Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-09-28
SUPERINTENDENT Carne,s Renort


OFFICE OF SUP'T OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS,
ALEXANDRIA, Va, Sept. %, 1875.
Editor alexandria Gazette:
As required by law, furnish synopsis of
my annual report to the Superintendent of
Public obstruction, for publication.
Yours truly,
RICHARD L. CARNE
City Superintendent of Public Schools.
City Of alexandria.
School Population: between and 2l,)
Whites 2 S22; males l,433 females 1889.
Colored l,625; males S25, females $50. There
are 359 persons between five and six, and | 100
between l6 and 81; leaving 2,92S between six
and seven, the usual school age. Tue total
number between and 81, for whom State
school money is to be received is AT.
Teachers and Schools: Sixteen teachears are
employed; teo white and six coored; two of
each being males. The number of divisions in
the tour schools corresponds to this number
(l6) These schools were open ten months,
or l9l days in ALL
Pupils: The whole number of pupils was
93l. vi these SGT were white aud 364 coloied.
The average munthy enrolment was 745; 474
white aud ~ coored; and the average daily
attendance SO; 425 white ani 245 colored.
between aud 2l, and 90 per cent Of the col
ored enrolled 10 public schools and Is Der cent
OF each race was 10 average attendance. The
percentage of attendance to average monthly
e9rolment Was 90, the races being lust equal
in that also. l04 white and 60 oolored pupils
studied branches other than those required by
aw, such as History, Composition, Algebra,
&c.
The average age Of the pupils was IL; the
average monthly enrolment to each teacher
was Al; the number supplied with text books
at pubic expense, only four.
Schools-W ashlngton, for white boys) T.
ID. FlakIln, A. NJ, Principal, had six teachers
and 35o pupils enrolled during the year. with
an average attendance Of 27l. The percentage
OF average attendance to average monthly un-
rollment was 81, aud the cost OF tuition for each
pupil enrolled 81 cents month.
Lee, for white girls, Miss Margaretta Law,
Prluclpa, had four teachers and POO pupils
enrolled, with a0 average Attendance Ut l54
he percentage OF attendance to enrolment
was So, aud the cost Of tutioo for each pupii
enrolled, SO nts.
Snowdcu, (for colorcd boys,) VIM. f. Pow.
ell, Principal, had three teachers and l3y pu.
pills enrolled, with an average attendance of
SO. The percentage of attendance to average
moothly enrolment was 90, and the cost Of
tuition for each pupil enrolled, 81 ceuts a
month.
HaIlowe (fOr coored girls,) Miss Sarah A.
Gray, PrncIpAl, had three teachers and 225
pupils enrolled, with an average attendance OF
l52. The percentage OF Attendance TO average
enrolment Was 80, and the cost of tuition for
each pupil enrolled, ST cents Month
- 600 was received from the Peabody Edu.
Cation Fund.
School Houses: Four were used, two brick
aud TWO frame; all having suitable out houses,
and three suitable grounds. There are, 10 ali
the houses, twcnty-eight rooms. Ouly TWO are
owned by the city, aud the value Of those two
with their furniture is estimated at Sd ,O5S S.
Superintendent: This officer attended to
public school business 367 hours during the
year and travelled IS miles 90 that business
He wrote l49 official letter; examined teach
ers; attended Is meetings of the School Board:
paid 206 visits to schools; aud rec lived salary
from the State OF S2lS.75, out OF which be paid
Sl5 81 Tor stationery aud other necessary cx.
penseS.
Receipts and Expenditures There was re.
cclved FROM the State for school purposes
S4,35l; from the city $1,000; and from the
Peabody Fund and rAuts s.. 253 81; which with
the balance Of S564 g. from last year, amount
ed to $l4, 36949
There was expended for salaries of teachers
$500; tor real estate, buildings and furniture
S3, 69O.6li tor fuel, rent, repairs, salaries of
Jaultors and other contingent expenses s., 09O.-
70; for salary OF clerk and taking tricnnial CEN
sus 1888. SO; total $l3.3 64 90; leaving balance
on hand OF Sl,0O529
There was due by the Board on the 31st of
August ST. l39 60 $4,000 on the Peabody
Buildiug.)
The average salary of male teachers was
$50 Is; OF female teachers S42 Us The whole
cost OF educating each pupil enrolled was ~
ceuts month; of each pupil 10 average attend
ance Sl.O4 month.
PriUate School Statistics.
Is white males, 2O4 white females, IS color
ed males, aud 90 coored females, 447 10 all.
we're educated in private primary schools (Of|
these l68 were 10 the parochial school of st.
Mary $, aud 70 in that Of Christ Church, aud
about 50 10 the colored school under the patron
age OF the latter,) 1913 white males and 1919
white females, 10 all 1872 We're 10 private high
schools; ADD 8white males were at college.
Thus $50 persons 10 all we're educated at pri.
vate expense; making only 1888 persons re-
celVlug any education out of the All between
the ages OF 5 and 81 10 the city OF the pu-
pills at the high schools and colleges 90 white
boys and 80 white girls; lS3 10 ali, were study
ing the higher branches.
There we're 10 female teachers of white pri
mary schools and : male and female col1red
teachers of such schools iu all Is 2whitc
male and Is white female teachers 10 high
schools; In all 2S; making 43 private teachers
in the city.
Gold has been taken from the White Hall
niue, with Rocker, at the rate of 81 to 100
dollars day per Rocker. Mr. Stonebraksr
says: - friend of mice tells me that he was
employed on the mine at the time aud had
churge of three hands who were pounding the
ore 10 hand mortars and worked them nine DAYS
and took out fifteen thousand dollars worth of
gold. challenge the world for ten more such
prospects, - Fredericksburg Neeos