The Red Cloud chief., 1893-08-11
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN,
by d. NJ. HUNTER, co. sUPT.

by d. NJ. HUNTER, co. sUPT.
According to school census taken
June 1898 there are, in this county,
Abs children of school age.
From the annual reports of direct.
ors for the school year ending the I'd
Monday Of July 1893, VIC have the
following statistics.
Whole number of children between
the ages of 5 and 81 years that at
tended school during the year: 1888
males, and 1903 females. Total 30SG.
Number attending under 8 years Of
age, II.
Number attending ovcr II years Of
age, 6.
Average daily attendance 1856.
Number Of children in the county
between 8 and Ia years of age. 206G.
Number of children that attended
school between S and If years Of age,
1872.
Number of teachers who have
taught within the year, counting ponc
twice, male 81; female, 50.
Average number of days taught by
each teacher, males, liG; females, 12l.
Total wages of teachers for the
year, males, $l023l.3O females,
1882 80.
Number Of districts having six
months school or more, 67.
Number of districts having four
months, but less than six, 8.
Number Of districts having three
months, but less than four, ,.
Average number of days in all dis
%tricts, lao.
Number of stone school houses, ..
Number of brick school houses, 3.
Number of frame school houses. IS.
Value Of school houses, S6lS65. 80.
Nalu, Of school sites $S46S.25.
Value of books and apparatus,
$9096 80.
Amount expended for school pur-
poses, $37lS4 81.
Amount in hands Of district treas.
urers. $9j69.63 :.
Hondcd Indebtedness. S33O5O.
"t'Ni 'huSDtCuucSs, SJ-JO %.
Number Of mills levied during the
year for all purposes, 1874.
Average number Of mills levied
during the year for all purposes, lGl.
Ii the schools were all in session a.
the same time, 30 teachers would be
necessary for the county.
Number Of teachers examined last
year, receiving LIST grade certificates,
3; I'd grade certificates, (some en-.
dorsemeuts) 50; 3D. grade certificates,
IS; no certificates, &c.
AS it is only a few weeks till the
greater number of the fall schools
will open, the school rooms should DO
put in order for the use of teacher
and pupils.
Perhaps it would not be amiss for
school officers to ask themselves the
same questions suggested in tho cdu.
cational column about tins time last
year, viz. "Are there any panes of
glass wanted for the school house win.
dows?
Are the corners of the school room
filled with cobwebs?
Are the desks and walls covered
with dust?
Has the floor beon scrubbed this
summer
Does the stove pipe need cleaning?
Would it not be a good plan TO have
the stove blackcncd?
llav, the windows been w,shcd
since the school house was built?
Does the black board need repair.
ing?
"a good bla,k board is of more use
than any other piece of apparatus
Una can be put into q school room.)
IS thtYe any obscene language
written on the desks, walls, wood.
work, anywhere on tho inside of the
house, on the outside of the house. or
on the inside Or outside of tho nut.
buildings?
Have the tall sunaowers been re.
moved from near the sides Of tho
house?
Is the ground covered with sand.
burrsp
Can the door be latched?
Have the out'houscs been scrubbed?
Is there a box Of croyon on tho
teachers desk?
Are the broom9,, WATERFALL, lineup,
waah basin, coal shovel, and coal
scuttie in good condition and present?
DO you need any black board eras.
ers and pointers?
Have you sufi cicnt books. ~slat.s,
ETC., so as to give teacher aud pupils
a chance to go to work On tho Grst
day Of school?