The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-09-22
some SCHOOL FACTS.
The Schools Of lille Laos County Are
Steadily Gaining in Attend
ance from Year to Year.
During the Past Two Years the Enc
roIlInent of Pupils Has ln-
creased 50 Per Cent.

Z 81
roiiinent of Pupils Has 1n-
creased 80 Per Cent.
. Facts g and fgursz which relate to our
scn o % g are always interesting. The
Union N. is therefore glad to be able to
pu dish a. summary of the report of
supt. Dickey, which appears below:
To the Editor: Thinking that some
OF the statistics embodied in the an
nual report Ct Our county schools to
re - State nperihtendent of public in
strucnion, might prove Of value and
interestto the patrons of our schools
and the taxpayers of the county, I ve11-
ture to ask you to publish the follow.
ing summary: Number Of common
school districts, 81; number Of scholars
entitled TO portionment OF State
funds, 1851; number Of scholars not
entitled to apportionment of State
funds. 1853: total enrolment, Liza:
whole number of scholars between 8
and Is years Of age attending school 60
days. S46; average number Of months
Of school, S: whole bumber Of voters
presentat annual school meeting, 400;
average number of voters present at
annual school meeting. 20: average
cost of text books loaned free. so cents:
number of teachers employed in the
county, males 5, females 36: average
monthly wages of teachers,
male $50, females $50: number of
teachers who are graduates of High
schools. 10: number of teachers who
are graduates of Normal schools, 2;
mum Der of teachers who are graduates
of colleges, 8: number OF new school
houses built. 8: value of new school
houses built, 1850; whole number of
school houses, 81: value of all school
houses and sites, s35, $50; value of seats
and desks, s2,671; value of school APP
paratus, $3.50; value of school libra
ries, $1,000; total value Of school prop
erty in. the county. 81, 159: paid for
teachers wages, S12,745.
Atareful study of the above figures
will 40 doubt impress our citizens with
several important facts:
First, that for young county we are
well to the front in school matters.
having more than $4,000 invested in.
schools. 49, --.sss-~, ..-..- = - -
Second. that the number of schools
and school houses are rapidly increas-
ing. ,s..,a E.. s-.
Third, that our school population is
rapidly increasing. having increased
from 1914 in 1896 to TIA in 1898, a gain
of 400 or 80 per cent in two years.
| Fourth, that too great a number of
scholars are reported as not entitled to
apportionment.
| wish at this time at the beginning
of a new school year to call special at
tention to the last mentioned fact and
urge teachers and school officers to use
all means in their power to get a full
attendance of all children of school
age. Our law makes attendance COM
pulsory as follows: '.All children be-
tween S and 16 years shall be required
to attend a public or private school for
period of at least IL weeks in each
year, Ask weeks of which time shall be
consecutive, unless excused by the
board of the school district The law
also prescribes penalty by imposing.
a fine on the parent or guardian in
in case of failure to comply with the.
| foregoing. Self interest and economy
l.should spur parents and taxpayers to
see that each child attends at least the
required time. Each child attending
the REQUIRED time draws its share of
State funds and thus makes the
amount to be raised by local tax that
much less. A district car soon lose
the wages of a teacher for a whole
term by pupils being absent from
school, then the taxpayers of the dis
trict must make it up. To aid in
bringing this to parents and guardians
notice 4 have provided blanks to be.
sent to parents by teachers as soon as
pupils begin to be absent from school,.
wish also to call attention to the
comparatively small number Of voters
present at school meetings. This
county casts vote of about 1,60O and
only 4e9 are reported as voting at the
annual school meeting and a number
ofsthese voters were ladies so that prob
ably not more than 800 men voted.
Friends and neighbors, the vote you
cast at school meetings is the most. inn
portant one you cast during the year.
On the good work done by our schools
depends the future Of our country.
Turn out at the next annual meeting
and all vote and work for what is best
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