Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1912-08-01
Annual Report is Completed

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County Superintendent French Is
very much gratiied al the hearty res.
ponse which the school district officers,
in genera, have made to the call for an
early filing of their annual reports.
It has enabled Supt. French to com
plete her annual report TO the stats
superintendent early 10 the season and
already has Union County's repor.
been fited in Pierre.
Some facts CLEANED from the annual
report ought TO prove interesting read
ing for every school patron OF the
county. There are this wear 1854 chll-
dren OF school age in the county and OF
this number there were 1868 attending
the public schools OF the county.
There were lO4 & achers employed
In the county during the year, OF
which IL were in our city schools.
OF the above .numpe, 81 taught on
state certificates, II on first grades So
on second grades and on third grades.
There are over 10000 volumes In the
libraries Of the schools of our county
Just now lha liora les for the vari-
Gus districts are being put up in the
county superintendent office, ready
for the schools this fall
Our schools cost us last year S82O35 So
This includes ali town sch OILS and
is one OF the best investments we made.
The treasuers 10 the various dis
trtcls have Sl546.4s till on hand, aud
this does hot include money belonging
to the districts remaining ia the coun-
~ treasury
The average length OF term in the
county is over IL months.
The lowest salary in rural schools
was $40 while the highest was S65
The average salaty, including rural
and Town schools, was S66.
There were 20 graduates from the
Eight Grade this year, and 80 we're
graduates from four year high school
courses.
The average number Of mills school
tax was s.
Very few Of she districts have any
Indebtedness Last year new school
houses we're erected ia Spring Creek,
No. 2S, and Garryowen, No. IA. There
are modern throughout. Big springs,
No. 81, Is ert citing Enc cement buila-
ing this year. Many schools were i'm
proved last year win paint anc new
heating pl ,nts.
A new index filing systsm vas in-
stalled 10 the county superintendent S
Office the pact year and Is proving a
great aid III Keeping the record OF
school OsflceIS AID teachers.
Sups F'reuch Is just arranging for
the Ransom system Of Permanent
Records 10 every sehoolin the county.
therefore, child depended upon The
preservation Of his report card lor his
grades and these cards, during the
school life OF a child, are very apt e.
be Lost. Under the Rarscm ssstem a
Echlid's monthly Z, aeless tOgeth,r with
his attendance records, win be made In
"Trip nae. Que OF these becomes a
permaaant record in The school dist
trlct, one u permanant record in the
sup, rintende is Office, while the third
~ The carrying card between
the school and che Office, Il chrhild's
card nears his re ord through his ignl
years Of ssi.ool LIE, ano i transferred
from dis,r Ct TO distrl9t as he moyee
Six counties ae pntiiag In lts
Ransom system this year The systt ii
WAS originated By 4. L r nson . tn
Educator Publishing Co. Of Miloheh
while he Was cpun supe rintendeni Q
the Sphinx onn y schools.