Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-12
SCHOOLS.
The Biennial Report Of the Superin-
teLdent Of Public Instruction.
s,,is,IcaI Iuforma'ion-Haalthy Condition OF
the State University and the ssm
Houston Normal.
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Ars1IH, TEX, Dec. 1.-THE follow
tho +. general summary of the biennial
report Of the superintendent of public
Instruction.:
Number OF schools taught in state
oasi. OF these 6S23 were white, and
oo!2 black. Number OF upgrnded
schools, not in"luling cities, S649.
>-,mbpr Of nigh schools, not including
elites, l99.
Average school term in months
ci,;es. 1852 months; district counties.
n, mouths: community counties, SO
rortls. Number of pupils of scholastic
pro enrolled, 4O2 POT; "a ,2G9 being black
T,,o,2pr OF institutes for teachers held
during the year. 200.
Number Of male teachers holding first
rr.d. certificates, 2529s of these 1913
~. npgro-s. Number holding second
n,s5e 3774; OF whom 9l4 are coored.
Trmlpr Of third grade, S39: of whom $50
o.a rolorpi Number of female teachers
toI.iug n7st grade 1910, OF whom 40 are
n.r,r,i: second grade 20j6. 394 being
C,Iored: third grade So. 372 being COL
o,.d Total number - teAsh.C=. male
and female, 10. $50.
NunD.r OF tehrhrrs hol1ln- diplomas
from, colleges, G78; thos9 holding dip To-
ma. or certificates from Texas normal
,raopls. 7g7; those holding from other
norfB,.i school, PEG; number holding high
srlooI certificates, 347. There are 1926
,ullIc school houses belonging 10 the
t,ntp CT these 5lS9 are of wood,
.pyraty-two of brick AMI nlnety-six OF
stone. The condition of 2G77 OF them is
po.l. the rest fair to bad. Number of
school bail lungs leased or rented, $685.
public school libraries, 1913
THE AVAILABLE SCHOOL FUND.
.rrouut shows amount OF cash from
nervous year ..-...-.-..........--.S 320.sl2 70
SAFE pporionment 2, rs. ~ o.
f fs yc .s5IG at 5ena s3,I4 IS IS
Amour, expended in excess ..-...... SIPS Oh
Grand total receirts.... 1900. s3,542.s"4 O5
DISBURSEMENTS.
Clsh pal teachers 81, 5$3, Git s.;
SUPERVISION OF schools. 10 %
Bui. ding scuooInouses..... .........- '.56b =
FDrt # sChOl houses. 70. OIL 90
Krpair4 Of sChoolhouscs. ......-...-.. C9.l3i 81
| F1rufu re tor schoolhouses-. 45.nl6 ~
c cs.l paid treasurer for commissions 2i5S 81
Total expenditures ..-.,. SO, l5s,2' So
Balance on hand ..--..--.---. oOt,u't "
The total number OF community schools
taught WAS 4437, of which 1873 were COL
| orrd The scholastic population of the
community schools reported was lS2,-
or, of which "a ,O0l were colored. Num-
her enrolled in such schools l5l .S67.
Of fnnrbnrz ntnnlnVpt in
rommun.ry schools WAS 1915 males and
1851 females total 47GG. Total apportion-
| mont 10 community schools was $685.
8.g, IL, seventy eight counties reporting.
lbr per capita appointment WAS So. 10.
In the two veurs $50 new school
| districts were formed. making total
number of such in the county 35Sl.
There were altogether 1859 white district
srhouls taught, ana 769 colored. There
were enrolled in district schools l6l 53l
vate children and 20 ,O53 colored.
Trnrners employed in district schools,
Jl7. Total amount apportioned TO
district schools, 81, OF 1918. Per
capita, St.26.
UNIVERSITY REPORT.
| The ryDort of the state university for
lsso-9D shows IL normal and healthy
condition prevailing in thnt institution.
| Tie total Tupis in attendance for the
year was 307, OF whom forty-eight were
females The average age of those en-
tpruG was twenty years and six months.
The acomr for the year lS9O-9l Tor the
maintenance of the university has been
estimated as follows:
Erm interest on land sales............SIn.s6 SIS SIS
From lease of land. Observation-Disclosures. /. 76I ~
ir.n 10 c,c>t on state bonds.......... 8i.267 %
From malrjCu aliOp feeS-.--.....-. 1851 10
Is mated total available fund .... So. 9sa 81
The appropriations recommended as
estimated on this basis are for saiaries,
rPNirs and other contingencies, So .65T.
The provtar recommends IL number OF
sTa expenditures for suudry purposes.
e. $50 for the library, and the sum nee
essHry for the sinking OF an artesinn well
AMI other less important matters.
| Chairman Wacgener calls for an as
sstuut professor in rhetoric and English
| literature Nothing Is said concerning
the proposed addition TO the university,
Tor which ii has been said an appropria-
lion OF SIPS COO will be asked from the
/ leg siuturr.
SAM HOUSTON NORMAL.
PRINCIPAL Baldwin of this school re-
ports nn enrolment for lSS9-90 of Sl3
students. As against 267 in the previous
| year, The financial statement shows the
Increase for the two years from state and
f'u' oty appropriations rs we'll ss from
lee, amounted TO SOL. O23. l6. The state
bf-oprhted September !, 1859
t9.-N-.l2, and on March /, 1890 the
further sum of $40 900.
The expenditures tor teachers sala-
! te' gud contingencies amounted 10
| 4s,-i1 s. l"aV ing balance September
!, i>'1. of $40. 1872 IS. The new built
lac completed this fail Is in use, aud
NHia.us the Houston memorial hall,
'l.a5ie of seating 1870 people.
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