Eastern Utah Advocate | 1904-11-03 | Page 2 | Many School Children

MANY SCHOOL CHILDREN sixteen million millions or nine per cent gent of the whole population the report of the commissioner of 0 education for the fiscal year ending june 30 1904 1901 just made public by tho the secretary of the interior shows thai that pupils or 9 per cent of the entire population of the country attended the public schools during that year aa As compared with the previous six years thu percentage shows a slight decrease in tho the number of pupils as compared with tho the total population tho the total cost of bo the public school system Is given aj this Is an increase of ag over the previous year tt amounted to 53 3 IS 15 per calta of total population and 22 75 per capita per pupil sinco since 1870 the proportion of male teachers teach tra hai baj deer cased from 39 per tut t ut of he entire number to 26 perl per cent of the entire number the past year the average compensation fo male teachers laet last year waa was 4 98 and 51 for foun flex this Is a slight increase over the previous ouri yar