Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 66, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1912 — Taking of School Enumerations Will Begin April 10th. [ARTICLE]

Taking of School Enumerations Will Begin April 10th.

The men who will take the school enumerations for the various school corporations of the county will begin their work April 10, and they are expected to have the work completed and reports filed in twenty days front the time they begin the work. This is one of the most important features of the school year so far as the taxpayers are concerned, as the school corporations get money from the state on the basis of the number of children enumerated for school purposes. All children between the ages of six and twenty-one are to be enumerated and figure in the per capita that will be paid into the school treasuries of the townships and corporations. The law intends that all children who are not over the age of twentyone years shall Be enumerated, no matter whether they are in school or not. These names are forwarded to the state and on this bases the schools of the city and county draw money from the state. It is believed that the per capita the coming year , will be about $2.88. This means that Jasper county schools will draw from the state $2.88 for each child enumerated within the county. For that reason every parent should afford the enumerator all the information possible When he calls. That will help reduce the sum of money the people will be called upon to contribute in support of the schools.