New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-09-08
WHAT OUR SCHOOLS COST.
supt. Runck Supplies the Review With
Some Interesting Statistics.

supt. Runck Supplies the Review With
Some Interesting Statistics.
Superintendent of Schools Runck has
completed his annual report and the fol-
loving are some Of the interesting facts
CLEANED therefrom.
Number of scholars entitled to appor-
tionment, 3,490; number of scholars not
entitled to pportionment, 696; total
number of scholars enrolled during the
year, 4,176; average daily attend ance in
Independent districts, 1921; in Common
districts, 1875; average length of school
during the year in Independent districts,
81 months; in Common districts, 7 Is
months; number Of teachers in Indepen-
dent districts, males 8, females 81; Com
mon districts, males, a., females 35;
number Of districts loaning text books
to pdpils free Of charge, 6; average cost
of text books per pupil in districts act
ing under Textbook Law of 1898, 81
cents; average monthly wages Of teach
ers for the year in Independent districts,
males, $105.14, females, $44.75; IN Com
mon districts, males, $36.5O, females,
$31.90; number of Independent districts,
8; Common districts, rs; number Of new
school houses built during the year, 3;
value of all school houses and sites, in
Independent districts, $4,000; Common
districts, $4,000; value of seats and
desks, $500: value of school apparatus,
81 900; number of volumes for school
libraries bought during the year, in In: :
dependent districts, 476; in Common dis
tricts, 433; total number Of volumes in
all libraries, 2,99S; total number Of Ii
braries, II; number Of visits made by
county superintendent, 1853; number Of
first grade certificates issued, 4; number
Of second grade certificates issued, A.;
number Of third grade certificat es is
sued, SO; number of.applicants rel ected,
81.
The superintendent reviews the fnan-
cial condition Of the different districts
and finds the following
The common school districts had cash
on hand at the beginning Of the year
amounting to $14,I98.57. They re-
ce1ved from the state apportionment
$s.,474.97, from the special and local
one mill tax $14,6SO.76, from bonds sold
$1,22l.25, from text books and fines
2.s5, and from all other sources $2,215.-
86,. making a total of $39, 9,794.06. The
expenses of the year amounted to $780,.
54S.64. This includes $19,4O3.84 for
wages, $2,677.G2 for fuel and sup
plies, $l,Os1.05 for new buildings
and sites, $1.042.31 for repairs
and Improvements. The aggregate in.
.debtedness of the common districts is
$1,31s.61. The Independent districts
had cash on hand at the beginning of the.
year amounting to $16, ,680.80. They
received $5,734.43 state apportionment,
$24,Oo9. .O4 from the special tax, $5, 1885,
81 from bonds sold, $643.76 from text
book sales and S2,559.s4 from all other
sources. For teachers they paid $lS,-
-629.5o for fuel and supplies S1,98165,
for new buildings $3,686.51, for bonds
and interest $3,3 .es, for library books
$388.s6, for text books $85O.l0, for ap-
3paratus $4,000 and for all other pur-
poses SIS, eos III, leaving a balance on
hand Of $16, ,O95.94 The total indebted
ness Of the independent districts.is is $G5,-5
SOC. ss
Linden n Notes.
Nels 'rhormedson who has been stud
wing law IN the Office Of John LIND, left
for the State University last Monday
Misses Clara ard Bertha Olson Of
Mapkato returned 70 their home on Mon
day after week q visit with Miss Thea
sHarbo.
Mrs Annie Olson has been visiting
the past weel viii elatives ii Man kato.
daueh o. born g Air. and N.
sJ. Johnson LAST Week
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