New Orleans Republican., 1873-07-18
EDUCATIONAL.
Financial Condition Of the Peabody Edu.
cati0nal fund-CsRditi0n OF the schools
In the South.

Financial Condition Of the Peabody Edu.
cational Fund d-Cspditios OF the schools
In the South.
PHILADELPHIA. July l7.-There was full
meeting Of the Peabody trustees. The
fund now amounts to e22S,00
New YORK, July l7.-Alludine to the
financial condition of the Peabody educa-
tional fund yesterday, Mr.. Winthrop stated
that about $l30,000 from the fund had been
expended in cooperation with tour times
that amount contributed by the Southern
people in the cause Of education since the
the last meeting of the board thus making
but little less than el,OO0,000 expended
during the year for free common schools
South.
The following are interesting details of
Dr.. Boards yepor: on the schools o! the
South:
VIRGINIA.
The number of public schools in the
State for the year ending August !. 1872. is
OF All ,O2O persons between the ages of five
and twenty one, of whom 247 ,O02 are whites
and 1910 are colored. OF the assistance
received from the fund $2S 900 were appro-
priated to the Virginia schools during the
past scholastic year. The bulk Of this was
given in aid Of graded schools. The total
amount appropriated to the schools of the
StdIe Was Soc,
NORTH CAROLINA.
The condition of the public schools and
education generally in this State was far
from satisfactory. There is an alarming
indifference on the subject among COMMON
people, and want of union and hearty CO.
operation among the public. The amount
appropriated for the schools Of this State
was S!2,55O.
Sor-rrI eApoyySs
Few schools reported throughout the
year. Application was made for Charles
ton. The Legislature at the last session
appropriated 100000 for educational pur-
poses. Not one dollar Of this amount was
received from the treasury, and the result
has been that nearly all the public schools
in this State have been closed. The amour,
paid this State from the fund is $500.
GEORGIA.
DR.. Beard thus quotes from the report of
Of the State superintendent: 1t is not to
be denied that the efforts thus far to estab-
lish the public school system for the State
has resulted in comparative failure" The
fund contributed 200 to twelve schools.
FLORIDA.
A somewhat gloomy picture of the cond-i
tion OF educatian in this State is given from
the report Oh the State superintendent. who,
among Other remarks, says: III IS SauCen-
ing to reflect that three-fourths Of the youth
of this State have not been affected by the
education system But he adds: 1t is en-
couraging to know that the ratio is rapidly
changing" The Peabody fund contributed
$4,000 in aid OF fourteen schools.
ALABAMA.
The State superintendent Of Alabama
gives despondent report. Out of popu-
lation of 100000, there are 3S' 900 who
can neither read nor write; Of the voting
population there are 81 900 blacks and
II 900 whites who can not read q write:
enough if consolidated into one party to con-
troll every election in the State The funds
paid we're $606,6 65 during the year, and
the Peabody fund of $1,000 to five schools.
MISSISSIPPI. .
By the new school law in addition 70 the
State tax of tour mills on the dollar for
the payment of teachers and supervisors,
the counties are required to levy county
tax for the school houses and incidental
expenses on the estimate of the county
superintendent. There are 1850 public
schools with are average attendance of
$4,000 and 400 private schoels with q
l48, ,78O pupils enrolled. The expense of the
common schools is 81 1856 $50, and the
Peabody fund contributed $3.50 to aid six
schools.
On the Recommendation Of Hon. Z, II.