New Ulm review., 1922-08-02
SCHOOL FACTS GIVEN
BY SUPERINTENDENT
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The boys of school age in New Ulm
number $50 and the girls G84, out
of which 461 boys and 449 girls were
enrolled in the public schools, total
Of 90 out of a possible 1,343. There
were 19S boys and 235 girls in New
Ulm of school age, who did not at
tend the public school. The average
daily attendance in New Ulm was
TIA, and those who attended the en-
tire year numbered 623, less than
half OF the children Of school age in
the district. The fact that Luther
ans and Catholics operate parochial
schools, the Catholics including e
high school, explains the comparative
ly low attendance at the public
schools of New Uln.
Sleepy Eye Attendance High.
In Sleepy Eye, the condition is
the reverse. There they have 251
boys and 266 girls of school age in
the district but the total enrolment
of boys in the Sleepy Eye public
schools was $50 and girls, 302 last
year. 1t is evident from the report
that number of children from out
side the district attended the Sleepy
Eye schools. The average daily at
tendance in Sleepy Eye was 502, but
the number attending the entire
year was only 20S.
Springheld's Showing.
There are 2O9 girls and 1919 boys
of school age in Springfield, 191 girls
and 1865 boys being enrolled in school,
The daily average attendance was
31S and 263 attended school the en-
tire year.
Comfrey has 140 girls and 104
boys of school age. The enrolment
shows 139 girls and 124 boys in school
here again outsiders evidently at
tending the Comfrey schools. The
average daily attendance in Comfrey
was 220, and 15S attended the Com
frey schools the entire year.
Hanska Gradda School.
The Hanska district has 49 boys
and 32 girls of school age in the
district, but the attendance was very
much larger than that, being 76 boys
and 81 girls, the number of girls at
tending the Hanska Graded school
being almost twice the number re-
siding in the district. The average
daily attendance was 120, and 95
attended the Hanska schools the
entire year.
Springfield Pays Up.
Springfield pays an average OF
$237 month to it's three men teach
ers and $139 month is the averag ge
wages paid women teachers. Four
men on the teaching force at Sleepy
Eye and five men at New Ulm average
$233 month, and | 5 women in Sleepy
Eye and 81 women at New Ulm aver
age $129 a month in wages. Two
male teachers at Comfrey average
$214 month and nine female tea CHI
ers, Sal month. Hanska pays its
male superintendent $1S8 a month
and three female teachers average
$125 month.
Of New Ulm's teachers, 1 are col
lege graduates and 21 normal school
graduates. One has attended college
without graduating and one has at
tended high school without gradual
ing. Five of New Ulm's teachers at
tended institute or training school
Thirteen have been teaching here
three years or more and IL have been
here two years.
19 Training Dept. Graduates
Eight Sleepy Eye tea chers are
college gradua tes, 19 are high school
training department graduates and
isa high school gradual te. Ten Sleepy
Eye tea chers attended institute or
training school. Four have taught
in Sleepy Eye three years or more
and five have been there two years
Nine of Springfeld's tea chers are
normal school graduates and 16 are
high school graduates. None Of
them attended institute or training
school. Three have taught in Spring:
field for three years or more. Ter
have been there two years. ...-
Four College Graduates.
Comfrey boasts four college grad
yates on it's tea ching staff and 81,
normal school gradua tes, Three O.
them attended institute or training
school. All II were new at Comfre5
last year.
Hanska has three normal schoo
graduates and 1 high school gradlu
ate on the tea ching force. All foul
attended institute or training school
Two of them have taught at Hanskss
for three years or more. The othe:
two were new last year.