Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-16

3 The statistics are taken from the Dis
ennial report of State Superintendent
Barrett. which is just out. This report
s for the two years ending Sept. 80.
1899. II is a most Interesting document
full of valuable information for the
student and ii shows a steady progress
in educational affairs in Iowa. The fol-
lowing table shows the comparisons of
conditions in 1895 with 1899:
Number of ungraded schools-lsa5,
125l7 1899. 1856.
Rooms in graded schools-1s95. Att.
1899 5.a61.
Whole number of school rooms-1S95,
1929, 1889, 1877.
Average number of days taught-1S9o,
100: 1899.
Number Of school houses-lss5, 1858
1s9al3sS6.
Value of school houses-1s95, sl5.645,-
543: 1899, s16.9os.o7o
School houses built during the year
1895. 3G5: 1859. %.
school houses with hags-lss5. 4,ls5:
1899. GOT.
Enumeration between and 2l-lss5.
Tl2.a4l. 1899, 77277,l7'5.
Number enrolled in schools-1s95. 533ss, :
S24. 1899. 554. 800.
Average daily attendance-1s95 500, 5,
800 1899. 364.40a.
Average rumber enrolled to each
Iteacher-1s95. 50: 1899 80
| Average monthly tuition per pupil
I1S95. sl.S7: 1899. sl.s6.
Male teachers empioyed-ls95, 5.726;
llS9a 5.:,77.
Female teachers employed-1se5. 22,-
III: 1899. eea,s6o.
To,al different teachers employed
I1S95 e1.S43;; 1899. 2s.iss7
4 Average monthly wages, males-1S95,
SS7.6S, 1899. s3s.31.
4 Average monthly wages females-1s95
\ ! sssl.sa:: 1890. ss;::e..ssc.
Teachers necessary to supply all
schools 1885 1861; 1895. 1906.
schools teaching the effects of stimu-
lants-lsg5 l6.osl; 1899. 1850.
4 Teachers enrolled in normal Institutes
--1S95, 2l.96S; 1899, 2O,454
Expended for normal institutes-1s95,
So, l40; 1889 s6o,7l7.
Average yearly salaries of county SUI
perintendenis- 1896, sl,22o; 1899 s1,212
4 Paid for teachers salaries-1s95, s5,-
O75.492.: 1899. s5.4lIG6s
! For all other purposes-1S95. 81. .242, $50;
/ 1899. s3,S13.995.
Total amount expended 1886, sS.sl7,-
So: 1899. se.291, Gas.
The percentage of school population
enrolled has increased from 1859 to 1898
from 14.6 to 76.2 per cent. The percent
age of school population attending reg
4 ularly increased from 1853 to 30. The
percentage of enrolment attending reg
lIularly increased from g. to 65.6. The
4 Improvement was slow but sure. and
the conditions We're not considered bad
!, enough to warrant the enactment OF Il
7Icompulsory education law with its at
4 Itendant truant officers and other odiou.
features of its enforcement.
The recommendations of the state su.
lperintendcnt to the legislature were
many of them carried into effect. TIL,
/ educational institutions We're we'll sup,
sIported. the summer term at the STATE
Normal School was continued as regu
liar feature of the institution; an aGdi
Etional building was erected at Cedal
Falls: the state superintendent was Civ
[ len additional, powers in regard 10 tn,
( publication of leaflets. pamphlets, etc. ii
his work: the school library bill, whicl
Mr.. Barrett has worked SO hard TO Sc
cure, was passed. The laws concerning
text books remain unchanged Not
single bill calculating to disturb th
present excellent Law was introduced
J. Superintendent Barrett says that nearl
{ one-half the counties in the state hav
adopted uniformity of text books, an,
one or more districts in about one
fourth of the counties have free tex
books. The law is working to the salts
B faction of all.
q The Des Moines women who are Il
charge OF the mothers congress. to
lgether with the directory Of the Com