Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-10-12

DEAR Il send you, as required by law,
a synopsis of my annual report for 1912, for
publication, if desired: Respectfully,
RICHARD l.. CARNE.
County Superintendent of Schools
ALEXANDRIA COUNTY.
| ,&uol,sis Of the Auuum Report Of C1~nty Sup
erfntcnttem IF Scioos tor the yr1tr entiny
-Auynst 3lst, 1872:
TABLE NO |.
Schoo Ppuhtion- From to 81 years of
age,) ISL, white 32O, cUlored All, distributed
US follows: Jefferson District, white 9S boys
al, girls ST; cOlored, lS2; boys 100, girls 50;
Arlington, white lbs; boys So girls &c; colorcd,
lS9; boys SO, girls SO; Washington. white 81;
boys 43, girls "a; colored, 10; boys 36, girls "a
Schoofs j ctfcrson and Arlington each =
white and ! coored aud Washington l white
and colored. liz the county, white and
colored; in all s. These were kept open al
average of S months; in Jefferson ~ months, in
Arlington g. and in Washington %.
7eacjtcrs-9 were employed, 5 white and
co!orcd; of the white = were males and 3 fe-
males, and Of the colorcd ali were females JEFF
fcrson employed white and colored female;
Arlington white male, ! white female, and =
cOorcd females. and Washington white male
and colorcd female The average salary
paid was $50; to males $40 25 and to females
$3333; in Jefferson SIS. 10, IN Arlington S45. 20,
aud i'll Washington S3S. IL; all salaries came
from public funds except in Arlington, where
only S:33. 10 on an average was SO paid La Ar
lington males were paid $40 IA month; females
on an average. 1880; in Washington males
received $50 and females S25
TABLE NO. =.
Pupils --l49 were enrolled in Jefferson, "A
white and = colored; DC in Arlington - white
and ia colurcd, and IS in Washington, 81
white and 81 coorcd in all 4G33: l97 white and
22G colored.
In average attendance. Jefferson had -. fl
white and 81 colorcd; Arlington ! lS ST white
and 81 colorcd; and Washington 80; 30 white
and u colorcd; in all $40; l2G white and ia
colored.
The percentage of school population enrolled
was & white 81 and colured G0;of which Jctfcr-
son had 81; white IS, colored A.; Arlington -:
white 5S colored 81; and Washington SO, white
and cnlored the samc. The percentage of school
population in average attendance was 81 white
80 cOlored 2G; in Jefferson 2G; white IL, color
cd H. III Arlington IS; white H. coorcd 81;
aud in Washington 80, white and coIored being
equal.
The percentage of those enrolled in average
attendance was 81, white G5, colored IL: in
jefferson Is; white 30, colored Al: in Airing
ton -; white IS. colorcd 40; and in Washing
ton 81, colurcd and white equal
The average number of pupils enrolled to
teacher wa, -; in Jefferson 30: in Arlington
81, and iii Washington -,
The average attendance to each teacher was
~; in jefferson Il, in Arlington %: ia Wash
Ing ton "a.
the cost Of tuition for each pupil enrolled was
| fD | a. 4 l.)
aui in Washington 81 cts. Il month.
The cost OF tuition for each pupil in average
attendance was s .33 a month; i'll Jefferson
81 II; in Arlington Sl.5S; in Washington 81 90.
TABLE 80. ;.
.yi,,ir anil CDuuty FnnEs Receive! fot pay
ing teachers: from State funds $.V2 IT. from
county funds, : .,271 - which was apportion.
ed thus: To jefferson $SI2 IS; to Arlington
$50 IS; 70 Washington $:}S1.5J.
Paid teachers from State aud county funds in
Jefferson $50 o. in Arlington $7G7. ~: in
Washington $500: in all sl.9274.l.
Tr2a>urcrs commissions $34 81: balance I'M
expended $6GlI; due teachers ISL G'i, paid
teachers from other than public iands $I75:
whole amount paid teachers $2,t7S A. (In
Washington District, hy special act Of Assem-
bly,, teachers Wore paid in part, out Of the dis
tric Iunll.
TABLE no. /.
UlSf,ict Tar far S72-3-Askc,l for BY Dis
trict and County Boards and granted by Su.
pcrviSorS II cents on the 800 in JrtfcrSon -
in Arlington, and Is in Washington; estimated
10 produce Sl75 in jefferson: $500 in Airing
ton; and 5000 in Washington; in all 81, 37:5.
district Funds Rcutrrd, 1871 I'm .Jctfcr-
son S299 40; in Arlington $447 II; in Wash
ington $15l III total 81, 49S 3:'
Dist f"mis Er1cDlol- lnJeffcrson $24o %;
in Arlington $3.50. %; in Washington $72l o.;
total 81 320 81.
Inerpemlnl-JctferSon $58 ~; Arlington
$92 %; Washington $21.43 total $l7S.l2
Property belonging to Arlington District
both in 1871 ann 1872, valued at $l25; to the
other districts none.
TABLE 40. s.
Whole .ln,oum Ecpeue7cH tor PnJEc Eltcu-
tion-From State Fund 1897 H. From County
Fund Si.l5S.90. From District Funds 81, 359.-
So Total So 40 Sc. Salary of County Super
intendent $50. Whole cost of public education
per pupil enrolled 90 cts. a month.
TABLE NO. g.
Pupils Average age r. Studying Spelling
+59; Reading 372:: Writing 25l; Arithmetic
PSI: Grammar "a; Geography l67; other branch
es b. Supplied with text books by districts
none.
TABLE NO. I.
G,u,7ea .SchooZs-None in the county.
TABLE NO. s.
Work Of County OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of
days employed (six hours counted as day. II;
miles travelled on school business 30; official
letters written 100; teachers examined -;
licensed ! !; incidental expenses of office $l4 10;
visits to schools II; schools visited only once 5;
visits by trustees ST. by others 81; schools not
visited by trustees |.
| TABLE NO. g.
School Ho1ms-W Whole number used s, all
frame, with proper out. houses, suitable ground,
and backboards, and all comfortable. With
good furniture one. Owned by district, one.
| TABLE NO. 10.
County Funds Jor lS72-3-Asked for by
County School Board and levied by Supervi-
sorS D cts on each 500, estimated to yield
| S2lQ 1e and 81 head on dogs