The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-07-08
ABOUT MI
Professor Ruaseil'H Excellent Annual RE
port To the school Board.

otfIF outt - nt DohFt VI SCiiobi
trustees met tonight, the most important
item OF business being the reception OF
the annual report of the superintendent
OF schools. The report contains much Of
interest tn these interested in the schools,
and is as follows:
Beard II TRUSTEES Scb0i District No. T.
! have the honor herewith 10 present to YOU
my report for the school year iss'-ao. During
the past year ~ teachers and one superiuIerId
have been employed In the schools of
This district. Thirteen houses have been used
rs follows; The High school building, brick, 10
rooms, eight teachers: Central school, brick, 10
rooms, 10 teachers; East broadway. brick. one
room. one teacher; East .Walkeryille. brick three
one room. one teacher; Centeryilie, brick, two
rooms, two teachers; Mcaderyille, frame. one
room, one teacher; South Butte, brick ,one room,
one teacher; Travonia, brick, one room, one
teacher.
These school houses are the property Of the
scnool district. IN addition to these, houses
Meaderyiiie at s?S per month. ! ieaeher; kem,
Store room, south Butte. $50, / teacher; store
room, Centeryille $40, I teacher.
Turing the summer months, schoo s ara held
Basin, seven u lies south Of Butte; In String
town, fiye miles north Of Butte.
give you a table showing the number en-
rolled In the different parts OF the district, the
average number belonging. the average daily
attendance, the number Of teachers
| employ ell, the average enrolment 10
the teacher in each division OF the dis,
irict and the average daily attendance
10 the teacher. The figures show where the
Butte. enrolled, i.z5l, average number belong
ing sli.9, average daily attendance, 1883, num-
Der teachers employed, ", average enrolment 10
waIkeryflle, enrolled, 2ss. average number be-
longing, i,e;li merags DAILY attendance l%l;n,
ment 10 teachers, a'-5, number daily attendance
To teacher. i0.h.
Centeryille, enrolled, 30, average number be-.
longing. 1876, average daily attendance, i7o.l,
number teachers employed, 3. average enroll
menl To Teacher, 500. average daily Attendance Ia
Mcadsryiile enrolled, 100; average number he
longing, II -; average daily attendance, 7i,a; num-
her teachers employed, 2; average enrolment la
teacher, ~: average daily attendance Ia teacher
$50.
Parrot, enrolled, III average number belong
ing. 6i.l; average attendance, ISL number teach
ers employed, I; average enrolment Ia teacher.
III; average daily att tendance 10 teacher, si.l.
South Butte. enrolled, 1ii: average number
belonging, G5.b: average daily attendance, AL:
number teachers employed. .; average enroll
meni to teacher, $40; average daily attendance
Ia teacher. -.
Irayonia, enrolled. 20; average number he
longing, BIS; average daily attendance, 81;
teachers employed, l; average enrolment la
teacher, Jo' average daily attendance 10 teacher,
2S.7.
Rlacktail enrolled, -. Basin, enrolled, ~.
Total enrolled 2,20l: average number belonging,
| l.tlOI. Average utlN Nlttlnlallltf, 1sfFlh ~.
The scnoOl census taken In November, tSsD,
showed 3,SsI children between the ages of I and
II years old, In school district No. J.. There are
about so enrolled Ia private schools. This
leaves i,E0 who do not attend any school. This
il only AN approximate estimate az the number
Of school children rs they are not entered ~ the
schools before they are sin years old, and a large
number have come into the district since the
census was taken. A list Of the children between
sa and y ~ SsI iaw ." Of these iss 10 hat S"a,,'d aan VI p lnT ma III.
when the next school census Is taken, would he
Of great benefit to the schools.
There has been a great change in the distrihI-
tion Of the school population in the district
within the last two years. The arrangement
four years ago, placing the LIST, md, 81, nh and
9Th grades in the Central schonl building and the
9Th, 1th aud sth grades In the high st31ool build
ing, although the best al that time, has become
quite announcement. The pupils have to cross
During the month Of November there Were
i57 pupils from the east side ~ Main street In
the md, 81, ith aud 9Th grades attending school
In the Central building. In the high school
building there were iOI attending The 9Th, 7tli
and sui grades from the west side ~ Main street,
II would he more convenient to the pupils, IL, in
stead Of having two rooms for each grade In one
building, the grades kept AS they are, each grade
had one room In each III the two buildings.
I give You another table, this ons show
ing the number enrolled in each
grade and from what part OF the district
the pupils came. In the table those living on
Park street are counted In the southern part Of
the town. This table was made up In The early
part of April and does not include the enroll
ment of The high school or the B~lacktail aud
the schools since thai date except the 6hh
gradc,. Eighth grade, north Of Dakota street,
. south Of Dakota. u; walkcTyilc, 5; Center.
-: TraSonia. -; total, 20. seventh grade,
north Of Dakota street; z; south Of
north Of Dakota street, Is; south Of pihois,
40; walkeryillc, ~; CsnterSille' s. Meadery,lle,
North of Dakota street, IL; south Of Dakota, 81 ;
Walkeryille, u; Centeiville, Ii; Meaderville, I:
South Butte, a. Total i7d,, Fourth grade-North
walkeryile, -; Centeryille, -: Mcader,ille, 10;
south Butte, 10, Total ss. Third grade-North
of Dakota street, ~; south Of Dakota street, ti;
Walkeryille, ~: Centcryille, 81; Meaderville. ~;
south Butte, -. Total 221. Second grade
North ~ Dakota street -; south Of Dakota street,
is: WalkerNilc, 81. tenterNille, ~; MeaderNille,
.; South Butte, -; Parrot, ~; T~ravonia, =; total
asi. First grade. north of Dakota street, l9;
south a Dakota street; u.s., Malsersillc, ,ai'
~, Parrot, IS; Travonia, 10; total so.
The facts shown in the two tables given In this
report. prove that In some places In the district
some changes must be made IL the pupils are Ia
be- property accommodated and til. schools con
Quoted successfully. Meaderyillc has very poor
school accommodations and from the hfth grade
the pupils from that part 81 the district must
come into town Ia school. Centeryillc
has more pupils IN proportion to the number OF
must come down to the high school building,
lht ntulnt nNhlg, VI tue n'lglhnrhoou W int
PARROT Smelter and the Ieggait 4 Foster add.
ton have only u primary school, which, during
most of the year was badly crowded.
would respectfully renew my suggestion,
made Ia the board of a few months since, FIRST
that, soon AS practicable. the Central school
building and the CcntcrNille building
he sold; and. second, that three build,
ings each containing 1T least eight school
rooms, he built n follows; oue between Butt,
and Centeryille, somewhere west 1T Main street
one bet wccn Butte and South Butte, somewhere
west of Main street and one in the eastern part
Of the city near the Parrot corner. would rec
umnend also that a school house ~ two rooms
be built Ia Meaderyillc. These building II might
he said would he too much. The budding In thu