Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-01
OUR SCHOOLS.
Annual Report Of State
Supt. Stetson,
For the School Year Ending
June 80, 1905.
Interesting Statistics Regarding Names
Public Schools.


1865, has been submitted to the Cover
nor and Council The report makes a
volume of LIS pages. full of interesting
reading matter and valuable statistics
relatives TO schools and school work, OF
which the following is an extract:
The common school statistics show
that the number of children who at
tended the common schools during the
year l904-5 was 132. AS. The whole
number Of persons in the State be-
tween the ages of 3 and q in 1904 was
26s,214: in 1905, 201 ,284. an increase of
1910. Whole number of different
scholars attending school in 1904, 131,-
243; in 1905. 132,44S, an increase of 1899.
Average registered attendance per
term in 1904. 1l6, 35.; in 1905, e,54S, an
increase Of 49,. Average daily at
tendance psr term in 1904. 9s,257; in
1905. 97.S45. q decrease of 412.
Number Of different teachers en-
ployed during year 1904. 6G93; during
1905, Co.'S. q decrease Of 50. Number of
whom were graduates of Normal
schools. in 1904. 1873; in 1905, 1913, an
Increase Of 135. Number of male
teachers in spring terms. in 1904. 4OG:
i'll 1865, 800, n decrease of G.. Number
of female teachers in fall and winter
terms in 1901, C31: in 1908. 542. a de-
crease of S9. Number of female teach
ers in spring terms. in 1904 1855; in
1905. 1925, an increase of AZ. Number
Of ferlaie teachers in fall and winter
terms. in 1904, 410l; in 1905. 4667 a de-
crease of "a. Average wages of male
teachers per month. in 1904, s3S.61; in
1905. s2S32. an increase of 90 cents.
Average wages of female teachers per
week. in 1904, 500: in 1905. s737, an in
crease of 81 cents. Amount paid for
teachers services and board and jani-
tors services. in 1904, s1.215411; in 1905,
81 233 COS, a decrease of $1S,13-.
Amount expended for free text books
in 1904 500, 43i; in 1905. $99,235, a de-
crease of $3.50. Number of schools
having libraries in 1904 1874: in 1905. 11S.
Il decrease Of II. Amount expended
for new buildings, repairs. insurance
and school appliances in 1904. S43S 26S;
in 1905 S243. ia. q decrease of $94544.
Whole number of schools in State in
1904. 1859; in 1905. 1905. n decrease of 81.
Number Of graded schools in 1904, 1910;
in 1909, 1929. an increase of 152. Num-
Der 0f ungraded schools in 1904. oSi9: in
1905. c6l3. 4 decrease Of 236 Number
of schools located i'm villages in 1904.
1O71; IN 1905. 1917. 4 decrease Of II.
Number Of schools located in cities in
1901. -: I'm 1905. S11. an increase Of a.
Number Of Schoolhouses in State in
| 1905 1896: in 1905 1850 q decrease of 81.
Numher built during tho year 1904 -;
| in 1908. 60. an increase Of five. F.Sti-
mated value of all school property in
| 1907. 81. i3G.S SIC: in 1905 s5.41GG2S. Il de-
crease of $20,1SS.
Amounts available from town
treasures in 1901, $9S3 Isl: in 1905. 1884,
$50. an increase Of Sl7Oj. Amounts
available from State treasury i'm 1904.
5000. sos; in 1905. s5G7 1872. Il decrease Of
$50. 700 Amounts derived from local
funds in 1907. s33.?75: in 1905. si5Gos
Total current resources (School fund
proper in 1904, $1.G2l 0oi: in 1905. $1,597.-
CSC. decrease Of $922GS. Total school
expenditures (srhool fund proper in
1901. N,522, $50; in 1905, s1.51S.191. n de-
crease of $3GS2. Balance uncxpendcd
tschool fund proper in 1901. $9S.5i4; in
1905. $1S.S39, d"cr"Ts" Of $19Gs5
Amounts expended for new school
houses in 1901, S25O 900; in 1905. $21114S.
a. ~ Vstst Va 31o.lI StlllouillS tA-
pended for insurance repairs. appar-
atus. etc. in 1904. s1SS OO2: in 1905 1882
5G6. Il decrease Of $55.426. Amounts ex-
pended for free text books, i'm 1904 $99,-
i3l; in 1905. 500. go. n decrease Of sl19
Amounts expended for local Superin-
| tendercc in 1904. SGi.122: in 1905, s67. 736.
an increase of s36li. Total expendi-
lures for common schools in 1904.
, 60
of S5976l. Amount of common school
fund voted by towns in 1901. $500. 470: in
1905. sSSc2J5. an increase of S1e.SS5
| Amount raised per scholar in 1904
$4.:1; III 1905, 1924, an increase of three
cents
The returns show m increase of q in
the total number of free High schools.
a decrease of 1l6 in the total number
of pupils registered. and an increase of
| 12a in the average attendance for the
school year. The number Of these
schools receiving aid from the State is
239: number of pupils registered l. OH:
number pursuing academic studies ex-
clusively. 1850: number pursuing conf
mon school studies. 1886: number pur-
suing English academic course. 514S.
number pursuing college preparatory
course, $500: number pursuing training
course for teachers. 1l6: number study
| ing higher mathematics, 1l,165: num-
Der studying English literature. rhetor-
| ic. etc. 11.1S4; number studying ancient
and modern history. 6S03: number
| STUDYING the natural sciences, $50:
| number studying modern languages.
1855: number studying ancient lam
| gUages. 5t21: number who were gradu-
| ated the present year, 1888: number
who intend to enter Il Maine college.
| 3D.: number who intend to enter other
colleges, Sc: number who intend to en-
ter technical schools. 1O4: number who
intend To enter institutions not named
| above 213
| The reports of the four normal
schools and the Madawaska training
| school show the attendance to have
| been rs follows:
| Pennington Normal School-Number
entering. 81: registered in fall term.
lOH: registered in winter term. 152:
registered in spring term. us: number
Of different pupils, 204; number gradu-
| ating, "a.
| Castine Normal School-Numher on
tering the schccl, GO: number attending