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REPORT 


OF  THE 

STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION 


SHOWING  THE  CONDITION  OF  THE 


PUBLIC  SCHOOLS 


OF 


MARYLAND, 


For  the  year  ending  Sept.  80th,  1876- 


ANH  1POLIS: 
Ij.  F.  Colton  &  Co,,  Steam  Printers. 

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Office  of  the  State  Board  of  Education. 

Baltimore,  January  15th,  1877. 

To  His  Excellency, 

John  Lee  Carroll, 

Governor  of  Maryland : 
Sir: — I  have  the  honor  to  transmit  to  you  the  Annual  Report  of  the  State 
Board  of  Education,  as  required  by  law,  for  the  school  year  ending  July  31st, 
and  the  fiscal  year  ending  September  30th,  1STG.  with  accompanying  documents. 
Very  respectfully, 

Your  obedient  servant, 

If.  A.  NEWELL,  Secretary. 


STATE 


IR,  IE  IP  O  IR,  T 

OF  THE 

BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


The  following  summary  exhibits,  in  a  condensed  form,  the  most 
important  facts  connected  with  the  administration  of  the  Public 
School  System  of  the  State,  including  the  City  of  Baltimore,  for 


the  year  ending  Sept  30th,  18T6  : 

Xo.  of  schools  in  Baltimore  city   119 

"  ;'       "  the  counties   1,753 


Total     1,872 

Being  an  increase  iu  18T6,  of   26 


Xo  of  different  pupils — city   44,016 

<:        counties   102,18*2 


Total   140,198 

Being  an,  increase  in  18TG,  of   3,200 


Highest  Xo.  enrolled  in  one  term — city   31,404 

"  "  "  "      counties   84,530 


Total   115,934 

Being  an  increase  in  18TG,  of   3,535 

Average  Xo  in  daily  attendance — city   25,582 

counties   47,487 


Total   73,069 

Being  an  increase  in  1870,  of.     3.810 


Xo.  of  Teachers — city   731 

"  "  counties   2,119 


Total   2,850 

Being  an  increase  of.   127 


Xo.  of  months  schools  were  open  —city   10 

"  "         "  counties,   8j 

Average  for  the  State,  9  fa  months. 


EEPOET  OF  THE 


Amount  paid  for  teachers'  salaries — city   $447,121  70 

counties   598,741  97 


Total   $1,045,863  6? 

Being  an  increase  in  1876,  of   10,108  85 


Amount  paid  for  building,  repairing  and  furnishing 
school-houses— city  ....   $130,091  32 

Amount  paid  for  building,  repairing  and  furnishing 

school-houses — counties  ,   100,370  80 


Total    <   $230,462  12 

Being  a  decrease  in  1876,  of.   42,077  31 


Amount  paid  for  books  and  stationery — city   $43,864  61 

"  "  "  counties.   53,359  25 


Total   $97,223  86 

Being  a  decrease  in  1876,  of.   6,996  29 


Amount  paid  for  colored  schools — city   $40,004  66 

"  "  "        counties   79,280  05 


Total..   $119,284  71 

Being  an  increase  in  1^76,  of.   205  22 


Total  expenditure  for  Public  School  purposes— city. .    $677,986  82 
"  "  "  counties       945,362  41 


Total  $1,623,349  23 

Total  expenditure  for  Public  Schooj  purposes  in  1875,  1,640,047  77 

Decrease  in  1870    $16,C9S  54  ' 


Excluding  the  schools  in  Baltimore  city,  and  comparing  the  County 
Schools  of  the  present  with  those  of  the  preceding  year,  we  have 
the  following  exhibit  : 

Average  No.  of  schools  reported  in  1875   1,721 

Average  No.  of  schools  reported  io.  1876   1,753 

Increase  in  1876   32 


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Total  No  scholars  enrolled  in  1875. 
"  u  "  1876. 

Increase  in  1876  

Highest  Xo.  enrolled  in  one  term, 

1875  

Highest  No.  enrolled  in  one  term, 

187G  


Increase  in  1876. 


Average  Xo.  enrolled  in  1875. 

1876. 


100,403 
102,182 


81,043 
84,530 

68,02G 
74,617 


1,770 


Increase  in  1876  

Average  Xo.  of  scholars  in  daily 

attendance,  1875   44,341 

Average  Xo.  of  scholars  in  daily 

attendance,  1870   47,487 


3,487 


5,916 


;,146 


Increase  in  1876  

1875.  1876. 

Xo.  of  Teachers  (including  Ass'ts.)  men,  1036  1,132 

"                    "            "        women....    981  987 

Total   2,017  2,119 

Increase  in  1876  102. 

Average  Xo.  of  months  schools  were  open,  1875  9  months. 

<;     1876  8  mos.  15  days. 

Decrease  in  1876,  5  days. 
Amount    received  from  State  as 

School  Tax,  Free  School  Fund 

and  Academic  Fund,  1875   $336,110  11 

Amount   received  from  State  as 

School  Tax,  Free  School  Fund 

and  Academic  Fund,  1876   356,306  36 


Increase  in  76  

Amount  received  from  appropria- 
tion to  Colored  Schools,  '75   $81,170  16 

Amount  received  from  appropria- 
tion to  Colored  Schools,  '76   80,049  30 


$20,196  25 


Tecrease  in  1876. 


1,120  86 


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Amount  received  from  County  taxation, 

1875  $368,902  39 

Amount  received  from  County  taxation, 

1876   370,414  6S 


Increase  in  1876  , 

Amount  paid  for  Teachers'  salaries,  '75..$609,035  07 
Amount  paid  for  Teachers'  salaries,  '76..  598,741  97 

Decrease  in  1876  

Amount  paid  for  building,  repairing  and 

furnishing  school  houses,  1875  $105,175  65 

Amount  paid  for  building,  repairing  and 


furnishing  school-houses,  '76  $100,370  SO 


Decrease  in  1876  

Amount  paid  for  books  and  stationery, 

'75   $52,462  66 

Amount  paid  for  books  and  stationery, 

'76   53,359  25 


Increase  in  '76  ,  

Amount  paid  for  supervision  and  office 

expenses,  '75   $38,895  96 

Amount  paid  for  supervision  and  office 

expenses,  '76   40,107  84 


Increase  in  '76.  

Amount  paid  for  incidental  expenses, '75.  $48,357  210 
Amount  paid  for  incidental  expenses, '76.    46,512  41 

Decrease  in  '76  


Amount  paid  for  interest,  '75   $8,796  82 

'    "       '76   10,037  36 


Increase  in  '76  

Amount  paid  miscellaneous  expenses, 

'75   $10,439  55 

Amount  paid    miscellaneous  expenses, 

'70   5,827  57 


I  decrease  in  '76, 


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Amount  paid  for  colored  schools,  '75        $73,582  71 

Amount  paid  for  colored  schools,  '76         79,280  05 

Increase  in  '70   $5,697  34 

Amount  of  indebtedness  paid  in  '75         $50,946  04 

Amount  of  indebtedness  paid  in  '76   90,405  21 

Increase  in  '76   39,459  17 

Total  expenditure  for  Public  School  pur- 
poses in  '75  $924,108  95 

Total  expenditure  for  1'ublic  School  pur- 
poses in  '76   945,362  41 

Increase  in  '76    21,253  46 

The  items  of  expenditure  which  show  an  increase,  are: 

Books  and  stationery   $896  59 

Supervision  and  office  expenses    1,211  88 

Interest   1,240  54 

Indebtedn  sspaid   39,459  17 

  42,808  18 

The  items  of  expenditure  whicli  show  a  decrease,  are: 

Teachers'  salaries   $10,293  10 

Building,  repairing  and  furnishing   4,804  85 

Incidental  expenses   1,844  79 

Miscellaneous  expenses   4,611  98 

  21,554  72 

Net  increase  in  1876   $21,253  46 

The  figures  show  1  hat  the  year  1875-176  has  been  a  year  of  econo- 
my, producjd,  no  doubt,  by  sympathy  with  the  general  depression 
of  business  throughout  the  country.  The  only  items  of  ordinary 
current  expenditure  that  show  an  increase  are  ''books"  and  "super- 
vision,'' and  the  amount  ($2,108.47)  is  so  small  as  to  indicate  a  di- 
minished rate  of  expenditure  when  the  increased  number  of  schools 
and  pupils  is  tak  n  into  acount  On  salaries  of  teachers,  building 
and  repairs,  and  incidental  and  miscellaneous  expenses,  there  is  a 
reduction  of  $21,55 4.72.  The  apparent  net  increase  of  expenditure 
is  caused  by  the  appropriation  of  $90,405.21  to  the  payment  of  old 
debts. 

INDEBTEDNESS. 

In  the  last  report,  the  State  Board  suggested  and  recommended 
the  passage  of  an  act,  by  the  Legislature,  enabling  the  several  Countj 


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REPOBT  OF  THE 


School  Boards  to  fund  such  indebtedness  as  they  were  unable  to  dis- 
charge, and  prohibiting  them  from  contracting  new  obligations  in 
excess  of  their  annual  income. 

No  general  law  for  this  purpose  was  enacted,  but  special  acts 
were  passed  for  the  relief  of  several  School  Boards. 

The  County  Commissioners  of  Cecil  County  were  authorized  to 
issue  bonds  to  tho  amount  of  $20,000.00— of  Frederick,  $25,000.00; 
Washington,  $30,000.00;  and  Harford,  $25,000.00,— to  aid  in  pay- 
ing the  school  debts.  The  counties  named,  with  the  exception  of 
Harford  and  Frederick,  have  availed  themselves  of  the  authority 
given  by  the  Legislature  and  have  issued  the  required  bonds. 

The  indebtedness  of  tho  several  County  School  Boards,  on  the 
30th  of  September,  1870,  is  reported  to  be  as  follows: 

Allegany   $13,500  00    Harford   $25,211  74 

Anne  Arundel   16,000  00    Montgomery   1,896  17 

Carroll   4,388  40    Prince  George's   2,150  00 

Dorchester   314  08    Talbot   8,014  47 

Frederick   4,619  91    Washington   3,452  00 

Garrett   7,620  12 

Tho  other  counties  report  no  indebtedness.  In  several  cases- 
notably  in  Anne  Arundel  County,  this  indebtedness  is  said  to  be 
caused  by  the  County  Collectors  failing  to  pay  over  promptly  the 
amount  levied  as  County  School  Tax.  It  has  been  suggested  that 
additional  legislation  is  needed  to  remedy  the  evil ;  but  it  would  be 
hard  to  devise  any  legal  measures  more  stringent  and  comprehen- 
sive than  the  present  laws  upon  this  subject.  Chapter  483,  of  the 
Laws  of  1874,  contains  the  following  provisions: 

Sec.  42.  "Every  Collector  receiving  a  copy  of  such  assessment 
or  rato  shall,  within  thirty  days  thereafter,  proceed  to  collect  the 
same,  and  shall  pay  the  County  or  City  Taxes  to  the  County  Com- 
missioners, or  to  the  Mayor  and  City  Council,  as  the  case  iray  be, 
or  their  order,  within  six  months  after  receiving  the  copy  aforesaid; 
and  all  moneys  levied  for  educational  purposes  by  the  County  Com- 
missioners of  the  several  counties  shall  be  levie  1  separately  and  dis- 
tinctly from  the  other  items  of  taxation,  and  a  list  thereof  furnished 
to  the  School  Commissioners  of  the  said  counties;  and  the  Collector 
shall  make  return  of  all  said  tax  collected  upon  the  days  required  in- 
law for  the  return  of  the  State  School  Taxe-.  If  any  such  Collector 
shall  fail  to  perform  his  duties  as  directed  in  this  se  •lion  said  Col- 
lector shall  be  liable  to  prosecution,  and,  on  conviction,  sh  II  b  1  lined 


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not  less  than  S100.00  nor  more  than  $500.00.  in  the  discretion  of  the 
Court." 

Sec.  44.  "Every  Collector  of  State  Taxes  shall  account  for,  and 
pay  to  the  Treasurer,  two-thirds  thereof  by  the  1st  day  of  January 
succeeding  the  date  of  levy  of  said  taxes,  and  the  remaining  third 
by  the  1st  day  of  April  thereafter.'' 

Sec.  78.  "If  any  Collector  of  County  or  City  taxes  shall  refuse  or 
neglect  to  pay  over  any  money  he  has  received  or  collected,  or 
ought  to  have  collected,  the  person  entitled  to  receive  the  same 
may  apply  to  the  Circuit  Court  of  the  county,  or  the  Court  of  Law 
in  Baltimore  city,  having  jurisdiction  over  the  amount  claimed,  and 
such  Court  shall  render  judgment  against  such  Collector  for  the 
amount  due  from  him  ;  provided,''  &c. 

THE  SCHOOL  LAW. 

For  the  first  time  in  ten  years  the  General  Assembly  adjourned 
without  making  any  alterations  in  the  School  Law.  A  bill  for  this 
purpose  was  before  the  House  of  Delegates,  but  was  passed  too 
late  in  the  session  for  deliberate  action  by  the  Senate.  The  prin- 
cipal feature  of  the  House  bill  was  the  introduction  of  a  change  in 
the  mode  of  appointing  the  County  School  Commissioners.  This 
topic  was  fully  and  ably  discussed  by  the  Association  of  Public 
School  Commissioners  at  their  late  meeting  in  Xovember,  and  the 
Association  expressed  a  unanimous  opinion  that  no  change  was 
necessary,  as  in  no  other  way  would  the  public  be  likely  to  secure 
the  services  of  as  good  men.  The  question  of  the  constitutionality 
of  the  present  mode  of  appointment  was  not  discussed,  as  belong- 
ing more  properly  to  the  Courts.  Several  of  the  County  Exam- 
iners have,  in  response  to  a  question  from  the  Secretary  of  the  State 
Board,  expressed  themselves  very  fully  on  this  point  in  their  re- 
spective County  Reports;  and  their  views,  coming  from  men  who 
have  had  much  experience  in  school  matters,  and  are  entirely  dis- 
interested, deserve  respectful  consideration. 

It  must  be  acknowledged  that  our  School  Law  is  not  perfect;  yet 
the  shortcomings  of  the  system  are  to  be  traced  rather  to  defects 
of  administration  than  to  errors  in  the  laws ;  and  future  improve- 
ment must  he  looked  for  in  the  executive  more  than  in  the  legisla- 
tive department.  The  proof  of  this  lies  in  the  fact  that  under  the 
same  general  law  one  county  can  maintain  its  schools  in  a  flourish- 
ing condition  for  ten  months  in  the  year,  while  another  is  obliged  to 
close  its  schools  at  the  end  of  five  months.  If  the  County  Commis- 
sioners and  all  the  oncers  of  the  school  system,  the  members  of  the 


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EEPORT  OF  THE 


State  Board,  County  Boards,  and  District  Boards,  the  County  Esma- 
iners,  and  tbe  teachers,  did  their  whole  duty  as  required  by  the 
present  law,  there  would  be  but  little  room  for  improvement. 

It  should  always  be  borne  in  mini  by  thoce  who  direct  tfee  school 
legislation  of  the  Ktate,  that  to  a  number  of  counties  varying  so 
greatly  in  extent,  in  population,  in  wealth,  and  in  social  industries, 
no  minute  and  rigid  legislation  can  be  applied  which  shall  work 
equally  well  in  all  localities.  Legislation  must  be  general  in  its 
character,  and  large  discretion  must  be  allowed  to  the  local  authori- 
ties. '  But  to  prevent  the  abuse  of  this  discretionary  power,  and  to 
secure  substantial  uniformity  throughout  the  State,  the  State  Board 
of  Education  has  beon  required  to  assume  the '-general  care  and 
supervision  of  the  school  interests  of  the  State,"  to  "act  as  assist- 
ants and  advisers  of  the  various  County  Boards,"  to  "explain  the 
true  intent  and  meaning  of  the  law,"  and  to  decide  "all  controver- 
sies and  disputes  that  may  arise  under  it." 

No  law,  however  excellent,  can  execute  itself  The  administra- 
tion of  the  school  law.  divided  as  it  necessarily  is  among  various 
boards  and  officers  is  finally  centered  in  the  State  Board  of  Educa- 
tion under  the  following  claus2  of  the  School  Law  :  "The  State  Board 
of  Education  shall,  to  the  best  of  their  ability,  cause  the  provisions 
of  this  law  to  be  carried  into  effect,  and  may,  if  necessary,  institute 
legal  proceedings  for  that  purpose,  with  the  direction  and  advice  of 
the  Attorney  General."  It  is  fortunate  that  during  thesixyears 
that  have  elapsed  since  this  provision  went  into  effect,  no  neces- 
sity arose  fur  the  institution  of  legal  proceedings  by  the  State 
Board.  Had  a  case  arisen  calling  for  snch  action,  it  is  probable 
that  the  board  would  have  been  found  powerless.  For  the  Board 
could  not  commence  proceedings  without  the  "direction  and  advice 
of  the  Attorney  General,''  and  the  late  Attornej"  General  held  that 
his  duties  are  strictly  defined  by  the  Constitution  of  the  State,  and 
that  as  tbe  giving  advice  to  the  State  Board  of  Education  is  not 
enumerated  among  these  duties,  the  clause  is  unconstitutional  and 
inoperative.  An  understanding,  however,  has  been  had  with  the 
present  Attorney  General  which,  it  is  hoped,  will  enable  the  Board, 
with  the  aid  of  the  Governor,  to  carry  out  the  law. 

The  changes  in  the  school  law  suggested  by  the  experience  of  the 
State  Board  are — 

1.  That  provision  be  made  for  taking  a  census  of  the  school  popu- 
lation between  the  ages  of  six  and  sixteen  "once  in  everv  two  vears 


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specifying  the  school  (public  or  private)  which  each  child  attends,  and 
the  number  of  months  he  has  Veen  at  school  within  the  two  years 
preceding  the  date  of  the  census. 

2.  That  arrangements  be  ma'e  at  the  same  time  for  ascer- 
taining the  names,  ag,  s,  and  addresses  of  all  the  deaf  and  dumb,  and 
the  blind  in  the  State. 

3.  That  all  principals  of  schools  other  than  public  schools,  and 
principals  ami  presiden's  of  colleges  and  seminaries  "not  connected 
with  the  Stats  system,  be  required  to  report  annually  to  the  State 
Board  the  number  of  pupils  in  such  institutions. 

4.  That  the  managers  of  orphan  asylums,  and  similar  benevolent 
institutions,  be  required  to  report  annually  the  numbei  of  the  in- 
mates between  the  ages  of  six  and  sixteen  years,  and  their  respec- 
tive ages,  with  such  other  information  of  public  interest  as  they 
may  be  willing  to  give. 

5.  That  the  distribution  of  the  annual  school  report  be  entrusted 
to  the  State  Board  of  Education,  with  instructions  to  send  three 
copies  at  least  to  each  member  of  the  General  Assembly,  t  wo  copies 
to  each  School  Commissioner,  and  one  copy  to  the  chairman  of  each 
of  the  Boards  of  School  Trustees. 

G.  That  an  Act  be  passed  permitting  and  enabling  the  Trustees 
of  any  incorporated  Academy  to  transfer  the  Academic  property  and 
donation  to  the  Board  of  County  School  Commissioners,  on  such 
terms  and  conditions  as  may  be  agreed  on  by  both  parties. 

ATTENDANCE. 

It  is  gratifying  to  observe  that  notwithstanding  a  slight  decrease 
in  the  current  expenditure,  the  number  of  children  on  the  school- 
rolls  is  larger  than  it  has  ever  been  before;  and  it  is  matter  of 
especial  congratulation  that  the  average  daily  attendance  has  in- 
creased in  greater  proportion  than  the  enrolment.  Much  more 
progress,  however,  must  be  made  in  this  direction  before  the  friends 
of  education  can  afford  to  relax  their  efforts.  Much  good  has  been 
done  in  several  counties  by  furnishing  teachers  with  postal  cards, 
and  requiring  them  to  report  weekly  to  the  County  School  Board 
the  daily  attendance  of  pupils.  When  this  is  followed  by  the  clos- 
ing of  such  schools  as  show  an  average  attendance  of  fewer  than 
ten  pupils  a  marked  effect  is  produced.  In  one  county  (Howard) 
the  salary  of  the  teachers  is  made  to  depend  partly  on  the  average 
daily  attendance;  the  experiment  has  not  been  continued  long  enough 
to  enable  the  Examiner  to  speak  definitely  of  the  results,  though  it 
is  believed  that  up  to  the  present  time  the  effect  has  been  good. 


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REPORT  OF  THE 


STATE  NORMAL  SCHOOL. 

The  State  Normal  School  took  partial  possession  of  the  new 
building  on  the  29th  of  February,  1876,  and  the  house  was  formally 
delivered  to  the  State  Board  of  Education  on  the  2nd  of  June.  It 
is  found  by  experience  to  be  admirably  adapted  to  all  the  purposes 
for  which  it  was  intended.  The  beauty  of  the  location,  and  the  at- 
tractive appearance  of  the  building  are  noticed  by  all;  but  only 
those  who  have  watched  the  struggles  of  the  school  during  ten 
years,  in  cramped  and  ill-arranged  quarters,  can  appreciate  the  re- 
lief that  is  now  felt.  The  present  S3vere  winter  has  afforded  an 
opportunity  of  testing  the  capacity  of  the  steam-heating  apparatus. 
It  has  been  found  possible  by  burning  enough  of  fuel  to  heat  com- 
fortably every  room  in  the  building  with  the  exception  of  the  assem- 
bly hall;  but  the  contractors,  Messrs.  T.  C.  Basshor  &  Co.,  have  un- 
dertaken to  make  such  additions  to  the  apparatus  as  will  ensure  the 
thorough  heating  of  this  room  also.  The  boilers  which  were  origin- 
ally placed  in  the  cellar  have  been  removed  to  a  location  under- 
ground, and  outside  of  the  main  building,  with  a  view  to  safety, 
efficiency  and  cleanliness. 

In  planning  the  house  very  great  care  was  taken  to  secure  ventila- 
tion, and  the  effect  has  been  perfectly  successful  so  far  as  the  assembly 
hall  and  the  large  study-rooms  are  concerned.  The  ventilating  flues 
of  the  basement  and  two  recitation  rooms  do  not  act  at  present,  but 
it  is  believed  that  the  defect  can  be  easily  remedied,  as  the  main 
ventilating  shaft  is  capable  of  doing  even  more  work  than  is  requir- 
ed when  the  proper  connexions  are  made  between  it  and  the  apart- 
ments referred  to. 

THE  CENTENNIAL. 

The  General  Assembly,  near  the  end  of  the  session,  appropriated 
fifteen  thousand  dollars  to  the  representation  of  Maryland  interests 
at  the  great  Exhibition;  and  it  was  supposed,  in  accordance  with 
the  general  design  ant  the  example  of  other  States,  that  education 
was  among  the  things  to  be  represented.  But  a  request  from  the 
Board  for  "the  application  of  a  small  part  of  the  appropriation  to 
the  representation  of  the  educational  resources  of  Maryland,  and  for 
such  other  'aid  and  comfort'  "  as  might  be  obtainable,  was  declined 
by  the  Centennial  Commissioners  of  the  State  on  the  ground  that 
the  money  appropriated  was  too  small  for  other  necessary  purposes, 
and  that  there  would  be  no  room  in  the  Maryland  building  for  any 
educational  display,  "mines  and  minerals,  fish  and  grains  marbles 
and  building  iriateriils  occupying  every  inch  n  >t  necessarily  devot- 


SPATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


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•ed  to  the  public."  Consequently  there  was  no  general  representa- 
tion of  Maryland  schools.  But  the  city  of  Baltimore  made  a  very 
-creditable  display,  iu  the  space  assigned  in  one  of  the  galleries  of  the 
Main  Exhibition  Building,  of  pupils1  work  of  every  grade,  from  the 
City  College  to  the  Primary  School,  in  some  thirty  handsomely  bound 
volumes,  plans  of  school-houses,  school-books,  and  school  furniture. 
The  State  Normal  School  sent  the  Annual  Examination  papers  of 
all  the  students  since  the  organization  of  the  school,  in  thirty-three 
bound  volumes,  portfolios  of  elementary  drawings,  and  specimens 
of  map-drawing  and  pen-printing  ;  a  school  map  of  the  State  show- 
ing the  number  of  schools  in  each  election  district,  plans  of  country 
school-houses,  and  a  perspective  view  of  the  new  Normal  School 
building.  The  Maryland  Institution  for  the  Blind  sent  a  number 
of  very  beautiful  samples  of  the  work  of  the  pupils, — worsted  work, 
•embroi  lery.  plain  sewing,  wax-flowers,  &o. 

DECEASED  EXAMINERS. 

We  have  to  deplore  the  loss  by  death  during  the  past  year  of  the 
three  faithful  public  servants:  Mr.  Wm.  H.  Perveil,  Examiner  in 
Anne  Arundel  county  ;  Dr.  Samuel  Kepler,  Examiner  in  Baltimore 
county;  and  Mr.  Benjamin  Tippctt,  Examiner  in  St.  Mary's  county. 
Varying  in  their  gifts  and  their  opportunities,  they  all  agreed  in 
commanding  the  respect,  esteem,  and  confidence  of  the  Board  and  the 
gratitude  of  their  fellow-citizens  for  their  labors  in  the  cause  of  educa- 
tion.   "They  rest  from  thcirlabors  and  their  works  do  follow  them. " 

CONCLUSION. 

In  conclusion,  while  we  are  unable  to  point  to  any  sp2cial  tri- 
umph in  educational  work  to  mark  the  close  of  the  centennial  year, 
we  are  glad  to  put  it  on  record  that  in  a  period  of  unexampled  in- 
dustrial depression,  when  a  feeling  of  distrust  and  a  desire  for  re- 
trenchment marked  every  private  business  and  every  public  institu- 
tion, the  schools  of  Maryland  took  no  steps  backward.  On  the  con- 
trary, though  there  may  have  been  some  backsliding  in  particular 
places,  when  we  t  ike  a  survey  of  the  whole  field  we  find  that  more 
progress  has  been  made — more  money  expended  and  larger  results 
obtained,  than  in  any  previous  year  in  the  history  of  the  State 
(Signed,) 

JOHN  LEE  CARROLL,  Governor. 
P.  A.  WILMER, 
JOHN  P.  R.  G1LL1SS, 
M.  J.  STONE, 
WM.  H.  HARPEY. 
31.  A.  Newell,  Secretary. 


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EE  PORT  OF  THE 


:r,:e:po:r,t 

OF  THE 

Principal  of  the  State  Normal  School. 


The  eleventh  annual  session  of  the  State  Normal  School  closed  on 
the  2d  of  June.  The  number  of  students  enrolled  during  the  year 
was  206,  of  whom  190  were  ladies.  The  number  of  graduates  for 
the  ye&r  was  21,  eighteen  of  whom  have  been  employed  as  teachers 
since  the  close  of  the  school.  The  total  number  of  students  since 
the  organization  of  the  school  is  1199.  The  number  of  graduates  is 
215.  It  is  estimated  that  124  of  these  are  now  teaching  in  the 
Public  Schools  of  the  State;  the  uurab3r  of  undergraduates  now 
teaching  is  estimated  at  215. 

In  the  interval  between  the  closing  of  the  school  and  its  re-open- 
ing in  the  Fall,  the  school  met  with  a  great  loss  by  the  death  of 
Mrs.  Mary  Borgman,  Principal  of  the  Model  School,  after  ten  }~ears' 
continuous  service  in  that  position  and  nearly  twenty  years  of  un- 
interrupted labor  as  a  teacher.  One  of  her  last  contributions  to  the 
Maryland  School  Journal  under  the  title  "Worn  out — and  then?" 
contains  the  following  sentences,,  which  the  event  has  made  pro- 
phetic :  "Buoyantly  and  hopefully  they  [women  teachers]  commence 
their  work  ;  through  trials  and  hardships  they  cheerfully  battle  on; 
but  the  overstrained  nerves  at  last  give  way;  the  overworked 
brain  suddenly  gives  the  signal,  'danger  ahead;'  and  they  know  the 
engine  should  stop,  the  brakes  should  be  put  down;  friends  tell  them 
so  at  every  turn;  they  feel  that  the  crash  must  come,  but  how  can 
they  stop?  Fortun&le  are  they  if  no  other  lives  depend  upon  their 
exertions  ;  the  prospect  is  not  so  fearful  if  it  is  only  ourselves  ;  ice 
rather  enjoy  the  prospect  of  dying  in  such  a  cause.  AVc  have  given 
our  whole  lives  to  this  work,  we  are  willing  to  spend  our  last  breath 
in  it,  and  only  hope  we  may  be  permitted  to  'die  in  the  harness.' " 
She  had  her  wish;  she  died  in  harness  ;  and  never  was  harness  more 
bravely  worn  nor  more  honorably  laid  down. 

teachers'  institutes,  associations,  &.C. 

Since  the  date  of  the  last  report  a  Teachers'  Institute  was  held 
in  each  of  the  following  counties  :  Allegany,  Anne  Arundel,  Calvert, 


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Caroline,  Carroll,  Charles,  Harford,  Kent,  Queen  Anne's  and  St. 
Mary's.  The  usual  quarterly  meetings  of  the  County  Teachers' 
Association  were  held  in  Baltimore  and  Howard  counties.  Prelimi- 
nary arrangements  had  been  made  for  holding  Institutes  in  the 
counties  of  Frederick,  Washington,  Wicomico,  Somerset,  and  Wor- 
cester, but  for  \ arii  us  reasons  it  was  thought  better  to  postpone 
then}. 

The  State  Teachers'  Association  met  in  Baltimore  during  the 
same  week  as  the  Xatio.ial  Educational  Association;  but  in  accor- 
dance with  a  previous  understanding,  no  business  was  done  beyond 
re-electing  the  officers,  and  adjourning  t)  meet  at  Eiston,  Talbot 
county,  next  summer. 

The  preparations  for  the  National  Educational  Association  were  as 
complete,  and  the  Leal  arrangements  as  satisfactory,  as  at  any  pre- 
vious meeting.  The  papers  presented  were  most  of  them  of  very 
high  character,  fully  sustaining  the  icputation  of  the  Association. 
The  attendance  of  representative  men  was  a?  large  as  usual,  but  the 
general  audience  was  t  he  smallest  ever  seen  on  such  an  occasion. 
TI13  unprecedented  heat  of  the  w.ather  deterred  hundrels  from 
coming  to  the  city,  and  drove  out  of  tfro  city  hundreds  who,  under 
other  circumstances,  would  have  gladly  attended. 

In  the  month  of  June  I  visile  J  and  minutely  examined  the  high 
schools  at  Easton,  St.  Michael's  and  Trappe,  in  Talbot  county,  and 
found  them  well  attended,  well  organized,  and  well  taught. 

A  convention  of  the  Exaniucrs  of  the  State  was  held  on  the  13th 
of  July.  There  were  present  the  Examiners  of  Allegany,  Calvert, 
Carroll,  Cec'.l,  Dorchester,  Frederick,  Talbo',  Wicomico,  and  Wor- 
cester counties  ;  and  good  reasons  were  known  for  the  absence  of  the 
repres3ntativei  of  th)  counties  of  Caroline,  HarforJ,  Howard,  Kent, 
and  Somerset.  Ti  e  principal  subject  under  consideration  was  the 
means  by  which  the  public  schoo's  could  be  made  more  efficient.  The 
discussion  was  informal,  mostly  conversational,  but  earnest  and  deep- 
ly interesting.  It  was  stated  that  the  prevailing  depression  in  every 
branch  of  industry  hud  directed  public  attention  to  the  very  large 
amount  of  money  annually  expended  in  support  of  the  public  schools 
of  the  State,  considerably  more  than  a  million  and  a  half  of  dollars 
for  a  school  population  not  exceeding  150,000  children;  that  there 
was  a  clamor  for  retrenchment  in  every  item  of  public  expenditures  ; 
that  it  was  impossible  to  maintain  even  tolerable  schools  with  less 
than  the  present  appropriation;  and  that  true  economy  would  lie  not 
in  curtailing  the  expenses  but  in  giving  the  people  better  school.*, 
2 


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REPORT  OF  THE 


if  possible  for  the  same  outlay-  of  money.  Tb.2  means  suggested  for 
accomplishing  this  end  were  three-fold:  the  employment  of  better 
teachers,  closer  and  more  minute  supervision,  and  the  awakening  o^ 
a  livelier  local  interest  in  the  schools  among  patrons  and  the  public 
in  general.  It  was  stated  with  regard  to  the  first,  the  employment 
of  better  teachers,  that  we  are  to  some  extent  limited  by  the  money 
at  our  command,  but  while  first-class  talent  cannot  be  procured  a; 
third-class  rates,  much  may  be  done  by  a  skilful  Examiner  to  make 
low  priced  teachers  available  and  useful,  provided  they  are  honest 
and  energetic.  For  this  purpose  the  Examiner  must  himself  sup- 
ply much  that  is  lacking  in  the  young  teacher — plans  and  methods 
which  are  the  result  of  reading,  study  and  experience.  The  graded 
sjrstem  (so  called)  adopted  by  the  State  Board  was  considered  a 
great  help  to  uniform  and  systematic  work,  and  it  was  suggested 
that  every  Examiner  should  consider  himself  the  principal  of  all  the 
schools  of  the  county,  and  see  to  it  that  the  teachers  carried  out 
faithfully  his  instructions.  Hence  the  necessity  for  the  second  item 
— close  and  minute  supervision.  It  was  recommended  that  the 
schools  should  le  visited  as  early  as  possible  after  the  opening  in 
the  Fall,  that  teachers,  especially  new  teachers,  should  receive  pre^ 
cise  instructions  in  the  method  of  managing  their  schools,  and  that 
the  postal  cards,  recommended  by  the  State  Board,  should  be  sent 
weekly  or  semi-monthly  by  every  teacher  to  the  Examiner,  with 
such  information  as  the  latter  might  desire.  From  these  reports  the 
Examiner  could  judge  where  his  next  visits  would  be  most  needed. 
But  all  this  would  be  insufficient  without  the  cordial  co-operation 
and  sympathy  of  the  people.  Theiefore  the  Examiner  should  take 
frequent  opportunities  of  directing  popular  attention  to  the  great 
work  which  the  schools  are  doing,  by  means  of  newspaper  articles, 
circulars,  lectures,  and  addresses  at  popular  meetings. 

The  Association  of  Public  School  Commissioners  of  Maryland, 
held  their  regular  annual  meeting  in  the  library  of  the  State  Nor- 
mal School  on  the  28th  and  29th  of  November.  The  attendance 
was  large,  and  many  topics  of  great  importance  to  the  public  schools 
were  earnestly  and  thoroughly  discussed,  among  which  were  the 
manner  of  appointing  School  Commissioners,  the  usefulness  of  local 
trustees,  and  the  best  method  of  supplying  pupils  with  text-books 
The  chief  interest,  however,  was  centered  in  the  discussion  of  the 
method  adopted  by  the  Comptroller  in  apportioning  and  paying  the 
State  School  tax,  which  results  in  leaving  a  large  balance  in  the  Treas- 
ury at  the  close  of  every  distribution.    By  the  unanimous  vote  of  the 


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19 


Association,  Mr.  W.  Horace  Soper  was  called  on  to  give  an  explana- 
tion of  the  facts,  which  he  was  presumed  to  be  familiar  with,  as  he  had 
been  Clerk  to  the  State  Superintendent  under  whom  the  first  distri- 
bution was  mads,  and  had  followed  the  details  up  closely  from  that 
time  to  the  present.  Mr.  Soper  presented  the  following  table3  made 
up  from  the  several  cash  accounts  of  the  Comptroller  as  given  in  his 
annual  reports: 

RECEIPTS  AND  DISBURSEMENTS  OF    PUBLIC  SCHOOL  TAXES  FOR  THE 
YEARS  ENDING   SEPT.  30th  FROM  1865  TO  1S75. 


Years 


n2 


1865. 
1866 
1867 
1868... 
1869... 
1870... 
1871... 
1S72... 
1873... 
1874... 
1875... 


Receipts 


I  Amount  Ruiui  ±*a\d 
Disbursements.  I  over  Annuah   Less  than 
Receipts.  Receipts. 


,901  96 
18  56 
,011  44 
656  74 
161  51 


,645  04| 
,929  00 
.180  671 
13  08; 


8372,914  73 
406,832  55 
412,088  20 
413,751  51 
393,357  65 
429,442  55 
403,537  95 
398,066  97 
391,368  52 

'514,117  26 


17,9S7 


$22,613  99 
40,076  76 
30,094  77 


§248,742' 26|  |  |  $248,742  2G 

390, 
384, 
372 
383 
421 

410,065  43 
459, 
453 
511 
604, 


19,377  12 


56,107  09 
55,862  09 
119,812  24 
90,595  82 


Balances. 


$248,742  26 
266,729  49 
244,115  50' 
204,038  74- 
173,943  97 
201,747  83 
182,370  71 
238,477  80 
294,339  89 
414,152  13 
504,747  95 


$4.640.225  34   £4.135.477  89'  $112.162  64'  S01C910  59   

Balance  of  receipts  over  disbursement;  $504,747  95 

In  explanation  of  the  table  it  was  stated  that  the  first  State  school 
tax  was  levied  in  18G5,  and  the  first  distribution  was  made,  accord- 
ing to  law,  in  October,  1865,  which  is  in  the  fiscal  year  1866  ;.  that 
the  whole  amount  then  collected  was  not  then  distributed,  by  the 
advice  of  the  State  Superintendent,  to  whom  a  large  discretionary 
power  was  conceded  as  necessary  in  the  inauguration  of  the  new 
system  ;  that  the  unpaid  balance  became  less  from  year  to  year, 
from  1866  to  1871  (with  one  exception),  and  then  increased  rapidly 
from  1872  to  1875,  inclusive.  While  the  Association  was  unanimous- 
ly of  opinion  that  the  present  Comptroller  was  acting  in  accordance 
with  what  he  believed  to  be  the  law  of  the  State  and  the  usage  of 
his  office,  yet  a  large  majority  of  the  members  believed  that  the- 
Comptroller  was  in  error  with  regard  to  the  law,  and  that  the  usage 
should  be  made  to  conform  not  to  the  construction  put  upon  it  by 
the  Comptroller,  but  to  the  plain  letter  of  the  Act  of  the  Assembly : 
"On  the  fifteenth  day  of  June,  the  first  day  of  October,  the  first  day 
of  January,  and  the  fifteenth  day  of  March,  in  eaeh  year,  the  Comp- 


•This  includes  amount  paid  to  colored  schools. 


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REPORT   OF  TUP: 


troller  shall  apportion  the  amount  of  school-tax  received  by  the 
Treasurer  among  the  several  counties  and  the  City  of  Baltimore.'' 

It  seemed  also  to  be  the  unanimous  opinion  of  the  Association 
that  even  if  the  law,  as  above  quoted,  were  of  doubtful  construction, 
the  Legislature  has  provided  a  remedy,  by  enacting  that  the  State 
Board  of  Education  "shall  explain  the  time  meaning  and  intent  of 
the  Law";  and  it  was  not  questioned  but  that  the  Comptroller  as  a 
law-abiding  citizen  would,  in  the  event  of  a  disagreement  between 
him  and  any  Board  of  School  Commissioners,  be  governed  by  the 
decision  of  th:-  State  Board,  which  is  required  by  law  "to  decide 
without  expense  to  the  parties  concerned  all  controversies  and  dis- 
putes that  may  arise  under  it  [the  School  Law]*" 

I  do  not  consider  it  necessary  to  argu?  the  quest'r  »n  at  this  time  ; 
but  as  it  probably  occupies  a  large  amount  of  public  attention,  and 
may  yet  demand  more,  it  may  be  well  to  complete  the  history  of 
the  ca.S3  down  to  Oc'  ober  15th,  by  quoting  a  part  of  a  letter  received 
from  a  member  of  the  Association  on  this  subject:  "The  summary 
of  the  Comptroller's  Repo"t  recently  published  shows  that  the 
total  credits  to  the  school-tax  (including  the  balance  in  Treasur}r  at 
the  close  of  the  fiscal  year,  1815,  amounting  to  $500,06*2.05)  were 
$1,016,910  58.  And  the  total  disbursemants  were  $505,512.11, 
showing  that  a  balance  was  carried  over  during  the  year  of  $451,- 
398.  IT,  which  balance,  in  m}r  opinion,  ought  to  have  been  di-tributed 
on  the  15th  of  last  October." 

COLLEGES  AND  ACADEMIES. 

Tables  I  and  K  accompanying  this  Report  show  the  condition  of 
the  Colleges,  Schools  and  Academies  which  receive  aid  from  the 
State,  as  far,  at  least,  as  this  can  be  shown  in  a  tabular  form.  I 
have  seen  no  reason  to  change  the  opinions  expressed  in  previous 
Reports  on  this  subject  ;  on  the  contrary,  further  reflection  and  ex. 
peiience  have  tended  to  strengthen  and  confirm  those  opinions. 
Without  repeating  what  has  been  so  often  said  before,  I  will  merely 
add  that  of  all  the  modes  of  giving  aid  to  a  college,  that  of  giving 
rooms  and  board  gratis  to  certain  selected  students  is  the  most  ob. 
jectionable  in  theory  and  the  most  unsatisfactory  in  practice.  Why 
the  State  should  undertake  to  give  subsistence  for  four  years  to  forty 
or  fifty  able-bodied  young  men,  already  possessed  of  good  elemen- 
tary education,  and  not  in  any  way  distinguishable  from  four  or  five 
hundred  others,  either  by  poverly,  scholarship  or  genius,  simply  as 
an  inducement  for  them  to  continue  their  studies,  is  to  me  inexplica- 
ble.   If  the  mon  ty  were  given  for  the  purchase  of  books,  and  ap- 


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paratus,  and  the  salaries  of  profess ors,  it  would  do  something  for  tlbe\ 
advancement  of  learning,  and  the  building  up  of  our  home  institutions  ^ 
and  the  number  of  students  would  not  be  diminished  by  the  change. 

The  Agricultural  Collegje  reports  a  year  of  good  work  with 
improving  prospects.  The  President,  in  his  last  report  to  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  says: 

"The  Session  commenced  on  the  20th  day  of  September  last,  since 
which  time  56  students  have  registorel,  and  52  are  in  actual  atten- 
dance. The  Faculty  consists  of  Professors  Jones,  Nelson,  Warfield, 
Morgan,  Yon  Brockdorf  and  Snyder.  The  curriculum  prescribed  in 
our  last  Register  is  being  adhered  to  as  far  as  practicable,  and  the  or- 
ganization of  the  College  is  complete  in  every  particular  It  gives  me 
pleasure  to  state  that  with  a  harmonious  Faculty  the  condition  of  the 
College  is  very  far  superior  to  last  year.  The  discipline,  though  more 
severe  perhaps  than  ever  before,  has  been  yielded  to  by  the  students 
with  commendable  alacrity  and  cheerfulness,  and  there  is  now  a  high 
tone  and  esprit  de  corps  existing  which  gratifies  nu  exceedingly,  and 
gives  me  high  hopes  of  the  future  of  this  institution. 

All  the  members  of  tha  Faculty  agree  with  me  as  to  the  importance 
of  making  Agriculture  the  leading  feature  of  the  Cdlege,  and  in  addi- 
tion to  the  monthly  lectures  by  non-resident  Professors,  wTe  propose 
alternate  lectures  by  some  members  of  the  Faculty. 

Monthly  written  examinations  are  now  held  in  all  branches  of  study? 
from  which  good  results  are  expected,  especially  as  the  questions  pro- 
posed will  generally  require  original  demonstrations. 

The  total  amount  of  money  received  from  the  State  since  September 
1875,  is  §15,709.00.  We  have  paid  on  the  old  debt  since  the  begin- 
ning of  my  administration,  $10,561.46.  We  have  expended  on  neces- 
sary repairs,  $3,916.89;  and  on  the  farm,  §1,138.25.  There  is  due 
on  the  old  debt  $2,215.42 ;  and  there  is  due  to  the  College  on  tuition 
fees  for  previous  sessions,  $1,436.86.  Were  these  fees  paid  our  debt 
would  be  $778.56.  Although  I  am  somewhat  disappointed  at  this  re- 
sult (for  I  had  expected  to  be  entirely  free  of  debt  at  the  present  time), 
yet  takiug  into  consideration  the  very  large  amount  I  have  expended 
in  repairs,  and  the  depressed  financial  condition  of  the  couutry  for  the 
past  year,  I  think  we  have  reason  to  feel  satisfied." 

Washington  College  reports,  "that  at  the  close  of  the  last  schol- 
astic year,  ending  July  11th,  1876,  they  had  in  attendance  thirty-sev- 
en students,  and  that  there  were  seven  graduates  at  the  last  Commence- 
medt. 

a  During  said  scholastic  year  the  fifteen  beneficiary  students  pro- 


22 


REPORT  OF  THE 


vided  for  under  the  acts  of  1856  and  1874  were  all  in  attendance,  and 
gave  gratifying  evidence  of  the  benefits  of  the  system. 

"The  visitors  also  report  an  increasing  public  interest  in  the  College 
throughout  the  Eastern  Shore  generally,  and  they  have  every  assur- 
ance that  the  number  of  students  will  increase  year  to  year  under  the 
management  of  the  present  efficient  faculty." 

The  Johns  Hopkins'  University  began  its  woA  of  instruction 
on  the  5th  of  October,  and  on  the  22d  of  November  there  were  re- 
ported to  be  in  attendance,  graduate  students,  24 ;  undergraduates,  24  ; 
special  students  (not  candidates  for  a  degree),  11  ;  fellows,  20.  A 
useful  and  really  valuable  library,  though  only  of  a  preliminary  kind, 
lias  already  been  opened  to  the  students  ;  and  the  work  of  building 
and  furnishing  the  laboratories  is  going  on  with  cautious  speed.  A 
number  of  afternoon  lectures  have  been  delivered,  or  are  in  course  of 
delivery,  which  combine  to  a  certain  extent  the  attractiveness  of  popu- 
lar discourses  with  the  precision  of  university  teaching.  On  the 
whole,  the  people  of  Maryland  may  congratulate  the  trustees  on  hav- 
ing made  an  auspicious  beginning.  It  must  be  understood,  however, 
that  the  work  of  the  first  year  is  meant  to  be  purely  tentative.  The 
university  does  not  commit  itself  at  present  to  details.  The  general 
principles  which  are  to  govern  its  management  have  been  enunciated 
with  remarkable  clearness  and  fullness  in  the  inaugural  address  of  the 
President ;  but  the  precise  methods  by  which  these  principles  are  to 
be  reduced  to  practice,  and  illustrated  by  a  living  and  growing  organi- 
zation, must  be  largely  determined  by  experience.  Whatever  develop- 
ments time  may  produce,  and  whatever  changes  of  plan  maturer  judg- 
ment may  suggest,  there  can  be  no  duubt  of  the  success  of  the  uni  versity 
so  long  as  it  adheres  to  the  rule,  disciplina  omnibus,  mcrentibus  honos. 

TRAINING  OF  TEACHERS. 

The  great  want  of  the  schools  in  Maryland,  as  it  is  the  great  want 
of  schools  throughout  t-ic  Unitea  States,  and,  indeed,  throughout 
the  world,  is  the  lack  of  trained  teacherr..*    The  harvest,  indeed,  is 

*  Since  the  above  was  written  1  received  the  Biennial  Report  of  Hon.  James 
II.  Smart,  Superintendent  of  Public  Jsntruction  in  the  State  of  Indiana,  from 
which  I  take  the  following,  which  is  as  applicable  to  Maryland  as  to 
Indiana :  "A  prime  necessity  of  our  country  schools  is  a  constant  supply 
of  thoroughly  learned  teachers.  The  schools  of  the  State  employ  13,317 
instructors  ;  about  3,000  of  these  retire  from  the  business  annually.  Their 
places  are  taken,  for  the  most  part,  by  3,000  novices  wholly  unused  to  the  work, 
a  large  share  of  whom  learn  to  teach,  if  at  all,  at  the  expense  of  the  children. — 
Hut  few  of  them  have  ever  seen  a  high  school,  and  fewer,  ye*,  have  had  any  pro- 
fessional training       .       .       .       .       .       .       .  It  is  often  the  case 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


23 


plenteous  ;  but  laborers  of  the  right  kind  are  few.  That  State  or  Na- 
tion will  show  the  largest  and  best  results  from  its  public  school  sys- 
tem which  produces  the  largest  number  of  thoroughly  trained  teachers. 
A  few,  very  few,  teachers  are  born  so;  but  of  the  average  teacher,  as 
of  the  average  workman  in  any  calling,  wc  must  say,  reversing  the 
adage,  ''fit ;  non  nascitur."  The  agencies  heretofore  relied  oa  to  give 
this  necessary  t  raining,  and  to  enable  the  teacher  to  "become"  that 
which  he  was  not  originally,  are  the  Normal  Schoool^the  Educational 
Journal,  the  Teachers'  Institute,  and  Teachers'  Associations.  These 
agencies  arc  all  good  as  far  as  they  go,  but  they  do  not  go  far  enough. 
Even  if  they  were  more  effective  than  they  are,  there  are  hundreds  of 
new  teachers,  appointed  every  year  in  this  State,  who  have  never  been 
brought  under  the  influence  of  any  of  them,  and  who  cannot  be  brought 
under  it,  except  by  some  kind  of  compulsion.  The  average  teach- 
ing work  that  is  done  in  our  schools  is  not  the  teaching  which  is  ex- 
plained in  the  Institute,  and  illustrated  in  the  Normal  School,  and  ad- 
vocated in  the  School  Journal,  but  the  hap-hazard  teaching  which 
is  the  natural  result  of  inexperience,  working  without  definite  plan  or 
purpose  from  a  misty  recollection  of  a  school  life  which  had  better  be 
forgotten. 

Theory  would  dictate,  and  experience  would  confirm  the  dictum, 
that  every  teacher  should  be  a  graduate  of  a  Normal  School  ;  but  un- 
der present  circumstances  this  is  impracticable.  What  theu  must  be 
done?  In  the  first  place,  there  should  be  no  relaxation  of  labor  with 
the  forces  now  at  our  command.  They  cannot  do  all  that  is  needed, 
but  they  can  be  made,  by  the  hearty  co-operation  of  all  the  school  au- 
thorities, to  do  more  than  is  now  done.    But  in  the  second  place,  new 

lhat  some  of  our  poorer  teachers  do  more  barm  to  the  children  than  good. — 
Their  influence  is  positively  pernicious.  If  the  children  were  left  entirely  to  the 
instruction  of  some  cf  them,  they  would  grow  up  without  right  habits  of 
thought,  without  proper  methods  of  investigation,  without  self-control,  and 
without  proper  self-respect.  They  might  possibly  learn  a  few  rules  of  arith- 
metic and  be  able  to  locate  a  few  places  on  the  map  of  the  world,  to  spell  three 
words  out  of  four,  and  to  write  their  names  so  that  they  could  be  deciphered  by 
a  majority  of  those  who  may  see  them,  but  this  is  not  education  .  .  . 
The  State  must  provide  such  an  education  as  will  make  good  homes,  good  neigh- 
bors, good  citizens.  Surely  this  great  work  of  training  the  youth  in  our  schools 
requires  no  unskilful  hand  ;  and  skilled  labor  is  just  as  necessary  in  the  country 
school  as  in  the  city  school,  in  the  primary  department  as  in  the  high  school. 
#  A  bungler  in  the  school  room-may  spoil  the  disposition, 

distort  the  imagination,  break  down  the  nervous  system,  undermine  the  health, 
and  possibly  ruin  the  character  of  a  score  of  children  in  a  single  term.  If  we 
need  skilled  labDr  anywhere  in  the  wide  world,  we  need  it  in  our  school  rooms.'' 


24 


REPORT   OF  THE 


agencies  must  be  put  in  op2ration.  I  suggest  one  which  has  the  merit 
of  being  inexpensive  and  practicable. 

Every  county  should  have  its  training  school.  The  best  school  in 
the  county  may  be  selected  for  this  purpose.  The  methods  of  this  one 
school,  at  least,  may  be  brought  up  to  the  level  of  modern  pedagogical 
science.  Every  new  candidate  for  a  place  as  teacher  in  the  county, 
not  trained  elsewhere,  should  be  required  to  spend  six  months  as  an 
observer  and  assistant  in  this  school,  and  should  be  examined  by  the 
principal,  and  certified  to  the  County  Examiner,  before  receiving  a. 
certificate  from  the  latter.  This  plan  would,  in  the  course  of  a  few 
years,  insure  some  practical  training  to  every  beginner.  It  would 
not  interfere  with  any  person  now  teaching  under  proper  authority;  it 
would  not  prevent  teachers  with  experience  g lined  elsewhere  from  ob- 
taining employment  ;  but  it  would  abate  the  annual  plague  of  untrained, 
untried,  unknown  be^innners. 

RETROSPECTIVE  AND  PERSONAL. 

This  is  the  ninth  annual  report  which  I  have  had  the  honor  to  make 
oF  the  '  condition  of  the  public  schools  of  Maryland.''  In  the  first  re^ 
port,  dated  January  14th,  186.9,  I  suggested,  as  an  amendment  to  t\e 
sehool  law  then  existing,  the  appointment  of  a  central  authority  in 
some  form,  and  remarked,  "The  simplest  form  is  that  of  a  State  Super- 
intendent, and  if  this  should  be  aiopted,  I  would  suggest  that  the 
office  shoul  1  be  entirely  separated  from  that  of  'Principal  of  the  State 
Normal  School. '  There  is  work  enough  for  two  men,  each  in  his  own 
sphere  ;  and  one  man  of  ordinary  abilities  cannot  perform  satisfacto- 
rily the  duties  of  one  of  the  offices  without  neglecting  to  some  extent 
the  duties  of  the  other.''  In  partial  accoulance  with  these  views  the 
General  Assembly  entrusted  the  work  of  supervision  to  a  Board,  en- 
titled, in  1870,  "The  Board  of  State  School  Commissioners,"  and,  in 
1872,  the  "State  Board  of  Education  ;''  but  the  maiu  part  of  the  labor 
necessarily  devolved  still  on  the  Principal  of  the  State  Normal  School. 
In  the  report  for  1872  will  be  found  the  following  passage  :  "The 
State  Board  are  able  and  willing  to  attend  to  the  advisory,  judicial, 
and  clerical  duties  imposed  on  them  by  law;  but  the  work  of  supervis- 
ion, investigation  and  correction,  they  are  unable  adequately  to  per- 
form.'' In  the  report  for  1873  it  is  said  that  "no  reasonable  man  can 
doubt  that  the  school  interests  of  Maryland  have,  now  at  least,  assumed 
such  proportions  as  to  demand  the  entire  time  of  one  man  [as  State 
Superintendent]  aided  though  he  may  be  by  able  assistants  and  coun- 
sellors.''   The  report  for  1874  urges  that  "the  appointment  of  a  State 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EIiTTCATroN. 


25 


Superintendent,  who  should  have  no  other  public  duties  than  those  be- 
longing to  his  offi 32,  will  s)3n  be  a  necessity,  as  it  would  be  even  now 
a  very  great  advantage."  And  in  the  last  report  it  is  recommended,, 
"that  the  duties  of  the  superintendence'  should  be  separated  from  those 
belonging  tot'ie  Normal  Sehnol,  and  plaeel  in  charge  of  a  special  offi- 
cer.'' The  views  which  I  have  entertained  and  consistently  advocated 
for  nine  years  from  considerations  of  public  interest,  have  of  late  been 
strengthened  and  deepened  by  an  aimixture  of  personal  considerations. 
uNon  suui  <j a alis  tram";  the  labor,  the  care,  and  the  worry  wdiieh 
were  once  borne  without  visible  strain  are  beginning  now  in  the  tenth 
year  to  in  a  kg  an  impression.  I  can  no  longer  forget  that  I  am  attempt- 
ing to  do  two  men's  work  ;  and  the  recent  loss  of  three  faithful  fellow- 
laborers  in  the  same  field  within  a  very  few  months,  and  under  cir- 
cumstances indicating  over-work  as  in  some  degree  the  cause,  has- 
given  emphasis  to  my  conviction,  so  early  and  so  repeatedly  ex- 
pressed, that  the  duties  of  the  State  Superintendent  should  be  sepa- 
rated from  those  belonging  to  the  Principal  of  the  State  Normal  School 
I  shall  therefore  request  the  State  Board  of  Education  to  rescind  the 
By-Law  under  which  the  double  duties  are  performed  by  me.  as 
soon  as  it  can  be  done  without  injury  to  the  public  service;  and  as 
I  shall  consider  it  to  be  my  duty  to  advocate  the  creation  of  the  of- 
fice of  State  Superintendent  of  Education,  it  is  right  to  state  that 
I  shall  not  be  a  candidate  for  the  position,  in  case  the  General  As- 
sembly should  create  the  office. 

I  avail  myself  of  this  opportunity  to  eay  that,  during  the  six 
years  that  I  have  been  a  member  of  the  State  Board  and  its  Execu- 
tive officer,  my  relations  to  the  Board  and  to  every  member  of  it 
have  been  of  the  pleas  an  tost  possible  kind.  Not  only  has  there  been 
at  all  times  harmony  among  the  members,  but  on  all  important  ques- 
tions a  close  approach  to  unanimity.  Except  in  one  instance,  the 
Journal  of  Proceedings  contains  no  record  of  divided  vo'es  ;  and  that 
not  because  there  were  no  differences  of  opinion,  but  because  no 
question  was  prc-:sedto  a  vote  while  those  differences  continued.  No 
officer  has  ever  been  more  cordially  supported,  nor  more  kindly  en. 
couraged,  than  I  have  been,  and  if  the  results  of  our  labors  are  not 
equal  to  cur  expectations,  the  cause  must  be  sought  in  the  inherent 
difficulty  of  the  problem  i'self 

M   A.  NEWELL,  Principal,  &e~ 


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REPORT  OF  THE 


STATE  TABLES,  1876. 

TABLE  A. 

Population  of  Maryland  according  to  the  Census  of  1870. 


Counties. 


C  O 

4iN  O  • 

■p  5  d  « 

U  cj  © 

CQ  o  ^ 


*  Allegany ........ 

Anne  Arundel.  . 

Baltimore  

Calvert   . 

Caroline  

Carroll  

Cecil  

Charles  

Dorchester  ■.. 

Frederick  

Harford  

Howard  

Kent  

Montgomery  

Prince  George's. 
Queen  Anne's.... 

.St.  Mary's  

Somerset  

Talbot  

Washington   

Wicomico  

Worcester  

■Baltimore  ci'tj.. 


37,370 
12,725  I 
55,024  | 

4,332  j 

8,343  ! 
26,444 
21,860 

6,418 
11,902 
39,999 
17,750 
10,676 

9,370 
13,128 
11,358 

9,579 

7,218 
10,916 

9,471 
31,874 
11,396 
10,550 
227,794 


1,166    . 

11,732   !. 

8,363  I  L 

5,533  1  1. 

3,758  I  j. 

2,175  j  

4,014  

9,318  !       2  . 

7,550  !......... 

?,572   L 

4,855  

3,474  

7,732   L 

7,434         1  . 

9,780  

6,592  |  I. 

7,726 

7,274 

>0,666 

2,838 

4,406 

5  S6  9 
39,558 


38,536 
24,457 
63,387 
9,865 
12,101 
28,619 
25,874 
15,738 
19,458 
47,572 
22,605 
14,150 
17,102 
20,503 
21,138 
16.171 
14,944 
18,190 
16,137 
34,712 
15,802 
16,419 
267,354 


14,062 
8,224 

24. 852 
3,653 
4,288 

10,068 
9,013 
6,259 
7,996 

17,394 
7,343 
5,277 
6,573 
7,304 
7.078 
6,159 
5,718 
7,293 
5,703 

12,663 
6,591 
6,370 

85,439 


TjU1: 


605,497  175,391 


780.894  :  276.12(i 


; '-Including  Gratfctt. 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


27 


TABLE  B. 


Statement  shoiving  the  quarterly  distribution  of  the  State  School  Tax  to  the  several 
counties  and  the  City  of  Baltimore,  for  the  year  ending  September  30th,  1876. 


Counties  . 

Oct.,  181 

5. 

Jan.,  18' 

'6. 

March.  1876.' June,  I8k 

| 

F6. 

Total3 

$3,846 

09 

$3,784 

43i 

$3,784 

43 

$5,648 

35 

$17,063 

30 

Anne  Arundel... 

2  983 

42 

2  983 

42; 

2,983 

42 

4,453 

15 

13,403 

41 

9,'oi5 

58 

9/)  15 

9,015 

58; 

13,455 

39 

40,502 

13 

1,325 

20 

1,325 

20 

1,325 

20 

1,978 

29 

5.953 

89 

1,555 

56 

1,555 

56: 

1,555 

56 

2,322 

33 

6,989 

01 

Carroll  

3,652 

37 

3,652 

37 

3  652 

37 

5,451 

74 

16,408 

85 

3,269 

65 

3.269 

65 

3,269 

65 

4,880 

37 

14,689 

32 

2,270 

58 

2,270 

a 

2,270 

581 

3,384 

28 

10,196 

02 

2,900 

71 

2,900 

2,900 

71 

4,329 

68 

13,031 

81 

6,310 

63 

6,310 

03 

6,310 

03| 

9,417 

73 

28,347 

82 

1,255 

19 

1,316 

85 

1,316 

85 

1,965 

45 

5,854 

34 

3,196 

37 

3,196 

37 

3,196 

371 

4,770 

90 

14,360 

01 

1,914 

34 

1,914 

34 

1,914 

34 

2,857 

55 

8,600 

57 

Kent  

2,384 

49 

2,384 

40 

2,384 

40 

3,559 

48 

10,712 

95 

Montgomery  

2.649 

67 

2.649 

G7 

2,649 

67 

3,955 

?4 

11,904 

05 

Prince  George's. 

2,857 

96 

2,857 

96 

2,857 

961 

4,265 

79 

12,S39 

67 

Queen  Anne's.... 

2,234 

30 

2,234 

301 

2,234 

30 

3,401 

20 

10,104 

10 

St.  Mary's  

2,074 

42 

2.074 

42 

2,074 

42 

3,096 

38 

9,319 

64 

2,645 

68 

2,645 

68 

2,645 

68 

3,949 

13 

11,886 

17 

2,068 

SS 

2.068 

SS 

2,068 

88 

3,070 

85 

9,277 

49 

4,593 

76 

4^593 

76, 

4,593 

76 

6,856 

36 

20,637 

64 

2,391 

12 

2,391 

12 

2,391 

12 

3,569 

01 

10,742 

37 

2,310 

85 

2,310 

85 

2,310 

85 

3,448 

87 

10,381 

42 

$69,706 

22 

$69,706 

22' 

$69.7C6 

22  $104,087 

32  $313,205 

98 

Baltimore  city .... 

30,994 

70 

30,994 

30,994 

79 

46,196 

76 

139,181 

13 

Totals  

$100,701 

01 

S100.701 

01  '$100,701 

01  $150,284 

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TABLE  G. 

Statement  thowing  the  number  of  schools:  numbtr  oj  fatchtrs)  male  ami  finale  ■ 
months  achooh  were  open;  number  of  different  pupils  ;  average  number  cf 
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TABLE  H. — COLORED  HOIIOQLS. 


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37 


TABLE  M.— EXAMINERS. 


Examiners. 


County. 


Post  Office,  oq 


S  n 

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£*3 


George  G.  McKay. 


..  J  Allegany  Cumberland 

Win.  H.  Harwood  lAnne  Arundel. I Annapolis. 


Pr.  Frederick.. 


Rev.  Samuel  Cornelius  [Calvert .. 

Rev.  George  F.  Bevan  'Caroline  Denton  j 

J.  M.  Newson  Carroll  j  Westminster...! 

Rev.  John  Squier  Cecil  jPort  Deposit...! 

Dr.  James  L.  Bryan  'Dorchester  jCambridge  I 

Daniel  T.  Lakin  'Frederick  Frederick  

Asa  Matthews  'Garrett  'Oakland  

Wm.  H,  Harlan  IHarford   Belair  

Dr.  W.  H.  Hardy  'Howard  JClarkesville  

Chester  town....  I 


E.  F.  Perkins  ;Kent , 

Col.  James  Andersor  j.Montgomery —  'Rockville  

Dr.  M.  J.  Stone  iPrince  George |s  A quasco   

James  W,  Thompson  Queen  Anne — jCentreville  

George  Thomas...,  St.  Mary's  Leonardtown.. 

