Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-06
MRS. ELIZABETH BURGESS
SHOWS CONDITION OF THE
couNrY's SCHOOLS. VI
RURAL AND GRADES
The Country and independent Dis
triets Reported Upon For the
stats--Interssting informa.
tIon for Tax Payers.

the progress Of education. The grad
ed and country or rural school Is CIV
en- the same attention. The cost OF
maintenance as we'll as what has been
received in taxes for support are
among the items covered. The num-
Der OF rooms in which school is taught
the enrolment of pupils, their aver
age daily attendance. the value Of the
buildings and apparatus, etc, and a
general fund of school statistics is
contained in the report.
Some Statistics.
Schools in the county as shown IN the
report are as follows:
Graded schools, 1926 rooms. a.a
Rural schools, 101 rooms.
Number of months In which school
is taught: .a.,... ...a. ...rr
Graded schools, 9.4 months.
Rural, 8 months. 4
Number employed in the various
schools Of the county:
Graded schools, male-17; female
1877.
Rural schools, MALE; female-114
Average wage paid for teaching:
Graded schools, male-$119.90, fe-
male-$66.4a. s.
Rural schools, male-$46.94, female
-$43.55.
Number Of persons Of school age
between and 81 years in county:
In graded school districts, male
1892, female-3,994.
In rural districts, male-1,e17, fe-
= male-1,508.
Number in county between ages Of 7
In graded districts, male-1,7es, fe'
male-1,794. r.. .-"
In rural districts, male-960, female
-S85.
The total enrolled in graded schools
1904.
The total enrolled in rural schools,
2,621.
The average daily attendance:
Graded schools, 4.612 in 1926 rooms.
Rural schools, 1888 in 101 rooms.
The average cost of tuition for grad
ed schools is s$2.61 per month, and
3.s4 per month In rural schools. ~
Tuition Cost Varies. sf ~
The variation of the cost Of tuition
as disclosed by the county superin-
tendent's report for graded schools
shows the following:
Agency, $3.50; Kirkville, $3.47 and
Ottumwa, 1888.
Variation in cost of tuition In the
rural schools shows the highest paid
by Pleasant Hill school in Competine
township where only few pupils are
taught. The cost there is $7.07: Ben
Butler school in Highland township is
next with 1923. Bear Creek is lowest
with large enrolment and tuition
cost Of $40 Cross Roads school in
Agency township Is next lowest with
cost of $147.
Tuition collected In graded schools
below the ninth grade shows 90 paying
a total Of $1,711.45. In the high school
grades there are 80 paying the sum of
$2.197.22.
The value Of the twenty graded
school houses is fixed at S468, 900. The
apparatus at $32,995. The libraries con-
tain 1882 volumes and 1875 rooms teach
hygiene and physiology.
The 81, rural schools are valued at
SGT 800. The apparatus has a value
of $4,477 and the libraries have more
volumes than the graded schools,
showing total Of 9,165. Physiology
and hygiene are taught in 102 rooms.
There Is received from the district
tax for graded schools. $101.o25.99.
For the rural schools, $35,762.6s.
From the state apportionment there
is received by the graded schools. $S,-
0856O. BY the rural schools, $3,271.1S.
The Ottumwa high school received
$500 state aid but will get $3.50 under
the new law.
The total amount shown expended
by the graded schools was $131, 127.12.
In the rural schools $50, 459.64.
Paid to teachers In the graded
schools $1S.104,6S to males and $685.
1853 to females.
Male teachers In the rural schools
were paid s2,229.65 and $32,s3266 to
females. The rural schools paid for
tuition the su1a OF S2,6s5.22 and $685.
o5 for library books.
The Contingent Fund.
From the contingent fund there was
paid the secretaries and treasurers In
graded schools the sum Of $1,254 and
in rural schools, 3954.19 Repairs, jan
itor service, fuel, rent. insurance, etc.
cost the county $27,32627 in graded
schools and $6,19S.4s in rural schools.
The number OF certificates received
by teachers during the year was % BY
males and 26s by females. There were
81 who held i've year state certid-
Gates.
The number Of independent, city,
village or town districts .......... Z
The number Of school townships 8
The number of rural Independent
districts .................. 40
Total in county, IS
Taxes received from the contingent
fund by graded schools, $36.448.57, by
rural schools, $9,S34.26. From the
school house fund by graded schools,
$7,149.96 and rural schools, $3,59S.b5.
Mrs. Dewitt Blake and daughter
Anna Louise have returned to Burling-