The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-01
School Enumeration Just Com
pIeted Shows a Loss of PIG
Between Ages of Six and
TWenty-one.
CAUSES ATTRIBUTED TO
DECREASE IN NUMBER.
Said Many Country People
Come to Town to Work in
Factories and When They
Closed, People Moved Again

Richmond's school enumeration for
1908, just completed shows Il loss of
216 children between the ages of six
and tWenty-one years. The total
number is but 4.S12. That of last
year was $5,O2S Industrial eondi-
tions that existed in the city during the
past winter are blamed for the reduG-
tiOn in the number of children of
school age, 1t is a fact that more than
40 pupils Of the city schools with
drew within the last six months be
cause their parents removed to the
country, and they entered the district
schools. When the returns are com
pleted by the township trustees it Will
be shown that there was gain in near
ly every township
The enumeratOrs found 49, vacant
houses in the city, Last year. when
the enumeration was taken only %
houses were found to be unOccupied
This fact is another indication of the
removals. The population of Rich
mOnd includes a certain percentage of
country persons. The wage earners
Of the family secure employment in the
factories and soon the family removes
to the city. Last fall business cOndi-
tiOns effected the factories and many
of them shut down entirely or reduced
their forces. This threw many man
out of employment and they removed
to the country, where the expense of
4 lJy-i,, e,.lI
children accompanied their parents and
although the factories have resumed
I operation with almost complete forces
many families have not returned to the
/ city,
! The loss Of children means a cor
responding loss to the city in the
amount of money it will draw from the
state for the support of the schools. 1t
means Wayne county as a whole will
continue to pay into the state more
money than is apportioned to it. 9th
| er counties in the state will benefit at
! the expense Of Wayne county. because
/ of the greater number of children.
/ EnumeratOrs were instructed to exer-
else unusual care in collecting figures
so that the city and county would not
be a greater loser than absolutely nee
essary. They did so but the children
were not TO be found
The following is a tabulated report
of the children in this city.
First district-ea of river. Sixth
| street to limits. between Main street
and Railroad-W Whites: Males. 479 fe-
males 49, Colored: males. :. females
9 Total $50
Second district-East of river to
Sixth street. between Main and rail
rOad-Whites. males, 116: females al
! ColOred: Males. 10; females, :. Total
215,
Third district South of Main. Elev-
enth street west-Whites; Males. 6S2;
females. $50 Colored: males, 81. fe-
male. A. Total 1.451.
Fourth district-South of Main.
Eleventh street east-Whites: males
20: females. 296. Colored: males. Il:
females is Total. $40.
Fifth district-East of river. north Of
railroad Whites; males. I'll: females.
213 Colored: males, II; females. 81.
Total. 592.
SIKH ulsIFIct- oohLh ol MALL weston
river-Whites: males, 50; females. 30.
Colored. .. Total. 1o7.
Seventh district North of Main
street. west of river Whites; males.
AZ: females. 3S4. Colored; males 16;
females. IL. Total 81.
Totals-Whites: males. 2.321; females
Zig. Colored: males. 132; females
143.
Total white 4.:37: total colored, 20
Grand to<al, 4,Sl2.