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Rh present site (a half block) of Harrison Street school in exchange for it. Every lot the district owns, aside from this half block, has been paid for in gold coin raised by direct tax.

"My sketch must close. Over a period of thirty-two years have I traced the history of one branch of our educational system. That omissions and some mis- takes have been made, I have no doubt, but they have occurred from my in- ability to secure reliable, definite information. Much more could be said by way of comment, but I shall leave that for more competent historians."

To this sketch is appended, in tabular form, a complete list of directors and clerks who have served, in their respective capacities, since the organization of the district in 1856.

T. H. Crawford.

OFFICERS OF DISTRICT NO. I — 1856 TO 1879.

Year. Members of the Board. Clerk. 856 — W. Weatherford, J. Failing, Alexander Hamilton T. J. Holmes 857— W. Weatherford, J. Failing, J. H. Couch T. J. Holmes 858— J. D. Holman, J. Failing, E. D. Shattuck J. M. Breck 859 — J. D. Holman, J. Failing, E. D. Shattuck J. M. Breck 860— J. D. Holman, J. FaiHng, E. D. Shattuck J. F. McCoy 861 — J. D. Holman, J. FaiHng, E. D. Shattuck William Grooms 862— W. Weatherford, T. J. Holmes, A. C. R. Shaw L. M. Parrish 863— S. J. McCormick, T. J. Holmes, Wm. M. King O. Risley 864— S. J. McCormick, T. J. Holmes, J. Failing L. M. Parrish 865— W. S. Ladd, T. J. Holmes, J. Failing L. M. Parrish 866— W. S. Ladd, E. D. Shattuck, J. Failing L. M. Parrish 867— W. S. Ladd, E. D. Shattuck, J. FaiHng L. M. Parrish 868 — A. Lovejoy, R. Glisan, A. P. Dennison J. F. McCoy 869 — A. Lovejoy, E. D. Shattuck, William Wadhams Edw. Quackenbush 870— A. Lovejoy, E. D. Shattuck, J. N. Dolph R. Weeks 871 — J. A. Chapman, A. P. Dennison, J..N. Dolph R. J. Ladd 872— J. S. Giltner, J. G. Glenn, J. N. Dolph R. J. Ladd 873— J. S. Giltner, J. G. Glenn, J. C. Ainsworth R. J. Ladd 874 — A. H. Morgan, J. G. Glenn, J. C. Ainsworth J. D. Holman 875— A. H. Morgan, W. S. Ladd, J. C. Ainsworth G. W. Murray 876— A. H. Morgan, W. S. Ladd, J. C. Ainsworth G. W. Murray 877— A. H. Morgan, W. S. Ladd, J. C. Ainsworth G. W. Murray 878 — A. H. Morgan, H. H. Northrup, J. C. Ainsworth D. W. Williams 879— A. H. Morgan, H. H. Northrup, Wm. Wadhams D. W. Williams

COMPARATIVE COST OF TUITION, 1878.

For Salaries of Teachers (including supervision). Syracuse, N. Y $11.22 Nashville. Tenn $i5-07 Chicago, lU 12.52 Quincy, 111 15.63 Ithaca, N. Y 13.28 St. Louis, Mo' 16.39 Terre Haute, Ind 13.54 Portland, Ore 1972 Hamilton. Ohio 13.90 Oakland, Cal 22.20 Grand Rapids, Mich 14.15 San Francisco, Cal 22.30

In estimating the actual cost of maintaining public schools of this district (1878) it must be remembered that one-half of the expense is met by the state and county fund — a fund which is contributed by all tlie taxpayers in the state.

The cost of maintaining the schools last year in the aggregate. $37,457.10 of which amount the state and "county furnished $19-557.13. This year (1878) the cost of the schools has been $39,071.84, and the county fund alone has con-