The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1906-08-16

ing discoveries. A comparison OF one
wears record with the previous one,
and of one city or township with an
other is interesting and often very
profitable to those concerned.
First we give a few comparisons
between items of 1905 and 1906 end
ing with the school year in June.
Amount teachers wages @IaIe(s 54.ol s s.. 40
:" :" y N'emale1s$ 1915 s sc. As
No. of persons to 81 years old
CIale) ...-.. 1904 1859
No of persons to 81 years old
tFemale). ..............-....--...-..-. 3152 1895
No pupils enrolled ......... ........ 56lo $685.
Average daily Attendance. 1856 37e5
Tuition paid to town schools -. S9S5.95 $3.50 81
Value of apparatus ..... 49,. sl4573 Sia7l0
Volumes in library 1881 7709
Spent for library books S32403 1899 20
Comparing the above columns we
note healthy increase in teachers
wages. However the coming year. S
report will show marked increase
over past schedules as the table of
wages given below will show. Per-
haps the most remarkable thing of all
is the decrease in the number of per-
sons between and 81 years old.
There are 270 less now than year
ago. Six towns lost 232 and two
towns gained eleven. Then only 40
of this 27O loss is due to the rural
schools. One town alone experienced
a loss of 122 in school population. In
spite of the falling off in school popu-
lation our average daily attendance
has been just 1875 more than the pre-
vious year. This is result of good,
enthusiastic teachers, interested pat
rons and aroused, ambitious children.
1t is a result of good hard work and
cooperation all along the line. The
County Superintendent, the school
officers as we'll as those mentioned
above have had part in the work
and all are proud of the record.
There is a falling off in the amount
of tuition paid to both city and rural
schools. In a measure this was due
to incorrect reports by the treasurers.
They had not kept their items as
separate as they should. Dow City
reports the most tuition received,
S353.50 in all. Manila is next with
$267. Ia. The estimated value of APP
paratus is nearly $4,000 less than
year ago. Crawford county officials
are beginning to appreciate the value
of good library books. There are now
77O9 books in these libraries. Dur
ing the year ending Jan. LIST 1905 the
rural pupils OF the county had read
2, l49 books and would have read many
more had there been suitable libraries
in many districts. Milford township
has 1853 volumes in the library of her
schools. Denison has 2O50. Vail $50,
Dow City 500. Outside of the above
comparisons there are some interest
ing items. We have 1870 school
houses. 70 of which are in the rural
districts. SO of the schools have suit
able flags. There were reported 10
feeble minded and deaf and dumb
child in our county.
operation five Lutheran parochial
schools, one Catholic parochial school
and one Normal and business college.
They enrolled total of 400 students
and graduated q and confirmed GO.
The high schools of the county grad
uated 40 girls and % boys. The girls
have the boys beaten almost two to
one. Denison had "a graduates, Dow
City II, Charter Oak 8, Manila 8,
Schlewig 5, Vail 1.
Thirteen of Crawford's teachers
hold State certificates. Four hold
state primary certificates. There
We're in force during the past year 60
first grade certificates, 1853 second
grade and 70 third grades. There is
no such thing as permit nowadays
in Iowa's school affairs.
Our directors were asked to express
vote on the proposition to so amend
lowa's school laws as to pay directors
reasonable compensation for atten-
dance upon the July annual meeting
and for their labor for the district.
The secretaries reported as follows ::
For 144, against 3l2, not voting 35.
If all counties voted as Crawford did
the State superintendent will no doubt
recommend to the next legislature
that our laws be so amended.
Following is the schedule of rural
teachers wages as fixed by the boards
for the ensuing year. Some pay the
same for all seasons, others pay the
same on all grades of certificates.
Mo- of Spring and
school Fan Winter
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