Ann Arbor's Pride

The Board of Trustees of School District Xo. 1, of the city of Ann Arbor, herewith submit their Thirty-Sixth Annual Report for tlie school year ending the 5th day of September, 1892. RECKIPTS SEPT. 1, 1891-92. Library Fine Money .$ 80 00 Sale of Library Catalogues.. lo 00 Prof. McClenahan for pens ó () " for gas 6 75 " " spelling books 4 05 Interest Ann Arbor Sav'g lik 2 81 For broken window _ ló Trust refunded 50 Dogtax. _ 437 40 Auu Arbor Township Treas 1.380 50 Ann Arbor City ïreasnrer- 3o.222 00 Primary school money 4,299 52 Tuition ." 7,925 00 $47,329 00 KXPKXDITl 1ÏES OF 1S91-92. Overdrafts Sept. 1, l.soi % 670 fi6 Salaries oL teachers 29,9ii4 00 " librarían 4.50 üO " sec'y aud treas-. 300 00 " traant offlcer % ou Bonds due Feb. 1, 1892 4.000 00 Interest on bonds blO 00 Interest to Ann Arbor SavIngs Bank ___ 42 90 Fuel 1,971 68 Janitors 1,589 26 Insurance 458 50 Gas 149 ga Ann Arbor Water ('o 200 00 Sewef from High School building.. 1,097 78 I). .1. Roes, balance due on High School building „ 11 10 Ubrary books_. 363 M Improvements iji(, j4 Repairs and Incidentals 2,873 X Cash on hand 28S i 847,729 00 ESTÍMATE!) EXPKXDITLBES OF 1S92-93. Teachers' salaries Í30.915 00 íxtra teachers' salaries 500 00 íonds dne Feb. 1, isas 4,000 00 n teres t on bondá 640 00 Inuitors 1.700 00 nsurance - ioo 00 Jas 250 00 el- - 2.000 00 Water 200 U0 mprovements 1.0U0 00 Repairs aud incidentals 2.000 00 - $43,305 00 ESTÍMATE BECEIPTS OF 1S92-93. Mili tax - $5.250 00 Prim'y school money 4,000 00 Tuition 7,i50 00 $16.500 00 imount needed $26,805 00 The bonded indebtedness of the district is 16,000 as follows: Feb. Ist, 1893 $4,000 00 „ , ÍJ91 - - 4,0U0 00 , lm - - 4,1100 00 ' 1896.. .._ 4,000 00 bearing interest at 1 The financial report given above shows in sorne detail the receipts and expenditures during the past year. The Board congratulates themselves and the taxpayers of the district on the favorable exhibit they are enabled to make. The Board believes in a policy of strict economy, but not in a way to the detriment of the schools ; and so everv real need of the schools has been promptly suppliéd. Besides the necsssary repairs during the year, considerable painting has been done on the High Schools and lst, 2d, 3d, and 4th ward buildings. Also four school rooms have been reseated- two of them with new single desks, the other two with single desks made from doublé desks whioh hád been in service more than thirty vears. The sewerage of the High School building is now in excellent condition, but the building itself , especially the old part, needs to be thoroughly overhauled for better ventilatiou. The Board have an elabórate plan made by an expert for sueh a work upon the building, and only need the funds for carrying it out. With respect to the teaching of German in the second ward school, the Board are able to say that the instruction has been given in a manner verv satisfactory to all parties interested. And in order to extend the experiment and continue it uuder more varled ditions, it has been decided that German shall be taught the coming yearïii the first four grades also oL the third ward school, and that Miss Gundert be placed in charge of the work in both iohools. For more than a year we have been aware thttt the first and second ward schools would soon need more room for pupils. A new addition to flrst ward building was discussed, but as there was an unused room in the fourth ward building, considerations of economy prevailed and it was decided that for the coming year a teacher be employed for the room now vacant, and the ward district boundaries be changed enough to fill it from the schools in first and second wards. Early in the year npou the recommendation of the Superintendent a " truant officer " was eruplojed and duly sworn in as policeman, to look after school truants aud unmanageable pupils. His work seerus to have beeu much appreciated by a number of patrons of the schools. The teachers speak favorably of it- and the street corners, the post office, and other enng places for truant and vagabond boys, have not beeu so f ree of loafers in maiiy years. Aa the expense of the work is slight it would seem advisable to appoint such au officer for the coming year. This may suggest that the schools are often helpful to the young in otlier ways than giving them a book edueation. We ought to expect that tlie schools shall be a source of moral influences which may find their way iuto many homes and may produce good effects throughout the community. Our High School, the crown of the city schools and the pride of the city, was apparently never in better standing both at home and abroad. lts last graduating class of more than 90 indicates in one way the grand work it is doing. For interesting items of school management and points of progresa in the field of edueation, we reter our patrons to the report of the Superintendent now published. For schedule of itemized expenditures and business details we refer you to the books and files of the Secretary. September 5, 1892. Eesoeotfiill v. Wm. W. Wiïedon, Pkesidbnt. Seeretsiry. (See Prof. Perry's Üeport on 4th Page.)