Wm.  E.  Jones  'Somerset  jPrincess  Anne. 

Alexander  Chaplain  [Talbot  'Fasten  

P.  A.  Witmer  I Washington  ....  Ilagerstown  . .. 

George  W.  M.  Cooper  Wicomico  Salisbury  

George  M.  Upshur  jWorcester  'Snow  Hill  

Thomas  C.  Bruff  'Baltimore  Towsontown 

George  M.  Lloyd  'Charles  iPort  Tobacco 


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08 
4 
58 
119 
86 
96 
140 
67 
95 
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54 
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60 
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64 
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102 
116 
238 
172 
192 
280 
134 
190 
129 
108 
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118 
132 
104 
120 
114 
256 
130 
128 
290 
112 


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REPORTS 

FROM  THE 


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BALTIMORE  CITY. 

AND  THE 

SEVERAL  OOUITTIES. 


40  REPORT  OF  THE 


BALTIMORE  CITY  SCHOOLS. 

SUMMARY  STATEMENT 
Showing  (he  Number  of  Schools,    Teachers,  T'ay  Pupils,  Free  Pupils  on  Roll 
October  3l«i,  18"76,  Average  Attendance  and  Number  of  Different  Pupils  in 
School  during  the  year. 


Baltimore  City  College  

Eastern  Female  High  School... 
Western  Female  High  School.., 

Saturday  Normal  Class  

Male  Grammar  Schools  , 

Female  Grammar  Schools  , 

Wale  Primary  Schools...  „  , 

Female  Primary  Schools  , 

Evening  Schools  

English-Gei  man  Schools  , 

Colored  Day  Schools  , 

Colored  Evening  School  

Music  Teachers  

Drawing  Teachers  , 


1 
1 

l| 

19 

1!' 

29 
30 
1 
5| 
111 
1 


13 
11 

i 

103! 


SOS 


370 


100 
1G8 
173 

4 

66 


2.430i 
2,479] 
2.327 
2,61^ 
2 

2,830 
262 


1,697 
1,967 
5,225 
5;196 
131 
133 
2,681 
197 


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119 


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4331  383 
325  285 
422  378 


4,177 
4,446 
7,552 
7,809 

133 
2,963 
2,943 

200 


592  89 
464  87 
619  92 


3,6081  6,710  86-3 
3,775  6, 
5,988  11,22 
6,287  11,912 


2,661 
lj989 
141 


3,626  89 
4,749  70 
200 


31,404  25,582147,194  81-8 


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960  82-2 
229  80-6 
79-1 
133  65-4 


6 

70-5 


Number  promotid  to  City  College  and  High  Schools. 
4<  "  Gram  mar  Schools  


.  460 
,2,718 


3,178 


of  different  pupils  i*i  school  during  the  year 


44.016- 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION.  4T 

RECEIPTS  AND  EXPENDITURES. 

The  Total  Receipts  foi  the  Fiscal  Year  were  : 

1876. 

From  City  Collector— city  taxes  ,  $411,184  82. 

State  Treasurer— white  schools   149,088  33 

colored    "    18,829  84 

White  pupils— use  of  books   47,697  35 

Colored  "    564  00 

Rents  received   405  00 

Interest  on  legacy   64  79 

Sale  of  No.  3  Grammar  School  building   2,000  00 


$629,832  13: 


Total  Expenditures  during  same  j  ir'.od : 

"White  schools  for  current  expenses  $542,462  42 

Colored    "  "   40,004  66 


S582,467  08 

Amount  paid  by  Inspector  of  Buildings  for  new  buildings  and  repairing  old  ones. 

White  schools.   94,949  22 

Colored    "      570  52 


Total  expenditures  $077,986  82 


The  total  re<  cipts  from  all  sources,  therefore,  for  the  support  of  the  schools 
for  year  ending  October  31,  1876,  was  $629,832.1 3:  and  the  total  payment  by  the 
Board  of  School  Commissioners  for  current  expenses  was  $582, 467. OS.  In  addi- 
tion to  this  amount,  the  Inspector  of  Buildings  expended  $95,519.74  for  new 
buildings  and  repairs  ;  but  this  was  from  the  appropriation  specially  made  to  his 
Department. 

The  Current  Exptvtts  a\re  as  follows  : 


Salaries  of  teachers  and  officers  $447,121  70 

Books  and  stationery   43,864  61 

Rents  and  ground-rents   31,285  83 

Furniture   21,453  61 

Repairs  to  furniture,  &c   13,112  97? 

Fuel   16,832  59 

Printing,  supplies  for  schools,  &c   8,791  47 

$582,467  08 


Estimate  for  1877  : 

Salaiies  of  teachers  and  officers  #441,000  00 

Books  and  stationery   45,000  00 

Rents  and  Ground  Rents   35,000  00 

Furniture  ,   20,000  00 

Repairs  to  furniture,  cleaning  buildings,  &c   11,000  00 

Heating  apparatus  and  repairs   9,000  00 

Fuel   18,000  00 

Printing,  supplies  for  schools,  &c   12,000  00 

Kvening'schools   6,000  00 

Colored      "    60,000  00 


$657,000  00 


42 


EEPOET  OF  THE 


ALLEGANY  COUNTY. 


JOHN"  M.  BUCHANAN",  President.  GEORGE  G.  Ml  KAY,  Secretary. 

Prof.  M.  A.  Novell, 

Secretary  State  Bc-ard  of  Education. 

Dear  Sir — We  herewith  respectfully  submit  the  Annual  Report 
of  the  Board  of  County  School  Commissioners  for  Allegany  county. 
The  tabular  statement  herein  contained  tell  almost  all  that  is  necessary 
to  show  the  condition  of  the  Public  Schools  of  this  county. 

The  debt  of  the  Board  created  by  building  school-houses,  and  to  be 
paid  this  year,  current,  will  amount  to  thirteen  thousand  five  hundred 
dollars,  all  of  which  we  expect  to  extinguish  by  the  end  of  the  present 
-fiscal  year. 

Yerv  truly,  yours, 

GEORGE  G.  McKAY, 

Secretary. 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


43 


ALLEGANY  COUNTY-SUMMARY  OF  SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

For  year  ending  June  30th,  1876. 

187G.  1875. 

Number  of  School  Houses  (frame,  50,  7  brick,  9  log,  —  stone)            66  57 

11       '!  Male  Teachers,  (Principals).                                           39  34 

11       "  Female     "             "                                                      31  22 

"       J£  Male        "       (Assistants)                                              4  9 

"      '«  Female     '•'             «■                                                    32  40 

Total                                                                      106  105 

Number  of  fenced  lots                                                                       15  13 

"       c<  schools  having  out-builciings                                           38  38 

"       "     "      having  good  furniture                                          56  50 

*«       M  Wall  Maps                                                                  126  112 

t;      ••  Terms  Schools  -were  open                                                3  3 

"  Different  pupils  fjr  the  year { SJjJiJJpJ ™ } Total.. 6, 9?1  6,236 

"       £:  Pupils  in  average  attendance  3,780  3,390 

"       <:  Official  school  visits  paid  by  Examiner                            150  119 

Average  enrolment  5,520  4,886 

Numb m  of  Pupils. 
Fa'l  Term.        Winter  Term.      Spring  Tern).    Summer  Term. 
1875.       1876.     1875.      1876.  1375. 

On  Roll  4,602      5,177      5,218      5,790  4,839 

AT.  attendance. 3, 190     3,592     3,706     3,829  3,273 


2nd   "  "   

3rd   i:  "   

4th    <;  "   .'  

5th    "  '!   

6th   "  "   

Above  Gth  

Algebra,  15  ;  Philosophy,  1  ;  Physiology 
1  ;  Geometry,  8. 


1876. 

5,583 

3,920 

1876. 

1875. 

1,876 

1,772 

1,123 

1,046 

922 

986 

903 

742 

730 

537 

280 

251 

1 

59 

SCHOOL  HOUSES  BUILT  OR  ENLARGED  DURING  THE  YEAR. 


No.  of  Schools. 

District. 

Brick  or  Frame. 

Cost. 

c 

o> 

Width. 

Height. 

Square  Feet  of 

Out-Buildings, 
Ves  or  No. 

o 

2 
>■■ 

r 

c 

Cost  of  Furni- 
ture. 

6 

3 

Frame. 

$610  00 

30 

22 

10.6 

80 

Yes. 

Yes. 

1 

6 

Brick. 

3.300  00 

45 

32 

12. 

250 

Yes. 

Yes. 

o 

10 

Frame 

756  00 

36 

25 

12. 

100 

No. 

Yes. 

3 

11 

c  ( 

773  00 

36 

25 

12. 

100 

No. 

No. 

3 

12 

c< 

755  96 

36 

25 

12. 

100 

No. 

No. 

2 

13 

<« 

567  00 

30 

22 

10.6 

80 

Yes. 

No. 

$6,761  96 

1 

1         |  ' 

44 


REPORT  OF  THE 


ALLEGANY  COUNTY-SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance  for  the  year  ending  Sept.  30th,  1870. 


Number  of  School. 

|  District. 

1 

1 

2 

J 

•3 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

3 

2 

4 

2 

5 

2 

6 

2 

6 

2 

1 

3 

2 

3 

3 

3 

4 

3 

5 

3 

6 

3 

1 

4 

] 

4 

1 

* 

1 

2 

4 

2 

o 

4 

4 

4 

5 

4 

6 

4 

1 

5 

2 

5 

2 

5 

2 

5 

3 

5 

2 

5 

1 

6 

I 

6 

2 

G 

2 

6 

3 

6 

4 

G 

5 

6 

6 

G 

1 

7 

2 

7 

3 

7 

1 

8 

1 

8 

1 

8 

1 

8 

2 

8 

3 

8 

Fall 
Term. 


NAMES  OF  TEACHER. 


John  D.  Watson  

W.  Scott  Hendriekson. 

Fannie  Bevans  

James  MacDermid  

James  B.  Banh   

Maggie  Knepper  

Annie  D.  Sipe  

Mrs.  P.  Byrne  

James  B.  Barth  

W.  Scott  Hend  rick  son. 
Tabitha  Bridendolph.... 

AVilliam  C.  Dent..c  

J.  A.  Richardson  

Lizzie  Diffenbaugh  

Annie  M.  Beall  


33 


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Term. 


Spring 
Term. 


Summer 
Term. 


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3! 

7 
191 
26 
20 
28 
15 
14. 


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36!  27 

17|  9 

48  31 

42  31 

311  22 


42 
28 

151 
11 


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33 
47 
17 
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44 
31 
44 
27 
22. 


62 
39 
64 
25 
37- 


A.  A.  SbftW  

Julia  A.  Bruce....  ' 

Mary  Hilleary  1 

Sallie  A.  White  

John  E.  J.  Buckev.  I 

Julia  A.  Bruce....  

Jonathan  A.  liendrickson....! 

Win.  II.  Xaugb  on./  ' 

William  F.  Twigg  

Ella  M.  Newman  j 

Minnia  Weiskittle  

Bell  Weiskittle  I 

Hattle  Rhind  

Mar.?  Mc  Laugh  in  

Rachel  Smith  

Mrs.  E.  M.  Persons  

Mrs.  Ellien  Clark  ! 

Mary  B.  Gonder  

Maggie  Knepper  

Lillie  Burton  

Mary  A.  C.  Bevans  

Fannie  Bevans  

Bell  Bevans  

Lillie  I  ongabaugh  

Laura  M.  Young  

Florence  Miller  

John  M.  Cresap  

0.  H.  Bruce  

Bridget  Noon  '.  

Eva  McDonald  

Ella  J.  Sullivan  

John  W.  Hunt  

John  R.  Hvleman  


134 


198 


130!  219   1G3;  137|    94'  327. 


69 


41 


35 


31  26 
24S  147 


107 
81 


GO 


85 


50 
29 
27 
38 
202 


37i 
15 
171 
27 
120! 


....     551  35 

36  1  

16  

10  

26!    


42: 
30 
29 

38; 

22G!  162,  189!  123 


124 


50 
30 
34 
41 
290 


62 


21 
103 
137 


15 
47 
107 


24  161 


]03  07!  55  36|  150 
lGli  141    143  117!  185> 


43 


42 
30 
23 
25 
35 
30 
30 
274 


23 
20 
19 
15 
27 
20 
20 
1G2 


31 
51 
31 
27 
23 
41 
31 
33 
288 


25 

311 

26 

28 

31 

2G 

18 

21 

301 

21 

15 

211 

10 

27 

34| 

16 

24 

231 

16 

20 

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72 

2G7 

157 

43 
57 
32* 
32 
28 
42 
33. 
43 
347 


STATE   BOAED  OF  EDUCATION. 


45 


ALL  EGAS  Y  COUNTY-SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Expenses  for  the  year  ending  Sept.  30//i,  1876. 


1  . 

: 

I: 
4 

4 

2$1j0  00 
3 
3 
3 


5  00 


$4  00 
G  00 
4  00 
8  33 
8  25 

3  00 
6  40| 

4  95 
2  50| 
1  00 

IS  50 
12  25! 
19  25' 

5  00 

4  oo; 


$3  06 
45 
3  40 
90 


c  • 

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$4  00 

$350  00 

6  00 

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1  55, 


14  81 

10  75 
2  50 


50 


48  74 


3  S3 


3  20 


3  90 
3  68 
3  00 
40 
1  90 


18  35 


4 

4 

5 

4 

6 

4 

1 

5 

2 

5 

2 

5! 

2 

5! 

2 

5 

3 

5 

1 

6 

1 

6 

2 

6' 

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4 

5 

6 

t 

1 

2 

7 

3 

7 

1 

8 

1 

8 

1 

8 

1 

8 

2 

8 

2 

8 

5  00; 


6  75 
1  75 

10  00i 
6  47 
4  12 
6  00 

12  60 


3  00 


10  00, 


4  00 
7  50 
10  50 


11  25 


15  00 


7  50 
.2  00 
5  00 

5  00 
3  06 

6  00 


1  85 


1  00 


8  lo\, 
1139. 

10  25  , 

6  40 

11  15 

4  95' 

5  701 
11  00 
37  21 
26  68 
25  33 
10  40 

7  30' 


67  09 


9  05 


30  05 
20  15 


75  50'. 

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4  00 
3  20 


40 
3  70 
1  00 


8  60, 
1  75' 

10  00 
7  47 

9  12 
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23  25 


2  45 
2  20 


3  00 


20  80| 


2  05 
85 
40 
1  50 
6  10 


00 


8  60 


4  40 
41  25 
41  05 


13  70 
2  20 
7  50 
15  00 
20  00 
7  05 
4  51 
6  40 
1  50 
102  40 


4  90 
11  80 


515  00 
216  30 


750  00 


4,467  75 


2,150  00 


3,315  57 


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194  251 
63  00  j 
230  00 
143  75 
132  00 
203  50: 
135  00 
85  00 
30  00! 
293  75 
210  00 
270  50 
160  50 
177  00 


530  00 
227  50;i 
241  50'.1 
256  00!' 
293  75 

06  00 
238  75 
115  50,' 
139  50 
221  00  j 
435  00: 
249  381 
207  00! 
168  25 
127  50 
355  00; 
350  28 
231  87) 

87  50 
155  00 
223  75( 

87  001 

174  00 
186  75; 

194  25' 

195  00| 
181  50 
429  00 
347  50 
198  75 
157  50 
214  00j 

175  50 


$20  60 
16  41 
95 

7  41 
20  68 
15  04 
12  59 

9  52 

8  50 


23  91 
19  53 
90 
18  17 
7  55 


1 10  84 
2  59 


13  29 

2  30 
16  41 

3  97 
10  42 
13  47 
63  17 


3  70 
71  02 
57  78 


24  05 

2  38 
74  86 
17  66 

6  26 
6  25 
10  22 

3  54 
13  27 

130  73 


19  80 


46 


REPORT   OF  THE 


ALLEGANY  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance  for  year  ending  Sept.  SCth,  187G. 


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I     NAME  OF  TEACHER. 


Mrs.  Eliza  Duckworth. 

Philip  A.  Bier  

N.  M.  Ambrose  

Annie  E.  White  

D.  L.  Phillippi  

M.  Miriam  Jackson  

Ellen  D.  Harn  

Annie  L.  Ambrose  , 

David  E.  Park  , 

David  B.  Snyder  

B.  F.  Keister  

Jessie  G.  Macbeth  

Kate  Arnold  

Maggie  Skilling  , 

Maggie  R.  Sloan  , 

Amelia  Conradi  , 

Allie  Davis  

Sue  Garrott  [  , 

Hugh  MacMillan  „, 

Josie  Dean  ... 

W.  H.  Ford  

Honorah  Lehigh  

Rose  Howley  

James  Mackey  

Mrs.  Mary  Maguire.... 

W.  S.  Keel  

Grace  N.  Bruce  

R.  R.  Sanner  

Sidney  H.  Snyder  

L.  H.  Gehman  

Adeline  E.  Brown  

Allie  R.  Hartzell  

Helen  Berkibile  

Jennie  Miller  

John  Boyk  

Mrs.  Bell  Wclton  

C.  W.  H.  Bell  

Joseph  Mason  

Helen  Dennison  

Isabell  Staples  

John  A .  Smith  

Michael  McColgan  

Geo.  M.  Perdevv  

Lizzie  Iloblitzell  

Jas.  G.  Wildman  

S.  Edwin  Grove  

John  Fatkin  

Mollio  J.  Berrv  


Fall 
Term. 


21 

450 


421 


108 
G5 
2C0 


199 


83 
79 
102 


593 


77 
12 
85 
124 


29 


10 
413 


301 


81 
130 


135 


415 


78 


20 


Winter 
Term. 


29 
19 
425 


•  -  c 

*  CO 

.  c 

>  £ 


23 
16 
280 


430 


1!4 
66 
197 


21! 


91 

76 
94 

63 
593 


86 
48 
100 


75 
71 
88 
144 


84 
83 
134 
31 


303 


99 
56 
127 


144 


65 
56 
54 
39 
372 


Spring 
Term. 


29 
20 
422 


75 

400 


18 
IT 

272 


48 
303 


£>u  miner 
Term. 


109 
66 
152 


162 


86 
72 
64 
76 
593 


99 
47 
118 


120 


67 
53 
42 
46 
364 


84 
51 
102 


70 
62 
75 
136 


73 
67 
121 
29 


68 
48 
80 


37 
46 
47 
101 


21 


STATE  BOA  ED  OF  EDUCATION. 

ALLEGAXY  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS-. 
Expenses  for  year  ending  Sejpt.  30th,  1876. 


47 


Rent. 

Fuel. 

Other  Incidental 
Expenses. 

Total  Incidental 
Kxpenses. 

Cost  of  Books. 

... 

$5  50 
2  25 
58  00 

$3  10 
1  00 

$45 

$9  05 
3  25 

14  50 

72  50 

$1,023  60 





64  50 

28  01 

5  95 

99  06 

173  60 

$35  00 
35  00 
35  00 

1  15 

36  15 
50  15 
55  95 

11  75 

15  75 

3  40 
3  10 

2  10 

35  00 

11  00 

46  00 
3  25 

3  25 

35  00 
35  00 

10  50 
7  00 
5  00 
5  00 

76  50 

45  50 
42  00 
31  16 
14  40 
188  85 

26  16 

9  40 
41  60 

505  00 

80  75 

8  00 
8  00 

12  90 
11  85 

3  75 

20  90 
19  85 
6  25 

481  72 

2  50 

9  00 

3  00 

17  50 
35 
8  20 
2  20 

26  50 
3  70 
il  15 
40  35 

35 
2  95 
11  40 

26  75 

1,205  00 

12  75 
12  00 
4  50 
6  25 

3  50 
60 
6  75 

7  05 
50 
44 

1  40 

23  30 
13  10 
11  69 
7  65 

505  96 

512 


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$202  50 
60  00 
578  00 
362  50 
450  00 
362  50 
311  00 
165  00 
91  00; 
116  00 
580  00 
447  00 
310  50 
299  00 
225  00 
240  00 

372  50, 
362  50' 
362  50| 
295  00 
342  50: 
337  50 

60  75 
444  00 
387  50 
290  00 
145  00 
574  00 

371  75 
375  00 

373  75 
370  00 
256  38 
184  38 
282  00 
237  50 
252  50 
375  00 
160  00 

336  25 

372  50 
361  25 
398  75 
236  50 

337  50 
347  50 
275  00 
199  50 


$17  53 
14  07 
134  51 


12  13 
10  23 
10  08 


4  2: 


15  00' 

13  26 
25  50 

14  26 
205  00 


8  92 

i'Vo 


51  05* 


30  53; 
12  82. 
43  39 


54  94 
16  33 
41  07 
11  41 


48 


REPORT  OF  THE 


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£  s 


ALLEGANY  COUNTY-SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance  for  the  year  ending  Sept.  30th,  1876. 


Fall 
Term. 


NAME  OF  TEACHER. 


as 


Winter  Spring 
Term.  :  Term. 


113,  Joseph  G.  Smith  1  165j  114 

1 )  1 3  H.  E.  K.  Palmer  ,  136  84j 

1 13  Bridget  Barrett  [  '  ' 

113  Alice  Mac-Michael  ...J  :  : 

113  Mary  Campbell  !  ! 

2  13;  Bridget  Barrett  

3  13.  John  Brucb   28'  13 

1  14  John  F.  Neff  J    67  50 

2  14  Bertie  Christie   30  1H 

3  14  John  S.  HendiicksoD  ...J  i 


165 
128 


85  136 
59  113 


86!  51 


51 11  3592  5709  3820  5583  3920 


Summer 
Tei  m. 


.0) 

£  a,  ' 
T3  ~ 

O  § 

J  ^ 
5  "5, 

185 
141 


5791  40516971 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


49 


ALLEGANY  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Expenses  fur  the  year  ending  Sept.  ?>0th,  187G. 


L3 
13 
13 
13 
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13 

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14 
14 
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$31  17;$54  78  |38  GO 


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9  25 
4  20 
4  50 


8  0C 


3  25 


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$  24 


3  25 
31  00 
17  25 

5  85 

4  75 


501702  49;392  22  234  22  1,684  43  $16,174  50 


£515  00 


3  o 


$450  00  I 
450  00 
ISO  00 
375  CO 

90  00 
130  50 
142  50 
432  00 
183  50 

94  50 


$27, 3 5 4  29 


§105  68 
43  0-3 


5  83 


11  14 
1  50 
74  84 
17  12 
5  23 


$2,005  39 


School  2,  District  10  $      8  00 

Henry  J.  Coleman,  furniture   99  50 

E.  S.  Heath,  furnaces   43G  36 

Thcp  H.  Paul,  furniture   3,G63  08 

John  F.  Johnson,  plumbing,  &c  ,   57  70 

Kennedy  H.  Butler,  furniture   5  35 

W.  W.  McKaig,  furniture   11  75 


$4,231  74 


4 


50 


REPORT  OF  THE 


• 


ALLEGANY  COUNTY. 

Statement  of  Receipts  and  Disbursements  for  Public  School  purposes  for  the  year 
ending  September  30th,  1876. 


Receipts.  Disbursements, 


State  School  Tax  for  1876... .$17,001  64  Balance  due  Treasurer,  Sep- 

State  Free  School  Fund   1,891  67j    tember  30th,  1876  $1,159  62 

State  Donations   400  00  Balance  due  Second  National 

County  School  Tax  at  20  cts.                |    Band.  Cumberland,  Md   3,500  00 

on  the  $100  .             31,500  00  Teachers' Salaries....   2T.352  79 

Sale  of  Books  ,.     2,474  ISFuei   '702  54 

State  appropriation  to  Color-                jlncidental  Expenses  of  Sch'ls  235  12 

ed  Schools                              615  56  Rent   355  50 

Rent                                           74  00  Books  and  Stationery.   1,335  35 

Second  National  Bank,  Cum-               (Building  School  Houses   16,174  30 

berland,  Md                         5,816  20  Repairing-    u          "    399  28 

Balance  due  Treasurer   580  35  Furniture,  Black  Boards  and 

I    Stoves   4,273  74 

;  Attorneys'  Fees,  Judgments, 

|    &c   811  39 

Interest   1.556  95 

Salary  of  Secretary.  Treas- 

|    urer  and  Examiner   1,500  00 

Per  diem  of  School  Commis- 

I    doners   260  00 

Office  Expenditures  and  Ac- 

I    count  Books,  Rent   350  32 

Printing  and  Advertising   158  00 

(Paid  to  Colored  Schools 
$668.60,  included  in  above.) 

, Fire  Insurance   200  00 

Freight,  hauling,  Express, &c.  28  70 

$60,353  60  $60,353  60 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


51 


ANNE  ARUNDEL  COUNTY. 


RICHARD  IJ.  GREEN,  President.  WJI.  KARWOOD,  Secretary, 

Prof.  31.  A.  Newell: 

Our  Annual  Report  to  the  State  Board  of  Education,  now  submit- 
ted, has  been  unavoidably  delayed. 

The  salaries  of  our  teachers  in  the  White  Schools  are  $400  or  $450 
per  annum.  The  payments  that  have  been  made  to  them  during  the 
past  year  are  in  part  for  previous  indebtedness,  and  the  aggregate  of 
payments  to  teachers  includes  payments  to  other  teachers  not  employed, 
in  our  schools  during  the  last  year. 

The  payments  for  other  it2ms  besides  the  salaries  are  also  in  part 
for  expenses  of  previous  years.  . 

Rooks  are  furnished  in  part  from  our  office,  and  are  in  part  purchased 
elsewhere.  The  books  furnished  by  us  are  charged  to  the  teacher, 
and  he  is  expected  to  furnish  them  to  the  pupils  at  the  price  charged, 
to  him.  He  is  credited  with  the  value  of  those  delivered  to  children- 
who  are  entitled  under  the  law  to  have  their  books  furnished  without 
payment  for  them,  Lnd  this  credit  makes  the  difference  between  the 
cost  of  the  books  and  the  receipts  from  them.  It  has  been  designed 
that  the  books  should  be  sold  at  a  very  small  advance  on  their  cost 
to  the  School  Board,  and  thus  to  cover  certain  other  expenses  of  our 
book  transactions  as  well  as  the  loss  by  the  books  furnished  without 
payment  for  them;  but  no  sufficient  arrangement  has  yet  been  made 
for  this  purpose,  and  it  has  not  been  regularly  observed. 

The  accumulation  of  business  in  the  office  compelling  immediate  at- 
tention to  it,  and  occupying  all  the  time  of  the  present  Examiner,,  has 
prevented  his  visiting  the  schools  except  in  a  very  few  instances. 

We  think  our  schools  are  gradually  improving.  For  the  pittance 
of  salary  we  pay  them  it  would  be  hard  to  find  such  a  body  of  men 
and  women  devoting  themselves  more  faithfully  to  their  laborious 
calling.  It  is  true  that  persons  of  a  high  order  of  ability  are  often, 
found  toiling  for  a  very  small  remuneration,  and  such  is  the  case  in. 
many  of  our  schools,  but  these  persons,  whenever  an  opportunity 
offers  of  more  remunerative  employment,  will  abandon  teaching,  and 
thug  all  the  advantages  are  lost  that  would  accrue  from  permanent 


52 


REPORT  OF  THE 


study  and  practice  of  a  particular,  profession.  Our  school  system  is 
and  ought  to  be  dear  to  us  for  the  good  we  derive  from  it  in  its 
present  condition;  but  we  need  a  system  which  will  do  more  than 
this.  We  need  a  system  which  will  place  our  teachers  fairly 
on  a  level  with  the  members  of  other  professions  as  to  the  com- 
forts and  enjoyments  of  Life,  which  are  coveted  alike  by  all.  When  a 
teacher  by  faithfulness  and  skill  in  his  profession,  instead  of  a  life  of 
penury  and  privation,  may  earn  a  permanent  and  comfortable  home 
for  a  family,  a  competency  of  means  for  the  usual  enjoyments  of 
life,  men  of  high  qualifications  will  more  often  engage  in  the  profes- 
sion and  continue  in  it,  and  continuing  in  it  will  become  daily  more 
skillful  and  efficient  teacher;?. 

Our  Colored  Schools,  also,  we  think  are  improving,  and  we  have  no 
doubt,  with  judicious  management,  will  fulfil  the  expectations  which 
induced  their  establishment.  A  principal  hindranca  with  them  is  the 
difficulty  of  obtaining  well-qualified  teachers.  The  liberality  of  our 
Legislature,  if  continued,  will  enable  us  to  pay  hereafter  for  competent 
teachers  better  salaries,  and  we  may  expect  this  want  to  be  thus  in 
some  measure  remedied  now,  and  gradually  to  disappear.  The  policy 
of  Christian  kindness  exercised  by  our  State  towards  this  class  of  our 
population  may  be  expected  to  yield  its  fruit  in  a  reasouable  time. 

There  is  due  to  our  teachers  for  the  year  ending  June  30,  1876,  the 
sum  of  $7,000.12;  there  are  some  claims  for  building  not  exactly  as- 
certained, and  the  total  amount  of  the  Board's  indebtedness  is  estima- 
ted at  the  sum  of  $10,000. 

W'M.  HARWOOD, 

Secretary. 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION.  53 


ANNE  ARUNDEL  COUNTY—SO M MARY  OF  SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
For  the  year  ending  Junt  30th ,  1 8 T 0 . 

18?6.  13T5. 

Number  of  School  Houses,  ( Frame  (-3.  Brick  2,)   05  65 

Number  of  .Male  Teachers.  (Principals, )   44  40 

u        Female    11               "    31  46 

"        Male       '<        (Assistants,)   1 

"        Female   "               "   12  5 

Total   88  9i 

Number  of  Fenced  Lots   14  14 

"         Schools  having  Out-Buildings   22  21 

I  "     without  sufficient  Blackboard   4  16 

II  '*      having  good  Furniture  ,   40  40 

11         Wall  Maps   05  95 

11         Terms  Schools  were  open   4  4 

"        Diflfeient  pupils  for  the  year,  white  2,135,  col'd  1,230  3,305  3,125 

"         Pupils  in  average  attendance,white  801,  colored  413  1.274  1,210 

"        Official  school  visits  paid  by  Examiner.   0  101 

Average  enrolment   2,420  2,316 

Number  of  Pupils. 

Fall  Term.      Winter  Term.    Spring  Term.  Summer  Term. 

1875.    1870.      1875.    1870.      1875.    1870.  1875  J876. 

On  Roll                  2,171    2.135      2,330    2,010      2.405    2,008  2,298  2,285 

Av.  Attendance    1,232    1.142      1,231    1.271      1,156    1,509  1,219  1,173 

1870.  1375. 

Number  of  Pupils  in  1st  Grade  December  1st   024  738 

"           41          2nd    "    '         "   415  582 

"           "          3rd                  '«    433  470 

"            "          4th     "             "    304  363 

(t           "          5th     "            ««    210  218 

u           "          Gth     «'             l'    145  153 

Above  6th   14  32 

"  '*  Book-Keeping,  51;  Algebra,  59;  Philoso- 

phy, 76;  Geometry.  21;  Physiology,  50. 


54 


REPORT  OF  THE 


ARUNDEL  COUNTY—SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance  for  the  year  ending  Sept.  30th,  18TG. 


NAME  OF  TEACHER 


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Carrie  R.  San 
Mary  P.  Chew 
B.  C.  McOenej 
E.  E.  Thomp, 
M.  G.  Owens 
R.  S.  Woi'thington 
L.  E.  Way  son 
M.  G.  Owens 

E.  C.  Ditty  

S.  G.  Thompson 
B.  S.  Nicholls 
Geo  VV.  Duvall 
R.  D.  Sellman 
Wm.  P.  Sevier. 

N.  Shipley  

J.  H.  Linthicun 
J.  J.  Whittington 
R.  P.  Dodson 
J.  E:  Woodward 
L.  R.  Jacobs 
L.  Mitchell.... 
J.  McPherson 
M.  S.  Dunlap 
Wm.  H.  Davies 

F.  T.  Baldwin 
H.  M.  Baldwin 

Lillic  S.  Owens  |  10 

A.  Whitehur 

W.  Ridout  

Wm.  H.  Bourke 
A.  E.  Robinson 
K.  S.  Laynor 
M.  F.  Waters 

M.  Duckett  |  33 

J.  H.  WMey 

A .  N.  Hambleton 
W.  Johnston 

B.  J  J.  Go(  dhanc 
J.  E.  E.  Dodson 
H.  Hammett 
A.  Gregory 
L.  D.  Barnes 
W.  F.  G.  Young 
Geo;  A.  Baker 
L.  I'j.  Hawkins 
Wm.  Fitzmaurice 
L.  Pindell 

C.  M.  Bishop 


STATE  BOABD  OF  EDUCATION. 


55 


ANNE  ARUNDEL  COUNTY-SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Expenses  for  the  year  ending  Sept.  30th,  187G. 


|  Number  of  School. 

District. 

p 

Fuel. 

V. 

's 

cT 

r- 

Otiier  Incidental 
Expen  es. 

1 

1 

2 

1 



3 

1 

4 

1 

5 

1 

5 

1 

6 

1 

1 

1 

8 

1  

9 

1 

10 

1  

1 

2 

2 

2 

3 

2  

4 

2 

5 

2 

6 

2 

7 

2  

9 

2i  $50  00 
3  

1 

2 

3   . 

3 

3 

4 

3 



5 

3 

6 

3 

.... 

6 

3 
3 



7 



8 

3 

.... 

$99  7G 

$24  12 

9 

3 



11 

3  

$12  00 

2  50 

1 

4 

2 

4 

....  ' 

4 

:* 

4 



5 

4 

5 

4 



6 

4 

7 

4 



1G  00 

9  12 

8 

4 

1 

5 

23  00 

40  10 

2 

5 

5 

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5 



.  5 

5 

22  00 

11  00 

8  73 

5 

5 

1 

6 

36  50 

36  75 

41  75 

1 

6 

2 

6 



150  00 

30  85 

9  00 

68  00 

$20  22 
21  28 
11  75| 
32  03 
19  30 


39  50 
75 
17  22 

13  09 
5  00 

24  96 
L9  61 

16  25 

14  85 

0  00 
12  50 
14  25 
26  00 

17  19 
9  78 

7  75, 
60  75 

05 

8  50 

1  50 

2  96 
123  88 

16  25 
14  50| 
44  lOi 
5  15 
12  00 

3  90! 
10  75 

30 

18  25 

25  12 

9  65 
63  10 
24  75 
22  32 

19  90 
41  73 


115  00 
107  85 


$1  46 

2  88 
50 

3  19 
2  94 

10  24 

4  G4 

1  GO 

2  G9 
45 

4  18 
98 


22  46 
15  36 

8  36 

9  21 

2  30 
1  43 

11  77 

3  00 


15 

2  19 
8  40 
4  30 
8  62 

4  29 
2  07 

1  00 

2  00 

5  14 
13  73 

2  00 


4  83 


71  96 


3  75 


8 


$438  90 
347  83 
244  99 
364  50 
277  43H 
77  94| 
312  8 


224  04! 
325  45 
228  64] 
356  90j 
467  84l 
295  00  j. 
414  54  ! 
300  7 111 
-152  55 
442  47j, 
315  30  ! 
342  90 
397  92 
341  00 
300  70 
480  85 
177  00 
38  00 
394  48jj 
334  88 
264  30| 
322  51 
204  29| 
228  22, 
430  00 
300  OOi 
367  18j 
114  031 
260  251 
278  97j 
444  04 
310  00 
450  00 
441  23 
400  00 
417  50 
100  00 
689  64 
430  00 
455  75 


56 


KEPOET  OF  THE 


ANNE  ARUNDEL  COUNTY-SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance  for  the  year  ending  S.pt.  30th,  1870 


3 


NAME  OF  TEACHER. 


Raymond  

BT.  Redmond, 
A.  Duvi.l!.... 

Pin  del!  

E.  Taylor.... 

Tolsdn  

A.  Lang  

E.  Lang  

tep  Paddy  

W.  Hyde  

R.  Starlings. 

.\f.  Wood  

G.  Phillips... 
s.  R.  Garner.. 
C.  Morean... 


G.  Owei 


Fall 
Term, 


Winter  [  Spring  j  Summer 
Term.   |  Terra.  |  Term. 

I  I 


1.45- 


Q  -a 


.DO 

>  Si  I  W 


.  a 


 I. 


,   1    88  02 


88 


40 


14 
21 


16 
91 
36 
32 
17 
9 
14 
27i 


810  1700   804  1078   0:-)G]484  7702135 


39 
54 
21 
54 
.40 
34 
17 
25 
45 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION,  57 
ANNE  ARUNDEL  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 


Expenses  for  the  year  ending  Sept.  30(h:  18T6. 


|  Number  of  School.  | 

District. 
Rent. 

o 

on* 

OS 

J  1 
d  * 

c 

e  • 

Oj  Ki 

11 

o 
<3 

Teachers'  Salaries 
for  the  year. 

Receipts  from  Rooks. 

2 
2 
2 
2 
2 

2 

£t 

3 
1 
2 
3 
4 
4 
5 
€ 
1 
S 



$250  00 
411  06 
305  95 

6  



 1  

....  1  ... 

 :  L  

6  

6    

$19  40 

175  00 
125  00 
321  00 
303  12 
154  11 
239  55 
328  76 
293  50 
2G1  45 
400  00 
400  00 

$19  40 

m  ■  ■,..}.  . '  

$21  25 
24  89 
21  11 
43  05 
15  41 

14  42 
1 7  33 

15  85 
19  00 

8  $27  50 
8  

$14  00 

$7  11 

fil  

8!  

8;  

13  50 

92 



26  45 
CO 

26  45 
60 

8  

13  50 

$S  00j  35 

fi1  

1            L    ....  . 

 ,  

(8227  50 

SI  SI  35 

$198  611  $162  60 

$1,290  CO  S 290  57 

$19,592  10 

$264  14 

School  2.  District  2— Furniture,  biaekbca-d',  stove?.  &c  $12  70 


58  EE  POET  OF  THE 


COLORED  (SCHOOLS.  ■ 
ANNE  ARUNDEL  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance  for  year  ending  June.  'AOlh,  1870. 


■hool 

rali 

1  Li  II) 

Winter  j 
Term. 

1 

Spring  i 
Term.  ! 

■ 

^ummer 
Term. 

itferent 
e  year. 

|  Number  of  S< 

District. 

JN  A.Mh  Or    1  VjAx  HERS. 

o  < 

j  Attendance. 

1 

_ 

c 

0 

< 

i 

— ^  1  — 
O  <j 

1  Attendance. 

On  Roll. 

Av.  daily 
Attendance. 

1 

2 

1 
1 

Jfi.  W.  While  

Frank  Scott 

53 
35| 

24 
11 

9G 
50 

43 
16 

107 
46 

77; 
26| 

48 

45 
16 

K)7 

50 

3 

1 
1 

34.. 

46 

12 

59 

41 

3 

61 

381 

30 

01 

1 

2 

John  H.  Griffin  

24 

1 

C.  Johnson  

31! 

14 

26 

29 

26 

10  35 

:2 

2 

P.  H.  Brooks  

43 

19 

104 

28 

101 

12 

104 

3 

2 
3 



78 

47; 

67 

22 

85 

1 

A.  M.  Sorrel]  

171 

7 

38 

39 

21 

33 

19!  39 

2 

3 

V 

63 

1  63 

2 

3 
3 

60 

43 

13]  60 

3 

A.  Thomas  

18 

11 

40 

44 

3? 

31 

Hi  44 

5 

C.  R.  P.  Mason  

38 
46 

15 
18 

42 

16 

!  42 

1 

J.  H.  Matthews  

25 

18 

uj 

29 

9 

11 

!  4G 

5 

24 

11  24 

] 

6 

J.  E.  Hunt  

151 

88 

133 

78 

H 

05 

122 

86 

151 

1 

2 
2 

G 

I 

,  6 

.  6 

Sister  M.  Margaret  

57 

89 

57 

50j 

75 

70  102 

1 
1 
2 

3 
3 

33| 

16 

69 

21 

H 

J 

69 

is 

43 

13 

43 

!  8 

5 

19! 

6 

50 

17 

54; 

24 

39 

11 

'  54 

22 

1 

9 

3G 

8 

43 

22 

41 

17 

!  51 

G82!  320 

907 

77 

990,  r 

5J 

801 

397 1 1230 

STATE   HOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


59 


COLO  HE  D  SCHOOLS. 
AXXE  ARUNDEL  COUtfTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Expenses  for  year  ending  June  30th,  1876. 


|  Number  of  School.  | 

|  District. 

Rent. 

la 

a?  trj 

'3  c 
c  o 

1 

S  ' 

Eh 

Cost  of  Books. 

1 

1 



$14  00 

2 

1 

$14  48 

3 

1 



3 

I 

1 

4  26 

1 

2 

$13  50 

$G  00 

(3  00 

2 

2 

6  75 

16  24 

3 

2 

6  75 

1 

3 

25  00 



10  00 

10  00 

2 

3 

3  00 

11  9*2 

2 

3 

8  50 

8  56 

8  17 

3 

3 

18  00 

18  00 

25  06 

4 

1 

5 

14  82 

5 

1 

6 

64  25 

#26  00 

$48  80 

139  05 

1 

6 

2 

6 

30  00 

30  00 

2 

6 

1 

8 

1 

8 
8 

2 

3 

8 



3 

8 

$33  50 

$136  75 

$26  00 

$48  80 

$256  87 

$80  13 

I  s 


$176  60 
240  00 

72  00 
120  0011 

60  00 

229  20  I 
266  38 | 
120  00!i 
242  58|| 
120  001 
114  OOl 
2  40  00 j 
116  25 
240  00 

60  00 
300  00 
300  00 
300  00 
300  00 
190  00 

60  00 

230  00 
60  00 

148  42 

!4.305  43 


$12  39 


1  71 
16  24 


7  92 
6  17 
23  06 
1  56 


1  58 


#70  6- 


60 


REPORT  OF  THE 


ANNE  ARUNDEL  COUNTY. 


Statement  of  Receipts  and  Disbursements  fen'' Public  School  purposes  for  Vie  year 
ending  September  30th,  1876. 


Receipt: 


Balance  on  hand  Sept.  30th, 

1875  $  101 

State  School  Tax  for  1875-7G  13,403 

State  Free  School  Fund   2/088 

State  Donations   800 

County  School  Tax,  at  2-0  cts. 

on  the  $100  *1S.571 

Sale  of  books   '2  34 

State  appropriation  to  Color- 
ed Schools  ,   6,941 

Sprigg  Harwood,  clerk   2,410 

School  Commissioners   2,083 

County  School  Tax  for  prior 
years  *20,259 


Disbursements. 


Balance  of  County  Levy  due 
48j    Treasurer,  Sept.  30th,  "76.$ 

2GjTtachers'  salaries.....  

94  Incidental  expenses  of  Sch'ls 

OOjRent  

[Books  and  Stationery. ,  

"  Building  School  Houses  

Repairing    "  "   

Furniture,  Black  Boards  and 

Stoves  

High  Schools  and  Academies 
Salary  of  Secretary,  Treas- 
urer and  Examiner  

Per  Diem  of  School  Commis- 
sioners ... 

Office  expenses  and  acccunt 

books.  

Printing  and  advertising  

Paid  to  Colored  Schools  

Citizens'  Bank  

Post  Office  

Expressage  

School  House  Lot  

Dray  age  and  Freight  

Janitor  

R.  W.  Templeman  

T.  Marriott  

Balance  cash  on  hand  


S0 7, 843  7£ 


88,787 
20,710 
1,G02 
227 
2,423 
458 
43 

19C 
800 

1,200 

2G2 

20 
220 
4,670 
0,000 
17 
7 
50 
2 
22 
5 
54 
53 


$07,843  75 


•The  amount  of  County  School  tax  actually  pr.id  during  the  year  seems  to 
have  been  only  $10,043.79.  The  balance,  $28,787.07,  is  therefore  still  in  the 
Collectors'  hands  or  uncollected.  N. 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


61 


BALTIMORE  COUNTY. 


\\M.  If.  ISAAC,  President.  THOS.  0.  BRUFF,  Seeretorit. 

Prof.  M.  A.  Newell, 

Bear  Sir — I  herewith  submit  the  Annual  Report  of  the  schools  of 
Baltimore  county  for  the  scholastic  year  ending  Sept.  30th,  1S76. 

It  becomes  my  sad  duty  to  announce,  officially,  the  death  of  Dr. 
Samuel  Kepler,  late  Secretary,  Treasurer  and  Examiner  of  the  schools 
of  this  county,  which  took  place  in  May  last,  after  a  lingering  illness 
of  ten  months.  For  eight  years  he  held  the  position  with  credit  to 
himself  and  the  cause  he  so  ably  represented..  His  death  at  the  early 
age  of  forty-one  may  be  attributable  partly  to  an  original  delicacy  of 
constitution  and  partly  to  overwork.  No  one  man  could  do  all  that  ho 
attempted  to  do.  Honestly  striving  to  perform  his  duty,  he  was  al- 
ways found  at  his  post,  giving  his  undivided  attention  to  the  schools 
entrusted  to  his  management.  Without  murmuring,  and  unaided,  he 
attempted  this  work,  but  a  body  already  enfeebled  by  disease  could 
not  bear  the  addifional  mental  and  physical  strain,  and,  before  his 
friends  were  aware  of  his  danger,-  he  was  utterly  prostrated.  In  him 
the  School  Board  has  lost  a  valued  friend  and  adviser,  and  our  schools 
one  whose  place  it  will  be  hard  to  fill. 

In  reply  to  the  first  question  in  your  printed  circular,  "Is  there 
any  need  for  a  change  in  the  manner  of  appointing  School  Commis- 
sioners?" I  would  say  that  the  appointment  by  the  judges  seems  to 
meet  fully  the  wants  of  the  system,  removing  the  schools  from  parti- 
san influences  and  the  changes  incident  thereto,  which  an  eleciion  by 
the  people  every  two  years  would  produce.  If  the  present  method  of 
appointment,  however,  should  be  decided  to  be  unconstitutional,  the 
best  plan  would  be  to  give  the  appointment  to  the  State  Board  of  Edu- 
cation, as  was  proposed  in  a  bill  acted  on  by  the  House  of  Delegates 
at  the  last  General  Assembly. 

2.  In  some  instances  the  District  Trustees  are  a  hindrance,  select- 
ing inferior  teachers  when  good  teachers  might  be  secured,  and  neg- 
lecting to  perform  such  duties  as  are  specified  in  tli3  School  Law  ;  in 
others,  they  are  a  valuabb  adjunct  to  the  system. 


62 


EEPORT  OF  THE 


3.  The  schools  arc  fully  and  promptly  supplied  with  necessary  books 
and  stationery,  under  the  system  which  has  prevailed  in  this  county 
since  1848. 

4.  Rigid  economy  has  been  practiced  in  the  various  expenditures  of 
the  School  Board,  and,  in  the  face  of  a  reduction  of  two  cents  on  the 
County  Levy  for  this  year,  an  indebtedness  of  $9,337.57  previously  ex- 
isting has  been  cancelled. 

5.  On  the  30th  of  September,  1870,  there  was  no  outstanding  debt, 
if  we  except  the  current  salary  of  teachers  for  the  month  of  September. 
By  the  financial  portion  of  the  report  it  will  be  seen  that  the  balance 
of  cash  on  hand  is  $5,314.97  ;  there  is  also  a  sum  due  the  Board 
from  the  State,  which  was  not  drawn  from,  the  State  Treasury  until 
after  the  close  of  the  fiscal  jear,  there  being  no  one  legally  authorized 
to  countersign  the  draft  of  the  President  of  the  Board  in  the  interim 
between  the  death  of  the  late  and  the  appointment  and  qualification 
of  the  present  Treasurer. 

A  comparison  with  the  report  of  last  year  shows  that  our  Public 
Schools  continue  to  grow  in  favor  and  are  receiving  the  encouragement 
they  merit.  The  only  true  basis  upon  which  to  estimate  their  popu- 
larity is  the  average  attendance.  The  fall  term  of  1876  shows  this 
to  be  71  per  cent,  of  the  enrolment  against  07  per  cent,  for  the  cor- 
responding term  of  the  previous  year  ;  the  winter  term  73  per  cent. 
against  70  per  cent,  the  previous  year  ;  the  increase  bearing  about  the 
same  proprotion  in  each  term.  The  number  of  pupils  in  average  at- 
tendance is  4,904 ;  laswyear  it  was  4,019,  an  increase  of  345.  Taking 
into  consideration  that  only  nineteen  colored  schools  were  in  operation 
this  year  and  twenty-eight  last  year,  the  iucrease  is  significant.  The 
Education  of  the  colored  race  is  a  problem  difficult  to  solve ;  that  they 
should  be  educated, no  one  will  deny ;  but  how  this  is  to  be  done,  when 
they  show  so  little  appreciation  of  their  advantages,  remains  to  be  deter- 
mined. The  Board,  recognizing  the  importance  of  education  to  all  citi- 
zens of  the  commonwealth,  has  given  schools  to  the  colored  people  of  this, 
county  wherever  they  have  had  suitable  buildings  and  a  sufficient 
number  of  children.  Competent  teachers  of  their  own  race  have  been 
appointed  to  take  charge  of  these  schools,  but  the  result  has  not  been 
altogether  satisfactory  ;  over  one-third  of  the  colored  schools  are  now 
closed  because  they  have  not  the  number  of  pupils  required  by  the 
School  Law  to  keep  them  in  operation.  Until  these  people  are  willing 
to  commence  at  the  foundation  and  build  on  that,  the  greater  portion 
of  them  must  remain  in  ignorance.    It  is  absurd  to  expect  the  colored 


STATU  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


63 


schools  to  take  at  once  the  position  which  the  white  schools  have 
been  so  many  years  in  reaching. 

At  the  beginning  of  the  year  the  Board  determined  to  relieve  itself 
of  debt,  if  possible.  The  result,  as  shown  in  this  year's  financial  state- 
ment, may  be  gratifying,  because  a  large  indebtedness  has  been  paid 
and  a  balance  still  remains  to  our  credit ;  yet  this  has  not  been  ac- 
complished without  injuring  somewhat  the  usefulness  of  the  schools  ; 
only  one  building  has  been  erected  during  the  year  ;  this  is  in  the' Sixth 
District,  for  which  the  people  have  been  contending  for  sixteen  years. 
It  is  a  one-story  brick  building,  completed  at  a  cost  of  $650.  No  other 
building  of  any  consequence  has  been  done  ;  a  balance  due,  amount- 
ing to  $482.25,  was  paid  on  the  now  school-house  at  Phoenix,  in  th6 
Tenth  D:strict. 

To  meet  the  growing  wants  of  the  system,  a  number  of  new  school 
houses  are  needed  in  localities,  which,  a  few  years  ago,  were  but  sparsely 
populated  and  are  now  thickly  settled,  and  where  the  children  trudge 
three  or  four  miles  to  school.  In  others,  the  "old  log  cabin,' '  a  relict 
of  the  past  and  a  very  good  reminder  of  the  struggles  and  vicissitudes 
of  the  period  when  the  free  public  schools  were  in  their  infancy, 
should  be  torn  down  and  replaced  by  new  houses.  The  experience  of 
the  past  has  been,  that,  though  it  is  not  advisable  to  build  more 
houses  than,  are  really  necessary,  yet,  when  a  new  school  has  been  es- 
tablished, the  effort  has  been  rewarded  by  a  proportionate  increase  of 
pupils.  The  two-story  brick  houses  at  Towsontown,  Waverly  and 
Woodberry  were  thought,  four  years  ago,  to  be  amply  sufficient  to  ac- 
commodate those  neighborhoods  for  years  to  come.  The  result,  how- 
ever, has  proved  the  contrary ;  the  influx  of  new  pupils  has  been  so 
great  that,  in  two  of  the  schools,  unless  additions  are  made  to  the 
buildings,  children  will  have  to  be  denied  admission.  In  the  other 
school  the  old  building  has  been  repaired  and  is  used  as  a  class-room. 
The  principle  of  the  Board  is  "to  keep  out  of  debt." 

The  amounts  expended  this  year  for  salaries  to  the  teachers  of  white 
schools  was  $79,170.12  ;  the  salaries  to  the  teaehers  of  colored  schools 
amounted  to  $4,956.01 ;  the  average  salary  paid  each  teacher  in  the 
county,  including  assistants,  was  $420.  This  amount  may  seem  large, 
when  compared  with  former  years,  yet,  when  we  consider  the  cost  of  liv- 
ing and  the  other  necessary  expenses  of  the  teachers,  no  reasonable 
person  will  say  that  they  are  overpaid.  The  policy  of  the  Board  is 
to  employ  competent  teachers  and  give  them  fair  compensation  for 
their  services ;  if  indifferent  teachers  are  in  the  schools,  the  patrons 


<64 


REPORT  OF  THE 


of  such  schools  have  a  right  to  grumble,  for  they  are  paying  for  that 
owhich  they  do  not  receive. 

The  value  of  school  property,  as  appraised  by  the  trustees  of  the 
various  schools  throughout  the  county  and  taken  from  the  inventories 
made  out  by  them,  is  $142,758.  This  includes  buildings,  $85,443  ; 
land,  $24,702  ;  scholars'  desks,  $15,500  ;  books,  $10,754;  stoves  and  fix- 
tures, $1,770;  blackboards,  $803;  wall-maps,  $638  ;  teachers'  desks, 
$597  ;  chairs,  $213  ;  and  other  items,  $2,285. 

Taking  this  statement  to  be  correct,  the  average  cost  of  each  school 
in  the  county,  exclusive  of  its  running  expenses,  would  be  about  $900. 

W.  M.  Isaac,  President  of  the  Board,  has  conducted  the  finances 
of  the  schools  for  the  past  year.  Though  harassed  by  the  caies  of 
private  business,,  the  admirable  manner  in  which  he  has  managed 
the  accounts  has  enabled  me  to  itemize  accurately  all  the  varied 
expense*  cf  the  different  schools. 

THOMAS  C.  BRUFF, 

Secretary. 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION.  65 


BALTIMORE  COUNT V— SUMMARY  OF  SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
For  the  year  ending  September  30th,  1876. 


1876. 

1875. 

Number  of  School  Houses.  94  frame,23  brick,  10  log,  20  stone... 

152 

151 

90 

77 

63 

74 

4 

8 

;;  Female  '«   

43 

49 

200 

208 

40 

34 

it 

112 

108 

<( 

130 

124 

i.' 

300 

298 

M 

4 

4 

tt 

Different  Pupils  for  the  year,  white,  9,326,  col. 

,  871. .10, 697 

10,530 

a 

11  Pupils  in  average  attendance    11    4,608,  " 

356. 

4,964 

4,619 

60 

87 

;{  Average  number  of  pupils  on  roll.... 

6,978 

6, 755 

Number  cf  Pupils. 

Fall  Term.       Winter  Terra. 

Spring 

Term. 

Summer 

Term. 

1 S7G.    1875.        1876.  1815. 

1876. 

1875. 

1876. 

1875. 

On  roll,, 

7,425 

7,051 

6,551 

5,800 

Av.  attendance. 4,552    4,469       5,4S0  5,340 

5,303 

4,710 

4,517 

3,956 

White. 

Colorec 

.  1876. 

1875. 

Number  of  Pupils  in  1st  Grade  December  I  t... 

...1.282 

180 

1,462 

1.607 

t  ( 

<:  '     2nd       M  " 

..1,186 

154 

1,340 

1,331 

"       3rd        "  " 

,  1.432 

130 

1,562 

1,483 

a 

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REPORT  OF  THE 


BALTIMORE  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance  for  Year  Ending  September  30th,  1376. 


NAME  OF  TEACHER, 


Lewis  Hench  

Sarah  Guy  ton  

Dudley  P.  Barnetie.. 

Sallie  A.  Ebaugb. .. 

Marv  F.  Habbersett.. 
1  Charles  H.  Rowies.. 
1  Eugene  E.  Mariott.. 

M.  A.  McBee  

John  E.  Arnold  

Carrie  P  Hellen  

Fannie  G.  Hopkins. 

William  Griffith  

R.  V.  Hynes  

Sallie  O.  Phillips  

M inerva  Petticord... 

Alice  Petticord  

Annie  Barrett  

R.  A.  Taylor  

D.  A.  Bohlken  

Rachel  Walker  

N.  F.  Hall  

F.  0.  Lang  

A.  Herring  

A.  Imhuelsen  

Estelle  M .  Ho  war 

Jennie  R.  Price  

Julia  Bravshaw  

Alice  A.  Jean  

Mamie  C.  Martin  

E.  H.  R(ed  

Annie  D.  Hale  

Robert  Chapman. ... 
Thomas  E.  Stringer. 
R.  M.  G.  Trainor.. 
Ella  I).  Nicholson. .. 

Ellen  Turner  

Emma  R.  Chapman. 
Ferdinaid  J.  Ward. 

E.  E.  Ijams  

Jennie  Stewart  

Annie  J.  Houck  

John  S.  Stansbury.... 

Mary  Orick  

E  G.  Gover  

Mamie  Tongue  

Ida  Barton  

Louisa  Smith  

W.  H.  Tolson  

P.  J.  Ooran  


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82 
105 


48 


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310 


61 


142 


53 


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45 


286 


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220 


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73 
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STATE  BOABD   OF  EDUCATION, 


67 


BALTIMORE  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
Expenses  for  year  ending  September  30th,  18T6. 


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REPORT  OF  THE 


BALTIMORE  COUNTY-SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance  for  year  ending  September  30th,  1876. 


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Frank  T.  Newbelle  

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Mary  Y.  Parkinson  I 

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K  G.  Nelson  , 

Geo  P.  Morris  

W.  K.  Zeigler  

Saml.  A.  Sweeny  

MolliG  E.  Foreman  

Milton  E  Smith  

John  S.  McGirr  

Wm.  T.  Hendricks  

Alfred  Sparks  

Albert  H.  Stiller  

J.  J.  Starr  

Lizzie  E.  Stiltz  

Laura  V.  Davis  

Isaac  Lovell  

Rosa  Standiford  

Silas  Miller  

Joseph  Seitz  

Mary  E.  Scott  

W.  R.  Ilipsley  

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BALTIMORE  COUNTY-SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
Expenses  for  the  year  ending  Sept.  30^,  1876. 


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REPORT  OF  THE 


BALTIMORE  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 


A'ten  lance  Jor  ysar  ending  September  30th:  1816. 


No.  of  School.  | 

|  District. 

NAME  OF  TEACHER. 

Fall 
Term. 

Winter 
Term. 

Spring 
Term. 

Summer 
Term. 

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76 

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STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


71 


BALTIMORE  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
Expenses  for  year  ending  Sejt.  30th,  1876. 


Fuel. 

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8  00 

305  95 

2,681  25 

511  75 

42  98 

39  55 

1  85 

84  38 

121  51 

804  16 

157  50 

8  25 
40  30 
23  00 
120  55 

14  04 
•  40 
4  00 
132  or, 

3  05 
2  15 
1  00 
75  35 

25  34 
42  85 
28  00 
327  96 

65 
2  50 

98  91 
69  91 

59  22 
403  37 

483  14 
359  54 
365  76 
3,196  52 

67  50 
78  00 
94  50 
525  30 

25  00 

25  00 

122  06 

686  13 

216  43 

24  35 
19  50 
35  28 

2  35 

75 

27  45 

16  49 
39  84 
48  78 

394  86 
336  25 
462  60 

33  00 
54  75 
63  75 

68 
12  00 

20  IF 
90  6F 

7  40 

6  00 

31  00 
37  20 
17  50 
19  03 
39  81 

16  75 
4  75 

5  52 
7  71 

53  2  7 
49  66 
17  50 
52  71 
57  36 

17  00 
3  40 

125  95 
84  10 
36  10 
137  42 
103  29 

394  07 
461  60 
289  25| 
341  42; 
864  96 

99  75 
92  25 
20  25 
63  75 
89  25 

3  68 
3  28 

14  27; 

8 
9 
3-0 

a 


9 
10 
11 
12 


13 


6  10 
7 


72 


REPORT  OF  THE 


BALTIMORE  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
Attendmce  for  year  ending  September  30lh,  1876. 


NAME  OF  TEACHER. 


Fall 
Term. 


<  r 


Winter 
Term. 


< 


Spring 
Term. 


Summer 
Terra. 


<  s 


10 
L0 
11 
11 
11 
11 
11 
11 

i\u 

8  11 

9  11 
1  12 


2  12 

3  1'2 

4  12 

5  12: 

6  12| 
7112 

8  12: 

9!12 
1012 
1112 

12:12 

i:j'12 

U!l2 
1512; 

1  13 

fl 

3:13 
4  13 


Belle  F.  Hall  

Louisa  McBride  

Ira  S.  Fallin  

Li  Hie  R.  Chenoweth 

Ella  M.  Merritt  

Hattie  Jacobs. .   

Rebecca  Sheridan.  .. 

Eliza  P.  Higle  

Agnes  M  Anderson 

C.  B.  Billingsley  

Emily  Hyde  , 

Francis  Kenney  

Florence  Martin  , 

Emma  S torch   

Kate  Hurtt  

John  R.  Tucker  , 

Mo;  l  is  Alvater  , 

Bessie  Edmonds   

Calvin  U.  Shaffer  

Mary  E.  Johnson  

Morris  Alvater  , 

Margaret  A.  Fowler. 

A.  A.  Dunham  , 

EHa  M.Todd  

Georgie  T.  Hall  

C.  J.  Palmer  

Eliz  i  J.  Torrington.. 

Mary  L.  Molloy  

Georgie  Ve.it  es  

Charles  M.  White.... 

1).  M.  Tipton.  

A.  H.  Zimmerman... 
Charles  E.  Markland 
Lydia  C.  Sabel  


26 
40 
32 
33 
60 
34 
49 
45 
22 
21 
20 
123 


91!  141 


17 
41 
26 
27 
43 
26 
51 
47 
19 
41 
19 
115 


26 
55 
41 
40 
50 
43 
49 
70 
33 
62 
25 
146 


18 
43 
28 
34 
38 
32 
33 
46 
21 
46 
20 
114 


41 

44 
20 


32'  58 
32  58 
14'  


38^ 
38' 


29 


19 

10' 

21 

12! 

25 

15 

;.. 

32 

1 

37 

23 

16; 

44 

39 

50 

19 

51 

23| 

35 

28 

54 

38 

50 

23 

50 

30 

21 

34 

13 
11 
14 
11 
20 
24 
16 
29 
33 
48 
24 
411 
43 
36 


942  4231  6931  5054,0927  4934  6121  4212  982'! 


23 
35 
31 
26 
62 
35 
42 
53 
25 
36 
23 
145 


STATE  BO  A  ED  OF  EDUCATION, 


73- 


BALTIMORE  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Expenses  for  the  year  ending  Sept.  30th,  187G. 


9  10 

10 
1 
2 

3  11 

4  11 

5  11 

6  11 


911 
12 


12 

3  12 

4  12 

12 
G  12 

7  12 

8  12 
12 

1012 


$22  50 
37  60 

26  95 

27  49 
29  00 
17  00 
44  10 
41  25 
26  50 
20  00 
20  00 
66  75 


$5  27 
36  54 


5  95 

5  50 
12  21 

6  25 

1  87 
12  00 

2  75 
11  00 


a 

c  . 

O  — 

o 


5 


§4  55 

6  15 
14  11 

7  62 
2  65 
5  66 
4  10 

12  19 

1  35 

2  50 
10  90 

4  10 


O  w 
-a 

.  —  M 

o  a 

C  o 
i— i 

.-.  * 
«  K 

o 
Eh 


5 

y 

> 

cd 

o 

pq 

W 

ire. 

— 

'e 

□ 

s 

pq 

to 

$27  05 
49  02 
77  60  $27  37 
35  11 
37  60 

28  16 
60  41 
59  69 

29  72 
34  50i 
33  65' 
81  85 


1  25 
7  20 
26  48 


O  o 


$21  86 
73  07 

143  65 
45  48 

128  37: 
25  88) 
68  60 

183  22 
31  44 
58  79 
28  41 

139  92: 


$416  08 

511  77.! 
529  40 
383  37 
053  61 
534  30 
425  87 
584  42 
472  00 
470  30 
337  58 
1,664  G8. 


