Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-10

SYNOPSIS OF THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
for the County of Alexandria, for the year end
ing August 3lst, 1874:
Receipts. FROM State fund, $500 O.; from
county tax, $44S 81, (Sl44 being from dog tax
of 1872 from district tax, including balances
on hand September lst. 1873, $3,775.06; from
other sources, $1,000; total, 81 994. S4. Prop
erty owned by districts, September lst, 1873,
$l55.ll; do. August 3lst 1874 $500 40.
Expenditures. For teachers wages, $1,000
%; TOR real estate, buildings and repairs, SAG
20; t"r furniture, globes. maps. charts and
other apparatus, S24 10; for fuel rent, books,
and other contingent expenses, 1926 Al; for pay
OF clerks, treasurer, and assessors, S208, As;
total 50, 1874 As. Balance district and county
funds 90 hand, $1,000. Paid male teachers,
sl,2G3 SO; female teachers, sl.645.75. Cost
OF tuition Tor each pupil enrolled per month,
50 cents; for each pupil in average attendance,
Sl25.
| Schools. Average number of pupils enrolled
TO each teacher. g.; average number attending
10 each teacher, 26 Whole uumber enrolled
10 county. 495; average age Of these. | years.
Studying spelling and reading, 4j9; writing,
236; arithmetic, 2l3; grammar. H. geography,
80. W hlte pupils enrolled, lS6; colored. 800
| " hle pupils ID average attendance, ll2: col
ored, 90: total. 2ll. Per ceptage of schoo
population enrolled 81; white, So; colored, 3d.
The school population comprises all persons
between 5 and 2l.) Per ceutagc of school
population IN average attendance, %; white,
81; coorcd, II. Per centage of those enrolled
in average attendance, IL; white, So; colored
40. Number Of schools, !; white, t; colored
3; one more colored school needed. Schools
kept open eleven mouths Of twenty school days
each. Teachers, s; white male, ,; white female
=; colored male, /; eoored female. g. Average
pay of males, $3S. 30; OF females $50 81.
School liquidation. WI males l46; white
females, 1885, culored males, 292;; colored f.
males, "9l total, 9l2
Superintendent Number Of days Supern
tendcut was employed, II; miles travelled OIL
school business, 50; official letters written, 50
teachers examined, 10; meetings of Schoo
Board attended, ,; visits 10 schools, -; ex
pended out of salary, $3.50; salary received
$50.
District accounts jefferson - Receipts =
State fund, s279.9S; county tax, $l65. H. dis
trlct tax, s97l.O4 contributions Of pupils tor
maps. $40 90; total, 81 .426.l9.
Expenditures Teachers salaries s704 90;
maps, SO %; pay Of clerk, two years. $50 90
pay Of treaSurrrs and assessors, S29. s.: fuel
rent, &C., $24S.1 II; total, 81, 042 09. Balance
$3S4.l0.
Ellington Receipts. State fund, s3l399
county tax $500; district tax, Sl,146 L.
total 81 245..l.
Expenditures Pay of teachers, 81. Sol IS
expenses on buildings, sl39 S. maps, Sl4 90
pay Of clerk, $1,000; pay Of assessor and treas
urer, S1S.04 fuel REM, &c.. $362.713; total
$l.9722. 81. Balance. $273.04
WashmQto Receipts State fund, 1856
O.; county tax. 80. II: district tax, 81 ,057S5
total 81 323.',4
Expenditures Teachers pay 1887 so build
ing, 5000; clerks pay, nothing charged
trcasurcr'S and assessors pay, S4l 90; rent
$500; total. 81 1863 90 Balance, $l53 3d.