The Greeley tribune., 1904-09-14


burden between rich and poor than
when greater tax must be levied in
the individual districts. The per
capita apportionment Of the general
funds for the year reached the sum of
$7.W for each person of school age.
This is a considerable gain, but still
below the requirements of the law.
The following is summary of the
financial reports of all districts for
the year:
RECEIPTS.
On hand July l, 1903. 25362 SO
appointments of state and
county funds. SOFIA 90
Special tax Of districts. ...... S3Os6 OF
Sale Of bonds and other sources 22O75 81
Total .................s .s1sO699 13
DISBURSEMENTS.
For teachers salaries ........s s355l SO
Fuel, janitors and all current
expenses commencement. 26265 1s
Permanent improvements. Pitt IL
Library purposes ............ 2S4 73
Temporary loans and interest
thereon NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ll9 65
Redemption Of bonds .. 1914 55
Interest on bonds. ..... $3.50 81
Interest on registered warrants 1736 10
Rebate taxes ............. 2525 90
Total cash paid out ... s154795 12
Balance on hand June 30, 1904 259O4 OIL
Total ..............S .SlSO,699 13
INDEBTEDNESS.
ROpdc sfo p1ipn 10000 M
Warrants registered and un-
palQ Q.............. 2ZO3O w
Warrants not registered and
other debts. bts............. 1854 90
Total .................sl .sl13784 90
Assessed valuation of all school dis
tricts s12,O2O,9S3OO.
Buildings.
| Ten districts have completed new.
buildings Tor additions to present
ones) with total capacity of 20
| school rooms capable of accommodating
800 pupils. Cost of same $55, 5000
| There are now in the county 50 frame
and 81 brick or stone buildings with
| l57 school rooms. valued at $264, 500.
Several other buildings are in course
of construction. The districts also
own apparatus. maps, globes, libra
| ries, etc, estimated to be worth
$l3, 10000.
Graded and Rural Schools.
Schools may be divided into two
classes:
| l. Graded, or those having two or
| more teachers in one school. In this
class are II districts with 26 build
ings. employing s. teachers and en-
rolling 3,275 pupils (including 3lS in
high schools.
,. Rural or one teacher schools
This class includes 81 districts with
"A separate schools, employing at one
| time a teachers and enrolling ,. l35
pupils.
Total school enrolment during the
year. $40.
School Terms.
The school sentiment of COM
munity is often guaged by the length
of the school term. In this regard,
as in many others, Weld county
stands in the front rank. In our
climate and with our altitude,
nine months Gs0 days. has been
| found to be the most desirable
period. All our graded schools but
two have maintained this term and
one has gone beyond 1.-THE average
for all is l77H days.
Rural schools in a great majority
of cases have also maintained school
for nine months, 4 few have set the
mark at eight months and a very few
at less. The minimum term was 80
days-the average l6s As.
Teachers.
No county has better trained,
more loyal or more earnest corps of
teachers than are to be found in the
Weld county schools. Every effort
has been made by the present supeE-
intendent. and by his predecessors,
to raise the teaching standard-to
discourage young people from enter
ing the profession without prepara-
tion and to encourage those who
have made preparation and who have
character and natural aptitude for
the work to remain in it and to make
progress. OF the l72 teachers en-
gagged during the past year. fully one
half were graduated from standard
colleges or normal schools of this or