Saint Mary's beacon., 1874-01-29

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A. Neself bas sens 70 the legislatsrs sls
sssal reposs 81 Tie Etate School Board.
whiA i quite lpss sisl suggestive. We
are unable to give ; satisfactory summss
~. bat CLEAN froa tAs document the id
lsxisg items W
In tls year ending September 80. 1878.
there we're III pablic schools in lsalti.
more. aid 1.6l9 in the counties: total.
l.742. Number Of aiifsreu, pupils In
Baltimore city. 40. Is3; in the counties
90. .141; total. l30.is.l. Highest mum.
her enrolled 10 ore tern IN The eity, aS..
$40; counties. 20. 90; total. 90. .25s.-
Average number in daily attendance in
the city. -. ISL; counties. sS, 636; total.
60.Sl5. Number Of teachers in the ci,y
Of Baisiu,oee. 624; sosnties. 1891, total,
2.555. Nuu,ber of months schools were
open in the city. 10s counties, 9 Is, a..
srage for the State Q 1880 montha..,-
Amount paid for tcsehers salaries in the
city. $3SS. .9S4 q; counties. S5eO. .4Sl-
10. Amount paid for building. rersir.
ing snd furnishing school houses in the
rity. $ls.l33 46; counties. STA. 25s 64.
Amount paid for books and stationery in
the city. $25. 4S4 Is; counties. 344. .642-
l6. Amount paid for colored schools In
Baltimore. 4sS. l66 4s; cesnties. $751;
4l0 20. :, Total expenditure for public
school purposes in Baltimore 3540. .4S7-
81; and in the counties, SSl3. $40 04.
a comparison Of the statistics of she
counties. exclusive of Balm city. for
1878 with the year previous. shows uai-
form increase over 1872. except in 6nau-
ees. receipts. and expenditures. &c. The
increase in schools reported Was 22l; Of
scholars enrolled. II 1913.
Total expenditure for public school pur-
poses. lS72 SIG. .495 SO; 1873. $751;
500 Increase in 1878. S97, ,0S3 0S.
Although a greater number Of school
houses have been built than in any form
CT year. the demand Tor more aud better
houses is still on the increase. There is
more inquiry for experienced aud we'll
qualified teachers. aud greater willing
ness to pay them adequate salaries. Sew
eral new high scools have been establish
ed; some academies on the o.d foundation
have been transformed Tito public high
schools. and many large graded sel,o OILS
have assumed such proportions that We
may expect them before long to furnish
the foundation for additional high schools.
Colored schools are reported as having
been established in oil the counties. as
follows: Allegheny 2 schools. I32 pu-
pills; Anne Arundel II schools. 100 pu-
pills; Baltimore county IL schools, 40
pupils; Calvert 10 schooss. 535 pupils;
Caroline Q schools. 800 pupils; Carroll 5
schools, 23O pupils; Cecil Z schools, 2I9
pupils; Charles Is schools. 925 pupils;
Dorchester 10 schools. !. lSI pupils; Fred
erick IA schools. ISL pupils; Hartford II
schools. 5s2 pupil; Howard 6 schools.
23S pupils; Kent 6 schools, 435 pupils;
Montgomery 8 Sschouls. 46S pupils; Prince
Georges Q schools. 400 pupils; Queen
Annc's II schools. 664 pupils; St Slary's
II schools. 5l2pupils, Somerset : schools.
46S pupils; Talbot 8 schools. 6l7 pupils;
Washington 0 schools. 455 pupils; Wi
comico 8 schools, 423 pupils; Worcester
: schools. 394 pupils; total 2i0 schools,
l.1s9 pupils TO which should BE- ad-
ded Baltimore city Is schools. 2.9S:, pu-
pills making an aggregate Of 225 schools
and Ii. III pupils.
At the present moment it is the opinion
Of those b st qualified to judge that the
civil rights bail wiIl,o pass, at least with
the offc,,sive school feature unmodified.
But VIC know not what day may bring
forth. and it is the part Of wisdom to be
prepared for disagrecab.e possibilities.
There is no danger Of having mixed
schools in Maryland. whatever laws Con-
ercss may r,cke. Before such change
could take place there must be . social
revolution such as acts Of Congress may
retard but cannot hasten. When the black !
race Ella l have risen to the same social
level as the white race it will need no civil |
rights bill to give them equal privileges
in the same scLo ]. But until that time
shall come Congress might as vel! pass a
law that oil aud water shall stand ut the |
same height in the same bottle. Legis-
late as We rlease, each will take its own |
level in obedience to natural laws. aud |
agitation cannot produce mixture though
il may prevent settlement.
There is 10 evidence that the colored |
people in Maryland desire admission iu.o
wEite schools. and there is reason to be-
lieve that even in the event of the bill |
passing in it's present shape 6rm and ju-
aicious management would preserve our
schools system iatacs. But as it is i'm. |!
possible to provide definitely for all con-
tingencies BY State legislation We recon-
mend that the Governor of the State and |
the attorney general be added to the State
board of education. and that the board |
thus constituted shall have power to enact
By laws for the administration Of the pub |
lie school eystem, and to close any school.
and to suspend or remove any teacher,
when they consider il necessary.
The TExpERAxcE QUESTION. the