The log cabin Democrat., 1920-08-12
SCHOOLS AVERAGE
 HIGH ATTENDANCE
l,O7O PUPILS OVER 1919
Public School Reports for County Re veal Daily Attendance Gain
 Figures for County.


 of 1,070 in daily attendance. Reports i of school enumerations by the 96 dis tricts of the county show an aver age daily attendance of 5.62S as con- pared with 4,558 the preceding year i The gain IS more remarkable in view of the comparative enrolment for the two years. For the year ending June 30, 1919, the enrolment was s. 180 as compared with S,227 for the year covered in this report, a gain of only Y. Reports of enumeration were compiled by the district enumerators and filed with County Treasurer T. J. Bullion, who made the summary used by the Log Cabin Democrat today.
 Much has been said and written about teachers salaries. The report shows that the average salary of white teachers in this county holding life certificates is S120 per month for males and $50 for females. For holders of professional license, the salary is $125 for males and $50 for females. Male teachers holding first grade license average, if white S75, if colored $65. For females, the aver age is, white S70, colored S60. Male teachers holding second grade license average, if white S65, if colored S55 For females the average is, white S65, colored $50. Male teachers holding third grade license average, if white $40. if colored $40. Female teachers holding this form of license, both white and black, average S35. There were 73 white male and 12 colored male teachers employed in the coun- ty during the year, and 122 white fe- males and Is colored females, making a gross total of 223 teachers whose services were required by the public schools. Eighteen of the number, II white and colored, held state life certificates, and 15, white and g colored, held professional license. Of the others, 106 held first grade i- cense, 81 held second grade, and only , held third grade.
 Different branches taught and the number of pupils studying them are shown on the report as follows: Orthography 6,836, reading 4.749. men, tai arithmetic 5,645, written arithme- tic 5,235, English grammar 4,433, geography 4,045, penmanship 5,763, history 2,882, physiology and hygiene 2,806, Arkansas history 821, agricul- ture 238, elementary algebra 815, high CT branches 346.
 Public schools in the county used 158 buildings, frame or brick, during the year. Of the number, 94 for white pupils and 24 for colored pupils were of one room, while 39 for white pupils and one for colored pupils were from two to. four rooms. One hun dred rooms were taught for white pu- pills and 35 for colored. The total number of days taught in all 96 dis tricts was 16,887 for white pupils, and 2,247 for colored Three new build lngs were erected for white pupils, and one for colored. The last named. the negro school at Lolle, cost S1 100, while the three for white schools cost $2,602. All school buildings in Faulk- her county are valued on the report at $l63,O50 for white schools and S9,- 300 for colored. a total of S172.35O. Furniture and all equipment in white schools is valued at $24,325. and in colored schools $1,785, total of S26.- no, and giving the county a total value of $198 ,460 for all buildings and equipment used in public school educa- tion.
 Financially, the 96 districts had a balance of S10,200 on hand June 30, 1919, and received , during the 12 months 28,134.60 from the state com mon school fund. From poll taxes, the revenue was S4,572.40 and from local district taxes for teachers sal aries and maintainence $35,045,94 and from all other sources $1,166.66. Ex- penditures were $57, ,325.63 for teach CTS salaries, $5,059.37 for buildings and repairs, $1,35506 for treasurer's commission and $4,0S5.28 as interest and principal on bond issues. Separ- ately, the amounts expended on white schools was $60 ,595.19 and on negro schools $8,159.62.
 Other statistics on MT. Bullion's re- port are as follows;
 Enumeration: No. of districts 96; to-
 tai number of white males 4.757, fe-
 males 4,569, aggregate 9,326; total
 number of colored males 766, females
 ITO, aggregate 1,536, total aggregate, l white and bIacl- m S60
 Enrolment: White males 3,592, fe-
 males 3,385, aggregate 6,977; colored
 males 636, females GA, aggregate 1,250; total aggregate, white and
 black. 8,227; enrolled in private
 schools (whte) 559.
 Average Daily Attendance: White
 males 2,444, females 2,365, total A.
 S09; colored males 405, females All,
 total 8l9; aggregate white and black
 5,628; visits by directors during the