The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-11-05
State Superintendent Shows That
Number Of Male Teachers
is Decreasing Rapidly
FEWER CHILDREN ATTEND
Report Of the State Otflcial Shows a
Big Decrease in the Number of
School Children Now
Attending School


There is a steady decline in the mum
Der of male school teachers In Wiscon-
sin and corresponding increase in the
number of female teachers, according
to the records in the office of State
Supt. G. P. Cary. In 1906 there were
1922 male teachers; in 1907, 1868 and
the past year the number had de-
creased to 1751. During the same
period the number of female teachers
has increased from 12158 in 1906 to
1908 in 1907, and to 1905 for the
past year. The average wages of male
teachers have increased in the three
years from $58.87 to $64.27 a month";
and the wages Of female teachers, for
the same period on the average from
1866 to $4081 for the past year.
There were 1869 persons teaching
school in the state last year.
The state superintendent s office sug-
gests that the recent prosperous times
have lured many male teachers into
other lucrative vocations; that the
wages of the profession are not at
tractive and men are beginning to look
with disfavor on the profession because
man has passed the age of usefulness
at the time when in other vocations
the men have. just reached the period
Of their greatest usefulness.
But the wage question appears to be
one Of the most potent factors Dur
ing the past year there were thirty
seven teachers in the state receiving
less thar $40 month; nineteen males
and 507 females who received less than
$25; sixty males and 1,700 females
who received less than $50; 145 males
and 2,546 females who received less
than $35; 1913 males and 1866 females
who received less than $40; 1853 males
and 1921 females who received less
than $45; 153 males and 625 females
who received more than $40 but less
than $780, and 1888 males and females
who received over $50 a month.
The number of people Of school age
in the state has increased less than
1000 during the past year, which would
indicate that the race suicide warn
ing of Roosevelt had not been needed.
There was slight decrease in the
number last year as compared to 1906
This year the number Of persons be-
tween the ages of and 20 years in
the state is 755,549 as compared to
ILL., 1892 last year. The number Of per
sons between the ages Of Z to IA years
is on the decrease. In 1907 there were
372,653, but this year the number has
dropped to 9,l94 reported in the
state. The attendance Of school child
rem of these ages shows correspond
ing. decrease. During the past year
LA, 100 children in the counties attend
ed school more than tWenty-four weeks
as compared to 170,413 the year before,
and in the cities 1868 children be-
tween the ages of Z and IA years at
tended schools last year as compared
to 81 ,91G the year before. The pri-
waite schools show q large decrease for
the p2st GEAR, with no apparent ex-
PLANTATION. In 1907, 1885 attended
private schools in counties as com
pared to 1887 the past year and in
the cities Of 1926 attended private
schools in 1907 as compared to 1851
last year.
There was a decrease in the enroll.
ment Of the schools last year of nearly
500 The total enrolment in 1907
was 465, 295, and in 1900 it was 464, III.
There were 281 persons in the state
over 20 years of age attending the
public schools. The reports of the
county uperintendents show there are
1916 schoolhouses in the state, with
a seating capacity of 575,917. It is be-
ieved that the figures relating to the
number of persons OF school age, who
did not attend schools are faulty as they
indicate that 27.2 per cent. of the per-
sons between the ages Of T and Il
years did not attend schools during
the past year.
Of the total attendance Of persons
between the ages of Z to IA wears
6o6 pc. ceat. attended public schools
The percentage Of persons between the
ages Of 4 and 20 years enrolled in the
schools last year was 59.08 per cent.
as compared to 6o.2 per cent. the year
before
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