The following is a comparison of the statistics for 1866 as far as collated at the present time, with the two preceding years. Further figures for the past year will be given at the close of the volume: Number of counties reporting;.. 69 58 townships, 705 738 districts, 4,416 4,474 4,625 having graded schools,. 122 166 No. of children between 6 and 20 years of age,.. 280,772 298,607 821.311 No. attending School, ... 215,236 228,029 246,967 under 5 and over 20 years of age, 8,216 7,825 7,202 Average months of School in each district, 6.2 6.2 Number of male teachers,. 1,816 1,326 1,687 female 7,000 7,466 7,496 Whole number of teachers, 8,816 9,182 Average wages per month to male teachers, $34 00 $41 77 $43 60 female $16 63 $17 64 $18 44 Volumes reported in district libraries,.. 96,403 95,677 79 694 Number added during the year,. 8,827 6,109 6,116 Value of School-houses and sites, $2,086,372 00 $2,356,982 00 $2,854,991 00 Total wages of teachers,... $591,285 33 $720, 251 66 $814,861 87 SCHOOL REVENUES-RECHPTS. 1864. 1865. 1868. On hand at commencement of year, $102,626 91 $142.938 52 $183,981 96 8,421 59 189,780 18 Total resources for the year, $1,009,318 93 $1,239,674 65 $1,587,438 96 1,816,792 86 1,702,522 58 * Including only district libraries. For some years past, a slow but constant improvement in the correctness of the director's reports has been manifest, until the present year; in which the errors have become more numerous. For the character of these errors, reference is made to my report for 1865, pages 37-40. These errors cannot be attributed solely to the incompetency of the officers; for some of the worst blunders are made by “business men.” For instance, in one of the cities, the financial account does not balance into over four thousand dollars. The stockholders of a corporation would be likely to call such officers to an account; but who interests himself to know what becomes of the school money? The main cause of the evil complained of is, no doubt, mere negligence. Generally no pay and no honor accrues to a school officer; and the natural result is, his duties are neglected. It is believed that a remedy might . be found in giving assessors 'a per centage upon the money passing through their hands, to be allowed by the inspectors only upon their making their annual account monthly; and such pay to directors as may be allowed by the inspectors, only upon their making out a correct annual report. Such remuneration would be only justice to faithful officers, and probably, money saved, in the aggregate, to the districts. ORAMEL HOSFORD. Lansing, Dec. 1866. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN. Hox. 0. HOSFORD, Supt of Public Instruction: SIB-I have the honor to transmit herewith the TwentyEighth Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan, with the accompanying documents, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1866. Very respectfully, Sec'y Board of Regents. ANN ARBOR, Nov. 26, 1866. |
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