The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-01-20

is 8 so9 less than 1t vas in 1891. The common
schools may bs regarded s. the people'E colleges,
part Of t {. Ia5Fna sing power OF the states aud
/ from the aforesaid report: 1t is quite evident
I At school is susceptible Of impruveIHeut and
for the estabIislIna!at Of fruint schools for sHo
already large and constantly increasing uuFus2sss
20 Ba i5 ssio5 ils' u 'i-s "l -i7'
I Female teachers are largely in excess OF male
{ an average &42l5 per month aud females Ss5.-@,
s i 5i FOR '5,ii; a5 * .i and @ IN sss~iei fai5 lead
the male. on an ayeTaf'e OF SO Per month
La the list Of cguaty intsudents Of pat,lic
instruction for 1893 81. there are tWent y-tErae
fEa -ss9 itiGrl 5f ~, rri,i5IeII, az e1Jaai nav
Z may perform it.
There are 257 school districts extending
I through Gfty-tive counties in the tate which
have not sustained at least three m nths school
I in one county. From the beEinning Of the ,eEi
dol aTs valuation OF the assessed operty Of the
Legislature of tIilt year It was aboiished-
{ - From the report OF the superinten1ent Of pub
{ lie instruction the following eNtra-C is made
/ which bears On ti,is subject: believe that the
! restore the one mill levy by the state TO be dis
tElnatefl a the annual sc1ooi f1nd IS now iipror-
toned Ail4 II the lefslslatllr7 would make the
levy two mills, even three mills, their action
/ our present unequal and unjust distributioa OF
the money raised for the sappoTt Of our schools
The amount Of money of the semi-annuai
riisfril,-,t,.-j sr-,--, ~ - - 20 -, - :
1891 was 80 2-J+l- which was 81 cents per cs1itl
/ p capita for The August apporUiCnmens,
( maising total Of Si-U5 per capi a.
The total amount OF money received daring
the year 1891 for school purposes was S5 Ofi2gg O.
. from county treasurers f. ON district school
taz,5 5, q, ln lssz the whole aln9unt received vas
state from district school taxes.
]
district schools on the last TharsGiay OF july was
perhaps enacted ON tile theory that It would give
/ the county clerk OF each county sufficient time
/ TO furnish the several district school clerks the
amount Of taxable properly in their respective
49, 1tfifrltf fT,aT,.I.y ~ - L5t -
/ superintendentcf public instructio in his re-
hold ct arlie date in cities OF the third class
re slyes as reason toT the chals-e that ia these
and it wuu be better fo- the schools and the
| earlier date thln is possible the law now
/ stlilds; and Y may be further remqrSed that
| we're such a change made, cities OF the hrst and
3f 6 tsaesTs @ r. Es5%oa % Of i, their school boards
| COUNTY SoH2IAL INSTITUTES.
Of the Legislature Of 1871. have b5an so eTteudei
/ a 10 have an existence in every county Of tho
/ upon the educational work of this great com
% 6 a @ ,I i'5 q i.5iil. i,II ~ Nli
system, 80 helHful TO the great body of the ener
Sessions Of the Institute IN 1ss, the average daily
9Jtgno31s 5 was fourteen IN Sl3rton county and
/ been thirty days IN enzth ia most the luj
/ lures indeuendent Of the general work of the
Institutes, and In is9- the corps OF instructors
/ at these Institutes reached the number Of 3.
The state superintendent Of public Instruction
/ deemcd it proper to require county comulis-iun-
/ stitute Of four weeks.
ruE PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND.
] Thereurs in gle treasury Of the state certain
fraudulent district school bonds, purportlnE to
hf.ve baen issued By the authority Of school dis
tTiCts organized in the counties of Comanohe.
Norton pnd hice. which assregati i5 500, and Of
collecting any part Of the principal OF interest
the state expressly declares thst the permanent
school fund shall not b9 diminished, ] would
[ frauduient bonds and duly provide Tor a rg-ia-
PnrsisineE-t cI inc TuIld TO the amount OF these
uTGHEB. IsDuc ALTON.
