National Republican., 1873-05-29
TIE coroREp scuooIs.
Aunuai Report Of the superintcndeut Of
Celsred schsois-Rshibit.of The'r Work
aud ProHress,

Cotored beheoh-hNhtbtt.oi ThefF "hrh
aud Progress,
The pressure upon our columns has hereto
fore prevented the full notice Of the annual
report QS7l-'T2) n the superintendent OF
colored schools Of Washington and George
town, to which Il Ia so justly entitled, and the
manifest Importance Of the subjects OF which
II treats warrants. II Is full and satlsfac-
tory exhibit Of that portion Of the educa-
tional interest Of the District which falls
within Its province, and cannot fail to attract
the attention Of the whole country. There
port, together with accompanying papers
and statistical tables, makes up handsome
pamphlet Of one hundred and tweuty-sete en-
pages, embelllshed with very fno lithograph
plates Of six Of the nine sehool-houses under
control Of the trustees, namely; Sumner,
Lincoln, Stevens, John +. Cook, Anthony
Bowen and Lovejoy. From the summary Of
statistics contained In the report We con-
dense tho following Interesting facts The
fetal number Of schools for colored children,
including preparatory high school, is7b;
number Of teachers employed, 81, all OF whom
are females; total number OF seats provided
| for pupils, 4,250; whole number OF pupils en-
rolled during the year, 4,68li average enroll
ulcUt IOI llb 1thTt OtNolt WIN uthhkt ~
tendance Of 3,261 or nearly ~ per cent,
which is chargcablc with tardiness only to
the extent Of less than Is per cent. The ex'
pendltures for teachers salaries and Incl
dental expenses amounted to 666O2.6S,
making the cash per pupil for tuition, sle,7li
| eco, ,4038S was expended for school sites,
buildings and furniture; total amount ex'
pended cd during y, the year for ail purposes
The report also gives in detail the usual
statistics In reference to the admission, at
Tendance, Withdrawals, ages, &c, Of pupils
the location Of schools, with the name, resi-
dence and salaries Of teachers attached tC
each. The pay Of teachers Ia as follows
| principal preparatory High school, sl,5OO
principals Of Grammar schools, $500; teach
ers, frst year s55O after one year s65O as
slstants TO principals, e400 assistant to prln
cipal Of preparatory High school, s700. Thu
furniture In these schools Is Of the very bes
and most improved kind, and the building
among the finest In the country for schoo
purposes. Tne results, as shown by this 70
port, arc Of great importance, not only =
this community, but the whole country, as J
settles the question rs to the position our col
ored citizens will take In this rapidly progrcs
sive country. We and here that, with tn
same facilities to acquire an education, tn
colored youth compare fayorably In every re
spect with the white; and under the manage
ment OF their own trustees, teachers and su
perintehdent, these schools to-day are eque
In every respect to the public schools Of thi
city, and Ia comparison with tho schools TO
eolored children In other localities are greatl
superior.
| Il ia well that these results should she'
themselves here at the capital Of the nation
rs Il was here the experiment Of educating
enfranchlsing and imposing the duties an
obligations OF American citizenship upon th
colored people was 1rst Inaugurated by Cor
gress, and the citizens Of Washington IN
Georgetown have therefore every reason
be proud Of their public school system, an
their llberalIty In this respect Is the MOI
marked when compared with other and MOI
favored cltios Of our country. Take Ne
York or Philadelphia, for example, the OF
with q population Of l,000,00Q the 9TH
nearly 10000, with untold wealth a9d r
! sources, and X will be seen that thoy do N
= compare with Washington in providing q
within their city limits. They have no scho
building equal to those we have here, m
with the exception OF the Institute for Co
8 ored Youth" al Philadelphia, which was hui
4 and 10 sustained by private fund, our schoo
are vastly superior In every respect. II
beneficial effects Of establishing these schoo
are not only seen and felt here, but In Mar,
land, Virginia and other Southern State
q wbsss number OF former pupils IN them n
E These excellent resslts have cost larI
/ amount OF money and faithful and 60
. sclentious discharge Of the duties imposed
: law gpon trustees, superintendent hr
& teachers, We congratulate them all, b
3 chieay Mr. George ,. 2. Cook. the supcri
! lendent, to whose direction and ui,rouiittll
\ attention the high state Of discipline al
! other excellent showing these schools Al
! citizens, white and colorcd, are greatly
y debted, We wish them oil success IN u
| future In their great work.