New Ulm review., 1922-08-02
SCHOOL, ACTSBY
SUPERINTENDENT
1910 CHILDREN IN BROWN
COUNTY OF SCHOOL ACE
LAST YEAR.
INSTRUCTORS, 4,371
PUPILS IN COUNTY'S
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

The summary of County Superin-
tendent R! B. Kennedy's annual re-
port to the Minnesota state commits
Isioner of education for the school
year ending Monday of this week,
July 81, 1922, shows that there were
4,810 children of school age in Brown
County last year. There were just
two more girls than boys, there being
2,406 girls and 2,404 boys. OF the
children Of high school and graded
school districts the girls outnumbered
the boys by almost a hundred, there
being only 1852 boys as compared
to 1851 girls, making total Of
2,613 in the high and graded school
districts. The children Of school
age in the rural and semi-gra ded
districts were 2,197 in number all
told, but here the boys predominated,
being 1,142 to 1,O55 girls.
Rural Enrolment Good.
The proportionate enrolment was
much better in the rural and semi
graded districts than in the high and
graded school districts, 2,142 being
enrolled in the rural and semi
graded schools out of 2, 1877 Of school
age, while in the high and graded
schools, 1929 were Ienrolled out Of
s2,613 of school age. H:
Of children between the ages of
5 and 8 years, the enrolment in the
county was $50, while 1900 chill
dren between the ages of and 16
years were enrolled, and Ats between
the ages Of Is and 81.
Daily Average, 3,479.
The daily average attendance in
the county was 3,479, with 1884 of
these in the high and graded schools
and 1,545 in the rural and semi
graded schools.
The enrolment by grades shows
that the largest enrolment was in
the First grade, being GAO in the
county, and the lowest enrolment is
shown in the Fifth grade, being only
298. The Seventh grade was also
low with an enrolment of 354, all
the other grades being well over 4OO
each.
The little tots beginning school fol
the first time last year numbered
472 in the county. Those complet-
ing Eighth grade numbered 271
That would indicate that nearly one
half of those who enter school nev el
complete the eight grades.
Only1 Male Teachers.
OF the 166 teachers in the county
lat are women and 18 men. The
linen are especially scarce in the rural
and semi-graded schools, there being
only 8 men as compared to rs women
In the high and graded schools, ther,
are Is men and II women among tn,
teachers. The wages of the II!
men average 1928 a month, Will,
the average wage for the wome1
teaching in the high and graded
schools is 1882 a month. Th,
average monthly wages Of men ant
women in the rural schools does no
show much Of a difference, the mel
averaging $105; month and th,
women $104. The average wage 8
all the teachers in the county i
/ shown to be 1927 a month. III
j Well Educated Teachers.
Of the 165 teachers in Brown G oun
| ty, 20 are college graduates. SO az
normal school graduates, 75s gar
graduates Of a high school trainint
Il department and -36 are graduates Of
\ high school. One has attended al
i Ilege without graduating, 6 have at
4 tended normal school without gradu
]. ating and | has attended high schoe
!: without graduating.
\ Teachers who have attended ii
!, stitute or training school numbe
y 90. Forty-one teachers have taugh
J in the same school three years an
! lf41 others have taught in the "a n
school two years. Isl
1 New Tim Has sc Teachers.
) New Wm has SO teachers, Sleep
!. Eye 49,, Springfield Is, Comfrey i
E land Hanska 4.
leen4inaed On page 8.