National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-19
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
SIXTH INNTIL RsPoRT oFsr'PERIN-
TENDENr OF WHITE SCHOOLS.

rENDENT OF WINNIE SCHOOLS.
r.ser~sti.< Facts. Figures and Reflections
fsr the whole Community - The Past.
| Present and Future of the schools.
Mr.. J. Ormoud Wilson. superintendent Of
the white pglie schros Of the Distrc. OF Columbia
has prcparri his sixth annual rport Of the condi-
tim ssstistiS and prospects Of the public Schools
placed undcr his supervision for the last school
year. This report has reference entirely tn the
Srhnnls fbr white children that for the colorel
schOols Is separate and distinct report. and Is pre-
pared by Mr.. Cook. the superintendent OF the
eOlorci schools
According Tn the census Of ism the white popula-
tiIn % the District Of Columbia was st.siL The
estimated present population Is lsS.on The total
number Of ehildrsn Of legal school age. according
! to the census. - 10 Of which the whole num-
her enrolled in the public schools during the year
eovere.i by this report was i2cSi The estimated
real value of property use,l ft S.honl purposes l.
put at sSsSTa The sS-csSe,i valuation Of taxable
property Of the city + sStGaNn on which there i
tax for school purpo-ss Of II mills per dollar Of
as-cs-sl value. Interesting tables accompany the
npnrt AMI which are explained BY the superintcn-
dent.
supoL u-tLnISGS
Nr. wilson calls sttention again to the lack Of
snitsble sChool bgiltings fr the white schons ~
Washington. and gives the Ellnwins facts and
! is,urrS:
M as,,, s,,s-;; ., , : ,ss Ne whole
var va. - Ard ,larinx The pas, sour yssrs the
sai s pa f .hS, ss s9 Ssps ai' rSm
sst both study and r.st,i-,i, ard ih,ls tsi schco
he DstIsi q So,unhss and Designed and er-tCd
-, ss $50 - Az. ,.ir,n - ~, MIL
arr Aftsusi-i BY aDout an children ocrupying
,,, s . s,n ss rfs,eI ss .ns'5 n-sess
sI 'rr rOoar. n market hotE and c,lliiccs orisi
;srtei ,hrt they saa rally b. chsnSed into r!s
s-h.',ss w INV WIN W INV" Observation-Disclosures ny '"e
IN The CONSTRUCTION % thsse rcntcd rooms no
y P'gr,,ns i A., a,,It snPIy o. i,sht and
I T, ~, {. si III, s ;, r. a. Scrs
iin anil VT in Son,. Instances these roaniS have
-. iss ~ ths b1'Ty o. htrnth' AL ~ n,any
ci5y ihcrn 20 rsaain Oh, q ,,h"oi Thy src ns,,n
whom !. mpsssd the duty u assigning the pupils to
ihr yaI,c; -h,is a AZ PirrpLs d,Ie to havr their
s.5i i 49,. ~, We M, ,S a'"T M I rs,
sa = my ~ n,Sm Nsslsns- ln w
~ i =. = III, ~ ,n,''h'" ny THESE
y, M ,s,.e TIM ts ps,riri so!c,nn,en Is paving
nv ,, Trn,, L,.lts a w., ~ Sf aRnnn
is siii.hr; With seihi os ten Essi .,hoi.ro91,s IN
49, ,nrg, S,s,, y. ~ ~ psnP2oSsan, I'm me
mum, pal 20 TIT pT annam snerazs, iuiiy ,en
49,, ~ n san s ~ M ps1-iY rsfs AMI ~
aII hops q parrh.ssirg sites and erecting buildings
-eHs :. y prerirt irnui thu fhlure unles. there Is
!. ,sts,i,iI ,.txtS,h,. S P''er"' P'N'' n '"""se
\, ~ go, ~. -, ,,,,,. e., ,,,r, 49,, ,,.,,.,
,ni t.sPP ~, S,sIIir, n i,,nsi NJ M 1880
sur1nlially and brisoTisiy expsslss In Sit,s, and
piain. well arranged bnin-s would furnish all the
,5,.nimoLliinns supPiisd ~ the rooms now rent,t
~ Ihss snn NsTr efr0.e'i thr annual interest 81 sS
p Srai. s.asi snaant !" ~ rs .ns ar.Nns OF
49, -. ~. ,Ipfss,,.,, ~ ~. ,a,t,,5rs,I ~
M cvil q Paving ont - large a portion Of the
-rhcol nnsl err rsnts and rpfE,rs hss been and is
SroSir< rspsny, Keeping WITH the tncreNSe q at
t-n'sn- IN th- scao'lS ani very lttts has b.en done
70 chcrk urta= The Isss. Nv. years The JeiisrSon
Wv
80, - y ~ 49,, ~, - - ., b, ~ man. w
All thIs :,ys th~1i .ay sX ss.t1na s.hs,l r,S%nS
Tss lyllulnlS.klfiIns fr The othrT Sshs,oIs In The
Dtrst % CnunlbtA Arr more satisfactory. In GsOrsJ
town snt the cuunty the buillinr' O'VIpe,i by The
Shynt, arr all 1vn'-i by the Dtrict government and
ar n Ell s,s. I'm, pT n ~ NJ r S Sr+sTnssIon
,ii, s N III 80 .Ii , MS 49, s,i
10 Inc RS ~ IN. Sor.I .rhSoI, Of Wa.hnx,on and
t!ssIretoxn All the other rsInls osJnplasi by these
SShnois In buildings owned by the DtstriCt gov
ernRl-nt.
