The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-20
GIVES THE FIGURES
ANNUAL RTPcRT OF COUNTY SUP
BRIETENDBsT NACKEY.
His Annual Report has Been Approved by
State Superintendent Stanley Mr..
Maekey Finds that Spelling has Been
Too Much Neglected in the County
bling the Old Fashioned Spelling
Matches to be Put In Force In the
School Houses Of the County.

| County Superintendent Mackey has
completed his annual report and yes
terday received notification from State
Superintendent Stanley that the same
had been examined and approved.
The report is very full and covers
fourteen large. closely written pages of
the book prepared for that purpose and
! kept at the superintendent office for
the inspection OF the public and pat
rons OF the district. BY referring to
this record each district patron can
readily see all about his district. There
is the enumeration of scholars, number
Of months taught. amount levied. am
cunt collected and spent, together with
the balance on hand or oyerdrawn
An Eagle representative was shown
the book yesterday afternoon and he
CLEANED the following general infor-
nation for the readers of the Eagle
-No. uiStrlct .....-...-..--...... 166
No children between 5 and q
.....----...... .-..- .l4.03S
No children enrolled .... :. 9.10s
Average daily attendance ...... 1903
No. OF teachers employed. .... 27s
or this number Wichita "a, country
1s5.
Salary paid male teachers So. 81. IL
Salary paid female teachers =. %, 455.S5
Salary average for male 49,. 20. 50
Salary average for females 80. $3.50
Value OF bldgs and grounds. ass. $50. 90
Number of school buildings. ISL
School bonds issued during year.....
No. persons examined during
year --......--...--.-.. ....- $50
No. persons rejected during
year $500. 49,. .... 12s
No persons given certificates eO7
The certificates Were divided as fol-
lows: First grade Il: second. 81; third
III; temporary, 2. The average age
of persons receiving certificates were
p years.
The number OF persons receiving GER
tificates who have had no experience
previous in teaching school were 12O.
There are ten graduates OF state nor
NAL school engaged as teachers. Six
have state permanent certificates; 2S
first class certificates; 81 second, and
40 third
The county superintendent visited
81 districts during the year. from whichs
he was led to issue the following cir
cular letter:
To Teachers and Puplls-Sedgwick
county
When visiting schools last year I
found that spelling was greatly neglec-
ted on account of time.
This year / have divided the county
into districts corresponding as nearly
as possible with the townships. \ dis
triot located in more than one town.
ship may elect its position.
My plan is to have contests in each
OF these township districts, to be clos
ed February /, 1896.
On or about March 1. 1896, a grand
contest will be held in Wichita, each
district to be represented by the win
ner of first and second honors in the
district contests.
RULES
/. Text book-Reed's Word Speller.
2. Open to all pupils regularly enroll
led.
3. District contests 10 be under the
control and direction OF the teachers Of
each district
4. The county superintendent Will d.
rect the grand contest. which shall
consist OF written or oral work, TO be
determined by a majority vote OF the
contestants.
/ hope you will take an active inter
est in the promotion OF Better SPELL
ing" Yours very truly,
CHARLES ]. MACKEY,
County Superin tendent