East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-10-21


state, that is persons between the
ages of four and 20 years, according
to the annual report issued yester-
day by State Superintendent Acker-
man. for the end OF the school year
1907, was 157.509, as against 156,466
last year, or a gain Of but a little
over 1000. OF this school popula-
ton 1852 are male and 1887 fe-
male The total enrolment of pupils
this year was 1888 as against 1OS,-
SIS last year. which is considered a
healthy increase as compared to the
slight increase in school population.
There were 1928 teachers in the
public schools of the state at the
close of the 1907 report year, as
compared to 4150 last year and this
feature of the report shows that the
male teaching staff is gradually on
the decrease while there is an in
crease in the female staff, which
tends to show that the male teachers
are getting out of the business and
seeking other and more remunerative
employment and making way for the
female teacher.
Many Female Teachers
There were S14 male teachers en-
listed In the schools last year, as
compared to SIS the year before.
whereas there were 3.344 female
teachers in 1905 as against 3414 last
year, showing a healthy increase.
In 1907, according to the report,
there were 1880 persons of school
age in the state not attending any
school. while the year before there
were 1885, which indicates that the
compulsory attendance law is begin
ming to have its effect and this num-
ber, 1t is expected and hoped, will be
reduced quite materially this year.
OF the persons of school age, 1887
were males and 1858 females, as
against 1884 males and 14,571 fe-
males last year.
The total number of days of at
tendance last year was 13,344,7S2,
while that Of the previous year was
12,1S3,593, and the average daily at
tendance was 76,954 last year, as
against 75,4S9 in 1906. OF the 2203
organized school districts last year as
compared to 2174 the year before,
215S reported whereas only 2149 re-
ported the year previous.
Falling OFF I'm Voters.
The greatest falling off of any fea-
ture of the report is in that of the
number of legal voters for school
purposes in the state the report
showing the number last year to be
but S9.974 as compared to 133,500
for the year previous At the close
of the report period there were o.
263 school houses in the state, an
increase of five over the year 1906, |
1O2 having been built during the |
year, while only S5 were built during !
the year 1906.
In making their regular visits to |
the schools within their respective |
counties last year, the county school |
superlntendents Travelled an aggregate |
of 47,765 miles, but the year before
only 46,222 miles were covered. The
average months of school taught last
year were 6.1S as compared to 6.19
the year before.
Probably the most remarkable and
satisfactory advance made in school
work the past year over the previous
year was In school library work, the
report showing a total Of 124,9S9 IL
brary books on hand at the close Of
the last report, as against 95,192 the
year before, while 29,499 new books
were added to the libraries in 1907
as compared to but 10,625 In 1905.
Thirty-three county teachers insti-
tutes were held throughout the state
last year. whereas only IL were held
in 1906, but the number Of local in
stitutes held the year ending at the
time of making the 1905 report, 1876,
exceed those Of last year by five.
Private Schools.
At the close of the 1907 report
wear there were but So private schools
existing in the state, as compared to
10 the year previous, in which 800
teachers, both male and female, were
employed, whereas there were 1858
teachers when the 1905 report year
closed The number of pupils at