faH % .n',P~ ths yhit psibs, sShoos Of W asnston
nv | 1,'.,s, "a ,, ,r,1.,, lnS ,nn
i,I AMI NAV IIIS,s Mi al, N civ tstnss apprSy,i
Il ; now invests, In cnrpnratoa stocs. which paws
Sny sS pr crntum sisrst. while the District iiov-
vh'rh l-Soars, cest OF nom ten 10 If
s S rS s =. M, s Tsn s TIN shan ,s b rT
tsJn an " required 70 emit H.
~HooL furrLNrInS AND ATTENDANT
~ sttS>,I as1t. the whole nninnSr 81 children
- III
-, :, .,,,. - - ,S. IN, ' p. .p'i, WI -
'rN.,s 'lht IN ayttt-N lll! atcuuhfiCS WIS
- ihs lhtree,' IN htteiii lance wa, Is tllow'
III the Whale numtcr " pIP,l> enrolled ST. in the
3verir nun,E II pupil er'Otly-l ~ in !hssrs
tir, "a him .hsI t,tstl,t enrolled in rho nuLlI,.
sI,.,Is - san fr,tj,,., al ~, ...h,i. IT. ~
- = - -, A a z = - - = -, ~ a.. a. I,
lE'i %aat ul-tu,tt't bs tnc NHHt heiI We hhi
TN aN'ttse uttthsr OF pupils cnrblIS1 tur cSich
o.arhrE % have bS-srn Eb-1nc nlDsG than fpr the
previous year.
Mr. wtl~,a estimates that tn. whole numIrr nf
white pupils in tn. prfvat, ,Fh.pu. II Washington
anal ts,s rsstIwu during the wear Wa Il sl maxim,
a teal ,nr,Ilnen; In hath public and private
s,hs.,l, Il lS>Fi Ifth--,. uuinlErs were strirtly
scruratc a. the Pr'~gut time the figures you'll
~hN the >sh.l attendance t. IN. remIrknhly al
"a ..llrnl pgultfi,,u III - ~ anil A Srh,sJ nj.
rsr1.Ilur,. - !. al M, Il, ,xrI,n,tb,n ~ III,
Srr,,I.- -. - !. = In 4 v -. l. - :,
-tNch ~. tstuiTtN ,h'uli ~ "lH" lIttt
IN >faf t-'ilatfih ht> J,cu hltrtNSt'l since tiic
Tgtt>'i, ~ lNp hlzu - par cent, AMI II Is probable
that the uuuh,'r Ut pupils Mp rtet Snrbllcl In
private S,hgIs i somewhat larger than II should
n,
Z, rhJz rn-,r,~..i,t, III, yc,,...,v tr i,.r,.,..,
.E.t =, 1r - -, ! ,,i,, 49, - ~ ~ ~ ~
y - I, ''i> : NSAii F''c're' 10 III u'e
s''s-NN M tAitaStat'h'
Tie Alton Ell,ss In til. public <ha1ls Of this city i
n1W llnits by the aSpInuIB ,atipn< furnished The
S ~ ti.. hg- c,T-sti the Assignment Ut many
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