History of Saginaw county, Michigan; together with ... portraits ... and biographies ... History of Michigan ...

506 HISTORY OF SAGINAW COHUTY.
liberality truly surprising the people did something even foreign
to the principles of the republic, by the establishment of the Germania School; and this at a time when the question of abolishing
German classes in the Chicago schools was being agitated.
The following statements, dealing with school statistics as well as
with the educators of East Saginaw, are compiled simply as a historical summary. In the sketch, which concludes this portion of the
city history, the various occurrences and persons connected with
these schools are reviewed.
The following tables, dealing with the city schools from 1851 to
1881, are valuable, as they present to the reader at a glance the
progress of the schools as well as the names of educators and directors. The first table deals with the school census, the number of
teachers employed, and in some instances the amount paid such
teachers:

Year. Census
_ _ _ _ _ _.

Tota
Enrollme'tI

No Amount
oTeachers ea is
Salaries.

1851.................................... 118..2 $...
1852................................. 230......... 3..
1853............................... 298.......... 3.....
1854............................... 358...............
1855.......................3.....0.......... 4......
1856.................................. 539........
18)7...................................... 646....5......
1858..6......................... 5.........
1859.........25 367 7 1,701
1860...................................... 801 425 5 1,753
1861................................... 851 649 5 1,210
1862..............................1,089 700 6 1,873
1863....................,565 623 9 1,578
1864.................................. 1,536 760 9 3,222
1865............................... 2,067, 778 10 3,914
1866.....................2............ 2 86 1,166 19 4,627
1867.............2,632 1,620 18 8,854
1868.............................. 2,456 1,790 20 11,50
1869................................ 2, 40 1,966 23 13,220
1870............................3...... 3,159 2,010 28 14,674
1871................................... 3,085 2,574 35 18,130
1872................................ 3,594 2,488 35 18,260
1873.................................. 4,134 2,798 47 19,912
1874................................... 4,96 3,086 49 24,795
1875..................................... 5,130 3,266 55 28,251
1876................................... 5,130 3,159 52 27,347
1877.................................5,155 3,177 52 26,126
1878................................... 5,098 3053 26,790
1879................... 5,327.3,018 55 26,128
1880............................. 5327. 3,249 55 26,875
From what has been stated in connection with the history of the
school buildings of the city, itis evident that the citizens have always
taken a deeo interest in educational matters. The following tables
relative to the erection of the schools point to this fact, and prove