Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-11
DEMAND FOR FUNDS.
The City School Authorities Want
the States Appropriation.
THEIR ANNUAL REPORT READY.
Some Interesting Figures About Teachers
and Scholars.
HOW THE SCHOOL HONEY is SPENT

The report of the directors of the Pitts
burg district of public schools, which is
filed every year with the State, was to have
been presented to the Board of Education
Tuesday night. A quorum did not attend
and there was no meeting. For district
to get their share of the States appropria-
tion for schools it is necessary to file state
ment with the State with an affidavit and
certificate sworn to BY the President of the
Board of School Directors of the district
and countersigned by the Secre-
tary of the board. This affidavit
states that the schools of the district have
been kept open according to the require
ments of the school law for the term of ten
months during the school year ending the
first Monday in June, and that the several
branches of study required by law to be
taught. including the subject of physiology
and hygiene, with special reference to the
effect of alcoholic drinks, stimulants and
narcotics unou the human system have
been regularly introduced and taught in all
the schools during the school year specified
and that no teacher had been employed who
had not a valid certificate. Ihe State upon
receiving these papers draws q warrant ana
sends it to the treasurer of the district.
Some Interesting Facts.
Some interesting facts are revealed by the
report just made for the Pittsburg district
for the school year ending on the first Mon
dav in June, 1892, and for the fiscal year
ending February l, 1892 1t shows that the
total number of schools in the district is
Cos, in which are employed 80 male teachers
and 629 female teachers. The average
salary of the male teachers is s145 per
month, and of the female teachers s51. The
total number of scholars enrolled and attend
ing the different schools is 80 $50, there be-
ing 16, 291 male scholars and 16, 591 female
scholars. The average daily attendance of
these pupils was q, 29S, and the percentage
of attendance 20 The cost of educating
each pupil was at the rate of 81 49 per
month.
The treasurer received money from the
following sources The State appropriation
tor the year ending in June, 1892, was
S77, 34S 81. The treasurer had balance on
hand from last year amounting to S171,-
OILS o. He received from collections of
taxes of all kinds S6S7, ,319 63. From loans
made since the last report he received S172,-
222 80, and from other sources S14. 672 81.
This would make the receipts amount to
S77, ,34S 81 from the State and S995, 230 08 |
from various other sources
How the Money Was SPENT
The money was disbursed in the follow |
ing manner: In purchasing ground, |
$40, 722 25; in building and furnishing |
houses they expended S175, ,202 81; for rent |
and repairing, $50, $50 40; the teachers,
including The evening schools and superin- /
tendent, required S4O2, ,O12 IA; fuel and con-
tingencies are put down at s9O,030 "a; fees |
of the treasurer amounted to s., 262 So |
The salaries OF the secretaries |
amounted TO s., ,446 63. They reduced their |
debt and paid interest to the amount of |
Sl27, ,301 20 and various other expenses
amounted to $26, $50 So. The total expend-
itures for the year were $902, ITO OF and
cash on hand amounted to S170, 46S S6, which
amount is the total resources OF the Board.
The district owes on unsettled bills S54, 100
The total amount of money borrowed or un-
paid claims being the debt of the district
is 1886, 200. The liabilities exceed thei re-
sources by S719, ,SS1 II, but they have
against this the estimated value OF school
property, which is So, 276, 600.
There are $500 schools in the State and
IS in Allegheny county fron4which similar
reports are sent every year. The States
appropriation Tor schools has been s., 600, 900
but the last Legislature increased this
amount to S5, 900, 000 The appropriation is
fixed for two years BY virtue of this in
crease the schools of Pittsburg will receive
S193, 10S this year as their share, as against
81, ,34S 81 last year This, it is argued,
wall decrease the taxes for school purposes
considerably.
The report is signed by President Will
lam b. McK.lvy, Secretary Charles Reisfar
and Treasurer Joseph F. Denniston.