Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-09-02
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Report of Operations under Present
System.
Facts, Figures and Results through
out the State.

The present system Of Free Schools
in Tennessee, was established by act
Of Legislature passed March ., 1867.
Under this act an enumeration Of
the scholastic population, between
the ages Of six and twenty,) of the
State was to be taken in May, 1857,
and reported to Nashville in Septem-
Der, 1867, so as to be ready for the in
coming State Superintendent. But 50
far from this report being sent in as
required, IL was nearly a year later
before il came: and even then it was
quite imperfect. The lack of such
report caused great and damaging
delay in putting the schools in opera
tiOn.
The present State Superintendent
entered upon the duties Of his office
early in October, 1867; hence the time
covered by this report is an interval of
about twenty-five and half months
of the actual working of cur free
Schools.
This report is meant 10 show what
has actually been done by the free
schools, during the less than two
years of their existence. 1t is inn
perfect, for some counties have made
no returns, whilst others have sent
careless ones.
WEST TENNESSEE.
Number Of counties ia West Ten
neSsee-l7.
Number Of counties repOrting-I3.
Counties not reporting: Fayette,
Hardeman, Haywood, Tipton-4.
Number of Schools opeued-White
3J6, col0Fed 20; total 376.
Different teachers emplOyed-Male
white 3GS, female white 90, male
COlOred II, female cOlOred / total
3y2.
Number different male and female
scholars enrolled-White II, ,407, col
ored 1857; total 12,G74.
Number different female scholars
enrolled-White 1923, cOlOred 1851;
total ll,l79.
Total number different scholars en-
rOlled-White y ,33j, col0red 25I8;
total 23,S53.
Number Of school houses built since
the organization of county superinten-
deucy-79.
Number Of school house sites, Of
which title has been secured by direC-
tors in same time-iG.
Number Of school houses burnt OF
destroyed in same time-6.
Amount Of funds drawn from the
State-lst, for schools, 500, OBS IS; ID,
for salary Of superintendent, 1851;
total S92,6l9 80. superintendent
salary 2 $40 per cent. Of this total.
Average cost for instruction per
scholar, in free schools for terms Of
five mOnths-S4 40.
Average tuition per scholar for term
Of five months in other institutions of
learning-Sl2 ..
MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
Number Of counties in Middle Ten
nesSee-35.
Number Of counties repOrting-23.
Counties not reporting: Cheatham,
Coffee, DeKalb, Dickson, Hardin,
Lawrence, Lewis, Macon, Stewart,
Wayne, White, Wilson-12.
Number schools Opened-White
762, colored I8l; total 943.
Different teachers emplOyed-Male
white $40, female white 40, male
c0i0red 81, female colored 50; total
9j9.
Number different male scholars en-
rolled-White p ,257, e0lored 5004;
total 2G,26i.
Number different female scholars
enrolled-White 9,4l7, colored 1885;
. total Is, 1852.
Total number different scholars en-
rolled-White 40,6E, colored II ,O09,
total 81, ,683.
Number schools houses built since
the organization Of county superin-
tendency l39.
Number school house sites, of
which title has been secured by direc-
tors in same time-T.
Number school houses burned CT
destroyed i'm same time-17.
Amount of funds drawn from the
State--lst. for schools, S172, ,0S3 10; I'd,
for salary Of Superintendent, $649l;
total sI78, ,674 10. Superintendent's
salary is 3 6-I0 per cent. Of this total
Average cost for instruction per
scholar, in free schools for term Of
five mOnths-S3 81.
Average tuition per scholar for term
Of FIVE months in other institutions Of
lsarnlng-sl2 e.,