Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-02-02

PAID REGULARLY.
&C, &C., &C.
We have received the official report of the
State Superintendent of Education. and
from it we make up the following interest
ing statistics Of the schools of Augusta
and Stanton for the year 1923.
TINE COUNTY.
Augusta county had 1896 white and ,4i65
colored pupils enrolled with an average
daily attendance of 3,615 whites and 92t
colored. She had Ill white and u oolored
schools open. The average number of DAYS
taught in them WAS les. She had IS male
and 1l3 female white teachers, and 20 mals
and - female colored teachers. The aver
age monthly salary of the male teachers
was ss27.s5 and that of the female teachers
was $27.79.
THE GRADED SCHOOLS.
Beverley Manor-White schoolS-Aiiss
Cora Hudson, Staunton, Miss Lena Echard,
Stanton. Colored schools-WiIlis NJ
Garter, Jno. L. Peters, Jas. I. Anderson,
Jas. III. E. Garter and Geo. H. Carter.
IN VI Ill 1blt I'D Lulu I1OI u,
Stribling Springs; NJ. FL. Miller, Kiracofe;
d. L. Andes. Mt. Sidney; Miss Jennie Bur-
ches, Parnassus; E. S. Hook, Long Glade;
w. r. Marshall, bIilnesville.
Middle River-Walter L. Kerr, Burke's
Mill; W. I. Ewing, Mt. Meridian; N.
Lindon. Mt Sidney; D. G. Flory, New
Hope; G. M. Parkins. Verona: Miss X.
MEG Hutcheson, Laurel Hill.
South River-White schools. Miss Sal
lie l.. James, Waynesboro: Miss Fl. e. Men
denhall, Basic City; Miss Mary McCue,
Stuart's Draft; w. T. Davis. Fishersville
Colored schools-H. II. Blunt, Waynesbo-
10; A. w. Beck, Basic City.
Riyerheads-J. D. Bailey, GreenviIle;
Miss NJ. A. Smiley, Moffett's Creek; Miss
Bette Horsely, Middlebrook.
Pastures-M. G. Smith, Churehville; r.
l.. Farrer, Lone Fountain; Miss Ellen
Brown Craigsvlle.
THE FUNDS.
Receipts-Durng the year the schools
received the following funds-State, S16,-
O9S.33; County, si3, a9s.73, and a balance Of
county funds Oh hand from previous years
of $133.73; District, $l3 ,29S37, and bal
ance Of s. ,052. 10 of district funds from the
previous year; from other sources S186. AS
Total, $50, o6975.
Disbursements-Fo teachers wages,
$31 ,SS5 60; foT real estate. buildings, &C.,
$4,643.37 for libraries, maps, globes and
other apparatus, $2,078,S5; for pay of
clerks and treasurers, 81 .696.s2; for expen-
ses of electoral board and county school
board. &c, $15S.97; for fuel, lights, insur
ance and other contingent expenses,
81 ,521 81. Total paid out, Sal 1874 92
Balance on hand Of county funds, 5000
of district funds 1884. 13-Grand total,
$50,O60.75. Amount due for all other ex-
penses, $3.50.
Detailed statement Of disbursements
Teachers wages, s3l $500; for pay of dis
trict clerks, $i453; pay OF Superintendent.
500; pay of treasurers, 81 .2l3.s2; rent. So;
for fuel and lights, $1,121.52; insurance,
$24,75; books for INDECENT pupils, $9O,S5;
expenses OF county and electoral boards,
$15s.97; for other contingent expenses,
S5S6.G2. Total cost to public funds, $780,
269.53. Whole cost Of public education
per month per pupil enrolled SO cents.
The amount Of district funds asked for
by the county board Was $13 ,233. "A; the
Supervisors levied a district tax of 9 Is
cents on the 500 which gave an estimated
yield Of only ST., 667.S2. The amount of
county funds asked for by the county board
h.,
county tax Of 10 cents On the $1OO which
only gave an estimated yield of So, 995 5S.
THE SCHOOL HOUSES.
The whole number of school houses was
100, Of which'2 were brick, 169 frame and
8 of logs. Of these 40 had good furniture
and ITO had patent desks. The seating ca
pacity for white pupils was 6,O75, and for
colored pupils ITO. -Four were built during
the year. The value of the school property
owned by districts is $90,0l000.
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT WORK.
During the year the Superintendent,
E. O. PeaIe, spent 245 days officially
employed, Travelled 2,575 miles, wrote
$50 official letters, examined It's
teachers and licensed 235, attended &C
meetings of the school board, made l22 Wis
its to the schools, leaving 81 not visited,
spent an average of SO minutes at each
school visit, ard spent $245 in incidental
expenses in the discharge of official duties
paid out Of the Superintendent s private
funds. His salary is 500.
THE WORK IN THE DISTRICTS.
Rovorlav Maucr-CokooJ ,,o,,p]otio,, 1906
white and 1913 colored; q white schools and
13 colored open; employing white teachers--l
male at S35 and 20females at $R};3,2, colored-
males at 500. A, and 4 females at S25: cost
per month for pupil, daily average attend
ance, white $145, cOlored $1.20. Books
given to 20 white indigents and so colored
North River-School population-wh
1886, colored ISL; 81 white school houses
and 2colored open;2 white male teachers at
$27.l6. 10 white female teachers at $23 Ii
per month and colored male teachers at
$50 month--cost per month per pupil
daily average attendance-white 5l.23, col
ored SSc. Books for IS white indigents and
Is colored.
Mida'e Il ver-School population-176l
whites and 81 colored; IS white schools
and . olor,d ope.'; Is white male teachers
at 1927 month and II white female teach
ers at 500. 80 a month, 4 colored male teach
ers at S24 and colored female teachers at
S26. Cost per month per pupil daily aver
aqe attendance-white Sl.23. colored 81.
Rocks for 80 white indigents and 10 col
Ored.
South River-School population-1e75
white. sos eoored; 81 white and 10 colored
schools open: white male teachers at 49,
a month and "a white female teachers at
$40. OF. 10 coiored male teachers at $28 &c
and colored female teachers at S27. Cost