Wilmington journal., 1874-07-03
in New Hanover County.

2 Rev. II. B. Blake, Superintendent
S OF Schools in this county, has laid OIL
r our table pamphlet just issued from
: the JOURNAL STEAM PRESSES, which
contains matter of much inter
: est relative to the schools in thi.
/ county for the present year. From i
2 we collate the following items There
are 3, $40 white and 4, ,795 colored chill
= dren of the school age in this county
: Wilmington has of this number, l, ISL
l white and 2,304 colored; of the Other
: township, Columbia has the largest
r number, 321 whites and 327 colored
, Holden has the fewest 40 whites and
! 93 colored. The cost of the city
schools during the year has been, 81,
S76 10: $4,000 of this amount came
} from the Peabody fund. In the en-
tire county the attendance Oh public
schools has been 1926 white pupils
} and l, 74S colored pupils, at O cost OF
something over $12, 200.
Mr.. Blake says:
The Public Schools of the city are
maintained for eight months, begin
! ming this year on the 18th of Octo-
Der, 1873, and closing on the 5th OF
June, 1874.
} There are three grades, Primary,
| IuGtIHGOlaGG duu \IrdIulnaf SCHOOLS.
In the Union School House, be-
has been School for white pupils,
where two hundred and seventy have
been taught.
On Fourth street, near Boney's
Bridge, is the Hemenway School
House for white pupils, in which one
hundred and sixty have been taught.
These Schools are Primary and In
termediate, as the Tileston School
takes the pupils of higher grade.
The Williston School on Seventh
street. is for colored pupils. In that
building we have one Grammar
School and an Intermediate and a
Primary School. The intermediate
School has had one hundred and forty
nine pupils. The Primary School has
had one hundred and forty pupils
In the School House on Campbell
Square we have Intermediate and
Primary Departments. The number
of pupils in this building has been,
intermediate. one hundred and fifty;
Primary, one hundred and forty
These are o.ored pupils.
In districts No. one and No. four,
rooms have been rented and Primary
Schools maintained. In No. ono there
have been forty-nine pupils, and in
| No. four, one hundred and twelve pu-
| pils-colored.
The whole number Of pupils taught
in the City Schools ha been one thou
sand, two hundred and fifty-one. Nine
! teen teachers have been employed.
| We have introduced into the City
! Schools DR.. Leigh's system of in
struetion i'll reading. We are satisfied
! that it greatly lessons the time and in
creases the thorOughness of the work
III that department.
One of the greatest obstacles to the
| highest success in our schools is the
irreCularity OF the attendance of many
of the pupils. Without compulsory
laws, [ sec no remedy for this evil,
unless it be in o rule that q scholar
shall forfeit his seat by unnecessary
absence. This would exclude some
who now get some benefit from the
schools, but it would enable teachers
to do much more satisfactory work,
| and I think popular education would
be promoted by
Our schools have elected the warm
est Communications from intelligent
visitors from other localities. Emf
nent men have told our scholars that
their opportunities are equal to any in
the land. Our teachers deserve the
thanks of the community for the
patient work they have done
The WilIston School House for
coiored school and the Hemenway
School House for a white school. be-
long to the School Committee Of Viii
mington, and are worth So, 600 each.
The Campbell Square School House
- 7
School House for white school are
furnished to the Committee without
rent.
Allowing uniform attendance of
one thousand pupils the cost of tuition
in our Public Schools has been 9Ss
cents per month for each pupil. 1t is
demonstrated ti,at system of good
schools for our city can be maintained
at an expense of about one dollar
mon. h for each pupil. Shall the chill
dren grow up Ill Ignorance
Masonboro has had one school for
whites with thirty-two scholars, cost
$50. None for colored children.
Columbia has had four schools
for white one hundred and sixteen
scholors, cost 1872. Two colored
schools with sixtyfve scholars, cost
$780,
Holly has had two white schools
with tifty-six scholars, cost $16S. Two
colcred schools with sixty-two scholars,
cost about $150
Cape Fear has had one white school
with sixteen scholars, cost $50. Two
colored schools with eighty-two schol-
ars, cost $40.
Federal Point has had one colored
school with twenty-nine scholars, cost
$50 G5. No white schools.
Harnett has had four white schools
with one hundred and nineteen schol-
ars, cost $500 sS. Three colored
schools with one hundred and fifteen
scholars, cost 1894.
Holden has had one white school
with twenty-five scholars. Three col
orcd schools with eighty scholars.
Rocky Point has had three white
schools with seyenty-eight scholars.
One colored school with one hundred
and twenty-five scholars. Cost in
Rocky Point and Holden. white schools
$3.50. Colored schools $500.
Caswell has had three white schools
with forty-nine scholars, cost $3 56.
-Four colored schools with one hun
dred and sixty-eight scholars, cost $500.
Grant has Lad two white schools
with tfty-elGht scholars, cost Sl42 Al.
Three colored schools with sixty-two
scholars, cost $50
Lincoln has had three white schools
with nincty-rine scholars, cost @20l 81.
One colored schaai with thirty-four
| scholars, cost S8f.
Union has had four white schools
with one hundred and sixty-three
scholars, cost S2G9. Two colored
schools with one hundred and five
| scholars, cost 1872 90.
In the county one thousand two
hundred and twenty SIX white pupils,
one ti!nusand seven hundred and forty
eight coiored pupils. Total two thou
sand nine hundred and seventy-four.
Cost Of schools in the county some
thing more than $i2, 600
70 AL, par'icuiaTiy Invalits, spring is a t;y-
iui indications or sickness should Al
! caused tv allowing g the ho~=l> to hecorne con
s:ilatcG, au,i the - st nj TO r~in;.in i'll diSr
deEe,i condition, uE1il tts tt-orGer has time