Ottumwa semi-weekly courier., 1903-09-24
BOARD RECEIVES SECRETARY
AND TREAsURER's REPORTS.
TOTAL SCHOOL POPULATION 54qS
School System Costs s1.s7 Per Month
for Each Individual Enrolled - To.
tai Receipts From All Other Sources
$s6, ,2so.26.-Wagner Reelected.

The school population of the city of
Ottumwa between the ages of 5 and
81 years Of age is 5,49S as determined
by the canvass just concluded by the
board of education under the immedi-
ate direction of j. A. Wagner, secre-
tary of the board The results of this
canvass were embodied in the report
of the secretary made at the annual
session of the board of education held
in the office of the secretary last even
ing. The report of j. c. Jordan, treas
urer of the board made public at the
same meeting shows that there was ex-
pended for all school purposes the sum
of $S4,S36.6O.
The session which was called to or;
der by President E. E. McElroy with
all the members of the board present
was a long one. In addition to hear
ing the reports of the secretary and
treasurer the board reelected j. A..
Wagner secretary for the ensuing year
and spent considerable time discus-
sing and canvassing the merits of
several applicants for the position of
musical director of the city schools
made vacant by the recent resignation
Of Mrs. Frances E. Clark.
No Selection Made.
No one has yet been selected for
that place. The board is proceeding
slowly in the matter and is carefully
examining the record and the qualifi-
cations OF each applicant. A prominent
member of the board states the fact
that Mrs. Clarks work was so high
ly successful makes the matter of
choosing her successor a doubly diff.
cult one.
Schools Cost $1.s7 Per Individual.
The report of Secretary ]. A. Wag-
ner shows that the total number of
different scholars registered in Cedar
township during the year was 1899,
which with a school population of s.
49S shows 1859 persons Of school age
not enrolled upon the public lists. The
total average cost of the public schools
for each individual pupil in attendance
was $1.87 per month. There are ia
teachers employed, of whom but four
are male. The average wages of the
male teachers as $11S.42. while the av-
erage wages of the female teachers is
but $4097.
Received Total of $86,23o26.
According to the treasurer's report
the total amount of salaries paid out
during the year was $54,212.9S. Inter.
est on outstanding bonds cost s4,0S9.30
| and fuel, rent, repairs, insurance and
janitors cost $7.144.52. The total re-
ceipts for all purposes We're $S6,230 26
and there remains on hand in the sew
eral funds total of $1,393.66.
The annual report of Secretary j.
A. Wagner, covering the school year
dating from Sept. 81, 1902, to Sept.
81, 1908, is as follows:
Number of school rooms in
Center township .......... 10
Number of months of school
past year ................ 912
Number male teachers employ
Ell ......
Number of female teachers en-
plOyed ............... ITO
Average pay Of male teachers. $11S. AZ
Average pay of female teach
ers 500. ................. $4O.9
Number male persons to 21
years of age ........... 2644
Number female persons to
81 years 1904
Number of males z to Ia years 1923
Number female to IA years. 1881
Total number different schol-
ars registered ........... 1899
Average daily attendance. ~. 2958
Average cost tuition per month $1S7
Number school houses ..... 10
Value of school houses. $500, 900
Value of apparatus ........... $500
Number volumes in library >. 1910
Number trees on the school
grounds ............... 200
Number blind persons school
age -. ...........5.. .,.'...
Number deaf and dumb ...... 5
Number feebleminded ....... 3
| Expended for books ......,... $56 .S5
| The report ON the treasurer, ]. c..
Jordan, from September 81, 1902, to
September 81, 1905, is as follows:
Teachers Fund.
| On hand last report ........$ 437.06
Received from district tax. 4S,525.24
Received from Semi-annual
! apportionment $50. ..... 6,444.96
Received from other sources 1900
Total ....... ........ ..s55546.26