$70  50 
114  00 

90  75 

68  10 
155  25 
106  50 
142  50 
155  25 

77  25 
122  25 

52  00 
124  50 


34  75 
33  75 


12  00 

8  25 


1  50! 
4  50 


48  25'  

46  50:     6  50 


55  49 
147  40l 


493  60 
575  80 


48  00 
135  75 


13  12 

14  12! 

15  12 


28  37 
36  00 
25  15 
22  50 
31  25 
25  00 
31  32 
30  75 
30  55 
51  85 
27  1G 
20  51 
42  25 


3  10 


5  00 
35  07 
2  90 
101  71 

23  GO 


6  35 

1  60 

2  66 
2  00 
2  30 


72  66 
9  00 
G  65 


95 
G  00 

3  15 
7  80 
2  72 

4  71 
11  1C 


34  72 

37  60 
30  91 
24  50 

38  55 
60  07 

35  17 
138  46 

63  30 

59  65 
102  54 

34  22 

60  00 


14  82 


23  15 


4  25 
21  93 
2  50 


32  62 
7  69 
88  00 
18  24 
9  70 
44  71 
30  50 
52  90 
42  45 

66  06 
47  70 

67  48 
113  65 


440  83 
262  19 
413  80 
216  44 
417  15 
354  27 
401  00, 
443  57 
46G  02 
457  66 
519  95! 
492  37! 
522  31, 


57  75 
48  00 
59  25 
28  50 
63  75 
72  00 
42  75 
68  65 
114  50 
97  50 
46  50 
144  00 
116  25 


3  13 

4  13 


30  50}  59  8S 
12  75   


14  49 


5  00 


97  50 
13  10. 
19  99^ 


5  15^ 


29  13 
49  06 
29  36 


293  16; 
320  25 
361  24! 


43  50 
51  75 
79  50 


4,441  37  2,189  39:1.006  89  8,358  15  737  5lj$ll,324  61  $79,065  46'. $14,418  21 


^^^There  was  expended  for  rent  of  school  buildings.  $720.50. 


74  EE  PORT  OF  THE 


COLORED  SCHOOLS. 
BALTIMORE  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance  for  year  ending  September         1 87G- 


SB 


1! 

! 

4 
3 

I 
? 

3 
1 

1  1] 

2  11 

1  12 

2  12 

3  12 

1  13 

2  13 


Fall 
Term. 


NAME  OF  TEACHER 


Mary  F.  Kelley  ]  46 

Jennie  Warren  1  16 

Josephine  Jones   40 

Deborah  A.  Moore  

Annie  M.  G.  Smith  I  23 

Charles  F.  Vodery  I  23 

Richard  Frv  I  20 

Richard  Rigsrs  1  30 


W.  II.  B.  Voderv. 


35 


Eliza  J.  McBride  !  42 

Jno.  R.  Johnson   21 

Josephine  Carr   20 

David  Earnhardt   24 

Jno.  E.  Uackett  1  11 

Amelia  V.  Queen  1  17 

Sarah  J.  Voder j  !  28 

William  Lee  j  24 

Hattie  R.  Johnson    20 

Harry  Wilson  .   12 


51 

< 


Winter 
Term. 


Spring- 
Term. 


o 

\t  2  W 
«J  C 


55 
22 
37 
23 
25 
26 
30 
42 
36 
43 
39 
40 
29 
35 
16 
28 
26 
31 
22 


31  23 
12  ... 


31  28 

18  24 

18  27 

22!  25 

20  36 


25 
21 
29 
32 


28  30 

20|  28 

22  38 

13  22 

24  24 

19  27 


26 
15 


30 


458   321    0051  426  498 


*  5 


]  9 


Summer  5  « 
Term,     £  ^ 

,*9  * 


^  O  i  o 


33 


< 


21 


18 
14 
19 
13 
12 
14 
23 
19 
17 
23 
22 
11 
19 
20 
23 
20 


7!> 
26 
61 
38 
65 
34 
49 
55 
44 
50 
48 
58 
43 
48 
33 
33 
42 
41 
24 


74   430   305  871 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


75 


COLORED  SCHOOLS. 

BALTIMORE  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
Expenses  for  year  ending  September  30th,  1876. 


£  5 


i  n 

211 

1  12 

2  12 

3  12 

ljl3i 
2  13 


$38  75 
34  75 
31  50 

10  38 
41  75 
30  70 

8  12 
27  50 
33  25 
14  85 
18  25 
22  25 

11  50 


1  50 
35  70 


32  75 
21  15 


c  . 

as  ft 

a  a 

H  * 
OH 
^3 


o 
Eh 


81  40 


11  00! 
50 


1  90 
1  84 


7  00 


1  (O 

40 
1  57 
5  20 
1  15 
7  95 


07 
75' 
10 
80 
10 
93 
00 


40  15 
34  75 

34  40 
12  72 

41  75 
32  45 

8  52 
29  07 
38  51 
16  00 
26  20 
22  55 
12  17 
75 

2  60 
37  50 

8  10 

35  68 
22  15 


$414  95!    $3  50  $32  57   $456  02  $28  15 


76      REPORT  OF  THE  STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


BALTIMORE  COUNTY. 

Statement  of  Receipts  and  Disbursement  for  Public  School  purposes  for  the  year 
ending  September  30th,  1876. 


Receipts. 

Balance  on  band  Septem- 
ber 30tb,  1ST5,  per  C.  B.  $762  43 

Amount  on  band  in  excess 

of  same   23  15 

State  School  Tax   27.04G  74 

County  School  Tax  at  18 
cts.  oa  the  $100,  1875; 
14  cts.,  1874,  1873  and 

1872   78,104  0G 

Fines  and  Forfeitures   1,468  80 

Book  Fees— White  Scb'ls  14,418  21 

"       "     Colored     "  1,183  65 

State  appropriation  to  Col- 
ored Schools   3,350  58 

Thos.  A.  Elliott,  for  coal..  13  50 

D.  P.  Barnett       "    '«  ..  2  50 

Pool  and  Hunt   5  00 


$126,373  62 


Disbursements. 

Teachers'  Salaries   $79,170  72 

Fuel   4,441  37 

Incidental     Expenses  of 

Schools   1,0  0  6  85> 

Rent   720  50 

Books  and  Stationery   11,324  61 

Copy  Books  on  hand   184  96 

Building  School  Houses...  1.268  88 

Repairing     "         "     ...  2,189  39 

Furniture,   Black  Boards 

and  Stoves   737  51 

Interest   398  42 

Salary  of  Secretary,  Treas- 
urer and  Examiner   1.772  79 

Salary   of  Assistant  Ex- 
aminer  615  64 

Per  Diem  of  School  Com- 
missioners  498  49 

Office  Expenses  and  Ac- 
count Books   168  07 

Printing  and  Advertising.  269  00 

Blanks,    Account  Books 

and  Stationery   216  96 

Attorney's  Fees   125  00 

Maryland  SchoolJoumal..  130  00- 

Paid  amount  due  National 
Bank  of  Baltimore,  at 

date  of  last  Report   10,000  00 

Thos.  A.  Elliott's  coal   13  50 

Error  in  cheek   54 

Paid  to  Colored  Schools  : 

Salaries   1.956  01 

Fuel   414  95 

Repairs     8  50 

Incidentals   32  57 

Books  and  Stationery....  :J69  23 

Furniture   28  15 

Balance  in  Bank   5,314  97 


$126,378  62 


78 


EEPORT  OF  THE. 


CALVERT  COUNTY. 


B.  D.  BOND,  President.  SAM'L  CORNELIUS,  Secretary^ 


INTEil  ROG  A  T  OKIES. 

1.  Is  there  any  need  for  a  change  in  the  manner  of  appointing 
School  Commissioners? 

2.  If  there  is  such  a  need,  what  change  would  you  suggest? 

3.  Are  the  District  Trustees  a  help  or  a  hindrance  on  the  whole? 

3.  Are  the  schools  in  your  county  fully  and  promptly  supplied  with 
necessary  books  and  stationery,  under  the  system  which  you  have 
adopted  ? 

5.  If  not,  what  change  would  you  suggest  ? 

0.  What  steps  have  been  taken  during  the  year  to  cancel  or  dimin- 
ish the  debt  of  the  School  Board?    (where  such  debt  existed.) 

7.  What  was  the  exact  amount  of  debt  on  the  30th  of  September, 
1876,  not  counting  the  current  salary  of  teachers  for  the  month  of 
September,  as  indebtedness  ? 

Pkof.  M.  A.  Newell, 

Secretary  State  Board  of  Education. 
Sir — I  reply  to  questions,  in  circular  of  October  19th,  as  follows  : 

1.  No  need  for  a  change  manifest  here  in  any  inconveniences  or  evils 
connected  with  the  present  method. 

2.  If  a  change  should  be  deemed  neeessary,  I  would  suggest  the  ap- 
pointment by  the  State  Board  of  Education. 

3.  The  District  Trustees  are  in  some  respects  a  help,  in  some  a 
hindrance.  I  am  not  prepared  wisely  to  determine  the  balance,  and 
to  say  which  side  preponderates.    T  would  not  advocate  a  change. 

4.  They  are. 

6.  We  have  no  debt. 

7.  None.  Very  respectfully, 

SAMUEL  CORNELIUS, 

E:cam  i  ifr 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


79 


CALVERT  COUNTY— SUMMARY  OF  SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

For  the  yeer  ending  September  30th:  18T6. 


1875.  187G. 

Number  of  School  Houses— Frame,  10:  Log.  3   22  22 

Number  i  f  Male  Teachers.  (Principals)   13  13 

»        Female    "                il    11  11 

Total   24  24 

Number  of  Fenced  Lots     2  3 

Schools  having  Out-Buildings   *j  & 

li             "     without  sufficient  Blackboards   1 

"             lt     having  good  Furniture   13  16 

Wall  Maps     22  22 

i:        Terms  Schools  were  open     4  4 

"        Different  Pupils  for  the  year— White,  932  ;  col'd,  8j8..  1,557  1,770 

"        Pupils  in  average  attendance —     "     40o  ;       '     276.  577  670 

';        Official  School  visits  paid  by  Examiner   124  152 

Average  enrolment   1,078  1,247 


Number  of  Pupils. 
Fall  Term.    Winter  Term.     Spring  Term.  Summer  Term. 
1376.    1875.    1376.    1875.      1876.    1875.      1876.  1875. 
On  Roll   894     859      1,424    1,181      1,550    1,201      1,118  1,072. 


Average  Attendance  472      511        712       577        872       569        619  650 

1875.  1876. 

Number  f  f  Pupils  in  1st  Grade  December  1st                                  385  496 

"            «         2nd    "            "                                             218  264 

"            "         3rd    "            ::                                              179  269 

"            "          4th     "                                                             128  206 

"            "         5th     "            "                                               104  104 

'•'            "         6th     "            "                                                 38  68 

"             '          Above  6th                                                         17  15 


Algebra,  15  ;  Philosophy,  33  ;  Geometry,  4  ; 
Physiology,  4;  Latin,  9. 


SCHOOL  HOUSES  BUILT  OR  ENLARGED  DURING  THE  YEAR. 


6 

o 

5 

p. 

fi 

3 

"o 

6 

09 

o 

v< 

5 

_JL_ 

U 

6 

2 

Frame. 

$450  00  1 

4 

3 

:; 

450  00  I 

7 

1 

450  60  | 

$1,350  00 


Length. 

Width. 

'53 

Squat  e  feet  of 
Blackboard. 

Out-ttuildirigs, 
Yes  or  No. 

Fences, 
Yes  or  No. 

9 

"5  ~ 

<r.  "c 
O  '~> 

o  = 

28  ft. 
20  ft. 
22  ft. 

18  ft. 
20  ft. 
22  ft. 

lift. 

No. 

u 

CI 

No. 

10  ft. 

11  ft. 



 1  



80 


EE POET  OF  THE 


CALVERT  COUNTY-SCEIOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance  for  the  year  ending  June  30,  18TG. 


Number  of  School. 

|  District. 

M  A  \I  17    MI.""   T  17  \  PIT  17  P 

Fall 
!  Term. 

Winter 
Term. 

Spring 
Term. 

Summer 
Term. 

JS  umber  of  different 
Pupils  for  the  year. 

On  Roll. 

Av.  daily 
Attendance. 

On  Roll. 

Av.  daily 
Attendance. 

o 
G 

o 

03  * 
c 

>  Si 

On  Roll. 

Av.  daily 
Attendance. 

1 

1 

Mollie  E  Hawkins 

3G 

1G 

40 

22 

43 

26 

36 

19 

51 

3 

1 

Inn   F1  Dare 

30 

15 

3G 

20 

35 

20 

35 

19 

47 

4 

1 

Bettie  A.  Griffiss  

11 

11 

20 

13 

25 

14 

23 

14 

27 

5 

1 

21 

11 

22 

14 

20 

12 

20 

11 

23 

C 

1 

31 

1G 

34 

21 

32 

21 

24 

16 

34 

1 

1 

32 

21 

43 

2G 

40 

24 

30 

22 

43 

8 

41 

28 

48 

29 

5G 

24 

36 

20 

G3 

1 

2 

24 

15 

30 

18 

31 

15 

31 

18 

38 

2 

2 

28 

16 

35 

22 

38 

25 

34 

15 

42 

3 

2 

J.  Wm.  Talbot  

25 

10 

37 

15 

39 

22 

39 

15 

50 

4 

9 

8 

4 

4 

2 

25 

10 

25 

12 

1G 

5 

29 

51 

2 

Dr.  J.  A.  Baden  

15 

7 

17 

9 

5 

24 

14 

22 

15 

35 

I 

16 

8 

41 

20 

4] 

21 

29 

14 

43 

I 

29 

14 

8 

2 

43 

31 

45 

31 

38 

19 

47 

1 

3 

44 

22 

57 

2G 

50 

26 

43 

17 

59 

2 

3 

22 

18 

24 

201 

24 

22 

23 

18 

24 

3 

H.  W.  Jones  

21 

7 

27 

111 

28 

12 

24j 

9 

29 

3 

3 

22 

9 

33 

1G 

40 

18 

28 

10 

45 

5 

3 

32 

12 

54 

34. 

54 

38 

4P, 

30; 

63 

6'  3 

Mrs.  M.  M.  Ireland..   

22 

15 

50 

23. 

59 

38 

5(  | 

30 

GO 

L.  A.  Griffith  

23: 

13 

40 

26 

44 

28 

45 

28 

45 

! 

G*o.  W.  Hyde  1 

25 

14 

32 

19 

i 

27| 

14 

281 

13 

35 

564 

302 

788 

445' 

820.  477 

702' 

377 

932 

STATE  BOA  ED  OF  EDUCATION 


81 


JALVERT  COUNTY-SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
Expenses  for  year  tnding  Sept.  30,  1876. 


-3  » 

5  o 
3-3 


§10  00 
4  00 
10  00 
10  00 
10  00 
10  00 


$2  00 


10  00 
10  00 
10  00 


27 


$2  30 
9  50 
65 
90 
1  30 
98 


2  25 
10  19 


3  61 
3  25 
I  15 


69 


11  97 
2*  50 


10  00 


30 


  10  0'i  . 

$10  25,      10  00'. 


  11  7® 

1  80  

85   14  03 


2;  1      10  00 


45 


10  00 
10  00 

10  00,' 
10  00 
10  00 
10  oo| 
10  00; 
10  00 


20 
2 

oo 

25 


40  

3  43  

50!    1  50 


$16  25  $204  00:    $49  89    $33  67  $42  39  $299  16;  $8,175  38|i  $241  50 


$13  44 

$370  00 

14  60 

384  00 

4  30 

327  00 

3  35 

325  00 

12  25- 

406  00 

16  50 

424  oo; 

15  70| 

359  00 

12  75' 

396  00' 

35  87 

387  0O 

5  70 

384  00 

80  00; 

8  0o 

231  00 

180  00 

10  45 

170  00; 

15  35 

391  00 

5  35 

78  75| 

26  47 

235  63 

2  70 

400  00 

349  00'1 

3  15 

324  00 

14  20 

349  00: 

23  05 

388  00 

10  20 

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2  13 
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35 
17  54 
2  70 


90 
3  20 

17  88 
9  20 

32  24 
8  40 


6 


82 


REPORT  OF  THE 


COLORED  SCHOOLS. 

CALVERT  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
Attendance  for  year  ending  June  30,  1 81G. 


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5  3 

Fall 
Term. 


Winter 
Term. 


NAME  OF  TEACHER. 


H.  E.  Earl  I  49 

M.  K.  Dawkins   21 

Virg.  Wheeler  j  56 

Mary  Sprigg,  Asst  

Mary  A.  Braxton  i  18 

Sylvia  Gant   27 

Jos.  S.  Gant  

Jno.  L.  Wilson  

E.  M.  Murry  

Jos.  Woolford  

M.  C.  Holt  

A.  E.  Hall  |  18 

M.  E.  Brady  !  12 

Win.  S.  Lewis  


55 
32 
124 


<  5 


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Term. 


c 


68 
31 
150 


330   170  036|  297   730   395  416  242  838 


Summer 
Term. 


>  £ 
<  c 
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43 

24| 
76! 


72  45 


231  23 

23  24 

24  38 
39  54 
52.  28 
50  35 
14  16 
27  20 


18 


40 

150 


38 
64 
71 
102 
76 
93 
46 
53 


9(  18 


STATE  BOAED  OF  EDUCATION. 


83 


COLORED  SCHOOLS. 

CALVERT  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
Expenses  for  year  ending  Sept.  30,  1870. 


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$20  00      $8  00 


$20  00 


$24  00 


$2  00 


10  00 


47  99 


$59  99 


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11  25 


60  16  88i 
12  11  11  15 
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20  29| 

17  21 


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252 

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280 

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6  90 

100 

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280 

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280 

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9  80 

258 

12 

9  85 

268 

61 

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248 

88 

10  85 

280 

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84  f>5  S43  9l'  S129  53!  $3,121  55  '     $90  83 


84       REPORT  OF  THE.  STATE  BOARD-  OK  EDUCATION. 


CALVERT  COUNTY. 

SlaUvuni  of  Receipts  end  Disbursements  for  Public  School  Purposes-,,  for  the  Year 
ending  September  30,  1870. 


Receipts. 


Disbursements. 


Balance  on  hand  September 
30,  1870  

StateSchool  Tax  for  1875  and 
1870  

State  Free  School  Fund  

State  donations  

County  School  Tax,  at  12 
cents  on  the  $100  

Sales  of  Books  

State  appropriation  to  Col- 
ored School?  

Ovster  License  


!  Teachers'  Salaries   $8,175  38 

$1,520  10  Fuel    204  00 

|  Incidental  expenses  of  Sch'ls.  33  G7 

5,053  80  Rent   16  25 

1,082  03  Books  and  Stationery   200  10 

1,200  00 .Building  School  House*   J  ,430  00 

i Repairing   "            u   40  .89 

2,879  14  Furniture,  Black  Boards  and 

334  48     Stoves   42  39 

Salary  of  Secretary,  Treasu- 

3.551  80     rer  and  Examiner   000  0O 

588  05  Ft  r  diem  of  School  Commis- 
sioners  255  56 

Office  expenses  and  Account 

Books   07  73 

Printing  and  advertising....  28  50 

Raid  to  Colored  Schools   4,039  13 

Old  amounts,  to  wit: 

Teachers'  Salaries   40  00 

Fuel   30  00 

Rent   123  04 

Salary  of  Secy..  &C   -       9  61 

Per  diem  of  Coins   128  91 

County  orders  cancelled  and 

I    re-issued   143  74 

Balance  c  >*h  on  hand   1.391  J  2 


$17,1  18  58' 


86 


REPORT  OF  THE 


CAROLINE  COUNTY. 


JAMES  C.  DOUGLAS,  President.  GEO.  F.  BE  A  VEX,  Secrtary. 

Prof.  M.  A.  Newell, 

Secretary  State  Board  of  Education. 

Dear  Sir: — In  submitting  my  report  for  the  past  school  year,  I 
am  pleased  to  say  our  work  has  been  going  on  with  marked  improve- 
ment. In  the  provision  of  new  and  better  houses  with  suitable 
furniture,  we  have  encouraging  proof  of  needed  progress.  It  is 
pleasant  to  b3  able  to  speak  well  of  our  teachers  in  general ;  in  schol- 
arship they  have  made  gratifying  progress,  which  at  the  same  time 
must  indicate  a  desire  for  the  right  performance  of  their  duties. 

We  must  th  ink  von  for  vour  valuable  services  during  the  ses- 
sions  of  our  Institute,    We  feel  sure  much  good  was  done. 

I  will  nnv  answer  the  questions  in  your  circular: 

1.  Thi  only  change  in  the  appointment  of  School  Commissioners, 
which  I  conceive  would  be  an  improvement,  would  b2  by  the  State 
Board  of  Education.  This,  it  seems  to  me,  would  give  the  system 
a  completeness  and  greater  harmony,  and,  perhaps,  by  avoiding  the 
influenc3  of  local  circumstances,  secure  better  officers. 

3.  I  must  honestly  way  that  the  feature  in  our  system  of  District 
Trustees,  could,  in  my  opinion,  be  eliminated  without  detriment  to 
the  schools.  Their  place  and  duties  could  be  filled  and  better  per- 
formed by  the  County  School  Commissioners,  especially  iu  the  mat- 
ter of  the  appointment  of  teachers. 

4.  Our  schools  seem  to  be  promptly  and  fully  supplied  with  the 
necessary  boeks  aud  stationery. 

5  and  6.  "We  arc  not  troubled  with  any  indebtedness  worthy  of 
mention. 

Most  respecfully  3 ours, 

GEORGE  P.  BE  A  YEN, 

Score 'or  1/  .. 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION.  87 


CAROLINE  COUNTY— SUMMARY  OF  SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
For  the  year  ending  Sept.  30//t,  1876. 

1876.  1875. 

Number  of  School  Houses— Frame,  48;  Brick,  1   49  47 

Number  of  Male  Teachers,  (Principals)   35  27 

«-'        Female    "  "        '   30  28 

"         »•        (Assistants)   2  2 

Total    67  57 

Number  of  Fenced  Lots   2  2 

"         Schools  having  Out-Buildings   12  9 

"  "      without  sufficient  Blackboards   25  29 

"  11      having  good  Furniture   33  32 

Wall  Maps   34  31 

"         Terms  Schools  were  open   3  3| 

11         Different  Pupils  for  the  year— Males,  1,190;  females,  1,- 

149;  Total,  2;339  whites;  827  colored  3,106  2,999 

"         Pupils  in  average  attendance— 1,032  whites;  221  col'd...  1,253  1,081 

"         Official  School  visits  paid  by  Examiner   70  59 

Average  enrolment  2,130  1,718 


Number  of  Pupils. 
Fall  Term.    Winter  Term.'  Spring  Term.  Summer  Term„. 
1875.    1876.    1875.    1876.    1875.  1876. 

On  Roll   1,764    1,854    2,353    2,580    1,760  1,955 

Average  Attendance  1,026    1,060    1,354    1,581    1,047    1,1  17 

1876.  1875-. 


Number  of  Pupils  in  1st  Grade  December  1st   436 

"          "          2nd     "           "    254 

3rd     "           "    311 

"         ?!         4th     "          "    291  Not  reported, 

"           M          5th      11            "    206 

"          li          6th      u           "    125 

"          c<          Above  6th   80 


Book  Keeping,  58;  Algebra,  199;  Phi- 
losophy, 370;  Geometry,  27;  Physi- 
ology, 29;  Latin,  28;  Greek,  10. 


SCHOOL  HOUSES  BUILT  OR  ENLARGED  DURING  THE  YEAR. 


No.  of  Schools. 

District. 

Brick  or  Frame. 

Cost. 

Length. 

Width. 

Height. 

Square  feet  of 
Blackboart. 

Out-Buildings, 
Yes  or  No. 

Fences, 
Yes  or  No. 

:   1        Cost  of 
•    j  Furnitare. 

4 
1 

8 

2 
5 
5 

Frame, 
it 

(< 

$2,053  00 
480  00 
468  68 

48 
2  [ 
20 

24 
18 
16 

14 
12 
12 

$3,001  68 

88 


REPORT  OF  THE 


CAROLINE  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance,  for  the  year  ending  Sept.  30£A,  1876. 


NAME  OF  TEACHER. 


Fall 
Term. 


3  "3 


T.  0.  Clements  

W.  S.  Mutchler  

Wm.  S.  Straughn  

Dora  Powell.,...  

M.  A.  Warren....  

Sallie  Carter  

Lizzie  Carter  

Jas.  E.  Carroll  

Ada  Noble  

John  H.  Powell  

W.  M.  Tyler  

Francis  E.  Wiley  

R.  0.  Christian  and  Assistant 

Ch.  Straugbn  

Dolly  E.  Kelly  

Sallie  A.  Cade  

Thomas  C.  West  

Laura  Melvin  

Thomas  J.  Roe  

E.  Hardesty  and  W.  S.  Harvey 

Georgia  Park  

H.  H.  Cannon  

J.  Swan  

Fannie  A.  Jump  

J.  F.  Cowan  

Mrs.  M.  E.  Clark  

Ledenham  and  Pippins  

Charles  E.  Turner  

Mary  Whiteley  

A.  Calloway  

Medford  and  Hynsou  

Dr.  Jas.  R.  Phillips..  

Jehu  Blades  

Sarah  A.  Collins  

John  R.  Lee  

Melvin  and  Dixon  

Jos.  W.  Noble  

Wm.  E.  Harris  

Sallie  L.  Maloney  

Jos.  E.  llorney  

llynson  and  Todd...  

M.  A.  Kenney  

Laura  John  

Olivia  Waters  

Prouse  and  Harper  


701 
29] 
27; 
20 

25; 

54 
36 
14 
34! 
32 ! 
48 
23 
45 
36 
30 
21 
25 
32 
56 
29 
41 
30 
22 
54 
21 
28 


Winter 
Term. 


72  c 


0  ;< 


Spring- 
Term. 


Z6 
26 
22 
28 

11 
16 


14 

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57 
36 
41' 
34 
68 
37 
34 
32 
39 
48 
84 
33 
29 
30 
34 
60 
55 
19 
58 
33 
70 
36 
57 
44 
34 
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39 
39 
50 
36 
50 
40 
35 
61 
20 
32 
37 
53 
54 
42 
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30 
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31 
43 
20 
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17 
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31 
21 
13 
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341 
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20; 

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40 
30 


68!  50 


Summer 
Term. 


1511   87311906  1248  1618  976    2339 


TfTATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


CAROLINE  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
Expenses  for  the  year  ending  Sept.  30th,  1876. 


§175  00; 


$19  50 
15  75 
9  75: 
9  25  • 
7  50  , 

7  25| 
3  75'. 

37  50!. 
10  50  . 

15  00'. 

10  00  . 
17  50 
40  ]5 

8  75  . 
6  62 

11  25. 

17  00; 
8  75!. 

11  00*. 
8  50|. 

8  50  . 
10  7o'. 

14  00.. 

12  75  . 

16  88  . 

13  75  . 

9  50  , 
0  21  . 

10  50  . 
9  00:. 

26  50  , 
12  001. 

12  13  . 
9  00  . 

15  50  . 
9  75., 
9  50  . 

11  25  . 

13  25  . 
6  001. 

20  on' 

6  90| 

16  75  , 

18  OOj. 

12  64; 


$3  00, 
8  20 


19  75 


602  54 


33  00 
15  00 


13  12 


<J 


$15  74 

$35  24 

1  90 

17  65 

28  30 

38  05 

23  95 

33  20 

4  30 

11  80 

8  25, 

15  50 

10  10 

13  85 

6  75 

219  25 

2  85 

13  35 

4  34 

19  34 

13  13 

23  13 

1  96 

22  46 

7  76 

56  11 

2  78 

11  53 

5  40 

31  77 

10  91 

22  10 

45  69 

665  23 

4  40 

13  15 

1  93 

12  93! 

1  50 

10  00 

11  22 

19  72 

7  13 

17  88 

k  r.n 

lv  01) 

4  18 

16  93 

2  21 

19  09' 

56  97 

70  72 

4  45 

13  95 

5  17 

11  38 

8  45 

24  95 

3  55 

12  55 

0  20 

32  70 

18  50 

30  50 

33  05 

45  18 

11  00 

20  00 

22  15 

37  65 

15  50 

25  25 

12  30 

21  80 

18  13 

29  38 

18  61 

31  86 

1  72 

7  72 

9  65 

62  65 

18  73 

40  63 

15  15 

31  90 

34  92 

52  92 

7  55 

33  31 

$553  93  i 

52,015  82 

3  o 
s  ° 


§17  00 


17  00 
25  00 
72  20' 


2  75, 


13  75 

15  00 
18  50 


27  00 


11  80 


$210  00 
363  64 
270  00 
210  00 
210  00 
210  00 

210  00 
525  00 
270  00 

211  00 
270  00 
270  00 
735  00 
210  00 
270  00 
210  00 
525  00 
210  00 
210  00 
120  00 
210  00 
210  00 
375  00 
210  00 
250  00 
270  00 
197  23 
178  10', 
210  00 
210  00 
210  00 
525  00 
210  00 
210  00 
210  00 
270  00,; 
210  00 
210  00 
180  00 
210  0« 
210  00;  i 
210  00!; 
300  oo!! 
210  00 
210  00  I 


$3  85 
8  00 

16  50 

4  65 

1  75 
16  33 

8  35 

18  55 
32  20 

7  60 

3  45 

'22'70 

7  90 
23  15 

8  60 

5  50 
12  75 

2  25 
10  85 

12  95 
80 

5  95 
5  45 
2  30 

5  40 

4  50 

6  50 

4  30 

2  50 
8  60 

3  25 

3  75 

5  00 
5  55 

4  13 

2  30 

3  00 

13  82 


90 


REPORT  OF  THE 


COLORED  SCHOOLS. 
CAROLINE  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance  for  the  year  ending  Sept.  30th,  1876. 


NAME  OF  TEACHER. 


Full 
Term. 


1  1  L.  Ross  and  J.  W.  Bajne... 

2  1  George  Hackett  

3  1  A  Stokes  

1  2  Wm.  Brown   17 

2  2  John  Whitaker   27 

1  3  Emma  H.  Harris   13 

2  3  Susan  B.  Turner   43 

3  3  Johnson  and  Harlow  

1  4  Robert  Rooke   21 

2  4  Eva  Miller   48 

1  5  A.  Ennels   40 

2  5  Josiah  Adams   29 

3  5  Elen  Sampson   42 


Q 


Winter 
Term. 


Is 


Spring 
Term. 


343  187  674  333  337  141 


Summer 
Term. 


£  8 
.  a 


80 

75 
47 
05 
75 
46 
97 
39 
46 
54 
58 
87 
58 

827 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


91 


COLORED  SCHOOLS. 
CAROLINE  OOUNTV— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
Expenses  for  (he  year  ending  Sept.  30th,  1876. 


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1 

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2 

2 

2 

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3 

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3 

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4 

1 

5 

2 

5 

3 

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$6  48 
IT  50 


$3  81 
G  T5 


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5  20 


10  22 
5  00 


3  48 
11  25 


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10  00 


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$10  20 
24  25 


10  3G 
16  45 


11  69 
5  00 


8  75 
10  58 
5  80 


$41  89:      $103  IT 


a  o 


$148 
108 

27 
139 
140 

88 
12T 

90 
104 
112 
104 
104 
104 


$1,401  3C 


$6  80' 

4  65 
"  1  25 

$12  TO 


■  92 


EE  PORT  OF  THE 


CAROL  IN  E  CO U JS  T Y . 

Statement  of  Receipts  and  Disbursements  for  Public  txhool  purposes  for the  year 
ending  September  30th,  1870. 


Receipts. 


DISBURSEMENTS. 


Balance  on  hand  Sept.  30th,  Teachers'  Salaries  $11,624  02 

1875  $       44  34  Fuel   592  48 

State  School  Tax  for  187(3....     0,989  01  Incidental  expenses  of  Seh'ls  553  98 

State  Free  School  Fund            1,564  0G  Rent   175  00 

State  Donations                        1,200  00  Books  and  Stationery   1,0-4  81 

County  School  Tax.  at  —  cts.                [Building  School  Houses   3,001  80 

on  the  $100  '.                   7, 7G3  42  Repairing    '•'          "    694  31 

Interest  on  investments   588  47  Furniture,  Black  Boards  and 

Sale  of  Books                              327  18)    Stoves    219  80 

State  appropriation  to  Color-  Salary  of  Secretary,  Treas- 

ed  Schools                            2,348  04'    urer  and  Examiner   GOO  00 

Lean  from  Bank   3,000  00  Per  Diem  of  School  Commis- 

Cash  in  Bank                              287  41|    sioners   295  20 

Balance  due  Treasurer                 132  76  Printing  and  Advertising....  99  00 

Paid  to  Colored  Schools,  for 

I    salaries   1,403  30 

[Paid  to  Colored  Schools,  for 

houses   650  00 

Paid  to  Colored  Schools,  for 

fuel   61  48 

Paid  to  Colored  Schools,  for 

incidentals   41  89 

Paid  Templeviile  joint-school  207  92 

Payment  of  loan   3.000  00 


$24,244  99;  $24,244  9  9 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION 


93 


CARROLL  COUNTY. 


WILLIAM  REESE,  President.  J.  M.  XEWSOX,  Secretary,, 

Prof.  M  A.  Newell. 

Secretary  Stale  Board  of  Education. 

Dear  Sir — In  submitting  our  annual  report  for  the  Centennial 
year  wo  have  few  remarks  to  make. 

As  the  Public  Schools  progress  each  year,  continually  becoming: 
more  and  more  efficient,  our  people  arc  recognizing  them  to  be  an 
iodispon sable  necessity  ;  and,  although  an  objector  may  be  occa- 
sionally met,  yet  no  one  who  respects  the  public  voice  now  Fcems 
willing  to  ii$.k  his  popularity  by  suggesting  acticn  of  any  scrt  for 
their  abolition. 

That  our  present  school  S3  stem  is  a  good  one,  comparing  favora- 
bly with  that  of  any  other  State  or  country,  all,  who  have  carefully 
studied  it,  freely  admit ;  that  it  is  wisely  and  faithfully  administered 
by  the  authorities  of  the  State  Boaidof  Education,  as  far  as  their 
means  will  allow,  is  not  seriously  questioned  ;  that  it  is  rapidly 
spreading  intelligence,  and  exerting  a  salutary  influence  upon  the 
rising  generation,  is  clearly  seen  in  a  visit  to  any  of  our  schools,  or 
on  entering  an  assembly  of  cur  children  anywhere;  but  that  the 
system  is  susceptible  of  imp:  ovement  by  judicious  amendments  none 
will  deny. 

In  response  to  your  qutrita  in  a  circular,  dated  the  19th  of  Octo- 
ber, wevfouli  le.'pcctfully  give  the  following  answers: 

1  We  cannot  f  ee  "any  need  for  a  change  in  the  manner  oT  ap- 
pointing School  Commissioners." 

2.  Seeing  no  need  for  a  change,  we  have  none  to  suggest.  Hav- 
ing considered  the  matter  in  ail  its  bearings  and  looked  in  every 
direction  within  our  limited  vision,  we  can  sec  no  power  to  appoint 
the  School  Comm'ssioners,  which,  in  our  opinion,  can  give  less  dis- 


94 


REPORT  OF  THE 


satisfaction  than  the  piesent  mode  of  appointment  by  the  Court,  in 
whose  hands  the  power  now  so  happily  rests.  Any  change  which 
would  bring  the  appointment  of  School  Commissioners  within  the 
circle  of  political  agitation — in  which  ignorance,  passion,  and  party 
prejudice  could  participate — would  be  detrimental,  and  might  prove 
disastrous. 

3.  We  conscientiously  believe  that,  instead  of  being  a  "help," 
the  "District  Trustees''  are  a  very  great  hindrance,  not  only  "on 
the  whole,"  but  in  almost  all  particulars.  We  think,  however,  that 
one  local  trustee,  tote  moderately  paid  for  his  services  and  held  re- 
sponsible,— whose  action  in  all  important  matters  should  be  subject 
to  approval  or  reversal  by  the  School  Commissioner  of  his  district, 
and,  in  cases  of  disagreement,  to  be  decided  by  a  suitable  umpire, — 
might  be  made  a  very  great  "help." 

4.  The  schools  of  our  county  are  cot  everywhere  "fully  and 
promptly  supplied  with  necessary  books  and  stationery."  The  law 
provides  for  the  imposition  of  a  book  fee,  to  raise  funds  for  the  pur- 
chase of  books,  &c  ,  while  it  releases  frcm  the  payment  of  this  fee 
all  pupils  who  elect  to  supply  themselves  with  books:  and  the  con- 
sequence is,  that  in  a  large  part  of  our  county,  nearly  all  the  pupils 
elect  to  supply  themselves,  which  veiy  few  of  them  ever  do  "fully 
and  promptly.'' 

5.  We  would  recommend  a  strict  adhei ence  to  but  one  mode  of 
supplying  bocks  ;  and  of  the  ta  o  modes  referred  to  in  the  4th  answer, 
we  would  prefer  thag  which  lequires  the  payment  of  the  book-fees, 
and  not  that  which  permits  the  pui  chase  of  books  by  the  pupils ; 
but  to  both  of  these  methods  there  are  serious  objections. 

Of  the  pupils  who  elect  to  buy  their  own  looks,  few  are  ever 
found  "fully  and  promptly  supplied ;"  and  of  those  who  elect  to  pay 
the  book-fees,  many  are  withheld  from  school  until  the  commence- 
ment of  the  Winter  Tmn  and  arc  withdrawn  at  the  beginning  of 
the  Spiing  Term,  often  for  no  other  reason  than  to  escape  tne  pay. 
ment  of  these  fees  for  the  terms  which  rpen  and  close  the  year ; 
and  thus  the  attendance  of  pupils  is  considerably  diminished. 

Much  the  best  method  of  supplying  looks,  &c,  and  perhaps  the 
cheapest  to  the  people,  in  our  opinion,  would  be  to  furnish  the  schools 
fully  and  economically  with  all  needful  supplies,  free  from  any  indi- 
vidual charges  to  the  pupils,  taxing  the  whole  property  in  the  coun- 
ty collectively  to  pay  the  expense;  and  not  until  then  can  we  with 
propriety  claim  that  we  have  an  entirely  free-school  system  in  opera- 
tion. 


STATE  BOAKD  OF  EDUCATION. 


95 


6  and  7.  No  steps  more  than  the  practice  of  rigid  economy  in  our 
expenditures,  and  our  forced  continuance  to  withhold  from  the  teach- 
ers and  other  laborers  in  the  work  a  just  compensation  for  their  ser- 
vices, have  been  taken  to  diminish  the  debt  of  the  School  Board, 
which,  however,  is  now  reduced  to  the  sum  of  $4,388.40,  which  sum 
is  all  that  remains  of  the  large  debt  contracted  some  years  ago,  but 
which  can  be  paid  at  any  time  by  resorting  to  the  County  School 
Fund,  nearly  the  sum  of  $11,000  of  which  remains  uncollected. 

In  conclusion,  we  are  gratified  to  be  able  to  say  that  the  past 
year  has  been,  in  many  respects,  a  clearly  apparent  improvement 
on  previous  years  ;  that  the  grade  of  our  schools  is  higher ;  that  the 
classification  of  pupils  is  becoming  systematic ;  that  the  standard  of 
qualification  of  our  teachers  is  rising ;  that  our  Teachers'  Associa- 
tions and  Institutes  are  more  highly  appreciated;  and  that  all 
classes  of  our  people,  on  frequent  occasions,  manifest  cordial  appro- 
val of  all  judicious  measures  discussed  to  secure  ample  support  to  the 
Public  Schools. 

JOSEPH  M.  NEWSON, 

Secretary. 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


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CAE  ROLL  COUNTY— SUMMARY  OF  SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
For  year  ending  September  30th,  1876. 

Number  of  School  Houses,  including  rented  property  

"       "  "  (frame,  37,  brick,  50,  log,' 14,  stone, 

"  "  Male  Teachers,  (Principals)  

"  "  Female     44  "   

u  44  Male        »  (Assistants)  

I  '*  Female     44  u   

Total  

Number  of  fenced  lots  

II  "  schools  having  out-buildings  

"       "      u      without  sufficient  black  board  , 

"       "     "      having  good  furniture  

"  Wall  Maps  

44      "  Terms  Schools  were  open  

"  6,776^ 

"       4:  Pupils  in  average  attendance,  whites,  3,407,  col'd,  116. .3,279  3,523 

44       44  Official  school  visits  paid  by  Examiner  .'   200  242 

Average  enrolment  3,451  5,407 

Number  of  Pupils. 
Fall  Term.        Winter  Term.      Spring  Term.    Summer  Term. 
1875.    1876.     1875.      1876.     1875.      1876.     1875.  1876. 

On  Roll  3,774    4,034      6,137      5,091      6,442      6,195  446 

Av.  attendance. 2, 589    2.766     4,011      4,131      3,237      3,571  325 

1 

Number  o*'  Pupils  in  1st  Grade  December  1st   1 

44      4:     4""       2nd   4  4  4  4   

14      "     «•         3rd    4  4  4  4   

4  4       4  4      4  4         4th    41  44   

4  4       4  4      4  4  5th    4  4  4  4   

4  4       4  4      "  6th   4  4  4  4   

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Philosophy  

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1875. 

1876. 

1,016 

916 

736 

886 

876 

1,105 

891 

1,107 

850 

906 

400 

447 

46 

584 

355 

25 

86 

SCHOOL  HOUSES  BUILT  OR  ENLARGED  DURING  THE  YEAR. 


5  Brick. 
5  " 

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$1,023  98 
994  11 
630  93 

*2,716  22 


5.365  241 


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*  Paid  on  buildings  reported  last  year,  but  not  then  completed, 
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All  the 


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REPORT  OF  THE 


CARROLL  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance  for  the  year  mding  July  25<A,  1876. 


NAME  OF  TEACHER. 


Fall 
Term. 


8  2 

9  2 
1  3 


Henry  T.  Smith....;  

George  VV.  Hess  

Samuel  F.  Hess  

J.  Albert  Angell  

John  E.  Davidson  

Levi  D.  Reid  

Laura  S.  Poole  

John  T.  Reck  

Charles  A.  Waesche  

Henry  C.  Wilt  

A.  H.  Diffenbaugh.  

Ella  Beam  

Herod  P.  Engler  and  Asst 

Simon  P.  Weaver  

Thomas  Tipton  

Susie  Grabille,  Asst  

0.  A.  Haines   . 

George  Fleagle  

Ida  Haifley,  Asst  

Jesse  F.  Billmver  

Dr.  D.  B.  Flegeal  , 

John  W.  Biggs  

John  Burgoon   I 

Maggie  Flegeal  / 

Wesley  F.  Barn  s  

Jacob  H.  Stonesifery  

H.  B.  Burgoon  

William  D.  Biggs  , 

J.  Ross  Gatt.....  

Peter  Duce  

Richard  Dell  

Noah  H.  Kester  , 

Addison  S.  Morelock  

Clinton  R.  Spurrier  

John  W.  Abbott...  ) 

John  H.  Brown,  Asst  / 

Samuel  A.  Lauver  

J.  J.  Settle  

Frances  L.  Moores  1 

Daniel  W.  Ilering,  Asst  / 

Celia  E.  Gorsuch  

Mary  E.  Johnson  ,  

George  Batson  

John  C.  Nutting  

Gerard  Rademachcr  

Lizzie  A.  Bennett  

Eliza  J.  Devries  

Cassia  Dorsey  

Anna  R.  Harrison  


AV  inter 
Term. 


Spring 
Term. 


37  67 
32 
37 
43 
39 
42 
29 
24 
34 
30 


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61,  71 

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54 
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38  55 

29  77 

48  81 

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CARROLL  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
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285  00 
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277  25 
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285  00 
308  26; 
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353  45 

170  00 
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225  00 
225  00 
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46  28 

23  61 
22  46 
72  72 

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36  84 
34  75 
21  21 
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100 


REPORT  OF  THE 


CARROLL  COUXTY- SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance  for  the  year  ending  July  \bth1  1876. 


[  Number  of  School. 

District. 

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5 

6 

5 

1 

8 

5 

9 

5 

10 

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5 

1 

G 

2 

6 

3 

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4 

6 

5 

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6 

7 

8 

9 

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10 

6 

11 

0 

12 

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13 

14 

6 

15 

6 

16 

6 

1 

7 

2 

7 

3 

7 

4 

1 

5 

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7 

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8 

9 

7 

10 

7 

1  1 

7 

12 

7 

13 

7 

14 

15 

16 

7 

1 

8 

2 

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E 

4 

G 

5 

8 

NAME  OF  TEACHER. 


Fall 
Term. 


Winter 
Term. 


o  ! 


; 


Samuel  S.  Spalding. 

Bettie  Barnes  

J.  J.  Henry  

Lewis  A.  Koonlz..  .. 
Robert  J.  Bennett.... 

Zidciie  Duvall  

Anna  E.  Kinzer  

Minta  Shipley  

J.  P.  Baltozer  

Ohas.  Brilhart  

Ferd.  A.  Diffenbach. 
Emma  V  Shower.... 

Ferd.  A.  Diffenbach   ) 

Mary  Burns,  Asst   J 

Helen  V.  Lane  

Francis  Warner  

Charles  W.  Motter  

John  R.  Streaviz  , 

George  P.  Panabaker 
Daniel  L.  McSwiney  ., 
A.  H.  Zimmerman. ... 
Mollie  Bixler,  Asst.  .. 

Miss  Belle  Drach  , 

G.  W.  J.  Everhart.... 

Mattie  Miller  

Henry  L.  Motter  

Isaac  Wright  

Lizzie  J.  Matthews  . .. 

Josephine  Beaver  , 

Maggie  Fowler  

Maria  Pearson  

Daniel  Ebaugh  

Mattie  Beaver  

Belle  Matthews  

Chas.  H.  Baughman.. 

Noah  II .  Fleagle  

Ella  Wivell  

Emma  Albert  

George  VV.  Sullivan.. 

Levi  Pool  

Ferd.  D.  Svhaeffer  

James  H.  Diffcnbaugh 

Milton  Scbaeffer  

Lizzie  Stocksdale  

Lilab  W.  Miller  

Miss  Buckingham  

Dora  Nichols  

A.  N.  Ebaugh  

Laura  E-  Gettier  


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24 
23 


39! 
37 
41! 
351 
29 
40 
43 
42 
18 
22 
25 
45 

26 

33 
50 
25 

63 

35 
56 
28 


15 

30 

15 

30 

14 

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62 

19 

23 

64 

49 

71 

45 

28 

51 

35 

51 

32 

16 

39 

23 

39 

22 

22 

44 

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53 

20 

17 

41 

25 

47 

26 

21 

43 

32 

43 

27 

21 

52 

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53 

34 

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31 

47 

38 

47 

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71 

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37 

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39 

52 

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STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


101 


CARROLL  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

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19  57 
26  70 

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285  00 
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285  00 
390  00 
255  00 
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225  00 
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285  00 
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285  00 
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285  00 

223  00 

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255  00 
180  00 

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225  00 
193  50 


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CARROLL  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance f?r  year  ending  July  loth,  1876. 


9 
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NAME  OF  TEACHER. 


Fall 
Teim. 


3  ~ 
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Z.  C.  Ebaugh  

Lucy  Hobson  

J.  Thomas  Green  

Alice  Richards  

Julia  Blackiston  

Sue  M.  Matthews,  Asst . 

Sal  lie  N.  Waters  

Joshua  Leather  wood  

John  T.  "Young-  

Grove  J.  Shipley  

Ella  C.  War  field  

Frank  W.  Shriver  

A.  W.  Buckingham  

Albert  F.  Gait  

H.  Lee  England  

Joan  Mehring  

James  B.  Gai  t  

Chas.  F.  Riifdollar  

E.  E.  Lovell  

Annie  R.  YSbgling  

F.  A.  Naille  

Lizzie  S.  Witman  

Laura  J.  Hooker  


34 
14 
24 
19 


17 

28 

35 
35 

:-:o 
£ 

29 

27, 

58 

27 

19 

48 

20 

43 

34 

41 

33 


G.  T.  Yingling   } 

Sarah  Kauffman,  Asst  / 

Theo.  H.  Adams  

Marian  R.  Lord   

Wm.  J.  Crabbs   


46 
54 
25 


5 1  39 

I 


11 
1 

22 
22 
25 
22 
1 

14 
40 
22 
14 
36 
16 
38 
27 
25 
33 

42  33 


Winter 
Term. 


65 
18 
45 
28 

68 

28 
51 
50 
47 
38 
47 
48 
43 
68 
43 
30 
77 
42 
55 
52 
50 
43 

58| 

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68 
44 


Spring 
Term. 


- 


Summer 
Term. 


65l  40 


39  45 

38Q  60 

48  72 

4T  68 

26  48 


13  

28  

20  

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16  

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35     24  16 

32  

30  

49  


39 

45 

40 
4  7 
17 


3913  2686  5803  4008  5926  3527  446  325.6493 


STATE  BOAKD  OF  EDUCATION, 


103 


CARROLL  COUNT T— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Expenses  for  the  year  ending  Sept.  30th,  1876. 


=  .2 

Q 


6  8 

7  8 

8;  8 

9  S 


1  9 

2  9 

3  9 
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9 
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2  10 

3  10 

4  10 

5  10 
111 

2  11 

3  11 

4  11 
511 


6  11   

1  12  

2  12  

3  12  


$18  25   

28  35!  

10  50   

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19  00 


14  50 
10  50  . 

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12  00  . 
17  25J 

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37  56 
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21  27  , 
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13  54  , 

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26  72: 
24  37  , 


2  00 

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10  75 
29  15 


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18  20:  

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8  55; 
15  50 
24  61 

19  15 

20  15 
45  61 
43  07! 
42  02! 
28  85' 
33  90 
31  87 


1  50 


2  00 

16  00; 

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31  30 

43  00 

41  38 
45  58 
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92 

$32  00  2.269  89  $296  93  $395  29  3.244  24:247  23  $29 


Teachers'  Salaries 
for  the  year. 

Receipts  from  Books. 

$225 

00 

$64  38 

231 

60 

20  67 

225 

00 

7  12 

255 

00 

16  25 

387 

35 

64  64 

285 

00 

32  25 

225 

00 

39  87 

255 

00 

34  62 

285 

00 

32  35 

255 

00 

32  36 

285 

00 

31  42 

255 

00 

30  99 

285 

00 

45  32 

285 

00 

47  94 

285 

00 

42  86 

270 

10 

22  68 

285 

00 

48  60 

255 

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75  09 

255 

00 

45  25 

255 

00 

71  04 

255 

00 

37  11 

285 

00 

54  99 

225 

00 

79  18 

285 

00 

84  70 

285 

00 

56  92 

285 

00 

32  24 

$29,780 

46 

$3,994  04 

104 


EEPOET  OF  THE 


COLORED  SCHOOLS. 

CARROLL  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance  for  year  ending  July  I5th}  1876. 


NAME  OF  T  R  A  C HER. 


2  Jacoi.  I!  Uhmt  

12  S.  R  Hughes  

9  A.  P.  Aibaugh  

7  John  B.  Washington 
B.  F.  Warren...':...  . 
5  John  H.  Hendersc  n. 


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Terfn. 


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28  17 
19  18 


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Winter 
Term. 


32 

17 

33 

37 

24 

37 

26 

20 

65 

68 

46 

70 

25 

16 

64 

188 

123 

269 

Spring 
Term. 


3  a 


<  3 
<1 


Summer 
Term. 


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269   144   1   283 


-3  jz. 


£2  r-i 

2 


4' 


STATE  BOARD   OF  EDUCATION. 


105 


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u_ 
0 

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1  2 
1  12 
1  9 

l'  ■< 

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COLORED  SCHOOLS. 
CARKOLL  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Expenses  for  year  ending  Sept.  3Q(h,  1876. 


fa 


a  . 


5 


$26  89 
16  00| 
15  12 

22  001' 

9  00' 


$2  00 


4  4 
4  15 
1  55 

1  34 


$89  01   $2  00    Sll  49 


$31 
20 
26 

25 

9 


$112  50 


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$10  00 


$270  23 
180  00 
225  00 

180  00 

73  20 


$10  00!     $928  4: 


$16  10 
29  56 
15  27 

43  07 

18  97 

$122  97 


106  REPORT  OF  THE 


CAIUIOLL  COUNTY 


■Statement  of  Receipts  and  Disbursements  for  Public  School  purpcscs  for  the  year 
ending  September  30th,  1870. 


Receipts. 


Disbursements. 


13 i lance  cn  hand  September 

30,  18  —   $1,885 

State  School  Tax  for  1875-6.  10,408 

State  Free  School  Fund   2,283 

'County  Free  School  Fund  and 

interest  on  investments.  ...  '1.874 
'County  School  Tax  at  12  cts. 

on  the  $100   23,214 

Book   Fees,    (collected    b  y 

Teachers)   4,122 

Sales  of  Books   77 

•  State  appropriation  to  Color- 
ed School-   1,183 


iTeachers'  Salaries  $ 

54Fuei  

85  Incidental  Expenses  of  Sch'ls 

90  Rent  

jBooks  and  Stationery  

19  Building  School  Mouses  

(Repairing  School  Houses  

80  Furniture,  Black  Boards  and 

|  Stoves  

98  Interest  

85  Salary  of  Secretary,  Treasu- 

|    and  Examiner  

08  per  diem  of  School  Commis- 
sioners  

Office  Expenditures  and  Ac 

count  Books,  Rent  

I  Pi  in  i  ing  and  Advertising  

Paid    to    Colored  Schools, 

(salaries  onlj  )  

Asst.  Secretary  and  counsel 
fees  


$51,050  85 


lance  on  hand  and  in  Bank 


29,776 
2,358 
811 
34 
5,011 
5,305 
883 

607 
352 

1,000 

503 

77 
97 

923 

353 
700 
2,190 


01 

78 

00 

So 

85 
00 


$51,050  85 


To  meet  and  liquidate,  when 
desirable,  a  balance  of  debt 
previously  contracted  and 
remaining  due  against  the 
Board,  the  following  in- 
vestments are  drawing  in^ 
terest  : 

Taneytowii  ground-rents   $758  09 

Sums"  due  on  judgments  se- 
cured by  real  estate   2.137  83 

W.  Md.  R.  R.  Bonds   6,000  00 

Unterest  thereon   2,000  00 


Of  the  debt  which  was  created 
before  the  present  members 
of  the  Board  came  into  ser- 
vice, there  remains  unpaid 
the  sum  .  $1  338  40 


$10,890  52 


-STATE  BOARD  OF  EDVCATION-. 


107 


CECIL  COUNTY. 


5F.  S.  EVERIST,  President.  Rev.  JXO.  SQUTER,  Secrtiary. 

Prof.  M.  A.  Newell, 

Secretary  Stale  Board  of  Education. 
Dear  Sir — In  transmitting  to  you  the  annual  report  of  the 
schools  of  Cecil  County,  we  have  nothing  of  special  interest  to  re- 
port. Th?  schools  have  been  kept  open  for  three  terms  only,  owing 
to  the  s'ate  of  our  fund?,  and  the  large  outlay  for  this  and  the  past 
year  for  ne  w  school  houses.  Some  of  the  schools  have  been  kept  open 
for  the  Sum.mer  Term,  by  the  teachers,  as  subscription  schools,  the 
School  Commissioners  giving  them  the  use  of  the  houses,  books,  &c, 
free. 

In  accordance  with  the  set  of  the  Legislature,  the  Board  of 
County  School  Commissioners,  used  bonds  for  the  redemption  of  our 
indebtedness,  and  up  to  the  30th  of  September,  you  will  see  by  the 
financial  statement,  how  much  has  been  paid,  and  how  much  we 
were  then  in  debt  We  are  happy  to  say,  that  at  this  time,  the 
whole  amount  of  our  liabilities,  except  current  expenses,  has  been 
paid,  and  for  the  first  time  in  many  years  we  are  free  from  that 
burden. 

The  teachers  of  the  county  have  fulfilled  their  duty  with  consid- 
erable zeal  and  fidelity,  and  we  think  are  making  progress  in  the 
work.  The  method  of  classification  has  given  material  aid,  facilita- 
ting the  labors  of  the  school  room. 

The  large  amount  of  interest  charged  in  our  account  is  due  to 
rsome  arrears  in  former  years,  and  we  contemplate,  with  pleasure, 
the  fact  that  this  item  will  be  obliterated  from  our  accounts  in  the 
future.  It  is,  however,  a  subject  of  regret  that  the  County  levy, 
both  for  the  past  and  present  year,  will  hardly  enable  us  to  keep  the 
•schools  open  for  the  whole  time  of  four  terms. 


108 


REPORT  OK  THE 


There  have  been  a  few  changes  in  the  boundaries  of  the  School 
Districts,  and  the  whole  count  yis  now  so  arranged  into  districts  as 
to  require  no  changes  in  the  future,  except  such  as  are  incident  to 
all  communities. 

In  reply  to  the  inquiries  of  your  circular,  I  would  answer, 
1.  I  am  of  the  opinion,  and  it  is  the  opinion  of  most,  if  not  all  the 
Commissioners,  that  the  present  method  of  appointing  the  Commis- 
sioners is  the  best  that  we  have  ever  tried ;  and,  except  to  extend 
the  term  for  which  the  appointment  is  made  to  four  years,  there 
is  no  change  that  we  would  suggest  at  the  present  time.  In  this, 
you  see,  I  have  answered  the  second  question. 

3.  There  are  many  objections  to  the  Trustee  system,  but  after  a 
careful  review  of  the  whole  subject,  we  believe  the  system  will  do 
well,  and,  even  now  with  all  the  drawbacks,  is  a  help. 

4.  The  schools  of  the  county  are  fully  and  promptly  supplied 
with  all  the  books  used.  I  would  state,  however,  that  there  is  need 
of  much  care  on  this  subject,  as  some  of  the  schools  require  a  great 
many  more  books  than  others  of  the  same  class  and  numbers.  No 
change  at  present. 

6.  The  Legislature  gave  authority  to  our  County  Commissioners 
to  issue  bonds  for  cancelling  our  debt;  and  they  have  availed  them- 
selves of  that  privilege,  and  have  paid  the  School  Commissioners, 
up  to  this  time,  §20,000.  The  amount  of  our  indebtedness  on  the 
30th  of  Septembsr,  was  $7,930.36,  all  of  which  was  paid  off  the  3d 
of  November,  and  we  are  now  clear  of  debt,  except  current  expenses. 
I  would  also  state  here  that  we  have  been  able  promptly  to  pay  the 
last  quarter's  expenses,  amounting  to  $8,397.63. 

AVe  have  nothing  further  to  communicate,  except  to  express  our 
earnest  desire  for  the  continued  success  of  the  public  system  of  in- 
struction in  our  own  county  and  throughout  the  whole  State,  and  that 
the  time  may  speedily  come  when  Maryland  will  be  equal  to  any 
State  in  the  condition  of  her  public  schools. 

I  am,  respectfully,  yours, 

JOHN  SQUIEIi, 

Secretary. 


STATE  BOAED  OF  EDUCATION. 


109 


CECIL  COUNT Y — SUMMARY  OF  SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
For  the  year  ending  Sept.  30th,  1876. 

1876.  1875. 

Number  of  School  Houses — Frame,  53;  Brick.  15;  Log,  1;  Stone,  12     81  77 


Number  of  Male  Teachers,  (Principals)   24  23 

"        Female    "               "                                                       G2  62 

"            "         "       (Assistants)                                               28  24 

Total   114  109 

Number  of  Fenced  Lots                                                                     35  34 

"        Schools  having  Out-Buildings                                          G8  67 

"      without  sufficient  Blackboards                              33  35 

"             "      having  good  Furniture                                        69  68 

"       Wail  Maps                                                            55  55 

11         Terms  Schools  were  open                                                   3  4 

"        Different  pupils  for  the  year — Males,  2,645  ;  females, 

2,116-  white,  4,375;  colored,  386;  total  4,761  5,596 

Pupils  in  average  attendance — White,  2,227;  col'd,  179. .2, 406  2,441 

Official  ScLool  visits  paid  by  Examiner                               106  156 

Average  enrolment  .....3,294  3,267 


Number  of  Pupils. 
Fall  Term.    Winter  Term.  Spring  Term.  Summer  Term. 
1875.    1876.    1875.    1876.    1875.    1876.    1875.  1876. 

On  Roll   3,439    3,198    3,555    3,420    3,143    3,263    2,931  Closed. 

Average  Attendance  2,628    2,394    2,733    2,537    2,190    2,288    2,214  " 

1876.  1875. 


Number  cf  Pupils  in  1st  GiT.de,  December  1st   735  684 

"  "         2nd    "  "    658  539 

"  "         3rd     "  "    690  656 

"  "  4th     "  "    591  561 

"  "  5th     "  "    499  460 

"  "         6th     •«  "    313  260 


Book-Keeping,  69;  Algebra,  177;  Philosophy, 
186;  Drawing,  122;  Geometry,  2;  Latin,  10. 


SCHOOL  HOUSES  BUILT  OR  ENLARGED  DURING  TEE  YEAR. 


No.  of  Schools  | 

District. 

Brick  or  Frame. 

Cost. 

Length. 

Width. 

Height. 

Square  feet  of 
Blackboard. 

Out-Buildings, 
Yes  or  No. 

Fences, 
Yes  or  No. 

Cost  of  Furni- 
ture. 

4 

5 

Frame. 

$   690  00 

30  ft. 

24  ft. 

11  ft. 

72 

Yes. 

No. 

Included. 

5 

7 

Stone. 

5,184  15 

<  1 

Yes. 

11 



$5,874  15 

110 


REPORT  OF  THE 


CECIL  COUXTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance  for  year  ending  Sept.  30th,  1876. 


4  I 
I  I- 


NAME  OF  TEACHER. 


Laura  Veach  

May  D.  Way  

Kate  C.  Tiius:  

John  W.  Cavender.. 

Mary  R.  Lynch  

John  A.  Calhound... 
Sarah  W.  Broomell. 

Annie  Price  

Addie  Foard  

Sadie  T.  NiccoU  

Mary  McMullin  

James  Smith  

Chas.  W,  Williams.. 

Z.  Porter  

Lucy  Evans  

Anna  Smith  

Maggie  A.  Taylor  ... 

J.  L.  Hanna  

Florie  Harlan  

H.  F.  Harlan  

Anna  A.  Foster  

Emma  L.  Brown  

Hattie  Evans  

Helen  McCauley  

J.  S.  Morris  

Sella  Veach  

Libhie  M.  Hayes  

Eva  J.  Kenned  v  

W.  B.  Brokaw  

A.  M.  Gallaher  

Rechael  Harlan  

L.  P.  Griffith  

Mrs.  M.  E.  Stewart. 

M.  A.  Tammany  

Lou.  J.  Pass  

R.  K.  White  

S.  A.  Yearsley  

J.  W.  Falls  

Laura  While  

A.  Gait  

Sue  Gamble  

B.  R.  Galbraith  

L.  C.  Passmore  

J.  W.  Moore  

E.  J.  Gregg  

C.  H.  Crothers  

Mary  L.  Stephens  .... 

Jennie  E.  McCall  

Martha  Biddle  


Fall 
Term. 


36 
16 

15i 
30 
16 
21 
22 
42 

161 
63 
27 
24 
26 
56 
12 
73 
42 
58 
37 
46 
16 
32 
20 
17 
Ii 
35 
25 


111 
21 
35 
23 
24 
28 
20 
20 
6-2 
15 
31 
61 


Winter 
Term. 


28 
14 
116 
23 
10 
15 
1 

29 
131 
51 
20 
19 
20 
4-1 
11 
54 
33 
45 
28 
39 
13 
25 
1 

9 
9 
27 
20 


Spring 
Term. 


