The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-07-24
The Peabody Educational Fund
RADICAL ROBBERY.

New YORK. July 1.-THE following are
| Interesting details of DR.. Boards report on
| the schools of the South:
| NIRGINIA--Ihe number of public schools
IN Ill- the state TOR the year ending August l.
| 1872, was 3G95, and the school population
| consisted OF 4ll.O20 persons between the
ages of aud II, OF whom 247.OO2 were
whites and lG4,0l9 colored. or the assist
ance received from the fund, SIS, 800 was
appropriated to tie Virginia schools durfno
the past scholastic year. The bulk of this
was given in aid of graded schools The
total amount appropriated to the schools
OF the State was $3S, 200.
NoKrH CAROLINA.-The condition of the
public schools and education generally in
this State was tar from satisfactory. There
is an alarming indifference on the subject
among common people and want of union
and hearty cooperation among the public
The amount appropriated Tor the schols of
this State was $4,000.
SOUTH CARoLINA.-Few schools reported
throughout the year. Application was made
for Charleston. The Legislature, at the
last session, appropriated 100000 for ed
ucatlonal purposes. Not one dollar of this
amount was received from the treasury. and
the result has been that nearly all tile pub
lie schools in til State have beeh closed.
The amount paid this State from the fund is
$500.
GEoRGIA.--Dr. Beard thus quotes from
the report of the State Superintendent: sit
is not To be denied that the effort thus far to
establish the public school system for the
state, has resulted in com parative failure"
The fund contributed $4,000. to twelve
schools.
FLoRIDA.-A somewhat gloomy picture of
the condition OF education in this State is
given from the report of the State Superin-
tendent, who, among other remarks says:
: 1t Is saddenIng to reflect that three fourths
OF the youth of This State have not been af-
te"ted by the educational SYSTEM" but, he
al 5: 1t Is encouraging to know that the
ratio Is rapidly changing." The Peabody
fund contributed $1,000 in aid of fourteen
schools.
ALABAMA.--The State Superintendent of
Alabama gives a Respondent report. Out
OF the population of 100000, there are
3S3,OCJ who can neither read nor write. or
the voting population, there are 81 900 blacks
and 1900 whites who cannot read or write
enough, if consolidated into one party, to
control every election i'll the State. The
funds paid were $66,6l7 60 during the year,
and the Peabody fund OF $1,000, TO free
schools.
MIssIssIPPI,-By the new school law, in
addition To the State tax of four mills on
the dollar for the payment of teachers and
supervisors, the counties are required to levy
county tax for schoolhouseS and inciden-
tai expenses, on the estimate of the county
superintendent. There are 1850 public
schools, with an average attendance OF 125,-
900, and 400 private schools, with 14S,7SO
pupils enrolled. The expense of the COM
mon schools is 81, ,9SS. and the Peabody
fund contributed $3.50 to aid six schools.
IoUIsIANA.-On the recommendation of
Hon. Il. Nj. Lusher, agent of the Peabody
fund, who acts gratuitouslv in this State, the
sum of $3.50 was contributed to the aid of
the schools.
TEXAs.--In the unsettled state of school
matters the general agent was constrained
to reply to the last letter OF the State Super
which was a new call for money,
that g In the present unsettled condition of
the school system there, the trustees did not
feel justified in making donations from the
fund"