Daily Republican., 1880-09-09
FIFTH EDITION
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The Krpor,

'h' 1rnSr' ,.s's'. Of the Ao,uary q,
Delaware ASsoeia,,o. OF
ID. =. Conrad, Aotuarv n
ware Association for the A. s5Das,,D 'ns D
Soio,sd 90, ,S children, has Just rsa''on bssD On
IN. No :, '0ioIsd s schools were oUsD.d
year a. Newark, St. (isOrass r,nsa I,a
ohrissiana y IT nor Delaware Civ rr0n
lsos was attributed to the inS;T..l
si parents to educational ma,.a uefs
year there r was a decrease s,s, three ~
IN New Castle county, over tbe 'cl9 90
Gus year. Kent county lost ons i", pa
out sussex county gained ops
DuIing the year | visitsd thu.
the schools in New Castle conn,s. ,e
Middietown, Odessa and MI. p,as,I
an IN Kent, except Harrington, lag Joa
Neck and Marydel, and sigit in SOL sol
at Lswss, Rehoboth, Nassau, S'aa Su's
ler,s Neck, Conrad, Milton, Gsorgs,a
and Lincoln. In every ,se'OY ,Uo,sY
found the scholars interested in NV "
studies and quite intent upon lea,ni,1
In several places | was Isurnti"aa
ind that so much progress had =.
made by classes sincs my las, Wait \
the aptness and proficiency sbo",
several of the scholars in su,llipS i,
most encouraging.
Several points touched for tb0 .
time, and was grstiisd to ind M
we'll disciplined and sv-,y.DinO w.
eating thrift and prosperity,
teachers, with but very ra,s sx'l
tions, have been faithful and efoisl
and to them is due much cr.dit IN, Il
present good standing of the sevsl
schools. '1
When / recall what self sacrito;I
efforts the colcred people OF the MI
have been making for the last ,vsl|
years, 10 educate their children al
not bat hope, with all friends Of n
cause, that the next Gsnstsl AssembI
Of the State will be led to ,ecoRp,a h
justice Of their request, and to rand
such financial aid as will spabi. tba
to improve their present condition Al
also relieve them Of an upesual bn
den, which they have patiently borl
for many years, almost single handA
and alone.
The school at Middletovn, which :,
the greatest length OF tims and had n
largest enrolment Of scholars Of an
New Castle county schools, contiuu.
for nine months and had sixty.ssv
scholars. The largest number
schools in this county in operation
any time was fourteen; the number
pupils was ga.
The following financial statement /
the county Is submitted
Received fion County Treasurer
rom May ~, 1879, TO Juna ", 1880. s tG9
Total amount extended In UoUaty
since May 80 1879 I3
$40
Amount overdrawn last year III
Balance In hands OF Treasurer, IG2
Amount receive from taKes Of vii.
mington Iirnired, IN
Amount paid for support OF Niath
ward school, u
--
Amonnt pa d to he Board 0 Public
Education, "a
The highest mbsr Of pupils enFt
led in Kent county was 800, and Il
largest number Of schools in operSti,
at one time was 10. The school at D
YER continued large and had more P
pills at one time than ary other sChO
in the county. The pupils number'
81, and the school continued 5 month
The county's financial statsmsl
shows a deficiency
An cunt received since May 70 1872 R
Amount Of deficiency " Id
S5l.
Amount expended rom Msy 3,
1879, to June 81, 1850 Tvs
Amount expended in excess Of n -
mou It received VIZ
In Sussex county The number
schools was II. The Slaughter'o Me-
school had the largest enrolment, II
number being II.
The financial statement Of this c0un'
also shows a deficiency:
Amount race sed since May %, lo77 s5So
- OF deficiency "a
~
Am cunt expended irOIn May 20, 1879 -,
to .1unu, 1889 u"
In hands OF Treasurer '"
The total number OF schools in u
State during the year vas 30; decres
In number of schools. over last year,
highest number OF pupils enrolled
254; increase in number Of pupils O'