WAGES PAID FOR TEACHERS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

The follow ng table will show at a glance the average wages of teachers, the number of teachers-male and female, total enrollment of pupils and total number of teachers employed for the past twenty-two years. These statistics are compiled from the reports sent to this department by the county superintendents of schools. Some apparent discrepancies will be noted in the column "Total number of teachers employed." These apparent discrepancies can be accounted for in part at least from the fact that county superintendents during certain years have made spec al efforts in their superintendent districts to have the teachers engaged by the year. In many school districts throughout the state as many as three teachers are employed during the year, one for the fall, one for the winter term and another one for the spring term. Certain county superintendens have, especially in years past, made strong efforts to break up this system, or rather lack of system on the rart of school boards and the differences may to some extent at least be accounted for on this ground.

COMPARISONS OF AVERAGE WAGES.

Number of teachers and enrollments of pupils in counties outside of cities under city superintendents from 1885 to 1908, inclusive.

EARLY SCHOOLS IN WISCONSIN-OPENING DATES.

James (or Jacques) Porlier taught a school at Green Bay in 1791. This man was probably the first professional teacher in charge of school work in Wisconsin. In 1817 a garr son school was organized at Prairie du Chien (Fort Crawford) and maintained for many years. The first school house in southwestern Wisconsin was built at Mineral Point in 1830; the second at Platteville in 1833. The first Kindergarten school officially connected with any state Normal School in the Un ted States was opened at Oshkosh in 1880. Township system of school government provided for by the Laws of 1869. Free High Schools provided for by laws of 1875. The first Kindergarten school in Wisconsin was opened in M lwaukee, first ward in 1872 with 70 pupils. Farmers' Institutes provided for by the legislature of 1885. The bill was introduced by Hon. Charles E. Estabrook, now a resident of Milwaukee. Frst school in Milwaukee, 1834, sustained by S. Juneau for his children, Dr. Heh, teacher; first high school in Milwaukee (private), 1841: first publle school in Milwaukee opened in second ward, fall of 1836. Edward West, teacher (claimed to be first public school in state); Janesville Academy, 1845; Southport (Kenosha) first free public school, 1845; School D st. No. 1, town of Fond an Lac (Franklin school dist.). 1847; five ward schools, Milwaukee, 648 pupils (av. attendance, 355), school population 2,128, 1847; St. Clara's Academy, opened at Benton in 1847 and transferred to Sinsinawa Mound 'n 1867; Nashotah House, Nashotah, 1847; Milwaukee College (women's), 1848; German and English Academy, Milwaukee, 1850: State University, Madison, 1850; St. Francis Seminary Milwaukee, 1856: School for the Blind, established at Janesville, as a private enterprise by the c'tizens of that place, 1849, but adopted and afterwards supported by the state, Feb. 9th, 1850; Lawrence University, Appleton, o ened Nov. 12, 1849; Beloit College, opened Nov. 4, 1849; Ripon College, opened spr ng of 1853: Milton College, organized as an academy, 1844; as a college, March 13, 1867: Downer College, Fox Lake, opened Sept., 1856: Milwaukee Downer, located at Milwaukee, since consolidated with Milwaukee (women's) College: Carroll College, incorporated as an academy Feb. 19. 1841; as a college, Jan. 31, 1846; Wayland Academy, Beaver Dam, opened 1855; Kemper Hall, Kenosha, opened 1871; Univers ty School, Kenosha, founded 1889.