The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-26
TAKES LOTS Of
MONEY TO KEEP
schools GOING
Some Facts About Where
the Revenues Are
Expended.

SOht httis Aucd VI what IL COSTS 20
maintain the schools Of Fairmont In
dependent school district the per cap
tia cost OF educating a boy or girl in
the various schools. and some source 5
from which the funds are obtained
can be obtained from a survey OF the
figures contained in the third annual
report OF City Superintendent OF
Schools Otis G.. Wilson. which was re
Gently submitted TO the Board Of Ed.
ucation OF the district.
The supervisors OF the schools in
Guiding the superintendent the super
visors OF music. art. penmanship, man
ual training. sewing. cooking. etc.
paid the aggregate sum OF $751; 90.
for the school year OF 1878. Sa.
aries OF High school instructors az.
gregated the sum OF S24,3l7.04.
The ward school teachers received
the following amounts in salaries.
Barnes. $4.095.09: Butcher. $7,4O5. 81;
Fleming. s55s33s: Miller, Sl0.s66.5l;
White, $5,77S.5S: Dunbar. 100000.
The total amount paid in salaries
for teachers for the schools of the dis
trict for the year 1878 aggregates
the sum of $6s,ssS.4l.
The per capita cost OF keeping 3
child in the various schools of the
district for a school term is shown
by figures contained in the report the
estimate being made on attendance
in the various schools.
II cost the aggregate sum OF 1878
10 maintain a child in the High school
for the year 1878 as compared with
the sum Of S42.30 for the year 1916.
II and 1922 for the year 1856.
The estimated attendance upon which
the per capita costs were based show
ed that 4S9 pupils attended the High
school for the year 1918 as COM
pared with $40 for the year 1867
and 525 for the year 1856.
1856.
The per capita cost for the Fleming
school was $277S for 1917-1s; $25.05
The falling cff in attendance for the
two preceding years was caused by
the pupils OF Union independent
school district going to the new High
school on the East side when here
tOfore they had been enrolled in the
H'gh school on the completion OF the
grammar school work in the Union
district schools. Another factor which
cut down the attendance somewhat
was the fact that a number OF the
young men Of the High school enlisted
i'm government service.
In spite of the cut down attendance
in the High school the per capita cost
of educating o child had visibly in
creased.
The per capita cost OF maintaining
a child in the Barnes school for the
year 19l7.1s IL estimated at $685. for
the year as compared to $25.07 for
1867 and s23.5S for 1856. The
attendance in this school for a like
period was 1856 for 1918. l55 for
1861 and les for 1856.
The per capita cost OF maintaining
a child in the Butcher school for a
like period was S30.73 for the year
19l7.lS: $26.37 for the year 1861
ard s26.10 for the year 1856. The
enrolment for the terms was PAL for
1918 23s for 1867 and $50 for
for 1851 and $24.S5 for 1856. En-
rolled in this school for the period
were POI for 1917-1S; 2l7 for 1861
and go for 1866.
The per capita cost Of the Miller
school amounted to for the year
1878 S23.94 as compared with s2l.16
for 1851 and Spills for 1865. En-.
rolled in the Miller school for the pc
rlcd were asa for 1918. 4l6 for 1916
II and 5Ol for 1856.
The per capita cost OF maintaining
a child in the White school for the
year 1878 was s21.32 as against
$20.O6 for 1861 and 5000 for 1915.
le. The attendance in the White
school for the period was 4S9 for
1918. $40 for 1851 and 525 for
1856.
The per capita cost in the Dunbar
(colored) school for 1918 was
S26.73 as compared with $2S.75 for
1867 and s25.45 for 1856.
Some sources from which the rev.
enue necessary TO maintain the
schools OF the district is obtained Is
contained in the report also. The
High school received from the State
the sum OF $4,000 for the year 1917
is as compared with a sum Of $665.OO
for the preceding year. The Dunbar
school received aid in from the state
in the amount OF $4,000 against
1915. 90 for the preceding year.
The general school fund Melted the
schools OF the district the sum OF
S3,532.62 for the year 1878 rs
against the sum Of s37291O for the
year 1861.
The Butcher school on account Of
its afllliation with the State Normal
school received the sum Of $3,320.OO
from the state treasury an amount az
gregating $2.s7000 having been re-
ceived from the state during the year
1867.
The Boards OF Education Of the va