Biennial report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, state of Montana . hools 1,140 3,075 Number teachers 2,040 5,781 Number of pupils 64,627 122,000 Administrative assistants 1 3 Clerical assistants 2 2 The above statistics, tho showing that the school systemof the state has practically doubled in size in the past nineyears, do not indicate the new responsibilities added to thestate office. For example, in 1909 there were only 29 ac- SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 43 credited high schools in the state. Last year the StateBoard of Education thru the State Department inspected and
Biennial report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, state of Montana . hools 1,140 3,075 Number teachers 2,040 5,781 Number of pupils 64,627 122,000 Administrative assistants 1 3 Clerical assistants 2 2 The above statistics, tho showing that the school systemof the state has practically doubled in size in the past nineyears, do not indicate the new responsibilities added to thestate office. For example, in 1909 there were only 29 ac- SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION 43 credited high schools in the state. Last year the StateBoard of Education thru the State Department inspected andaccredited 156 high schools. Since 1913 hundreds of ruralschools have been inspected annually and hundreds of com-munity, teachers and trustees meeting have been held thru-out the state by the State Department. In 1917-18 seven teacher training departments in highschools were under the direct supervision of the State De-partment, and two conferences were held with trainingteachers. In 1917-18 numerous conferences were heldwith federal agents of the Smith-Hughes work in voca-. Are patrons interested in tetter rural schools? A forenoon gatheringCascade county to discuss school improvements. tional education, plans were drawn and state and federalfunds apportioned by the State Department. In 1917-18,192 school house plans were carefully passed upon by theState Department, a new duty added during the last 1918 for the first time, a two weeks professional course forcounty superintendents was conducted by the State Depart-ment with the cooperation of the Chancellor of the Universityof Montana and the faculty of the State Normal the last year and a half a rural course of study, acity course of study and a bulletin on the training of ruralteachers in high schools were prepared and distributed by theState Department. Many other responsibilities were neces-sarily neglected because of lack of assistance. 44 FIFTEENTH BIENNIAL REPORT That Montana is behind many o
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