State School Fund

Lansing, May 8. - Superintendent of Public Instruction Patten gilí has completed the work of making the 18th seuii-annual apportionment of the priinary school interest fund among the several counties of the state. The total nuruber of children of school age included in the apportionment is 676,073, and the total sum apportioned. $561,437.47, the per capita being 83 cents. This is the largest sum ever apportioned under the semi-annual systern. The state treasurer will soon forward the amounts to which each county is entitled to the respective county treasurers.