. The advantages and surroundings of Muskegon. ich is to be devoted to main-taining the current expenses of the Hackley Public Library forever. Thesepropositions were gratefully accepted by the people, and the bonds authorized bj^city election April 14, 1891. The total enrollment of the Muskegon public schools for the jear ending June92 was 5,287, an increase of 230 over the preceding year. The average attendancewas 3,527, and the annual cost of educational facilities, $13 75 per scholar. Thereare 8 brick and 9 frame school structures, the Hackley stone building andKindergartens before mention
. The advantages and surroundings of Muskegon. ich is to be devoted to main-taining the current expenses of the Hackley Public Library forever. Thesepropositions were gratefully accepted by the people, and the bonds authorized bj^city election April 14, 1891. The total enrollment of the Muskegon public schools for the jear ending June92 was 5,287, an increase of 230 over the preceding year. The average attendancewas 3,527, and the annual cost of educational facilities, $13 75 per scholar. Thereare 8 brick and 9 frame school structures, the Hackley stone building andKindergartens before mentioned, the total value of school property footing over$600,000. Prof. David Mackenzie, of Detroit, who, with the present school termsucceeded Prof. G. C. Fisher as superintendent, graduated with the degree of A. the Miciiigan. University in 1881, having since been in school work, , for nine years past, has been superintendent of the public schools atFlint, and his opening work here has marked him as a practical educator with. MORTON MANUFACTURING COMPANY. 29 advanced ideas. The school year is 10 months, and the superintendent receives$2,100 salarJ^ About 115 teachers are employed. The school census of September,•\}i, shows 7,882. The High School.—With the growing intelligcnco of the people, the advancedgrades of the public si^hools have been elevated from year to year, until theMu,skeg()n Higli School now takes the place of the academy, and its graduates areadmitted without further preparation, to all departments of the MichiganUniversity. The ncAv High School building is ai)proaching completion, and nextyear every facility will be afforded in that direction. The enrollment for the] term shows about 225 students, undercharge of Prof. J. H. Sheffield and(> assistants. Prof. Sheffield was born at Worchester, Mass., and graduated A. Harvard College, in 1883, since which time he has been continuously engagedin high school work, coming from Ma
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