! Aside from the Normal School, the Agricul-
turl College and the University Of the state the
ab-tracts thirty other etiucation i nsttlIliaHr5
ir.aries and rIigrTsitie, Of tff.reI,f q ass
If.s state y 7"t9t SfHo"t The reports of the
AMI lille fl Tt 81 i,i.f 1, IT, W.
lcEl=lature viii be asked to appropriate for the
fiscal year ending june - 1891, the amount OF
! room. The pupils from the Institution come
s4de OF line state from sixteen states and terri
/ ii 8. Carrie $ Plumb and family have kindly
iiIirSTy Of S-Ierl rsfIIlic f1't iii.t i4f,o ~
had caIlectei during his public lie, which Eift
embraces nearly 1000 yoIHmes for ihe most part
! handsomely bound 70 sheep, but for " hich-the
institution has absolutely no Eoom-
The St1te 4gricl,3tt-Et C9lCgs--The board of
nial port, declared; The past two years have
ef the institution, veil as in it, aduiust ea-
the buildings for most sati-factrry vil f. t6s
college in every department. has been well InaIn-
daughters of farmers and mechanics in line vzith
PROMINENT industries OF the state so well
cultural College the lsrgest of such Institutions
Instructive matte in the report is found under
/ Of -'Hzper ment Station and Farmers Insti-
President FairohiId- in his report to the board
dents are shown by the rscords 10 be from farm
tentative ia relation TO the Il rmers' interest
throualluut the state. No other has so large an
attendance, and nu other has 50 large "a proper
{ from eiglty-tuFo counties of the state. Indus
the ingenuity Of the state from the Influence of
The nesis Of the institation for iS9-95 are set
/ legislature.
TI,g U.,tuersi'g ot KssHsos.-Tl,e report of the
( board of regents and Of the chancellor of Ehis
/ Institution merit careful examination at your
hands The i'perfeqt incomplete and rsstyici "a
regents: The exact status Of ths university
I Il Is abreast Of the highest iustilntiona of the
ever nature which il is equipped 70 do, and
therefore p op;zes TODD As regards tn, Whole
range OF possi5l university work The equipment
] branches 81 learning are set TO tse tSleo 1E.
Chancellor Snow in instItuting comparisons
{ Of certain appr9tl riations made ny the Kansas
legislature with those OF Minnesota and Kansas
says ..kansas cannot afford to He outstFipped
{ bg her northern ueEghbur5 10 the equipment Gt
/ hCr university. Sunfe pride may here ma q
] legitimate heiG Tor exercise Ifla young men
ana vyome of bllfHs7s axe as Worthy or the oee5
educational ADVANTAGES as are tbe sons ana
daughter of NebrasiSn and Minnesota"
i Vuufd fully call attention to al lszsle
o. Stute University bonds which are held IN the
state treasury to tlle amount OF Sl91oJu AGAINST
citv Of Lawrence or the State University slouit
in justice be held for them. II not whether IL
I be the duty OF the legislature 20 reimburse the
] university fund to-that amount
Text fEooAs.
The parents and guardians of the children in
our public schools have long co1upial nod Of the
eEorb8taut cost o. text books, aud this subject
should command your serfC1s attention syouAd
earnestly recuIrmeEd that some method pc de-
vised fo- sup stFIlg the EeCesa1EE books irae ct
I cost 20 ille school Children Of the state
To this end it eht be well that tho county
diTecroFs o. iler school utlceES OF the school
districts should. ia each county b eHnp97reEl q
To purchase all tl-e necessary text books fer tile
schools Of their respective C1uatlass at q pElta
I not usuch in ADVANCE or the actaa1 cost OF the
I books.
iiarel thzt the crying cgraplalnE OF EeES e1-