Eastern Utah Advocate | 1904-11-03 | Page 4 | Many School Children

MANY SCHOOL CHILDREN sixteen millions or nine per cent of the whole population the report of 0 the commissioner of education for the fiscal year ending june 30 1904 just made public by tho the secretary of the interior shows shown that pup pupils ll or 9 per cent of the th entire population of the country attended the public schools dur ins ing that year aa As compared with the previous six years this percentage shows a slight decrease in tho the t i E as compared with tho the tul tl pop population lidon the total cost of the public school system Is riven given as this Is an increase of ag over the previous year it amounted to 3 15 per por capita of total population and 22 75 per capita per pupil since 1870 the proportion of male teacher has decreased from 39 per cent of tho the entire number to 26 por cent of the entire number the past cpr the aberago compensation for nalo teachers last year was 1398 D 98 and 10 40 cl 51 for females this Is a slight increase ovar the previous year