The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1873-01-25
the P,blic SCHOOL Svstens.

The State Board OF Education, composed OF
Prof. N. A. Newell, President Geo. NJ. Lloyd,
ESQ.,, and Rev. Geo. F. Bevan, of Charles county
P. A. Wilmer, Esq, Of Washington county, and
Dr.. Samuel Kepler, Of Baltimore county, nave
published their report concerning the operations
of the Public School System of the State for tho
year 1872.
This report shows that the number OF schools
in operation in the State during the year were
1870; the number of pupils attending these were
ll4,974. The highest number enrolled at any
one time was 81, 6O3. The average number in at
tendance throughout the year as55, l6S. Schools
were in operation ten months in the city ana "
months in the counties, on an average. F0r
building, repairing and furnishing school houses
in the city there were $73, GAS .l5 expended, ana
for the counties $42, sl6.sl, aggregating Sill
46l sc. There was an increase OF only eight
schools in 1872 over 1871, in thecounties There
were 2,286 fewer scholars attending county
schools in 1872 than there were in 1871 and
decrease in the average attendance of 2,04O. In
1871 there were 1901 teachers employed and in
1872 there were l,7l9, an increase OF %. The
amount received from the State as the public
school fund was Sill ,9Os.l less in 1872 than in
1871, while there has been an increase of Sc 327.-
80 in the amounts received from county taxation.
There was an increase Of ST., 1872 in the amounts
expended for books and stationery, and also an
increase of $74 90 on interest account. There
we're 500, 263 As paid for colored schools, and
$32, ga of this went to the city of Baltimore,
while Sc, 1921 was received for the support of
the colored schools of the counties. This is an
increase of So, 221.4l in 1872 over the expendi-
ture of 1871. The followingisa transcript Of the
law concerning the colored population
7. Chapter XVIII, entitled "Coored Population" is
repealed, and the following chapter substituted:
Secton 1t shall be the duty OF the Board of County
schools in each election district for all coored youth be-
tween six and twenty years of age to which admission
shall be Free and which shall be kept open long the
public schools of the particular county provided
ge attendance be not less than fifteen scholars
Secton H. These schools shall be under the direction
of the Board of District Trustees of the respective
school districts within the limits of which they
tabished they shall be subject to the same laws, and
furnished instruction in the branches the schools
for the white children.
"Section III The Comptroller shall apportion the
appropriated the support of the coloed schools of the
counties and the city of Baltimore in proportion
their respective colored population between the
of five and twenty years; said apportonment to be
made at the time he apporons the levy for the white
schools.
Secton w. The total amount takes paid for school
by the coored people of any county, or in the
city of Baltimore together with any donations that may
be made for the purpose snail also DC devoed 20 the
maintenance of the schools for colored people"
There are many good suggestions to be found
in the report and some things that are very dis
couraging to those who desire the promotion Of
the cause OF education in ''My Maryland" We
shall have more to say hereafter concerning the
report.