St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1903-01-31

Expenses:
paid from Oct. /. 1900
to Dec. 81, 1902
For teachers II, 1O8 Is
Rent, repair and build
ing school houses 1881 o.
Incidental expenses 27 70
General expenses 1881 90
Total amount expended 22,41S a
Total cash ON hand Jan 1, '08 1854 50
The above statement covers the
entire financial condition of the
school fund. As to the educational
of the public schools, |
will briefly state, as follows: The
entire enrolment of " bite pupils
for the sessions for the years of
1900 and 1901 amounted to 1889.
The total number Of colored pupils
enrolled for the same period, $50.
Total enrolment of all pupils for
the session, 1901. The total aver
age of daily attendance of white
pupils for this period amounted to
IS /, and of the colored pupils ISL
per cent. of their respective en-.
rollments. The total per cent. of
daily average attendance of all pu-
pills was n per cent. of the the en-
tire enrolment. The entire en-
rollmen. of white pupils for the
session for the year 1901 and 1902
amounted to 1852 pupils, and for
colored 1856, making total ENROLL
meIt of 2ls7 pupils, Average
daily attendance white pupils I'LL,
of colored pupils GA. Total
average daily attendance of pupils,
1885. The percentage of daily at
tendance OF white pupils 10 the en-.
rollment s08 per cent, of colored
pupils, SO ! per per cent. The
total per centage of daily attend
an;e Of all pupils 10 the entire en-
rollment, 80 per cent.
Therefore, gentlemen, we have
enrolled, or practically speaking,
have been educating 2ls7 children,
of which number, 1885 have been
in daily attendance at school.
Naturally the attendance of pupils
IN the town schools is better than
IN the country schools. but, if you
take into consideration the distance
the country children have TO go
to attend school, as we'll as the IN
clemancy, at times, of the weather,
it must be readily conceded that
the daily attendance of the pupils
in the country schools, equals, if it
does not excel the daily attendance
of the pupils IN the town schools.
You will also note that we have
1891 educable childrenin the parish
and that we have enrolled 1857
children, very near, and IN fact,
practically we have enrolled two
thirds of the entire number of edu-
cable children in the parish aud
over one.haf of that amount have
attended daily. A further fact,
the average length of session for
the schools throughout the parish
il seven and one-half mouths.
Now, gentlemen. in referring TO
the last statement of the financial
condition Of the school fund, you
will see that the entire expendi-
ture for the two years is *22,4ls a
which amount divided by 2l87, the
number: of pupils enrolled, gives
$40 25 per child for two years,
making the annual cost, per child
of Is l24. This calculation is
based on the entire expense for the
two years. II is true that the
actual amount paid out for teachers
amounts to $l7,l0s %, leaving a
balance OF @53lO 81. Of this
amount s247 70 was paid out for
incidental expenses, such as lnsur-
ance, black board, desks for the
Pearl River school, stoves, etc.,
making the annual expenditure for
this purpose 1923 80, a most ire.
mendous sum. Again, we have
the item of expense $223l IS paid
out tor general expenee, such as
the salary of the superintendent,
rreasurer's commission, salary for
The official journal, meetings Of the
Board, etc making annual expen-
iiture of $lll5 s2t for this pnr-
pose. Another tremendous ex
:ravagance. Again we have the
TEN of expense $283l Os, paid out
or renting of buildings for school
repairing school houses
md building new school houses,
an annual expenditure for
his purpose of $l4l5 o.. In
'eference to this last item, will
'ay that out of this amount
1881 0s, about $3.50 90 was paid |
oward the Covlngton School, |
bout $500 90 for the Pearl River
chool and something over 5000 90