The state herald., 1921-08-26
County School Notes

school district is having the barn and
other Outbuildings rebuilt that were
blown down by the wind some time ago.
Mrs. Jessie Lee Moore OF Wray, ex.
county superintendent of Yuma coun.
ty was a caller at the Office last
Tuesday. Mrs, Moore is representing
the Worl book publication. published
by Kansas City firm.
The following persons attended the
teachers examinations held at Hol.
yoke last Thursday and Friday: w.
ID. Atkinson. Garnet X. Tien, Ruth
Cline. Nettie Burnett, Mary Peterson
and Marvel Adamson of Haxtun; En-
maline Gentert and Adele hammers
OF Amherst; Mary Ollie, James f.
Hinkle. Mrs. James +. Hinkle, Mar
tina Brandt. Rubye Ellie. Rita NJ. Mar
ren. Clara Herzig, Mabel Green, Os:,
Stephens. Mabel Schultz. Olive I.
Young. Esther Sanders and Clara
Redies of Holyoke. Mrs. Stephens
and Mabel Green had their papers
forwarded to Yuma county for grad.
Ing. ard Mabel Schultz and Adele
hammers had their papers sent to
Sedgwick county for grading. Sever.
al sets are expected to be sent to this
county for grading.
The annual report being made out
to file with the state superintendent
for the year ending June 30 shows
that out OF census enrolment OF
2050 persons of school age that en-.
rollment In the schools for the year
reached 1890. OF this number 105
were enrolled in the grade schools
OF Holyoke and Haxtun. Ssl In all
other schools and 23i were enrolled
in ne county high schools. OF the
total number enrolled, 9G7 were boys
and S53 girls; 1922 were between
the ages OF and Il years. The av'
erage daily attendance was 1916. The
county high school. Holyoke. Haxtun
and fourteen other districts maintain
ed nine months OF school. Only two
districts had less than eight months
OF school. one being Community Cen
/ ter 10. II, whose school house was
not completed until November / oi
last year. The average rate OF taxa
tion of school districts, including bond
interest. was 5.5 mills The average
! cos. per pupil based on the enroll.
ment was ss.2s per month. The es
,imated value OF school property II
Phillips county as reported for 1921
! is s4iI.i3i or $500 per capita foi
pupils enrolled. The average salaries
paid for the year was sl25.oo pei
month for grade and rural schools
and $4,000 per month for high
schools. based on nine months oi
school.
There were eighty teachers employ
ed last year OF which forty:dve OF
that number have been retained FOL
this year. Thirty districts out OF tho
thirty.seven In the county furnish free
text books. and twenty.nine districts
have libraries. some quite small, how
ever.
One hundred and eighteen pupil,
graduated from the eighth grade last
year. One new district was formed
during the year. No. Diva Joint dis
trict lying In both Phillips and Yuma
counties. Joint districts Nos. b2 nnt
~ were consolidated into district No
IS. The outlook for the coming yenr'i
work looks bright and there seems Il
be u disposition on the part OF thu
teachers employed to make thu
schools reach higher point OF efil
cheney and TO bring about a bette
community spirit. In this they mus
have the cooperation OF the schoo
officers and patrons. The count!
school system OF Phillips county Il
receiving a great deal OF attention
from some Of the other counties o
the state. especially our county hisl
school with It's county unit system,
The state department OF public IA
rtruction has recommended It's work
Ingn TO other counties having higl
rchools according to the union hlgl
. school law the consolidated and ccr
trailzcd school districts. A spccla
effort will be made this year TO pu