>  c 

<  s 


21 
18 
170 

30 
18 
18 
20 
32 
142 
60 
31 
25 
33 
51 
16 
71 
36 
66 
42 
63 
21 
46 
30 
21 
17 
41 
27 
25 
96 
25 
25 
26 
20 
36 
21 
30 
55 
20 
38 
61 


23 
13 
113 
20 
11 
14 
14 
16 
HO 
52 
26 
18 
26 
43 
13 
54 
25 
55 
31 
57 
18 
36 
22 
16 
14 
30 
24 
18 
84 
19 
19 
21 
13 
26 
13 
16 
43 
16 
28 
50 


32  18 


15 
29 
11 

163 
23 
20 
18 
12 
24 

132 
61 
24 
20 
31 
46 
17 
86 
26 
66 
31 
62 
18 
40 
25 
17 
16 
25 
25 
20 
99 
21 


41  28 
33  24 


i 

11 
21 

9 
88 
15 
12 
12 

9 
14 
104 
50 
17 
15 
22 
44 
13 
6 
17 
52 
21 
26 
12 
29 
14 
14 
12 
16 
18 
12 
79 
11 


Term. 


STATE.  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 

CECIL  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Expenses  for  the  year  ending  Sept.  30th,  1876. 


ill 


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$32  00 
29  15 
18  37 
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38  25 
24  50 
21  5G 

15  32 


§25  00; 


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32  10 
4  4  gl 

14  90 

21  36 
23  10 
13  13 

19  87 
85  25 

20  61 

22  38 

20  25 

11  25 

23  30 
23  37 
41  54 
26  20 

26  10 

21  32 
31  22! 
34  36 
41  25 
30  00 
38  50 
16  50 
23  32 
13  75 

22  46 
51  72 

15  75 

20  08 

16  50 

16  88 

21  19 
29  83 

12  00 

27  5-5" 
21  71 

17  85 
19  75 


16  28 


13  50 


6  10 


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1  00 

2  00 
18  77 


Oilier  Incidental 

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* 

a  a 

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j  Cost  of  Books. 

Teachers'  Salaries 
for  the  year. 

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$7  32 

$39  32 

$22 

46 

$254 

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59  00 

2  90 

32  05 

20 

17 

275 

00 

58  00 

25  86 

44  23 

55 

04 

254 

00 

61  00 

6  34 

56  62 

60 

53 

579 

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163  00 

1  50 

16  25 

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00 

105 

61 

16  40 

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58  65 

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06 

358 

54 

106  00 

12  26 

36  70 

22 

66 

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1  00 

22  56 

8 

80 

228 

00 

26  00 

2  50 

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54 

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70 

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10  00 

49  34 

49  34 

16 

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258 

00 

94  00 

11  40 

68  50 

16 

60 

231 

00 

35  00 

14  62 

59  07 

199 

20 

1,269 

16 

379  00 

2  58 

17  48 

10 

92 

224 

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69  00 

2  29 

89  75 

28 

60 

215 

20 

34  25. 

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24  80 

26 

15 

236 

00 

55  00 

8  31 

21  44 

8 

25 

205 

00 

46  0O 

75 

20  62 

49 

15 

256 

42 

52  00 

18  80 

104  05 

132 

66 

1,097 

24 

342  00 

1  80 

22  41 

144 

11 

508 

93 

180  00 

1  32 

23  70 

92 

l( 

248 

00 

64  00 

90 

21  15 

34 

82 

225 

00 

67  00 

1  03 

16  28 

44 

11 

254 

00; 

69  00< 

1  45 

24  75 

46 

80 

305 

00 

133  00 

2  55 

25  92 

51 

63 

231 

00 

45  00 

14  41 

55  95 

70 

25 

562 

00 

228  00' 

1  90 

28  10 

23 

17 

266 

00 

92  0O 

5  18 

31  28 

33 

37 

494 

48 

182  00 

2  38 

23  70 

36 

04 

255 

00 

104  00 

17  55 

48  77 

51 

60 

437 

33 

155  00 

50 

34  86 

21 

41 

221 

00 

55  00 

4  45 

45  70 

45 

40 

275 

00 

110  oo. 

7  89 

37  89 

25 

40 

235 

00 

75  00 

4  63 

43  13 

18 

33 

236 

00 

49  00 

2  65 

19  15 

14 

37 

216 

00 

44  00 

24  65 

47  97 

46 

60 

245 

00 

83  00 

1  10 

14  85 

15 

63 

232 

00 

57  00 

6  73 

29  19 

18 

55 

158 

00 

44  00 

4  80 

56  52 

95 

33 

849 

11 

239  00 

4  37 

20  12 

10 

04 

206 

94 

53  00 

3  47 

23-55 

53 

79 

215 

19 

40  65 

10  46 

26  96 

33 

63 

229 

00 

57  00 

2  75, 

19  63 

14 

36 

228 

55 

54  00 

4  95 

26  14 

58 

39 

254 

00 

83  09 

19  46 

49  29 

26 

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222 

00 

54  00 

3  20 

15  20 

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236 

00 

59  00 

15  56 

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53 

65 

524 

53 

111  00 

11  31 

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13 

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233 

00 

45  00 

14  00 

33  85 

33 

35 

262 

00 

63  00 

14  45! 

52  97 

102 

38 

576 

00 

121  50 

112 


REPORT  OF  THE 


CECIL  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance  for  the  year  ending  Sept.  30th,  187G. 


OQ 


NAME  OF  TEACHER. 


Fall 
Term. 


Winter 
Term. 


>  «  PC 

^  o 


% s 

.  c 


Spring  Summer 
Term.  !  Term. 


C 


v  a 

Sh  0. 

-a 

o  s- 

If 


Mollie  R.  Williams. 
M.  A.  E.  Phillips... 

Sallie  E.  Kirk  

0.  0.  Pvle  

Ella  A.  Jenkins  

M.  E.  Clcndenin...  . 
E.  A.  Thompson.... 

Lizzie  Richards  , 

J.  F.  Hynes  

L.  J.  Buckley  

James  Turner  

C.  W.  Jurks  

E.  S.  Quigley  

Lou  J.  W ay  

R.  K.  Stephenson.. 

V.  H.  Watts  

M.  S.  McNamee  

J.  L.  Crothers  

J.  A.  Thompson  

G.  S.  Mattingley  

M.  J  McCauley  

P.  Killough  

J.  E.  Killough  

S.  M,  Johnson  

H.  M.  Brown  

A.  L.  Field  

M.  A.  Murray  


51 

36 
38 
36 
29 
26 
38 
19 
56 
55 
46 
42 
164 
39 
33 
82 
41 
58 
38 
36 
30 
32 
4o| 
18 
33l 
23 
22 


20  41 
23  33 
29|  59 
16 
44 
42 
34 
28 
125 
25 
27 
69 
31 
37 
26 
26 
26 
28 
23 
13 
27 
18 
17 


17 

66 
53 
36 

23 
173 
38 
33 
96 
51 
67 
41 
32 
40 
24 
29 
18 
35, 
30 
2] 


28 
13 
47 
38 
34 
30 
48 
11 
52 
40 
20 
10 
13 
25 
25 
71 
46 
40 
28 
25 
31 
19 
22 

9I 
29 
20 
11 


41 
31 
54 
41 

35 
26 
62 
13 
56 
51 
62 
24 
202 
28 
28 
81 
63 
42 
39 
22 
35 
31 
20 
6 
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22 
27' 


27 
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40 
32' 
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20 
49 
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15  . 
19  . 
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32 
30 
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20 
13 
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14  , 
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3198  2394  3420  253713263  2288   1   4761 


55 
46 
62 
60 
48 
36 
71 
28 
78 
62 
51 
67 
238 
43 

35 
101 

62 

85 

56 

49 

52 

45 

45 

26 

42 

40 

38 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


113 


CECIL  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Expenses  for  the  year  ending  Sept.  30th,  1876. 


zi  ~ 


$316  68 
226  00 
453  66 
283  00 
247  00 
250  00 
450  00: 
235  00, 
501  96! 
471  79i 
347  30 
254  00) 
1,630  88 
262  001 
259  00! 
589  00 
290  00 
523  94j 
259  00, 
256  00  1 
258  00', 
252  00. 
250  00 
220  00 
258  00; 
232  OO' 
224  77'j 


$118  00 

65  00 
103  00 

87  00 
76  00 

66  50 
133  00 

38  00 
122  50 
99  00 
81  00 
59  00 
348  00 

83  00 
58  00 

152  00 
64  00 
89  00 
58  00 
76  00 

105  00 

84  33 
81  00 
41  00 
86  00- 
72  00 
64  12 


$225  33  2,179  96|  $315  93  $702  56  $3,423  78  3,981  89    27,641  031!  7,486  64 
Also  expended  $32  75  for  furniture,  blackboards  and  stoves. 


8 


114 


REPORT  OF  THE 


COLORED  SCHOOLS. 
CECIL  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
Attendance  for  year  ending  June  30ih,  1876. 


_~  .2 


ll  1 
1  2 


2  7 

i! 

2  8 

1!  9 


NAME  OF  TEACHERS. 


Marcia  E.  Lovett.. 

Felicia  Ramsey  

Wm.  J.  Watkins.. 

Mary  L.  Julius  

A.  A.  Coale  

II.  S.  Johnson  

Mary  E.  Williams 

J.  W.  Eaton  

Mary  L.  Fears  

S.  D.  Christmas... 


Fall 
Term. 


53  53 

-a  r3 
.  c 


Winter  Spring 
Term.  Term. 


67 


23 


21 


.  c 

a     >  a> 

0  N 


55     66  47 


208   154!  218   164   295  219   1  386 


Sum  mer 
Term. 


O  < 


G  ~ 


73 
34 
24 
38 
26. 
56 
27 
47 
45 
16 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


115 


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1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

2 

1 

3 

1 

4 

1 

7 

2 

7 

1 

8 

2 

8 

1 

9 

COLO  HE  D  SCHOOLS. 
CECIL  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS* 
Expenses  for  year  ending  June  30th,  1876. 


.15  00 


$17  00 
24  60 

5  40 
14  90l 

9  501 
28  80 

26  42 

27  52 
24  48 
19  02 


$2  30 
1  99 


38 


$15  00  $197  64l   $4  67  $56  68 


2  H 


$12  44 


4  10 
6  05 


12  75 
1  78 
19  56 


3  M 
o 


$29  44 
24  60 
20  40 
19  00 
9  50 

37  15 
28  41 
40  27 
26  64 

38  58 


3  99 


$39  27 
46  80 
7  15 

19  05 
7  60 

24  71 
31  30 

25  63 
17  12 

20  13 


$190  74 
107  78 
38  05 
161  74 
107  51 
274  00 
233  00 
246  00 
218  00 
210  00 


$238  79'  $1,786*82'  $493  30 


$98  00 
29  50 
12  00 
58  00 
18  30 

103  0O 
49  50 
42  00' 
44  00 
39  0O 


116        REPORT  OF  THE  STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


CECIL  COUNTY. 

Statement  of  Receipts  and  Disbursements  for  Public  School  purposes  for  the  year 
ending  September  30th,  1876. 


Receipts 


Disbursements. 


Balance  on  hand  Sept.  30th, 

1875   $  8 

State  School  Tax  for  1876....  14,689 

State  Free  School  Fund   2, 261 

County  School  Tax,  at  16  J  cts 
on  the  $100   20/ 

Fines  and  Forfeitures  

Book  Fees  

State  appropriation  to  Color- 
ed Schools   2,213  20 

Borrowed  Money   4,557  30 

Miscellaneous   520  14 

Sale  of  Bonds   19,100  00 

*Total  Liabilities($7,330  36) 


44 


64  46 
230  00 
,486  64 


$71,831  0,r 


Teachers'  salaries  $27,641  03 

Fuel   2.179  96 

ncidental  expenses  of  Sch'ls  702  56 

Rent     225  33 

Books  and  Stationery   4,677  02 

Building  School  Houses   5,874  15 

Repairing    "        «    445  18 

Furniture,  Black  Boards  and 

Stoves   82  75 

Interest   ',1,825  96 

Salary  of  Secretary,  Treas- 
urer and  Examiner   1,250  00 

Per  Diem  of  School  Commis- 
sioners  293  40 

Printing  and  advertising   68  28 

Paid  to  Colored  Schools  $2,- 
299.60,  (included  above.) 

Freights   232  10 

Incidentals,  (general.)   141  94 

Insurance   236  28 

Paid  Borrowed  Funds   16,800  00 

Balance  cash  on  hand   0,155  11 

$71,831  05 


•Since  paid. 


118 


REPORT  OF  THE 


CHARLES  COUNTY. 


Col.  SAMUEL  COX,  President  GEO.  if.  LLOYD,  Secretary 

Prof.  M.  A.  Newell, 

Dear  Sir: — In  compliance  with  your  request  I  answer  the  follow- 
ing points: 

1.  "Is  there  any  need  for  a  change  in  the  manner  of  appointing 
School  Commissioners?"    No  change  necessary. 

2.  "Are  the  District  Trustees  a  help,  or  a  hindrance  on  the 
whole?'1    Rather  a  help  than  otherwise. 

4.  '"'Are  the  schools  in  your  county  fully  and  promptly  supplied 
with  necessary  books  and  stationery,  under  the  system  you  have 
adopted?-'  As  a  general  thing,  they  are.  But  I  would  greatly  pre- 
fer to  have  the  County  Boards  relieved  from  the  purchase  of  books 
(retaining  only  the  power  to  adopt  to  text  books)  and  give  the  whole 
matter  over  to  the  county  merchants,  who,  knowing  what  books 
have  been  adopted,  will  keep  a  supply,  and  be  more  convenient  of 
access  to  pupils  and  parents. 

6  and  7.  ''In  regard  to  indebtedness  of  School  Boards."  I  am 
happy  to  say  we  have  no  debt.  " 

Yours  very  truly, 

GEORGE  M.  LLOYD, 

Secretary. 


STATE  BOAKD   OF  EDUCATION. 


119 


CHARLES  COUNTY— SUMMARY"  OF  SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
For  the  year  ending  June  30th,  1876. 

1875.  1876. 

-Number  of  School  Houses,  (Frame,  47:  Log,  9;)   54.  56 

Number  of  Male  Teachers,  (Principals,)                               ....  37  37 

"        Female    "                "    23  24 

"        Female   "         (Assistants)   1  1 

Total   61  62 

Number  of  Schools  having  Out-Buildings   2  2 

I  "     without  sufficient  Blackboard   47  40 

"             "      having  good  Furniture   35  36 

"         Wall  Maps   37  39 

II  Terms  Schools  were  open   4  4 

"         Diffeient  pupils  for  the  year — Males,  1,139;  females, 

1,048;  white,  1,173-  colored  1,014   2,010  2,187 

'«         Pupils  in  average  attendance— White,  490;  col'd,  321  696  811 

"         Official  school  visits  paid  by  Examiner   107  112 

Average  enrolment   1,348  1,525 

Number  of  Pupils. 

Fall  Term.     Winter  Term.    Spring  Term.  Summer  Term. 

1875.    1876.      1875.    1876.      1S75.    1876.  1875.  1876. 

On  Roll                 1,238    1.147      1,325    1,742     1,447    1,752  1,382  1,459 

Av.  Attendance.      721       609        610      989        719      928  733  720 

1875.  1876. 

Number  of  Pupils  in  1st  Grade,  December  1st   549 

"           "         2nd    "            "    351 

"           "          3rd    Not  308 

"           "          4th     tl            "    Reported.  243 

"          5th     11            rt    148 

"           "         6th    *«            '«    ■  20 

Ji  "         -Algebra,  3;  Philosophy,  2;  Geometry,  1. 


SCHOOL  HOUSES  BUILT  OR  ENLARGED  DURING  THE  YEAR. 


GO 

o 

-C 

«B 
o 
d 

District. 

Brick  or  Frame. 

Cost. 

Length. 

Width. 

Height. 

Square  feet  of 
Blackboard. 

Out-Buildings, 
Yes  or  No. 

Fences, 
Yes  or  No. 

Cost  of  Furni- 
ture. 

1 

5 

Frame. 

$435  33 

24 

20 

10 

No. 

No. 

$55  70 

120 


EEPOET  OF  THE 


Charles  county— school  statistics. 

Attendance  for  Year  Ending  September  30th,  1876. 


NAME  OF  TEACHER. 


Josie  Smith  

Geo.  Tavlor  

J.  M.  Hunt  

Lizzie  Semmea  

Rena  Price   .   

H.  L.  Arnold  

James  A .  Franklin  

C.  T.  Bruce  

Jam;  s  T.  Carpinter  

Tin  s.  J.  Speake  

F.  B.  Adams  and  E.  Perry.... 

B.  H.  Posey  

J.  E.  Williams  

0.  T.  Py   

J.  K.  Cox  

J.  W.  Po-ey  

W.  I).  fo;ey  and  W.  J.  If'orris 

Geo.  0.  Carpinter  

P.  HarriiOii  and  W.  D.  Posey 

B.  G.  Harris  h  

T.  T.  Hancock..,.  

F.  D.  Mudd  

V.  A.  Mudd  

M.  L.  Gailey  

M.  E.  Higdon  

J.  W.  Hallev  

J.  R.  R.  McCarthy  

T  0.  Hodges  

S.  B.  Pennington    

F.  Pennington  

Geo.  L.  Mudd  

Serapbina  Mudd  

Geo.  N.  Lyon  

Benj.  Gough  

J.  E.  Higdon  

L.  Turner  and  H.  N.  Robey... 
J.  Q.  0.  Ward  


Fall 
Term. 

W inter 
Term. 

Spring 
Term. 

Summer 
Term. 

Number  of  different 
Pupils  for  the  year. 

On  Roll. 

Av.  daily 
Attendance. 

On  Roll. 

Av.  daily 
Attendance. 

_ 

o 

Av.  daily 
Attendance. 

On  Roll. 

Av.  daily 
Attendance. 

17 

9 

23 

15 

22 

11 

14 

8 

25 

30 

22 

28 

2 1 

25 

18 

24 

17 

34 

16 

5 

25 

15 

26 

14 

26 

13 

30 

25 

19 

31 

24 

34 

20 

27 

20 

40 

13 

6 

19 

13 

20 

11 

29 

9 

28 

21 

13 

32 

20 

35 

20 

34 

15 

43 

22 

*  9 

29 

12 

34 

12 

35 

15 

50 

17 

9 

15 

10 

lb 

10 

14 

10 

22 

14 

6 

16 

8 

14 

7 

11 

5 

20 

13 

6 

13 

7 

11 

6 

14 

7 

13 

18 

34 

24 

31 

16 

25 

13 

40 

23 

13 

28 

18 

29 

15 

30 

15 

33 

16 

9 

25 

15 

22 

12 

18 

10 

32 

19 

13 

20 

14 

20 

22 

13 

42 

23 

38 

18 

32 

20 

47 

32 

14 

41 

24 

46 

25 

39 

18 

55 

22 

13 

26 

14 

23 

14 

10 

5 

29 

15 

7 

31 

13 

30 
ou 

16 

23 

13 

34 

22 

8 

18 

9 

20 

14 

20 

13 

30 

11 

8 

14 

10 

13 

7 

14 

26 

20 

27 

21 

27 

19 

23 

16 

28 

21 

8 

19 

12 

19 

12 

16 

6 

22 

22 

12 

24 

14 

24 

14 

21 

9 

28 

29 

16 

33 

20 

31 

16 

28 

16 

35 

13 

6 

24 

12 

23 

14 

23 

17 

26 

18 

11 

26 

15 

27 

16 

21 

10 

30 

30 

20 

29 

23 

42 

24 

31 

18 

45 

23 

10 

30 

17 

33 

•  17 

23 

11 

38 

22 

17 

25 

18 

27 

21 

23 

20 

31 

14 

9 

16 

11 

15 

12 

16 

9 

20 

16 

7 

21 

7 

21 

13 

15 

7 

25 

23 

15 

18 

10 

19 

9 

19 

12 

30 

22 

11 

30 

12 

33 

16 

24 

12 

36 

22 

11 

20 

9 

24 

13 

25 

11 

28 

23 

15 

27 

27 

19 

26 

14 

35 

31 

16 

23 

11 

41 

20 

36 

14 

43 

13 

8 

23 

11 

21 

9 

17 

7 

28 

741 

411 

902 

547 

963 

546 

836 

456 

1 173 

STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


121 


CHARLES  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Expenses  for  year  ending  Sept.  30th,  1876. 


$8  50 
16  00 

8  25 

11  25 

12  75 

5  25 
4  50 
7  50 

6  00 

6  00 

9  00 

7  50 
7  50 


r~  CD 


14  00 
8  00 

14  50 
6  00 


9  00 

3  25 
9  00] 

4  00 
8  00 

5  00 ! 


12  50 

10  50| 
9  001 

13  00| 
9  50 

13  00 
12  001 

10  oo: 

8  75' 

11  00! 

2  oo! 


$3  so; 


30  6o 


25  00, 
39  32: 


49  38 
3  00 


82  28 


36  00 
3  49 


25  00 
171  19 


26  77 
18  65 


$302  00  $519  53     S37  64 


$1  65 
65 
30 
83 
65 


85 


1  25 
50 

1  25 
42 
35 

1  20 
78 


95] 
30j 
60 
45 
95 


L  16 

1  60 
41 

2 

1  65 
99 
62 

1  22 

2  80 
55 

2  35 
1  89 

70 
5  70 
1  10 

15 


$10  15 
16  65 

8  55 
20  88 

13  40 

5  25 

30  00 
7  50 
7  25 

31  50 

10  25 
47  24 

7  85 
1  20 

64  16 

11  00 
15  45 

6  30 
82  88 

9  45 

4  20 
10  73 

5  60 

8  41 
5  25 
1  65 

49  49 

14  61 
10  22 
40  80 
10  05 

186  54 

13  89 
10  70 

14  45 
38  87 
20  80 


8859,17  S60  20 


2  50 
2  00 


55  70 


Teachers'  Salaries  for 
the  year. 

Receipts  from  Books. 

s?298  04 

$2  58 

300  00 

300  00 

300  00 

19  61 

293  10 

8  19 

300  00 

298  62 

6  2o 

300  00 

2  50 

297  24 

5  64 

298  62 

300  00 

17  50 

300  00 

5  47 

150  00 

6  03 

300  00 

37  16 

360  00 

20  56 

248  79 

1  20 

300  00 

11  36 

256  25 

2  25 

170  85 

11  89 

300  00 

9  18 

290  36 

3  0J 

300  00 

6  17 

300  00 

12  89 

261  12 

8  51 

300  00 

8  55 

300  00 

3  05 

300  00 

4  05 

300  00 

17  31 

300  00 

1  45 

300  00 

1  60 

300  00 

5  47 

300  00 

5  64 

300  00 

2  55 

300  00 

4  25 

300  00 

1  60 

230  83 

74 

$10,594  42 

$254  16 

122 


REPORT   O'F  THE 


COLORED  SCHOOLS. 
CHAELES  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance  for  year  ending  September  307/<,  1876. 


NAME  OF  TEACHER, 


Fall 
Term. 

Winter 
Term. 

Spring 
Term. 

Summer  g  « 
Term,   i  £  & 

On  Roll- 

=  i 

.  C 

►>  di 

On  Roll. 

On  Roll. 

Av.  daily 
Attendance, 

On  Roll. 

Av.  daily 
Attendance. 
Number  of 

Pupils  *br 

18 

92 

51 

99 

54 

74 

28  109 

23 

14 

50 

30 

50 

27 

51 

22  61 

8 

4 

16 

5 

22 

7 

25 

5  25 

24 

20 

28 

29 

24 

35 

25  41 

5 

2 

22 

13 

23 

12 

21 

8  31 

20 

10 

29 

14 

25 

13 

28 

14  31 

19 

10 

33 

20 

23 

13 

19 

12  34 

34 

12 

51 

30 
21 

53 

30 

56 

2i 

11 

42 

40 

16 

22 

lfl!  52 

47 

32 

37 

16 

55 

21  55 

29 

JO 

66 

31 

41 

26 

37 

16  66 

14 

48 

13 

30 

15 

20 

6  57 

30 

16 

51 

28 

50 

20 

44 

26  62 

29 

15 

63 

36 

73 

30 

53 

22  93 

5 

45 

20 

42 

14 

12 

3  49 

S 

8 

38 

13 

40 

13 

28 

12  42 

21 

8 

35 

21 

43 

21 

38 

12  49 

30 

16 

39 

22 

25 

10 

24 

8  39 

30 

12 

45 

J? 

44 

21 

37 

14  62 
 i  

406 

198 

840 

442 

789 

382 

623 

264  1014 

11 

2  1 

1  I 

2  2 

1 

* 

2  4 

3 

1 

2  5 
1  0 
1  7 

2 

V 
1  9 


J.  D.  Flanders  &  M.  A.  Swann 


Maggie  Mason  

Basil  D.  Mullen  

E.  II.  HolJenbech  

Jane  J.  Cosey   

J.  J.  Taylor  

Mattie  A.  Hilton  

Mattie  A.  Flanders  

L.  G.  Wall  &  M.  Blair  

M.  E.  Flanders  &  Ida  Smith. 

J.  T.  Hilton  

Geo.  W.  Brown  

Rebecca  L.  Adams  

H.  H.  Burch  


M.  Padgett  &  J.  II.  Camper.. 
0.  Draper  &  R.  E  Hughes.... 
Joseph  W.  Allen  


■STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


COLORED  SCHOOLS. 

CHARLES  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Expenses/or  year  ending  September  30lh,  18T6. 


2  1 

1 1 

2  2 
1 

2  3 

3 

1 

2  4 

3 

1 

2  5 
1  6 
1  7 

|J 

3  8 

4  | 
1  9 


320  00 


40  00 
30  00 


TO  00 


40  00 


S13  50   

9  00   

8  25'  

9  00'  

4  00'  

:  so  

6  00  S10  00 

15  001  

11  50  


— '  2 

tL  - 

3  w 

'5  S 


1  75 


4  50 


4  00  . 
19  50  . 

6  OOj, 
18  00'. 

9  00 

6  501. 

9  oo; 


9  82, 


4  20 


4  50 


80 
40 

1  65 
13 

3  001 
25 
25 
30 

1  37 
50 


$16  0G 
9  50 
8  40 

29  00  $31  G5 
4  43 
7  50 

17  75 
15  00 
51  75 

30  80 

4  40 
21  15 
7G  13 
21  00 
19  07 

6  75 
13  50 
41  37 

5  00 


14  55 


$420  50 
250  oo; 
247  70 
250  OO! 

229  IGjl 
245  40  ; 
250  00 
182  90j 
241  501 
161  72|! 
214  80 

230  17 
250  00 
250  00 
250  00 

249  85; 
202  85 
236  80 

250  00 


$11  11 

2  90 
12  59 

1  75 
4  20 

3  00 


4  95 

3  00 
1  45 

5  85 
17  10 

65 

4  15 


11  73 
7  46 


$200  OO1      $160  25  $24  02  $14  29  $398  56l$50~f6l  $4,6133511  $9189 


124 


REPOBT  OF  THE 


CHARLES  COUNTY 

Statement  of  Receipts  and  Disbursements  for  Public  School  Purposes,  for  the  Ytar 
ending  Sep'embcr  30.  1876. 


Receipts. 


Disbursements. 


Balance  on  hand,  Sept.  30, 
1875.  

State  School  Tax  for  18—, . 

State  Free  School  Fund  

State  Donations  ,. 

County  School  Tax  at — Cts. 
on  the  S100  

Sales  of  Books  

State  Appropriation  to  Col- 
ored Schools  

Sale  of  old  log  School  House 

Sales  of  books  from  office... 

Oyster  License  


(Teachers'  Salaries  

$3,223  72  Fuel..,  

10,196  02  Incidental  Expenses  of  Sch'd 

1,187  09  Books  and  Stationery..  

400  OOBuilding  School  Houses. ... 

[Repairing    "  u   

2,533  24Furniture,    Black  Boards 

346  05|    and  Stoves  

Salary  of  Secretary,  Treas- 

5,974  20|    urer  and  Examiner  

10  00  Per  Diem  of  School  Com- 

65  00  missioners  

140  60  Office  expenses  and  Account 

I  Books  

Printing  and  Advertising... 
Paid  to  Colored  Schools... . 

School  Journal  

Institute  Expense?  

Arrears  of  Salary  School  No 

1,  8th  District  

District  School  Library  No. 

2,  4th  District  .".  

;Calance  Cash  on  hand  


824 


.025  92 


$10,594  42 
382  00 

37  64 
494  65 
435  33 
519  53" 

60  20 

800  00 

94  40 

6  21 
52  25 
5,218  56 

38  00 
120  90 

5  44 

10  00 
5,236  39 

$24,025  92 


STATE   BOARD   OF  EDUCATION. 


125 


DORCHESTER  COUNTY. 


Dr.  GEORGE  L.  HICKS,  President.  Da.  JAS.  L.  BKYA.N,  Secretary 


Prof.  M.  A.  Newell, 

Bear  Sir: — In  reply  to  the  questions  contained  in  your  circular 
of  Oct.  10,  I  would  say  : 

1.  That  there  is  no  need  of  a  change  in  the  manner  of  appointing 
School  Commissioners,  and  no  desire,  on  the  part  of  the  people  of 
.this  county,  for  a  change. 

2.  If  such  a  need  existed,  from  unconstitutionality  of  the  present 
mode,  appointment  by  the  State  Board  of  Education,  from  a  full 
list  of  suitable  persons,  named  by  the  Board  of  County  Conimis 
sioners  or  the  Orphans'  Court,  would  be  the  most  satisfactory  mode. 
There  is  no  desire  for  elective  Commissioners. 

3.  In  some  districts,  the  Trustees  are  a  help,  in  others,  a  hin- 
drance, on  the  whole,  they  do  less  harm  than  formerly,  and  might  be 
allowed  to  remain. 

4.  Books  are  furnished  promptly  and  freely  to  the  schools,  but  are 
not  purchased,  in  all  cases,  as  readily  as  they  should  be  by  the  pa- 
rents of  the  pupils. 

5.  The  only  improvement,  would  be  to  make  the  books  either 
free  or  so  very  low  in  price,  by  the  Board  sustaining  a  part  of  the 
cost  of  the  books,  that  a  full  supply  would  be  found  in  every  school, 
at  very  low  price,  so  that  penurious  men  might  not  have  the  power 
of  retarding  their  own  children's  progress  in  their  studies,  by  refus- 
ing to  pay  for  the  needed  books. 

The  weekly  reports  have  been  adopted  by  our  Board  and  are  in  use- 
in  the  county. 

JAMES  L.  BRYAN, 

Secretary  and  Examiner. 


126 


REPORT  OF  TBE. 


DORCHESTER  COUNTY— SUMMARY  OF  SCHOOL  STATISTICS'.. 
For  the  year  ending  September  30th,  18*76. 

White. 


Colored. 


Number  of  School  Houses,  89  frame,  Brick — ; 

Log — ;  Stone —  ..  

Number  of  Male  Teachers,  (Principals,)  

"      "  Female    "  u   

"      "  Female    "  "   

Total  

Number  of  Fenced  Lots  

11       '*  Schools  having  out-buildings  

li       11     11       without  sufficient  Blackboard 

"      "      having  good  furniture  

"  Wall  Maps  

"       "  Terms  Schools  were  open  

"       u  Different  Pupils  for  the  year  

"       "  Pupils  in  average  attendance  

;<  i:  Official  school  visits  paid  by  Examiner 
"       "  Average  Enrolment  


1875.. 

1876. 

1875. 

1876. 

72. 

73 

15 

16 

46 

50 

17 

16 

40 

34 

3 

7 

6 

5 

92 

89 

20 

23 

7 

7 

3 

3 

25 

26 

4 

5 

5 

4 

0 

6 

70 

71 

10 

13 

110 

110 

20 

20 

3 

3 

3 

3 

3,313 

3,230 

1,100 

1,353 

1,470 

1,443 

337 

434 

160 

165 

40 

45 

2824 


Fall  Term. 
1875.  1876. 

On  roll  2,156  2,47d 

Av.  attendance.1,292  1,392 


Number  of  Pupils. 
Winter  Term.      Spring  Term. 


1875. 
3,430 
1,876 


1876. 
3  848 
2,267 


Number  of  Pupils  in  1st  Grade  Dec. 

"       2nd  " 
a  u  3rd 

u  .<       4th  (I 

5th 

u  a.       Gth  li 


1st. 


1875, 
..555 
..340 
...508 
..430 
..444 
,..315 


1875 
3,583 
1,842 
White. 
1876 


1876. 
3,527 
1,972 


3284 

Summer  Term. 
1875.  1876. 
2,126  485 
1,293  269 
Colored. 


580 
381 
475 
452 
436 
347 
87 


1875. 
334 
177 
196 
134 
72 
45 
9 


Above  6th.    84 

Book-keeping  19;  Allgebra  100;  Philosophy  180; 
Drawing,  &c,  213,  Geometry  79;  Physiology  64; 
Latin  &c,  54. 


1876. 
434 
235 
220 
143 
81 
60 
2 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


127 


SCHOOL  HOUSES  BUILT  OR  PURCHASED  DURING  THE  YEAR. 


•N,o.  of  Schools.) 

District. 

5 

o 
qp 

j. 
o 

J: 

4* 

32 
32 

32 
2S 
28 

i 

tr. 
'o 

i1. 

12 

o  ■ 

£  J 
-  ~ 

c-  c 
~  55 

•—  h 
3  = 
£3  M 

Fences, 
Yes  or  No 

Cost  of 
Furniture. 

h 

5 
16 

1 

7 
12 
12 

11 

Frame. 
Repairs 

Frame. 
Repairs 

$3,000  00 
225  00 
365  00 
352  54 

200 
60 
40 

Yes 
No. 
No. 

Yes. 
No. 
No. 

About  $400  (included  in  cost.) 
About  $100 

$3,942  54 

Colored. 

$330  00 
3C  05 

.... 

18  24 

10 

No. 

No. 

Included  in  cost. 

\ 



$366  05 

*Wilh  two  acres  of  ground,  in  town  of  Cambridge.  Aid.         jln  part. 
iTwo  stories,  five  rooms,  about  twenty-five  feet. 


128 


REPORT  OF  THE 


DORCHESTER  COUNTY- SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance  J  or  yeir  ending  Septembtr  30tk,  18*76. 


NAME  OF  TEACHER, 


1  John  W.  Payne  

1  F.  P.  Cork  ran  

1   A.  D.  Sturgis  

1   B.  A.  Trice  

1  Annie  E.  Hurlock  

1   Emily  B.  Carroll  

1  J.  W.  Collins  

1  Etnmrt.  G.  Dixon  

Charles  E.  Messick  

2  Causin  Helsby  

2  Theo.  S.  Pattison  

2  Eugenia  Willpughby  

2  Thos.  L.  Trice  

2  Sophie  L.  Willson  

2l  Emily  F.  McBride  

2  Jennie  C.  Stephens  

2  Emma  V.  Jacobs  

3  Geo.  N.  Crosby  

Annie  Tail,  Assl  , 

3  Annie  S.  lloweth   

3  R.  Watson  Webb  

3  W.  F.  Corkran  

3  Wra,  McBride  

3  R.  W.  Webb  

Cora  Kim m el  

1  Geo.  H.  Smith  

4  W.  H.P.Bryan  

Olivia  Bryan  

4  T.  W.  Staplcfort  

4  Jeremiah  Spicer  

Thos.  A.  Corral  1  

4  Cha,s.  0.  Dail...  

4  Wm.  F.  Applegarth  

5  Wm.  F.  Elarpar  

5  Chas  D.  Smith  

5  Josephine  Lord  

5  Rufus  F.  Noble  

5  Mollie  E.  Colston  

6  Carrie  B.  Meekins  

6  Saral.  F.  Smith  

G  Saml.  M.  Donoho  

0  Benj.  Travers  

6  John  R.  Tubman   

7  Henry  Lloyd  

7  Janie  Flint  

7  Virginia  A.  Staplefort  

7  Sarah  E.  Straugho  

7   Willie  E.  Flint  

5  Josiah  Carroll  


Fall 
Term. 


•  c 

<  £ 
< 

13 
12 
9 
20 
21 
15 
14 
18 

2G 
14 
19 
13 
15 
10 


28 


24] 
34 


Winter 
Term. 


Spring 
Term. 


25 
27i 
25 
34 
31! 


7  23 


Summer 
Term. 


21 
19 
29  11 
29  


55|  3- 


21 

22: 


40 


43 
41 
43 
37 
80 


21 
26 
01 


74  48| 


2G     12  25 


2G 


34 
42 
22 
39 
82 
52 
21 
32 
40 
31 
17 
18 
30 
33 
34 
48 
40 
38 


14  30 


el 

29 
14 
23 
18 
32 
10 
18 
22 
21 
15 
12 
2  1 
22 
21 
30 
21 


17 
14 

16  22 


12 


1G 


D  C3 


2  C 


14 


50 


15 


30 
47 
23 
47. 
28 
4G 
20 
33 
42 
32 
17 
17 
28 
30 
31 
40 
34 
38 


18 


12 


56 
47 
G2 
75 
57 
49 
41 
31 


53 
34 
52 
39 
47 
42 
45 
37 


46 
26 
21 
36 
13 


84 


36 
47 
24 
50 
37 
54 
23 
34 
41 
36 
17 
21 
31 
34 
41 
55 
44 
49 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


129 


DORCHESTER  COUXTY-SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Expenses  for  gear  ending  September  30th,  1816. 


$5  00 
3  00 

7  62 
10  50 

5  25 

8  00 

9  00 
2  00 


V  r 

-3  O 

•  —  OT 

O  E 

a  a 

—  ~ 

o 


2  £ 
q  o 


S3 

45 

$8  45 

11 

58 

14  58 

5 

0') 

12  62 

12 

75 

23  25 

14 

64 

19  89 

50 

8  50 

1 

05 

10  05 

74 

2  14 

8 

20 

27  20 

8 

19 

11  19 

11 

60 

16  10 

1 

50 

8  00 

8 

95 

14  7u 

1 

90 

14  40 

9 

06 

11  0G 

1 

50 

7  87 

11 

G3 

41  33 

3 

55 

11  05 

50 

14  38 

14 

28 

19  28 

59 

12  09 

54 

54 

§270  oo; 

$29  75 

225  00 

13  75 

225  61 

20  00 

305  00 

11  60 

225  00 

20  39 

240  00' 

14  11 

235  00 

12  61 

216  90, 

31  52 

225  00 

36  51 

300  00 

240  00 

41  11 

225  00 

22  60 

225  00 

4  77 

240  00 

225  25 

13  03 

240  00 

40  90 

525  00 

58  31 

225  00 

20  57 

225  00 

8  65 

210  00 

13  65 

225  00 

25  95 

151  12 

19  GO 


12  50 
2  00 


7  50 

13  88 

5  00 

4  50 


21  00 


36  02      57  02 


525  00 


44  18 


5  25 
12  00 


3  47 
2  30 


8  72 
14  30 


225  00 
292  05 


21  00 
24  58 


4  .. 

4  .. 

5  .. 
5  .. 
5  . 
5  ., 

5  .. 

6  L 


17  05 
12  40 
22  50 

9  75 

18  15 
12  00 

1  00 

6  00 


6   16  25 

6   8  75 

6   10  45 

6   6  00 


12  25 
5  50 
5  50 


12  45 
34  15 


4  61 


1  80 

2  69 
4  93 
8  43 

21  77; 
J3  50 
13  83 
47  54 
60 
1  20 
28  20 
8  05^ 
4  53 


29 
46 
24 
14 
18 
13 
3 
10 
24 
30 
23 
19 
47 

1 
40 
13 
10 


225 
285 
225 
225 
225 
270 
163 
229 
201 
240 
199 
225 
525 
337 
262 
235 
225 
240 


13  84 
42  70 
20  19 
29  63 
11  29 
19  77 

7  93 

14  69 
23  70 
38  87 

3  00 
16  22 

73  03 
26  29 

5  16 

74  71 
33  04 
16  08 


9 


130 


EEPOET  OF  THE 


DOBCHESTER  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance  for  year  ending  September  30th,  1816. 


NAME  OF  TEACHER. 


Fall 
Term. 


<  £ 


Winter 
Term. 


Spring 
Terra. 


M  > 


- 
■J  — 


Summer 
Term. 


— .  o 

'3  5 


-3 


So  ^ 


a  *a 

25  0* 


Mona  E.  Bramble  

Emma  S.  Creighton  

Rosa  J.  Cator  

D.  W.  Newberry  

Mollie  A.  Vickers  

Sallie  C.  Wheedon  

R.  F.  Noble  ... 

C.  Purnell  

Louisa  Purnell  

Nannie  Hicks  

Annie  Leonard  

Lizzie  E.  Andrews  

Belle  Kimmel  

Janie  Flint  

Alice  A.  Cole  

D.  W.  Newberry  

Willie  A.  Mace  

E.  Jennie  Pattison  

Nicey  T.  Dixon.  

Annie  A.  Crawford,  Asst. 

John  R.  Shinton  

Chas.  A.  LeCompte  

Augusta  Howeth  

Mat.  Travers  

Richd.  Stevens  

Geo.  H.Smith  

Wm.  T.  Harper  

McG.  Jeffries.  

Geo.  A.  K.  Stevens  

Thos.  W.  Wright  

A.  A.  Willson  

W.  A.  Langford  

Augusta  M.  Payne  

R.  H.  Conway  

W.  S.  Smith  

Jas.  A.  Trice  

Gertrude  A.  S.  Stafford.  . 

Wm.  J.  Mowbray  

Mattie  Green  

Elias  Jones  

Annie  V.  Lambdin  

Cora  Kimmel  


40 


19     32  13 


45 


30 


18  4® 

20|  46 
31  57 


37 


24 


41 


12  j  22  12 
28     44  26 


18 


25 


19 


30 


72 


32 


1  I 


51 


27 


28  21 


66  53 


23 
81 


38  27 

22  12 

19  12 

20  15 


19 


2041  1144  2704  1675  2636  1511   343  1993230 


42 


21 


32 


15 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


1311 


DORCHESTER  COUNTY— SCEIOOL  STATISTIC; 
Expensis  for  year  ending  September  30th,  1876. 


jz;  Q 


$4  25  . 
2  65  . 
8  00' 
4  70  . 


t3  w 

c  c 

£  & 

o 


$3  or 

5  441 
1  20 


$7  8G 

8  09 

9  20 
9  00 

22  25 
30  G9 
9  22 


P3  2 


t-  o 

a  w 
— 


$235  00'! 

225  00 

240  00j! 

270  00|i 

225  00  j 

300  oo;; 

220  68 


$15  41 
33  64 
18  09 
10  30 
10  48 
48  01 
20  40 


6  90; 
2  001 
14  00 


5  71 
7  68 
2  57 


12  61 

9  68' 
16  57 


225  00 
225  00! 
222  61 


14  62 
20  98 
27  82 


9. 


10  00 
16  75 


14  IK 
17  45'. 


225  00 
354  15^ 


3  30 
29  38 


17  50 


2  05 


20  15 


:25  00 


13  52 

39  35 


21  83 


43 


25  26 


495  00- 


5  30 

15  13 

6  00 

16  12 
4  50 


7  55 
21  31 
11  85 
23  71 
5  00 
2  28 


225  00 
300  00 
225  00 
225  00 
225  00 
235  60 


17  55 
34  46 
25  07 
15  97 
4  40 
15  83 


10  00 
6  00 


5  00 

5  44 
3  00 

6  25 
10  25 


3  76 
16  10 
26  65 
13  82 
15  85 


6  45 
6  20 


13  76, 
22  10' 
26  65 
18  82 
21  29 
3  00 
12  70 
16  45 


300  00 
225  00 
225  00 
212  50 
300  00 
259  17 
270  00 
215  29 


7  92 

10  15 
16  95 
38  30 

11  81 
3  80 

27  93 
18  95 


7  50 
5  00 
2  25 
5  00 


$621  19 


9  41 
2  28 
3 
63 


16  91 
7  28 
6  12 
5  63 


'$599  52 


1,220  71 


270  00 
198  50 
300  00 
222  00 


45  08 
21  98 
21  97 
3  72 


,189  51    $1,653  98 


132 


REPORT  OF  THE 


COLORED  SCHOOLS. 
DORCHESTER  COUNT  5T-SCIIOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance  for  the  year  ending  September  30th,  1876. 


D 

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5 
6 
1 

81 
9 
11 

2  11 

3  11 

1 12; 

2  12 

1  131 

2  13 


NAME  OF  TEACHER 


Ed.  J.  Russell 

R.  F.  Smith  

Frances  A.  Hughes 
Thomas  B.  Chamberlaine 
Mary  E.  Williams 
John  H.  Keene 
Geo.  H.  Lane 
Jno.  H.  Griffin. 
Jos.  W.  Griffin 
Wm.  F.  Griffin 
Jos.  B.  Alexander 
Benj.  Jenifer 
Eben  P.  Stanley 
Jennie  Dorsey 
Mary  D.  Fair  bank 
Elijah  Stewart, 
G^o.  W.  Dixon 
Ilattie  Pinder 
Levi  R.  Stanley 
John  H.  Elbert 
Eva  P.  Miller 
Agnes  Ennalls 
Wm.  H.  Clash 
John  II.  Elbert 


70'1353 


STATE  BOAED  OF  EDUCATION. 


133 


COLORED  SCHOOLS. 
DORCHESTER  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Expenses  for  year  ending  September  30th,  18TG. 


$5  00 

5  50 
4  00 

6  40 
11  65 


8  00 
8  03 
12  50' 
14  25 


2  85 
6  93 
10  37 


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6  18  11 

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25  6 

1  75  13 


60 

11  50 

10  27 
18  07 

11  00 
3  00 
3  27 


80 


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$165 

22 

$12  97 

142 

30 

18  52 

123 

56 

12  50 

125 

00 

11  52 

123 

55 

18  05 

129 

50 

25  20 

132 

50 

15  43 

132 

50 

20  20 

133 

23 

18  99 

133 

33j 

33  88 

122 

00 

7  25 

258 

00 

44  88 

120 

00 

9  95 

129 

65 

7  00 

130 

00 

25  69 

117 

85 

38  02 

134 

80 

9  65 

126 

10 

8  90 

124 

15 

12  45 

87 

15 

15  45 

121 

76 

17  80 

130  94' 

21  63 

70 

00 

1  40 

3,013 

19 

$407  33 

8  37 
8  00 
2  501 
6  50j 
12  001 
4  00l 


3  18l 
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50  . 
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75  . 


75  $151  28 


$76  99  $235  02 1 


134       REPORT  OF  THE  STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


DORCHESTER  COUNTY. 

Statement  of  Receipts  end  Disbursement  for  Public  School  purposes  for  the  year 
ending  September  30th,  18*76. 


Receipts. 


State  School  Tax  fin  1876  $13,031  81 

.State  Free  School  Fund....  1,017  37 

Balance  County  School  Tax 

at  24  cts.  on  the  $100....  7,900  00 

Book  Sales— Whites   1,653  98 

"       "      Colored   407  33 

"       fl       in  office-   158  48 

State  appropriation  to  Col- 
ored Schools   4,678  48 

Sale  of  old  School  Houses 

and  one  Sch'i  House  Site  136  67 

Teachers'  Salary  overpaid 

and  returned   5  00 

Library  Money  from  three 

Schools   32  50 

Oyster  Licenses   3,669  30 

(Colored  Est.  $60). 

.Balance  due  Treasurer   3,14  08 


Disbursements. 


$33,905  or 


Balance  due  Treasurer,  Sep- 
tember 30,  1875  $  46  76 

Teachers' Salaries— Whites.  19,189  51 

Fuel— Whites   621  19 

Incidental      Expenses  of 

Schools— Whites   599  52 

Books  and  Stationery   2,259  19 

Building  School  Houses — 

Whites   3,942  54 

Furniture,     Black     Boards  474  87 

Stoves  and  Coal   378  53 

Interest   88  36 

Salarv  of  Secretary,  Treas- 
urer and  Examiner  Trav- 
elling Expenses,  Clerical 

aid.-*   1700  00 

Per  Diem  of  School  Com- 
missioners  300  00 

Office  Expenses  and  Account 

Books   164  14 

Printing  and  Advertising —  101  00 

Institute  Expenses   17  00 

Freight,  Hauling,  &c   101  05 

Paid  to  Colored  Schools  : 

Salaries   3,013  19 

Fuel   151  28 

Kent   6  75 

Incidentals   76  99 

School  Houses   366  05 

Coal  and  Stoves   151  83 

Furniture   22  00 

Fees,  Clerks,  Lawyers  and 

Sheriff*   133  25 

$33,905  00 


136 


REPORT  OF  THE 


FREDERICK  COUNTY. 


JAMES  W.  PEARRE,  President.  D.  T.  LAKIN,  Secretary.. 


Prof.  M.  A.  Newell, 

Secretary  State  Board  of  Education. 

Dear  Sir: — The  School  Board  of  Frederick  county  has  encoun- 
tered many  trying  difficulties  in  the  efforts  to  discharge  their  re- 
sponsible duties  that  have  devolved  upon  it,  during  the  past  year. 
Though  some  mistakes  have,  doubtless,  been  made,  and  much  has 
remained  undone  that  would  have  been  accomplished,  had  the 
means  been  provided  necessary  to  a  full  development  of  the  Educa- 
tional interests  of  the  county,  we  feel  that  much  has  been  done  in 
the  right  direction. 

Finding  a  heavy  debt  resting  upon  the  Board,  and  that  the  suc- 
cess of  the  public  schools  was  impossible  while  this  debt  existed,, 
the  Board  set  earnestly  to  work  to  obtain  relief,  and  by  closing  the 
schools  at  the  end  of  the  Spring  Term,  together  with  the  aid  re- 
ceived from  the  County  Commissioners,  the  debt  has  been  nearly 
cancelled.  In  the  meantime,  many  of  the  school  houses  have 
grown  from  bid  to  worse,  until  we  find  ourselves  confronted  with 
the  fact,  that  new  school  houses  must  he  built,  and  large  sums  ex- 
pended in  the  repair  of  old  ones.  And  this  too,  without  any  pros- 
pect of  an  increase  in  our  receipts.  Tbe  question  that  naturally 
presents  itself  is,  how  is  this  to  be  accomplished,  without  contract- 
ing another  debt,  or  reducing  the  expenses  of  running  the  schools? 

The  alternative  of  reducing  the  expenses  of  running  the  schools, 
involves,  necessarily,  a  reduction  of  teachers'  salaries,  which  even 
now,  afford  but  a  poor  compensation  for  the  services  rendered. 
We  would  suggest  that  the  school  Law  be  so  amended,  as  to  require 
the  counties  or  State,  to  provide  a  separate  fund  for  building  and 
repairs,  in  addition  to  that  already  provided  for  the  support  of  the- 
public  schools. 

In  answer  to  special  interrogatories,  propounded  by  the  Secretary 
of  the  State  Board  of  Education,  in  his  circular  letter  of  October 
19th,  18TG,  I  would  say: 

1.  In  my  opinion,  there  is  no  need  for  a  change  in  the  manner  of 
appointing  School  Commissioners,  for  the  several  counties  of  the 


STATE  BOAKD   OF  EDUCATION. 


137 


State.  My  judgment  is,  that  the  present  mode  of  appointing  said 
Commissioners  is,  perhaps,  the  best  that  can  be  suggested,  or  de- 
vised. 

The  high  character  Jof  the  Judges  of  the  Circuit  Courts  of  our 
State,  their  independence  of  partisan  influence,  by  reason  of  the 
length  of  their  tenure  of  office,  together  with  the  importance  and 
dignity  of  the  position  occupied  by  them,  render  them  not  only 
safe,  but  in  every  respect  the  proper' persons  to  be  entrusted  with 
the  duty  of  appointing  County  School  Commissioners 

Again,  the  Circuit  Court  being  the  highest  authority  known  in 
the  county,  an  appointment  by  this  authority  carries  with  it  an 
implied  compliment  and  dignity,  which  induce  a  class  of  gentlemen 
to  accept  of  these  positions,  -who  would  not  think  of  contending  for 
them  in  the  ususal  way  of  obtaining  political  appointments,  es- 
pecially when  we  consider  the  merely  nominal  compensation  at- 
tached to  the  office. 

Again,  upon  the  theory  which  the  State  appears  to  have  assumed 
of  educating  the  children  thereof  as  her  wards,  it  would  appear  to 
be  most  appropriate  that  the  Courts  be  authorized  to  appoint  the 
Trustees  of  these  wards,  as  in  other  cases. 

2.  The  second  interrogatory  is  answered  in  the  foregoing. 

3.  The  District  Trustees  operating  within  the  scope  and  sphere 
of  their  duties,  as  prescribed  by  law,  are  found  to  be  an  efficient 
help  in  administering  the  Public  School  Law. 

Without  these  Local,  or  District  Trustees,  the  details  of  the  actual 
running  of  the  schools,  as  well  as  of  building,  repairing,  &c, 
must  needs  devolve  upon  the  Board  of  County  School  Commis- 
sioners, either  in  their  collective  capacity,  or  upon  committees  of 
members  of  the  Board  appointed  for  this  purpose,  either  of  which 
would  be  impracticable  unless  such  salaries  be  given  to  County 
School  Commissioners  as  will  justify  them  in  giving  their  time  and. 
attention  to  all  these  matters. 

4.  To  the  fourth  interrogatory  propounded,  my  reply  is,  that  the 
schools  in  the  county  are  fully  and  promptly  supplied  with  necessary 
books  and  stationery,  under  the  system  adopted  by  the  Board. 

5.  Under  the  fifth  interrogatory,  I  would  suggest,  that  if  the  Pub- 
lic School  Law  of  the  State  were  changed,  so.  as  to  make  it  com- 
pulsory upon  all  parents  and  guardians  of  pupils,  who  possess  the 
pecuniary  ability  to  purchase  of  the  County  Board,  (or  elsewhere), 
all  necessary  books,  and  stationery,  as  prescribed  by  the  County 


138 


BEPOET  OF  THE 


Board, — the  county  furnishing  books,  &c,  to  those  who  are  notable 
to  pay, — the  fact  of  such  inability  to  be  certified  by  the  Board  of 
District  Trustees,  or  a  majority  of  them,  it  is  believed  it  would 
effect  a  large  saving  to  the  counties,  in  the  matter  of  books  and  sta- 
tionary. Besides,  there  wrould  be  an  important  point  effected  in 
the  education  of  children,  in  having  them  taught  to  care  for  their 
books,  &c,  as  their  oiun  projierty. 

6.  To  the  sixth  interrogatory,  I  am  pleased  to  state  that  the  in- 
debtedness of  the  Board  of  this  county  has  been  nearly  all  paid. 
The  mode  adopted  to  effect  this  was,  to  close  the  schools  at  the 
end  of  the  Spring  Term,  and  to  apply  the  surplus  of  the  balance  of 
the  year's  receipts,  to  the  payment  of  the  indebtedness.  An  appro- 
priation was  also  made  by  the  County  Commissioners,  under  an  Act 
of  the  General  Assembly  of  the  State,  of  $5,000,  of  which  amount 
$4,793.33  has  been  received  and  applied  in  the  same  way. 

7.  The  exact  amount  of  indebtedness  of  the  Board  of  County 
School  Commissioners,  of  Frederick  county,  on  the  30th,  of  Septem- 
ber, 1S7G,  not  counting  the  current  salary  of  teachers  for  the  month 
•of  September  as  i  indebtedness,  was  $4,619.91. 

Respectfully, 

P.  T.  LAKIN, 

Secretary. 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


139 


FREDERICK  COUNTY— SUMMARY  OF  SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
|  For  year  ending  September  30th,  1876. 

1876.  1875. 

Number  of  SchoolHouses— Frame,  41;  Brick,  66;  Log,  25;  Stone,  20.    152  150 


Number  of  Male  Teachers,  (Principals)   92  90 

"        Female    •«                ll    55  64 

"        Male        "       (Assistants,)   5  4 

"        Female    "              "    16  12 

Total   168  170 

Number  of  Fenced  Lots                                                                    36  35 

"        Schools  having  Out-Buildings                                           131  130 

"             u     having  good  Furniture                                        113  112 

•;        Wall  Maps                                                                       221  221 

"        Terms  Schools  were  open                                                      3  3 

"        Different  Pupilsfor  the  year— White,  8,045;  col'd,  1,014.  9,059  9,300 

"        Pupils  in  average  attendance —     "    4,34J;      14      453.  4,796  4,713 

"        Official  School  visits  paid  by  Examiner                             100  110 

Average  enrolment                                                                      7,062  6,909 

Number  of  Pupils. 

Fall  Term.                Winter  Term.  Spring  Term. 

1875.          1876.          1875.        1876.  1875.  1876. 

On  Roll                 5,488          5,701           8,187         8,202  7,051  7,283 

Av.  Attendance    3,713          3,828          5,573         5,572  4,546  4,988 

*1876.  fl875. 

Number  cf  Pupils  in  1st  Grade  December  1st   1,231  1,276 

"  "  2nd    "  "    934  1,016 

"  "         3rd     "  "    913  1,124 

"  "  4th     "  "    883  1,254 

"  M         5th     "  "    770  1,251 

"  "         6th     M  "    497  851 

14  "         Above  6th   89  314 


u  "         Book-Keeping  52  ;  Algebra,  129  ;  Philoso- 

phy, 273  ;  Drawing,  36  ;  Geometry,  34  ; 
Physiology,  47  ;  Natural  History,  38  ; 


SCHOOL  HOUSES  BUILT  OR  ENLARGED  DURING  THE  YEAR. 


No.  of  School,  j 

District. 

Brick  or  Frame. 

Cost. 

Length. 

Width. 

Height. 

Squai  e  feet  of 
Blackboard. 

c/T 

tc  . 

5  c 

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Fences, 
Yes  or  No. 

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4 
10 

16 
5 

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$1000  00 
500  0© 

36 
26 

28 
22 

Yes. 
Yes. 

Yes. 
No. 

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Si. 500  00 

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*White  only. 
fWhite  and  Colored. 


140 


KEPORT  OF  THE 


FREDERICK  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance  for  year  ending  September  30th,  18*76. 


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NAME  OF  TEACHER. 


Lizzie  A.  Dennis   .... 

F.  R.  Neighbors  , 

Rachel  Chiswell  :  , 

Dasia  Delaplane  

Henry  K.  Biser  

Mollie  F.  Havs  

Chas.  McGill  Luckett  

A.  B.  Holtz  

Jacob  E.  Palmer  

Maggie  E.  Holbruner  

William  T.  Ennis  

Fannie  Duvall  

D.  Clinton  Kemp  

Katie  E.  Werking  

Chrissie  Roelky....  

John  D.  Lickle  

Helen  J.  Rowe  

H.  G.  Sleeper  

Daniel  Gibbon  

Maggie  A.  Trundle  

Josephine  Remsburg  

Tilghman  F.  Gaver  so  asst. 

George  W.  McBride  

Fannie  White  

Lydia  C.  Haupt  

Davie  Aush&rman  

John  W.  Castle  

Solomon  N.  Young  

Daniel  Gibbon  

Clara  V.  Bartgis  

Gyrus  D.  Hoover  

Mary  E.  Grouse  

John  W.  C.  Zimmerman.. 

D.  H.  Staley  

D.  R.  Stouffer  

J.  B  Riggs  

John  A.  Kipe  

Albert  8.  Rowe  

Emma  O.  Motter  

Emma  S.  Eyster  

Edmund  Smith  

Chas.  M.  Troxell  

Michael  McFadden  

William  F.  Miller;  

Hellcn  M.  Stokes  

M.  Francis  W  inter  

John  F.  Alelsperger  

Calom  R.  Hays  

Silas  Bnhrmui  


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STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


141 


FREDERICK  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Expenses  for  year  ending  Sept.  30th,  1876. 


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9  00 
11  89 
J01  44 


1  30 


1  73 


5  25 


8  25 


13  40 


5  65 

16  40 
57  70 

17  84 


$21  61 
36  58 
73 
31  68 
24  30 
21  00 
28  34 
13  53 

26  10 
18  96 
21  85 

27  10 

28  82 
23  15 

29  90 
82  80 

128  95 
115  09 


$11  50  $1,04  75,  $325  00 


2  15 


11  30 


4  25! 


1  60 


135  51 
7  25 


374  65 


30  00 
3  50 

55  25 
9  75 
1  78 
1  37 


2  60 

6  58 

4  30 
15 

1  00 

3  84 
3  58 

3  65 

5  07 

7  96 
10  22 

4  40 

5  58 
7  88 
3  80 
7  85 
7  70 

75 
30  60 


77  841 
11  19! 
33  35; 
62  47 
28  88 

47  65j 
38  4S 
21  03 
16  56 
33  19, 
41  53: 
51  02' 

48  46 
28  05| 

118  75 
182  66 


32  03 


22  10 
26  58 

28  55 
15 

30  60 
26  84 
26  88 
25  90 
30  57 

29  16 
36  93 
28  82 

30  83 
33  58 

31  05 
7  85 

20  70 
22  96 
71  32 


85 


2  60 
5  41 


2,36  15 
149  91 
10  15 
144  40 
140  51 


63  64 
66  39 
51  08 
32  09 
71  08 

31  01 
47  62 
63  84 
14  43 
59  00 

32  22 


28  09 


7  54 
44  20 
27  84 


I  20 
7  39 
1  61 
1  16! 

10  45 

11  06 
9  41; 
1  10 

50 


28  58 
25  64 

15  61! 
30  16 
43  32 
25  51; 
36  06 
17  60; 

16  75 


9  65 
96 


75 
33  75 


24  63 
68  99 
29  32 

20  69 
42  09 

21  98 
101  18 

17  15 
34  78 


320  00- 
300  001! 
300  00i: 
315  00 
297  92 
330  00' 
300  00; 
296  25 
305  00! 
285  18 
258  13 
293  30r 
292  50 
275  00 
1,320  00 
1,215  00 
601  25 
378  75 
752  17 
300  00 
549  45 
325  92 
300  00 
300  00 
330  00 
270  00 
263  33 
263  33 
278  34 
298  08 
300  00 
268  13 
315  00 
300  00 
300  00 
222  12 
283  18 
413  68 


*6£  72 

37  80 
33  84 

45  61 
54  50 

35  23 

60  32 

61  75 
43  62 
20  10 
43  98 
40  36 
57  33 

59  26 
40  12 

201  94 
221  84 

184  55 
101  07 
33  97 
96  53 
92  75 

46  27 
49  15 
64  47 

40  58 
28  98 

36  67 
14  07 
75  88 

60  85 
21  26 
92  47 
55  03 

41  85 
23  51 

47  68 
91  26 


270  00, 
295  00  ■ 

262  85j| 
278  27  i 

29  52 1 
264  53 

263  45 
270  00 
219  44 


44  54 
41  21 

45  41 
45  64 
55  40 
18  62 
36  57 
23  12 
26  99 


142 


REPORT  OF  THE 


FREDERICK  COUNTY-SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance  for  year  ending  Sept.  30th,  1876. 


NAME  OF  TEACHER. 


c 
£1 

B 
p 

3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 


Fall 
Term. 


>  .2 

<5 


Winter 
Term. 


P3 


-  c 

co  CO 


Spring 
Term. 


3  * 
^5  'c 


bummer 
Term. 


