Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-11-08

Report Of che Trustees of CsIored SchosI.-
The r,po,, OF q. e Trustees OF Coiored Schools
for this city and G> 'orgstown Was submitted tn
the Secretary OF the Interior yesterday. rhev
say that 90 wing 70 the refusaI OF the Corpora.
ton Of Wsshington 10 eASeeuse the several acts
OF Congress relating 70 coiored schools, 40
coroing TO their, true intepe and meaning the
amount OF funds received by the trustees has
been small. and their operations necessarily
limited. In order, however, 70 maze the most
of what they did receive, they have tom biued
their sc Ion with that of the Freedme as b.
eau and the Northern bone Client assoc Ntions,
We siIsay sent nltaer and paid a large um-
Ger u roe teachers during the entire sch COL
year Ihere are now four good schoo, housSs
icr coiored schools m Washington and one in
ss e0TsetoWn, together having capacity for
Z,Zoo cnlioren. The total amount expended
during the year is Sl7,976 IL, and the receipts
including balance on hand October 81, 1856
SSS'z,sz2, and amount paid them by General
U. Howard, Commissioner Of the Freed
mems Bureau, 50 5OO-are 1922 Ga lea wing
balance OF 81 ,43 &8 due the treasurer, which
sum ne has advanced, and awaits the action
OF tne corporation OF Washington for reim-
The smount paid for erecting school houses
is S1,15ld3, and there are Outstanding obiiga-
. ions against the trustees, payable when they
sre placed In funds by the Corporation OF
washington which are applicable to the pur-
pose, amounting TO 81, O3O So, which obligations
were incurred in building the school house on
" street north, between Fourth and Fifth
streets west. also, $500 for the erection OF out
buildings and fences at the school house on the
Island and on o street, as aforesaid There are
also obiigauons outstanding on account of fur
nlture, stoves &c. for the two houses men,
toned, amounting TO about 1900, payable as
above. The cost of sites has been S4,720 81, and
tne sum paid teachers Is 33, sol 81. The balance
Of the amount expended-S2. 6O2 s4-was paid
Tor fencing and repairs, janitors. cleaning
scnool-houses, furniture, books, fuel, and in
snrance There 10 claimed to be due from the
Corporation of Washington, on account of ar.
rearages to June 80, 1867, the sum Of &6l.OOO
and the amount to be appropriated for the
present fiscal year is expected to be about
$4,000, making $4,000 In all"
The report then discusses the question of a
proper apporfionment OF the school fund, ac-
Law Of Congress, at some length; and proceeds
as foliows:-"The number Of schools support
ed entirely by the trustees during the year was
seven. ana Tor portion OF the time ten. There
were s1xty-seyen schools supported by North
ern associations At an expense of SlO,OOO' For
the present year, thirty-two teachers have'been
employed from October l. After a further
review OF the state OF the schools, the Trus-
tees say:-"1n consequence OF the large mum.
Der OF children, white and colored, brought to
the capital by reason Of tine operations Of the
Government, the parents of whom, being tenn.
porary residents, own no property and pay
DO taxes, but whose children should and must
be educated. IL is deemed but right and proper
that Congress render some aid in keeping up a
proper ystem of public schools. IL is not
just TO require the tax payers alone TO sup
port IT. More than half the white children
W 4 i
are the sons and daughters OF transient
persons in Government employ, and a
much larger proportion of colored chill
dren belong 10 families recently slaves
who, OF course, pay nothing into the city trea-
surv, and are totally unable to contribute any,
thing 10 the cause OF education. Whilst the
Government has been liberal IN Its support of
schools IN the STATES nothing has ever been
done by II where Congress has the power of
exclusive legislation. May we not venture 10
ask you 10 call rhe attention of Congress to
this subject, and to suggest that an annual ap-
proprIauon OF One-half the sum needed for
school purposes in this District be made, con-
ditoned on the raising OF an equal amount by
the cries of Washington and GEORGETOWN and
the Levy Court OF the county of Washington,
70 be apportioned between the three iurisdic-
tons, according to the population Of eachi In
view OF the fact that the aid furnished by the
Freedmen's Bureau and by the Northern be-
nevolent associations will be withdrawn after
the present year. and that schools for white
or colored children Will be sustained in the
District, excepting such as are supported by
the Citizens thereof, 1t is deemed very mpor-
tant that this mater be urged upon the atten-
uon OF Congress at the coming session."
The report closes by thanking Gen. Howard,
Rev. John f. Kimball and A. E. Ne wton, ESQ,
and lie signed by s. j. Bowen, A. G. Hall, and
A. Jones, Trustees of COlOred Schools.