ERA OF PEACE, PART 21
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EDUCATIONAL STATISTICS CONT'D.
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No. of
Dis- Number of Teachers Em- Salary of Teach-
COUNTIES. tricts. ployed. ers Per Month.
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Male Female Total Male Female
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Allen........ 74 34 64 98 $33 50 $26 00
Anderson..... 76 37 57 94 36 65 26 42
Atchison..... 71 57 65 122 40 00 34 00
Barbour...... 31 5 17 22 30 60 19 80
Barton....... 88 24 60 84 33 12 23 71
Bourbon...... 98 61 89 150 34 27 30 86
Brown........ 77 62 63 125 38 20 31 63
Butler....... 143 69 103 172 30 21 25 52
Chase........ 44 31 34 65 34 66 29 53
Chautauqua... 88 55 45 100 32 15 25 52
Cherokee..... 100 74 85 159 27 32 18 02
Clay......... 98 53 85 138 30 82 24 14
Cloud........ 101 71 76 147 27 18 23 37
Coffey....... 80 51 76 127 35 00 28 43
Cowley....... 135 74 85 159 33 12 25 43
Crawford..... 111 60 93 153 35 75 28 75
Davis........ 41 18 35 53 35 00 30 85
Decatur...... 38 12 21 33 20 41 18 18
Dickinson.... 112 65 68 133 36 00 31 50
Doniphan..... 67 45 51 96 42 90 29 25
Douglas...... 85 32 100 132 41 48 31 23
Edwards...... 21 6 19 25 35 00 25 73
Elk.......... 79 48 46 94 28 75 23 10
Ellis........ 39 7 25 32 44 00 26 00
Ellsworth.... 68 23 59 92 26 73 19 71
Ford......... 23 5 20 25 44 65 32 40
Franklin..... 90 52 92 144 37 85 30 54
Graham....... 48 9 28 37 26 75 12 34
Greenwood.... 90 36 86 122 38 13 32 12
Harper....... 43 .. .. .. ... ...
Harvey....... 67 45 50 95 36 59 31 09
Hodgeman..... 18 3 16 19 23 33 16 69
Jackson...... 77 45 48 93 37 06 29 42
Jefferson.... 92 54 85 139 36 47 23 98
Jewell....... 148 81 132 213 26 15 18 26
Johnson...... 92 61 76 137 41 00 30 00
Kingman...... 37 13 22 35 25 06 21 15
Labette...... 105 64 99 163 33 90 29 50
Leavenworth.. 78 55 87 142 41 00 34 00
Lincoln...... 78 36 42 78 25 00 22 00
Linn......... 98 68 85 153 38 60 27 65
Lyon......... 97 62 90 152 35 72 30 70
Marion....... 81 42 54 96 36 73 32 43
Marshall..... 106 82 77 159 34 00 27 00
McPherson.... 106 61 55 116 33 40 28 80
Miami........ 95 57 86 143 32 36 24 36
Mitchell..... 109 46 86 132 26 60 21 26
Montgomery... 103 83 78 161 37 07 28 00
Morris....... 62 31 45 76 32 15 28 75
Nemaha....... 100 62 78 140 33 24 25 60
Neosho....... 97 58 69 127 34 20 27 44
Ness......... 40 7 19 26 18 80 15 78
Norton....... 92 18 51 69 17 50 15 90
Osage........ 99 73 80 153 37 00 30 50
Osborne...... 114 38 83 121 21 42 15 42
Ottawa....... 88 37 61 98 27 27 21 53
Pawnee....... 54 .. .. 62 26 13 22 00
Phillips..... 118 34 71 105 22 75 17 75
Pottawatomie. 97 61 82 143 34 37 28 81
Pratt........ 21 5 13 18 22 00 15 53
Rawlins...... 7 6 5 11 20 00 14 83
Reno......... 103 44 66 110 35 35 29 00
Republic..... 106 56 108 164 30 84 25 59
Rice......... 72 34 58 92 33 33 27 54
Riley........ 67 37 58 95 34 70 29 19
Rooks........ 83 19 46 65 18 48 14 74
Rush......... 46 17 31 48 23 10 19 87
Russell...... 62 24 40 64 20 45 15 50
Saline....... 76 40 61 101 33 75 25 40
Sedgwick..... 133 52 105 157 34 08 28 17
Shawnee...... 81 54 89 143 41 33 40 95
Sheridan..... 9 2 6 8 20 00 16 75
Smith........ 128 46 55 101 21 75 19 88
Stafford..... 50 19 20 39 25 27 22 34
Sumner....... 164 96 89 185 29 35 24 62
Trego........ 22 8 19 27 27 37 23 61
Waubaunsee... 64 36 41 77 35 27 29 89
Washington... 121 64 83 147 32 50 26 45
Wilson....... 100 64 67 131 31 04 24 47
Woodson...... 64 26 53 79 33 67 24 45
Wyandotte.... 40 40 41 81 46 43 35 16
Unorganized.. 10 .. .. .. ... 16 66
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Total..... 6,436 3,312 4,808 8,250 *$31 42 *$24 95
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*Average