~  c 

CO  CO 


I  P  &, 
3  3 

hz;ft- 


9 
9 
3  9 

C 
7 


11  9i 

1  lOj 

2  101 

3  10 
5  10 

1  11 

2  11 
311 

4  11 
511 
511 
611 
711 
811 
811 

5  11 

1  12 

2  12 
?  12 


John  0.  Hay?    63 

John  H.  T.  Rudy   44 

Harman  L.  Gaver   36 

Melvin  A.  E.  Biser   50 

David  U.  Schildknecht  

Charles  L.  Wachter  

J.  Ijams  Duvall   28 

Verginia  F.  Worthington   47 

Horace  M.  Davis   44 

John  C.  Spalding   41 

Ida  Frazier   29 

William  Gittings   24 

Felissa  A.  Magruder  

B.  W.  Stitely   6 

Frank  C.  Norwood   28 

Nettie  M.  Rice   49 

George  D.  England   54 

Melissa  Long  •   26 

Emma  V.  Rippeon   24 

G.  Clinton  Han  ma   40 

Lucie  E.  Poole   50 

Chas.  C.Rice   35 

J.  W.  Dixon  and  Assistant....  75 

Titus  G.  Day   19 

N.  J.  Gillis   43 

J.  H.  Shipley   50 

J.  Milton  Hanna   23 

L.  Jennie  Brown   44 

J.  Thos.  Browning   44 

Lizzie  H.  Riggs   28 

Katie  Bartgis  ►   31 

C.  N.  Stern     83 

Preston  S.  Vogle   26 

Upton  U.  Buhrman   33 

E.  M.  Z.  Buhrman   15 

Laura  A.  Bowers   36 

A.  M.  Geisbert   34 

John  Nicholas   34 

Louisa  A.  Hoffman   36 

M.EmmaNorris   36 

A.  M.  Dawley   44 

Jeremiah  Fox   32 

Calvin  A.  Thomas   34 

J.  b.  Nicodemus   53 

John  II.  Seabrook  , 

C.  Harry  Anders  

Lewis  W.McBride   36 

Wm.  H.  Ililleary   73 

Edward  Smith  |  39 


37, 
29  . 
27  , 
40  , 

44, 


50 
18 
36 
36 
17 
15 
15 
34 
21 
51 
12 
24 
28 
13 
34 
21 
23 
25 
58 
16 
16 
11 
28 
20 
24 
21 
27 
33 
18 
24 
44 


41 
61 
61 
66 
37 
42 
35 
98 
36 
43 
68 
40 
28 
53 
60 
52 
88 
44 
65 
74 
33 
68 
68 
38 
43 
114 
44 
46 
31 
53 
61 
47 
49 
43 
53 
50 
44 
70 


28 

35 

30 

38 

19 

20 

25 

80 

25 

50 

49 

31 

24 

44 

41 

32 

50 

23 

41 

43 

22 

47 

30 

31 

24 

70 

29 

29 

21 

33 

38 

36 

32 

32 

40 

32 

32 

53 


26l 
251 
36 
41 
18 
181 


39  27 
89  74 


91 
60 
50 
64 
71 


44 
61 
65 
71 
46 
44 
45 
99 
39 
52 
81 
42 
31 
58 
68 
67 
94 
46 
75 
76 
37 
75 
73 
38 
49 
121 
50 
55 
36 
58 
08 
52 
51 


53 
52 
47 


76 
49 
58 
112 
54 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


U3 


9 
9 
9 
9 
9 
9 
9 
9 
9 
9 
9 
10 
10 
10 
10 

11 
11 

311 

4  11 

5  11 

5  11 

6  11 

7  11 
811 
8 

5 

1  12 
212 
312 


FREDERICK  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Expenses  for  the  year  ending  Sept.  30ik,  1876. 


$22  87 
9  50 
25  50 
14  27 
13  80 


a. 

- 


$2  00 


35  93 


o  c 
c  <u 

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$10  15 
3  33 
7  18 
1  73 
7  83 


0  . 

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03 

> 

s 

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— 

3 

$33  02! 
12  83 
32  681 
16  oo; 
21  63! 


$7  00 


$47  60 
49  63 
68  87 
24  89 

100  87 


$330  00 
316  30 
300  00 
300  00 
332  14 


13  00 
13  65 

18  75 

23  50 

20  00 
10  25 
10  50 

21  00 
12  82 
26  58 

22  46 

29  50 

12  "00 

19  97 
10  20 
10  00 
36  00 

20  37 
15  00 

10  25 

15  00 
22  50 
19  00 

17  25 

13  50 
38  92 

16  75 

18  00 

19  00 
18  09 

22  24 

30  00 
2f  95 
40  28 

2  25 

24  04 

23  00 

11  30 
1  00 


9  8 
37  50 
20  75 


1  95 
8  43 


12  85 


73  94 
6  56 
30 


25  75 


1  02 
2l  23 
85  49 


21  00 
42  47 


245  96 
9  85 


1  25 
6 


2  00 
9  50 


11  55 


1  65 
5  04 

19  53 

2  46 

1  65 
58 

4  26 
9  32 

28  98 
18  75 
14  29 

5  75 
9  39 

2  44 
7  95 
2  35 

13  71 
78 


5  22 
7  63 

4  08 
1  78 

5  33 

6  10 
25 

11  52 


3  95 
14  12 

95 
60 
52 
03 
50 
28 
1  60 
1  00 

4  69 
70 

1  30 
4  83 

24  09 

2  35 


14  65 
18  69 
38  28 
25  96 
21  65 
10  83 
49  76 
30  32 
65  80 
45  33 
36  75 
35  31 

21  39!  

22  41   

18  15  

12  35   

49  71   

21  15  

20  22  2 
17  88]  

19  08 
24  28 

24  34 

23  35 

13  75 

50  44 
16  75 

21  95 

33  12 
19  04 
29  84 

34  52 
29  58 
42  78 

9  53 

25  64 

24  00 
55  99 

1  70 
1  30 

14  70 
61  59 
23  10 


1  15 


1  61 

3  40 


1  45 


20  95 


6  50 


16  50 


22  77 
54  94 
104  75 

44  45 
19  39 
19  1 

116  57 
78  48 
78  91 
19  00 
31  12 
33  41 
10  34 
71  53 
68  31 
21  82 
54  94 
10  80 
74  25 

45  95 
51  13 
64  63 
51  29 
31  62 
61  70 

2  00 


15  81 
26  99 
26  60 
26  18 
74  90 
28  79 
41  39 
41  87 
15  39 
38  59 
30  68 


26  89 
84  99 
29  40 


320  00 
320  00 

319  81 
330  00 
300  00 
290  00 
112  50 
540  00 
292  52 
290  60 
300  00 

265  00 
208  27 
300  00 
330  00 
268  13 
512  50 
270  00 
300  00 
310  00 

266  66 
307  25 
328  00 
298  15 
250  29 
496  50 
261  45 
270  00 
193  05 
300  00 
290  74 
270  00 
283  17 
220  00 
327  88 
280  00 

320  00 
166  11 
100  00 

86  56 
300  00 
536  94 
330  00 


21  38 

53  38 

54  04 
29  15 


144 


REPOKT  OF  THE 


FREDERICK  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance  for  year  ending  S<j)t.  30th,  1876. 


12 
12 
12 
13 
13 
13 
13 
13 
14 
14 
14 
14 
14 
15 
15 
1 

15 
4  15 
15 
15 
15 
16 
16 
16 
16 
16 
16 
16 
17 
17 
17 
17 
11 
11 
11 


NAME  OF  TEACHER. 


Win.  A.  Gardner  

John  W.  Hiteshew  

Lizzie  A.  Alder  

Amanda  J.  Repp  

Adam  Roser  

Ella  Root  

Sarah  J.  Jacobs  

Louisa  Dutrow  

Wra.  R.  Winchell  

Hattie  A.  Rinehurt. ... 

0.  W.  Marriott  

Ellen  T.  Bradv  

A.  P.  Works  

E.  D.  Lickle  

E.  L.  Roblitz  

Joseph  W.  Davidson... 

John  Landers  

Frederick  White  

William  H.  Colliflower 

Jacob  M.  Keefer  

John  W.  Grinder  

Hezekiah  Harp  

Martin  V.  Easterday... , 
Wm.  E.  Schildnecht... 
Conrad  P.  Easterday ... 

W.  R.  Young  

Lloyd  M.  Kepler  

John  Koogle  , 

Lottie  A.  Owings  

Annie  E.  Duphone  

Sarah  Norris  

Laura  A.  Clemson  

Rodney  T.  Glissan  

Martha  J.  Ecker  

Mollie  J.  Hendrickson . . 


Fall 
Term. 


Total  519B  3513  7308  504.3  6596  4474 


Winter 
Term. 


23 
21 
33 
27 
43 
65 
36 
40 
31 
49 
46 
40 
49 
68 
38 
23 
25 
41 
44 
18 
32 
41 
43 


Spring 
Term. 


~  c 

32  03 

.  C 

>  £ 


43 
38 
27 
39 
36 
53 
77 
51 
58 
31 
40 
55 
41 
62 
89 
48 
31 
38 
54 
59 
31 
45 
53 
56 


27 
20 
14 
26 
23 
45 
51 
32 
27 
19 
25 
37 
29 
38 
55 
35 
19 
21 
38 
36 
15 
32 
33 
41 


Hummer 
Term. 


8045 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


145 


FREDERICK  COUNT  Y— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Expenses  for  year  ending  Sept.  30th,  1876. 


a 

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12 
12 
12 
13 
13 
13 
13 
13 
14 
14 
14 

2  14 

3  14 

1  15 

2  15 
315 
415 
415 
515 

6  15 

7  15 

1  1G 

2  16 
16 
16 
16 
16 
16 
17 
17 
17 

4  17 
17 
17 
17 


$13  25 
15  87 

5  00 

18  88 
9  50 

40  25 

8  25 
29  30 

22  20 

6  50 
31  30 
11  50 

28  00 

19  oO 

25  73 

19  30 

20  25 
19  21 

26  44 
26  59 
15  00 
25  50 

29  40 
19  50 

9  00 
8  CO 

23  50 
17  15 


12  25 
25  49 

17  74 
31  66 

18  34 
17  15! 


$35  00 


12  00 


4  24 

36  50 
24  G 


3  25 
2  00 
11  97 


11  40 
13  50 
1  9 


3  80 
14  95 


$4  86 

$18  11 

90 

16  77 

10  41 

15  41 

2  75 

21  63 

1  20 

10  70 

3  91 

44  16 

3  87 

12  12 

10  50 

39  80 

5  97 

28  17 

5  00 

36  30 

7  28 

18  78 

3  15 

31  15 

1  80 

21  30 

2  44 

28  17 

1  50 

20  80 

4  25 

99  50 

5  14 

24  35 

7  95 

34  39 

7  79 

34  38 

2  13 

17  13 

4  05 

29  55 

3  32 

32  72 

6  55 

26  05 

12  04 

21  04 

6  03 

14  03 

1  85 

25  35 

1  34 

18  49 

2  35 

2  35 

15  20 

27  45 

4  55 

30  04 

13  39 

31  13 

2  15 

33  81 

55 

38  89 

1  34 

18  49 

$831  47 

3.720  87  3 

$i8  oo; 


17  65 


16  55, 


5  25 
4  00 


4  50 


19  25 


56  35 
16  11 
1  85 


32  00 


$28  21 

43  92 

31  79 
14  65 
59  09 
29  60 
53  93 
24  361 

32  20 
152  94 

44  89i 


61  62 

39  48 

41  97 
43  43 
56  38 

42  31 
26  65 
34  95 
41  22 

40  07 
51  78 
88  17 
69  40 
63  80 
32  97 

7  21 
30  10 
21  43 
38  95 
15  87 
77  13 
36  93 

7  21 


$210  55 
310  00 
300  00 
296  25 
298  15 
308  54 
298  15 
298  15 
294  21 
489  23 

164  oo; 

158  06^ 
330  Oo! 
268  12! 
298  08 
300  00, 
330  OO! 
367  80 
300  00: 
264  81 
270  00 
303  71j 
300  00 
286  14 
298  07 
477  22 
270  00 
266  67 
300  00 
330  00 
300  00! 
180  00| 
266  66 
280  00 
300  00 


6.078  09 


Note.— Also  expended  for  rent,  $239.00 


10 


146 


KEPOBT  OF  THE 


COLORED  SCHOOLS. 
FREDERICK  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance  for  year  ending  September  30th,  1876. 


Fall 
Term. 


Winter 
Term. 


Spring 
Term. 


NAME  OF  TEACHER. 


Henrietta  E.  Walkins  |  28 

Lewis  E.  Hall  |  53 

Delia  B.  Washington   103 

Robt.  W.  Whiting  

John  H.  Smith   23 

Oliver  C.  Yonkins  I  21 

Napoleon  B.  Morgan  I  

Cornelius  Landers  '  

Julia  Battles  I  27 

Susie  Malona   35 

Martha  Penn.  

William  H.  Mathews  

Luther  J.  Mason  j  31 

James  Russel  1  

Louisa  J.  Locks  I  36 

E.  L.  Mitchell  I  57 


15 


John  E.  Purdy. 
Annie  Silence .. 
David  0.  Baker. 
Daniel  K.  Hall.. 


H 
27 


391  18 


I 

•  if 

o  < 


34' 
81 


25 
43 


31 


132  93 

22|  16 

23  19| 

26  16! 

31  16 

20  16 


30 
36 
19 
23 
24 
29 
20 
30| 
23 
10 
9 
20 


150 
18 
24 
26 
23 
21 
48 
64 
34 
50 
37 
58 
46 
50 
27 
19 
17 
44 


Summer  !  g  C 
Term.    g  £ 

-  a 

-  u 
rz  i2 

t>  S  § 


-  '5  5 

d 
O 


23 


506  315  894  529  787  514   1   1014, 


106 
16 
19 
13 
14 
13 
33 
33 
23 
36 
18 
33 
28 

37 

241 

13 
12 
20 


42 
90 
156 
24 
28 
34 
31 
23 
51 
73 
34 
54 
40 

5a 

5fr 
60 
35 
26: 
34 
60 


STATE  BOAE.D  OF  EDUCATION. 


147 


COLORED  SCHOOLS. 


FREDERICK  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
Expenses  for  year  ending  Septambej  30th,  1876. 


515  10 

12  75 
11  40 

i  10 
18  '00 
15  50 
15  53 

9  35 

15  00 
3  75 

11  12 
14  00 
18  00 

16  75 
14  70 

13  00 
20  00 
11  25 

3  25 
8  00 


Repairs. 

Other  Incidental 
Expenses. 

$3  10 

$6  93 

21  95 

2  00 
7  60 

2  63 

2  45 

3  86 
44 

2  30 
1  50 

12  61 
55 
50 

3  31 

4  25 
3  60 
6  05! 

7  28 
1  75 
3  15 

1  39 

1  71 

I  2 
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II 

_  x 

o 
Eh 


$247  55;    $21  01 


$22  03 

12  75 
55  85 

1  10 
21  60 
23  10 

15  53 
9  35 

17  45 
7  61 
11  51 

16  30 
19  50 
29  36 
15  25 

13  50 
38  31 
15  50 

6  85 

14  05 


§5  06 


54  51 
12  00 
12  87 


10  24 


$79  90!  $366  55 


26  45 
18  49 
25  59 
28  20 
10  34 
16  16 
5  17 
40 
16  74 
21  71 
9  45 
9  37 


$272.  75 


$168  00 
143  00 
355  00 
69  08 

165  00 
122  00 
128  13 

80  00 
154  32 

166  48 
96  25 

113  75 
223  45 ; 
130  00  i 
150  00  I 
180  00 1 
170  00, 
133  20 
105  00 
180  00 


$27 

95- 

49 

72 

9 

50 

18 

50 

19 

32 

16  36 
19  60 

19  76 
23  25 

20  25 
22  47 
29  40 


25  25 

6  75 

7  25 
15  75 


$3,032  66i|      $331  08 


Note. — Also  expended  for  rent,  $39.10. 

Also  expended  for  furniture,  blackboards  and  stoves,  $18.90. 


148       KEPORT  OF  THE  STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


FREDERICK  COUNTY. 

Statement  of  Receipts  and  Disbursements  for  Public  School  purposes  for  the  year 
ending  September  30th,  1876. 


Receipts. 


Balance  on  hand  Sept.  30th, 

18/5  $  35 

State  School  Tax  for  18*76....  28,347 

State  Free  School  Fund   3,029 

County  School  Tax.  at  10  cts. 

on  the  $100  .'   20,202 

Book  Fees   6,408 

State  appropriation  to  Col- 
ored Schools   4,133 

County  Bonds   4,793 

Returned  by  J  no.  W.  White.  12 

Error  in  accounts   11 

Sale  of  Boxes   1 


Disbursements. 


32 


1,075  0| 


480  CO 


Teachers'  Salaries  $41,667 

03Fuel   2,650 

82  Incidental  expenses  of  Sch'ls  732 

46Rent   239 

(Books  and  Stationery   6,609 

00;Repairing  School  Houses   297 

90  Furniture,  Black  Boards  and 

|    Stoves    433 

28  Interest   828 

33  Salary  of  Secretary,  Treas- 

00    urer  and  Examiner  

51  Per  Diem  of  School  Commis- 

50  sioners  

Office  expenses  and  account 

books   89  74 

Printing  and  Advertising.  ...  313  15 

(Paid  to  Colored  Schools   3,711  67 

Assistant  Examiner's  salary .  250  00 

Late  Assistant  Examiner   50  00 

Judgment  in   favor   II.  G. 

Sleeper   67  40 

Paid  on  old  indebtedness  : 

Incidentals   654  14 

Repairs   1,736  19 

Building   4,905  59 

Stationery   487  50 

Per  diem  Commissioners   175  00 

Printing    136  00 

Note  F.  and  M.  Bank   5,000  00 

Teachers'  salaries   814  37 

Balance,  cash  on  hand   169  84 


$73,574  83 


$73,574  83' 


Indebtedness  of  1875  unpaid  $1,350  00 

For  current  expense3  of  the  year  ending  Sept  30,  1876   475  00 

For  books  purchased  for  present  year   2,794  91 


Net  indebtedness  Oct.  1 


4,619  91 


150 


REPORT  OF  THE 


IR,  IE  IP  O  IR,  T 

OF  THE 

Board  of  School  Commissioners 

OF 

GARRETT  COUNTY, 

For  the  Year  Ending  September  the  30//(,  1876. 

-  «  

Office  of  the 
Garrett  County  Sshool  Commissioners, 

Oakland,  Md.,  Nov.  13th,  1876. 

The  Annual  Report  of  the  Public  Schools  of  Garrett  county,  fcr 
the  year  ending  September  30th,  187G,  is  herewith  respectfully 
submitted.  ( 

We  regret  very  much  that  we  were  unable  to  keep  the  Schools 
open  longer  than  5  months  during  the  year,  notwithstanding  the 
law  contemplates  10  months  and  provides  a  penalty  when  the  term 
is  less  than  seven  and  one-half  months. 

The  expenses  for  the  year  were  $21,632.86;  the  receipts  were 
$19,206.06,  which  shows  the  expenses  to  be  in  excess  of  the  re- 
ceipts by  $2,366.80,  add  to  this  the  indebtedness  of  last  year  $5,- 
253.32,  and  we  have  $7,020.12,  as  shown  in  Summary  Statement ; 
part  of  this,  however,  has  recently  been  paid. 

The  tabular  statement  shows  the  expenses  of  each  school.  The 
Summary  Statement  shows  the  total  receipts  and  disbursements. 
The  amount  of  interest  and  discount  is  larger  than  usual,  on  account 
of  loans  of  the  bank,  and  paying  interest  on  teachers'  salaries  for 
the  winter  term. 

Since  we  have  been  a  county,  our  School  Board  has  built,  to  meet 
the  urgent  necessities,  13  houses,  bought  2  and  enlarged  1,  the  total 
cost  being  §8,025.5G.  During  the  year  wc  built  6  houses,  costing 
$4,429.23;  upon  this  amount  we  have  paid  $2,791.73,  and  upon 
houses  built  the  previous  year  have  paid  $1,095.07,  making  $3,886.- 
80,  as  shown  in  the  Summary  Statement. 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


151 


We  have  frequently  been  asked  the  question,  ''Why  does  Garrett 
'county  receive  her  State  appropriation  with  Allegany  and  not  sepa- 
rately?"   This  will  require  explanation. 

The  money  we  receive  from  the  State  is  divided  into  three  funds, 
as  follows :  The  State  School  Tax,  the  Free  School  Fund  and 
the  Academic  Fund.  The  State  School  Tax  is  divided  among  the 
several  counties  and  city  of  Baltimore  in  proportion  to  their  re- 
spective population  between  the  age  of  5  and  20  years.  The  Free 
School  Fund  is  made  up  of  several  other  funds,  and  is  divided 
among  the  counties  in  proportion  to  the  white  population.  The 
Academic  Fund  is  a  douation  of  the  State,  the  amount  being 
$1,200  for  each  county.  This  fund  is  intended  for  high  schools;  but 
in  counties  where  there  are  no  such  schools  it  is  u?ed  for  the  Public 
Schools  of  the  county. 

Before  the  first  two  fuuds  could  be  divided  between  the  two  coun- 
ties it  was  necessary  for  the  Comptroller  to  know  the  population  as 
mentioned  above,  but  he  having  no  official  returns  of  the  kind  it 
was  necessaiy  for  the  School  Boards  to  appoint  a  committee  to  pre- 
pare a  basis  from  the  census  of  1870,  upon  which  the  funds  could  be 
divided  as  between  the  two  Boards.  The  secretaries  of  the  two 
Boards  were  directed  to  attend  to  the  matter,  and  the  basis  then 
prepared  is  still  used  for  the  proportioument  of  the  funds. 

An  Act  was  passed  by  the  Legislature  at  the  January  session 
1874,  giving  the  County  Commissioners  authority  to  have  the  census 
of  the  county  taken,  but  the  Commissioners  have  not  as  yet,  exer- 
cised that  authority. 

Th*  State  School  Tax  is  paid  in  four  installments  at  different 
times  in  the  year;  and  when  a  county  fails  to  keep  her  schools  open 
for  at  least  7-|-  months  it  forfeits  the  April  installment,  or  about  one- 
fourth  of  the  State  Tax. 

Our  Taxes  for  the  past  year  were  120  cents  on  the  $100,  and 
while  they  are  so  high  there  is  little  hope  of  having  the  levy  for 
Public  Schools  increased ;  and  if  it  were  for  any  other  purpose  than 
Public  Schools  we  would  hesitate  to  ask  it,  for  there  are  very  few 
counties  in  the  State  that  pay  as  heavy  a  School  Tax  as  Garrett,  in 
proportion  to  her  am  >unt  of  taxable  property.  The  rate  of  School  Tax 
for  the  past  year  was  24§  cents  on  the  §100,  which  is  twice  as  much 
as  Allegany,  Calvert,  Carroll,  Frederick,  Prinee  George's,  St.  Mary's 
or  Somerset  pays.  By  reference  t3  the  last  report  of  the  State 
Board  of  Education  we  find  that  Cecil  is  the  only  count}'  in  the 
State  that  pays  as  many  cents  on  the  $100  as  Garrett  for  school 
purposes. 


152 


REPORT  OF  THE 


To  compare  Garrett  county  with  one  of  the  other  counties — Alle- 
gany for  example — we  find  that  Allegany  receives  from  the  State 
and  county  $47,904.72  ;  Garrett  receives  for  the  same  period,  from 
the  State  and  county,  $15,643.19.  Allegany  educates  6,236  chil- 
dren, Garrett  county  2.937,  nearly  half  as  many  as  Allegany  and 
receives  less  than  one-third  as  much  money  :  yet  we  have  kept  the 
schools  open  as  long  as  Allegany,  excepting  last  winter. 

The  territory  of  the  county  is  so  great  that  the  children  can  not 
be  accommodated  with  less  than  73  schools  and  80  teachers.  The 
greatest  number  of  children  yet  enrolled  is  2,937;  this  number  of 
pupils  could  be  taught  by  50  teachers,  and  we  would  thereby  save 
the  expenses  of  thirty  teacher;  but  under  the  circumstances  we 
are  obliged  to  employ  teachers  where  the  average  is  very  low. 

The  first  two  years  we  kept  the  schools  open  7  J  months  ;  the  next 
year  5  months  ;  and  when  the  last  levy  was  made  we  submitted  a 
statement  to  the  Board  of  County  Commissioners,  showing  what 
amount  would  be  required  for  the  present  year  to  keep  the  schools 
open  5  months  as  they  desired  This  estimate  was  $9,100  ;  and 
this  amount  is  net  a  dollar  more  than  would  be  required  for  two 
terms  or  5  months  ;  yet  they  gave  us  a  levy  of  only  $6,000.00. 
They  claim,  however,  that  they  levied  $8,500.00  for  Public  School 
purposes,  which  may  be  explained  as  follows: 

In  the  month  of  January,  1876,  we  called  upon  the  Board  of 
County  Commissioners  and  submitted  the  accounts  of  the  collectors 
of  1873  and  '74,  showing  that  there  was  still  due  us  from  the  levy 
of  1873,  $2,500.  The  Board  thereupon  gave  us  their  notes  for 
$2,499.00,  being  three  notes  of  $833.00  each.  The  proceeds  of 
these  notes  are  given  in  the  Summary  Statement. 

When  we  opened  the  fchools  the  first  year  our  calculations  were 
based  upon  the  levy  of  $11,000.00,  and  the  expenses  which  con- 
sumed this  amount  were  really  incurred  the  first  scholastic  year ; 
therefore  the  notes  of  $2,499  00  cannot  be  considered  a  part  of  the 
levy  for  the  present  year. 

As  we  stated  before,  wo  forfeit  the  April  installment  by  closing 
our  schools  before  the  expiration  of  7J  months,  but  this  loss  is; 
trifling  when  compared  with  the  loss  the  children  sustain.  The 
thought  of  three  thousand  children  (who  are  entirely  dependent 
upon  the  Free  Public  Schools  for  their  education)  growing  up  in 
ignorance,  ought  to  be  enough  to  awaken  any  Board  of  County 
Commissioners  to  a  higher  appreciation  of  Education  than  that  ex- 
emplified in  the  recent  levy  of  si x  thousand  dollars. 


STATE  BOA  ED  OF  EDUCATION. 


153 


We  believe,  in  this  progressive  age,  that  we  fall  far  below  the 
standard  when  we  value  the  education  of  three  thousand  children 
at  six  thousand  dollars. 

We  believe  that  every  county  should  educate  her  children,  whether 
the  taxes  be  high  or  low  ;  and  we  believe  that  when  there  is  a  re- 
duction to  be  made  of  the  county  taxes,  it  should  not  be  taken  from 
the  School  Tax,  as  has  been  the  case  of  Garrett  county.  We  be- 
lieve that  a  large  majority  of  the  people  of  the  county  are  friends 
of  the  Free  Public  Schools,  and  willing  to  pay  the  taxes  necessary 
for  their  support. 

The  improvement  of  our  schools  depends  entirely  upon  the  im- 
provement of  our  teachers ;  and  the  improvement  of  our  teachers 
depends  upon  the  length  of  time  we  furnish  them  employment. 
Hence,  to  close  the  schools  before  the  end  of  7-J  months,  is  to- 
paralyze  the  whole  school  system.  Our  best  teachers  will  leave  the 
county,  or  abandon  the  profession  ;  and  our  schools  will  be  taught 
by  persons  who  have  no  interest  in  the  work  more  than  to  employ 
a  few  months  in  the  winter  season  for  the  want  of  something  else  to 
do.  The  result  will  be  that  our  schools  will  gradually  decline  until 
they  are  unworthy  the  support  of  the  people. 

Looking  at  these  facts,  which  will  be  admitted  by  all  persons  of 
intilligence,  we  cannot  help  repeating,  that  we  heartily  regret  our 
inability  to  prevent  the  results  which  must  inevitably  follow. 

Unless  the  levy  for  school  purposes  next  year  is  more  liberal,  we 
cannot  promise  any  improvement  upon  the  present  condition .  We 
trust,  however,  that  the  Board  of  County  Commissioners  will  place 
a  higher  estimate  upon  the  educational  interests  of  the  county  in  the 
future  than  they  have  in  the  past. 

We  have  made  this  report  lengthy  in  order  that  the  people  of  the 
county  may  fully  understand  our  present  condition,  and  know  the 
causes  which  led  to  the  curtailment  of  the  School  Term,  feeling 
confident,  when  considering  the  many  disadvantages  with  which  we 
have  had  to  contend,  that  the  public  will  sustain  us  in  the  belief 
that  we  have  d^ne  the  best  possible. 

WM.  A.  BRYDOX,  President. 
G.  W.  DELAWDER, 
W.  G.  BURNS, 

Commissioners. 

A.  Matthews,  S<crtury. 


154 


EE PORT   OF  THE 


GARRETT  COUNTY. 


W.  A.  BRYDOX,  President.  A.  MATTHEWS,  Secretary. 

Prior.  M.  A.  Newell, 

Secretary  Stale  Board  of  Education. 

Dear  Sir  : — The  Annual  Report  of  the  Public  Schools  of  Garrett 
county  for  the  year  ending  September  30th,  1876,  is  hereby  respect- 
fully submitted. 

On  the  formation  of  the  county  in  1873,  and  the  organization  of 
the  Board,  they  found,  in  order  that  all  parts  of  the  county  should 
enjoy  equal  educational  advantages,  a  necessity  for  additional  school 
houses,  and  they  addressed  themselves  to  remedy  this  want.  Since 
then  they  have  built  and  provided,  amply  furnished,  15  school 
houses  at  a  cost  of  $3,025,56,  upon  reasonable  assurance  from  year 
to  year,  that  the  County  Commissioners  would  levy  an  amount  in 
addition  to  that  required  to  run  the  schools,  sufficient  to  pay  thij 
off.  But,  for  reasons  satisfactory  alone  to  themselves,  they  uniformly 
ignored  the  wants  of  the  schools  in  this  respect,  and  have  not  levied 
enough,  which,  with  the  State  appropriation  to  run  the  Schools 
seven  and  one-half  months. 

To  reduce  this  indebtednesness,  thi  Board  last  spring,  deemed  it 
best,  in  view  of  the  discouraging  out-look  from  the  present  Board  of 
County  Commissioners,  to  close  the  Schools  at  the  end  of  five 
months. 

In  response  to  your  enquiries,  would  respectfully  say: 
1.  I  regard  the  present  system  of  appointing  School  Commission- 
ers as  the  safest  for  the  ends  contemplated. 

3.  The  aid  of  Trustees!  when  selected  with  care,  I  think  an  ad- 
vantage. 

4.  By  the  system  adopted  by  our  Board  the  schools  are  amply 
and  promptly  supplied  with  books. 

G.  Would  respectfully  refer  you  to  the  foregoing,  and  state,  (to* 
reduce  the  indebtedness  of  the  Board),  they  omitted  the  Spring  term. 

7.  The  exact  amount  of  indebtedness  on  Sept.  30th,  1876,  appears 
as  a  balance  in  the  Summary  Statement  herewith  submitted,  viz  , 
$7,G20,12. 

A.  MATTHEWS, 

Secretary. 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


155 


GARRETT  COUNTY— SUMMARY  OF  SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
For  the  year  endivg  Sept.  30th,  18T6. 


1876.  1875. 

Number  of  School  Houses— Frame,  63;  Brick,  1:  Log,  3   67  64 

Number  of  Male  Teachers,  (Principals)   40  45 

"        Female    "               "      26  30 

Male       "       (Assistants)   1  1 

t£        Female    "               "    4  4 

Total    80  80 

Number  of  Fenced  Lots   2  2 

<:         Schools  having  Out-Buildings   ...       9  8 

"  lt      -without  sufficient,  Blackboards   26  26 

"  "      having  good  Furniture   18  IS 

"         Wall  Maps   97  97 

"         Terms  Schools  were  open   2  3 

' '         Different  Pupils  for  the  year— Males  1,627,  females  1,205 .  .2,832  2,937 

u         Pupils  in  average  attendance  1,668  1,501 

"         Official  School  visits  paid  by  Examiner   64  85 

Average  enrolment  2.541  2,485 


Number  of  Pupils. 

Fall  Term.    Winter  Term.  Spring  Term.  Summer  Term. 
1875.    1876.    1875.    1876.    1875.  1876. 
On  Roll   2,269    2.313    2,847    2,764    2,340  1,214 


Average  Attendance  1,473    1,471    1,889    1,866    1,139  733 

1876.  1875 

Number  of  Pupils  in  1st  Gride  December  1st   667  809 

14           '          2nd     "           "    510  479 

»'          "          3rd     "           "    494  380 

„  "           "          4th      "            "    402  344 

il           "          5th      11            "   ,   319  305 

11          "          6th      "           "    188  225 

"          c'          Above  6th   10  19 

"  u  Algebra,  36. 


SCHOOL  HOUSES  BUILT  OR  ENLARGED  DURING  THE  YEAR. 


o 

1 

3 
0 
2 
1 
5 


1 
1 

7 


Brick. 
Frame. 


$2,776  74 
325  00 
350  83 
350  83 
350  83 
375  00 


53 
26 
26 
26 
26 
liS 


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23  5P 


cJC 

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5  5 
"  3 


180 
30 
30 
30 
30 
36 


Yes. 
No. 
No. 
No. 
No. 
No. 


d  o 


Yes. 
No. 
No. 
No. 
No. 
No. 


.1  $4,529  23 


156 


REPORT  OF  THE 


GARRETT  COUNTY-SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance  for  year  ending  September  30tk}  18*76. 


XL. 


NAME  OF  TEACHER. 


1 

2 
3 
4 
5 
6 

! 

l 

2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 

10 

11 
1 
2 
3 

11 
5 
6 

8 
9 
10 
11 
12 
13 
14 
1 
2 
3 

J 
6 
7 
8 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 


Mary  A.  Schell  

A.  A.  Cross  

M.  L.  Murphey  

Mollie  Cunningham 

J.  H.  Lee  

Mary  Daily  

Eph.  Lee  

E,  J.  West  

John  Matthews  

Hiram  Umbel.  

Jasper  Guard  

Chas.  Keller  

Jefferson  Guard  

W.  H.  H.  Friend..., 

A.  W.  Dewitt  

L.  F.  Meyers  

D.  A.  Friend  

J.  Dell  

J.  S.  Miller  

Allie  Keller  

Axnie  E.  Maust  

H.  S.  Boucher  , 

P.  C.  Boucher  

Chas.  Harshbargci .. 

Oliver  Getty  

Belle  D.  Lint  

A.  N.  GlotfeJty  

Simon  Baker  

J.  N.  Dorsev  

C.  A.  Schaff  

Esther  Sibert  

Klla  Dorsey  

Eva  M.  Thayer  

Virginia  Bench  

R.  H.  Hoffman  

Jennie  McKinley  

Harte  McKinley  

Perry  Broadwater.. 

A.  G.  Steger  

J.  T.  Poland  

W.  W.  Fairall  

A.  F.  Spicher  

E.  M.  Frazer  

Albert  McMiiler  

Sarah  E.  Wegman. 

Arthur  Ashby  

John  Bayer  

J.  J.  Byland  

C.  A.  Home  


Fall 
Term. 


3  S= 

03  cS 

>  £ 


Winter 
Term. 


4G 
22 
58 
26 
61 
32 
38 
38 
30 
37 
•40 
82 
19 
21 
23 
29 
47 
34 
43 
30 
41 
38 
55 
25 
32 
10J 
100 
43 
25 
16 
29 
29 
2 

81 
43 
46 
41 
33 
39 
24 
34 


Spring 
Term. 


Summer 
Term. 


22 


16 


57 


23 
34 
26 
61 
15 
15 
17 
19 
34 
27 
34 
23 
22 
32 
33 
16 
17 
47 
62 
40 
17 
12 
21 
18 
18 
55 
30 
31 
25 
21 
31 
16 
30 


47 
18 
41 
18 
40 
2l|  32 
29  38 
261  30 


22 


20 


12 


421. 


SI 


39 


411. 
17  . 


19 


32 


-5  2 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


157 


GARRETT  COUNTY-SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Expenses  for  year  ending  September  30th,  1876. 


1 

2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 

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3 

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5 
6 
7 

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10 

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11 


10 
11 
.12 
13 
14 
1 
■2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
1 


2  $15  00 

2  

2  

2  

2  

2  

2  

2  ' 

3  24  00 


3 
3 
5  3 
6 
7 


00 


9  20 


5  00 


9  00: 


10  00 

10  oo! 


$6  00 
3  00 
8  50 
3  20 
7  75 


$6  42 
6  00 


a  a 
^  a. 


?3  H 


§1  35; 


2  25 


3  0C 


7  00 


79  42 
5  38 
20  72 


2  51 
31  5-1 


5  OOj 
13  50 


6  52 


9  70 
2  50 
8  00 


59  G6 


82  07i 


3  50 


2  25 

3  15 
9  78 
6  30 


2  04! 


05 
1  8o 
1  60 

1  50 
90 

2  22 
1  95 


3  35 
1  00 
1  80 
33  i  5 
1  00 
1  55 


1  00 
1  85 
1  50 
1  80 


1  00 


1  30 


80 
6  05 


2  00 


4  91 
2  20 
2  75 

2  60 

3  61 
1  00 


1  90 


$7  35 
9  42 

14  50 
3  20 


S  o 

a  do* 

—  T3 


-  O 


§24  00; 


5  041 
3  00; 


8  921 
10  40 
22  75 

8  50 

9  4G1 
91  37 

18  88 
34  07 
15  00 

10  81 
105  29 

0  00 
15  45 
27  00 

8  50 

19  25 
6  30 

14  12 
4  95 

12  50 
30  70 

11  90 

15  50 

19  95 
76  21 
10  50 
91  07 
17  00 
10  50 

6  00 
3  10 
2  50 
24  56 

16  60 
24  27 
26  85 
16  76 

20  38 
8  55 

16  15 


37  50 
3  00! 


4  so; 


$150  00 

212  50' 
195  00! 
110  OOj 

78  50  j 
75  00  j 
50  75J 
30  00  1 
228-75,1 
120  00 
190  75 
145  50 
118  00 
145  00 
195  00 
175  00 
100  00 
277  50 
129  00 
457  50 
150  00 
150  00 

213  00 

131  00! 
126  50' 

142  50; 

187  50 
150  00 
175  00 

132  50| 
162  50 

135  00, 
142  00| 
445  25 
300  00 
19©  00 

136  00 
103  75 
112  50 

60  00 
57  00 
418  50, 
150  00 
170  00 
150  00 
157  50 
162  50 
150  60 
200  00 


158 


REPOET  OF  THE 


GARRETT  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance  for  year  ending  Sept.  30th,  18*76. 


NAME  OF  TEACHER. 


Silas  Weimcr  

S.  A.  Moore  

Virginia  Ringer  

Edmund  Albert  

Jennie  Sines  

Mollie  Cashed  , 

J,  L.  Cupnett  

J.  W.  Rush  

J.  C.  Law  

Ephriam  Lee  

Sallie  M.  Lee  

Martha  A.  Lee  

Sallie  Cunningham. 

D.  P.  IJendrickson. 
Kimbel  Welch  

E.  J.  Fringer  

Chas.  Best  

C.  L.  Paugh  

Hampton  Werner.... 

W.  1L  Hutson  

Geo.  W.  Hutson  

Annie  L.  Savage.... 

J.  C.  Paugh  

Ellie  Savage  

Sallie  Harsbbanger.. 
Lattista  Loiino  


Full 
Term. 


140 

3 

58 
29 
19 
20 
28 
32 
21 
28 
28 
28 
29 

24 
18 
36 
18 
20 


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105 
21 
41 
IT 
15 
14 
19 
20 
16 
16 
15 
15 
20 
17 
16 
13 
17 
8 
11 


Winter 
Term. 


45 
25 
20 
17 
29 
18 
26 
155 
40 
59 
30 
22 
22 
31 
42 
23 
35 
28 
43 
33 
25 
18 
35 
25 
27 
25 


Spring 
Term. 


16 


Q  T3 

.  a 


16 
12 
14 

20!  

14  19 

161  

113  

26  41 
44  59 

25  

161  

15|  20 

1*  

25  21 

18  18 
20  18 

181  

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20  

13  

17  

16  

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16  


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45 

10 

12 


13 


Summer 
Term. 


15. 


2318  1471  2764  1866  1214  733    2832 


12 


STATE  BOAKD  OF  EDUCATION. 


159 


GARRETT  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Expenses  for  year  ending  Sept.  30ih,  1876. 


SO  50 


15  00 


§12  47 
7  00 
7  50 

10  00: 

14  oo! 

6  87 
6.001 

16  15 

10  00 

7  75 

12  00 

11  *:-) 

5  75 

17  25 

8  75 

13  52 
11  00 

6  00 
0  00 

10  00 
10  00 

5  00 
10  08 

5  00! 
10  00 

9  00 


a  . 


$4?5. 
6  00 


22  9fc 


1  12 


2.  25 


3  00 
2  40 


21.95 


6  40 


55 


34  00 


2  63 
40 
2  20 


1  25 


2  85 
40 
50 


$17 
13 

7 
10 
14 
16 

6 
73 
10 
10 
12 
13 

5 
18 

8 
14 
11 

8 

6 
13 
12 

5 
34 

5 
25 
15 


22  

55|  

501  

50  

65  

52  

00  

12  

00  52 

38  

40  

45  

75  

50  


$205 
82 
73 
130 
150 
147 
75 
688 
150 
223 
150 
]50 
127 
150 
151 
150 
130 
150 
87 
142 
159 
110 
175 
87 
139 
175 


- 


§U14  70S652  82l  $441  01   $139  16    $1,347  69'$7l  75!$12  310  25  I  $341  65 


00 


7  50 


7  86 

2  75 
14  46 

3  95 


7  98 
4  01 
13  32 


160  REPJRT  OF  THE 


GARRETT  COUNTY 


Statement  of  Receipts  and  Disbursements  for  Public  School  Purposes,  for  the  Year 
ending  September  30,  1870. 


Receipts. 

State  School  Tax  for  1876. ...S  5,915 

State  Free  School  Fund   1,223 

State  donations — Academic 

Fund   1,200 

County  School  Tax,  at  24j 

cents  on  the  $100   8,000 

Sales  of  Books   434 

Proceeds  of  notes  of  County 
Commissioners  for  balance 

of  Collectors  of  1873-74....  2,245 

School  Journal   34 

Tuition  of  students  of  Nor- 
mal Schools,  1875   205 

Dog  tax   G 

Balance   7.G20 


Disbursements. 


99  Balance  due  Treasurer,  Sep- 

25j    tember  30th,  1875  S  5,253 

(Teachers'  Salaries   12,360 

00  Fuel    652 

jfnci^ental  expenses  of  Sch'ls..  139 

COlRent   114 

79:  Books  and  Stationery    747 

|Building  School  Houses   3,886 

i  Repairing     "          <l    846 

76  Furniture,  Black  Boards  and 

00     Stoves   155 

Interest  and  discount   429 

60  Salary  of  Secretary,  Treas- 

67     urer  and  Examiner   800 

12  Per  diem  of  School  Commis- 
sioners  355 

iOffice  expenses  and  Account 

Books   11 

| Printing  and  advertising   85 

Lowry  and  YVonderly  School 

House   522 

Office  rent  and  furniture   32 

School  Journal   46 

Freight  on  desks,  &c   44 

Teachers'    salaries  Normal 

Schools,  '75   290 

Incidental  expenses  Normal 

Schools   19 

Attorney's  fees   92 


32 
25 
82 
16 
70 
04 
SO 
03 

89 
85 

00 

26 

18 
50 

94 
00 
00 
95 


$26,886  18 


$26,886  18 


STATE  BOABD  OF  EDUCATION. 


161 


HARFORD  COUNTY 


Db.  E.  HALL  RICHARDSON,  President.  WM.  H.  HARLAX,  Secretary, 


Prof.  31.  A.  Xewell, 

Secretary  State  Board  of  Education. 

Bear  Sir. — I  have  the  honor  to  transmit  herewith  the  report  of  the 
Public  Schools  of  Harford  county,  for  the  scholastic  year,  ending 
June  30th,  and  for  the  fiscal  year  ending  September  30th,  1876.  The 
schools  were  open  only  three  terms,  excepting  the  High  School  and 
Bel  Air  graded  school,  which  were  open  four  terms.  This  action  has 
caused  so  much  discontent,  however,  that  for  the  present  year  the 
two  schools  above  mentioned  will  run  only  three  terms,  thus  placing 
them  upon  the  same  ground  as  the  county  schools.  The  accompan}-- 
nying  report  is  defective  in  several  particulars.  The  balance  of  cash 
as  stated  in  the  report  for  1 874— "75,  was  §545,81  ;  the  true  balance  as- 
found  by  a  careful  revision  of  the  books,  was  $737.70,  upon  which 
balance  I  have  based  my  report.  The  cost  of  books  furnished  each, 
school  has  been  emitted,  because  (most  of  the  books  having  been  fur- 
nished before  the  present  Board  came  into  office,)  no  records  exist 
from  which  a  true  account  could  be  rendered.  I  would  say,  however, 
that  such  steps  were  taken  at  the  opening  of  this  scholastic  year  as 
will  ensure  a  correct  report  at  its  close. 

The  difference  between  the  amounts  paid  for  fuel,  &c,  and  the 
footings  of  several  columns,  is  due  to  the  fact  that  bills  had  been  al- 
lowed to  accumulate  for  past  years,  and  it  was  impossible  to  designate 
the  schools  to  which  the  articles  went.  The  report  has  been  made  as 
full  and  exact  as  the  condition  of  our  affairs  would  allow. 

The  examination  of  the  books  and  accounts  occupied  more  than  two 
months  from  January  1st,  and  this,  together  with  the  time  necessarily 
spent  in  the  management  of  the  large  debt,  will  satisfactorily  explain  the 
very  small  number  of  visits  paid  by  the  Examiner. 

The  Board  at  present,  labors  under  many  difficulties.  Thirty-eight, 
(38)  per  cent,  of  the  levy  of  1875,  was  unpaid  on  Sept.  30th,  and 
there  seems  to  be  little  prospect  of  an  early  settlement.    The  necessary 
expenses  for  the  past  year  cannot  be  paid  until  this  money  is  collected. 
11 


162 


REPOET  OK  THE 


The  County  Commissioners  declined  to  levy  for  the  present  year 
more  than  |the  10  cents  allowed  by  law,  and  if  this  small  amount 
is  not  promptly  paid  the  Board  will  be  much  behind  at  the  close  of  the 
year.  The  opinion  seems  to  rrevail  among  the  collectors,  that  "school 
money"  should  be  paid  last  of  all  and  should  bear  all  insolvencies,  over 
payments  on  roads.  &c.  Some  means  should  surely  be  devised  by 
which  the  Board  could  calculate  with  some  degree  of  certainty  upon 
its  receipts. 

Owing  to  the  fact  that  the  Board  has  but  two-thirds,  (§)  as  much 

from  the  county  this  year  as  last,  and  has  the  same  amount  of  work  to 

do  with  it,  the  salaries  have  been  temporarily  reduced.    This  has 

been  dona  in  the  following  manner  : 

The  maximum  salary  of  a  1st  grade,  1st  class  teacher  is  (as  before)...  $100  00 

';         "            "           1st   11       2d      "       "    90  00 

"            tc           2d    "       1st      "       «    80  60 

"            2d    "       2d      "        M    70  00 

u         "            "           2d    "       3d  "       "  and  all  assistants  60  00 

For  an  average  of  15  or  under,  a  teacher  of  the  1st  grade  is  allowed.  70  00 

"              «'        15         "             "  2d      H            •«  60  00 

And  two  dollars  per  average  scholar  until  the  maximum  is  reached. 
In  answer  to  your  questions,  I  would  say : 

1.  That  no  method  of  selecting  School  Commissioners,  has  yet  been 
proposad,  which  is  not  open  to  more  serious  objections  than  can 
possibly  be  urged  against  the  present  mode. 

3.  If  the  power  of  appointing  teachers  was  vested  in  the  Board  of 
School  Commissioners,  and  the  confirmatory  in  the  District  Trustees, 
if,  in  other  words,  the  powers  of  the  two  Boards  under  the  State  Law 
were  interchanged,  a  great  improvement  woulJ  be  effected,  as  we  would 
then  have  a  system  of  permanent  teachers.  The  District  Trustees  are, 
however,  a  necessity  as  they  are  able  to  protect  school  property  and 
to  regulate  the  schools  much  better  than  the  Board  of  Commissioners 
possibly  could. 

4.  The  matter  of  books  and  stationery  is  just  now  in  lather  an  un- 
settled condition  in  this  county.  The  Board,  in  order  to  save  expense, 
is  using  in  the  schools  the  books  which  were  thrown  out  when  a  change 
was  effected  in  1874.  When  a  decision  is  reached  in  the  matter  of 
books,  we  will  have  a  good  and  thoroughly  effective  system. 

5.  "When  the  present  Board  came  into  office,  January  1st,  187G,  the 
books  and  accounts  were  carefully  examined  by  the  present  Secretary, 
and  an  expert  employed  for  the  purpose,  by  whom  a  report  was  made 
which  was  accepted  by  the  Board.  In  April,  the  Couuty  Commission- 
ers were  requested  to  fund  the  debt  under  an  Act  passed  by  the  last 


STATE  BOA  ED  OF  EDUCATION. 


163 


Legislature,  but  they  declined,  and  contented  themselves  with  levying 
.$6,322.92  to  pay  the  interest  and  a  portion  of  the  principal. 

The  total  amount  due  by  the  School  Commissioners  on  September 
30th,  was  $29,311.22,  including  interest,  of  which  $4,105.48  will  be 
paid  as  soon  as  the  money  now  due  from  the  county  can  be  collected, 
leaving  the  real  debt  of  the  Board,  $25,211.74, 

Very  respectfully, 

WM.  II.  HARLAN, 

Secretary. 


EE-PORT  OF  THE  STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION.  165 


HARFORD  COUNT ir — SUMMARY  OF  SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 


For  xjear  ending  June  30th,  1876. 

1875.  1876. 

Number  of  School  Houses— Frame,  05;  Brick,  7;  Log,  2:  Stone,  9     83  83 

Number  of  Male  Teachers,  (Principals)   41  42 

"        Female    "               "    40  44 

"        Male        "       (Assistants)   6  G 

"        Female    **               "    7  8 

Total   94  100 

Number  of  Fenced  Lots                                                                      25  25 

"        Schools  having  Out-Buildings                                          55  55 

£<             "      without  sufficient  Blackboards                              25  24 

"             "      having  good  Furniture                                         73  74 

"        Wall  Maps                                                                 74  74 

"         Terms  Schools  were  open                                                   3  3 

a        Different  pupils  for  the  year — Males,  2,652  ;  females, 

2,053;  white,  4,010;  colored,  695;  total  4,692  4,705 

Pupils  in  average  attendance— White,  1,945;  col'd,  276. .2,053  2,221 

"        Official  School  visits  paid  by  Examiner                            187  29 

-Average  enrolment  3,026  3,202 


Since  June  1st,  1876 — Visits  by  predecessor,  55.    Total  for  1876,  84. 

Number  of  Pltpils. 
Fall  Term.    Winter  Term.  Spring  Term.  Summer  Term. 
1875.    1876.    1875.    1876.     1875.    1876.    1875.  1876. 

Dn  Roll   2,998    2,994    3,657     3,251    3,803    2,424    3,36L  676 

Average  Attendance  2,021    2,042    2,426    2.090    2,452    1,713    2,167  469 

r-1876.— ^  1875. 
White.  Col. 


Number  of  Pupils  in  1st  Grsde,  April  15th,  1876   414  110  921 

"           "         2nd    "  "    431  119  721 

"           "         3rd     "  "    517  64  688 

"          4th     "  "    610  36  626 

"            "          5th    "  <:    526  25  483 

"            "         6th     "  "    426  272 

"  Above  6th  "  "    73  45 


Book-Keeping,  28;  Algebra,  41;  Philoso- 
phy, 121;  Geometry,  47;  Physiol- 
ogy, 61;  Latin,  30. 


166 


REPORT  OF  THE 


HARFORD  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
Attendance  for  year  ending  June  30th,  1876. 


Fall 
Term. 


NAME  OF  TEACHER. 


Annie  E.  Offlej  

Robt.  Finney  

Jos.  M,  Jacobs,  Asst.. 

Kezia  J.  Evans  

E.  H.  Comegys  

Emma  A.  Nicholson.. 
Chas.  H.  Crittenden.. 

H.  A.  Lucev  

Chas.  H.  Chisholm.... 

13.  W.  Stewart  

Angie  V.  Hopkins  .... 

Mary  P  Hendon  

E.  YV.  Oourtenay  

Luella  Kelley  

Janie  E  Heirick  

Mary  P.  Hendon  

Annie  M.  E.  Mitchell. 

C.  B.  McPh<-rson  

Marv  P.  Ibndon  

Mary  E.  Well?,  Asst. 
Jno  D.  Wortlrington. 
A.  L.  Hvue   

D.  D.  Worihington... 

Frank  A  .  Brown  

Sallie  C.  Watteis  

Annie  E.  Cooke  

Ida  V.  Paul  

Mary  E.  Hollond  

Fayette  Gibson  

W.  S.  Griffith  

S.  Susie  Mitchell  

Jas.  A.  Cooley  

Isaac  C.  Coale  

Wrn.  H.  Bavles?  

II.  S.  Maddock  

Lidie  E.Miller  

Edwin  G.  Proctor  ... 

Sadie  McGeoch  

Emma  Norris  , 

E.  E.  Baird  

Agnes  E.  Bradley  

Simeon  Spiccr  

David  Street  

L.  VV.  Bryant,  Asst. 

II.  S.  Huff.  

Clara  Hetrick  

Jiidie  S.  Eckel  

Martha  E.  Cole  

Lizzie  II.  Barnes   


,1    31  21 

 1  


59)  37 
22i  15 


24 


15 


30 


20 


Winter 
Term. 


45 


2::. 


>  £ 


26 


14 


20  10 


511  35 
36|  28 
59,  39 


39 


24 


35<  20 


40  25 

57  30 

22  15 

31 1  16 

71  44 


Spring 
Term. 


39 


24 


24|  11 


27 


44 
32 
57 


37  18 

23  18 

35)  28 

I 


201  10 


33j  25 

29  19 

28  16 

30  22 

29  23 


24  14 
20  14 
33  23 


321  47 


Summer 
Term. 


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36!    271  60' 
..........  67 

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16 


26 


12 


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29 
43 
17 
21 
13 
49 
42 
...I  34 
17  46 


11 


19 


STATE  BOARD   OF  EDUCATION. 


167 


HARFORD  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Expenses  for  y-ar  ending  June  30^,  1876. 


11 

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§21  37   


$2  G5    $24  o/ 


$300  00        $55  68 


.       23  91 
34  90 
7  00 
13  50 


$5  Su 
2  50 
6  50 


35  30  06 

40  37  80 

,   13  50 

1  08  14  58 


332  30 
210  00 
220  00 
210  00 


■  1 


15  00 


65 


60 


16  25 


262  00 


23  Bti 
11  50 


9  05 


99  25  49 
05      22  60 


216  61 
210  00 


10 

1 

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2 

4 

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6 

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7 

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8 

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9 

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3 

5 

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6 

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7 

3 

8 

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270  00i| 


|$12  00 
20  0c 


15  00 


15  00 


15  00 


25  00 


14  00' 
22  501 
18  75 


17  16 
16  ",1 


25  25 
8  36 


15  80 
9  62 
2  50 

15  50 
23  75 
18  31 

16  25 


4  36 

5  08 
1  20 


30  36  -S48  50 
27  58 
39  95 


3  25 
1  05 ! 


21  66 
18  26 


i  00 


18  00 


3  66 
5  35 
1  00 
3 
2 
3 


33 


1  50 


3  87 


28  91 
18  71 

1  ooJ 

34  13 
11  75 
22  42 
15  90|  1 
44  47 
22  01 
40  62 


227  45 
300  00 
190  00 


287  00 
297  92 


238  00 
232  00 
70  00 
232  00 
106  50 
300  00 
210  00 
300  00 
300  00 
240  00 


25  00 


32  00 


20  54j 
15  50 
29  00 


2  07 


1  00 


23  75 
16  50 
8  20 
8  57 
41  25 


27  00 


20  00 
1  50 


1  65j 
88 
3  67 


24  26   

16  3&j   

58  67     4  00 


2  90| 
12  87! 

5  ooj 

2  56; 
5  56 


26  65  . 
56  37  . 
45  20  . 
31  13. 
48  31!. 


240  00 
203  00 
230  00 
70  00 
240  00 
300  00 
205  50 
234  46 
383  18 


17  50 
19  00 
23  50 
16  00 

26  25 


44  96 
10  40 
1  32 


2  30 

2  60; 
2  491 
30 

35! 


64  76 
32  00 
27  31 
16  30 
26  60 


235  20 
232  00 
300  00 
189  00 
255  00 


168 


REPORT  OF  THE 


IIAHFORD  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance  jor  year  ending  June  30th,  1876. 


NAME  OF  TEACHER. 


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8 

5 

9 

5 

l( 

5 

C-issie  Smith,  Asst   . 

M.  Alice  Gorrell  

Laura  Oidfkld  

P.  H.  Famous  

Jno.  W.  Carter  

C  Win.  L.  Baird,  Principal  ... 
I  Chas.  L.  Dallam,  1st  Asst.. 
I  Gert'de  Ricliardson,  2d  Asst 

{M.  J.  Wise,  3d  Asst  

Wa.  N.  Gibson  

Abbie  J.  Gibson,  Asst  

J.  H.  Kirkwood  

Wm.  N.  Gibson  

B.  H.  Lambright  

R.  Thos.  Cairnes  

T.  B.  Devoe  

Henrietta  M.  Rutledge  

A.  N.  Kirkwood  

J.  Benson  Gable  

R.  Thos.  Cairnes  

Jos.  H.  Arthur   

Thos.  M.  Cathcart  

Jas.  Alexander  

Cassie  Alexander   

Jno.  W.  Barton  ,  

Carrie  L.  Bradley  

M.  Alice  Kenly  

Jas.  H.  Rigdon  

Jno.  Watkins  

Sallie  E.  St.  Clair  

Luira  A.  Bradlej'...  

Hannah  J.  Robinson  

Julia  Shrodes  

S.  K-  Kinsey  ,  

Ella  Webb  

Theresa  O.  Glenn  

M.  Fannie  Webb  

Mary  V.  Tarbert  

Mary  J.  White  ford  

S.  Lizzie  Adams  

M.  J.  Heaps,  Asst  

W.  Scarborough  

S.  1).  Bennington  

N.  Oscar  Stokes  

K.  L.  Scarborough  

Ellie  J.  Galbrealh  

A.  Finney  Galbreath  

J.  Martin  McNabb  

Jno.  R  Andrews  


Fall 
Term. 


127 

43 


29 


28 


25 
48 
34 


<  £ 
< 


20 


18 


29 

20 

17 

12 

22 

18 

42 

24 

13 

8 

20 

13 

22 

11 

18 

12 

35 

26 

18 

11 

28 

14 

a  > 

14 

15 

12 

2-1 

16 

30 

21 

18 

M 

20 

12 

41 

28 

40 

28 

41 

27 

38 

25 

24 

19 

17 

10 

2:: 

19 

26 

20 

Winter 
Term. 


Spring 
Term. 


>  V 

<  £ 
< 


33  52 
28  39 
18  20 


5t 

>  V 

< 


131 

69 


46 


25 


89,  132 
48  64 

30  32 


14 


27 
25 
35 
22 
37 
29 
18 
28 
37 


32  45 
14  17 
11  18 


13i  22 

15  22 

27  30 
17 


62  46 


25 


33 


Summer 
Term. 


20 


112 


12 


25 


17 


^■5 
3  'S, 


16 


83 


21 


14 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


169 


HARFORD  COUNTY-SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
Expenses  for  year  ending  June  30th,  1876. 


:hoo 

-J. 

"o 

'-. 

1 

istric 

C 

11 

3 

12 

3 

13 

3 

3  W 
o 


pa  _o 


$14  25'  

13  00  $8 


15 


$15  00 
26  40 


$210  00 
300  00 


$20  00 


18  10 


38  10 


1 

!  4 

2 

4 

c 

j 

4 

4 

4 

5 

4 

6 

4 

7 

4 

8 

4 

9 

4 

10 

4 

11 

4 

12 

4 

13 

4 

14 

4 

15 

4 

16 

4 

17 

* 

18 

19 

1 

20 

4 

21 

4 

22 

4 

1 

5 

2 

5 

3 

5 

4 

5 

5 

5 

6 

5 

7 

5 

8 

5 

3 

5 

10 

250  00 


82  00 
19  63 


21  82 
8  79 


53  20 
1  05 


407  02 
29  47 


2,575  00 
344  80 


13  50! 


12  50| 
50 


30 


26  30 


00 


20  OOj 

io  oo:. 

14  97! 


5  00 
2  25' 
1  Ou 


20  78 
10  30 
25  26 


220  00 
240  00 
210  00 


20  75i 


3  04 


26  0^ 


253  60 


15  00 


10  50, 
19  20 
12  00 
15  87' 
18  00 

9  oo! 


2  50 


53  20, 
5  00 


30 
2  80 
35 

9 


14  00 
10  20 
27  30 
51  87 
18  44 
14  25 


230  77 
300  00 
240  00 
24.0  00 
210  00 
182  00 


7  50 


15  00 


15  00 


12  50 
18  00; 

7  50 
29  18 
10  00 
14  85| 
24  00 
20  89 j 
22  12 

13  25 
20  44 
16  25 
29  25 


3  50 


1  53 


98 
29 
1  50 
1  05 
1  75 


45 


80 
3  57 

30 
1  20 


13  48 

18  29 
9  00 

30  23 

19  25 
18  85 
24  45 

22  42 

23  84 

29  05 

24  01 

31  56 

30  45 


217  00 
203  00 
240  00 
240  00. 
203  00 
240  00 
240  00 
210  00J 
210  00 
240  00 
200  20 
210  00 
371  2 


10  00 
14  75 
29  13 
22  50 


75 

60  03 


4  10 


2  16 
4  90 
1  55 

3  50 


18  01 
79  77 
30  68 
27  19 


240  00 
240  00 
300  00 
240  00 


25  68 
21  00 
27  00 


2  00 


93 
2  65 
5  00 


28  61 

33  65 
32  00 


280  00 
300  00 
240  00 


170 


REPORT  OF  THE 


HARFORD  COUXTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
Attendance  for  year  ending  June  30tk,  1876. 


|  Number  of  School. 

a 

NAME  OF  TEACHER. 

Fall 
Term. 

Winter 
Term. 

Spring 
Term. 

Summer 
Term. 

c  u 
-  « 

S  o 

o 

d 
O 

36 
34 
24 
43 
69 

^% 
'3  5 

>  S 
-<  r 

25 
23 
18 
32 
52 

„• 
'o 
— 

O 

Av.  daily 
Attendance. 

._; 
o 

f-H 

o 

Av.  daily 
Attendance. 

__• 

"o 
P3 
a 
O 

Av.  daily 
Attendance. 

Number  of  c 
Pupils  for  tb 

11 
12 

13 
14 
15 

16 
17 

bt 

5 
5 
5 
5 
5 

4 
5 

o 
o 
-= 

w 

X 

52 
32 
32 
51 
72 

35 
18 
20 
30 
45 

51 
34 
27 
49 
74 

34 
15 

20 
28 
42 

54 
41 

39 
67 
96 

Jas.  W.  McXabb  

26 
20 
233 

21 
13 
205 

22 
20 
325 

12 
10 

235 

30 
24 
295 

15 
13 
214 

39 
29 
381 

f  S.  J.  Tammany,  1st  Asst. 
|  R.  W.  Eubank,    2d  " 
J  Mary  Gibson,     3d  " 
j  Mattie  Offlev,     4th  ■« 
|  Mary  E.  Barnes,  5th  " 
LChas.G.  Wilson,  6th  *• 

250 

152 

1 

1 

 : 

1 

2647  1822 

3251 

2090 

2973 

 :  

1922'  601 

412 

4010 

STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


HARFORD  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
Expenses  for  year  ending  June  30th,  1876. 


5 
5 
5 
5 

5  $39  00 


$16  00 

8  m 

16  50 
21  30 
43  25 


$1  25 


1  10 

21  65 


a  . 

•73  O 


o 


o 

EH 


$1  75! 

80 

1  85! 

2  35 
10  05 


$19  00 
8  9*1 
25  45 
45  30 
92  30 


o 

c  o 


o 
E-1 


$300  00 
240  00 
240  00 
240  00 
510  00 


20  00 
333  00 


14  50 
9  00 


103  68 


4  73| 


114  35 


122  91 
29  00 
447  35 


240  00 
240  00 
4,500  00 


873  50  1,498  20  S449  99.'  $347  24 


$3,108  934&S8  62  $26,695  59 


4,955  26 


172 


REPORT  OF  THE 


COLORED  SCHOOLS. 

HARFORD  COUNTY-SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance  for  year  ending  September  30th,  18TG. 


NAME  OF  TEACH KR. 


Full 
Term. 


•3  -a 


Winter  ;  Spring  I  Summer 
Term,   j  Term,  i  Term. 


Is  • 

.  c  o 

>  £  I  « 
<J!2  £ 


-  c 

S  56 


<  s 


2  1 

II  2 

3 
3 

3 
3 
3 
4 
4 
4 


21 


Geo.  M.  Matbews  

Emma  J.  Stewart  

Mary  J.  Anderson  

Mildred  F.  Gardner  

E.  V.  Dixon  

Susan  A.  Lisby  

D.  S.  Biker  

Howard  Reasoncr  , 

George  Anna  Ames  

Andrew  J.  Reed  

Jerome  VV.  Thompson  

Julia  S  Waldron  ..  

