Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-12-17
COST OF KANSAS SCHOOLS.
Interesting Figures Taken from the Report
Of stats supsrintsndsnt stryker--
Teachsrs' Salaries Increasing.


Topeka, Kan, Dec 6-Kansas paid
H,5l2, i45.7o for the support Of its COM
mon schools in the school year which
ended last July. These figures have
just been compiled from the reports Of
county superintendent TO the state
superintendent OF public instruction.
During the school year which ended In 1897
The schools cost a t0i. as, or iii0y0 less than
was paid out In isoa Yet there were % mort
schools In tho state In 1907 than in 1898 The
difference In the cost OF the schools Is prlnci.
pally in the salaries OF teachers, the tendency
being 10 Increase teachers salaries and
get better teachers In most Of the
countieA There were employed dur
ALSO male teachers and 7i3I female
teachers Men teachers were paid salaries that
averaged Los month. while women teachers
received tes OF rs average salary. The average
age OF persons who wero granted certifi Gates
In 1893 is - years The number OF inexperi-
enced teachers who got certificates was 2. 62l
As the report viii show the number teaching
on state certificates this year Is 90; number
teaching on first grade certificates, i.s9S; on
second grades 1871; on third grades, 3.U7i; on
temporary certificates 2ii.
iuc uNcFugc lcuHtu VI tuo SCuOOt year
the schools In the state Is small fraction less
than y weeks, or more than six months. rs
school months are counted four we,ks to tho
month. There are In the state Sp,,99 persons
OF school age-between ana 81 years OF age
or this number lis. 9o3 IRE white md 1885 are
negroes. One year ago the total school popula-
ton OF the state was 4s5,s5O. indicating q
very slight increase In school population
In the last year. An interesting fca-
ture is the fact that In extreme western
Kansas the school population Is continually
falling on while tho voting population is, In
many places, increasing. It Is due to the fact
that families are moving out and stockmcn
with their cowboys are taking their places
The total bonded Indebtedness Of school dis
tricts is shown to be e.5ss, isS o decrease OF
nearly 10000 from last year This record on
the decrease in the bonded Indebtedness In the
state Is featured In the report Mr.. Stryker
mentioning II particularly In his introduction.
Superintendent Stryker makes many recon-
mendations TO the legislature in the forthcom.
ing report He declares for free textbooks
and school supplies He recommends. further.
that every child In the state be given free tut
tion In q county or city high school He also
recommends that the term OF office Of county
superintendent shall commence ut the begin.
ming Of the school year As 1t Is now,
superintendent who go out Of ONCE are pre-
vented from getting o school because oil
are taken. The visitation Of schools rs
required by law is divided on election years so
that the best results are not obtained there
from Finally, Superintendent Stryksr REQ
ommcnds that school meetings be held early In
March or April. This plan Us II Is followed In
the cities gives ths teacher and the school IN
opportunity OF arranging early the work OF the
coming season. The following is the school