The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-01-21
Report Of state Board or I;.rucoIion,


On the 18th instant, the State Commissioners
OF Education made their repor, To Governor
Bowie. The Commissioners are ". \. Newell,
Principal Of the State Normal School John " i.
Page, Examiner Of Frederick county George
II. Carman. President Of the School Board Tor
Baltimore county; A. J. AydcIoi,, President of
the School Board Of Worcester county, and Dr.
Thomas A. Carrico, President OF the School
Board Of Charles county, From their report We
compile the following statistics:
The average number OF schools for 1870 was |, :
36o, being II more than Tor 1860. Total num-
Der of scholars for 1870, was i,I5I, being 3.
052 more than that OF the previous year. The
average attendance was IO,O5l, being G,I5l
moro than for 1869. There were 91l male lrach-
ers employed, and COL females, making ,6GI IN
all. The schools were open on aR average dur
In nine months Of the year, this brin. a month
less than the average length OF the school year OF
1860. The amour, OF tax paid by the State tor
school purposes was S3il. iI3.72, being SiG G2G..
Is less than was paid for the same purpose last
year. The amount paid for teachers SALARIES IN
1870 was sara, 1868, being Sl32Oc.lG lees
than was paid in 1869 for the same purpose -
The amount paid for building and repairing
school houses in 1870 was SlOO, GiG II, being
S7,s76O5 less than Was cxpendsd tor this pur.
pose In 1869 In 1870 there were paid Tor books
aud stationery $50, 3ss 10, being IS, s2i 81 less
than was paid for these materials the previous
year. The item for supervision aud Office *.
ia
exPendended for the same purpose the previous
year by 81 ,5s2 II. The incidental expenses were
$40, 1863, being S5O5. - less than Tor lssg -
Miscellaneous expenses were -, 10 ~, which b,
80 56i.5@ less than the same expenses Tor ~,
year 1862 The amour, paid To the calorr,i
schools -, 59O.1l, which i -. Gl9 % n..- than
was devoted to this purpose - lso, The ,oia
decreases over the year ls63 aggf,s .lc So, Os-
81. The items OF increase aggregate - $50 ~
making - net decrease OF So s5l ST. Thi, De.
crease has been effected by reducing teachers
salaries and keeping schools open ia some local,
ties only three terms instead o. four
The scholars in the city OF Baltimore numtrr.
ed - 795 which added 10 the 80 $50 " To,
counties, make ~, 2s,. The i,acbcrs OF tlc ci,y
number 81, making go, for ih- entire State
Teachers salaries N the city amounted 10 I3i.
72l - oOs, OF books aud stationery SO ago.
% The total expenditure ia toe cuts for .chou
purposes was $40. lc1 % Tac colot,d SCHOOL
Of the city number D.. having 1883 scholars
The salaries Of the teacher. 'ot these sel, o.
amounted 20 $50. 50 The tois. captu.r o.
city colored schools was S2C..,s
There were several vital change. fu.lr .a it'
school lsw BY the legislature o'l.,0 lte,r,,cl
a State Board Of Education made the ~cb.o
Commissioners appoiuuVc by the Judge, uf 90,
Cheui, Court o. their respective rolni.,, a.l o.
daced their number 20 three be tho smaller A..
/ Eve in the larger counties Toe auu.oe- OF 30
dents ,siered a, the Norma. = BOO. 3lrt. ti,
year SAs 20, this being az iucf,s-r sf a.. .,r.
ls69 These made 40 average dan, ATTENDING.
Of l2o. There we're J - NAo stadasai Il, ta.
Institution AgAins, d Tor l-'' uf ne N.rm,
sigsenis there are iil now eassr,! ~ -. A.as