Eliz.  E.  Moore  

Jacob  S.  Smith  

Geo  roe  A.  Handy   

Jared  VV.  Ford  

Susan  A.  Berry  

Lnla  A  .  James  

Baml.  Brian  

Richd.  II.  Nea!  I  54 

W.  R.  Arnold,  Asst  


11 


11 


28  16 


22 


341 


34 


220 


26 
26 
101 


.52 


16  26 


14 


26,  28 

18  

....  12 
22  34 


21 


1G  

14  1, 

n!  I, 

28  1, 

13  , 

18  L 


16 
23 
48 


362  388 


245 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


173 


COLORED  SCHOOLS. 
HARFORD  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Expenses  for  year  ending  September  30th,  1876. 


C  o 

o 


Q. 
O 

pq 


7. 


§10  00 


$7  50 


§1  31 


$19  31 


$4  00      §150  00 


$17  43 
32  63 


13  12 


13  12 


224  00 


16  12 
20  00"      17  85! 


3  03 


16  12 
40  88 


177  20 
266  00 


45  06 
63  28 


17  50 

6  00 

13  7  5 

16  25 

6  12 
11  25 

7  00 


30 


17  50 
6  25 

15  25 

16  25 

6  12 
11  55 

7  00 


1  00 


1  50 


182  00 
238  00 
231  00 
217  00 
243  00 
203  00 
126  00 


26  44 
45  00 
32  99 
51  12 
51  60 
45  50 
15  50 


15  00 
15  00 


17  74 
15  62 
10  00 
26  40 


$7  74 


16  90 


17  74'. 

30  62;. 

25  001. 

51  041, 


179.  00 
238  00 
252  00 
450  00 


39  63 
35  02 

40  97 
74  30 


$6©  00  S202  22      $7  74    $23  79    $293  75  S6  5Q    $3,376  20   $616  49 


174 


REPORT  OF  THE 


HARFORD  COUNTY 

Statement  of  Receipts  and  Disbursements  for  Public  School  Purposes,  for  the 
ending  September  30,  1876. 


Tt 


Receipts. 


Disbursements. 


Balance  on  hand,  Sept.  30, 

1875  

State  School  Tax  for  1875, . 

State  Free  School  Fund  

State  Donations,  arrears  for 

four  years  

•County  School  Tux  at  1 5  cts. 

on  the  Si 00  

Receipts  amounting  to  819,- 

101.87. 

County  School  Tax  for  pre- 
vious years  

Book  Fees,  White  Schools... 
"       Col'd       "  .... 

State  Appropriation  to  Col- 
ored Schools  

Interest  

Sale  of  Locust  Hill  School 
House  


Teachers'  Salaries. 


$,737 

70 

14.360 

Ml 

2,353 

03 

1,200 

00 

11.791 

80 

Books  and  Stationery  

Building  School  Houses. ... 
Repairing    "  '* 
Furniture,    Black  Boards 

and  Stoves  

Interest  

;3alary  of  Secretary,  Treas- 

j    urer  and  Kxaminer  

4.417  68  Per  Diem  of  School  Com- 

4,955  26'  missioners  

616  49:Office expenses  and  Account 

I  Books  

3,220  121  Printing  and  Advertising... 

11  95  Paid  to  Colored  Schools  

For  School  Journal  1874.... 
19  22  R.  Henry,  back  salary  due. 
"  extra  services.... 

Thos.  M.  Cathcart,  storage 
and  distribution  of  books. 

lames  Amos  

Office  Furniture  

For  Freight,  Commissiuners 

and  R.  Henry  

Alice  Number's  balance  due 

from  1871  

Balance  Cash  on  hand  


843.753  2P 


$26,694  56 
1,925  85 

455  50 
2,552  51 
1,449  50 

702  42 

131  13 
1,575  36 

1,000  00 

300  00 

134  36 
542  25 

4,248  60 
83  00 

1,285  34 
100  00 

29  49 
25  42 
36  50 

44  83 

18  40 
418  24 

$43,753  2  6 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


175 


HOWARD  COUNTY. 


Dr.  JAS.  T.  WILLIAMS,  President.  Dr.  WM.  H.  HARDEY,  Secretary. 


Pkof.  M  A.  Xewell, 

Secretary  State  Board  of  Education. 
Dear  Sir. — The  Annual  Report  of  Public  Schools  of  Howard  county^ 
for  the  year  ending  September   30th,  1876,  is  herewith  respectfully 
submitted: 

Since  my  la'st  report  the  resignation  of  Dr.  J.  Avery  Shepherd  has 
caused  a  reorganization  of  our  School  Roard — Dr  James  T.  Williams, 
John  G.  Rogers  and  William  Clark  composing  the  present  Roard — 
Dr.  James  T.  Williams,  President.  These  gentlemen  are  alive  to  the 
importance  of  education,  fully  realizing  the  fact  that  teaching  is  not 
only  a  profession  of  responsibility,  but  one  demanding  the  highest  or- 
der of  talent  and  qualification,  and,  entertaining  this  view,  they  have 
constantly  aimed  to  elevate  the  educational  standard  by  a  more  rigid 
examination  of  teachers  each  year. 

The  Board  this  year,  hoping  to  stimulate  the  teachers  to  renewed 
efforts,  established  for  the  different  grades  a  salary  dependent  upon  a 
percentaljiverage  attendance  of  the  pupils  enrolled,  and  a  premium  of 
five  dollars  for  every  additional  amount  of  average  percentage  above  the 
maximum  standard— the  penalty,  a  loss  of  ten  dollars  from  salary  for 
every  five  per  cent,  below  the  maximum  down  to  fifty.  This  scale  has  been 
too  recently  established  to  speak  confidently  of  results,  but  as  far  as 
we  have  been  able  to  determine,  its  effects  will  be  most  salutary,  for  it 
must  enlist  the  co-operation  of  the  most  effective  because  the  most  in- 
terested agents. 

It  is  gratifying  to  know  that  our  statistics  show  an  increased  atten- 
dance, higher  average,  thorough  classification  and  a  more  comprehensive 
curriculum  than  heretofore  obtained.  During  the  year,  appropriations 
have  been  made  to  build  and  furnish  five  new  school  houses,  and  to  re- 
pair several  others,  all  of  which  you  will  find  in  report. 

Having  heretofore  found  it  impossible  for  our  colored  schools  to  make 
the  legal  average  during  the  Fall  Term,  the  Board  determined  to 
keep  the  colored  schools  open  but  three  terms,  and  to  apply  the  first 


176 


EEPOET  OF  THE 


installment  of  the  apportionment  to  colored  schools  to  the  building  of 
two  new  houses  in  sections  of  the  county  where  no  accommodations 
could  be  secured. 

In  reply  to  the  interrogatories  contained  in  your  circular  of  Octo- 
ber 19th,  I  would  say  that  the  present  method  of  appointing  School 
Commissioners  has,  I  am  sure,  given  perfect  satisfaction,  and  if  con- 
stitutional, is  in  my  opinion  preferable  to  the  elective  plan.  Should 
the  law  however,  prove  unconstitutional,  I  would  beg  leave  to  suggest 
that  the  appointment  at  the  suggestion  of  the  Court  be  made  by  the 
Governor.  But  I  repeat  that  I  am  sure  the  present  method  gives  satis- 
faction. The  Judges  of  our  county  Courts  are  always  men  of  culture, 
perfectly  independent,  and  therefore  more  capable  of  making  judicious 
selections  than  the  people,  who  are  more  influenced  by  political  con- 
siderations than  eminent  qualification. 

The  District  Trustees  are  mostly  inefficient  ;  manifesting  little  or 
no  interest,  except  to  appoint  a  teacher,  who  in  many  instances,  is  in  no 
wise  acceptable  to  the  patrons  of  the  school,  and  they  sometimes  defy 
the  Couuty  Board  by  continuing  the  appointee  without  confirmations. 
I  should  be  very  glad  to  see  District  Trustees  abolished. 

Our  schools  are  fully  and  promptly  supplied  with  the  necessary 
books  under  the  system  adopted  by  the  Board. 

We  have  no  debt,  and  commenced  this  scholastic  year  with  a  small 
amount  on  hand. 

During  the  past  year,  we  were  compelled  to  borrow  small  sums  occa- 
sionally to  pay  the  teachers,  which,  however,  were  soon  paid. 

Tory  truly  yours, 

WM.  H.  HARDEY, 

Secretary. 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


177 


HOWARD  COUNTY-SUMMARY  OF  SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 


For  yeir  endiny  September  30th,  18*76. 

18T6.  1815. 

Number  of  School  Houses— Frame,  32;  brick,  1;  log,  10;  stone,  1...     44  35 

"       11  Male  Teachers,  (Principals)   26  25 

"       «  Female     "  "    17  10 

'        "  Female     «       (Assistants)   4  3 

Total    47  38 

Number  of  fenced  lots  ,   4  9 

"       "  schools  having  out-buildings   22  30 

"       "      u      without  sufficient  black  beard   6 

tl      tl     tl      having  good  furniture   24  21 

"       "  Wall  Maps   50  50 

"      "  Terms  Schools  were  open   4  4 

"  "  Different  pupils  for  the  year— Whites,  1,818;  co'ld,  502. ...2, 320  2,429 
"  ':  Pupils  in  average  attendance — Whites,  814;  col'd,  194. ...1,008  980 
"       11  Official  school  visits  paid  by  Examiner   129  132 

Average  enrolment  1,566  1,665 

Number  op  Pupils. 

Fa!l  Term.        Winter  Term.      Spring  Term.  Summer  Term. 

1875.    1876.     1875.      1876.     1875.      1876.  1875.  1876. 

On  Roll  1,482    1,170      1,893      1,715      1,829      1,812  1,455  1.550 

Av.  attendance.   890       738      1,082      1,060      1,032      1,139  914  '928 

1876.  187§. 

Number  of  Pupils  in  1st  Grade  December  1st   399  344 

"       "      "         2nd    "            "    276  342 

"       "      <•          3rd    c£            "    301  322 

"       "      "          4th    "            "   316  302 

"       "      "          5th    "            "    322  302 

"       "      "          6th   "            "    210  228 

"       "     "          Above  6th                                                        43  20 


Book-keeping,  10;  Algebra,  20;  Philosophy, 
50;  Drawing,  14;  Geometry,  2;  Physiology, 
17;  Latin,  4. 


12 


178       REPORT  OF  THE  STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


SCHOOL  HOUSES  BUILT  OR  ENLARGED  DURING  TEE  YEAR. 


No.  of  Schools.] 

District. 

Brick  or  Frame. 

Cost. 

to 
c 
o 

Width. 

Height. 

o 

— ' 

a,  — 
o  m 

*  J 

g'-S 

oj  a) 
CC 

Out-Buildings, 
Yes  or  No. 

Fences,  Yes  or 
No. 

Cost  of  Furni- 
!  ture. 

4 

1 

Frame 

S438  00 

30  ft. 

•20  ft. 

12  ft. 

60  ft. 

Yes. 

No. 

$106  25 

3 

4 

375  00 

30  ft. 

20  ft. 

12  ft. 

60  ft. 

Yes. 

No. 

72  00 

6 

5 

ii 

340  00 

24  ft. 

20  ft. 

12  ft. 

103  30 

3 

6 

<< 

375  00 

30  ft. 

20  ft. 

12  ft. 

60  ft. 

Yes. 

No. 

103  75 

 1  SI, 528  00l  

S485  30 

COLORED  SCHOOLS. 


No.  of  Schools.! 

District. 

Brick  or  Frame. 

Cost. 

Length. 

Width. 

|  Height. 

Squaro  feet  of 
Blackboard. 

Out-Buildings, 
Yes  or  No. 

Fences, 
Yes  or  No. 

Cost  of  Furni- 
ture. 

1 
] 

3 

5 

: 

Frame. 
Rep'rd 

250  00 
250  00 
90  00 

20  ft. 
20  ft. 

18  ft. 
18  ft. 

12  ft. 
12  ft. 

54  ft. 
54  ft. 



$490  00 

180 


REPORT   OF  THE 


HOWARD  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 


Attendance  for  year  ending  July  loth,  18T6. 


|  Number  of  School.  | 

'z. 

■~ 

NAME  OF  TEACHER. 

Fall 
Teim. 

Winter 
Ttrm. 

Spring 
Term. 

Summer 
Term. 

Number  of  different 
Pupils  for  the  year. 

On  Roll. 

Av.  daily 
Attendance. 

On  Roll. 

Av.  daily 
Attendance. 

On  Roll. 

Av.  daily 
Attendance. 

On  Roll. 

Av.  daily 
Attendance. 

1 

I 

A  C  Rod«ers  

47 

23 

53 

75 

51 

55 

30 

80 

2 

1 

Joseph  N  Wvatt.... 

77 

57 

53 

75 

56 

63 

37 

91 

3 

1 

0  F  Waters   

3 

1 

J.  F.  McBee  

 1  

46 

33 

34 

18 

47 

4 

1 

J  K  Kearnev 

32 

11 

21 

18 

4 

1 

Ella  Re^i^ter   

_7 

16 

18 

U 

40 

1 

2 

S  W.  Hazel  tine 

36 

28 

40 

31 

40 

28 

35 

"A 

47 

2 

Beckie  Talbott 

42 

25 

38 

27 

39 

28 

A  n 
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A  O 

4  b' 

3 

2 

Magcrie  Strawbrid^e 

50 

36 

39 

32 

4c 

35 

41 

25 

:A 

4 

2 

T  S  Purvis 

21 

10 

24 

O  1 

1 1 

17 

8 

O  1 

5 

2 

Katie  G  Walker 

18 

12 

31 

17 

38 

20 

28 

16 

40 

G 

2 

G  J  Meehan. 

49 

35 

48 

32 

46 

28 

46 

31 

56 

7 

2 

P  T  Harman  . 

25 

17 

24 

16 

38 

19 

39 

29 

48 

1 

3 

J  R  Mu^ser  .. 

44 

27 

49 

27 

45 

26 

51 

25 

69 

2 

3 

31 

17 

32 

21 

38 

20 

31 

19 

41 

«j 

3 

G  0  Chitten... 

31 

20 

33 

21 

37 

23 

33 

15 

45 

4 

3 

James  H  Jeffery  . 

26 

14 

33 

17 

41 

18 

33 

18 

57 

5 

M.  A.  Hobbs  

37 

25 

58 

24 

56 

26 

40 

26 

75 

1 

4 

John  L.  Hill  

33 

20 

61 

36 

70 

58 

41 

22 

78- 

2 

4 

24 

10 

29 

19 

35 

26 

33 

19 

35 

3 

4 

34 

21 

43 

22 

32 

19 

22 

14 

54 

4 

4 

29 

18 

37 

21 

39 

21 

39 

20 

45 

5 

4 

J.  D.  Warfield....'  ■  

40 

18 

66 

22 

76 

30 

54 

28 

65- 

6 

4 

34 

19 

32 

18 

38 

28 

46 

27 

53 

7 

4 

Dr.  L.  M.  Shipley  

46 

26 

49 

25 

45 

25 

36 

21 

50 

1 

5 

40 

26 

49 

27 

49 

34 

52 

28 

55- 

2 

5 

53 

31 

77 

50 

80 

54 

70 

58 

100 

3 

5 

44 

2Y 

57 

25 

50 

33 

43 

26 

71 

4 

5 

32 

21 

38 

23 

35 

28 

32 

23 

42 

5 

5 

Jas.  W.  Thomas  

22 

11 

3? 

16 

42 

28 

43 

25 

48 

1 

6 

John  R.  Raker  

60 

50 

or, 

58 

66 

56 

67 

50 

90 

2 

6 

12 

6 

12j 

6 

10 

7 

12 

6 

John  T.  R.  R,  Carroll  

37 

25 

46 

28 

42 

26 

31 

22 

54 

■l 

6 

25 

11 

27 

13 

28 

15 

24 

13 

42 

5 

6 

Basil  E.  Williams  

13 

5 

33 

16 

33 

22 

30 

18 

43 

1144 

713 

1375 

825 

1480 

948 

1267!  771 

1818 

STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION.  181 


HOWARD  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
Expenses  for  year  e?iding  Sejt.  30th,  1876. 


$18^74 

26  25 

10  50 
4  50 

12  CO 
2  00 
IT  88 

11  50 


$53  21 
1  25 


15  00 

22  50 

12  00! 

18  50 

10  50 

15  02 
14  Oo 
10  00 

18  10 

19  50 

16  00 


17  50! 
14  00 
1G  00! 

9  00* 
10  50 
1G  00 
6  97 
9  00 
8  87 
38  00 

18  00 

13  50 
17  30 

14  00 


76  52 


2  25 
50  45 


14  30 


14  00 
5  00 
79  84 
14  62 


8  65 


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Si 

4  60 


6  75 
11  41 

2  25 


5  51 
1  85 
5  75 

3  20 
1  78 

4  86 


1  00 
13  72 

2  38 
35 

0  37 


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$73 
80 
10 
85 
12 
o 

24 
82 
21 
62 
68 
24 
17 
21 
2G 
19 
28 
1G 
111 
36 
91 
23 
14 
17 

9 
15 
20 

8 
11 
18 
41 
20 
16 
21 
16 


$2  14 

106  25 


12  00 


30  00 


1  50 


$24  24 

31  35 


13  26- 
2  144 
4  761 

35  87 
32  53 

36  40' 
20  55 
31  81 


54  22 
25  76 
18  29, 
14  17 
12  68 

25  84^ 
27  65 
24  53i 
12  45i 
63  68 

6  85 

26  88. 
24  66 

8  80 
22  22 
24  74 
32  28 

6  21' 
20  91 
12  80 

39  is; 

20  45 


14  08!      47  49 


$493 
800 
118 
243 
250 
250 
500 
475 
475 
475 
475 
475 
500 
5CO 
475 
475 
475 
475 
556 
475 
500 
475 
500 
500 
500 
500 
710 
475 
475 
475 
775 
258 
475 
475 
475 


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121  68 
10  00 
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24-  53 
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53  03 
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26  88 

24  66 
•  8  90 
22  22  - 

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32  07 

6  21 
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12  80- 
28-  87 
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37  92: 


$511  78  $320  09  $110  09  $1,172  96  $165  971  $805  65!  £10,530  78  $753  55 


Also  expended  for  rent.  $231.00. 


182 


EE  PORT  OF  THE 


COLORED  SCHOOLS. 
HOWAIID  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance  for  year  ending  September  30<7/,  1876. 


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NAME  OF  TEACHER. 


Fall 
Term. 


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Term. 


Spring 
Term. 


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James  T.  Morris.... 

Sal.Ue  Baxter  

Maggie  Fredericks. 
Amanda  V.  Bowen. 
li  3,  Maggie  Fredericks. 
Isaiah  W.  Somcis.. 


C.  R.  P.  Mason.. 

Sarah  Lott  

Sarah  Watkins. 
Ellen  Waters...., 


2G  25 


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47j 
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18  40 
52  91 
....  42 


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13'. 
24' 
15 


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11  82 

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20  35 
32 

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8;  35 


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332   1911  28: 


157'.  502 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


183 


COLORED  SCHOOLS. 
HOWARD  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 


Expenses  for  year  ending  September  30//*,  1876. 


c 
O 

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X 

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8 

|  District. 

Rent. 

Fuel. 

Repairs. 

Other  Incidental 
Expenses. 

1 

Total  Incidental 
Expenses. 

Furniture,  Black- 
boards, Stoves. 

Teachers'  Salaries  for 
the  year. 

Receipts  from  Books. 

1 
1 

1 
1 

a 

2 
1 
2 
1 
2 

1 

$9  00 
6  00 

$162  44 
162  44 
162  44 
47  97 
47  97 
162  44! 
162  441 
162  44 
95  94 
162  44 
162  44f 

2 
2 
3 
3 

$3  00 
6  00 

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4 

4. 

5 
5 
6 
6 

$7  50 

7  50 

$15  00 

1  $7  50 

$22  50 

81,491  4o! 

184 


EEPOET  OF  THE 


HOWARD  COUNTY. 

Statement  of  Receipts  and  Disbursements  f or  Public  School  purposes  for  the  year 
ending  September  30th,  1816. 


Receipts. 


Disbursements. 


Balance  on  hand  $  1,190  99 

State  School  Tax  for  1876....  8,600  57 

Free  School  Fund   1,71126 

State  donation   1,200  00 

County  School  Tax   10,000  00 

Private  donations   233  50 

Sales  of  Books   139  55 

State  appropriation  to  Color- 
ed School,   1,991  88 


8^5,067 


Teachers'  Salaries  $16,537  59 

Fuel   519  68 

incidentals   113  42 

Rent   231  00 

Books  and  Stationery   787  88 

Building  School  Houses   2,118  00 

Repairing  School  Houses   243  65 

Furniture,  Black  Boards  and 

Stoves.   444  55 

Discount   74  80> 

Salary  of  Secretary,  Treas- 
urer and  Examiner   1,000  00 

Per  diem  of  School  Commis- 
sioners.-  215  83 

Office  Expenses  and  Account 

Books   9  25 

Printing  and  Advertising   94  31 

Paid    to    Colored  Schools, 

(salaries)   1,490  50 

Surveying  Schorl  House  lots  15  00 
Acknowledging  deeds  and  re- 
cording  19  00 

Insurance   45  78 

Incidentals  to  Colored  Sch'ls  22  50 

Miscellaneous  expenses   79  50 

Balance  cash  on  hand   1,605  51 

$25,667  75 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


185 


KENT  COUNTY. 


WM.  JANVIER,  President.  EBEtf  F.  PERKINS,  Secretary* 


Prof.  M.  A.  Newell, 

Sec7*etary,  State  Board  of  Education. 

The  large  amount  of  fuel  shown  for  several  of  the  schools  arises- 
from  the  fact  that  the  bills  for  two  years  appear  in  this  report,  for  those 
schools. 

The  large  increase  in  the  number  of  schools,  without  sufficient 
blackboards  does  not  arise  from  any  decrease  in  the  number  of  square 
feet,  but  from  the  fact  that  what  was  at  one  time  considered  sufficient, 
does  not  now  so  appear. 

There  does  not  appear  to  be  any  reason  for  a  change  in  the  method 
of  appointing  Sfchool  Commissioners,  and  a  return  to  the  method  of 
election  by  the  people,  would,  it  is  feared,  be  the  means  of  introducing 
partisan  politics  into  the  system. 

District  Trustees  are,  in  the  aggregate,  important  factors  in  the 
system,  and  where  the  law  requiring  their  organization  is  strictly  en- 
forced, their  efficiency  is  increased. 

The  Board  has  a  contract  with  a  bookseller  in  Chestertown,  to  keep 
the  books  used  in  the  schools,  and  to  sell  them  at  specified  prices 
The  books  are  also  kept  and  sold  at  the  same  prices  by  several  in  dif- 
ferent parts  of  the  county.  The  pupils  are  as  fully  and  promptly 
supplied  as  they  would  be  under  any  other  than  an  absolute  free  book 
system.  Indigent  pupils  are,  under  a  certificate  from  the- District 
Boards,  supplied  by,  and  at  the  cost  of,  the  Board. 

On  the  thirtieth  day  of  September,  1816,  the  only  indebtedness  of 
the  Board  was  a  few  bills  for  coal,  which  had  not  been  presented  for 
payment,  and  the  sum  of  one  thousand  and  five  dollars,  on  account  of 
new  school  houses,  which  had  not  matured  under  the  contracts.  The 
suggestion  heretofore  made  is  renewed,  that  teachers  be  allowed  to 
swear  to  their  reports  before  the  chairman  of  the  District  Board, 
thereby  saving  them  much  inconvenience  and  some  expense. 

E.  F.  PERKINS, 

Secretary. 


186 


REPORT   OF  THE 


KENT  COUNTY— SUMMARY  OF  SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
For  the  year  ending  September  30th,  1876. 

1876.  1875. 

Number  of  School  Houses,  41,  and  13  for  Colored  Schools  not 

the  property  of  the  Board  :   (Frame,  51 ;  Brick,  3; )   54  58 

Number  of  Male  Teachers,  (Principals,)                              ....  27  28 

"        Female    "               "    31  30 

"        Male       "        (Assistants)   1  1 

**        Female   "               "    2  2 

Total   61  61 

Number  of  Fenced  Lots   22  22 

"        Schools  having  Out-Buildings   40  39 

'              "     ■without  sufficient  Blackboard   33  2 

"             lt      having  good  Furniture   36  34 

"         Wall  Maps   34  34 

"        Terms  Schools  were  open   4  4 

"        Different  pupils  for  the  year— White,  2,356;  Col'd, 

1,020;  total   3,306  3,223 

"         Pupils  in  average  attendance — White,  998;  Col'd, 

310;  total   1,308  1,179 

**        Official  school  visits  paid  by  Examiner   128  90 

Average  enrolment   2,328  2.079 

Number  of  Pupils. 

Fall  Term.     Winter  Term.    Spring  Term.  Summer  Term. 

1875.    1876.      1875.    1876.      1875.    1876.  1875.  1876. 

Ou  Roll                  1,636    1.752     2,147    2,641      2,424    2,707  2,110  2,172 

Av.  Attendance.    1.007    1,029      1,032    1,377      1,226    1,484  1,298  1,325 

1876.  1875. 

Number  of  Pupils  in  1st  Grade,  December  1st   468  327 

u           "          2nd    "            "    287  274 

'*            «          3rd                   "    303  336 

»           "          4th     "            "    301  276 

'«            »          5th     "             rt    243  278 

"           «<          Gth     ««            '«    172  197 

"           11  Above  6th  "            '«    58  58 

**  **  Book- Keeping,  14;  Algebra,  49;  Philosophy,  81; 

Drawing,  10;  Geometry,  4;  Phvsiology,  28; 

Latin,  29^ 


STATE  BOARD   OF  EDUCATION. 


187 


• 


SCHOOL  HOUSES  BUILT  OR  ENLARGED  DURING  THE  YEAR, 


No.  of  Schools. 

District. 

Brick  or  Frame. 

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Length. 

Width. 

Height. 

Square  feet  of 
Blackboard. 

Out-Buildings, 
Yes  or  No. 

Fences,  1 
Yes  or  No. 

Cost  of  Furni- 
ture. 

*3 

3 

Frame. 

$G36  00 

27 

20 

10 

97 

Yes. 

No. 

$144  95 

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1,600  00 

46 

25 

10 

318 

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^School  No.  3,  3rd  Dist.,  has  a  Vestibule,  18x7  feet,  in  addition  to  the  length 
above. 

tSchool  No.  6,  5th  Dist.,  enlarged  at  a  cost  of  $127. 


188  EEPOKT  OF  THE 


KENT  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance  for  year  ending  Sept.  30,  1876. 


|  Number  of  School.  | 

|  District. 

NAME  OF  TEACHER. 

Fall 
Term. 

Winter 
Term. 

Spring 
Term. 

Summer 
Term. 

Number  of  different 
Pupils  for  the  year.  ' 

On  Roll. 

Av.  daily 
Attendance. 

On  Roll. 

Av.  daily 
Attendance. 

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137 

STATE  BOAED  OF  EDUCATION. 


189 


KENT  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Expenses  for  the  year  ending  Sept.  30,  1876. 


Rent. 

Fuel. 

Repairs. 

Other  Incidental 
Expenses. 

1  Furniture,  Black 
|   boards,  Stoves. 

Cost  of  Books. 

Teachers'  Salaries 
for  the  year. 

Receipts  from  Books. 

$25  00 
50  00 

$8  06 
14  35 
5  99 
1  90 
1  10 

$400  00 
420  0(J 
460  00 
440  00 
490  00 

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500  00 
409  58 
242  65 
418  23 
380  64 
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2  60 

21  00 

1  43 
14  62 

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16  36 

9  86 

3  61 

372  29 
396  96 
404  44 
422  73 
454  31 
411  62 
417  70 

24  43 
17  52 

25  00 
47  37 

29  98 

37  25 

15  00 

12  51 

40  25 

9  46 

391  20 

85  00 
15  50 
23  55 
22  05 

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336  06 
388  34 
437  93 
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144  95 

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3  26 

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412  26 
440  00 
417  93 

25  68 

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394  38 
402  38 
440  00 
383  19 
445  00 

>      71  5( 





25  OC 
50  0C 

20  0( 

34  51 
2  5( 

3  T 

$8  64 

190 


BEPORT  OF  THE 


KENT  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 


Attendance/or  year  ending  Sept.  30,  1876. 


;bool  | 

Fall 
Term. 

Winter 
Term. 

Spring 
Term. 

Summer 
Term. 

liferent, 
e  year. 

Number  of  S< 

District. 

NAME  OF  TEACHERS. 

On  Roll. 

Av.  daily 
Attendance. 

On  Roll 

Av.  daily 
Attendance. 

On  Roll. 

Av.  daily  1 
Attendance.  1 

On  Roll. 

Av.  daily 
Attendance. 

Number  of  d 
Pupils  for  th 

4 

5 

46 

13 

Win    "P  T:ivlr>r 

59 

30 

59 

26 

11 

H    TT    rin'ttpnrlpn  1  

41 
24 

20 

5 

5 

22 

12 

32 

13 

18 

12 

43 

6 

5 

Tbos.  M.  Pinkend  

32 

12 

38 

19 

11 
31 

25 

26 

16 

48 

1 

5 

29 

16 

40 

20 

59 

30 

48 

29 

60 

8 

5 

29 

15 

29 

12 
8 

38 

15 

24 

13 

50 

9 

5 

19 

8 

22 

25 

15 

23 

12 

40 

10 

5 

50 

29 

41 

24 

40 

25 

42 

25 

68 

1466 

86T1i8471101iIi917 

1054 

1644 

1042 

23o6 

STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


191 


KENT  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Expenses  for  year  ending  Sept.  30,  1876. 


Rent. 

Fuel. 

Repairs. 

Other  Incidental 
Expenses. 

Furniture,  Black 
|    boards,  Stoves. 

on 
M 
O 

o 
M 
«M 
o 

co 
O 

Teachers'  Salaries  for 
the  year. 

GO 
V| 

O 
& 

2 

o 

to 

"3 
a 

1 

$375  00 

 1  

$25  00 

$1  55 

385  55 

27  68 

S2  50 
127  00 
18  00 

6  92 
4  92 
4  10 

405  84 
417  72 
436  93 

$1  40 

25  00 

26  80 
26  00 

2  80 

3  75 

$7  55 

406  03 
410  00 

41  01 

7  35 

5  00 

$6  15 

437  93 

$1,330  94 

$365  62 

$227  84 

$018  00 

$6  15 

$20,106  48 

$10  04 

5  5 

6  51 
1\  5'. 
8  51 

1. 

10  51 


192 


REPORT  OF  THE 


COLORED  SCHOOLS. 
KENT  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance  for  year  ending  S(j>t.  30th,  18TG. 


NAME  OF  TEACHER. 


1  1  J.  R.  Haley  

2  l|  Cornelia  Gibson  

3  1  H.  W.  Hewlett  

4  1  J.  M.  Shippen  

1,  2  Sarah  C.  kiinter  

2  E.  If.  Moore  

2  Irene  B.  White  

3  J.  W.  0.  Marquess... 
Sarah  Arey  

2  3  Geo.  W.  Biddle  

1  4  Thomas  Martin  , 

2  4  Phoebe  C.  Groves.... 

5  G.  S.  Richardson  

5  Josephus  S.  Pattison. 


Full  Winter 
Term.  Term. 


_b9 

5  8 

.  c 


24 


11 


59 
41 
111 
50 
62 
93 


3^ 
.  a 


Spring  Summer 
Term,  j  Term. 


a.]  <  o 


i>8 


3.o 


83  50 

37  16 

37  25 

56  26 

58i  29 

51  29 

61  42 


48 
43 
116 
53 
60 
87 


326  162   794  366   7901  430  528  283  1020 


103 
70 
41 
63 
86 
73 
61 


77 
57 

132 
73 
77 

107 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


COLORED  SCHOOLS. 
KENT  COUNTY-SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Expenses  for  year  ending  Sept.  30^,  1876. 


o 

"u 
EE 
«*- 
o 
u 

5 

1 
2 

3 
4 
1 

o 

3 
1 

2 

1 

2 
1 
2 

4-1 
.l 

1 
1 
1 
1 

2 
2 
2 
3 

3 
4 
4 
E 
5 

Rent. 

as 

a. 

"3  a 
5  - 

a  . 

1 1 

Furniture;  Black- 
boards, tStoves. 

1 

Teachers'  Salaries 
'      for  the  year. 

Receipts  from  Books. 

325  CO 
25  00 
24  00 

i 

$272  22 
165  62 
278  98 
175  00 
280  28 
272  88 
262  13 





50  00 
25  00 





.  .  . 





25  05 
24  30 

289  00 
294  42 
278  81 
294  27 
273  44 
287  50 





25  00 
21  30 
24  80 
24  50 







$3,424  55 

i   ,  , 

13 


194 


REPORT  OF  THE 


KEXT  COUNTY. 

Statement  of  Receipts  and  Disbursements  for  Public  School  purposes  for  the  year 
ending  September  30th,  1876. 


Receipts. 

Balance  on  hand  September 
30,  1875  

State  School  Tax  for  18—.... 

State  Free  School  Fund  

County  School  Tax  at  —  cts. 
on  theSlOO  

Sales  of  Books  

State  impropriation  to  Color- 
ed Schools  

Old  School  houses  

Cash  returned  by  Teachers... 

Books  sold  Teachers  


Disbursements. 


Teachers'  salaries  $ 

$1,542  12  Fuel  

10,712  95, Incidental  expenses  of  Sch'ls 

1,698  54|Rent  

jBooks  and  Stationery  

14,051  0.)  Building  School  Houses  

133  91  Repairing    "  "   

'Furniture,  Black  Boards  and 

4,517  28|  Stoves.   

113  27  Stoves,  several  Schools  

1  43  Salary  of  Secretary,  Treas- 

10  04     urer  and  Examiner  

Per  Diem  of  School  Commis- 
sioners, and  expenses  

Office  expenses  and  Account 

Books  

Printing  and  advertising  

Paid  to   Colored  Schools — 

Teachers'  salaries  

Paid  to  Colored  Schools  for 

coal  

Paid  for  School  lot  

"    expenses  of  Institute.... 
"    Registers'  Reports,  &c. 
Balance  cash  on  hand  


20,065  48 
1,330  94 
228  82 
150  00 
39  48 
1,996  04 
'365  62 


1,200  00 
231  00 

11  35 

95  04 

3,44.7  55- 

319  00 
50  CO 
70  60 
36  05 
2,409  67 


32,780  59 


$32,780  59 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


195 


MONTGOMERY  COUNTY. 


SAMUEL  JONES,  President.  JAMES  ANDERSON,  Secretary, 


INTERROGATORIES. 

1.  Is  there  any  need  for  a  change  in  the  manner  of  appointing 
School  Commissioners? 

2.  If  there  is  such  a  need,  what  change  would  you  suggest? 

3.  Arc  the  District  Trustees  a  help  or  a  hindrance  on  the  whole? 

3.  Are  the  schools  in  your  county  fully  and  promptly  supplied  with 
necessary  books  and  stationery,  under  the  system  which  you  have 
adopted  ? 

5.  If  not,  what  change  would  you  suggest? 

6.  What  .steps  have  been  taken  during  the  year  to  cancel  or  dimin- 
ish the  debt  of  the  School  Board?    (Where  such  debt  existed.) 

7.  What  was  the  exact  amount  of  debt  on  the  30th  of  September, 
1876,  not  counting  the  current  salary  of  teachers  for  the  month  of 
September,  as  indebtedness  ? 

Prof.  M.  A.  Newell: 

Secretary  State  Board  of  Education. 

1.  No. 

3.  A  help. 

4.  Yes. 

6.  A  reduction  of  expenses. 

7.  §1,896.17.  JAMES  ANDERSON, 

Secretary. 


196 


REPORT  OF  THE 


MONTGOMERY  COUNTY— SUMMARY  OF  SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
For  year  endivg  Sept.  30th,  18*76. 

1876.  1875. 

Number  of  School  Houses— Frame,  62;  Brick,  1;  Log,  10;  Stone,  1.     74  73 


Number  of  Male  Teachers,  (Principals)   50  51 

"        Female    "               "      30  26 

"        Male       "       (Assistants)   0  2 

"        Female    11        -      11    3  1 

Total    83  80 

Number  of  Fenced  Lots                                                                  6  5 

«'         Schools  having  Out-Buildings                                         47  43 

"             "      without  sufficient  Blackboards                                0  3 

"             "      having  good.  Furniiure                                       71  68 

"         Wall  Maps                                                                     54  54 

Terms  Schools  were  open                                                 4  3 

11        Different  Pupils  for  the  year— White3, 012,  Colored  1,091 .4,103  4,^44 

"         Pupils  in  average  attendance— White  1,365,  col'd  486... .1,851  1,799 

u         Official  School  visits  paid  by  Examiner                             105  44 

Average  enrolment  2.963  2,142 

Number  of  Pupils. 

Fall  Term.  Winter  Term.  Spring  Term.  Summer  Term. 
1875.    1876.    1875.    1876.    1875.    1876.     1875.  1876. 

On  Roll   2,526    2,478    3,200    3,270    2,843   3,390  2,712 

Average  Attendance  1356    1,575    2,005    1,986    1,738    2,178  1,666 

1876.  1875 

Number  of  Pupils  in  1st  Grade  December  1st                                  572  551 

"          "          2nd     "           "                                               628  545 

"          "          3rd     "           "                                              545  487 

"          "          4th     "           "                                              493  479 

"          "          5th      "           "                                              446  381 

"           «          6th      "            11                                                403  415 

"          "          Above  6th  *305  302 


Book-Keeping,  50;  Algebra,  91;  Philosophy, 
114;  Drawing,  78;  Geometry,  ] 6;  Physiology, 
35;  Latin,  13. 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


197 


SCHOOL  HOUSES  BUILT  OR  ENLARGED  DURING  THE  YEAR. 


No,  of  Schools. 

District. 

Brick  or  Frame. 

Cost. 

Length  in  feet. 

Width  in  feet. 

Height  in  feet. 

Square  feet  of 
Blackboard. 

oT 

¥6 

■■=*■ 
— ' 

'a  ° 
i  k** 

Fence?, 
Yes  or  No.  | 

Cost  of 
Furniture. 

2 

1 

Frame. 

$488  00 

2G 

21 

10 

18 

No. 

No. 

$10  75 

1 

4 

<  < 

375  52 

40 

25 

10 

20 

Yes. 

Yes. 

5 

11 

<< 

434  00 

26 

24 

10 

24 

Yes. 

No. 

80  00 

5 

12 

500  00 

26 

24 

10 

24 

No. 

No. 

82  40 

 |... 

$1,191  52 

$233  15 

*Included  in  the  6th  grade. 


198 


REPORT  OF  THE 


MONTGOMERY  COUNTY-SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 


Attendance  for  year  ending  Sept.  30th,  18*76. 


Number  of  School,  i 

a 
'Z. 

— 
—i 

NAME  OF  TEACHER, 

Fall 
Term. 

Winter 
Term. 

Spring 
Term. 

Summe  r 
Term. 

Number  of  different 
Pupils  for  the  year. 

On  Roll. 

Av.  daily 
Attendance. 

On  Roll. 

>>s 

.  C 

On  Ro]l. 

Av.  daily 
Attendance. 

PS 
a 
o> 

Av.  daily 
Attendance. 

I 

1 

Agnes  E  Weer 

26 

20 

26 

21 

28 

21 

24 

20 

35 

2 

1 

Samuel  J  Woodbrid°c 

28 

16 

38 

14 

33 

19 

26 

13 

46 

3 

1 

22 

16 

34 

21 

35 

23 

22 

13 

42 

5 

1 

26 

14 

36 

23 

42 

24 

39 

21 

50 

6 

1 

Charles  W.  Crawford  

33 

24 

38 

22 

37 

25 

31 

22 

47 

1 

1 

20 

8 

29 

14 

31 

19 

20 

9 

36 

8 

1 

35 

23 

41 

28 

38 

23 

33 

20 

45 

10 

1 

18 

13 

15 

11 

21 

13 

24 

16 

30 

11 

1 

35 

26 

39 

25 

39 

33 

36 

24 

47 

1 

"2 

59 

39 

64 

47 

55 

38 

45 

31 

82 

2 

2 

Willis  0.  Rhodes  

36 

18 

53 

26 

52 

30 

43 

21 

64 

2 

JohnS.  Belt  

30 

19 

65 

31 

70 

43 

3 

Q 

2 

45 

29 

88 

O 

4 

2 

46 

27 

56 

37 

54 

38 

42 

18 

67 

2 

39 

21 

58 

32 

61 

35 

35 

20 

71 

6 

2 

33 

14 

58 

33 

61 

37 

4  i 

25 

70 

7 

2 

35 

23 

46 

ol 

45 

31 

Ol 

23 

53 

8 

2 

J.  C.  W.  Kemp  

32 

21 

48 

31 

49 

31 

37 

24 

55 

9 

2 

46 

24 

68 

34 

74 

39 

62 

27 

90 

10 

A 

T,nn  i c o  "RnVpr 

28 

16 

36 

23 

44 

27 

40 

24 

53 

1 1 

1 1 

o 

Tnhn  T  Baker 

34 

16 

.  45 

20 

53 

24 

42 

22 

62 

1 

3 

R.  G.  Hays  

25 

13 

32 

19 

33 

19 

11 

40 

3 

:;; 

21 

16 

32 

AO 

29 

20 

97 
A  1 

17 

34 

4 

3 

49 

32 

54 

31 

51 

29 

38 

22 

62 

5 

3 

25 

17 

29 

22 

34 

23 

30 

21 

42 

6 

3 

T  anro  T?  CiriH 

46 

29 

51 

32 

57 

32 

63 

37 

74 

7 

B 

Thnmiis  Sfnrv 

41 

30 

43 

26 

47 

36 

49 

33 

58 

8 

2 

26 

19 

23 

1  Q 
10 

no 
Ao 

lb 

AL 

1  o 

28 

9 

3 

31 

20 

47 

24 

57 

35 

46 

28 

66 

10 

Turner  W.  Welsh  

33 

25 

36 

29 

38 

31 

41 

30 

51 

g 

47 

30 

58 

34 

57 

39 

1] 
11 

3 

tt              Hf  ri 

51 

38 

68 

12 

c 

15 

10 

18 

12 

19 

13 

14 

9 

2  3 

1 

4 

14 

9 

22 

12 

22 

13 

15 

7 

2:. 

2 

4 

Charles  E.  Higgins  

50 

27 

!  53 

28 

43 

21 

38 

19 

6., 

3 

William  O.  Pettv  

24 

15  33 

22 

26 

19 

23 

11 

40 

4 

31 

261  35 

25 

34 

25 

4 
4 

4 

 i  

25 

13 

41 

5 

■1 

28 

15 

40 

22 

47 

28 

34 

25 

55 

6 

4 

49 

33 

1  56 

32 

50 

32 

41 

26 

67 

7 

4 

28 

14 

44 

22 

45 

23 

22 

8 

52 

8 

Samuel  R.  White  

92 

61  95 

69 

104 

69 

89 

67 

120 

4 

i 

8 
9 

'  Helen  J.  Connoll  

40|  28 

44 

29 

43 

35 

35 

26 

50 

10 

4 

45  27 

49 

29 

55 

32 

46 

29 

63 

1  1 

4 

32 

15 

40 

29 

44 

24 

30 

16 

51 

12 

A 

32 

20 

47 

24 

41 

27 

31 

24 

55 

13 

4 

32 

22 

36 

24 

37 

25 

28 

16 

43 

15 

4 

40 

34 

40 

27 

41 

28 

47 

29 

51 

STATE   EOAED  OF  EDUCATION. 


199 


MONTGOMERY  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
Expenses  for  year  ending  Sept.  30th,  1816. 


—  o 


$9  00 
14  00  . 
14  00  . 

9  00!. 
10  50  . 

8  00  . 


10  50 

26  00' 

11  25 


$2  50 


§22  98 
8  60 
56 
15  76 


6  V 
11  06 


2  40 
17  37 
5  10 


$31  98 
22  60' 
14  56' 
24  76: 

10  so; 

8  67! 

11  06 


15  15 
61  87 

16  35 


$2  25 


$10  26 
32  61 
18  51 
23  09 

9  02 
15  68 
10  36 

2  65 
32  72 
37  71 
22  49 


$400  00 
400  00 
427  00 
443  0© 
455  00 
412  00 
507  00 
400  00 
493  00 
603  00 
483  00 


5  2 

6  2 
'  2 

2 
2 
2 
2 
3 
3 
3 


20  70 


9  00 

8  00 
6  00 

9  00! 
9  00 

11  001 
15 '60 

10  00 

11  0C 
14  00 
14  0C 

3  0C 

14  0C 
10  00 

15  00 


21  05 


18  50; 


12  60 
3  25 


3  16; 
1  91! 

1  14 

4  50 

2  44 

2  25! 

3  54 
60 


1  70| 
3  25 


7  151 
1  50 


10  33 

1  53 

2  10 
5  90 

75 

2  72 

3  05 


12  16 
9  91 
7  14 

32  00 
11  44 

13  25 
19  14 
23  20 

14  25 
31  33 

15  53 
6  80 

23  15 
10  75 

24  87 
4  55 


88  95 
24  44 
20  06 
7  72 
16  00 


7  00' 


32  93 
2  51 

11  18 
2  62 
18  78 
26  57 
30  11 
34  63 
66  56 
6  24 

33  08 
37  48 


502  54 
559  00 
485  00 

512  00 
498  00 

513  00 
597  00 
492  00 
494  00 
400  00 
409  7 
561  04, 
473  00 
530  00 
569  00 
440  00 1 
496  00 
496  00 


20  00 
19  00 
10  0C 


7  80! 
1  75' 


4  41 

5  15 


4  78 

4  65} 


12  21 
26  90 
29  00, 
14  78 
4  65 


10  00. 


28  47 
15  85 
6  31 
26  92 
18  92 


578  90 
400  00 
400  00 
497  00! 
409  00 


12  00 
10  00 
20  25 
14  00 
36  00 


9  61 
15  50 

9  00 
14  00 


4  78 


6  00 
9  21 


1  75 

9  80 


5  00 


24  00 


33 


1  49 
85 
8  62 


49 
6  93 
5  25 
1  95 
5  45 
5  551 


17  11 
10  00 
21  74 
20  85 
61  33 


50 


20  77 
23  58 
37  89 
9  85 
91  37 


11  85 

36  48 
22  25; 
20  95' 
8  45 
32  55 


4  25 
8  00 


32  41 
52  80 
14  92 
25  76 


56  51 


436  00 
462  00 
525  00 
455  00 
741  00 
300  00 
505  00 
522  00 
434  00 
477  00 
499  00 
543  00 


200 


REPORT   OF  THE 


MONTGOMERY  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
Attendance  for  yenr  ending  September  30th,  18TG. 


NAME  OF  TEACHER, 


Fall 
Term. 


Winter 
Term. 


i  o 
pq 

d 

i  o 


'3  g 
►  *  c 

< 


<  5 


Spring 
Term. 


—  o 

3S 


Summer  1  g  u 
Term. 

5tj  >~> 


_    o  n 

sill 


5  Mary  E.  Berry  1  24 

5  Cyrus  Grady  

5  Virgil  M.  Hickerson  

5  Malvina  V.  Davis  

5  Mercy  A.  Griffin  

5  Mary  de  S.  Hardv  

5  Caleb  N.  Warfield  

5  Susie  Burton  

5  Annie  T.  Porter  

5'  Sallie  Bartolette,  Asst  

5  Anna  McF.  Srabler  

5  Annie  S.  Hallowell  

5|  Belle  L.  Coar  

51  Edwaid  Anderson  

5  T.  Decatur  Hadaway  


10  28 
32  47 

43!  62 


43 
40 
65 
40 


13 
17 
34 


34 
G2 
71 


40 


l«04  1216 


40;    32:  42 


32 


25  17  20 
401  23  45 
 I  26 


35 

20 

49 

26 

10 

30 

34 

23 

53 

30 

30 

38 

2382  1448  2451 


155G  2023  1240  3012 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


MONTGOMERY  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Expenses  for  year  ending  September  30th,  1876. 


fa 


2  aj 


$20  00 
.  12  00 
22  00 
15  50 
7  00 


,18  25 


$1  28 
90 
1  75 

1  4G 

2  80 


§21  28 
]2  90 
21  60 
35  21 
9  80 


«  o 

S3 

r  ° 


$3  85 


$9  G5 
11  56 
24  65 


12  48 


xn 


S440  00  I 
438  00; 
452  00] 
525  00  . 
427  00; 


$9  05 
11  56 
24  65 


9  80 


9  13 
7  00 
26  00 


1  00 


2  75 
1  85 
1  33 


12  88 
8  85 
27  33 


44  19 
26  05 
46  53 


381  81 ] 
520  00 
601  001' 
300  00  . 


44  19 
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46  53 


17  50 
12  00 
10  50 


6  50 


3  8S 
77 
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3  05 


27  88 
17  27 
14  15 
6  10 


4  50 
3  25 
3  05 


17  14 

19  85 

22  18 

1  05 


462  00 
440  oo: 
406  00 
161  50 


$663  54  $122  29$208  89  $1,070  37  $59  65 1$1 ,372  62  $27,788  56H$1,234  56 


Also  expended  for  rent,  $16  00. 


202 


'REPORT  Of  THE 


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COLORED  SCHOOLS. 
MONTGOMERY  COUNTY-SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance  for  year  ending  September  30th,  1876. 


NAME  OF  TEACHER. 


Richard  H.  Burkett... 

Maria  G.  Howard  

James  A.  Snowden  

Mary  Fleet  

Ellen  L.  Watts  

Virginia  White  , 

Richard  T.  Bruce  

Julia  A.  Wright  

Florence  K.  West  

James  W.  Simpson  

George  W.  Dallas  , 

George  W.  Johnson.... 

Caleb  Pumphrej-  

Ruth  A.  Hill,  Ass't  

Virginia  Dulancy  

Levi  Greenfield  , 

Rachel  A.  E.  Coleman, 
Sophronia  if.  Hodge..., 
Charles  H.  Johnson  .... 


Fall 
Term. 


<  £ 


15 

20 
48 
39) 
32 
41 
27 
75 


29 
32 
42 


Winter 

Term. 


48 
41 
67 
58 
31 
50 
22 
50 
68 
41 
58 
46 
124 


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Spring 
Term. 


51 
46 
59 
67 
36 
55 
28 
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72 
31 
49 
50 
126 


584  359  888  538  939  622  689  426  1091 


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69 

35 

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43 

21 

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32 

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32 

56 

34 

16 

57 

93 

54 

140 

26 

23 

38 

26 

15 

76 

50 

41 

60 

27, 


22 

51 

STATE  BOARD   OF  EDUCATION. 


203 


COLORED  SCHOOLS. 

MONTGOMERY  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Expenses  for  year  ending  September  30th,  1876. 


—  — 


$19  50 

6  50; 

21  00 

16  50' 

11  501 

8  00 

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21  50 

21  00' 

30  12 

27  00 


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4  55 
7  62 
66 
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11  32 


5  80 
14  75 

2  41 

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32  85 
40  15 


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22  08 


13  42 
15  28 


18  34 
26  68 
5  67 
8  30 


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35  63 


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$300  00 
200  00 
212  50 
250  00 
200  00 
255  00 
200  00 

200  00 

201  00 
200  00 
300  00 
200  00 
300  00 
120  00 
200  00 
200  00 
212  50 


$26  6  7 

23  56 
22  08 


13  42 
15  28 


14  03 
18  34 
20  43 
5  67 
8  30 


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35  63 


6  00 


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35  19 


287  50 


$289  74  S28  47  $73  31  $442  67:   S43  15!  $267  99>  $4,038  50 


35  19 


$252  36 


Expended  for  rent.  $8.00. 


204 


REPORT  OF  THE 


MONTGOMERY  COUNTY. 

Statement  of  Receipts  and  Disbursement  for  Public  School  purposes  for  (lie  year 
ending  September  30th,  1876. 


Receipts  . 


Disbursements. 


Balance  en  band,  Sept.  30, 
1875  ,. 

State  School  Tax  for  1876. 

State  Free  School  Fund  

CountyrSchoolTaxat  — cts. 
on  the  S100  

Sales  of  Books  

State  appropriation  to  Col- 
ored Schools  

Borrowed  


Balance  due  Treasurer,  Sep- 

87,898  00    tember  30,  1876  

11,904  05  Teachers'  Salaries  

3,085  TSjFuel  

Incidental  Expenses  of 
18,355  40|,  Schools  


1,427  8: 

4,256  3( 
3,580  55 


$50,508  0' 


tieut  

Books  and  Stationery  

Building  School  Houses... 

Repairing      lt  61  ... 

Furniture,  Black  Boards 
and  Stoves  

Paid  F.  and  M.  Bank  (bor- 
rowed money)  

Interest  

Salary  of  Secretary,  Treas- 
urer and  Examiner  

Per  Diem  of  School  Com- 
missioners  

Office  Expenses  and  Acceunt 
Books  

Printing  and  Advertising — 

Paid  to  Colored  Schools  

School  House  Lots  

Insurance  interest  

Balance  Cash  on  hand  


$7,893  09 
27,734  12 
693  25 

749  41 

16  00 

1,362  55 

3,908  29 

188  54 

532  91 

100  00 
177  69 

309  5Y 

371  80 

14  50 

4  50 

5,328  06 
857  00 
57  68 
204  05 


$50,508  01 


STATE  BO  A  ED  OF  EDUCATION. 


205 


PRINCE  GEORGE'S  COUNTY. 


Dr.  JOS.  H.  BLA.NTOKD,  President.  Du.  M.  J.  STONE,,  Secretary. 


Prof.  M.  A.  Newell, 

Dear  Sir — We  have  nothing  specially  interesting  in  regard  to  our 
schools,  but  will  answer  printed  queries  with  pleasure. 

1.  In  our  opinion,  the  present  manner  of  appointing  County  School 
Commissioners  is  the  best  that  can  be  devised. 

2.  On  the  whole,  the  District  School  Trustees  are  a  help. 

3.  The  schools  in  Prince  George  counnty  can  be  fully  and  promptly 
supplied  with  the  necessary  books  and  stationery  under  the  preaent 
system,  which  we  have  adopted. 

4.  The  amount  of  bills  of  indebtedness  of  Board,  to  teachers  (inter- 
est thereon  not  computed)  about  fifteen  hundred  dollars ;  County 
Treasurer,  for  advancements,  six  hundred  and  fifty  dollars,  (interest 
not  computed);  Total,  $2,150.  Funds  set  aside  for  the  liquidation  of 
these  debts  are  the  dividends  of  County  Levy  for  the  years  1872,  '73, 
'74,  '75,  amounting  in  all  to  about  twelve  thousand  dollars  of  arrearages 
due  and  owing  now  in  the  hands  of  the  Collector  ;  also,  any  surplusage 
of  cash,  that  moy  remain  in  hands  of  School  Treasurer,  after  the  full 
payment  of  current  expenses  of  schools,  will  be  applied  to  same  pur- 
pose. 

We,  therefore,  confidently  hope  that  within  six  months  from  this 
date,  we  shall  be  able  to  pay  all  debts  and  therefore  to  conduct  the 
school  entirely  on  a  cash  basis. 

I  am  sorry  I  cannot  give  you  exact  figures  in  this  matter,  the  com- 
putation of  interest  forms  the  difficulty. 

Very  respectfully, 

M.  J.  STONE, 

Secretary. 


206 


REPORT  OF  THE 


PRINCE  GEORGE'S  COUNTY— SUMMARY  OF  SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

For  year  ending  June  30th,  18*76. 

1815.  mo. 

Number  of  School  Houses — Frame  ,   43  42 

Number  of  Male  Teachers,  (Principals)   32  24 

"        Female    "    34  19 

"  "        (Assistants,)   3  3 

Total   69  46 

Number  of  Fenced  Lots  c   3  10 

"        Schools  having  Out-Buildings   14  15 

"  w     having  sufficient  Blackboard   10  9 

"  "     having  good  Furniture   20  22 

Wall  Maps     33  31 

Terms  Schools  were  open   4  4 

Different  Pupils  for  the  year—  White,  2,096;  col'd,  655...  2,83*7  2,151 
"        Pupils  in  average  attendance—  '"       967;      "     254...  1,176  1,221 

"        Official  School  visits  paid  by  Examiner   129  90 

Average  enrolment   1,945  2,063 

Number  of  Pupils. 

Fall  Term.      Winter  Term.     Spring  Term.  Summer  Term. 

1875.    1376.     1875.     1876.     1875.     1876.  1875.  1876. 

On  Roll              1,881    1,823     1,989     2,155     1,993     2,243  1,915  2,031 

Av.  Attendance  1,205    1,139     1,146     1,237     1,140     1,347  1,213  1,161 

1875.  *1876. 

Number  of  Pupils  in  1st  Grade  December  1st   352  412 

"            11         2nd    "            "    224  249 

"            "         3rd    "            "   249  281 

"            »         4th     "            "    254  264 

««            "         5th     »            *■*    188  203 

"            "         6th    "            11    108  121 

11           "         Above  6th     24 

M  "         Book-Keeping,  20 ;  Algebra,  26  ;  Philoso- 

phy, 31 1    Drawing,  20  ;     Geometry,  5  ; 
Physiology,  1  ;  Latin,  % ; 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


SCHOOL  HOUSES  BUILT  OR  ENLARGED  DURING  THE  YEAR. 


No.  of  School.  1 

District. 

£ 

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O 

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Cost. 
Length. 

Width. 

Height. 

Squai  e  feet  of 
Blackboard. 

Out-Buildings, 
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Fences, 
Yes  or  No. 

Cost  of 
Furniture. 

5 
5 
1 

1 

5 
1 

Frame. 
it 

1 



^Colored  not  reported. 


.208 


REPORT  OF  THE 


PRINCE  GEORGE'S  COUNTY-SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 


Attendance  for  year  ending  June  30th,  18*76. 


Number  of  School.  ] 

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Fall 
Term. 

AV  inter 
Term. 

Spring 
Term. 

Summer 
Term. 

Number  of  different 
Pupils  for  the  year. 

On  Roll.  ' 

Av.  daily 
Attendance. 

On  Roll. 

Av.  daily 
Attendance. 

On  Roll. 

Av.  daily 
Attendance. 

On  Roll. 

Av.  daily 
Attendance 

1 

1 

36 

23 

44 

25 

41 

i 

26 

36 

18 

61 

2 

1 

34 

29 

36 

27 

37 

23 

34 

24 

69 

3 

1 

38 

19 

48 

23 

54 

24 

53 

26 

55 

4 

1 

21 

13 

32 

15 

30 

18 

lG 

12 

47 

5 

1 

Hattie  H.  Ryland  

25 

9 

26 

14 

27 

16 

26 

12 

34 

G 

1 

20 

12 

26 

12 

28 

16 

23 

11 

55 

2 

50 

33 

1 

2 

31 

20 

28 

14 

64 

2 

2 

19 

8 

19 

8 

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6 

13 

5 

30 

-3 

2 

17 

14 

20 

14 

21 

16 

16  13 

22 

4 

2 

57 

38 

07 

41 

67 

49 

62 

1  39 

65 

1 

3 

23 

16 

24 

16 

26 

16 

36 

20 

25 

2 

3 

22 

13 

24 

12 

24 

14 

22 

11 

29 

3 

3 

19 

9 

29 

12 

30 

20 

31 

14 

42 

1 

4 

40 

24 

42 

30 

42 

29 

35 

27 

50 

.2 

4 

30 

22 

29 

23 

27 

22 

31 

24 

35 

.  3 

4 

44 

32 

42 

36 

49 

22 

51 

S 

54 

1 

5 

25 

17 

24 

14 

22 

12 

21 

30 

2 

5 

18 

10 

21 

24 

11 

21 

25 

3 

5 

20 

10 

35 

13 

36 

18 

32 

IS 

42 

4 

5 

18 

12 

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16 

33 

17 

28 

19 

40 

5 

5 

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24 

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49 

30 

44 

27 

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63 

39 

64 

43 

65 

41 

55 

33 

75 

-2 

6 

31 

17 

34 

18 

34 

19 

32 

17 

39 

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43 

33 

45 

19 

49 

32 

43 

30 

59 

4 

6 

38 

26 

38 

23 

40 

26 

39 

32 

59 

5 

6 

62 

31 

84 

39 

82 

39 

67 

29 

100 

1 

42 

33 

47 

35 

55 

36 

57 

35 

34 

.2 

7 

39 

21 

45 

19 

43 

22 

41 

23 

59 

3 

26 

17 

34 

18 

34 

21 

31 

15 

42 

4 

32 

20 

35 

25 

36 

26 

36 

19 

45 

5 

27 

19 

30 

14 

30 

18 

33 

13 

39 

1 

8 

39 

20 

42 

39 

45 

30 

49 

35 

52 

2 

8 

21 

14 

20 

12 

26 

14 

24 

10 

32 

3 

8 

28 

19 

29 

20 

25 

19 

28 

20 

34 

1 

9 

22 

15 

20 

17 

26 

13 

24 

13 

35 

2 

9 

31 

22 

34 

18 

33 

21 

34 

20 

43 

1  10 

193 

139 

179 

126 

163 

114 

115 

102 

222 

2  10 

Susan  E.  Whiteside  

25 

11 

40 

17 

42 

24 

26 

12 

50 

16 

9 

25 

14 

25 

19 

20 

13 

29 

2011 

29 

19 

36 

21 

40 

31 

36 

23 

44 

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23 

12 

23 

15 

20 

15 

17 

10 

27 

411 

Wm.  W.  Wilson  

35 

24 

41 

29 

40 

29 

44 

31 

37 

1479 

947 

1618 

975 

1067 1 10341 15011 

913 

2096 

STATE  BOA  ED  OF  EDUCATION, 


209 


PRINCE  GEORGE'S  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Expenses  for  year  ending  Sept.  30th,  187G. 


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11 
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$27  50 
20  00 
18  00 
15  00 
11  00 


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$14  43 
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$18  43$134  70 
30  70 


20  00 
29  57 
G4  08 
14  15 


1  80 


102  C5 
4  10 


$8  52 
1  40: 
39 


$415  00 
447  50 
416  25 
318  50 
370  25' 
3G2  50 


$7  90 
1  46- 
39 


10  00 

12  50 
15  00 
10  00 
31  99 
10  00 

13  00 
24  55| 
40  001 

24  00! 
7  60' 

15  00 
15  00 

io  tfo 

10  00 
13  34 
10  00; 

25  00 
15  00 
15  00 

15  00 
10  00 

16  80 
15  00 

7  90 
33  00 
20  §0 
20  00 
27  00 

5  00 
105  00 
10  75 
15  00 

17  50 
15  00 
15  00 

$766  43 


15  00 


5  00 


5  00 


2  00 


50 


2  12 


13  59 


4  1! 


15  25! 
1  95: 
35 

1  50 
21  271 

3  15 
30 

14  95 
17  621 

2  15| 

12  101 
45 
25 

2  62 
2  64! 

15  52! 

6  00 
24  30i 
24  78; 

2  79 

7  10 

2  50 

13  00: 

3  45! 

14  70! 
13  25 

1  45 

4  60 
83 

10  00 
96  98 

2  55 

5  45 


25  25   L 

14  45   j 

15  351  |. 

11  50  

53  26      3  95 


6  58: 


13  15 


11  25 
1  15 


13  30 
39  50 
107  62 
26  15 

19  70 
30  45 

15  25 
12  62 
17  64 

28  86 

16  00 
49  30 
44  78 

17  79 
24  10 

12  50 

29  80 

20  95 
22  60 
46  25 

21  45 
24  60 
29  95 
15  00 

215  57 

13  30 
20  45 
17  50 
26  25 
20  30 


21  88 
9  84 


$58  66  $382  33  1.309  42  $902  87 


149  90, 
28  70; 


23  3G 
9  63 

19  15 
8  73 

22  20 


21  50 


134  70! 


139  10' 


5  00 


161  42 

15  35! 


