The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-01-01
PUN[yTS and PJNDITAS



1911 it was s2.251,611. The value OF
furniture in 1901 was $114,477, while
in 1911 it was $372,836. In 1901 the
value Of apparatus was s39,068, and
in 1911 it was $68,26S. In 1901 there
were 207 log buildings, Pip frame
buildings. and II brick buildings; in
1911 there were, 81 log buildings, 2441
frame buildings and So brick build
ings.
Cost Per Pupil in Daily Attendance.
Average Monthly Salary of
Teachers, Etc.
In 1901 there was expended for
each pupil in daily attendance upon
the public schools the sum of S7.05,
while in 1911 there was expended foc
the same purpose. 1913. In 1901
the average monthly salary of teach
ers was 1851; in 1910, it was $5216.
In 1901 the average annual salary Of
teachers was $160.06; in 1910 it was
$27649.
In 1901 the total sum expended for
all school purposes was $855,101.52;
in 1911 the total sum expended for
all school purposes was $2,47S,430.16.
The average annual salary of the
county superintendent Of public in
struction was S719 in 1901, while in
1911 it was $1302.20. 1t is probable
that the average salary of a Florida
county superintendent of public in
struction is now on par with the sal
airy of this class of officials in any
other part of the United States.
During the scholastic year ending
June 80, 1901, there was expended for
the erection of public school build
ings the sum of ST., 1854; during the
scholastic year ending June go 1911
the sum of S295,153.39 was expended
for this purpose; during the same pc
Rod there were spent for furniture
the sums of $2,12O69 and $3O,07313
and for apparatus, s2,OS7.69 and 81.
1885, respectively.
In 1901 the amount of county taxes
collected for school purposes was
| $446,798, while in 1911 it was $3.50
go. The state one-mill tax collected
in 1901 amounted to $91, 7O5.45, while
in 1911 the amount collected wa;
| $173,185.56.
In 1901 the principal of the stat,
school fund amounted to $743,10O
while in 1911 it aggregated the sun
of $1,426, 467. This fund PRACTICAL,
doubled in ten years, or, in othe
words, it increased as much in tn,
last decade as it had in SO years be
| fore that time. The remarkable in
crease in this fund during the de
cade is due to the sale of a larg
acreage of school lands at bette
prices than they had hilbert
! brought, and the fact that beginning
in November, 1908. there began to b
placed in the fund, for the first time
% per centum of the proceeds of tn
sale of public lands. This is in CON
pliance with a provision of the cor
stitution now nearly fifty years ole
but it had been overlooked or mes
lected by the state officials who's
duty it was to enforce it.
In little over three years the il
crease from this source amounted
$148,0 6613, and it is safe to predic
that during the next decade it wi
easily exceed $2,000,OO0. The trus
tees of the internal improvement fun
are now considering the sale of a
their lands in the Everglades for So
100000, and if this sale be cOnsu1l
mated it will at once place 100000
in the permanent school fund.
7 In 1901 the principal of the stat
school fund was invested only i
state and federal bonds, but for abou
three years this fund has been inves
ed also in county and municipa
bonds, thus keeping the money a
home and enabling the state board c
education to secure a better rate c
interest.
Enrolment and Attendance
In 1901 there were enrolled in a
of the public schools of the state III
COZ pupils, with an average daily a