History of Oakland County Michigan a narrative account of its historic progress, its people, its principal interests / compiled from the official records of the county, the newspapers and data of personal interviews, under the editorial supervision of Thaddeus D. Seeley.

HISTORY OF OAKLAND COUNTY

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to run their school for two years. Four districts closed their schools
during the past year and paid tuition to adjoining districts. There are
334 eighth grade pupils in the county exclusive of the graded schools,
of this number I92 received diplomas at the May examination and will
enter the high schools, being eligible to free tuition from their respective
districts.
The number of districts supplied with maps, charts, globes and dictionaries is I92, while 140 have flags and IIo have wells as required by
law. There are no districts in the county furnishing free text-books.
Three public examinations were held during the year and I65 teachers
and 3II eighth grade pupils attended the same; 115 certificates were
issued to teachers and I92 diplomas granted to eighth grade pupils.
There are in the county Ioo state normal graduates, 63 county normal
graduates and 12 who hold state life and University of Michigan certificates and 25 who have city certificates.
All but 20 schools in the county have a uniform series of text-books,
following an adopted course of study as prescribed by the commissioner,
and 25 districts have a regular course of study adopted by the school
board_
Not a district in the county has lost its primary money in two years
through neglect of directors or school commissioners. Oakland county,
through careful management, is one of the first to file reports with the
state department, and no report has ever been rejected by the state.