1  70 

12  89 
15  17 
20  00 

8  37 
11  97 
10  20 
34  07 
15  98 
50 

4  47 
20  13 

15  00 
44  23 

13  70 
18  03 

8  87 
34  80 
175  00 

16  87 
15  50 
27  87 
47  85 
27  87 


277  50 
355  25 
311  00|i 
450  00 
404  70 
3G3  75 
370  00; 

437  50 
419  13 
457  05 
3G7  50 
352  75 

372  72 
385  40 

438  75 
456  84 

391  05' 
450  001 
430  25' 
456  77 
450  00 
416  00 
390  42' 

415  00  j 
389  73 
444  50 
362  74 
404  14l 
355  62 
403  75 

2,144  62 

392  0O| 

373  53 

416  25] 
365  OOj 
446  33! 


2  92 


18  3& 
9  84 


23  36 
9  63 

18  43 

7  23 
6  14 
1  70 

11  89 
11  25 
20  00 

8  37 
11  97 

10  20 
31  33 
13  22 

62 
4  47 
17  66 

15  00 
44  23 

3  99 

11  90 
8  87 

34  80 
175  00 

16  87 
8  93 

12  98 

19  13 
27  87 


$732  72  $18,514  1611  $627  72 


Expended  for  rent,  $102.00. 


14 


• 


210 


REPORT  OF  THE 


COLORED  SCHOOLS. 

PRINCE  GEORGE'S  COUNT Y— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance  for  the  year  ending  June  30th,  1876. 


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1 

1 

2 

1 

1 

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2 

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4 

1 

4 

1 

5 

2 

5 

1 

6 

8 
8 

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9 

1  10 

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Fall 
Term. 


NAME  OF  TEACHER. 


Winter 
Term. 


•-  c 


John  II.  Cooper  I  

Edwin  Butler  

Julia  Bumbey  •    32  18 

Ellen  Critliden   37  30 

Wm.  J.  Stewart   25  14 

John  H.  Nutter  '  

John  H.  Thomas   52 

Joe  Chew   30 

John  H.  Fountain  

James  G.  Jones   22 

Fannie  E.  Brooks  1  24 

Emma  V.  Smith  

John  H.  Camper  

Mary  J.  Darnes  j  15 

Rosa  E.  Cannon   24 


45 
36 
29 
47 
40 


03  19 


35 
48 


344!  192   537   262  576 


Spring 
Term. 


65 


'5  - 
—  -~ 

>  B 


19 


Summer 
Term. 


64  12 


15 

37     13  53 


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64 


40  21 
54  19 


25 
17. 
30 


28' 
25 
34 
23 


52 
16 
20 
19 
33 


45 
75 


20  45 

20  43 

19  47 

19  23 


28 
11 


84 

32 


24|  42 
12  53 
23  49 


313  530'  248'  65i 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


211 


COLORED  SCHOOLS. 
PRINCE  GEORGE'S  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Expenses  for  year  e.nding  September  30th,  1876. 


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|  Other  Incidental 
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|  Total  Incidental 
|  Expenses. 

Furniture,  Black 
Boards,  Stoves. 

Teachers'  Salaries  for  I 
the  year. 

Receipts  from  Books.  1 

$10  00 

$92  50 
37  50 

10  00 

175  00 
185  00 



14  00 

166  25 
185  00 

131  25 
175  00 
175  00 
48  12 
4  08 

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10  00 



10  00 

S5  00 

148  35 

185  00 
190  91 
172  50 
87  50 

$18  50 

10  00 
10  00 
10  00 

2  50 
15  00 

$6  53 
25  00 

$18  50 

Sc<4  00 

S22  50 

$2,158  96 

212 


REPORT  OF  THE  STATE  BOARD- OF  EDUCATION. 


PRINCE  GEORGE'S  COUNTY. 

Statement  of  Receipts  and  Disbursements  for  Public  School  purposes  for  the  year* 
ending  September  30/h,  1876. 


Receipts. 


Balants  on  band  Sept.  30th, 


Disbursements. 


Teachers'  Salaries  $18,514  26 

1875  $  5,145  88  Fuel   766  43 

State  School  Tax  for '75, "76..  12,839  67  Incidental  expenses  of  Seh' Is  382  33 

State  Free  School  Fund            1,917  40  Rent   102  00 

State  Donations                           400  00  Books  and  Stationery   1,768  86. 

County  School  Tax.  at  —  cts.                 Repairing  School  Houses   2,760  66 

onthe$100  '.                  4,931  05  Repairing      "        "    58  66 

Sales  of  Books   627  72  Furniture,  Black  Boards  and 

State  appropriation  to  Col-                |    Stoves   902  87 

ored  Schools  5,873  04iHigh  Schools  or  Academies..  650  00 

Collection  by  Attorney                294  06  Interest  and  Exchange   45  60 

"        "  Sheriff   20  00  Salary  of  Secretary,  Treas- 

County  School  Tax  by  drafts                |    urer  and  Examiner   1.400  00 

on  County  Com'rs   6,228  30  Per  Diem  of  School  Commis- 

Balance  due  Teachers               3,033  20|    sioners   221  80. 

Office  expenses  and  account 

books   40  26. 

Paid  to  Colored  Schools   3,706  91 

'Purchase  School  Lots   150  00 

Adjustment  old  claims   100  0O 

Teachers'  exps.  at  Institute..  129  50 

(Survey   29  00 

Atty.  Fee3.,   145  00 

Clerk  and  Sheriff  Fees   77  35 

Exps.  School  Convention   20  00 

u           Journal   43  00 

Bank  loan  paid   2.000  00 

White  Schools   540  04 

.Colored  Schools   0,755  79 

balance  cash  on.  hand   7,295  83 


$41,310  32  $41,310  32" 


214 


REPORT  OF  TITS 


QUEEN  ANNE'S  COUNTY. 

Hon.  R.  B.  CARMICHAEL,  President,  JAS.  W,  THOMPSON,  Secretary, 

Prof.  M.  A.  Newell, 

Dear  Sir — My  report  for  the  school  year,  just  closed,  is  ready  for 
your  inspection,  and  will  be  mailed  to  you  to-day.  As  you  do  not  de- 
sire any  information  upon  this  sheet  that  you  can  obtain  from  the 
Statistical  Report,  what  I  shall  say  will  be  brief : 

By  comparing  this  with  last  year's  report,  you  will  see  some  im- . 
provement.  Our  members  have  increased,  and  the  average  attendance 
of  scholars  is  greater,  though  by  no  means  as  great  as  it  ought  to  be. 
Our  financial  condition  is  better.  Some  of  the  Collectors  being  be- 
hind with  their  payments,  when  my  report  was  made  last  year,  there 
was  an  r.pparent  deficit  in  our  funds,  and  we  were  for  a  few  days  in 
debt,  (not,  however,  to  our  teachers.)  I  now  report  every  dollar  of 
that  temporary  debt  paid,  no  new  debt  in  any  quarter,  and,  to  the  credit 
of  the  County  Collectors,  every  dollar  of  the  County  Levy  in  our  favor 
settled.  This  has  never  been  the  case  before  when  my  annual  report 
was  sent  to  you.  Our  schools  are  in  a  healthy  condition.  The  Board 
has  thought  it  best  to  close  one  school  which  we  opened  last  year  as  an 
experiment,  which  did  not  succeed  as  we  expected  it  would;  but  on  the 
other  hand,  we  have  under  contract  a  school  house  in  Centrcville,  in 
which  we  expect  to  open  a  Female  Graded  School  in  January.  We 
have  needed  this  school  for  years,  but  as  our  motto  has  been  "pay  as 
you  go,"  wo  have  not  been  able  to  open  it  before.  The  larger  payment 
than  ever  before,  made  from  the  State  Treasury  in  July,  has  given  us 
means  to  make  this  much  needed  improvement.  The  house  when 
built  will  be  the  only  school  property  in  the  County  Town  belonging 
to  the  Board,  while  every  village  in  the  county  has  a  school  house. 
The  house  will  be  two-stories  high,  built  of  brick,  an  ornament  to  the 
town  and  a  credit  to  the  Board.  Since  my  last  report,  we  have  or- 
ganized a  County  Teachers'  association,  which  has  been  successful  be- 
yond my  most  sanguine  hopes,  and  I  would  advise  my  associates  of 
the  Board  of  County  Examiners,  if  they  have  not  already  formed 
such  association,  from  fear  of  failure,  to  make  the  experiment  and  I 
think  they  will  succeed.    We  hold  quarterly  meetings,  or  a  meeting, 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


215 


at  the  end  of  each  term,  and  in  place  of  the  regular  term  meeting  in 
July  we  held  a  Teachers'  Institute.  We  were  greatly  disappointed 
when  we  learned  you  could  not  be  present  with  us  at  that  meeting,  and  no 
one  knows  as  well  as  myself  how  much  we  missed  you.  As  you  could 
not  be  here,  we  had  to  do  the  best  we  could  without  you,  and  had  to 
console  ourselves  with  the  hope  that  the  same  disappointment  would 
not  be  our  lot  in  the  future.  Our  corps  of  teachers  for  the  coming 
year  is  complete  with  the  exception  of  one  vacancy,  which  I  have  just 
learned  exists  in  one  school,  caused  by  one  of  our  lady  teachers  follow- 
ing your  advice  and  getting  married,  after  a  service  of  three  years  in 
the  profession.  I  hope  the  vacancy  will  be  filled  in  a  day  or  two.  Our 
colored  schools  are  improving,  We  have  a  better  class  of  teachers 
than  we  had  last  year,  and  with  better  teachers,  there,  will  necessarily, 
be  better  schools.  Our  finances  for  the  current  year  will  be  all  right, 
the  usual  annual  levy  having  been  made  for  that  interest.  Not  wish- 
ing to  be  tedious,  I  will  close. 

1.  "Is  there  any  need  for  a  change  in  the  manner  of  appointing 
School  Commissioners?"  In  my  opinion,  the  present  mode  is  the  very 
best  that  can  be  devised. 

2.  If  a  change  must  be  made,  I  think  the  power  of  appointment 
should  be  vested  in  the  County  Commissioners  or  Levy  Courts. 

3.  "Are  the  District  Trustees  a  help  or  a  hindrance,  on  the  whole?" 
I  cannot  answer  deciedly.  In  some  cases  one,  in  other  cases  the  other. 
It  depends  upon  the  character  of  the  men  we  can  induce  to  serve. 

4.  "Are  the  schools  of  your  county  fully  and  promptly  supplied 
with  necessary  books  and  stationery,  under  the  system  which  you 
have  adopted?"    They  are,  and  I  have  no  change  to  suggest. 

We  are  not  in  debt,  and  therefore  you  wish  no  other  answer  on  that 
subject. 

As  my  report  is  already  in  your  hands,  your  notice  fctiat  it  will  be 
due  on  the  15th  of  November  is  already  attended  to. 

JAMES  W.  THOMPSON, 

Secretary. 


216 


REPORT  OF  THE 


QUEEN  ANNE'S  COUNTY— SUMMARY  OF  SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

For  yea?'  ending  July  3ld  and  September  30th,  1876. 

18T6,  1875. 

Number  of  School  Houses — Frame,  46  ,  Brick,  4                            52  50 

Number  of  Male  Teachers,  (Principals)                                          25  29 

"      "   Female    "             "                                                   27  28 

Total                                                                         52  57 

Number  of  Fenced  Lots                                      .                           13  13 

"       ;'  Schools  having  out-buildings                                          52  50 

u       lt      "      having  good  furniture  ..                     48  47 

"       11  Wall  Maps                                                                  152  152 

il       11  Terms  Schools  were  open                                               4  4 

l-       lt  Different  Pupils  for  the  year — Males,  2,210  ;  Females, 

1,633— total  3,834  3,493 

"       11  Pupils  in  average  attendance  during  the  year  1,313  1,112- 

u       11  Official  school  visits  paid  by  Examiner                           164  164 

11     .      Average  enrolmenl  2.441  2,174 

Number  of  Pupils. 

Fall  Term.       Winter  Term.      Spring  Term.    Summer  Term. 

1875.    1876.       1875.      1876.     1875.      1876.      1875.  1876. 

On  roll             1,842    1,815       2,348      2,974     2,465      2,779      2,041  2,195 

Av.  attendance.  1,034    1,030       1,290      1,788     1,228      1,434        949  1,000 

1875.  1876. 

Number  of  Pupils  in  1st  Grade  December  Lt                                491  930 

<<               "       2nd       "          "                                           287  567 

11               "       3rd        "          "                                           284  556 

"               "       4th        "          "                                           266  425 

"               "       5th        "          "                                           157  289 

"               '«       6th        11           {*                                           123  165 

"               <;       Above  6th                                                      18  38 

«'  "       Book-keeping  6;  Algebra  26;  Philosophy,  12; 

Geometry,  24;  Physiology,  35;  Latin,  22; 
Music,  53. 


•STATE  BOARD   OF  EDUCATION. 


217 


SCHOOL  HOUSES  BUILT  OR  ENLARGED  DURING  THE  YEAR. 


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Yes  or  No. 

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9  3 

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$423  00 
102  03 
202  95 

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26 

20 
24 
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9 
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$37  00 
118  50 
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$727  98 

$201  80 

Note. — The  report  for  No.  2  and  No.  3  is  a  balance  on  building — the  larger  part 
of  the  cost  being  reported  last  year.  The  cost  reported  for  No.  5,  District  1. 
•and  No.  9,  District  3,  is  for  removing  and  refitting  the  buildings. 


218 


REPORT  OF  TUB 


QUEEN  ANNE'S  COUNTY-SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
Attendance  for  year  ending  July  3lst,  181 G. 


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NAME  OF  TEACHER. 


Charles  W.  Smith  

James  R.  Dill  

Maggie  V.  Brown  

Sallie  N.  Slaughter  

Essie  Gillespie  

Isaac  R.  Starkey  

David  H.  Hendrix  

Tillie  Dudley  

Wm.  G.  Fallowfield  

Amanda  Johns  

Annie  Power  

Edward  L.  Maivel  

Ada  N  Yansant  

Magie  E.  Slaughter  

Eliza  K.  Chubes.  

George  A .  Barton  

George  W.  Bailey  

David  H.  Crane  

Jennie  M.  Friel  

Caddie  A.  Glanding  

Angie  W.  Downes  

Alice  B.  Story  

Anna  M.  Jones  

Alfred  Tucker,  Jr  

Fannie  G.  Downes  

Eugenia  Evvirg  

Mary  C.  Bowland  

Jas.  T.  Anthony,  Jr  

Thos.  F.  McElligott  , 

Jesse  M.  Green   

Nannie  E.  Perry  

Wm.  E.  Thompson  

Jno.  W.  Chambers  

Sallie  H.  Collins  

Albert  G.  llarley  ft  

Fannie  Delaney  

Sadie  B.  Kidwell  

Ella  Newman  

Jno.  H.  W.  G.  Wecdon. 

Sallie  W.  Goodhand  

Wm.  C.  Tucker  

Jno.  O.  Phillips  

Frances  M.  Orrell  

James  Merrick,  Jr  

Maggie  A.  Keene  

Justina  Hunter  

Nora  B.  Blount  

Florence  McCloud  

Levi  Pippin  


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STATE  BOARD   OF  EDUCATION. 


219* 


QUEEN  ANNE'S  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
Expenses  for  year  ending  September  30lh}  1876. 


$11  00 

15  00 

16  97 

12  50 

13  33 
28  16 

15  50 
19  50 

11  00 

12  55 
44  28 

17  50 

19  68 

25  50 
10  29 

16  75 

17  50 
31  75 
12  83 

10  00 

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15  75 
11  25 
11  87 

9  50 

5  50 
19  50 

6  75 
8  00 
8  25 

21  00 
10  25 

14  55 

19  75 
14  00 
31  02 

20  53 

20  15 

16  50 
30  62' 

21  00 
24  00 

17  50 
36  68 
21  60 

26  90 
23  24 
20  00 


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1  17 


102  03 


81  25 
13 


59  86 
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21  47 

10  20 

7  27 

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15  08 
23  73 
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8  46 

6  52 

7  75 
13  38 
21  85 
54  16 

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8  88 

9  80 

16  28 

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18  19 

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6  55 

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46  83 

21  69 

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104  67 

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242  06 
67  83 
31  94 

17  79 
137  42 

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36  40 

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28  99 

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26  86 

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400  00  

400  00  

334  56  

400  00  

369  25  

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396  30  

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400  00   

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400  00   

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400  00  

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400  00  

400  00  

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398"00  II  


REPORT   OF  THE 


QUEEN  ANKE'S  COUNTY-SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
Attendance  for  year  ending  July  ?>lst,  1876. 


District. 

NAME  OF  TEACHER. 

Fall 
Term. 

Winter 
Term. 

Spring- 
Term. 

Summer 
Term. 

Number  of  different 
Pupils  for  the  year. 

On  Roll. 

Av.  daily 
Attendance 

On  Roll. 

Av.  daily 
Attendance. 

On  Roll. 

Av.  daily 
Attendance. 

On  Roll. 

Av.  daily 
Attendance. 

5 
5 

'  70  56 
19  12 
27  15 

1472!  854 

75 
31 

26 

2053 

59 
16 
13 

124C 

76 
25 
23 

2087 

51 
16 
11 

1119 

73  58 
18  10 
20j  10 

1735!  835 

82 
38 
36 

2718 

STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


221 


QUEEN  ANNE'S  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
Expenses  for  year  ending  September  ZOlh,  1876. 


c  . 

-  a 

a  u 

■~  X 

5 


J*  o 


$16  45  Sol  27 
12  25  57  17 
12  75   


§21  74j   $89  46   $36  38  S400 

10  891      80  31   1      15  98  398 

3  70:      16  45   ,,....!      25  41  400 


S920  20  1,078  80  8308  02  2,807  62  $460  ll|l,552  07S21.074 


00!  

18|  

ooi  

01   


222 


REPORT  OF  THE 


COLORED  SCHOOLS. 
QUEEN  ANNE'S  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
Attendance  for  year  ending  September  30th}  1816. 


NAME  OF  TEACHER. 


Q 


Fall 
Term. 


—  53 
O  « 


Winter  !  Spring 
Term.  Term. 


Summer 
Term. 


'  35  .2 


7t  a 


£5  "TS 


i  >  £ 


!  o 


O  53 
73  -= 


■3  "3 

55  Cu 


1  Rachel  A.  Scott  

3  Wm.  H.  Scott  

3  Jno.  iJ.  Forrester  

5  James  Jackson  

5  Charles  F.  Daley  

4  Wm.  R.  Brown".  

2  Edwin  0.  0.  Saunderi 

1  Abraham  Jones   ... 

2  Wm.  E.  Bruce  

-3  Jno.  R.  Vodery  

4  Eleanora  Page  

3  Carter  A.  Stewart  

1  Irene  P.  Frame  

3  Edwin  L.  Thomas  


45  22 
29  13 
4l!  25 


•75!  371 


25 
36 
18 


18, 
24 
24 
18 
21 


13 


471 
52 1 
37 
57 
21 
42! 
35 
25 
41! 
38| 
22 
47 
47 


2  4 

20: 

43 
34 
46! 
18 
32 
10 
14 


51 

25 
55 
52 
43 
34 
40, 
251 

36 


17  30| 

i 

11 
10  . 


27 
22 
20 


92 
78 
85 
82 
87 
49 
98 
104 
75 
88 
78 
03 
67 
70 


343   176  921!  548   692   315   460   165  1116 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


223 


COLORED  SCHOOLS. 
QUEEN  ANNE'S  COUNTY-SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
Expenses  for  year  ending  September  30th,  1876. 


PS 


a  . 

Tz.  <» 
o  a 


56 

9 

57 

80 

33 

2 

40 

20 

30 

12 

30 

20 

1 

59 

60 

1 

03 

20 

11 

57 

$48  15 

X 


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BO 


$7  56    §46  22 

37  33! 
31  61 
22  08 
2  01 
17  421 
11  58 
39  82 
14  09| 
6  38) 
4  17 
10  86 
24  80 
24  14 


$3C0  00 
300  00 
298  55 
300  00 
290  65 
236  00 
289  71 
300  00 
300  00 
300  00 
300  00 
254  61 
250  00 
142  92 


$48  15   $292  511  $3,862  44 


224 


EE  POUT  OF  THE 


QUEEN  ANNE'S  COUNTY. 

Statement  of  Receipts  and  Disbursements  for  Public  School  Purposes  for  the  Yeai 
ending  Sejrfcmbtr  30.  18TG. 


Receipts. 


State  School  Tax  for  1875-G.SiO,  104 

State  Free  School  Fund   1,763 

State  donations   1,000 

County  School  Tax   15,851 

Interest  on  Investments   1,091 

Fines  and  forfeitures   5 

Sales  of  Rooks   1,552 

State  appropriation  to  Color- 
ed Schools   4,058 

Other  Receipts   to  Colored 

Schools   1,578 

Oyster  Licenses   455 

Caroline  Co.  S.  B   207 

C.   W.  Smith,   sale  of  old 

house   26 

E.  F.  Perkins,  for  map   1 

Colored  Schools,  for  books...  292 

Sole  of  old  books   309 

Dr.  Parvis,  lime   4 

Colored  School  at  Pondtown.  33 
Colored  Schols,  for  stationery 

and  exchange  of  Readers...  100 

Mont.  Fire  Ins.  Co   19 


Disbursements. 


10  Balance  due  Treasurer,  Sep- 

01     tember  30th,  1875  5     955  76 

00  Teachers'  Salaries   21,074  01 

8  Fuel    920  20 

12  Incidental  expenses  of  Sch'ls..  810  32 

00  Books  and  Stationery   2,059  65 

07  Building  School  Houses   727  98 

Repairing     "    350  82 

Furniture,  Black  Boards  and 

Stoves   459  11 

Interest   27  11 

05  Salary  of  Secretary,  Treas- 

92     urer  and  Examiner   1,200  00- 

Per  diem  of  School  Commis- 

12     sioners   158  00 

50  Office  expenses  and  Account 

51 ;    Books   505  28 

92  Printing  and  advertising   67  38 

20  Paid  to  Colored  Schools   4,777  19 

00  Paid  to  Colored  Schools,  due 

Sept.  30,  1875   1,140  68 

00  Paid  to  Colored  Schools  State 

G2     Tax   122  00 

Balance  due  White  Schools..  2.238  62 

I  "      "    CoPd      "    859  91 


$38,454  02 


$38,454  02: 


STATE  BO  A  ED  OF  EDUCATION. 


225 


ST,  MARY'S  COUNTY. 


JXO.  F.  DENT,  President.  BEXJ.  TIPPETT,  Secretary. 

Prof.  M.  A.  Newell, 

Sir — In  submitting  this,  my  first  report,  since  assuming  the  grave  du- 
ties of  School  Examiner,  I  feel  inclined  to  say  little  else  than  what 
may  be  necessary  to  give  full  answer  to  the  questions  propounded  in 
your  circular  of  October  19th  ultimo. 

You  are  alread}'  acquainted  with  the  causes  \ hat  prevented  my 
sending  on  this  report  at  an  earlier  date.  They  could  not  have  been 
avoided  in  my  case,  and  probably  are  such  as  must  be  met  with  under 
the  circumstances  ©f  so  sudden  and  unlooked  for  a  change  in  the  super- 
vision. Your  acquaintance  with  the  condition  of  the  schools  in  this 
count}-,  renders  it  scarcely  necessary  that  I  should  speak  of  the  bad 
condition  of  the  school  houses  generally,  of  the  slim  attendance,  and  of 
the  seeming  lack  of  appreciation  on  the  part  of  our  people  of  the  ad- 
vantages of  public  education  offered  them,  almost  without  price. 

I  think,  however,  that  I  am  safe  in  assuming  that  a  better  condition 
of  affairs  ii*  close  at  hand.  The  careful  husbanding  of  resources  that 
has  characterized  the  management  of  the  School  Board  heretofore,  the 
comparatively  large  balance  now  in  hand,  the  improvement  in  the  char- 
acter of  the  teacltrs  employed,  noticeable  for  some  years  past,  and  the 
awakening  interest  in  the  cause  of  education,  plainly  observable — these 
and  other  causes  conspire  to  give  me  a  hope,  well  grounded,  I  trust,  that 
our  public  school  system  may,  at  no  distant  date,  compare  at  least  not 
unfavorably  with  that  in  any  portion  of  the  State. 

I  answer  the  questioMS  propounded  in  circular,  as  follows : 

1  and  2.  "What  change,  if  any,  advisable  in  manner  of  appointing 
School  Commissioners.''  I  can  conceive  of  no  possible  change  for  the 
better  ;  the  present  mode,  taking  away  as  far  as  possible  the  appointment 
from  the  miserable  contamination  of  political  scramble  for  office,  to 
say  nothing  of  its  other  recommendations. 

3.  "Are  District  Trustees  a  help  or  a  hindrance  on  the  whole." 
My  short  experience  scarcely  qualifies  me  to  answer  advisedly,  though 
my  observation  undoubtedly  compels  me  to  the  opinion  that  many 


226 


REPORT  OF  THE 


schools  would  be  better  under  the  direct  charge  of  the  School  BoarJ, 
and  this  is  more  especially  the  case  with  the  colored  schools. 

4  and  5.  "Text-book  supply  to  schools.''  T  have  lately  undertaken 
to  introduce  a  better  supply  by  distributing  the  books  at  various  points 
in  the  county,  with  fair  hopes  that  a  proper  and  sufficient  supply  may 
be  insured  thereby  in  connection  with  very  low  prices. 

6  and  7.  "Debt  of  Board,"  The  School  Board  is,  and  intends  to 
remain,  entirely  and  absolutely  free  of  debt. 

With  great  respect,  I  am  sir,  your  obedient  servant, 

GEORGE  THOMAS, 

Secret  a  ry. 


STATE  BOARD   OF  EDUCATIW. 


ST.  MARY'S  COUNT Y — SUMMARY  OF  SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 


For  year  ending  September  30M,  18TG. 

ibH.  ism 

Number  of  School  Houses— Frame,  50;  Log,  2   52  51 

Number  of  Male  Teachers,  (Principals)   41  31 

"        Female    "  "    21  15 

Total   62  4G 

Number  of  Fenced  Lots   —  2 

"        without  sufficient  Black  boar  da   —  22 

bavuig  ^Ood  Furniture   iO  8 

"  Wail  Maps   —  4- 

11         Terms  Schools  were  open   4  4 

;t  Different  pupils  for  the  year— White,  1,265  ;  Col' d,  183.2,048  1,192 
"         Pupils  in  average  attendance— White,  486  ;  Col'd,  215...    101  591 

Official  School  visits  paid  by  Examiner   55  181 

Average  enrolment   1,411  1,235 


Number  of  Pcpils. 
Fall  Term.    Winter  Term.  Spring  Term.  Summer  Term- 
1815.    1816.    1815.    1816.     1815.    1816.    1815.  1816. 

On  Roll   1,082      989     1,329     1,612    1,358    1,664    1,169  1,344 

Average  Attendance,     531     464      590        881      665       114      514  684 

1815.  1816. 


Number  cf  Pupils  in  1st  Grade  December  1st    442  425 

"  "          2nd  "  "    184  231 

"  "          3rd  "  lL    122  112: 

4th  •<  »    58  115 

"  "           5th  "  "    43  56- 

"  "           6th  »<  "    9  24- 

11  "  Above  6th  <;  «    8  2: 


228       REPORT  OF  THE  STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


ST.  MARY'S  COUNTY. 


SCHOOL  HOUSES  BUILT  OR  ENLARGED  DURING  THE  YEAR. 


TO 

'o 

|  Brick  or  Frame. 

-• 

■j? 

to  ' 
a  o 

.A 
c 

|  No.  of  Schc 

|  District. 

Cost. 

Length. 

Width. 

Height. 

=?  s 
5 

Fences, 
Yes  or  N< 

Cose  of  Fin 
ture. 

42 

? 

Frame. 

i*$810  89 1 

24  ft. 

it 

20  ft 

14  ft. 

No. 

No. 

(i 

Not  yet  purchased. 

it     a  it 

*Of  the  amount  above  noted  as  the  cost  of  these  two  houses,  only  $435.00 
was  given  by  the  Board,  and  the  amount  includes  all  costs,  land  and  fees  in- 
cluded. $200  also  appropriated  and  paid  out  toward  the  erection  of  a  Colored 
School  house  in  Election  District  No.  3.    Not  yet  finished. 


230 


REPORT  OF  THE 


2  G 

2  6 

3  6 
3  6 
4\  6 
5  G 

6:  6 


ST.  MARY'S  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance  for  year  ending  September  30th,  1 8*76. 


Fall 
Term. 


NAME  OF  TEACHER. 


—      *  OS 

o  Pi 
O  < 


Augusta  L.  Milburn.... 

Wm.  F.  Perry  

Elizabeth  Hammell  

Geo.  L.  Smith  

Chas.  N.  Bohanan  

Richard  T.  Abell  

Jeffn.  B.  Jarboe  

Anna  K.  Cecil  

Maria  A.  Biscoe  

Thos.  W.  Aud  

R.  Douglas  Morgan  

Chas.  J.  Foxwell  , 

Thomas  Dent  

Igns.  J.  Langley  

Geo.  Blakistone  , 

Florence  Nathen,  

J.  Pike  Gough  

Nellie  Greenwell  , 

Wm.  D.  Heard  

Jas.  T.  Blakistone,  Jr. 

Walter  J.  Dawkins  

John  G.  Perry  , 

John  F.  Duke  

Wm.  F.  Bailey,  

Geo.  H.  Carpenter  

Kate  C.  Carpenter  

Sarah  T.  Pennington.. 
Leila  V.  Edmunds. 

Mary  J.  Burch  

Frank  N.  Holmes  

Henry  Wingate  

Ben.  F.  Howard  , 

H.  Clay  Dent  

Webster  P.  Herbert.... 

Geo.  M.  Thomas  

Geo.  T.  Hutchins  

John  F.  Ticer  

Mary  L.  Readmond  

Geo.  M.  Thomas  

Geo.  W.  Joy  

Annie  E.  Buckler  

Emma  F.  Graves  

Margaret  C.  Johnson.., 
George  S.  Mattingly... 

Wm.  B.  Tucker  

Robt.  A.  Abell  

Jos.  W.  Goldsborou^b . 


23  10 
12  4 
17  7 


15  10 

23  10 
22  10 


Winter 
Term. 


19 


18  12 

21!  13 

23  8 

22  14 

17  11 

20  9 

1G  5 

ig;  8 

21 


a 
a  a 


10 


Spring- 
Term. 


Summer 
Term. 


16 


14| 
30 
23 
45 


28  IG! 

I  I 


17  8 


13, 
15 


13'  3 
15  G 


20j  14 


31]  13 
35 *"l4 


18 


19 
13 
20 
16 
14 
19 
18 
12 
11 
12 
12 
20 


38  12 
20 


708'  352  990   540  1022   534  949  512  12G 


Q  ^3 


G  3 


6  12 

10  23 
8  

....  11 

10  1 

....  16 

20!  26! 
13  29! 
15  21' 

11  14 

12  24 
20  31 


28 


35 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 


231 


ST.  MARY'S  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Expenses  fur  year  ending  September  30th,  1876. 


$51  35 


!  *> 
■  C 


_  >T 

o 


- 

)oks. 

o  en 

a  « 
5  o 

rs'  Salarii 
;he  year. 

is  from  Be 

g  a 

r 

§ 

$47  50 


!4  04 


24  00 


24  12 


37  92 


!  S71  50  !  $138  3i 


$15  10. 
11  28|. 
7  17. 
3  90  . 


i  D 


1  00:  

4  62   

7  30|  

5  17!  

40  

13  48|  

5  50   

2  50   

14  00  $13  25: 

6  241  

6  06]  

7  00     9  34 


9  10 

7  50 
2  25 
10  45 
9  22 


8  56 
14  9 
13  14 
18  83 

9  33 
1  50 

18  27 
3  50 
8  50 


6  95 


6  00 
4  00 

2  58 

7  46 

3  25 
10  72 

1  00 

8  69 


82  00 
60  00 


9  75 


$360  00 
264  00 
273  00 

72  70 
71  77, ! 

110  00 
75  OO'1 
300  00  i 
300  00 
300  00  i 
225  00 
300  00 
300  00 
300  00  ' 
360  00  1 
300  00  I 
300  00  j 
300  00 
285  00. 
150  00 
150  00 
300  00 
360  00'j 
300  00 
150  00  i 
113  00  . 
300  00  I 
240  00  j 
300  00  | 
360  00  1 
300  00 
141  00 
150  00 
93  00 
270  00 
55  00 
214  00 
225  00 

73  34 
220  00 
150  00 
150  00 

55  00 
75  00 

300  00 
41  00 

300  00 


$16  80 
8  52 
6  05 

5  91 

4  20 

4  43 
16  00 
4  55 
2  70 
8  35 
19  81 
1  00 
1  00 

6  40 
4  40 

1  65 
4  23 

2  70 
8  73 
6  13 
6  50 
8  06 

12  31 

16  36 
8  20 
33  36 
12  93 
21  40 
8  OS 
1  00 


2  60 


9  50 


9  85 
30 
5  63 


15  73 
14  18 


$314  74  174  34  $10,331  81  ^  $319  52 


232 


REPORT   OF  THE 


COLORED  SCHOOLS. 

ST.  MARY'S  COUNTY-SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance  for  year  ending  Septtmbet  30th,  1STG. 


Fall 
Term. 


NAME  OF  TEACH  EI?! 


35 


Wiater  Spring  j  Summer 
Term,   j  Term.  Term. 


-  a 
c 

>  * 


1  S 

Q  ts 
.a 


1    Maria  T.  Keliv  

1  Geo.  B.  I\  Taylor  

2  Glias.  B.  Wist  

2  Jesse  P.  Jordan  

2  Margaret  V.  S.  Tainhice. 

2  Julia  A.  0.  Davis  

2  Geo.  D.  Duke  

3  Jos.  Y.  Jarboe  

3  John  W.  Clarke  

4  Wm.  C.  Love  

4  Wm.  G.  Gibson  

4  Jas.  H.  Brown  

Delilah  Woodfork  

5  Matilda  Holly  

5  Anna  P.  Tabbs  

6  Susan  D.  Brown...,   


14  30 
38i  66 
14|  54 


11 


20 


49  79 
91  23 


22 
12 

35| 
32 


221  45 
33  54 


29.  48 
23!  48 


281    112  682  337  642   240  395!  172  783 


48 

29 

59 

15 

37 

11 

26 

13 

30 

14 

24 

12 

50 

28 

27 

12 

33 

13 

30 

10 

31 

15 

395 

172 

32 
92 
59 


80 
26 
30 
58 
50 
63 
64 
46 
72 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


23S 


COLORED  SCHOOLS. 
ST.  MARY'S  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Expenses  for  year  ending  September  30th}  18*16. 


$32 


S3  H 


3  H 


15  25 


80  00 


31  29 
13  59 


$1*72  88 


$12  80 


§12  00 
6  25 


4  00 


12  00 


5  77 


S73  60  824 


3165  00 
300  00 
355  00 

55  00 
165  00 
220  00 

55  00 
165  00 
220  00 
300  00 
225  00 
220  00 
220  00 

55  00 
142  00 
220  00 


$3,082  00 


$  1  14 
15  98 
6  00 


7  68 
4  40 


2  60 
1  65 
9  83 
15  04 
14  05 


2  90 
$87  87 


-.234 


EEroirr  of  the 


ST.  MARY  COIENTY. 

Slatc?ne/it  of  Receipts  and  Di&bursemevts  for  Public  School  Purposes  for  the  Year 
ending  September  30ih,  1876. 


Receipts. 


Balance  on  hand,  Sept.  30, 

18   

£2,012 

06 

State  School  Tax  for  18TG. . 

0,319 

64 

State  Free  School  Fund  , 

1,445 

78 

County  School  Tax  at  10  cts. 

on  the  $100  

2,330 

06 

319 

39 

State  Appropriation  to  Col- 

4,678 

48 

'Ovster  Licenses  —Whites  ... 

497 

So 

Col'd   

241 

30 

Disbursements. 


is  J 


teachers'  Salaries  

Incidental  Expenses  of  Sch's 

and  Fuel  

Rent  

Books  and  Stationery  

•Building  School  House.5 
Repairing  " 
Furniture,  Black  Board: 

and  Stoves  

Salary  of  Secretary,  Treas- 
urer and  Examiner  

Per  Diem  of  School  Com- 
missioners  

Office  expenses  and  Account 

Books  

Printing  and  Advertising... 
I  Paid  to  Colored  Schools  as 

I  Salaries  

Paid   to  Colored  Schools 

Building  

Fee  Bill  

Clerk  Hire  

Balance  Cash  on  hand  


810,547  35 

375  39 
110  00 
442  00 
435  00 

493  35 


777  70 

261  40 

30  06 
57  56 

3,142  84 

200  00 
11  20 
150  00 
4,404  60 


$21,444  51 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


235 


SOMERSET  COUNTY. 


Dr.  SAMUEL  H.  ROKERTSOX,  President.  W  M.  E.  JONES,  Secretary. 

Prof.  31.  A.  Newell, 

Secretary  State  Board  of  Education. 

Dear  Sir  — I  have  the  honor  to  transmit  the  following  report  of 
the  scholastic  and  financial  condition  of  the  Public  Schools  of  Somerset 
county,  for  the  year  ending  May  31st  and  September  30th,  18TG. 

As  will  be  seen,  the  schools  were  closed  after  the  31st  of  May.  This 
was  owing  to  the  greatly  diminished  attendance  of  the  pupils.  Most 
of  the  farmers  of  this  county  are  engaged  in  trucking,  and  the  assist- 
ance of  the  children  is  required  at  home  during  the  month  of  June. 
While  it  is  admitted  that  a  vacation  of  three  almonths  is  most  too  long, 
yet  I  think  the  Board  acted  wisely  in  closing  the  schools  during  the 
month  of  June,  when  the  attendance  of  pupils  was  so  greatly  reduced. 

While  the  general  attendance  of  the  pupils  of  the  county  has  been 
*  fair,  yet  in  some  remote  districts,  where  the  parents  themselves  have 
not  had  the  advantages  of  education,  there  is  a  lamentable  want  of  ap- 
preciation of  the  benefits  and  blessings  conferred  by  the  Public  School 
system,  and  reason  and  persuasion  avail  but  little  in  remedying  the 
evil  of  irregular  attendance.  In  addition  to  three  High  and  five 
Grammar  Schools  that  are  now  accomplishing  very  much  in  the  work 
of  education,  the  Board  has  paid  twenty-nine  hundred  dollars  towards 
the  building  of  another  high  school,  located  at  Crisfield.  When  fin- 
ished, it  will  cost  over  five  thousand  dollars,  and  will  accommodate 
more  than  three  hundred  pupils,  and  while  it  will  be  an  ornament  to 
the  county,  it  will  be  another  evidence  of  the  growing  attachment  of  the 
people  to  the  Public  School  System.  Several  school  houses  are  now  in 
process  of  erection  and  it  will  not  be  long  before  every  section  of  the 
county  will  be  amply  provided  with  school  houses.  I  will  now  answer 
the  inquiries  contained  in  your  circular. 

1.  I  think  not.  I  know  of  no  way  of  keeping  their  appointment  as 
far  removed  from  politics  as  the  present  one. 

3.  A  difiicult  question  to  answer.  In  some  instances  they  are  of 
great  assistance — in  others  they  take  but  little  or  no  interest. 

4.  They  are. 

C.  No  debt.  Very  respectfully,  yours, 

W.  E.  JONES, 

Secretary* 


236 


REPORT  OF  THE 


SOMERSET  COUNTY-SUMMARY  OF  SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 


For  year  ending  September  30lh,  1876. 

1876.  1875 

Number  of  School  Houses — Frame,  59   59  57 

"  "  Male  Teachers,  (Principals)   29  24 

"  11  Female     "             "    36  31 

"  "  Male        "       (Assistants)   3  3 

"  lt  Female    "            "    11  8 

Total  .   79  66 

Number  of  fenced  lots                                                                   14  12 

u       11  schools  having  out-buildings                                           16  14 

"      "     "      without  sufficient  black  board                                5  10 

"      M     "      having  good  furniture                                         48  44 

"  Wall  Maps                                                                     96  92 

"       "  Terms  Schools  were  open   3|  3| 

"      "  Different  pupils  for  the  year— Whites,  2,361;  co'ld,  993.3,354  S§54 

"       l[  Pupils  in  average  attendance— Whites,  1,107;  col'd,  358.1,465  126 

"      u  Official  school  visits  paid  by  Examiner                            125  75 

Average  enrolment  2,497  2,205 

Number  of  Pupils. 

Fall  Term.  Winter  Term.  Spring  Term.  Summer  Term. 

1875.    1876.  1875.      1876.  1875.      1876.  1875.  1876. 

On  Roll  2,002    2,178  2,303     2,678  2,437     2,856  2,079  2.274 

Av.  attendance. 1,160    1,254  1,237     1,585  1,345     1,743  1,301  1,277 

1876.  1875. 

Number  of  Pupils  in  1st  Grade  December  1st   832  778 

"      "       "         2nd    «          "    547  493 

U      "       "         3rd     «'          "    514  322 

"      M       »        4th     "          "    385  248 

"      '«       »         5th     "          "    264  135 

u      "       "         6th     "          "    168  59 

"     "       u        Ab£ve6th   49  14 


Book-keeping,  28  ;  Algebra,  64  ;  Philosophy, 
69;  Greek,  12;  Geometry.  27;  Physiology, 
42  ;  Latin,  48. 


STATE  BOARD   OF  EDUCATION. 


237 


SOMERSET  COUNTY. 
SCHOOL  H  )USES  BUILT  OR  ENLARGED  DURING  THE  YEAR. 


No.  of  Schools. | 

District. 

Brick  or  Frame. 

Cost. 

Length. 

Width. 

Height. 

Square  feet  of 
Blackboard. 

Out-Buildings, 
Yes  or  No. 

Fences, 
Yes  or  No. 

Cost  of  Furni- 
ture. 

10 

3 

Frame. 

$100  00 

22 

20 

10 

24 

No. 

No. 

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8 

175  00 

20 

18 

10 

24 

n 

$275  00 

*  Colored. 


238 


REPORT  OK  THE 


SOMERSET  COUNTY-SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance  tor  yeir  ending  May  3\si:  1876. 


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Winter  ,  Spring- 
Term.   I  Term. 


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Morris  and  Logan  

Olivia  Wain wright  

Orlando  P.  Jones  

Miss  C.  S.  Wilson  

Mrs.  S.  A-  Pollitt  

J.  B.  Collins  

Mrs.  M.  R.  Patterson.... 

Miss  A.  E.  Scott  

Miss  E.  S.  Scott  

Miss  M.  E.  Jones  

"Miss  Lucie  Smith  , 

S.  T.  Ford  

Miss  J.  M.  Streeter  

Miss  Jennie  White  

Mrs.  E.  P.  Ford   

Miss  E.  S.  Ford  

Mrs.  Emily  Furniss  

Miss  C.  L.  Palmer  

Miss  A.  K  Tull  

L.  R.  Milbourne  

Miss  E.  M.  Adams  

Miss  L.  B.  Adams  , 

Miss  S.  L.  Conner  

Miss  M.  E.  Horsey  

Miss  Etta  Townsend  

Miss  M.  E.  Brittingham. 

Miss  E.  C.  Ellis  

Miss  M.  C.  Corhin  

Miss  Sarah  Conner  

Miss  Siilie  Broughton  .. 

Miss  Eva  Dougherty  

Miss  Ida  Marshall  

Miss  Sat  lie  Robertson.  . 

Miss  A.  M."  Waller  

C.  W.  Wain w right  

W.  H.  Gorseup  

Miss  Marietta  Berry  

J.  H  Beauchamp  

Rev.  Wm.  Merrill  

Miss  Marianna  Davy  .... 

Miss  Susie  E  Miles  

Miss  Rose  E.  Upshur  .... 

Miss  S  illie  J.  Davy  

Annie  E.  Miles  

Miss  S.llie  E.  Miles  

II.  A.  W.  Kellara  

Benj  tmin  F.  Haym-s  

Aug.  B.  Haynes  

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SOMERSET  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
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240  REPORT  OF  THE 

SOMERSET  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance  for  year  ending  May  31*/,  18*76. 


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NAME  OF  TEACHER. 


Julius  T.  Hall  

John  E.  Tull  

Miss  Mollie  Whittington 

Miss  Willie  Johnson  

Geo.  W.  Rider  

Sydney  Waller  

Miss  A.  C.  Jones  

John  Dix  »  

Miss  Ella  Lawrence  

Wm.  A.  Collins  

Miss  Belle  Yerby  


Fall 
Term. 


Winter 
Term. 


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43  30 

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20     33,  25 


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STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 
SOMERSET  COUXTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 


Ecpensesfor  year  ending  September  30th,  1876, 


Number  of  School.  | 

|  District. 

Rent. 

Fuel. 

Repairs. 

Other  Incidental 

Expenses.  j 

Total  Incidental 
Expenses. 

Furniture,  Black 
Boards,  Stoves. 

Teachers'  Salaries  for 
the  year. 

2 

$45 

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$6  90 

1  93 

2  80 

$578  00 
319  00 
287  88 

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16 


242 


REPORT  OF  THE 


COLORED  SCHOOLS. 
SOMERSET  COUNTY-SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance  for  year  ending  May  ?Ast,  18T6. 


1  1 

1  ] 

2  1 


1 
1 
1 

3 
3 
4 
4 
5 

1!  6 


Fall 
Term. 


NAME  OF  TEACHER 


Fs  ^ 

O 


Bessie  Cottman  , 

C.  P.  Colder  

J.  H.  Williams  

Augustus  Aylor  

Henry  Graham  

Cornelius  Grove  .... 

Emily  Burrows  

Charles  0.  Waters. 

Mary  S.  Waters  

Daniel  Cottman  

Charles  Hubbard.... 

A  G.  Mason   

J.  L.  Zuchlcke  

Catharine  Sterling. 

Wm.  Hawkins  

Fannie  Dashiell  .... 

Geo.  W.  Dixon  

W.  F.  Hughes  


74 

49 

21 

20 

12 

37 

23 

30 

10 

20 

20 

18 

12 

If. 

9 

40 

21 

45 

21 

40 

19 

58 

20 

23 

14 

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Term. 


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Term. 


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53  37 
02 1  39 
70  34 


55 


71  50 1  52 
71     43  04 


31 
47 
45 
36 
28 
59 
61 
47 
58 
50 


32 
41 
53 
38 
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68 
69 
52 
65 
64 
54 


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STATE  BOAED  OF  EDUCATION. 


243 


COLORED  SCHOOLS. 

SOMERSET  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Expenses  for  year  ending  September  30///,  1876. 


$233 

60 

$1  00 

169 

00 

218 

77 

9  0* 

48 

08 

1  12 

126 

91 

8  22 

177 

23 

30  87 

197 

80 

220 

36 

150 

47 

209 

10 

2  1© 

219 

30 

9  90 

225 

20 

1  00 

216 

15 

10  05 

233 

51 

103 

51 

56 

40 

1  00 

139 

47 

9  64 

114 

80 

13  20 

$3,059  66 

$97  13 

244 


REPORT  OF  THE 


SOMERSET  COUNTY. 

Statement  of  Receipts  and  Disbursements  for  Public  School  Purj>oses  for  the  year 
ending  Sei'ttmb<  r  30,  18*70. 


RtcEiprs.  Disbursements, 


Balance  oa  band  September  Teachers'  Salaries..   $18,516  53 

30,  1875                             $3,053  GO  Fuel    445  53 

State  School  Tax  for  1875-0    0,345  08  Incidental  Expensesof  Sch'ls  141  14 

41   Free  School  Fund            3,949  13  Rent    27  50 

"   Donations   400  00  Books  and  Stationery— Sen. 

County  School  Tax,  at  13  cts.                 j  Journal,  Maps   483  89 

onthe$100                          4.084  71  j  Building  School  houses   3.33150 

Sales  of  Books                        '  90  88  Repairing    "        "    477  27 

Dredging  License   1.818  OOFurniture,  Blackboards  and  x 

Tonging       "                            812  25     Stoves   392  60 

Sale  of  old  furniture   5  41  j  Salary  of  Secretary,  Treasu- 

To  books,  &c,  &C,  furnished                    rer  and  Examiner   800  00 

to  Colored  Schools   300  00  Per  diem  of  School  Commis- 

|    sioncrs   207  00 

Office  Expenses  and  Account 

j    Books   39  19 

Printing  and  advertising:....  47  75 

Worcester  Co.  Sch.  Boaid  ...  210  33 

Traveling  expenses   12  00 

'Balance  cash  on  hand   2,407  43 


$27,059  00'  §27,659  6G 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


245 


TALBOT  COUNTY. 


HEXRY  P.  HOPKINS,  President.  A.  CHAPLAIN.  Secretary. 

Prop.  M.  A.  Newell, 

Secretary  State  Board  of  Education. 
Sir — I  Lave  the  honor  to  transmit,  herewith,  the  report  of  the 
Board  of  County  School  Commissioners  of  Talbot  county ,  for  the  schol- 
astic year  ending  July  7  th,  1876,  and  the  fiscal  year,  ending  September 
30, 1876. 

The  school  interest  in  the  couuty  is  generally  very  good.  The  col- 
ored schools  have  improved  very  rapidly  during  the  year.  We  have 
now  several  very  good  school  houses,  many  moderately  good  ones,  but 
still  very  many  small  and  indifferent  ones.  The  furniture  and  grounds 
in  most  instances  correspond  to  the  houses.  For  the  proper  accommo- 
dation of  our  white  schools  at  least  twenty  new  school  houses  are 
needed  to  take  the  place  of  those  that  arc  now  used ;  and  for  our  col- 
ored schools,  net  less  than  eight  new  houses  should  be  supplied  as  early 
as  the  funds  can  be  accumulated.  It  will  take  about  ten  years  to  pro- 
vide our  white  schools  with  ample  and  comfortable  school-room  accom- 
modation, and  for  the  colored  schools  five  years  will  be  required. 

During  the  year,  we  have  noticed  that  many  of  our  teachers  have 
made  advancement  in  the  way  of  clearer  and  more  comprehensive 
views  of  the  aims  of  education  ;  and  the  result  has  been  a  better  and 
more  satisfactory  use  of  methods.  The  Teachers'  Iustitute  held  in 
June,  1875,  contributed  very  greatly  to  this  improvement. 

We  opened  a  Normal  Institute  for  colored  teachers  in  September, 
1875,  which  was  entirely  under  my  direction,  until  the  resignation,  in 
the  latter  part  of  the  month,  of  the  principal  of  our  county  High  School 
in  Eastern.  After  the  resignation  of  Prof.  Miller,  the  School  Board 
could  cot  do  otherwise  than  assign  to  ine  the  duty  of  filling  the  vacancy 
in  the  County  High  School.  For  several  months  the  burden  of  teach- 
ing fell  upon  me,  and  for  the  remainder  of  the  school  year  I  instructed 
the  classes  in  Greek,  Chemistry,  and  t'le  higher  Mathematics.  My 
days  were  devoted  to  teachirg,  and  my  office  work  had  to  be  done  at 
night.  I  could  not  visit  all  of  the  schools  in  the  county  twice  ;  but 
the  year,  to  me,  was  one  of  hard  and  constant  labor. 


246 


REPORT  OF  THE 


My  experience  as  a  teacher  in  our  county  High  School  impressed 
me  with  the  great  necessity  for  suitable  apparatus  for  instruction  and 
illustration  in  many  of  the  branches  taught.  I  had  to  teach  Chemis- 
try without  apparatus,  chemicals,  or  specimens.  We  have  three  high 
schools  in  our  county,  and  an  outlay,  for  these  three  schools  of  about 
three  hundred  dollars  for  apparatus,  specimens  and  charts  would  ren- 
der the  labors  of  both  teachers  and  pupils  more  easy  and  profitable. 

We  have  two  district  libraries,  one  under  the  control  of  the  County 
High  School  at  Easton,  and  the  other  under  the  control  of  the  District 
High  School  at  Trappe.  Both  of  them,  however,  are  neglected  and 
feadly  managed. 

To  your  circular  letter  of  October  19th,  18*76,  I  would  reply  : 

1  and  2  The  present  method  of  appointing  School  Commissioners 
has  been,  with  us,  marked  by  a  high  degree  of  judgment,  prudence, 
and  conservatism.  If  the  necessity  for  changing  the  method  of  ap- 
pointment were  to  arise,  the  appointing  power  should  be  lodged  in 
some  such  conservative  body  as  the  present.  What  we  want  in  the 
School  Law,  is  something  that  will  insure  harmony  and  stability  in 
its  general  operation.  What  it  lacks  in  perfection,  we,  ourselves, 
should  endeavor  to  supply  by  honesty  and  faithfulness  in  its  adminis- 
tration for  the  general  good. 

3.  From  the  beginning  of  our  public  schools,  our  people  have  been 
accustomed  to  the  system  of  District  Trustees,  and  would  not,  I  think, 
like  to  see  this  feature  of  the  law  changed.  The  School  Board  looks 
to  the  Trustees  for  such  information  concerning  the  schools  as  cannot 
be  supplied  by  the  teachers,  and;  in  this  way,  they  are  often  a  very 
great  help.  They  do  not  manifest  as  much  interest  in  the  schools  as 
they  should,  neither  do  they  perform  all  of  their  duties  equally  well ; 
but  such  duties  as  they  do  perform,  as  a  rule,  are  done  with  judgment 
and  excellent  sense. 

4-  and  5.  We  keep  on  hand,  in  our  office,  a  supply  of  books  and 
stationery,  and  the  Scerctary  distributes  them  to  the  schools,  white 
and  colored,  on  the  orders  of  the  teachers.  It  frequently  happens 
that  the  orders  of  the  teachers  are  sent  to  the  office  by  persons  who 
neglect  to  deliver  them,  and  sometimes  we  are  short  of  the  required 
number  of  some  particular  books  or  articles  of  stationery  ;  but  we 
think  that  we  may  say,  that  the  schools  are  fully  and  promptly  sup- 
plied with  necessary  books  and  stationery. 

G  and  *7.  We  have  contracted  no  permanent  debt.  There  have 
been  no  injudicious  outlays  on  the  part  ot  the  School  Board.  The 
expenditures  each  year  have  been  kept  a  little  within  our  estimated 


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247 


receipts.  The  County  Commissioners  have  failed  to  pay  over 
money  levied  and  collected  for  school  purposes.  But  our  assets  at 
the  end  of  the  fiscal  year  amounted  to  $13,751.95  more  than  our  in 
debtedness.  Our  assets  and  liabilities  at  the  end  of  the  fiscal  year 
stood  as  follows : 

ASSETS. 

Due  from  County  Commissioners,  balances  on  sundry  Levies  to  1874...  $9,699  31 

Due  from  County  Collector,  balance  on  Levy  of  1875   11,744  69 

Due  from  other  soucces   49  54 

Add  value  of  books  and  stationery  on  hand  at  close  oi  schools  as  per 

.  inventory     272  88 

$21,766  42 

LIABILITIES. 

Total  amount  of  indebtedness,  as  per  Balance  Sheet   $8,014  47 

Balance  of  assets  over  indebtedness  $13,751  95 

With  many  thanks  for  your  uniform  kindness  and  friendly  counsel, 
I  remain,  Very  respectfully, 

Your  obedient  servant, 

A.  CHAPLAIN, 

Secretary. 


248 


REPORT  OF  THE 


TALBOT  COUNTY— SUMMARY  OF  SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
For  the  year  ending  July  *Ilh}  1876. 

1876.  1875. 

Number  of  School  Houses — Frame,  45;  Brick,  3  :   46  47 

Number  of  Male  Teachers,  (Principals,)                                ....  31  30 

"        Female    "                "    25  25 

"        Male       "        (Assistants)   1 

"        Female   "                "    8  9 

Total     65  04 

Number  of  Fenced  Lots   9  13 

"        Schools  having  Out-Buildings   29  29 

'                     without  sufficient  Blackboard.,   20  22 

"             "      having  good  Furniture   45  45 

"         Wall  Maps   107  107 

"         Terms  Schools  were  open   4  4 

"         Diffi-i  cut  pupils  for  the  year — Males,  1,83G;  Females, 

1,505;  tot tl,  3,341;  White,  2,259;  Col'd,  1 ,082  3,341  3,141 
"         Pupils  in  average  attendance — White,  97G;  Col'd, 

398;  total   1,374  1,292 

cl        Official. school  visits  paid  by  Examiner   G9  130 

Average  enrolment   2,211  2.257 

Number  of  Pupils. 

Fall  Term.     Winter  Term.    Spring  Term.  Summer  Term. 

1875.   £876.      1875.    1876.      1875.    187G.  1875.  1876. 

On  Roll                  1,916    1.841      2,471    2,000      2,423    2,631  2,030  1,897 

At,  Attendance.    1,257    1/213      1,409    1,534      1,361    1,608  1,139  1,089 

1876.  1875. 

Number  of  Pupils  in  1st  Grade,  December  1st   488  605 

"          2nd    "    '         "    343  311 

"           "          3rd                  "   299  343 

11            "          4  th     "             "    293  222 

"          5th     %           *\    225  190 

%l           "          6th                  "    97  106 

"           "  Above  6th  "            «    151  139 

"  "  Book-Keeping,  44;  Algebra,  100;  Philosophy,  133; 

Drawing,  26;  Geometry,  25;    Physiology,  41; 
Latin,  189;  Greek,  8;  French,  77. 


S1ATK  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


249* 


TALBOT  COUNTY. 
SCHOOL  HOUSES  BUILT  OR  ENLARGED  DURING  THE  YEAR, 


No.  of  Schools. 

District. 

s 

& 
o 

Cost. 

Length  in  feet. 

Width  in  feet. 

Height  of  Ceil- 
ing in  feet. 

Square  feet  of 
Blackboard. 

Out-Buildings, 
Yes  or  No. 

Fences, 
Yes  or  No. 

Cost  of  Furni- 
ture. 

Est'd.  in  cost 

5 

2 

Frame 

$750 

00 

30 

24 

10 

120 

Yes. 

Yes. 

of  building..' 

Est'd.  in  cost 

4 

Frame 

€25 

00 

30 

20 

9 

100 

£  1 

No. 

ofbuilding. 

I 

00 

250  REPORT  OF  THE 


talbot  county-school  statistics. 

Attendance  for  year  ending  July  7,  18TG. 


1 

.2 
3 
1 
'I 
1 
2 
.3 
4 
.5 
•(5 
.7 
8 

2 

-3j 
4 
5 

i 
5 

9 
•in 
11 

1 

.2 
3 
4 
5 
•6 

8 
U 
1 
2 
3 


Spring    Summer  g  fa 


NAME  OF  TiE  ACHES 


Wm.  R.  Martin  and  Asst  

G.  E.  Haddawav  and  2  Assts. 

J  as.  C.  Mull  ik  in  

J.  M.  Arringdale  and  Asst  

A.  C.  Mullikin  and  Asst  

Mrs.  M.  A.  Roberts  and  Asst..; 

Jno.  S.  Ploulton  

Miss  II.  L.  Anthony  

Miss  P.  L.  Ridgaway 
Hugh  S.  lhmibleton. 

Mrs.  S.  F.  Ueke  

Mrs.  M.  H.  Hambleton 

Miss  II.  L.  Mellie  

MissS.  A  .Wollaston  and  Asst 
Miss  C.  E.  Hammond 

J.  Pastorfitld  

Miss  M.  L.  Leonard 
Miss  M.  M.  McDaniel 
Martin  0,  Camper 
Clias.  W.  Baker 
Mrs.  E.  S.  Maddux 
Miss  Mattie  Leonard 
Jos.  H.  Martin 

John  B.  Mc.Malian   

Walter  U.  Willis 
S.  E.  Merrick 
Jas.  T.  Small 
Wm  Recldie 
Miss  C.  M.  Collins 

Daniel  R.  Cox  

Jno.  H.  Craig: 
Miss  A.  T.  Ro 
Miss  Sue  B.  Rose 

P.  Addison  Morgan^.  

Miss  Bell  C.  Jump 
Miss  i.  13.  Hopkins 
Frank  A.  Henrix 

|  Miss  M.  A.  Jami 

Miss  Liazie  Duncan 
Frank  G.  Wrijrhtson.. 

A le« and  r  Boothe  

M.  F.  McMahan  

Jno.  W.  Gil>-oa  


1384'  009  1748  lor>7  1 774  1077  1182  8fi0 22H9 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


251 


TALBOT  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Expenses  fur  year  ending  September  30tht  1870. 


pa  o 

r.  £j 


$  39  12 
107  84 
21  00 
45  00 
14  80 
26  50 
10  00 
25  00 
17  50 
13  75 
17  50 
2  85 
8  00 
36  80 
12  50 
19  99 
19  49 


25  51 
18  50 
21  00 
14  80 
24  50 
6  00 


$48  54: 
22  19 
8  501 


24  06' 


$59  8G 
31  95 
5  58 
G  70 

G  09 

90 


42  G7 


4  98 
3  95 
1  53 
1  90 


3  00 
15  69' 


2  251 
9  75 


15  95 


8  501 


2  30 


24  00 
14  00 


5  00 

13  87 
10  00 
20  00 
23  50 

20  25 
10  58 
10  00 
15  00 

14  00 

15  00 
18  00 
17  50 

21  75 

22  00 


1  00 

G3 


4  20 
95 


15  45 


4  25 
3  50 


4  00 


£  to 
2  23 


116  91 


1  98 

1  00 

2  50 
2  24 
5  10 

60 


S881  40  $353  23!  Si  89  31 


$147  52 
221  98 

35  08 
51  76 
38  86 
32  59 
10  90 
25  00! 
22  48 
60  37 
19  03 

4  751 
12  451 
57  GO! 
19  93 
25  31 

36  97 

5  45 
51  71 
18  50 
31  80 
14  80 
25  50 

6  63 


24  00 
14  00 

4  20 

5  95 
29  32 

14  25 
20  00 
26  00 
24  25 
13  33 
12  23 

131  93 

15  98 

10  00 
26  25 
19  74 
26  85 
22  60 


$18  30 


5  50 


9  50 


4  00 
52  00 


$12G 
600 
56 
45 
150 
20 
4 
12 
21 
40 


27  7! 


15  20 


10  00 


3  50 
3  50, 


20  $1  181  75 

30 
20 
30 
55 


85 
85 
35 
05 
30 
30 
40 
0C 
70 
10 
65 
00 
60 
15 
95 
35 
20 
70 
90 
70 
19 
10 
10 
00 
80 
25 
40 
40 
70 
75 
23  85! 
26  05 

12  45 

25  85 

23  05 

24  20 
6  30 

41  70 


$1,423  94  $149  25  1,734  30  19,474  70l«  805  02 


1,529  50 
622  00 
701  29, 
492  50 
737  50: 
395  00 
370  75| 
395  00 
395  00 
370  75 
330  75 
393  00 
740  64, 
370  75' 
346  50 
370  75 
395  00  | 
395  00  i 
393  00 
442  50 
346  50 
491  55 
395  001 
251  25| 
254  00 
427  47, 
395  00 
3G9  00 
395  00 
34G  50 
370  75 
364  501' 
395  00 
370  75 
257  00J 
305  00 

335  00 

370  75  I 


395  00 
418  75 
391  00 
305  00 


252 


REPORT   OF  THE 


COLORED  SCHOOLS. 
TALBOT  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
Attendance  for  year  ending  July  7,  18T6. 


NAME  OF  TEACHERS. 


*3 


Fall 
Term. 


1  1  Jas.  E.  G.  Webb  and  Asst....  109 

2  1  Wm.  W.  Webb  and  Asst   45 

1  2  Helen  G.  Greene —   54 

2  2  John  R.  Webb   35 

3  2|  Mollie  M.  Ennalls   28 

4  2  Josephine  John~«on   18 

1  3  J.  F.  Chaplain.  |  52 

2  3  Nathan  Mills  I  21 

3  3  Wm.  Henry  Rakes  j  23 

1  4  Mary  A.  Young   28 

2  4  Georgie  M.  Dobson  ... .    19 

3  4  Tabitha  Thomas  

5  Silas  E.  Adams   10 


-»  c 
~Z  c 

03  03 

.  C 


Winter 
Term. 


7Z  R 


no  in 

98!  71 


118!  46 


Spring 
Term. 


^3 


178,  141 


03  24 


10G 
11 
59 
51 
23 

100 
39 
47 
31 
51 
44 
51 


Summer 
Term. 


