The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-04-12

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State average, $4.49.
Average salary Of all teachers per
month:
Bottineau county-$S1.97. (Max.)
Mcintosh county-$4325 (Min)
Ward county-$55.30.
In above average for state, S58.36.
Average salary paid rural teachers:
Stutsman county-$60.92.
Cass ccunty-S41.76.
Ward county-$51.61.
Average for state-$53
Number Of teachers employed by
counties:
Ward-343 Oargest of any county,
Morton-339 (2nd.)
Oliver-63. (east number employed)
A county average of all teachers
employed would mean about $50.
Total sum paid for teachers in the
state-$344, ,663.4S.
Total sum paid by Ward county
$13S,89707.
Facts regarding approportionment
of fund is enumerated.
Cass county enumerated lO,040 chill
dren, receiving 1854, ,643.92.
Grand Forks county enumerated g.,
OFT children, receiving $4S,S34.88.
Morton county enumerated 1912
children, receiving 44,678.72.
Ward county enumerated 1881 chill
dren, receiving $39,S80G4.
Thus Ward county paying the most
teachers of any county in the state,
fails to receive largest tuition fund by
$14, 763 28. We are first in number Of
teachers employed but fourth in school
population, relating to the per cent Of
enumeration attending school 'sf
Average for the state is 81 per cent.
Average for Ward county is 81 per
cent.
Our average is exactly the state av-
erage. Only two below so per cent;
one 95 per cent.
Comparative indebtedness:
Warrants outstanding (6-3O-16)-
$64,S23.37.
Bonds outstanding (6-3O-16)-$254,- :
$4,000.
Total debt-s319,573.3
Wells county-$171,5 ,575.66.
Cass county-$23O, ,3O2.O8.
McHenry county-$166,3 1861 SO.
Divide-$114,112
Burke county-$103, ,096.22.
Consolidated schools percentage of
territory embraced: Ransom, as per
cent; Ramsey, 4S per cent; Nelson,
42.8 per cent; Rolette, 81 per cent;
Cavalier, 40 per cent; Cass, BAT per
cent; Dickey, 29.1 per cent; Divide,
27.2 per cent; Hettinger, rs per cent;
Renville, 29.1 per cent; Steele, 25 per
cent; McHenry, 33.9 per cent; Ward
23.5 per cent.
Average of state area consolidation
|-20.6 per cent.
Average cost Of transportation an
nually for each pupil carried in Ward
county-$16.73.
AS above for state-$24.83.
Again I say that I am glad l am a
citizen of Ward county. / am proud
of those sturdy pioneers who launched
our ship of state in the early sos. ]
am also proud of those who came in
later years and with their new
strength and vigor so bravely took the
burden from those weary shoulders
who had it so long and pushed US to
the first ranks in our educational
standard. 1t bespeaks for all our most
hearty approval. It becomes US at
this time to enter the arena and man.
fully carry their successful efforts
forward until educationally Ward
county reaches the zenith of North
Dakota, then we compete and success
fully with any Of our ambitious COM
petitors.
In my early school days I admired
defamation called Necessity of Ed.
ucation." One quotation comes to mind
often within the last two years, to.
wit: eve must educate. We must
educate or we must perish by our owl
prosperity. If in our haste to become
right and mighty we outrun our liter
ary and religious institutions, they
will never overtake us or only come uI
after the battle of liberty is fought
and lost as spoils to grace the vic,
tory"
Today we see the most civilized ma.
tions engaged in cruel and bloody
war, using some of the most inhumar
and barbarous means of destruction
and death known to the inventive
genius of the known world. Those
countries boast of their eduncation ane
knowledge. Are they educated? Have
they not omitted the crowning essen.
tial Of good education. To me il
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