The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-11
HIGH SCHOOLS SHOW
G000 GAIN IN
TWO YEARS
Z, :
Inspector Heyward's. Report
Notes Good Increases
During Period
BETTER
FOR PRINCIPALS
Average Raise of $23.78 Pc,
Year For Six Classes of
Officials

Figures that are convincing az
bearing upon the school. growth Of
North Dakota are presented in the
annual report OF State High School
Inspector Richard Hayward Of this
city. made public today. Over 5000
schools of the state this year, and
of that number fully ione-sixth are
nonresident pupils. that is, they live
In districts outside Of the one in
which they are attending school: A
few more than two-fifths Of the stu
dents enrolled are boys. the ratio
having remained practically the same
during the last three years.
Considering the question Of the
boys. Superintendent Hayward sug-
gests as a remedy that the home CO.
operate with the school in bringing
about a different condition. He de.
clares the boys should be made to
face work both at home and in the
school. believing that the boy, in the
event that he finds himself compell-
ed to work at home as we'll as at
school, will then just as soon face II
In school as elsewhere.
Enrolment Figures.
For the year of 1911 Mr.. Hayward
reports 2,093 boys enrolled. a.
against 1,747 two years ago. There
now are 2.063 girls enrolled, while
two years ago there were 1855 en-
rolled. The total number Is 5.i56.
The number Of pupils enrolled in the
high schools from districts outside
are 500. The total number of pupils
enrolled in the first class schools is
schools total 621. and those in the
third class schools number 957. The
total number. Of seniors enrolled In
The first class schools is $685.. The
number of high school teachers In
the classified schools is 1872. !.
There are ntnety-five classified
schools at the present time. Ana
moose. Berthold. Bisbee, Bowbells.
Rowman, Forest River. Glen Ullin.
Havana, Hettinger. Kuhn and Wal
halla being added during the past
year. The schools that previously
were classified have been dropped
because of failure to conform with
the law.
The inspector reports that sugges-
tions covering improvements in the
several schools have always been re-
ceived with favor by the several
~ every instance the changes have
been made.
More Study Wood Work.
There has been an increase In the
last three years Of about thirty per
cent In the number Of pupils pursu-
Ing woodwork and sewing. The per-
centage pursuing agriculture remains
about the ame
Get Better Salaries.
On the question of salaries consid-
cradle space is given. The average
salary for superintendent of first
class high schools is $~1,643.64. an in
crease from 1885 two years ago.
Second class high school superintend-
ents receive $1,117.94 as against ST.
1896. while the third class superln-
tendents receive s9so.5s as against
$909.4S " a ago. Assistant su-
~perintendents in first class schools
second class assistants $644.85, and
the third class assistant. $6l0.30.
The urinary of salaries shows an
average gain in the year of 1911 over
1910 of e23.7S for first class school
superintendents: Of $39.12 for the sec
ond class superintendents. and of
$46.78 in third class schools. Assis-
tants in first class. school received
an average gain of $52.17. and &C.
ond class assistants receive $52.s3
more.
:. Aid Granted.
A statement of the aid that has
been granted during the year Is also
made. The annual appropriation is
$45.000. while there was a, balance
of n like amount on hand at the be-
ginning Of the year. During the year
$23.6S0 has been granted as aid to
first class schools: $4,000 has been
granted as aid t osecond class schools.
and $500 to third class schools.
Out Of the n%inety-fve schools in
the state receiving aid, thirty-seven
are on the first class list and each
received $780,. seventeen are on the
second class list and receive $500.
and forty-one are on the third. class
list and received $240 each. =. :.