Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-25
Annual Report Of State
Supt, Payson Smith.
Number Of Scholars Attending
School in 1909, 132,948.
Number of School Teachers En-.
pIoyed During Year, 67S2.

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son Smith, state superintendent OF
schools which was filed with the GOV
ernor and council. Thursday shows
that the whole number of persons in
the State between the ages of five and
p years is 212329 against 210,S17 70,
the preceding year, an increase CT 1872;
whole number Of different scholars at
tending school, 132.94S against 1872 533
for the proceeding year, an increase of
AS: average registered attendance per
term, 112sl against 109,607 for the pre-
cedin9 year, an increase of a211; aver
age daily attendance per term, 97.I3.
against 32, 1888 for the preceding year,
an increase Of 1869. The average
length of schools for the year has been
20 weeks and one day, an increase over
the preceding year of two weeks; aS-
gregate number of weeks for tho wear,
1874, ass against 121750 for the preced-
ing year, an increase of 6106.
The number of different teachers en-
ployed during the year was 6792, a de-
crease OF 81 over the preceding year:
number continued in the same school
during the year, 261S; number who have
had previous experience, 5757; number
who were graduated Of Normal schools,
1873; number holding State certificates,
1894; number who attended teachers
meetings, 1852: number who attended
summer schools for teachers. SOL; num-
Der of male teachers in spring terms.
1903: number of male teachers in fall
and winter terms, 439; number of fe-
male teachers in spring terms, 1865;
number of female teachers in fall and
winter terms, 1929; average wages of
male teachers per month, $39.S4; over
age wages of female teachers per week
$1.67: amount paid for teachers Servi-
ces ard board and janitors' services,
81 ,d9945S amount expended for free
text books, S111 ,2S3; number Of schools
having libraries. Isl: number of vol
umes in school libraries. 3S,491; amount
expended for new buildings, repairs.
insurance and school appliances, $780,
sos: value of schoolrOOm and school,
yard improvements not paid for by the
town, s6S9S.
The whole number of schools in the
state is 1854. an increase OF five over
the preceding year: number OF graded
schools, o253; number of ungraded
schools 2311; number of schools located
in rural communities. 26l3: number OF
different pupils registered in rural
schools, II .S53; number of schools locat-
et, in villages. 1902: number Of different
pupils registered in village schools, 49,
542: number of schools located in cities,
500; number Of different pupils regis
tered in city sehBols, $780,; NUMBER Oh
rural schools using prescribed course
of study, 1850. number of village
schools rot using prescribed course
OF study, 15a: number of schools nav
ing active school Improvement leagues,
527; number of school-houses in the
State, 1927 number reported in good
condition, 1881; number supplied with
flags, 265S; number built during the
wear, Al; cost of same, $326,99I; es-
timated value of all school property
$6725, 337.
The amount available from the town
treasures for school purposes is 81
IT'S. 94S against s1.192,S11 for the preced-
ing year. a decrease of $16S63; amount
available from the State treasury. $780,
12S; amount derived from local funds,
S41,se1; total school resources (school
fund proper) s2.O60,62s; net balance I'M
expended (school fund properO $zoS,1S3;
amount expended for new schoolhous-
es s326 997; amount expended for in
surance, repairs, apparatus, ETC., $1O3.-
Gil: amount expended for free text
books. sl11,2S3; amount expended for
local superintendence $2.36S.S90; amount
of common school fund voted by towns.
Fl 1O8 AS: amount raised per scholar,
s5.l7
In speaking of the statistics, Supt.
Smith says:
"Encouraging indications of progress
are shown in the foregoing summary
ut is particularly gratifying to note
the following gains:
"(a). Increased length of the school
wear. The increase of two weeks in the
length of the school year is the great
est reported in any year.
"(b) The marked increase in the
of schools of all classes follow
ing systematic courses of study. The
number of country schools not follow
ing definite courses of study was re-
duced by 20 per cent and the number
of village schools by more than p per
cent.
"tc,. Increase of teachers salaries.
weekly and monthly salaries is not
large. this increase, taken in conjunc-
ton with the increase in the number
OF weeks in the school year. makes an
encouraging showing on the average
annual salaries.
I'D. Qualification of teachers. the
figures do not indicate marked
change in respect to the qualifications
and experience Of teachers, although
such change as has occurred appears
to be in the direction of Improvement
1t is. indeed. gratifying to note that the
teaching force is somewhat more per-
as shown in the decreased
number of different teachers employed
and in the somewhat large number OF
teachers continued in the same schools
for the entire year.
"fe). The decrease in the num-
her of schools reported in poor
condition. While this reduction IS
it should be noted
that at the same rate it Will
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