Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-02
More Pupils Of School
Age in the State.
Decrease in Amount Paid
For Teachers Salaries.
Superintendent Smith Urges In
crease in Length Of Term.

| increase both in pupils of school age
| aid the number of teachers employed
| but a decrease i'll the amount paid for,
| teachers services. Increase in the
| length Of the school term to not less
| than 26 weeks, increase in the salary
| paid to teachers and an investigation
| of the needs of Maine in respect to vo
| cational or Industrial education are
| included among the recommendations
made by Superintendent Smith in his
| repor,.
Tha whole number of persons in the
State between the ages OF five and Il
years is 21O,S17 against 20995O year
| ago, an increase of $50: the whole num-
Der vi different scholars attending
school is 1a2.53? against 1851 year
| ago. an increase Of So; The average
| registered attendance per term is 1O9,
| COZ against 109.91S. decrease of 81;
the average daily attendance per term
is 93AS3. an increase of Ill: the aver
age length of the schools was q weeks
and one day, an increase Of one week
and two days: the aggregate number
OF weeks for the year was 127,250, an
| increase of S,235.
The number of different teachers en-
| ployeu during the year was 6,S19, an in
crease of 124 over the preceding year;
| number continued in the same school
during the year was 2.51,S, an increase
of 43; the number who had had pre-
vious experience, was 5,766 an increase
oi 16O; the number who We're gradu-
| ates of normal schools was 1913, an
| increase of seven; the number hold
ing State certificates is 1,121, the same
number as last year; the number who
attended teachers meetings was 1880 d
decrease of 474; the number who at
| tended summer schools for teachers
was 442, a decrease of 4S2: average
wages of male teachers per month was
s%;;S9S4, Il decrease of 40 cents; the aver
age wages of female teachers per week
was $7.67, an increase of Is cents; the
amount paid for teachers services and
board and janitors' services was ST.
40S,S $50, a decrease of $25,0S9.
The amount expended for free text
books was S117.656 an increase of $6,557
the number Of schools having libraries
| is 100. a decrease of "a; the number of
volumes in school libraries was 3S,09S,
u decrease of 5,GG1: the amount eX-
pended for new buildings. repairs, in
surance and school appliances was
$4i1.G1J, an increase of s24.6S2.
The whole number of schools in the
State is 1929, an increase of q: the
number of graded schools is 2,152, an
increase of SO: the number of ungraded
| schools is 2,4Il, an increase of Sc; the
number of schools located in rural
communities is 2,644, a decrease of &C.;
the number of different pupils regis
tered in rural schools is a1,4G5, a de
crease of 1,541: the number of schools
located in villages is 1.165 against L.
131 fer the preceding year, an increase
Of "a
The number of different pupils re-
glstered in village schools was $3.50
an increase of 1.736; number OF different
pupils registered in city schools was 35,-
558, an increase of 667: number of
schools having active school improve
! ment leagues. 52S, an increase of Sc.
| The number of school, houses in the
state is given as 1884, an increase OF
155; number of school houses reported
in good condition 3.277, a decrease of
%; number of school houses supplied
| with flags 1852 an increase OF 319: es-
timated value of all school property S.
3S2 1893, an increase of $251 ,241: amount
paid by towns for school superinten-
dence. $7O.757. an increase ofSs906
The amount available from the town
treasures is given as S1.192,S11 an in
crease of 1914 10l: amount available from
state treasury, S626.7l5. an increase Of
$4S,31J; amount derived from local
funds, $3?99i. a decrease of $1.4S3:
amohDt expended for free text books,
! $l11,65G, an increase of $6.551 total ex-
| penditures for common schools, $Z.212.-
| S64. M increase Of $40911: amount of
| common school fund voted by towns,
| $l.115319. an increase Of $11,460; amount
raised per scholar. s52S. an increase of
"a cents.
| The Number of free high schools re-
ccivirg aid from the state is 224. a de-
crease Of six; number established by
| towns. 30. a decrease of six; number
established by precincts. one: total
number of weeks. $3.50. an increase of
53I average number of weeks to Il
| school, 2G weeks. four days, an increase
of l week and DAYS; number Of schol-
ars registered 1882. an increase Of
| AS: average attendance. 1920, an in
! crease of 1873; per cent OF average at
tendance. Sc. q decrease of .03; number
attending from town in which school
| is located. 19,479; number attending
from other towns. 1893; number of
boys enrolled. $3.50: number of girls
enrolled. 1880; number who We're
graduated, during the year. 2,oT5, an in
| crease of 361.
The number of pupils studying Eng
lish was 1851; number of pupils stu
| diving mathematics. 1882, an Increase
of 4fo; number of pupils stu
dying history. 1853. decrease Of al:
number of pupils studying science. s.
| 367. a decrease of SO; number studying
modern languages, 500. an increase
of 544. number studying ancient Ian
guages. 500. an increase of 362; mum
Der studying music, 5,479; number stu
dying drawing. LIZA; number studying
manual training. 2S2; number of female
teachers employed 3SS; number of male
| teachers $50; average wages of female
teachers per week. SLIT; average wa
ees Of male teachers, per month, sS5. Is.
| OF the academies. institutions and
seminaries i'll the state the whole num-
Der of schools reporting was 40 an in
crease of three: the total number of
weeks was 1.346. an increase of IS: