The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-11-27
SCHOOLS NUECES COUN-
TY ATTAIN HIGH
STANDARD.

ANNHAtNNNh 'iotn iNkc ONtsl
state aid out OF the three million dol.
Tor appropriation Tor rural schools for
iaiG-l7 the sum 81 sl,S5u. for the torn
of 1915 rs the sim OF 81 600 and tor
the term Of 1920 thu sum OF Sb.s25
making a total IN three years of siS.s75
10 nCoi the requirements OF the state
nil law all schools applying have been
required 70 improve thcif school build.
lngs school wounds. otc. Practically
an OF thcm have provided libraries
ranging ne valuation OF from between
uiiy 90 two hundred and NIFTY dolinrs
fiNr schools received .state aid In
1916 u. fourteen 10 isi7-iS ana fifteen
100 letS-tg
nufins The period under rtvto,t iha,.
n'Ne heen butt IN Nucces Co,,n,.'
,,' modern schooi buildings a.
a,s y onc-story building. nlnn
wv Two room buildings lnJ t,,.,,
lour~ room hrlck bniliju,s ~" Atr
,N'lDinH CONSIDERING tho h,.t", runi q
Nts iud war during thb fa,,. ~ "l
TINS ~ an cacep.lon,lr
,.M 'i't according 10 tho stnf,,,,.,,,
Superintendont NAf pn,',, "
'"tvihly emphaslzes Inc n,,o.,..,,
oe edncnt onal spirit OF iha Y.',,.,-
"i Nu'cos County '"' p'op'e
Although this present school form
I isl9--O cannot be completely outIinad
'ih up 20 the present time depicts
/ W. inci that 70 VIII be the banner yen.
desph' The hardehips OF the pYsi forr
Years and the more rntrnf ono ,,hirb
+ ms damaged millions ~ dollars worth
or property In the capital city OF Nh
near il
Already two new school buildings
nnNe h"n erected. both Of which are
IVY" room structures. Four additional
teachers homes have been conatrtiafod
ON thn school grounds. ana this IA
'ufo of school enterprises has mnde the
most rapid progress ~ an as the first
Z Ichtheritc 20 De erected ln the county
WAS hunt IN tho year 1911
Fourteen schools have boon classified
ls high SCHOOLS with two or moro
teachers doing from 70 10 months
work ten having two teachers. two
having three teachers and two having
four teachers Ten have been claasi-
ncd as elementary schools and hnve
one teacher eacM Every school In the
county has its fuiAquota OF teachers and
IAN are now we'll Under WAY
The total number Of scholasttcs on
lroilments during the year OF l9iS-f9
was 1899 the actual number Of en-
lroilments was s53 or approximately 90
per cont although tho Influenza and
'wct weather OF the winter OF that term
reduced the average daily attendance
10 about go ner cent The average en .
lrollmcnt including tho independent
school districts for the year l9is-i9
WAS Si01
The total scholastic enrolment for
the present i9l9-20 term " rural
schools up 20 the present time is 1861
with q total enrolment including the
indenendcni school districts OF 8.SGS
which shows an Increase OF a total en- d
rolln,ent for an districts over the torn
Of leiS-t9 Of .fs6.
Thirteen second grade twenty lone
first grade and three permanent GER
tficate teachers are employed m the
schools OF the rural district for tho
present term. drawing an average am
lnuni salary FOR females OF S5iib7. and
an average annual salary for males OF
Sd6i 80 or a general annual salary OF
s32iea Three OF the rural schools have
? months session. fourteen. months
thrive : months and two months ses-
sions.
Tho tax rate m eighteen OF the school
Territories is so cents. the maximum
lcvv on the one hundred dollar valu-
alton while IN one school Il Is rs cents.
i'm one 20 cents and two rs cents
rh' rural school libraries contain
$50 volumes Of hooks with "a valuation
lof Si.6i7 The total valuation Of ru-
SG852G
Amid these towering facts that da-
Ipict the true basis of tho foundation
upon which the citizens az Nuecos
lCountv nrc preparing for future wears
with the great stride of progressiv onosa
that has been steadily leading on unui
( u seems that pubic institutions nre
nearing their zenith one can 300 Moth va
I but future accomplishments M further
Food and the inevitable Coming back
I ~ tho cnnital city OF Nmrces County
I despite calamity.