Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-10-15
THE ANNUAL REPORT
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT BE-
NAH -DIMMiTT GIVES FACTS.
SCHOOL POPULATION NEARLY $1,000
Average Cost of Tuition Per Month
$2o3-county Owns ia School
Buildings and Employs 311 Teach
ers.

The total school population of Wa
pello county is 10,S3S, according to
the annual report of County Superin-
tendent Beniah Dimmitt Of this to-
tai Ottumwa district furnishes 5,49S,
or trife over one-half. The average
cost per month for each pupil of the
public school system in the Ottumwa
district is S1.S7, and the average cost
for the county is s2O3. East Highland
with an expenditure of 1857 per pupil |
enjoys the most expensive school sys,
TEN. Alpine district is second with |
s3.63 and Pleasant and Fairview tie
for third place with an expenditure OF
$500.
Employ 311 Teachers.
There are fifty-four districts in the
county with total of Iii school |
Thirty-one male teachers
are employed and $50 female. The
average salary paid to male teachers
is $46.45 and to females is SS2,31. Eff |
ty of these teachers are members OF
the teachers reading circle
The total number OF library books
purchased during the year was $50
and the amount expended was S292.47
The total number of districts proyid-
ed with libraries is fifty-four. The re-
port states that the law concerning
compulsory education is not enforced
in Ottumwa, and that the sentiment
largely favors uniformity OF text
books, throughout the county.
Additional facts contained in the
report are as follows:
Number of sub-districts 81.
Rooms in the graded schools, liz.
Teachers employed, males, 81.
Teachers employed. females, $50.
Average compensation per month,
females, 1921.
Average compensation per month,
males, S46.A5.
Persons between age OF 3 and 81,
years, males. 5,433.
Persons between age of and 81,
years, females, 5,405.
Persons of age between Z and IA,
years, males, 2,S01.
Persons of age between and IA,
females, 2,761.
Persons of Z to IA years not attend
ing school. males, 209.
Persons of Z to IA years not attend
ing school, females. 1874.
Pupils enrolled, $500.
Average attendance. 5,T21.
Average cost OF tuition for each pu-
pill per month SOB
Value of school houses. $401. 255.
1 Value of apparatus, S6204.
Volumes in the libraries, 6,S97
Number of trees in thrifty condition
! on school house sites, 2,137.
/ Rooms in which effect of stimulants
and narcotics are taught, 2l0.
Teachers Fund.
(, On hand last report, S19,741.37.
Received from district tax, $50,
4 11726.
Receiver from semi-annual appor
tionment $12,73423.
Received by transfer from schoo
house fund.- $455.03.
Receiver from other sources, 81,
1929.
Total debit, S117,497.S7.
Paid to teachers since last report
$92.69922
Pair for library books, $29S35.
Paid for other purposes SLIGHT.
On hand, S24,37413
School House Fund
On hand last report. $3.25l79.
Received from district tax, SIT
2A703.
Received from other sources, $40
20409.
Total debit, $30,7O2.91.
Paid for school houses and sites
$20127.4S.
Paid on bonds and interest Sc
44644
Transferred to other funds, S610.41
Paid for other purposes, $522,S5.
On hand s2,995.73.
Contingent Fund.
On hand last report. $5,S49.62.
Received from district tax, $26,SSS
Received from sale of text books
$350.07.
Received from school house func
s34092
Paid for fuel, rent, repairs, insul
ance and janitors, Sl4,0SG.34
Total debit, s33, 1906
Paid secretaries and treasurers, 81
32492.
Paid for records and apparatus, So
9A5.95.
Paid for library books and dictior
4 aries, s45.0S
Paid for free text books, $10.S5.
Paid for text books and general SUI
plies, s619.95.
Paid for other purposes, $S,S61.17.
On hand s5,534.S0.
Examination of Teachers.
Number of first class two-year ce
tificates granted, males 5, females /!
Number of certificates of secon
4 grade granted. Males 10, females Isl
Third grade certificates granite,
males 5, females 50.
Certificates to teach special brancl
i es. males 2, females H.
Total number of certificates gran
4 ed, males %, females 267.
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