22 Tehama County 



university trained teachers. The l)uihhn_f;s are lar^e and 

 well furnished and the groiutds are suitably improved. The 

 school has an enrollment of 790 ptipils, with eleven teachers 

 to instruct. 



The towns of Teliama and \'ina deserve mention for the 

 special interest their citizens are taking in their public 

 schools. For a number of years, their teachers have ranked 

 among the best grammar school teachers in the State. Te- 

 hama has an excellent two-story school building, with well 

 improved school grounds adorped with many large decidu- 

 ous and evergreen trees. 



Antelope, which is a few miles east of, and across the 

 Sacramento River from Red Bluff can boast of one of the 

 finest country district school houses in the State. It is a 

 modern two-story building, neatly furnished and the 

 grounds are tastefully adorned with trees. 



There are sixty-six districts in our county and eighty- 

 two teachers employed. The school census report of 1901 

 shows that 2448 pupils were enrolled in the public schools 

 of Tehama County last term. 



In addition to our public school system, there are four 

 private schools. 



The Academy of Our Lady of Mercy, which is of Cath- 

 olic denomination, was established in 1881. Pupils receive 

 instructions in all school branches from the kindergarten to 

 the high school ; also in music, painting and needle work. 



There are sixty students enrolled in the Convent school. 

 The private kindergarten in Red Blufif, an excellent school 

 of its kind, is conducted by Mrs. Harte. The length of the 

 school term is nine months and the average daily attend- 

 ance is about twenty-three. 



The Seventh Day Advent school, which was established 

 in Red Blufif in 1900, has an enrollment of twenty pupils. 



A private high school was established in Corning during 

 the past winter with an enrollment of eleven students. It 

 is under the supervision of an excellent instructor, who is a 

 university graduate and who has had many years' experi- 

 ence in high school work. 



