The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-25
and six months. IL schools from six
to seven months. and the rest were
open seven months or more. The de-
crease in attendance Is shown by the
following table of enrollmenf.


Gi8nth ........ ...........660
The total enrolment in high school
was 623 of which 4O4 were enrolled
n h local high school. Outside of
Grand Forks the enrolment by
grades is, ninth grade 106, tenth
grade 81, eleventh grade 80, twelfth
grade FL. Larimore had one student
doing advanced work.
Cost of Tuition.
The average cost of tuition for
each pupil enrolled was $6.1l and the
average cost for each pupil enumerat-
ed was $4.37.
to. There There We're employed "a men
The average monthly salary of the
men teachers was $89.38 and of the
women teachers $61.33, making a
grand average Of s64.33. The Y
age IN the rural schools is $5O.46
which shows a substantial advance
over last year. The total payments
I teachers was to men $24.503.93
of 3147.420.67.
The total payments to school Off
GERS was $~7.641.40 divided as follows:
clerks $3,2S6.S0, t~reasurers $1.6S5.15.
directors %$2.669.45.
Expenses of Schools.
There were outstanding warrants
to the amount Of $~S.35l.62 on Julv i.
1911. During the year warrants were
issued as follows:
For school houses, sites and per.
manent improvements 45.ss2.os.
For apparatus, fixtures. etc., ST.
For teachers salaries s147,22o.52.
For payment Of salaries and ex-
penses Of school officers $~7,544.2o.
For fntnrnOt an l1~- 80 ---a
cages $S.223.4I.
For tuition to other districts
$s7o.87.
For transportation Of pupils of
consolidated schools $3,369.97.
Fol- incidental expenses $88, 1897.
For redemption of bonds not in
Guiding interest $1,e8s.5l.
$s.77s.34.
Total amount Of warrants issued
during the year for all purposes 1884,
Total amount Of warrants issued
July 1, 1911 S322.405.ss.
Total amount of warrants redeemed
BY county and district ~treasurers.
Total amount Of warrants outstand-
ing June 80. 1912. $s,so0.2s.
Outstanding Bonds.
On July 1. 1911. there were out
standing bonds to the amount Of $237.
$50. During the year bonds to the
amount Of $26,300 were issued and to
the amount Of $2,100 were redeemed.
leaving an outstanding indebtedness
Of $262.05o on June 80, 1912. The
increase is accounted f.. by the is-
suance of $4,000 worth Of bonds by
the Grand Forks city schools.
To the bonds and warrants out
terest no bonds, making a total in
debtedness Of ;2s9.026.ss. The next
increase in the indebtedness was $28.-
292.13 and the net decrease In the
indebtedness was $~3,755.2S.
Receipts.
The cash on hand July /. 1911. was
$~68.785.74. The receipts from various
sources was as follows:
From the apportionment Of state
tuition fund. $%60.670.17. From appor-
tionment Of the county tuition fund.
!~22.629.24. From taxes levied by the
districts. !~1s4,o64:lo. From sale Of
SO. For sinking funds, ;1,loe.5o.
From all other sources. S~47.55s.71.
Total. including cash on hand at be-
ginning of year, $412.574.84. Cash in
the hands Of county treasurer June 80,
1912, $~23.l34.e6. Overdrawn on coun-
ty treasurer. $106.33. Cash in hands
Of district treasurers June 80, 1912,
$~96.96l.24. Total cash on hand, $780,
404.1l.
Taxes Levied.
The total valuation Of assessable
property of the county. 3l4.O70, 965.
The total taxes levied by the district
boards was $lsl.306. The total value
Of school houses. aites and furniture
Is ~$l.096,600. On July !, 1911. the
various sinking funds had SO. 500.
During the year they received $685.
S., and $606.68 was used In the re-
demption Of warrants. leaving a bal
ance of $16,360.
Other Schools.
Reports were received from two de-
nominational and private school.
Wesley college reported an enrolment
Of 10S males and 256 females. or a
total Of 364. st. Bernard's academy
reported an enrolment Of 40 males
and 100 females. or a total Of 100. The
Union Commercial college reported All
enrolment Of ITS males and 100 fe-
males, or q total Ct 275. .
Teachers.
On July 1, 1871, there were 1877
teachers with unexpired certificates.
During the yea there were issued II.
first grade certificates and SO second
1radA. One first grade Certificate waa