Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-11-23

The report shows that there are ,Ss7 school
buildings 10 the State, an increase of 81 during
the year OF this number $40 are owned by
the various educational districts,
The e were 81 school buildings erected during
the year, and SO remodelled and repaired OF
the total number of schools. 165 are sectarian
vate schools. Tho total value of the school
property of the State is SIS, SAG 123 b. being an
increase of s., 244, 2S3.82 in valuation for the
year. There are 107 school properties in the
State valued at upwards of $4,000 each: I56 at
between 600 and $4,000; 126 at between
SIC. 600 and $4,000; 173 between $1,000 and $lO.-
100: $50 between 81 600 and s. goo, and 692 under
81 coo.
Tha total number of children enrolled in the
public schools during the year was 3i5,055, an
increase over the previous year of 1895. OF the
total enrolment in the public schools 158O47
are boys, and l57 DOS are girls
There is an interesting table showing the
attendance at the evening schools throughout
the State together with the cost of maintaining
them, the number of teachers employed and the
average salaries paid There are q localities
maintaining evening schools. They are: Bayonne,
Clayton, Gloucester county, East Newark,
Glassboro, Harrison, Hoboken; Jersey City,
Kearny. Millyille, Monroe township, Montelair,
New Brunswick. Newark, Passaic, Paterson
Raritan township, Salem, Town Of Union,
Trenton, Woodbury., and Woolwich township
The total number of evenings that the schools
were kept open during the year was $780, the
total number on the roll was II 1853; the average
evening attendance 5,437; number of teachers
the teachers, $685. total expenditure for evening
schools, $50, 2065s.
Newark had the largest number of evening
scholars enrolled The number In that city was
1866 and the average attendance 2.448 In that
city l13 teachers were employed and the aver
age salary per week was sl2; the total expendi-
ture for evening schools being S34.356.6s Jer-
sey City had 1908 pupils enrolled, with an ever
age attendance of 1856. IL employed 81 teachers
at an average salarv Of 1926 week. and the
total outlay for the evening schools wss g. $50 so
Patterson had 353 Children enrolled xvifb on
average attendance OF but SIS. There we're IS
teachers employed in the night schools of that
city, at an average weekly salary of $50, and
the total expenditure for the schools twas
S4,725. 10 Hoboken there were 628 scholars en-
rolled, with an average attendance of 1886. Nine
teachers wese employed at an averagr salary of
Si2y50, and the total cost for maintaining the
evening schools was Sl,l8307. Trenton had an
rnrollment Of 55S with an average attendance of
523. Eighteen teachers were employed at an
average salary of 1915, and the total cost Of
maintaining the evening schools was $4,000.
The highest average salary for teachers in the
evening schools was paid in Montclair, where
average attendance OF 81. The average salary
per week paid the two teachers employed was
Sl3 rs. Bayonne was second, employing nine
teachers at an average salary Of $l3.40 week.
and IN Salem, where Two teachers were employ
ed in the evening school, the average salary was
1888 a week. The TOwE of Union and the
city of Hoboken ranked next, paying the teach
ers an average salary of $l250 a week The
smallest average salary was paid in Woodbury.,
where % was the figure, and but two teachers
we're employed.
Newark expended more money in the conduct
OF its evening schools than the other twenty
localities combined It cost Newark 1884, IS to
maintain night schools: Jersey City. 8, 1856 so;
Paterson. Sa,72s.50 Trenton, So, 300; Bayonne,
81 i97 90; Ho5oken, Sl,l8S.70. and the other
localities vdried under the 81 600 mark
There is much interesting information about
| teachers in the tables. The number of male
tes cheers employed in the State during the wear
3s3 The nUu1hAr Of fanQi
average salary paid to the male teachers per
month was 1921, as against 1852 the previous
year; the average salary paid to female teachers
per month was $4S.12, being decrease of 81 &c
/ from the previous year. Essex county had the
largest number OF both male and female teach
| ers there being 105 of the former, and ,11S of
4 the latter in that county Essex also paid the
highest average salaries to the teachers of both
sexes. The average monthly allowance TO male
teachers in that county was 1852 62.and to female
/ instructors $62 80 Hudson ranks second EN-
/ pioyiDg 81 male teachers at an average monthly
salary of $l46.63 and / 0S6 female teachers at an
average monthly stiperu OF $56 &C., Passaie
employs 81 male teachers at an average salary
| OF &9l17. and AZ female teachers at an average
salary Of SST.sS Morris bias 81 male teachers, al
| an average salary of $3.50, and IFS female
teachers ut an average salary OF S4497 Mon
mouth has n male teachers, at an average
monthly salary OF 1890, and 227 female teach
ers al an average salary OF S4S 20. Mercer has
10 male teachers at an average salary OF $1,000
and %10 female teachers at an average salary oil
$4i62. Union has 35 male teachers, at an aver
age monthly salary of $i27.5S, and 2s2 female
teachers at an average salary of $50 90
Camden has 22 male teachers at an average
/ sallry of SS7 Is. and 372 female teachers at an
average salary of S4273. The smallest average
monthly salary for male teachers is paid 10
1 Sussex county, whore 80 men are employed at ar
| average of S4512, and the smallest average
monthly salary for female teachers is paid il
| Warren, where S43.0 is the figure.
Hudson and Essex counties each have :
/ teacher who has been In harness for SO years
Burlington has one who has taught for 81 years
Camden comes next with teacher of Al years
experience. Onion has teacher Of IS years
experience. Salem and Bergen each one wht
| has taught for 43 yea rs; Gloucester teacher
with 50 years of work TO her credit; Mercer
/ Passaic aud Warren each one Instructor of a
years experience; Monmouth and Middlese1
each teacher of 4f years. and all the othe
/ counties, excepting Ocean have teachers VIII,
l have had their licenses between 30 and 30 years
l Ocean county's eldest instructor remaining q
! her post, has % years Of work TO her credit
There are 1926 teachers in the State of Is years
1 experience and upwards
During the year there we're granted the follow
ing teachers certificate: State certificates, frs
grade, 5Sl second CRATE 998; third grade, 248
County certificates, frst grade, $40; second grade
lsO56; third grade. ISL. City certificates, 2.47l
special certificates, "a; Norman graduates, ,e54
city, training. school graduates i,ss5; eollag
graduates S57.