The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-06-11
SCHOOL CENSUS
Completed.
Slight Increase Shown over
Last Year.
Big Sum for Schools in Ohio
County-0ther Matter
Of Interest.

! The SUPERINTENDENT or schools mas
just completed the compilation Of the
school census of Ohio county, and the
following results has been obtained:
Total number of colored pupils 391;
total number white pupils S,42S. OF
the five graded schools Fordsville re-
orts the largest number of pupils
PCS. The graded schools report 1,1G6
pupils The white consolidated schools
report 1853. The white sub-districts
excluding both consolidated and graded
schools report 6,79S. The colored con-
solidated schools report 249. The col
ored sub-distrcits 100
This is a slight increase over the
last years cnesus of the white chill
dren while it is a slight decrease Of
the colored children. Last year the
total number of white pupils reported
4 wasjS ,25a, while the total number of
coloredfpupils reported was 397.
There are 1O5 white subdistricts;
five consolidated districts and five
graded schools There are three color
ed suh-districts and three consolida-
ted sub-districts.
After taking intoeconsideration the
educational cost ms conducting the
graded schools apdSthe amount OF mon
ey to be expended in building and
repairing the rural school houses ohe
Supt. estimates that the county and
state will spend approximately, 500
900 for the benefit of the boys and
girls of Ohio county between the ages
of six and-rwvFty during tfe-comins
school year.
Miss Ella l.. Ncrris, of Whitesville,
will attend the summer Normal school
at Bowling Green, Ky. She has the
principalship Of the graded school
Sugar Grove for the fall term. Miss
Alpha Brown will be her assistant
Mr.. Roy R. Heavrin will he a stu
dent in the State University during
the Summer months preparatory to
entering the regular course at the
beginning of the fall term.
June 2Sth has been selected by Supt
Crabbe as the Rally" Day for Ohio
county. Supt. DeWeese has selected
Fordsville as the point for the rally.
A speaker of note will be present and
all persons interested in the educa-
tional advancement of the county are
invited.
The County Board of Education will
meet again on Monday, June l4th.
w. c. Ashley, chairman of Educa-
tional Division No. 1, will on Saturday
June 26, receive bids and contract for
the construction of a school house
copied on the site Tor the school build
ing.
The examination papers of the col
ored applicants for certificates have
been held up by direction of State
Supt Crabbe on account of the ped
ding of examination questions. AS
, no blame seems to attach in any way
, to the four colored teachers of Ohio
county who passed this examination,
Supt. DeWeese will issue certificates
, to these applicants.
} At the meeting of the Sub-district
trustees of Educational Division No.
4, at Horse Branch, June 9Th, NJ. r..
Likens was elected education Division
chairman to take the place of j. w.
Taylor resigned, and Dyre Davis was
elected Sub-district Trustee in Rob
Roy sub-district.
The census report of Ohio county for
the coming school year has been lodg-
ed IN the office of State Superintend-
ent and accepted by him as correct.
Therefore no further corrections can
, be made in the census report of Ohio
county.
Catalogues for the new Ohio coun-
ty high school will soon be publish
ed and ready for distribution.
Miss Mona Rhoads, of Hartford has
been employed by the trustees OF the
Centertown graded school to teach
, the primary department, in that schoo
She is to receive salary of $50 per
month.
4 On the last Saturday of this month
: the Boards of Education of the six
/ educational divisions will meet in
their respective divisions and select