Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-01-07
MISSOURI SCHOOLS
MAKE FINE GAINS
ONLY ONE COUNTY IN STATE
WITHOUT AN APPROVED
HIGH SCHOOL.
EVANS GOES CUT JANUARY II
Schools Have increased From 225 in
1911 to 4o2 at Present Time-In-
coming Official WI Have Big
Task to Equal Record.
Jefferson city.

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Warren county is the only one in
the state which has not an approved
high school, said VIM. P. Evans, state
superintendent of public schools, while
reviewing the development Of the pub.
lie schools of Missouri during the pc,
Rod Of his incumbency. Evans goes
out Of office on Jan. II and Howard
A. Gass will succeed him.
On Jan. 1, 1911, Evans said there
were but 225 approved high schools
in Missouri, while atsthe present time
there are 400.
Discussing the growth of high
schools in Missouri as indicative OF
the development Of the public schools.
Evans said
lin no department Of the Missouri
educational system has the growth,
which has been characteristic of the
last few years, has been so marked as
In the development Of high chools,
On JAM i 1911, there We're 225 ap.
proved high schools in the state. OF
these 1z5 were first class or four-year
high schools, 80 were second class OF
three-year high schools and 81 were
third or two-year high schools. Al
the present time there are 402 ap-
proved high schools in the state. OF
these 178 are first classics r second
class and 156 are third class. This
shows an increase of l75 in the num-
Der of approved high schools, or an
increase of 7S per- cent?
Treasurer's Report. Tr,..-
The state of Missouri closed the Old
year with nearly $4,000 900 in her
state treasury, an unusually large bal
ance at the close of a biennial period.
From now until the close Of the sesi
sion Of the general assembly the bal
ance will continue to grow rapidly, as
no more money can be paid out until
the appropriations made by that body
are available. Returns from county
collectors this month will bring sew
eral million dollars into the treasury.
State Treasurer E. P. Deal fled with
Gov. Major his monthly Statement,
showing the condition and transac-
tons Of the treasury for December,
as follows:
Balance on hand Nov, 80, 1914, $4,-
45~0,S3S.11; receipts during November,
$1,319,497.58; disbursements during
December, ~$828.77396; balance on
hand Dec; 81, $4.942,0u. rs.
Earnings Of the missouri peniten-
tiary for the month were S44,657. 92;
disbursements, s27,5S5.49, leaving a
balance of $S0,16681.
There is in the capitol building fund
a balance of $2.1 95,40o.20, and in the
capitol tax fund, out Of which the in
terest on the capitol bonds and the
sinking fund for their redemption is
taken, a balance Of 1868, 314.59.
ia the general good roads fund there
Is a balance Of $194,614.32 arising from
the following sources: s
Registration of automobiles, $685.
1856; sale of option stamps, $f2,.
6S8.61; corporation registration tax,
$54,810.3S, and from the general fund.-
$63,729.87. 8 SCI.
The total receipts into the treasury
for the biennial period that closed
Dec 81 were $1e, 09S ,163!2O and the
total disbursements fdp the period
were $12.071.711s9s The biennial pc
Rod started with d balance on hand
Of $4,O20,560.52.
Receipts from the inspection of beer
by the state for the 1911-1912 period
we're $~962,159.33 and for the 191S-1914