The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1869-12-25
Prof. ". A. Ne,oell, Principal
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Prof. N. A. Ne,oell, Principal
OF the State Normal School !:
have the honor to report the operation Of
the Free Public School System in Baltimore
county for the scholastic year (of ten months,)
ending June Goth, 1869, and the financial con-
dition of the same for the fiscal year ending
September Goth, 1869.
There were l04 schools last year, three addi-
tional ones were organized at the commence
ment of the winter term, making total of 1O7
schools now in operation. The schools have
been kept open item months,) four terms, as
follows
Fall term from September LIST to November
18th.
Winter term from November 10th to Janua-
ny 3lst
Spring term from February LIST to April 18th.
Summer term from April 18th to June 3Oth.
July and August being vacation.
There were l0i principal teachers employed
during the Fall term and 1O7 for the other
three terms and an average of AZ assistants
during the year
The average number of pupils on the roll
during the whole year was 1919. The aver
age daily attendance was 1857. There were
S49l different pupils that attended school
The largest number that attended at any one
time was $500 in the winter term, and the
smallest number 4,776 in the fall term.
The average cost of each school including
books an stationery was Stills, and 1851 81,
not including books and stationery, which
makes the average cost for books and statione-
ny 5 1881 per school.
The average cost of each pupil that attended
school the whole year. including books and
stationery. was $l53j and $l2.4S, not nclud
ing books and stationery. This shows the cost
of books and stationery for such pupils to be
S2.S7 each. The average cost of each different
pupil would be 1912, including books and
~ inn tr1i hoo nj
stationery, which makes the cost of books and
stationery for each different pupil $l.S2.
OF the l07 principal teachers employed, 81
were males and 81 fema les; in nearly every in
stance heassistants were females. Thirty of the
principals held first grade certificates, and n
second grade. The schedule of salaries for
TEACHERS makes the maximum salary for first
grade $500 and the minimum 500 per school
year. There is Inference of $40 per term be
tween teachers who hold first and second grade
certificates. The maximum salaries for assis
tants is S2SS, and the minimum 1910
=. The amount paid teachers'tor the school year
ending June 30th, 1869, was S6l5O.3l more
than for the same period ending June goth.
1888 The average salaries of principals
was SlsS6 81: for the last year, which was 1920
each more than for the previous year. The
average salaries of assistants was $4,000,
which was an increase of S2S.05 each.
The amount disbursed was
For teachers. ..................S5l,9 1855
For assistants. 1894. 1862, 200 95
For incidental expenses of Schools. 4,S7579
For books and stationery for 50 80. l5,139.3I
Total for schools ..............$s2 ,576.O5
For new houses, repairs and furni
............................ 5,O91.1l
For per diem and mileage of school
commissoners............ ............ 1885 %
For SALARY secretary treasurer and
examiner. ....:...................... 100000
For Office expenses, account books,
stationery, freight on books, &C.,
sent to the schools, donations to
school libraries, printing advertis
ing, insurance on school houses and
interest .......... I,S5Ol3
Total cost of the system. $92, 7O5.51
RESO URGES.