HIGHER INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING.The higher institutions of learning in the State are: The State Agricultural College at Manhattan; the Normal School at Emporia; the state University at Lawrence, are under the fostering care and protection of the State. STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. This institution was permanently located by legislative enactment February 16, 1863, and its Board of Regents held their first meeting July 23, 1963, and educational work commenced September 2, 1863. Its four departments were, Agriculture, Mechanic Arts, Military Science and Tactics, Literature and Science. In the report of the Regents for 1873, they state that after they took the oath of office, April 1, 1873: "In the very outset we endeavored to obtain a clear idea of the object sought to be accomplished by the creation and maintenance of agricultural colleges." September 3, 1873, they presented the following as a basis of action:
That the object of this institution is to impart a liberal and practical education to those who desire to qualify themselves for the actual practice of agriculture, the mechanic trades or industrial arts. Upon this system there was a course of study especially designed for farmers; one for mechanics, and a "woman's course" calculated to prepare young females to earn an honorable self-support, and likewise adorn the highest stations know to true womanly life. There were also special courses for bookkeepers, telegraph operators, printers, druggists and the several trades, instruction being somewhat shaped to meet individual cases. The Design of Congress. - The act of Congress endowing agricultural colleges declared it to be a leading object "to teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and the mechanic arts, in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in several pursuits and professions of life." Liberal education comprehends such as is extended beyond the practical necessities of life; practical education is considered as something capable of being turned to use or account, and at this college the design has been to so develop a system that neither should interfere with nor be overshadowed by the others, but that walking hand in hand, they should harmoniously work in a single end - the benefit of the student. Government of the College. - By an act of the Legislature which took effect March 11, 1863, the control of the institution was vested in a Board of Regents, nine of whom should be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate, and the Governor, Secretary of State, Superintendent of Public Instruction and the President of the College should be ex officio members. Under the regime of September, 1873, the Board of Regents proper consisted of six members, and an ex-officio member, the President of the college, who under a later dispensation is made the Secretary of the Board. The present officers of the Board of Regents are a President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Attorney. Board of Regents. - The Regents in September, 1873, were Nathan A. Adams, Josiah Copley, Rev. Nehemiah Green, Joseph K. Hudson, Rev. Charles Reynolds and President John A. Anderson. The successor of President Henderson is George T. Fairchild, formerly President of the Michigan Agricultural College at Lansing. The Regents succeeding those first named have been Charles A. Bates, Burton L. Kingsbury, Rev. James Lawrence, Albert H. Horton, James R. Hallowell, John H. Folks, Melville J. Salter, Stephen M. Wood, William L. Challis, E. B. Purcell, D. C. McKay, Alfred L. Redden, A. J. Hoisington, V. V. Adamson, John Elliott, F. D. Colburn, Joseph F. Ellicott, Charles E. Gifford, H. C. Kellerman, Rev. Philip Krohn, Cyrus A. Leland. The terms of Messrs. Coburn and Ellicott expire March 16, 1884; of Messrs Gifford and Krohn, March 16, 1885; of Messrs. Kellerman and Leland, March 16, 1866 (sic). The Board of Regents was reconstructed April 1, 1883, as follows: F. D. Coburn, Kansas City, Kan., President; Charles E. Gifford, Clay Center, Vice President; Joseph T. Ellicott, Manhattan, Treasurer; H. C. Kellerman, Burlington; Rev. Philip Krohn, Atchison; Cyrus A. Leland, Eldorado; George T. Fairchild, Ex officio, Secretary; L. R. Elliott, Manhattan, Land Agent; M. L. Ward, Manhattan, Loan Commissioner. Legislation on the Endowment Fund. - An act regulating the investment of the endowment fund was approved March 6, 1883; it reads as follows:
SECTION 1. All moneys, bonds, mortgages, promissory notes, or other evidences of indebtedness due or belonging to the endowment fund of the State Agricultural College, now in the hands of the Treasurer, Loan Agent or Land Agent of said State Agricultural College, are hereby ordered turned over to the Treasurer of the State of Kansas, on or before April 1, A. D. 1883. The officer or officers delivering such securities shall take receipts therefor in triplicate. One of said receipts shall be filed with the Auditor of State, one with the Board of Regents, and one to be retained by the officer making such payment. The Treasurer of the State shall be responsible on his official bond for all sums of money, securities, bonds, or other valuable things which may come into his hands by virtue of this act, and shall at the close of each month make to the Secretary of the Board of Regents a detailed statement of collections and disbursements, and the condition of such funds belonging to said college. On March 30, Mr. L. R. Elliott, representing the land department of the college, deposited with State Treasurer Howe, bonds, securities and cash, aggregating $93,599.05. Mr. Edward B. Purcell, a former Treasurer of the College Board, deposited $300,322, making a total deposit of the endowment fund, $393,921.05. Students. - At the close of the school year, June 30, 1882, there were 312 students. Fifty-four counties of Kansas were represented, and thirteen other States. In the first term of the year 1882-83, 296 students have been enrolled - some forty more than in any previous year at the same date. The Faculty as now organized is as follows, the salaries paid each being annexed: George T. Fairchild, A. M., President, Professor of Logic and Political Economy, $2,200; Milan L. Ward, A. M., Professor of Mathematics and Engineering, $1,600; Edward M. Shelton, M. S., Professor of Practical Agriculture and Superintendent of Farm, $1,800; George H. Failyer, M. S., Professor of Chemistry and Physics, $1,400; Edwin A. Popenoe, A. M., Professor of Botany and Zoology, Superintendent of Orchards and Gardens, $1,400; Jermiah E. Platt, A. M., Professor of Elementary English and Mathematics, $1,000; Albert Todd, A. M., Lieutenant First U. S. Artillery, Professor of Military Science and Tactics - ; William H. Cowles, A. B., Instructor in English and History, $1,000; John D. Walters, Instructor in Industrial Drawing, $1,000; Ira D. Graham, Secretary, Superintendent of Telegraphy, $1,000; George F. Thompson, Superintendent of Printing, $800; Mrs. Nellie S. Kedzie, B. S., Teacher of Household Economy and Hygiene, Superintendent of Sewing, $600; Mark A. Reeve, Acting Superintendent of the Work-shops, $600; William L. Hofer, Teacher of Instrumental Music, $200. STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.An act to establish, locate and endow a State normal school, took effect March 7, 1863. Its location, purposes and objects are stated in the follow:
SECTION 1. That there be, and is hereby, established and permanently located, at the town of Emporia, in Lyon County, a State normal school, the exclusive purpose of which shall be the instruction of persons, both male and female, in the art of teaching; and in all the various branches that pertain to a good common school education, and in the mechanic arts, and in the arts of husbandry and agricultural chemisty (sic), and in the fundamental laws of the United States, and in what regards the rights and duties of citizens: Provided, That a tract of land not less than twenty acres, adjacent to said town of Emporia, be donated and secured to the State, in fee simple, as a site for said normal school, within twelve months from the taking effect of this act. The Legislature of 1863 granted out of lands received from the General Government through the organic act, forty eight sections of land, and that of 1869 gave an additional twelve sections, which made an aggregate of 38,400 acres, and by an act which took effect March 19, 1872, the minimum price of these lands was fixed at $5 per acre. Organization of the School. - By an enactment of the Legislature which took effect July 1, 1864, it was provided:
The Board of Directors shall consist of nine members, six of whom shall be appointed by the Governor, and the Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer and State Superintendent of Public Instruction, shall, by virtue of their office, be members of said Board. An enactment which took effect March 13, 1877, provided for a re-organization of the school, and for the sale of the Normal School lands. The section relating to its government reads as follows:
That the State Normal School at Emporia shall be governed by a Board of Regents, hereby created, consisting of six persons, who shall be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. Three of the Regents first appointed shall hold office for two years, and three for four years, and until their successors are appointed and qualified. All subsequent appointments shall be for four years. Board of Regents. - The Regents whose commissions bear date March 16, 1877, are as follows: James H. Crichton, Charles D. Lawrence, Abraham Sellers, two years; M. M. Murdock, Edwin Tucker, J. J. Wright, four years. Mr. Crichton was re-appointed March 16, 1879, and on February 1, 1883, was appointed to succeed Mr. Rucker, who was re-appointed March 16, 1881, but was never confirmed by the Senate. Dexter E. Clapp and William Goss succeeded Messrs. Lawrence and Sellers. Mr. Clapp died in 1882, and he was succeeded by his widow, Mrs. Mary E. Clapp. She is succeeded by H. D. Dickson, March 16, 1883. His term expires March 16, 1887; Mr. Crichton's, March 16, 1885. William Goss is succeeded by Samuel Thauhausen, whose term expires March 16, 1887. Isaac Sharp succeeds Mr. Crichton, and his term expires March 16, 1887. M. M. Murdock was succeeded by George D. Orner, whose term commenced March 16, 1881, and he has been re-appointed by Gov. Glick, and holds till March 16, 1885. J. J. Wright was succeeded by John W. Loy, whose term of office commenced March 16, 1881; lacking a confirmation by the Senate, he has been succeeded by James Haller, whose term of office expires March, 16, 1885 (sic). Progress of the School. - The school was opened February 15, 1865, L. B. Kellogg and H. B. Norton were the teachers. The number of pupils was eighteen. The graduating class of 1881, numbered 21; that of 1882, 44 members. Faculty for the year 1882-1883. - A. R. Taylor, A. M., President, $1,800; George Fowler, B. A. Mathematics, $1,200; B. T. Davis, Principal Training Department, $1,200; H. E. Saddler, B. A., Natural Science, $1,200; Lillian F. Hoxie, Drawing and Penmanship, $700; Viola V. Price, Ph. B., English, $700; Susan E. Crichton, Model Department, $700; Emilie Kuhlman, Kindergarten (part time), $300; Annie M. Bissell, Assistant Preparatory Department, $350; J. T. Rees, Music (part time), $95.
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DEPARTMENTS. 1880-81
MALE FEMALE TOTAL.
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Normal..... 63 96 164
Preparatory and Model 93 109 202
Kindergarten......... ... .... ....
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TOTALS........ 161 205 366
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DEPARTMENTS. 1881-82
MALE FEMALE TOTAL
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Normal..... 83 117 200
Preparatory and Model.. 82 85 167
Kindergarten............ 5 30 35
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TOTALS...... 170 232 402
The enrollment during 1881-82 represents forty-four different counties in Kansas, and eight different States. Training Department. - This department organized from what was the "Model School," in January, 1880. IN 1883, it embraces a complete course of work in Outlines, Teaching, Professional Criticism, Methods, School Economy, Principles and Laws. This work absorbs much of the time of the students during the last or "Professional year" of each course of study. The Model or Practice Department. - This is a complete graded school that presents the kindergarten, primary, intermediate and grammar school grades. Here children are received at three years of age and provided with a full course of study which prepares for admission to the Normal department.
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