Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-08-19
SCHOOL SUPT. REPORT
Interesting Statistics From
Mrs Seals Annual
Report

Mrs. }. II. Seal, superintendent OF
Schools Of Morrison county, has COM
pleted the annual report to the State
superintendent
The total ssnumber of scholars en-
titled to apportionment In common
school districts is in 1904 1904 "a IN
1908 the number was 1882. In indepen
dent districts in 1904 there are 1720
entitled tc apportionment, and in 1908
1893. The grand total for 1904 Is 5414 !;
In 1903 it was $3.50.
Apportionment is based on attend
ance Of 40 days or over. The statis-
tics Of scholars not entitled to appor-
tionment because they did not attend
40 days, shows what large amount
of money is lost by failure to attend
Tor the prescribed period. And the
figures show an increase over these of
1908. In common school districts in
1908 there were S91 pupils failing to
attend for the requisite period, and
this year the number has increased to
988. In the independent districts in
1908 the number was 1877; in 1904 147.
The total in 1908 was 1923; in 1904 1t
rises to 1885.
The total common school enrolment
in 1908 was 1923; in 1904 it Is 1859.
The enrolment in Independent dis
tricts in 1903 was 1886; In 1904 1t is
1867. The total enrolment In 1908 was
6258; in 1904 it is 6549.
The average number Of days in at
tendance was in common school dis
tricts in 1908 "a; in 1904 78. In in
dependent districts it was al in 1908 {;
in 1904 reduced to 139.
The enrolment in common school
districts in 1904 for the ages between
5 and 8 years was l149; between 8 and
16 years 3404; between 16 and 81 years
116. For the same ages in conmon
school districts in 1908 the figures
were 1888, 1858 and 1876 respectively.
In independent districts in 1904 the
enrolment for ages between and is
345; between and l6 1879; between
16 and 81 145 In independent districts
in 1908 for the same ages the figures
were 296, 1866, and 1877, respectively.
The total number in common school
districts in 1904. between the ages of
and l6, who attended school three
months or more, was 2156; In 1908
was 2061. In independent districts in
1904 the figures are 1884: in 1908,
lO49.
The number Of teachers in common
school districts was IN 1904 20 male
and 1873 female; In 1908 "a male and
1O6 female In independent districts
In 1904 there we're male and 30
female teachers; in 1908 male and
80 female. The total number of teach
ers, male and female was in 1908 1877 ;
in 1904 1873.
In 1904 the average monthly wage
in common school districts was $39
for men and $33 for woman: in 1908
$41 for men and $33 for women. In
independent districts in 1904 the aver
age monthly wage was $sS for men
and $42 for women: in 1908 500 for
men and 848 for women. A few quite
high salaries in the Independent dis
tricts raise the general average. 1t is
noticeable that the averages this year
are lower than in 1908.
Among the teachers in common
school districts in 1904 there were II
High school and & Normal graduates
in 1908 there were 10 high..school and
3 Normal school graduates.
In independent districts in 1904
there were teachers who were grad
uates of High schools, % Of Normal
schools, and Of colleges, in 1908 the
figures were 18, II, and 6, respect
lively.
There were In 1904 in common
school districts 8 teachers who had
taught three years or more contin-
uously; in 1908 there were Z. In in
dependent districts in 1904 there were
9 such teachers: in 1908. 8.
In 1904 101 districts out Of 116 loan
text books free; in 1903, 81.
The average cost of textbooks in
1904 per pupil. was a. cents; in 1908,
49,
In 1904 there were built frame,
brick and log school house, at a
cost of 81, 300. In 1908 So, 1876 was OK
pended for new school houses in COM
mon school districts
The total number of schoolhouses in
common school districts IN 1904 was
80 frame, 81 brick. stone. 13 log,
of $65, 200value for buildings and sites.
The total value of seats and desks is
S7,S65, and of apparatus $685.
In 1904 there were S15 volumes
bouaht for common school libraries.
There are 30 common school libraries
in tho conntv with I 2Hh vO1nmas