rs the wisdom OF the
board of trustees may de.ignate' Mr.
Cooper suggested that it nd be wise
TO endow the Sam Houston Normal School
of Texas, and Mr.. Green Will lay the
matter before the board OF trustees al Ih'
proper time. >,
The following are the questions asked
county supsrintendents, relative to schooi
affairs in their counties, and 1t is deslrhoie
that they be promptly esponded To:
Number Of white and coioTed schooi
communities organized. Number or Whi'e
and COlored schools maintained. NumOer
of graded schools. Number Of migrated
schools. Number of high schools. Num-
Der of sittiugs for white and colored
children. Average school term IN months
count twenty school days a month";
White and cOlOred scholastic population
reported by communities. Number OF
white and colored pupils OF scholastic age
actually enrolled in school. Number OF
pupils under scholastic age enrolled IN
school. Number of pupils over scholas-
tic ege enrolled in school. Total daily at
tendance of white and coOred pupils OF
scholastic age. Average daily attendance Of
white and colored pupils of scholastic age
Number of white and col0red pupils OF
scholastic age who could not read when
they entered school. Number of white
and colored pupils of scholastic age who
could not read when they left school.
Number of white and colOred pupils of
scholastic age who could not write when
they entered school. Number of white
and colored pupils of scholastic age who
could not write when they left school.
Number of white ard cOlored pupils Of
scholastic age who did not understand the
four elementary rules of arithmetic when
they entered school. Number of white
and colored pupils of scholastic age who
did not understand the four elementary
rules of arithmetic when they left school,
Number of schools visited by county
superintendent during scholastic year, and
total number of Visitations made.
Number of lectures delivered by county
superintendent in schools during the
scholastic year. Number of institutes for
white and colored teachers held during |
the year. Average number of teachers
attending institutes for white teachers.
Average number of teachers attending
institutes for colored teachers Number
of white male teachers holding first,
second and third grade certificates. Mum
Der of white female teachers holding first,
second and third grade certificates. Mum
Der of colored male teachers holding first,
second and third grade certificates. Mum
Der of colored female teachers holding
first, second and third grade certificates.
Grand total number of teachers en-
ployed. Number of teachers holding di-
plomas from colleges. Number of teachers
holding diplomas or certificates from |
Texas normal schools. Number of teachers
holding diplomas or certificates from
other normal schools Number of teachers |
holding diplomas or certificates from high |
schools. Number of public school houses
built during the year. Total number of |
public school houses in the county. Char |
acter and condition of public school |
houses. Value of public school houses
and grounds in the county. Val
ne of school furniture and apparatus.
Value of school houses built during the
year. Acres of county school lands not
Gnl1 Aunrnna coloru h Of yphito
male teachers. Average salary per month
of white female teachers. Average salary
per month of colored male teachers
Average salary per n onth of colored fe-
male teachers. Total amount paid to
teachers from public school fund. Total
amount paid to teachers from private
tuition. Grand total paid to teachers.
Average rate of tuition per month of
white pupils of scholastic age as per actual
attendance. Average rate of tuition per
month of colored pupils of scholastic age
as per actual attendance. Average rate
of tuition per month as per actual enroll
ment in school. Average entire cost DER
ca out, provided all the children of scho
lastic age had attended. To find this
divide the entire amount apportioned to
lhO oShOOlo ny Uip SuIlI6 oil
scholastic population
LAND OFFICE.
Applications to purchase public free
school lands were received aud filed in the
general land office yesterday as below:
One for $40 acres, dry agricultural, in
Lipscomb county. One for 800 acres, dry
in Blanco county. Two for l $50
acres, dry agricultural, in Hartley county.
One for GAO acrea, dry grazing in Hemp
hill county. One for GAO acres, dry graz
ing, in Randall county. Two for l,28O
acres, dry grazing, in Ell Paso county, s
One for 800 acres, dry grazing. in Roberts
county. All assessed at the minimum of 60
per acre. One for $40 acres. watered
agricultural, in Lipscomb county, So per
acre. \
Applications to lease we're as follows.
One for $40 acres in Bandera comfy \
One for three sections in JEFF Davis
county. One for 1880 acres in Kinrev
county.
Letters from other states IRE received
daily covering inquiries about Texas lands J
soil, productions and resources.
From Wednesdays daily
The governor yesterday received the
telegram:
GATEsyILF, Tex March 10, 1883.
Gov L. $. Ross, Austin:
Struck oil on sand stone rock .nd
pumped ont about one barrel. II locks l
'orty feet of flowing out of the well
laYe sent samples by express. s