The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-09-20
The REPORT
Of County Commissioner Scotch
to State Superintend-
ent of Schools,
Wolfe.

dut cAStdCtS nun oupSiiu'Cu'Cut -
NJ. Scotten's very complete and able
annual report to State Superintend-
ent Wolfe, of the condition of the
public schools of Pettis county for the
term commencing June 80, 1891, to
July, 1, 1892:
Enrolment: White-male. .. 76S (;
female, 3 6l8; total, 1886; coIored
ale, $50; female, 452; total, 912;
grand total, 8.29S.
Number of persons enrolled in the
public schools who are over Is wears
Of age-male, 219; female, 272; ta' ,
491.
Total number of days attend ance
By all pupils, 1863 .OO2
Average number Of days attend
ance'per pupil, l04; average number
of pupils attending each day, 1892.
Per cent of enrolment OF enumera-
ton, 81 3 per cent of average daily
attendance of enrolment, sc 6 per
cent.
Number Of cases of tardiness, S69 ;
truancy. IS; corporal punishment.
527.
Total length of school terms in days,
1908; number of days taught by
oil teachers m lie. 1860; female,
l7,103; total, ~. O63
Number of pupils that may be sest.
ed in the public schools-white, 6. 694;
co 'ored, $50; total, 1854
Number OF school.rooms supplied
with dictionaries academic. 90; un-
abridged, Is; total, 80.
No. of schOol-rooms supplied with
globe, 10; chart, 40; wall maps, 10.
No. OF desks not defaced by cutting
or writing, l ,577; No. defaced, 2, 100.
No. of school rooms with less than
10 square wards o. blackboard. 10;
less tnan 5 square yards, 10; more
thsn 10 square yards, Isl.
No. OF volumes in the Libraries Of
the county, 1,225, No. of volumes
added during the year, l25.
Amount contributed to libraries
from private sources during the year,
s144 30; total value obituaries, 1915.
No. OF teachers in the school-room
during the year, no: having had any
previous experience, 10.
No. teachers in the school room,
with q previous exneriece of 4 months,
0; s months. IL; IL months, II; "a
months, II; 4S months, al.
No. of districts observing Arbor
Day, 3; No not observing it, 81; No.
of trees planted. 40
No. Of teachers teaching on on GER
tificate from County Institute Board
IF Examiners first grade. i; second
grade, 26; third grade, 80; total, 81.
No. of teachers in the c,unty teach
ing on certificate from county COM
missioner issued since close of insti-
tute-frst grade, 0: second grade, 0;
third grade, II; total, IL
No. Of teachers teaching on state
certificate, 3; on normal diploma, p;
on normal certificate, O.
No. of schol-rooms using some of
the textbooks adopted by the com.
mission, Isl; No. using adopted books
to exclusion of all others, 105.
Number Of teachers employed in
the county-white, 16l; colored, IL /;
total, 173.
Number Of school rooms occupied
in the county-white, 16l; col0red,
II; total, 173.
Number Of sch ,ols in operation in
the Countrywide, 100; colored, Z;
total, lO7.
Number of school houses in the
county-stone, o; brick, 8; frame,
1902; log, 0; total, ITO.
Number of school houses built dur
ing the year-stone. O.; brick, 1;
frme, 2; log, O; total, 8
Estimated value of school property,
sl86, $50 :. assessed value of the tax
able property, $10,47S,925.
Average levy in cents on the 500
for all school purposes IN the county.
Soc
Average cost per day on enroll
ment, S.O56; on average attendance,
s O65.
Number of certificates issued BY
county institute board of examiners
LIST grade. 3; 2nd grade, &c; 5rd
grade, 80; total SO.
Number of certificates issued by
county commissioner since close Of
instltute-1st grade. o; End grade, 0;
Bird grade. II; total, II.
RECEIPTS
Cash on hand July I, 81. ........ S1l, 1908. 46
Teachers fund...................... 55,52827
Incidental fund ......-.-........ 1880 90
Building fund. ......... l6,400 90
Totsl...........-...-.......... $97, 79l.73
ExPENDITURK.