The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-07-20
TEACHERS IN
COUNTY SCHOOLS.
There Are sos, and They Draw
$4,000 Per Year.
HERE IS A LIST OF THEM
They Are Paid From sa9 Per Month Up,
and Averaged From SO to SO Weeks
Employment During Last
Year.

young idea how to shoot. Just now the
entire number is in the enjoyment of a
vacation. OF the sos in service 3SS were
employed the entire school year during
1899, and the balance were busy from
three to nine months each. The aver
age term Of teaching for the county in
the township and country schools was
80 weeks, while in the towns and cities
the average term of service was Sc
weeks in the year.
The teachers of the county were paid
last year the sum of s172 ,24S.31 for
their labors while the total expense Of
education in the county amounted to
S342, ,5S2.29. The highest salaries are
paid in Canton and the other cities,
while the country school teachers must
be satisfied with more moderate COM
pensation. The average wages paid in
the township schools is as follows: Ele-
mentary departments, $37 a month for
men, s29 a month for women; high
school, only men are employed and wa
ges are $50 a month.
In the towns and cities the average
wages are as follows Elementary de-
partment, men s47, women $33; high
school, men $50, women s6S.
There are in the county 2S,072 child
rem between the ages of and 21 years
who are entitled to go to school, but the
enrolment last year was only 1902.
This leaves $3.50 who are of school age
who are not in the school rooms of the
county. OF the pupils who go to school
1905 were in the town and city schools
and 6,s57 were in the country schools.
In the little towns and country dis
tricts there were last year 272 teachers
employed. The list of teachers grows
every year. Several examinations are
held to allow them to discover whether
they are competent to teach and quite
long list of new pedagogues is given
certificates every twelve months. Last
year at the county examinations there
were 391 applicants examined and out Of
this number 293 were given certificates
The examinations cost 1858. OF this the
applicants paid 1926, leaving a balance
for the county to bear Of s232.
Every year the township clerk must
file with the county auditor a list of
all the teachers in his district who were
engaged during the past year. These
reports have been filed for this year
with the auditor. The returns show
that the teachers in the country and
small town schools are considerably
scattered from their homes. The fol-
lowing list shows who the teachers
were last year in the county outside of
the three cities Of Canton, Massillon
and Alliance. The teachers in the list
given first for each township are those
employed in the town schools and the
others are in the country, or at least
those that are not what are called spe-
cial school districts. The names of the
towns following the teachers show
where the teachers live when at home:
NIMISHILLEN TOWNSHIP.
Louisville.
H. c. Kochler, Louisville.
p. A. Clapper, Louisville.
Amanda Sawvel, Louisville.
Helen Prenot, Louisville.
F. NJ. Shelton, Lisbon.
Township
g. w. Yanney, Louisville.
Benton Seefong, Louisville.
A. F. Schriver, Louisville.
Charles Oswald, Louisville.
d. w. Kurtz, Louisville.
Ella j. Hoover, Barryville.
Maggie Snyder, Louisville.
oSNABURG TOWNSHIP.
Mapleton-
E. A. Binkley, Waco.
bella M. Speakman, Paris.
Grace Murray, Canton.
Osnaburg-
NJ. E. McFarren, Osnaburg.
B. F. Watson, Rochester.
Ethel Henderson, Canton.
Grace Busby, Osnaburg.
Township
d. F. Stucky, Paris.
Emma Reinier, Robertsville.
j. A. Baum, Waynesburg.
Amanda Spencer, Waynesburg.
& E. L. Hang, Canton.
Ruth Housley, Canton.
Mary Mcdaniel, Canton.
Ida Slusser, Osnaburg.
Lewis Cart, Osnaburg.
Z. Pearl Schmuck, Osnaburg.
Il. F. SwartZ, Louisville.
A. S. Knoll, Louisville.
= Harvey Perdue, Malvern.
! Theodore Helm, Malvern.
I VIM. Mccall, Mapleton.
! Margaret Whipple, Mapleton.
Jessie Mccall, Mapleton.
Vernon c. Snyder, Mt. Union.
PARIS TOWNSHIP.
Minerva
0. w. Kurtz, Minerva.
w. G. Kryder, Minerva. i
W. M ones, Minerva.
Carrie Haines, Minerva.
Maggie Aultfather, Minerva.
Laura Morehead, Minerva.
Austa Shaw. Minerva.
New Franklin
d. w. Bates, New Franklin.
Hostetter--
Lucetie Shafer, Freeburg.
Frank Oakes, RobertsvilIe.
Township
w. W. Hayman, Myers.
Lillian Simmer, Paris.
0. c. Bates, New Franklin.
John w. Martin, New Franklin.
l.. w. Uhlman, Specht.
G. e. Essick, New Franklin.
q VIM. Geiger, Malvern.
w. V. Stimmel. Paris.
Ed. G. Zininger, Robertsville.
Miss Bayliss, Mt. Union.
Martha Mangus, Paris.