Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-03-28
Report of the Board of Public Education
with the statement of their accounts
for the past year.

me public schools have been kept open durine
Tue year now closing. There are eight Srboo
houses' aud in these houses thirty schools afford
lug seats for two thousand two huulred onJ fan,
scholars $3.50 ''u
ln School house. No. !, are two schools "a
ooy's aud girls. The Boys School ia seated
ior one hundred scholars, and the branebe.
,i tnusn' III IT, are Geometry, Algebra Mental mud
written Arithmetic, Grammar, Chemistrv Phi.
loo.:ophy, History, Geography, Reading, Psnman-
SNIP orthography. The number Of scholars
qiuring the last quarter was in December l0a !.
Januhfy lO2, and February 100, aud the ayera "a
lally attendance was in December 80. .JanuaTv
q, in February 72 There was no vacant seai
rms school has been taught by Miss Morv
nrown' Principal. at salary of $3.50 a year
MISS MISS L. IL, Starr, salary of $3.50 year and
miss a; q, Baird, salary 5000 year. The
glrs school is seated for one hundred nnl t,venty
scholars. The branches taught the same NJ n
tue boys school except Geometry and with The
addition of Composition The number of scbo-
lhrs during the last quarter was in Decemher
~ average daily attendance, 81 in .Japuarv
II average daily attendance, CT in FebrunTv
~ average daily attendance, 83. Vacant senia
IN December 6, January o, February 8. II ia
taught by Miss Salle 4. Gauze, Prineipal. al n
salary Of $500, anu Miss Isabella Hedrick at "A
salary of $3.50 year.
ant, Principal, salary $3.50 year, with nj.
assistants, namely: hoom, No. /, Miss Rebecea
wilson, SALARY l76 dollars u year No. =. Mis-,
Iamar AydOn, salary l75 dollars "A year. Room
NO. y, Miss Ellen Walker, salary 200 dollars n
year Room No. s, Miss s. J. Savers salary
s2a dollars year; Room No. q, Miss Emma
urlillth, salary 200 dollars year, and Room M
o, Miss NJ ). Walker, SALARY $50 dollars n
year. six Primary Schools graded from tbe
AIlnn1et "a .itr
anu English Grammar. According to the report
Of the last quarter, there in these six Schools
seated ior three hundred and eighty four ache
lhrs, IN December three hundred and seventy nyo
sents occupied, viz: One hundred and nine,y
elght by boys and one hundred aud seventh
seven ny girls; in January, three hundred ana
seFehly one seats occupied, one hundred and
ninety hine by boys, one hundred and seventy
Two by girls, md in February three hun,lraJ ar1
slxty two seuts occupied, one hundred anI ni,at,,
hVe oy boys, and one hundred aud sixty scvcn
py glis' There being vacant seats in December
h'he' VI January thirteen, aud in Februarv tweu |
" twoi In the two lowest rooms Nos. i and .
md In No. there was no vacant seat Inr;n, ~ H.,
quarter in No. there were three ynoant seats
ih rebruary in No. 8 five vacant aeats in tho
same month"; and in room No ., there were nina
Favhn' seats IN December, thirteen in January |
and fourteen in February. This being the higI''
est room the vacancies shew the habit under enr
present school system of taling scholars from
school before they have attained to any thorough.
ness IA education The average daily attendance
was oi boys IN December one hundred and thirty
seven January one hundred aud nine. Febrnary
9ne hundred and thirty eight, and of rirIs IL
December one hundred and eleven, in Jennar,, H.
'ighty six and in February ninety eight II y
z, 70 be regretted that this daily average Is so iow
There is fault in parents not being de,ermiSeI m
u strictly keeping their children IN attenjanco
'ut calling them off for slight causes, giving ,s
eSehers much trouble; but this last winter
lckness mas very extensively prevailed and The
'Va'uSr In M mas Deen uneommonly difficult
or l54 scholars There is PRINCIPAL Mi.s
.anra A. 0sgood at a salary of $IO0 year anJ
X Assistants, viz. three in each room. one in !
ach room OF a salary Of $3.50 year and two