.  & 

«3 


135 
96 
40 
49 


61 


34 


04   912  527  857  531   415  229  1082 


20 


14 


S  12 


25  &h 


196 
121 
116 
67 
60 
37 
126 
42 
62 
57 
71 
56 
71 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


253 


•     COLORED  SC(IOO:,S. 
TALBOT  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
Expenses  for  year  ending  Sept.  30,  1876. 


1 

1 

2 
2 
2 
2 
3 

3  §33  00 
3 
4 
4 
4 


826  751  

6  62  $109  56 


•31  07 
20  5T 

12  25 

13  50 
13  00 

7  75 
10  50 
10  00 
12  00 

1  88 
22  38 


81  23 


$3  25 
5  88 
3  51 

12  51 


2  44 


10  24 


1  70; 


s  £ 

C2  o 

GO 

m 
c 
<o 

Furni 
boai 

$30  00 
122  06 

115  81  817  45[ 
33  08 

12  25 
23  74 

13  00 
42  75 
10  50 
10  00 
12  00     3  50 

1 

26  52     3  25 


845 
22 
29 
20 
9 
16 
48 
10 
11 
17 
27 
12 
16 


835  00  8188  27  8193  23  837  09  8453  59  845  90  8287  75 


8440  40 
285  00 

834  77 

20  67 

298  00 

25  95 

298  00 

12  31 

187  50 

9  00 

183  00 

10  00 

352  50 

33  27 

168  75 

10  56 

168  75 

9  40 

168  75 

11  20 

232  62 

16  71 

88  25 

12  32 

278  00 

16  00 

83,149  52 

8222  16 

251 


REPOKT  OK  THE 


TALBOT  COUNTY 


Statement  of  R  ceipts  an  I  Disbursements  for  Public  School  purposes  for  the  year 
ending  September  30th,  1870. 


Receipts. 


Disbursements, 


State  School  Tax  for  1876.... 

State  Free  School  Fund  

State  donation  

County  School  Tax  

Sales  of  Books  by  teachers, 
White  Schools  

State  appropriation  to  Color- 
ed School  i  

Sale  of  Books  by  teachers, 
Colored  Schools  

Sales  of  Books,  from  office.... 

Oyster  License.  White  tong- 
ers  

Oyster  License,  dlored  tong- 
crs  

County  Commissioners  Oys- 
ter Credits  

County  Commissioners  Dis- 
counts   

Balance  due  Treasurer  ami 
E.  N.  Bank,  Excess  of  dis- 
bursements over  receipt?... 


§9,277  49jBalance  due  Treasurer,  Sep- 

2,079  22     tember  30,  1875  

1,200  00  Teachers'  Salaries  

12,981  SGjFuei  

Incidental  expenses  of  sch'ls. 

803  02! Books  and  Stationery  

|!Juilding  School  Houses  

3.804  90  Repairing  School  Houses  

Furniture,  Black  Boards  and 

222  16  Stoves  

14  71  High  Schools,  salary  of  teach- 
ers above    $3,333  23   

046  95jfntercst  

j Salary  of  Secretary,  Treas- 

211  85 j    urer  and  Examiner  

Per  diem  of  School  Commis- 
L598  39  doners  


$  3,023 
19,474 
881 
189 
3.730 
1,02.5 
353 

149 


(Office  Expenses  and  Account 
18:>  78;  Books  

iPiinting  and  Advertising  

iPaid  to  Colored  Schools, 
2,6"  1  20:  E.  N.  Bank,  borrowed  money 

|P.  W.  Stewart  School  lot.... 

JG.  W.  Minnick,  School  Sup- 
plies  

.L  H.  Kemp,  Ink  and  Sun- 
dries  


2S3  85 


800  00 


191  00 


29 
47 
4,429 
1,000 
30 


11  22 


35  79 


S3 5. 083  59 


$35,683  59 


STATE  BOARD'  OF  EDUCATION. 


WASHINGTON  COUNTY. 


Dr.  WM.  RAGAN.  President.  P.  A.  WITMER,  Secrtary.. 


Prop.  M.  A.  Newell, 

Dear  Sir : — We  submit  herewith  the  annual  report  of  the  School' 
Board  of  Washington  county,  for  the  year  ending  September  30th, 
1876.  In  this  Centennial  year  of  American  Independence,  it  would  be 
both  appropriate  and  interesting  to  accompany  this  report  with  a  re- 
view of  educational  matters  in  this  county,  but  we  regret  to  say 
that  a  full  review  could  only  be  compiled  with  such  an  amount  of 
labor,  as  we  find  it  impossible  to  give,  and  would,  in  the  end,  be  far 
from  satisfactory,  because  of  the  impossibility  of  procuring  the- 
necessary  official  data. 

It  will  be  remembered  that  the  fire  which  destroyed  our  Court 
House  in  1871,  destroyed  also  the  records  of  the  School  Bo;»rd,  and 
as  the  written  records  kept  in  this  office  were,  so  far  as  we  are  ad- 
vised, the  only  memorials  of  the  School  System  in  this  county,  the 
difficulty  of  compiling  statistics  of  our  schools,  previous  to  18G6 
with  any  degree  of  accuracy  and  completeness  will  be  at  once  ap- 
parent. 

We  do  not  regard  it  proper  in  a  local  report  to  notice  any  changes, 
of  the  low  effecting  the  general  system  of  schools,  and  the  effect  of 
such  changes  upon  the  practical  workings  of  our  system,  as  we  have 
full  confidence  that  the  Secretary  of  the  State  Board  of  Education 
will,  in  his  forthcoming  report,  treat  of  that  branch  of  the  subject 
with  his  usual  force  and  directness.  All,  therefore,  that  we  shall 
attempt  in  the  way  of  review  is  the  presentation  of  statistics  (which 
for  convenience  are  added  as  an  appendix)  showing  the  condition  of 
schools  in  186T  and  subsequent  years. 

We  think  that  these  statistics  will  present  gratifying  evidence  of 
progress,  so  far  as  mere  figures  ^an  indicate  educational  results,  and 
we  may  add  that  our  opinion,  based  upon  intimate  and  familiar 
knowledge  of  all  the  circumstances,  that  our  school  houses  are  gener- 
ally in  good  condition, well  supplied  with  furniture,  &c.,  that  our  teach- 


256 


EEPORT  OF  THE 


ers  are  competent  and  efficient,  gradually,  but  surely  raising  the 
professional  standard  in  this  county,  and  that  our  schools,  them- 
selves, are  in  better  condition  than  at  any  previous  period,  will  be 
endorsed  by  the  concurrent  testimony  of  all  intelligent  observers. 

Coming  to  the  statistics  for  the  year  just  ended,  it  will  be  seen 
that  our  average  attendance  has  been  somewhat  increased,  notwith- 
standing a  slight  falling  off  in  the  number  of  different  pupils.  We 
think  fair  inference  may  be  drawn  from  this  fact,  that  our  people 
are,  year  after  year  more  highly  appreciating  the  value  and  efficiency 
of  our  schools  and  when  we  state  the  additional  fact  that  this  aver, 
age  attendance  is  equal  to,  if  not  in  excess  of  the  average  in  the 
much  more  populous  counties  of  Baltimore  and  Frederick,  we  may 
be  pardoned  the  indulgence  of  reasonable  pride  in  our  schools. 

It  may  be  proper  to  remark  in  this  connection  that  we  anticipate 
a  still  larger  average  attendance  for  the  current  year,  and  this  ex- 
pectation is  based  upon  the  fact  that  our  average  for  the  lirst  week 
of  September  last  was  in  excess  of  the  average  for  the  whole  of  the 
first  term  in  1ST5.  Should  our  expectations  in  this  regard  be  real- 
ized, the  result  must  be  attributed  in  a  large  measure  to  certain  orders 
adopted  by  our  Board  last  summer,  which  required — 

First,  That  no  school  should  be  opened  at  the  beginning  of  the 
school  year,  unless  there  existed  reasonable  certainty  of  securing  a 
minimum  attendance  of  fifteen  pupils. 

Second,  That  any  school  in  which  the  average  attendance  for  five 
consecutive  days  should  fall  below  ten  should  be  closed. 

Third,  That  even*  teacher  having  less  than  thirty  pupils  enrolled 
should  send  a  weekly  report  of  the  attendance  to  the  Board.  I  need 
scarcely  add  that  the  results  so  far,  have  fully  met  the  expectations 
of  the  Board  and  more  than  justified  the  wisdom  and  expediency  of 
the  rules.  Another  source  of  gratification  is  the  fact  that  during 
the  year  the  large  school  indebtedness  of  this  county  has  been  fun- 
ded and  the  Board  consequently  relieved  of  all  embarrassment  from 
that  quarter.  The  Legislature,  in  response  to  the  petition  of  the 
Board,  having  authorized  the  County  Commissioners  to  isssue  bonds 
to  the  amount  of  thirty  thousand  dollars  for  t  be  purpose  of  funding 
the  bebt  of  the  School  Board,  our  County  Commissioners  promptly 
issued  the  bonds,  which  were  as  promptly  taken  at  par  and  the  pro- 
ceeds turned  over  to  the  School  Board,  as  will  appear  in  our  finan- 
cial statement.  By  this  means  the  debt  of  the  Board  has  been  re- 
duced to  three  thousand  four  hundred  and  fifty-two  collars  and 


STATE  BOAKD  OF  EDUCATION. 


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thirty-nine  cents,  which  will,  in  all  probability,  be  fully  paid  during 
the  current  year. 

The  Board  has  made  appropriations  for  six  new  school  houses,  all 
of  which  will  be  fully  completed  by  the  15th  of  November  next. 

The  School  levy  for  the  year  ending  June,  18*7*7,  is  eighteen  cents 
on  the  hundred  dollars,  two  cents  of  which,  as  already  intimated,  has 
been  appropriated  to  building  purposes. 

We  come  now  to  a  brief  consideration  of  the  questions  submitted 
in  a  circular  of  the  State  Board  of  Education,  under  date  of  Octo- 
ber 19th,  18Y6. 

1.  "Is  there  any  need  for  a  change  in  the  manner  of  appointing 
School  Commissioners?" 

We  very  strongly  suspect  that  at  this  day  the  answer  of  an  "of- 
fice holder"  to  a  question  possibly  involving  his  tenure  of  office,  will 
be  received  by  the  general  public  with  some  degree  of  suspicion ; 
but  entertaining  the  opinion,  that  the  emoluments  of  the  office  of 
School  Commissioner  cannot  excite  envy  in  the  bosom  of  the  aver- 
age citizen,  we  verture  to  answer  the  question  in  accordance  with 
a  judgment,  founded  upon  thoughtful  consideration  of  the  whole 
subject.  We  do  not  think  there  exists  any  good  reason  for  a  change 
in  the  present  mode  of  appointing  School  Commissioners.  Leaving 
out  of  view  any  question  involving  the  Constitutional  power  of  the 
appointing  body,  we  speak  only  as  to  the  expediency  and  wisdom 
of  the  existing  manner  of  appointment.  We  think  the  present  mode 
the  proper  one,  for  several  reasons  : 

1.  The  appointing  power  is  conservative,  comparatively  perma- 
nent, and  yet  possesses  full  power  for  supplying  the  places  of  ineffi- 
cient officers.  Their  intelligence,  presumed  impartiality  and  dis- 
cretion, make  them  excellent  judges  of  the  fitness  of  the  appointees 
or  incumbents,  and  where  good  and  efficient  Commissioners  are  in 
office  they  may  be  retained  as  they  ought  to  be.  This,  we  regard  as 
the  fundamental  principal  of  civil  service  reform,  that  when  compe- 
tent and  honest  men  are  called  to  the  performance  of  purely  admin- 
istrative or  executive  duties  they  should  be  retained. 

2.  The  appointing  power  ought  to,  and  does,  in  this  county, 
select  Commissioners  from  both  political  parties,  so  as  to  secure  a 
representation  of  each  party  in  the  Board.  We  regard  this  as  a 
highly  important  feature,  but  shall  not  stop  to  discuss  its  advantages 
as  we  believe  them  to  be  apparent  to  every  thoughtful  person. 

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258  REPORT  OF  THE 

3.  Speaking  for  our  own  county  we  believe  the  great  majority  of" 
our  people  have  the  fullest  confidence  in  the  integrity  and  fairness 
of  the  appointing  body  and  do  not  desire  a  change  in  the  mode  of' 
appointment. 

4.  Other  modes,  such  as  appointment  by  the  County  Commis-- 
sioners  and  election  by  the  people,  have  been  tried,  and  having 
failed  to  give  satisfactory  results  were  abandoned. 

5.  Because  under  existing  laws  questions  relating  exclusively 
to  the  schools  are  kept  out  of  politics,  and  when  we  consider  the 
bad  repute  into  which  the  "Science  of  Government"  has  of  late  fallen, 
every  honest  friend  of  Free  Schools  may  well  pray  that  they  shall 
forever  be  divorced  from  the  control  of  demagogues. 

It  may  be  that  our  views  upon  the  subject  will  not  prevail  with 
the  next  Legislature,  or  that  there  exists  constitutional  inhibitions 
against  the  exercise  of  the  appointing  power,  now  vested  in  the  Cir- 
cuit Courts.  In  either  event  a  change  would  be  made,  and  as  you 
have  asked  cur  opinion  we  state  it  briefly,  as  follows:  "We  think 
the  most  satisfactory  mode  of  filling  the  office  of  School  Commis- 
sioners, in  the  event  of  a  change  from  the  present  mode,  would  be 
the  election  of  Commissioners  by  the  people  in  the  following  man- 
ner: 

Have  each,  county  laid  off  into  as  many  Commissioner  destricts. 
as  there  are  members  in  its  School  Board.  Let  a  Commissioner 
be  elected  from  each  Commissioner  District,  and  after  the  first  elec- 
tion let  the  mem1  ers  determine  by  lot  or  otherwise  the  tenure  of 
office,  so  that  one  Commissioner  only  retires  from  the  Board  each 
year  and  one  is  elected  to  take  his  place.  In  this  way  there  would 
always  remain  in  the  Board  gentlemen  familiar  with  the  practical 
details  of  the  school  system,  which  we  regard  as  a  great  disidera- 
tum. 

The  obvious  advontage  in  districting  the  county,  would  be  that 
the  electors  in  each  district  would,  in  all  probability,  be  personally 
acquainted  with  the  candidate,  and  so,  of  their  own  knowledge, 
would  be  able  to  form  a  just  opinion  as  to  his  fitness  for  the  posi-. 
tion. 

If  to  this  be  added  the  provision  that  the  election  be  held  in  the 
Spring,  when  political  questions  do  not  agitate  the  public  mind,  we 
should  have  results  comparatively  free  from  the  pernicious  influ- 
ences of  mere  partisanship. 

The  subject  presented  in  the  third  question  of  the  circular  seems 
to  bo  beset  with  difficulties    We  have  no  doubt,  however,  that 


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where  trustees  are  found  who  have  an  intelligent  comprehension  of 
the  duties  of  the  position,  and  who  manifest  such  interest  in  Public 
Education  as  will  lead  them  to  a  proper  and  efficient  discharge  of 
those  duties,  the  schools  must  he  benefitted  by  their  supervision. 

It  would  be  rather  a  humiliating  confession  to  say  that  such  men 
cannot  be  found,  and  yet  the  fact  is  that,  sometimes,  shall  we  say, 
frequently,  they  are  not  found. 

In  our  opinion,  there  ought  to  be  some  local  supervision  and  if  the 
general  experience  of  the  State  should  demonstrate  that  trustees 
are  a  hindrance  and  so  lead  to  an  abolition  of  the  office  some  pro- 
vision should  be  made  for  supplying  their  places.  Probably  one 
gentleman  of  character  and  intelligence,  would  better  discharge  the 
duties  of  visitor  and  supervisor  than  a  board  of  three,  as  now  gen_ 
erally  constituted. 

In  answer  to  the  fourth  question,  as  to  the  supply  of  books  and 
stationery  we  would  say  that  whilst  the  schools  of  our  county  are 
not  so  fully  and  so  promptly  supplied  as  they  ought  to  be,  we  can 
suggest  no  method  which,  in  these  days  of  economy  and  retrench- 
ment, would  be  more  acceptable  to  the  people. 

It  is  our  custom  to  furnish  books,  at  the  expense  of  the  county 
to  indigent  pupils  only,  all  others  being  left  to  supply  themselves 
at  their  uvn  expense,  and,  as  already  intimated,  we  can  suggest 
no  better  system,  unless  it  be  to  require  the  Board  to  furnish  all 
pupils  without  distinction,  at  the  expense  of  the  county.  Tothis^ 
we  apprehend,  tax-payers  generally  would  urge  serious  objection. 

The  question  with  regard  to  the  school  debt  having  been  already 
answered,  we  close  this  report  in  the  hope  and  confident  belief  that 
the  influences  and  agencies  everywhere  visible  in  educational  circles 
mark  the  dawn  of  an  era  of  unusual  prosperity  for  our  Public 
Schools,  and  that  our  future  progress  in  Public  Education  will  be 
commensurate  with  the  advancement  of  our  people  in  all  else  that 
pertains  to  the  highest  conditions  of  civilized  life. 

Respectfully  supmitted, 

P.  A.  WITMER, 

Secretary. 


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REPORT  OF  THE 


WASHINGTON  COUNTY— SUMMARY  OF  SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
For  year  ending  September  30th,  1876. 

1876.  1875. 

"Number  of  School  Houses— Frame,  24;  Brick,  66;  Log,  30;  Stone,  9.    129  127 

"Number  of  Male  Teachers,  (Principals)   131  124 

M     *  Female    "    26  30 

"  "        (Assistants,)   8  7 

Total   165  161 

Number  of  Fenced  Lots  ,!   23  23 

"        Schools  having  Oat-Buildings   125  115 

"  "     having  sufficient  Blackboard   9  14 

"  "     having  good  Furniture   120  120 

Wall  Maps     231  231 

Terms  Schools  -were  open   3  3 

"  Different  Pupils  for  the  year— White,  7,734;  col'd,  539...  8,273  8,443 
"  Pupils  in  average  attendance—  "  4,492;  "  268...  4,744  4,625 
"        Official  School  visits  paid  by  Examiner   176  73 

.Average  enrolment   6,985  6,944 

Number  of  Pupils. 

Fall  Term.  Winter  Term.  Spring  Term. 

1875.       1376.  1875.        1876.  1875.  1876. 

'On  Roll  6,230       6,239  7,758        7,571  6,961  7,021 

Av.  Attendance   4,105       4,290  5,397        5,340  4,314  4,644 

1876.  1875. 

Number  cf  Pupils  in  1st  Grade  December  1st   1,377  1,481 

"            "         2nd    "         *  "    1,140  1,102 

"         3rd     "            11    1,180  1,278 

"            "          4th     "            "    1,379  1,346 

"            "         5th     "            "    1,224  1.318 

**            "          6th    «■            "                                               865  829 

lt            (t        Above  6th                                                   345  389 

"  Book-Keeping,  194;  Algebra,  235  ;  Phil- 
osophy, 157  ;  German,  31  ;  Geometry,  57; 
Physiology,  79  ;  Latin,  29. 


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261 


WASHINGTON  COUNTY. 
STATISTICS  OF  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS 
Of  Wushinjton  Courtly,  for  the  years  18G7  and  1870,  Compared. 


Number  of  Schools  

"       11  Teachers  

"       "  Pupils  

Cost  per  pupil  per  year  

Invested  in  buildings  

New  houses  built  since  18G7. 


18GT. 

18*0. 

122 

159 

122 

1G5 

G.392 

8,244 

SG  2.") 

$6  47 

$41,000  0C 

$153,386  G3 

GO 

Increase. 


301  per/t. 
35i  perct. 

per'et. 
03  h  per  ct. 
2 73 J-  perct. 


262 


REPORT  OK  THE 


WASHINGTON  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance  for  year  ending  Sqyt.  30th,  187G. 


School.  1 

c 

umber 

istrict. 

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— 
1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

] 

2 

1 

3 

2 

1 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

3 

2 

4 

2 

4 

2 

4 

2 

4 

2 

5 

2 

6 

3 

1 

3 

2 

3 

3 

3 

A 

3 

5 

3 

6 

3 

3 

8 

4 

1 

4 

] 

4 

1 

4 

1 

4 

2 

4 

3 

4 

4 

4 

5 

4 

G 

4 

7 

4 

8 

4 

9 

4 

10 

1 

5 

2 

5 

2 

5 

2 

5 

2 

5 

3 

5 

4 

I 

E 

5 

C 

» 

' 

5 

c 

5 

1 

6 

NAME  OF  TEACHER. 


Wm.  D.  Piper  

W.  M.  Foulk  

J.  P.  Smith  

Brownly  and  Beeler  

D.  0.  Snyder  

C.  E.  Miller  

Gerry  Setts  

A.  D.  Warfield  

J.  J.  Schalf  

W.  McCullaur  

D.  0.  Witmer  

J.  T.  Beard  

Mary  F.  Clark  

Wiliiarason  and  Hollman. 

F.  L.  King  

Marene  Lamar  , 

Ella  Taggart  

Annie  Tumey  

Annie  Gailinger  , 

Annie  Cook  

Reynolds  and  Bundle  

D.  P.  Newcomer  , 

M.  II.  Huyett  

A.M.  Lynch  

L.  A.  Foltz  

Sue  D.  Johnson  

Sadie  Michaels  

A.  E.  Snyder  

Josiah  Brewer  

A.  J.  Harsh  

Kate  R'denour  

T.  J.  Cushera  

T.  J.  Miller  

0.  J.  Zittle  

Laura  Grosnickel  

Allen  Nesbitt  

John  S.  Summer  

M.  T.  Reeder  

0.  A.  Way  nan  t  

T.  F.  Diffendal  

Virginia  Ganott  

Annie  Gatton  

W.  0.  Pittman  

A.  J.  Pittman  

Wm.  T.  Nass  

W.  H.  Myers  

R.  V.  Anderson  

F.  B.  Londerbaugh  

R.  S.  Henrv  


Fall 
Term. 


3d 
47 
G5 

105 
CG 
47 
21 
3  7 
35 
28 
32 
31 
43 

128 
48 
3G 
61 
35 
45 
58 
83 
46 
32 
50 

35 
40 
41 
30 
39 
37 
23 
25 
19 
35 
20 
22 
40 
24 
21 
39 
GG 
37 
15| 
28 
3G 


35 


Winter 
Term. 


>  & 


Spring 
Term. 


4G 
74 
80 
106 
86 
47 
28 
54 
35 
53 
47 
49 
41 
146 
64 
50 
57 
47 
46 
58 
89 
G4 
50 
60 
42 
39 
39 
45 
44 
45 
44 
36 
31 
27 
53 
19 
27 
63i 
27 
26i 
47 
601 
49 
22 
2G 
20 
23! 

■•••!  43i 

30  42 


33 
44 
60 
72 
81 
3 1 
18 
30 
28 
31 
31 
21 
30 
116 
38 
38 
47 
33 
34 
46 
66 
44 
35 
42 
30 
23 
33 
39 
30 
34 
28 
26 
15 
13 
28 
14 
18 
38 
19 
18 
35 
40 
29 
14 
17 
16 
12 
27 
35 


>  .2 
^  < 


244 
49 
37 
47 
61 
36 
36 
135 
67 
47 
58 
44 
39 
52 
80 
52 
45 
55 
33 
31 
31 
45 
45 
41 
39 
33 
29 
23 
34 
19 
22 
GO 
32 
20 
33 
50 
48 
22 
22 
19 
28 
41 
37 


45|  31 


14 

26 
26 
18 
41 
22 
25 
103 
36 
35 
45 
32 
28 
38 
53 
35 
31 
39 
26 
27 
25 
35 
29 
34 
21 
18 
16 
10 
14 
12 
41 
35 
22 
13 
27 
31 
2? 
15 
13 
15 
11 
25 
32 


bummer 
Term. 


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263 


WASHINGTON  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Expense*  for  the  year  ending  S  ]<t.  30,  18TC. 


— 

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1 
1 

1 

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] 

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1 

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4 

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5 

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5 

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.    $21  41 


$1,411  60 


S30  CO] 


9  43,  4S  15 

19  03  9  29 

13  0«  |  2  16 

43  09  5  55 


21 


1  85 
24  61 


§2  35 
2  50 
18  34 


227  72 
219  54 
230  00 
587  12 


30  00 


84  00|  52  38 
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11  2: 
138  7. 


262  18 
1,595  62 


100 '00 
1'40  00 1 
125 '00 
m  50 
'250  00 


60  00 


11  Mrl 

13  37 

-22  25 

16  98! 

20  62 

20  12 

46  11' 

25  18 

20  53 

22  63 

126  95 


13  50 
60 
2  50 

4  00 
2  50 

5  40 

6  40' 
80 
40 


53 


26 
1 

3C5 
242 

76 
77 

74 

2 

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244 

38 

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5 

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215 

62 

3 

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5 

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302 

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9 

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258 

75 

25 

287 

50 

8 

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262 

31 

22 

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8 

06 

1.175 

86 

1  0' 


40  00 


30  75 
15  00 

2  4  22   

24  70   

21  45...-  

9  80       10  43 

31  88  

?1  25  

15  00  

15  00  5  50 
49  50      44  60 


17 

1  49 

2  99 
17  55: 

3  73, 
34 


8  67 
4  99 
10  82: 


391  54! 
244  37 
330  00 
258  75 

257  05 
234  20 
260  00 
228  37 
212  17 

258  75 
1,168  34 


7  50      49  30 

  8  75 

15  75   

7  00  08 

5  50   

4  00        5  00 

122  96       12  37 


9  13' 
1  51 
1  11 
34 
7  34 


1  09 


12  41 


247  93 
258  75 
224  66 
139  20 
258  75 
92  72| 
1.355  25 


264 


KEPORT  OF  THE 


WASHINGTON  COUNTY-SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
Attendance  for  year  ending  July  3\st}  187G. 


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NAME  OF  TEACHER 


Wm.  A.  Repp 
Saml.  Rohrer 
J.  Harland  Smith 
Jno.  M.  Groh 

J.  L.  Lutz  , 

Wm.  C.  Zahn 
M.  C  Dent ... 
J.  M.  Zook... 
Geo.  Pearson , 
J  A .  Zeigler  . 
Ella  Newcomer 
Maggie  Bingham 
Dillon  Weagley 
L>.  H.  Garver,  . 
Joanna  Rurhman 
Jno.  A.  Hughes. 

A.  H.  Cook   

Jas.  F.  Miller 
Wm.  H  Lamar 
A.  W.  Boeder 
M.  L.  Poffenberger 

H.  S<  hriver,  Jr  

Wolfinger  and  Leitei 
Jno.  0.  Wol linger 
David  Summer 
Jas.  P.  Darter 
Jno.  F.  Kay  hoe 
Jno.  P.  Fov-kle- 
A.  F.  DiffoDdah 

Frank  Loiter  

Ezra  Schildnecht 
Sal  lie  Z.  Miller 

Sallie  Goner  

Jas.  W.  BarkdoU 
Amanda  Barr 
J.  J.  Coffraan 
S.  J.  Baker.... 
Geo.  M.  Drape 
II.  II.  Pigott... 
J.  W.  Kidwell 
Jos.  P.  Davis. . 
Geo.  8.  Brown 
Geo  W.  Richard 
Eugene  Brown 
Robt  Lamar 
Daniel  W.  Groh 
L.  L.  Gr os nickel 
Albert  Richard 
D.  S.  Pittinger 


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WASHINGTON  COUNTY— SGHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Expenses  for  year  ending  Sept.  30th,  1870. 


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22  50 

105  78 


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6  25' 

3  75 

38  90  . 


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301  87  . 

272  92  j. 
330  62  . 
330  62 L 
1,425  62  L 


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560  62 


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3  701. 
15  12. 
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1  10 
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2  10 

3  10 

4  10 

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4  11 

5  11 

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2  12 

3  12 

4  12 

5  12 

6  12 
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40  00 


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33  51 

33  03 

18  15 
31  25 
28  92 

19  50 
40  90 

110  87 


4  98 
15  88 

5  70 
1  25 
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STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


267 


WASHINGTON  COUNTY-SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Expenses  for  ye  ir  ending  Sept.  30th,  1876. 


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244  37 
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268 


REPORT  OF  THE 


COLORED  SCHOOLS. 

WASHINGTON  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance  fur  year  ending  September  30lh}  1876. 


10 


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Mary  Rife  

Perry  Pratlier  

John  Truman  

W.  E.  Nelson  

Jno.  L.  Harbaugh;:.. 

B.  H.  Pegram  

Fred.  Ciaggett  

Geo  W.  McAllister. 

C.  W.  E.  Trusty  

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381   233  487   208  443  2661   530 


STATE  BOARD   OF  EDUCATION. 


269 


COLORED  SCHOOLS. 

WASHINGTON  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
Expenses  for  year  ending  Sept.  30(h,  1876. 


$24  00 


45  00 


30  0u 
25  00 
5  00 
22  50 
30  00 


20  001 


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12  00 
37  87 
16  25 


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1  17 


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216  62 
205  62 
271  29 
214  47 
199  92 
69  00 
203  48 
214  12 
253  88 
212  80 
210  29 
212  87 


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270        REPORT  OF  THE  STATE  BOARD-  OF  EDWCATI03 


WASHINGTON  COUNTY. 

Statement  of  Receipts  and  Disbursemtnt  for  Public  School  purposes  for  the  yearr 
ending  September  30th,  1876. 


Receipts. 


DlSBURSEM  BNT; 


State  School  Tax  lb!  1875. ..$20,637 

11    Free  School  Fund.......  2,359 

44    Donation?   1,200 

County  School  Tax  at  14ct3. 

oi  the  $100  1875   ?8,696 

State  appropriation  to  Col- 
ored Schools    1 ,537 

County  Tux,  1874   2,G04 

"    *    "    :&76  .   500 

Holm  and  Edwards   539 

Miscellaneous   46 

Loans   794 

Proceeds  of  sale  of  County 
Bonds,  issued  to  liquidate 

school  debt   30,0C0 


64;Teaehers'  Salaries...  $42,144 

48Fuel...   3,243 

00  Incidental  Expenses  of  ^eh'ls  7 

|Rent...   1,442 

1 9  Books  and  Stationery   167 

Building  School  Houses   350 

48:Repairiug     ,fe    1,457 

99  Furniture,  Blackboards  and 

00     Stoves   1.545 

31  Interest  ...   2,371 

OC'Salliry  of  Secretary,  Treasu- 

77;    rer  and  Examiner   1,500 

Per  Diem   of  Scliool  Com- 

|  missioners,  1875  and  '6....  713 
00!Office  Expenses  and  Account 

I    Books   S4 

'Printing  and  Advertising   234 

Paid  to  Colored  Schools   3,257 

Arrears  of  salary  due  Secy..  231 

County  Institute   44 

;Legal'Fees   29 

Detectives..   110 

Freight  and  postage   39 

Janitor   30 

Certificates  of  Indebtedness..  30.000 


$89,005  861 


$89,005  86 


-272 


REPORT  OF  THE 


WICOMICO  COUNTY. 


"      C.  T3DD,  President.  GEO.  W.  M.  COOPER,  Secretanj. 

Prof.  M.  A.  Newell, 

^Secretary  State  Board  of  Educutioti. 

Bear  Sir — The  Annual  Report  of  the  Eoarcl  of  School  Com- 
missioners of  Wicomico  county  for  the  last  school  and  fiscal  years 
-Is  herewith  submitted. 

In  response  to  your  queries  of  the  19th  of  October,  I  would  say: 
.  'Appointment  of  School  Commissioners. — If  there  is  any  need 
'  for  a  change  in  the  manner  of  appointing  School  Commissioners  in 
•this  county  I  have -been  too  dull  to  perceive  it,  nor  am  I  aware  of 
t&nj  desire  upon  the  part  of  the  people  for  a  change.    Waiving  the 
«  caRstitutional  objections  to  the  law,  I  can  conceive  of  no  better 
method  of  securing  good  and  efficient  school  officers  than  by  the  one 
m®w  provided,  namely:  the  appointment  by  the  judges  of  the  Circuit 
CJaurts.    No  persons  in  any  county  can  better  understand  the  needs 
<-cf  the  public  schools  and  the  character  and  qualifications  of  the 
men  who  should  control  them,  and  hence  no  class  of  men — certainly 
mot  the  great  body  of  voters — can  be  better  prepared  to  select  suit- 
-jible  men  for  School  Commissioners.    Accustomed  to  the  greatest 
- 'Calmness  and  deliberation,  and  called  to  the  observance  of  the 
-strictest  impartiality  in  all  their  judicial  duties,  it  is  fairly  to  be 
I  presumed  that  they  will  carry  the  same  spirit  to  the  performance  of 
•  ««rery  act  which  the  law  requires  of  them.    Holding  their  positions 
f-fjy  a  long  tenure,  and  removed  from  the  field  of  active  politics,  it  is 
i  are&sonably  to  be  inferred  that  party  or  personal  fealty  will  not  enter 
into  the  consideration  of  their  appointments,  but  that  they  will 
3ss.&ke  them  solely  on  th  3  ground  of  merit.    Individual  responsibility 
^bereases  in  the  same  ratio  as  the  number  of  those  who  are  to  bear 
it  diminishes,  and  no  persons  can  have  a  higher  or  keener  sense  of 
tfheir  responsibility,  or  be  incited  by  stronger  motives  for  the  public 
^real,  than  the  members  of  the  Judiciary.    If,  however,  the  pres- 
■<m.t  method  should  be  abandoned,  I  would  suggest  that  some  other 
appointive  method  be  devised,  and  I  know  of  no  better  place  wherein 
•t>0  vest  the  authority  to  appoint  than  the  State  Board  of  Education, 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION.  273 

•could  some  other  than  the  present  plan  be  found  for  constituting 
that  Board.  The  method  of  electing  School  Commissioners  has 
been  tried  and  with  doubtful  success.  There  are  so  many  persons 
to  be  rewarded  by  party  leaders  that  entire  changes  are  usually 
made  at  the  end  of  every  term  of  office,  thus  preventing  them  from 
remaining  long  enough  in  place  to  learn  their  duties  and  carry  into 
execution  whatever  plans  their  experience  may  have  suggested  for 
the  improvement  of  the  schools  And  furthermore,  the  class  of  men 
who  ought  to  fill  these  places  are  not  such  as  aro  likely  to  seek  or 
obtain  them  through  the  means  of  an  electioneering  campaign,  at 
the  present  rate  of  compensation,  but  when  they  are  tendered  to 
them  by  some  appointing  power  will  accept. 

District  Trustees. — Although  cases  may  occasionally  occur  in 
which  trustees  arc  a  hindrance,  I  am  not  prepared  to  say  that  it  is 
so  upon  the  whole.  In  dispensing  with  them  not  only  the  duty  of 
selecting  teachers,  but  the  duty  of  looking  after  repairs  of  houses 
and  providing  incidentals,  falls  upon  the  School  Board,  and  the 
cheif  part  of  this  work  must  be  performed  by  the  Examiner.  In 
this  county,  and  it  must  be  the  same  in  every  count}"  where  he  is 
required  to  handle  the  text  books,  his  duties  are  sufficiently  onerous. 

Text  Books  — Text  Books  are  sold  to  all  who  are  able  to  pay  for 
them,  and  furnished  free  to  those  who  are  not,  upon  the  orders  of 
trustees.  I  do  not  know  how  the  schools  could  be  better  or  more 
promptly  supplied  than  by  the  present  arrangement. 

Debt. — The  School  Board  for  this  county  has  no  debt. 

I  cannot  conclude  these  remarks  without  saying  a  few  words  in 
regard  to  tbe  distribution  of  the  Annual  Reports.  These  are  printed 
at  the  expense  of  fne  State  and  every  county  ought  to  have  its 
fair  proportion  of  them,  and  some  legal  enactment  should  be  made 
to  that  effect.  Although  I  called  upon  every  member  of  the  last 
General  Assembly  from  this  count}'  to  supply  this  Board  with 
copies,  proffering  to  pay  for  the  transportation  of  the  same  by  ex. 
press,  not  a  single  one  was  received,  and  had  it  not  been  for  your 
kindness  this  office  would  have  been  without  a  copy.  I  must 
say,  however,  injustice  to  them  that  they  afterwards  informed  me 
that  they  could  not  obtain  them,  with  the  exception  of  a  few 
copies  which  they  mailed  to  different  parts  of  the  county,  most  of 
which  were  not  received.  For  the  Board, 

GEO.  W.  M.  COOPER, 

Secretary. 


18 


274 


REPORT  OF  THE 


WICOMICO  COUNTY— SUMMARY  OF  SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
For  year  ending  Sept.  30th,  1876. 

1876.  1875- 

Number  of  School  Houses— (All  Frame,  including  Colored)                69  55 

Number  of  Male  Teachers,  (Principals)                                             39  39 

«{        Female    44              44                                                    35  38 

*4        Male       "       (Assistants)                                               1  o 

«'        Female    "              44                                                       1  0 

Total                                                                         76  77 

Number  of  Fenced  Lots  ,              6  6 

*l         Schools  having  Out-Buildings                                          22  20 

44             "      without  sufficient  Blackboards                                4  6 

44             "      having  good  Furniture                                         64  50 

44         Wall  Maps  -                                                        39  39- 

44         Terms  Schools  were  open                                                 3  3 

44         Different  Pupils  for  the  year— White,  3,010:  col'd,  847.... 3,857  3,07  4 

14         Pupils  in  average  attendance— White,  1,358;  col'd,  409. .1,767  1,6.2 

44         Official  School  visits  paid  by  Examiner                             121  104 

Average  enrolment  2.952  2,808- 

Number  of  Pupils. 
Fall  Term.    Winter  Term.  Spring  Term.  Summer  Term.. 

1875.    1876.    1875.    1876.    1875.    1876.     1875.  1876. 

On  Roll   2,303    2,329    3,312    3,593    2,272  2,934 

Average  Attendance  1,357    1,373    1,974    2,291    1,192  1,627 

#             1876.  1875. 

Number  of  Pupils  in  1st  Grade  March  1st                                       656  644 

"          c<          2nd     "        :'                                                 431  376 

4<          3rd     44        44                                                 523  497 

44           44          4th      44         44                                                   479  494 

41           44          5th      "         44                                                   445  462 

44           44           6th      44        44                                                   182  171 

44                     Above  6th                                                     45  56* 

"  44  Book-Keeping,  16  ;  Algebra,  19;  Philosophy. 

44         '«         21;  Geometry,  17;  Physiology,  17;  Latin,  28.. 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


275 


WICOMICO  COUNTY. 
SCHOOL  HOUSES  BUILT  OR  ENLARGED  DURING  THE  YEAR. 


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COLORED  SCHOOLS. 


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1 

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276 


REPOET  OF  THE 


WICOMICO  COUNTr-SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance  for  the  year  ending  June  30th,  1876. 


NAME  OF  TEACHER. 


7 
1 

2 
3 
3j  2 
4  2 


1  1  Laac  Li  Euglista  ,   

2  l'  Louisa  B rattan  

3  l|  Josephus  A.  Wright  

4  1  Albert  E.  Ac  worth  

1   Geo.  T.  Robertson  

1  John  T.  Wilson  

1  Esther  W.  Phillips  

1  E.  Wesley  Taylor  

2  Wm.  A.  Kirkpatrick  

2  M.  Alice  Davis  

2|  Mary  E.  Clyme  

James  W.  Wilson  

Esther  M.  Dashiell....  

Eben.  E.  Holloway  

Stansbury  W.  Smith  

Elias  J.  Robertson  

Jas.  McK.  Brewicgton  

William  Tilghman  

Georgie  V.  Crosby  

q  3  A nnie  E.  Dickey  

lj  4!  George  0.  Tvvilley  

James  E.  Moore  

iSarah  E.  Smiih  

M.  Kate  McCabe  

Henry  D.  Powell  

James  C.  Littleton  

Lizzie  M.  Bond  

Thomas  B.  Riggin...  

H.  Benj.  Hitch  

Lizzi*  J.  McOallister  

Amanda  T.  Rider,  Grammar 
Lottie  I.  Fish,  Prim.  No.  3.. 
Eliza  E.  Fish,  Prim.  No.  2... 
Sallie  H.  Shipley,  Prim.  No.  1 

5  Mina  D.  Welch".  

5'  Alex.  W.  Parker  

51  J.  Milton  Parker    

5|  Nancy  E.  Parsons  

Amanda  E.  Dennis  

Asbury  Q.  Hamblin  

Levin  B.  Price  

2  7  Adelaide  Hay  

3  7  Annie  L.  Ennis  

4  7  Theresa  Dashiell  

5  7!  E.  Gertrude  Phillips  

1  8i  Samuel  H.  Fooks  

2  8i  Josiah  Fooks  

3  8l  Mary  Robertson  

8  William  H.  Warren  


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Term. 


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Term. 


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42 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


277 


WICOMICO  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
Expenses  for  year  ending  September  30th,  1876. 


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246  00 
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216  43 
221  11 
264  07 
75  00 
149  68 
242  20 
210  00 
185  51 


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14  38 

8  24 
10  55 

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12  50 

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10  40 
14  80 

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275  63: 
236  24; 
240  05 
229  11 

276  57; 
78  00! 

100  08 
257  00 
227  73 
205  35 


234  00 
253  00 
221  16 
230  72 
210  04 


6  00 

19  62 

16  40 

10  99 

9  35 


4  75 


240  00 
272  62 
237  56 
246  46 
219  30 


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244  00 
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286  00 
246  00 
184-70 

233  83 
232  81 

234  78 
226  13 
224  00 
224  70 
238  00 
375  00 
255  00 
255  00 
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217  50 

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210  00 
219  95 
261  00 
152  18 
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194  39 
198  07| 
207  471 
209  62! 

80  37 
170  88 
215  00 
215  30 


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280 


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7  80 
9  62 

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8  15 
10  10 
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6  92 

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13  37 
15  42 

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7  38 

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2  72 

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21  79 


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592  38  . 
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219  31 
132  09 
179  63 
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228  95 


278 


REPORT  OF  THE 


WICOMICO  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance  for  year  ending  Septemler  30M,  1876. 


Fall 
Term. 


NAME  OF  TEACHER. 


"Winter  Spring 
Term.  Term. 


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Benj.  S.  Morris  

William  H.  Collins  

Way  Williams  

Saml.  E.  Fisbey  

Edward  G.  Mills  

Chas.  C.  Buck  

Sallie  B.  Harris  

A.  Lizzie  Rider  

Thomas  H.  Williams,  High. 

Maggie  A.  Ruark  , 

Wm.  A.  Riggin  

Thomas  VV.  English  


32  13 
131  7 
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43  31  41 
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2257 

36 


STATE  BOA  ED  OF  EDUCATION. 


279 


TTICOMICO  COUNTY— SCEIOOL  STATISTICS. 

Expens°s  for  year  ending  September  30^/i,  1876. 


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209  90 
85  00 
162  55 
223  10 


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6  801  $5  3G1. 
2  50  305  501. 
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198  14 
230  53 


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277  81, 
221  00 


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$13,223  65      S602  f> 2 1     $963  24! 


221  90 
273  55 
906  67 
263  89 
287  29 
239  89 


S14.789  41 


280 


REPORT  OF  THE 


COLORED  SCHOOLS. 
WICOMICO  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance  for  year  ending  Sept  t  ruber  30th,  187G. 


Fall 
Term, 


Winter  1 
Term 


nam:-:  of  teacher, 


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Spring 
Term. 


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2 
1 
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2  9 
1  10 


Charles  Elz^y   21 

Gertrude  A.  White   23 

Louisa  Lioj  er   3 1 

Cornelia  A.  May  bury  I  2o! 

Mary  E.  Barnett......   66 

Mahloi;  Van  Hoi  n  '  33 

Martha  F   Pmtif   30 

Anna  H.  Robinson  

Rosa  E.  Pratt.  Assf   70 

Henrietta  K.  Parker   30 

\\  m.  E.  Adams        >   33 


Sophia  J.  Holland. 

Mary  E.  Perry  

Rachel  S.  Garner  . 
James  L.  Cole  


39 
46 

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37 
59 
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32 
111 
47 
681 


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52 
12 
67 
34 
26 


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43 
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59 
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62! 
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63 
20 
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28 
36 
43 
32 


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508   202   841'  515  67 7 1  420 


841 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


281 


COLORED  SCHOOLS. 
WICOMICO  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Expenses  for  yiar  cndinj  September  30th,  1876. 


a  ■ 
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$115  00 
175  CO 
160  73 
149  11 
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173  70 
175  00 


§16  37 

22  22 

23  00 
8  71 

18  65 
21  .00 


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$220  CO 
307  70 


13  44 
13  45 


$351  37 
504  92 
183  73 
171  26 
197  30 
194  70 
175  00 


258  05 
175  00 
172  38 
172  30 
175  00 
175  00 
197  75 


22  87 
19  00 
13  00' 

3  00' 

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32  30: 

4  70 


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288  00 
13  07 
41  01 

286  50 
13  07 


307  06 
194  00i| 
473  38 
188  37 
240  18,1 
493  80 
215  52;! 


$2,439  22 


$228  39      81,222  98 


$3,890  59 


282        REPORT  OF  THE  STATE  150 A RD  OF -EDUCATION. 


WICOMICO  COUNTY. 

^Stattfneiii  of  Receipts  and  Disbursements  for  Public  School  purposes  for  the  year 
ending  September  30th,  181 G. 


Receipts. 

Balance  on  hand  September 
30,  1875  

State  School  Tax  for  1876  

State  Free  School  Fund  

State  Donations  

•County  School  Tax....  

Interest  

Sales  of  Books  in  Office  

Sale  of  Books  to  Teachers.... 

State  pppropriation  to  Color- 
ed Schools  

Sale  of  School  House  lots  

Tonging    Licenses  White 

Schools  

"Tonging  Licenses — Colored 
Schools  

balance  County  School  tax, 
1874  


Disbursements. 


[Teachers'  salaries  $12,420  30 

$547  58|Incidental  expenses  of  Sch'ls  602  52 

10,742  3 7  Books  and  Stationery   830  77 

1,659  59  Building  School  Houses   659  03 

1,200  00  Repairing  and  Furnishing   304  21 

6,000  00,'High  School  Salary   803  35 

75  00  Teachers'  Institute   95  45 

224  40  Salary  of  Secretary,  Treas- 

453  30     user  and  Examiner   737  50 

Per  Diem  of  School  Commis- 

2,907  92    sioners   189  40 

373  SOjOffice  expenses — Inclu'g  Rent 

and  Account  Books   77  39 

240  35iPrinting  and  advertising   19  50 

Paid  to  Colored  Schools   3,890  59 

124  45iExpenses  attending  Commis- 
sioners' Association   29  60 

1,535  53  County  School  tax,  unp.iid...  3,370  50 

Balance  cash  on  hand   2,053  88 


$26,083  99! 


$26,083  99 


284 


REPOBT  OF  THE 


WORCESTER  COUNTY. 


Dr.  JOEX  R.  P.  GILLIS,  President.  GEORGE  M.  UPSHUR,  Secretary. 

Pkof.  M.  A.  Newell, 

Dear  Sir — la  reply  to  certain  points  suggested  by  you  in  circu- 
lar dated  October  19th,  1876,  I  would  say  : 

1.  I  think  there  is  no  need  of  a  change  in  the  manner  of  appoint- 
ing School  Commissioners.  The  present  method  insures  stability 
and  permanency  in  the  County  Boards  and  prevents  those  frequent 
changws  which  would  interfere  with  the  uniform  policy  in  the  man- 
agement and  government  of  the  schools  and  with  their  steady  and 
uninterrupted  progress.  Xo  previous  method  of  appointing  School 
Commissioners  has  given  such  universal  satisfaction.  In  making 
a  change  there  is  great  danger  of  throwing  our  Public  Schools  into 
the  vortex  of  politics,  the  result  of  which  would  undoubtedly  be 
very  detrimental  to  the  schools.  The  School  question  should  by 
all  means  be  kept  out  of  politics,  if  we  would  have  the  public  school 
system  supported  alike  by  all  parties. 

2.  If  it  should  be  decided,  however,  that  a  change  is  needed,  I 
think  the  appointing  power  should  be  of  a  local  character,  for  in- 
stance, the  County  Commissioners.  The  advantage  of  this  would 
be  that  the  appointees  would  be  personally  known  to  those  author- 
ized to  make  the  appointments. 

3.  In  my  opinion  the  District  Trustees  are  a  decided  help,  especi- 
ally in  the  appointment  of  teachers  and  in  keeping  the  school  prop- 
erty in  good  repair. 

4.  The  schools  in  this  county  arc  fully  and  promptly  supplied 
with  necessary  books  and  stationery,  under  the  system  which  we 
have  adopted. 

5.  Such  being  the  case,  I  have  no  suggestions  to  make  as  to  a 
change. 

0.  AVe  have  no  school  debt  in  this  county. 

7.  There  was  no  debt  on  the  30th  of  September.  1876. 

During  the  early  part  of  the  last  school  year,  we  held  in  this 
county  a  very  successful  and  interesting  Teachers'  Institute,  which 
I  have  no  doubt  has  resulted  in  good. 


STATE  BOA  ED   OF  EDUCATION. 


285 


Our  schools  are  in  a  very  prosperous  condition,  having  increased 
-during  the  past  year  in  efficiency  and  attendance.  In  fact  more 
-children  attended  sch«ol  last  year  than  ever  before  in  the  history 
of  this  county. 

While  we  have  kept  clear  of  debt  and  have  paid  the  teachers 
their  salaries  promptly  at  the  end  of  every  term,  yet,  in  order  to  do 
this,  we  have  been  compelled  to  pay  them  very  small  salaries.  It 
would  therefore  be  a  great  help  to  the  cause  of  education,  if  the 
State  would  give  us  more  money  and  enable  us  to  pay  higher  sala- 
ries and  thereby  command  better  material  in  the  way  of  teachers. 

Respectfully, 

GEO.  M.  UPSHUR, 
Secretary. 


236 


REPORT  OF  TUB- 


WORCESTER  COUNT Y — S (J M MAR Y  OF  SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
For  year  ending  July  31si!  and  September  30th ,  1876. 

18T6.  1875. 

Number  of  School  Houses — Frame,  50,  Log,  1.   51  58 

Number  of  Male  Teachers,  (Piineipals)   37  30 

"       "   Female    "    41  42 

"       "   Male       "       (Assistants)   2 

"      "   Female    "             "    4  3 

Tot.1   84  75 

Number  of  Fenced  Lots                                                                 14  14 

"       u  Schools  having  out-buildings                                            19  19 

"       11     "      without  sufficient  blackboards                             22  22 

u        "      "       having  good  furniture                                         41  30 

"  Wall  Maps  .'                                                         28  28 

"       ';  Terms  Schools  were  open                                                 4  4 

"       11  Different  Pupils  for  the  year— White,  3,058  ;  Colored* 

995...  4,053  3,570 

"  Pupils  in  average  attendance— White,  l,132;col'd,  354.1,486  1,347 

"       ';  ()ffici-il  school  visits  paid  by  Kxaminer                            75  60 

"       "  Average  enrolmen;  2,573  2,514 

Number  cf  Pupils. 

Fall  Term        Winter  Term.      Spring  Term.  Summer  Term. 

1875.    7876.       1875.      1876.     1875.      1876.  1875.  1876. 

On   1  oil  2.284    J, 146       3,089      $,311     2,808     2,949  1.875  1,820 

Av.  attendance. 1,317    1,267       1,659      2,062     1,404      1,604  479  1,011 

1876.  1875. 

Number  of  Pupils  in  1st  Grade  December  1  t   712 

"  M       2nd       14  "    402 

;t  "       3rd        "  11    420 

*'       4th        "  "    308  Not 

"  L<       5th        "  "    164  Reported. 

"  »•       6  th        <;    132 

"  <:       Abo- e  6th   122 

*L  "       Book-keeping  9;  Algebra  109;  Philosophy, 

24;  (ieometry,^7;  Physiology,  3;  Greek 

and  Latin,  92:. 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


287 


WORCESTER  COUNTY. 
SCHOOL  BOUSES  BUILT  OR  ENLARGED  DURING  THE  YEAR. 


5 


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Cost  of 
Furniture. 

3 

F  riiiiie, 

$150  00 

20 

20 

No. 

No. 

Included  in  cost  of  house. 

7 

308  00 

24 

20 

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7 

325  00 

24 

20 

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$78:-*  00 

"233 


REPORT  OH"  THE 


WORCESTER  COUNTY- SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 


Attendance  for  ye ir  ending  May  3ls£,  1816. 


EC 
o 

1 

|  District. 

NAME  OF  TEACHER. 

Fall 
Term. 

Winter 
Term. 

Spring 
Term. 

Summer 
Term. 

fferent 
i  year. 

On  Roll. 

Av.  dally 
Attendance. 

On  Roll. 

►  § 

On  Roll. 

Av.  daily 
Attendance. 

On  Roll. 

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Number  or'  di 
Pupils  for  the 

1 

1 

Susan  F  Clon'or   

15 

8 

27 

17 

20 

12 



28 

2 

! 

Joseph  L.  Polk  and  Ass  t  . 

21 

17 

41 

33 

38 

28 

33 

24 

41 

2 

Millie  Primrcse 

32 

27 

37 

30 

37 

28 

32 

24 

37 

2 

! 

C  11  Council  &  Ass't  .. 

84 

64 

79 

59 

77 

56 

70 

41 

113 

2 

William  S  Dix  &  Ass'f 

109 

81 

99 

66 

100 

70 

87 

56 

144 

3 

i 

19 

10 

45 

22 

35 

20 

14 

9 

62 

4 

i 

George  W  Se-arhoroiich 

54 

24 

72 

43 

67 

29 

32 

15 

79 

£5 

Annie  E  K  i  & !  v 

28 

14 

39 

19 

36 

14 

27 

14 

37 

1 

2 

Hatrie  Jones  . 

20 

13 

29 

15 

25 

12 

18 

3 

31 

2 

2 

William  Jackson 

25 

9 

45 

24 

36 

19 

29 

15 

52 

2  2 

.3 

2 

20 

8 

45 

22 

56 

19 

30 

10 

67 

4 

2 

James  A  Rock 

22 

12 

27 

14 

24 

17 

21 

14 

31 

i5 

2 

B    P  Myers..., 

49 

39 

47 

34 

48 

39 

40 

20 

53 

5  2 

James  R  Townsend  ... 

52 

36 

27 

18 

23 

16 

22 

11 

70 

5  2 

Annie  V  Dymock 

44 

31 

3b 

27 

38 

23 

32 

16 

68 

5 

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43 

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31 

46 

30 

56 

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Win.  M«  llersm  in  and  Ass'l.. 

27 

23 

30 

25 

30 

25 

27 

20 

38 

1 

3 

34 

27 

45 

36 

40 

32 

54 

29 

61 

1 

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39 

32 

46 

34 

40 

27 

25 

1 1 

47 

1 

3 

Alice  M  Staton  .. 

45 

29 

53 

34 

45 

28 

32 

27 

63 

21  3 

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26 

12 

55 

30 

49 

21 

26 

12 

64 

2 

3 

3 

3 

30 

12 

63 

29 

49 

13 

20 

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63 

4 

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Edward  J.  Gillis  . 

40 

21 

7  7 

41 

67 

30 

34 

19 

87 

5|  3 

40 

35 

61 

40 

56 

40 

35 

20 

66 

6 

3 

Charles  S  Baker 

43 

15 

47 

25 

36 

13 

30 

1 1 

70 

7 

3 

William  J.  Rankin  

19 

10 

50 

25 

38 

14 

19 

52 

? 

8 

i 

17 

9 

27 

13 

25 

7 

35 

9 

John  B  Baker 

31 

16 

50 

29 

40 

16 

27 

11 

57 

10 

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Bailie  M.  Hall  

16 

10 

23 

15 

21 

11 

24 

11 

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33 

13 

51 

28 

36 

21 

21 

13 

51 

12 

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Maggie  Fassitt  

22 

11 

30 

14 

19 

9 

30 

13 

13 

12 

14 

12 

15 

12 

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12 

10 

13 

14 

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25 

18 

36 

29 

34 

23 

26 

18 

39 

1 

35 

14 

56 

31 

42 

17 

18 

8 

63 

2 

4 

9 

1 

20 

11 

17 

1 1 

11 

9 

24 

3 

4 

34 

19 

71 

37 

57 

24 

27 

10 

76 

4 

4 

Robert  T.  Davis  

16 

4 

15 

5 

6 

3 

16 

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15 

8 

72 

39 

74 

30 

36 

14 

84 

1 

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2 

5 

36 

20 

66 

41 

63 

31 

38 

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Geo.  W.  Blow  

33 

13 

62 

32 

55 

19 

36 

15 

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24 

44 

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58 

ST  A  TP]  BOAED  OF  EDUCATION.  289 

WORCESTER  COUNTY— SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
Expenses  for  year  ending  September  30^,  1876. 


$6  25 
5  00 


11  25 

10  88 

6  25 

7  50 
5  00 


-2 


$  50 
1  50i 


Si 

50 
3 


40' 
50 


10 
70 
15 

65 

71 

87 
85 


$7 
57 
3 


1  li 


3  10 


85 
20 
15 
2  65 
8  71 

12  52 

13  23 
6  25 
8  65 
8  10 


$170  00 
870  00 
450  Oo 
640  00 
500  DO 
216  00 
216  00 
216  00 
216  00 
204  52 


85 


12  00 
21  ?-» 

2  50 


2  05 


95 
1  05 
48  12 


12  95 
24  35: 
50  62 


91  20 


19  25 


2  62 
2  17 
95 


27 
20  80 
10  75 
10  80 
9  80 

75 


35 
27 

112  00 

10  75 
13  42 

11  97 

20  95 


216  00 
252  00 
800  00 
320  00 
320  00 
240  00 
800  00 
320  00 
320  00 
224  00 
210  00 


8  25 
7  25 
5  00 
12  50 


1  00 
6  75 


76[ 
1  00) 
10  25 
1  31 


9  01 
9  25 
22  00 
13  81 


204  00 
259  50 
387  00 
216  00 


19 


6  75 


60 


9  37 

8  50 

8  75 

12  55 

8  00 

6  00 


1  05 


2  50 


3  28 


8  87 

8  75 

5  00 

17  00 

5  62 

7  50 


90 


45 
2  33 

55 
1  03 


7  90 

10  42 

11  00 


90 
2  47 


11  25 
14  37 


75 


8  00 
10  00 


1  29 


1  02 
1  10 


1  00 
1  98 


9  20 
14  88 
11  83 

7  03 


9  77 

8  75 

5  00 

18  63 

8  64 

8  40 


13  02 
15  47 


9  00 
13  27 


226  00 


208  00 
216  00 
180  00 
216  00 
180  00 
216  00 


252  00 
216  00 
216  00 
216  00 
342  00 
156  00 
211  36 


342  00 
203  00 
216  00 
220  00 


290 


REPORT  OF  THE 


WORCESTER  COUNTY-SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 

Attendance  for  year  ending  July  31st,  1876. 


NAME  OF  TEACHER. 


2  G 
3!  6 
41  6 
5  6 

1  1 

2  t 

3  7 

4  7 

5  7 
7 
7 
7 

1  8 

1  8 

2  8 

2  8 

3  8 
4i  8 


Ella  A.  Hubbel! 
Annie  Smitb 
Sarah  C.  Grinnell 
Josiah  Fooks 
Mollie  E.  Benson 
Virginia  T.  Dickerson 
Robert  J.  McAllen 
Florence  Mil  bourne 

Afnry  M,  Venables  

Lizzie  P.  Vincent. 
Ida  R.  Hay  man 
Jerome  T.  Hayman 
Sallie  P.  Henderson 
W.  Tbos.  Riggin 
John  T.  Handy  and  Ass't 
R.  K.  Wimbrough  and  Ass't 

Rose  E.  Truitt  

William  T.  Dukes 


STATE  BOAKB  OF  EDUCATION. 


291 


WORCESTER  COUNTY-SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
Expenses  for  year  ending  September  30th,  1876. 


a. 


H  c 
I— I  ^ 


$4  00 
11  00 


$2  45; 


S  90 
1  10 


$4  90 
14  55! 


12  87 
11  87 

8  12 

9  50 
7  50 


1  19 


1  16' 


2  25 


03 


3  70 


15  58  . 
24  4?  . 
9  28  . 


»4 

00  . 
18  . 
60. 

95  . 


$214  00 
216  00 
36  0C 
216  00 
252  00 
216  00 
216  00 
180  00 
216  06 
216  00 
180  00 
191  00 


12  64! 


3  30 


3  20 


19  14  ! 


4GS  05 


4  00'. 
14  oe 


9  00 


1  45         5  45 

35        23  35 


.  $409  61'   $52  63  $215  8V  $768  07 


216  00 
216  00 


$15,918  4: 


292 


REPORT  OF  THE 


COLORED  SCHOOLS. 

AYORCESTER  COUNTY-SCHOOL  STATISTICS. 
Attendance  for  year  ending  September  30th,  1876. 


NAME  OF  TEACHER. 


Fall 
Term, 


.  s 

>  83 


Winter 
Term. 


Spring 
Term. 


Summer 
Term . 


A  § 

.  a 

>  £ 

o 

63 

34 

37 

37 

33 

16 

42 

21 

43 

16 

31 

16 

58 

30 

-a 

o  .o 


Henry  S.  Martin  

Stephen  Waters  

Thomas  Bradley  

William  Young  

Joseph  R.  Waters  

.Mary  V.  Jones  

William  II.  Robbins... 
William  S.  Anderson. 

Annie  B.  Carroll  

Mary  R.  L.  Cain  

Anne  E.  Franklin  

Martha  N.  Purnell  

Mary  E.  Young  

William  Robbins  

Melinda  Rrewington... 
Maria  E.  Ginn  


102 
67 
62 
62 
78 
92 
43 
89 
72 
52 
68 
17 
53 
34 
62 
32 


486   279  843  540   717   403   372   196  995 


STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


29S 


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it: 

2.. 
2.. 
2i., 
3., 

3  L 
3  ., 

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8. 
8. 


COLORED  SCHOOLS. 
WORCESTER  COUNTY-SCHOOL  STATISTICS 
Expenses  for  year  tnding  September  30lh,  1876. 


$126  31 


$2  98 
2  50 


34 


1  23 


1  50 


c  o 


$6  00 
50 

1  75 

2  40 
40 

2  00 


$13  551    $16  22 


p  ^ 
o 


5  « 
pq  o 


Em 


$156  08 


03  4- 


£252  00; 

180  00! 

216  00| 

252  00 

180  00 

180  001 

50  00 

216  00 

147  11 

150  00 

•120  00 

180  oo! 

216  00 
100  00 
180  00 
150  00 


$2,769  11 


294        REPORT  OF  THE  STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION. 


WORCESTER  COUNTY. 


Statement  of  Receipts  and  Disbursements  for  Public  School  Purposes  for  the  Year 
ending  September  30,  18*76. 


Receipts. 

Disbursements. 

Balance  on  baud,  September 

State  School  Tax  for  1876....  10,381  42 

County  School  Tax                  1,4$9  05 

Teachers'  Salaries— White...  15,918  43 
Fuel  in  addition  to  that  inclu-       — - 

ded  in  incidental  expenses.  263  82 
Incidental  expenses  of  schools 

White                                  70S  07 

Purchase  of  School  House  and 

From  non-resident  pupils... .       338  78 
From  Liquor  License  -  ,  under 

Act  of  1876,  chapter  146...       993  52 
Other  Sources                             10  60 

Insurance  on  School  Biiild'gs        32  64 

Repairing  School  Houses.         ^218  52 

Furniture,  Black  Boards  and 

County  Taxes  for  col' d  sch' Is       115  00  Miscellaneous  Orders   199  52 

State  appropriation  to  Color-  jSalary  of  Secretary,  Treas- 

ed  Schools   3,665  72  ,  urer  and  Examiner   1,000  00 

Per  diem  of  School  Commis-  - 

j    sioners   327  00 

:Office  expenses  and  Account 

!    Books   102  88 

.Printing  and  advertising   94  93 

County  Taxes  Paid  Colored 

Schools,   115  00 

,Paid  to  Colored  Schools  from 

j    other  sources   2,946  66 

Balance  Cash  on  hand  from 

I    all  sources   6,879  9a 


$29,235  70- 


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