Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-10-10
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Annual report of tho Comfy Superin-
tendent of Schools for Alexandria
Comfy. for the year ending August
3lSt, 1871.

3Ist, 1871.
No. of schools, (all ungraded.) }; white, ;;
colored, D Jefferson District, >; white. !; COL
ored, l. Arlington, 3; white, >: colorcd, |.
No. of teachers employed :; white males :;
white females, .: colorcd females, ,. Jetfer-
son, o. white female, /; colored female: ]. Ar
lington, ); white males, ,; white female: j:
colored females, ..
Whole number of pupils on the ROLL $685.
white males, Gj: white females, 81; colored
males, l05; colored females, l02:: total white,
l26; total colored; POI; total males, 10; total
females, l63. Jefferson, no. white males,
%; white females, % colored males. 34;
colored females, 81; total white, II; total
colored &C; total males Sc; total females,
81. Arlington, 223; white males, 433;; white fe-
males, 3d. colored males, II colored females,
20; total white, 50; total colOred l4l; tota!
males, IA; total females, 100.
Average attendance Of pupils, 80; white
colorcd females, 80; average white, IS; average
colored, Sc; average males, 49, average females,
81. Jefferson, So; white, males IA; white te-
males 10; colorcd males, -; coored females,
10; average white, "a; average colored, %;
average males, 81; average females, 20. Ar
lington. l05; white males, "a; white females,
%; colored males, IS; colored females, %;
average white, a.; average coorcd. jG average
males, 50; average females, SO.
Per centage of attendance to total number Gu
I rolled, IS: white males SIS: white females, 81:
colored males IS; colorcd females, j5 whites,
IS; colored, II; males, ~; females, 50. Jetfer-
: sen, rs; white males, SO; white females, 10
colored males 5G; colored females, 81; whites
j5 colored, fl; males 80; females, 81. Ar.
lington, II; white males, IS; white females, O.
colored males, 81; coored females, II; whites
59 colorcd, 49, males, 4G; colorcd, 81.
Average number Of pupils enrolled to teach
or, IS; whites, a.; colored, 6S Jefferson, 81
/ white, fl; colorcd &C; Arlington, &c; white
|, A. colored, -.
Average number of pupils to teacher in
average attendance, 26; white, "A; colored, IS
Jefferson, &c; white, o4: colorcd % Airing
ton, &c; white, "a; colored %.
Per centagc Of school population enrolled .
white, 4G; colored, 80. Jefferson, 30, white
ored. So by school population is meant
all persons between and 2l years Of age.
Per centage OF school population in average
attendance, 2l white, &c: colored, 49, Jefcr-
son, Il; white, IS; colored, - Arlington: 20
white, 81; colorcd, Il.
Whole amount paid teachers during the year:
Ito; from public funds. $3.50; from other
sources Sl20; to white males, 52T0; to white
females, $425; to colorcd females, $4,3; to
white teachers, $685. to colored teachers, S413.
Jefferson 400 10 white females, 5000; to col,
ored females, 5000 Arlington, $40; to white
males, $i9j; to white females. S222i: to co!orcd
, females, $2IJ; to white teachers. 800: 10 20!
, ured teachers $50.
Average monthly pay OF teachers, S4,%%5533
white males, s., $50; white females, S1.ns%;
colored females, $500; white teachers, So IT,;
colored teachers, $500. Jefferson, $40: white
females, $40; coored females, $40. Arlington,
81, 42j; white males, $3.50; white females,
S77j; coorcd females, $'':2222:j'; white teachers
$3.G2G; colored Teachers s; Do
Cost of tuition per month. per pupil enrolled
IS cts; white $40: colorcd li cts. Jetter-
son, - cts. white, 81 cts. colored, 81 cts.
Arlington SO cts: white, $l.Uj colored, - els.
Per pupil in average attendance, sl.4I; white
81 90; colorcd Sl.ln. Jefferson, $l.jl; white,
$2O2; coIored, IS cts.
Number studying spelling, $50; white, %;
colorcd, POI Jefferson, 10; white, III; color.
ed c. Arlington, BOD 2; white, 81: colored, III.
Number studying reading, DIT; white, III;
colored, 50. Jefferson, Il: white, As; colored
&C. Arlington, -: white -: colorcl, l0n.
Number learning to write, H. white. o.:
,, colored, l24. Jefferson, 81: white, H. ca!ortd
H. Arlington, IG7; white, -; coorcd, %
Number studying arithmetic, IL: white, s.;
colored. 81. Jefferson, 80; white, -; colored,
49, Arlington, Il; white, e.; colorcd: H..
Number studying grammar, -, all white.
Jefferson, Is. Arlington, IS.
Number studying geography. 0i: white.
e.: conrcd: ~ jefferson, -: white, D.; col
ored, .. Arlington. 81; white, II; colored, 10.
[. III al, =,
and in Arlington District.
Number of visits paid to schools, BY the
County Superintendent, IL: to white schools,
6: to colored schools 5; in Jefferson District.
); 20 white schools, >; to colored schools, .; in
Arlington District, e.; to white schools, /: TO
colored schools, >.
BY Trustees, 20: to white schools, |. to col
orci schools o Jefferson, 3; white, >; colored,
!. Arlington, l.; white, Q; coorcd s.
By Others 80; to white schools -; to col
ored schools, s. Jefferson, ., all to c0!Ored
schools. Arlington, 80; white, %; colored. ).
Total visits "a; to white schools, II: to col
ored schools, ~ Jefferson, .; white, !! col
orcd, :. Arlington, 81; white, is; colorcI, Ii.
Received for paying teachers, $3.50. ii; from
State fund, s74S. IL; from county fund, SlS2;;
Jefferson, 1896 o.; State, $36991 county,
So: Arlington, Sj333.79; State $3.50: coun-
ty, $3.50.
Amount paid teachers, $3.50; Jefferson,
$500; Arlington, $3.50. Zone Of the teachers
in Arlington District is paid partly By private
subscription.l
District Funds; Received sos: Jefferson,
sl4S no. Arlington, $50; all from Taxation.
} Expended, $3.50; Jefferson SllS. 40; Arlington,
s4iO. SO; for Real Estate s75, all in Arlington:
for rent 1926; Jefferson, S775; Arlington, so;
for building and repairs, slol.76, all in Airing
ton; for furniture &C., $99 80 Jefferson, $23 30;
Arlington, s775.6G; for pay of clerk, SAG Jcfler-
sou, $24; Arlington, SD; for stationary, SGo':
all in Arlington.
Observation-Disclosures of mills asked from coun-
ty, s carried from each district $; carried in
Jefferson and Arlington and lost in Washing
tDn No election was set aside
Whole number of school houses used, - all
frames Jefferson, , !; Arlington, 3; with out
houses, i Jefferson, /; Arlington. with
suitable grounds. 3 Jefferson 2; Arlington ! !;
with good furniture, ; in Arlington with
bloct hoards 4 Jefferson | Arlington, :