| Show urah UTAH STATI statistics 1 1 i THE i territorial superintendent of DIs lis district schools has compiled the led leb reports bi of the county supe sure superintendents intent forthe year sea r 1878 which hays been furnished to him in accord accordance with the provisions of section jboob W the compiled laws daws of utah on comparison of 0 the figures with ith 1 the years yearb 1876 and 1877 which appear in the biennial annial re those years to the legisla are age gratified to note that they indicate a steady progress nebbs refis in the twe cause cade of education in this territory the following totals 1 taken from rona the territorial superintendents and com with the totals tofau for he the will wiil teli tell the story better than it ean can be related without the ngi Agi figures ires fres no of districts in counties in 1876 ia in 1877 in 1878 N no 0 of districts reported in 1876 in 1877 in 1879 no of schools in 1876 1 in 1877 in 1878 18 78 no of male teachers in in in 1877 in 1878 no of female teachers in lif 1876 iii in 1877 id 1878 23 no of children in counties between the ages aea of ofa 6 and 16 years Iii 1876 in 1877 1977 in 1878 33 noot no scholars enrolled ia in 18 1876 6 ia P in isaf in 1878 P percentage ireen ilage of names enrolled in in 1877 64 in 1878 64 gig 6 average daily attendance in 1876 in 1877 iii in 1878 percentage of school population actually attending school iii in 1876 44 in 1877 in 1878 1678 amount paid to male leh lea teachers cherb chers in 1876 in 1 sa in 1878 amount paid to female teachers er iii in 1876 in 1877 in 1878 total paid to teachers in 1876 67 in 1877 f 4 ill in 1878 no of days school was was taught during the year in 1876 1431 in 1877 in 16 im t i amount or building fund raised afo cco in eln ein 1878 32 amount of taxes appropriated to the use of schools in 1876 1877 1878 90 real value of school property aa in 1876 in in I 1 1878 78 territorial appropriation itil in in 1871 1817 jn in 1878 I 1 wa e invite ioe the attention of 61 those these 4 i IL 1 who imagine that no attention ia ipa ifa i id fri iri Utan to the M K 4 foregoing statistics which may be depended upon as reliable and we w el also ulso challenge comparison with the school statistics of other territories aa well as of most moat of the states such an examination and comparison will show that utah is ahead of many other parts of the union and equal to most in the proportion of ner her school population attending the district II strict schools isi and in the general interest manifested in common school affairs it will be seen also that the cause of education progressing in this terri the statements which are industriously circulated to the effert that the are am opposed to education are groundless and inexcusable for president john taylor ia is the territorial tend enythe Legislature which so arranged the territorial finances that nearly was appropriated tor 1878 for district schools was composed of leading lea iea dirig 4 mormons Mor mons and the great bulk of scholars attending as well aa as the teachers who instruct them belong to the iid mormon P community in addition to these district schools above reported there are v a number of private schools not therein enumerated some of them denominational others secular and these with the ube deseret university the brigham Brig hamp hami young academy and other high schools would help vastly if reported to swell well 8 the figures given above and in vindicating utah from the th it unjust aspersions cast upon henn heUn regard to her interest in the education of her ler youth it should so sl isobe sobe understood that much ot of the tche clamor about free is without foundation in reason under the territorial sl statutes atutes freel free schoola supported by taxation be established in of the district ai by a two l iyo thirds majority vota vote ot of tha the taxpayers tax payers ing the right to vote three mills on the dollar is assessed by jampa law on all tha property in the to be used exclusively for jor the pay merit men t of teachers in the district schools then under the statute to which we have referred local option can decide upon the raising of a local tax to the tho extent of ot three per cent for school purposes purpose it ia Is therefore within the power under our laws of the people in any school dib dis district to establish a free school therein if they eo so desire there are great differences of 0 opinion in regard to school affairs all ali over the union Some borne consider theesta the established blushed bli bil shed system the beat in the world others for various reasons which we do not now propose to discuss 3 consider it extremely defective our laws leave the matter in the hands of the people of each district to decide for themselves the law ia Is a good one h and i n id though it may not be per perfect fea fed wilf will answer the without for some time to come we do not claim any extraordinary excellence for our methods of education in utah this ia Is ca comparatively in ively liely a new country and was settled by a people who had b been driven and plundered and parie persecuted for many yearb years they have havo done remarkably well considering the advantages under which they have labored and a great deal bettex uhan than most peo people p ae would have havo done under similar circumstances circum and each succeeding year shows an imar improvement which not only bs bespeaks peaks a bright and glorious future for educational progress in utah but gives additional proof th that at her people and their Jeader leader sare bare devoted advocates and supporters of school interests and that they have been as much maligned on this matter as in irl legard regard t to 0 their religious views and social customs I 1 I 1 I 1 |
