Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-20
SCHOOLS CLASSIFIED.
Unique Table Feature of State
Superintendent Barrett's
Biennial Report
AS TO RURAL SUB DISTRICTS
AS TO RURAL SUB DISTRICTS
Average Attendance at Schools in
These and Independent Districts
Shown in the Table. Which Will Be
of Great Aie to Those Studying the
School Problem of the State.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Oct. 21.--State Super
intendent Barrett will include in his
biennial report this year a table that
VIII be unique and new and may be of
great assistance to all who are SER
iousiy studying the problem of bet
ternent of the schools of the state
The table shows for each county in the
state, the number of townships, num-
Der or school districts, the number of
townships in which the average at
tendance is below certain numbers the
number of rural Independent districts
in which the attendance is less than
these certain numbers, the highest
wages reported in each county in rur-
al districts and the lowest, and the to-
tai OF wages paid in each county. The
essential part of the table is that which
shows the classification of rural sub
districts and the independent districts
as to the number of pupils attending
the schools. The classification of these
schools along this line shows that in
the l,1SI school townships of the state
there is enc in which the average at
tendance in all the schools
of the township was less than
five last year. that there are 81 in
which the average is less than 10, there
are 1872 where average is less than Is.
1.094 averaging less than 90
and 1,165 averaging less than % leav-
ing % averaging more than % to a
school. In the independent rural dis
tricts of the state there are 3S having
an attendance less than s. there are
424 with less than 10, there are 1.072
less thar 10. there are 2,009 less than
90, and 1858 less than Is. OF course
there are many individual sub districts
schools where the average attendance
y less than 5. but only one township in
which the average for a whole town
ship is so small.
Il is in this field of small averages
that the consolidation movement has
room for play, For instances there are
81 townships where the average at
tendance is less than 10. nearly one
township to each County having such
a low average. There are 732 wher.
the average is less than Is to school
II In these the average should be, say
Il to n school. it would indicate that
there Is an average OF more than seven
townships 10 each county of the state
where the total school population is
about So OH an average. 1t is in such
townships that consolidation can be
urged most efficiently. In the town
ships that nave the larger school popu
lation, as for instance the 100 in which
the average is over 20 to school
townships having from zoe to 250 pu-
pills each--here is the field for the
establishment Of the township high
schools proper.
In the matter of wages paid to the
teachers ir, the rural schools, the table
makes a showing that will be surprs-
ing. The highest wage reported is from
Scott county, S63.42 month, which is
trict. The lowest is from Dubuque,
1888 a month. equally surprising
Here are some of the reports, showing
highest reported wage. and lowest re-
ported wage in some of the counties of
the state: Scott, S63.42 to $3.50; Du-
buaue, $43 to 1888; Lee, $34.47 to Sl6.-
SO; Polk, s45 TO $2T14; PottaWattamie,
$431O to s2S; Woodbury.. $40 to $26.S7;
Marshall, $50 to s31S7, Jasper, s42 to
s2647; Des Moines, s45 to $25; Tama
1888 to $25; Hardin, s47 to S22.
Judge Wade, of Iowa City, expresses
the belief that Thomas Stapleton. of
Marengo, will be elected senator in the
Johnson Iowa district, to succeed the
veteran Senator Ball. Others from
the district are equally confident that
John Hughes, Jr., of Williamsburg, the
republican nominee, win be elected.
The democrats of Johnson county got
into quarrel over another nomlna-
ton for Senator Bail and there is not
great enthusiasm for Stapleton. Sen
ator Balls strong hold on the voters
was his close connection with the state
university, but 1t is pointed out that
MIR. Hughes has already shown him.
self to be quite az good friend OF the
university as was Senator Ball.
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A. C. Erutchins, who is looking after
the manufacturers exhibit for the ST
Louis exposition, will go into south
western Iowa this week to interview
manufacturers. going to Iowa city.
C;rinnell and some other cities. He Is
making O. very active canvass OF the
state for the manufacturers and re-
ports indicate that his work is count
ing for something.
Messrs. Shepherd and Leach of the
exposition commission visited 81.
Louis this week to look over the Iowa
building. They report that the interior
finish IS aow being put on and that the
contractors will certainly be able 10
turn over the building by the flfst OF
naxf month. Eve are proud OF the
work done there said Mr.. Leach on
mis- n tulu. The state of Iowa IS go
ing to get more for its $4,000 than
Illinois will for 100000, and 1t Is be
cause we were forehanded IN our work.
We got the best of everything and the
best of prices all thru. The building is
a very fine one for the money. Thus
f,r tharn have been no labor troubles