Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-10-06
Public Schools.

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| Alexandria for the Year Ending July 81
| 1850.
Table No. School Population. -Numbe
Of porsons ever ysnrs of ago end unde
81: J,ferson Ds!ric.-Whit, males. Sc
wbto females, 70; total white, l26; oolorec
males, l24; colored females. l2S; total colored
24C; total white and oolcred. 374 Arlington
District-White males. 10; whit, females. 100
total white, PIG; colored males, lS9; oolcred te
males, It's; total colored, 3G4 total white and
calorcd. jS3. Washington District White
oolorcd males, c.; co'ored females. -; tota
County--Wb males. CSC; white females. 246
total white, 5Oo; oolored males, SIC; ooored
females $40; total colorsd, 746; total white and
| colored, l,24S. Nunbnr between 5 and
Jeferson-l4 males and 10 samaes. Airing,
| ton 20 males snd lG females Washington
- males AID Is fenalee. Couoty-55 males
aud Is females. Between and lG: JctFer-
| son-l46 males and $50 femees. Allington-
23S males end 229 females. Wasbineton-lll
males and ll2 ionaes County-495 males
| and 4sl females. Between l6 aud q : Jeffer.
| s1n--.0 males and 25 females. Aroeten-42
males and 90 females. Washiogtou-2l msles
and 20 females Coun.y-S3 males and 76 fe.
males.
Table No. upiIs.-Wholo number CO
rolled, G39; 222- white and All colored. Ever
are monthly eprollment, 444; III white and
273 colored. Average daily attendance, 35l;
l34 white Gnd 2l7 c)lored. Percentage of
school population enrolled, white A. colored
Sc. Percentage of ohool population 10 average
ATTENDANCE. white 81. c.l3rsd 30. Percentage
Of attcndauoa to average enrolment, white 49,,
| colored TO- Number studying higher branches
white II, colorcd IL. Average monthly enroll.
msnt to erc1 tescher 49, Average ago TO-.
Number suppi,d with text books by districts G.
Table Ne. S-Sohools and Teachers-Sohoos
opened, white, oolorAd; total Q. Average
number OF days taught l59; Of months s. Mum
Der OF schools needed which would average Is
pupils !. Tescter0 employed, white male 3.
whito female ]; total white 4; colored male 3.
colored ftmalo y total S; total white and c:lor-
ed g. Average monthly salaries of male teach
CTS, $3S DO; Of female teachers $o9.7l.
Table No. 4-Graded Schools. There arc
20 graded SCHOOLS, prcpsry so called, in the
county.
Table III. 5-Recaipts, &c.-State funds,
amount received. Sl.2SS.S0; county funds,
amount rtc.iVed, $4S473; district funds, bal.
arc, on hsud August l, 1879. $6lS 80; amount
received. s3023 IA; total available fund.-,
$5,4lj.GG.
Table No. 1-Exoendtuus &o.-For teach.
trs' wages, 81 ga 25; for real estate. buildings
add repairs. 1925 80; for pay Of clerks and
treasuiers. 5000 SO; for expenses of County
School Board, SC. IS; for fuel, lights, rent. in-
surance and contingent expenses. $G07. 40; total
paid out, 81, 1886 BALANCE distric. funds on
hond, ST O32 Of; amour: duo djsric. olelkF,
Sl722.
Table No. Whole Cos! Of Education.
Teachers Wages, So. GA IS; psy of distric.
clerks, $55 A; pay Of superintendent, 500; pay
of treasurer, $244 SO; rent, fuel and lights,
$433 IT, teZt books for iudigen: children,
50 81; pay of ianitors. insurance and other con
tingeut expenses. Sl7l.92 total, $2.63l AZ.
Cops of tuition per month pei pupil enrolled,
5l!c; whole cost, 7lc. =
Table No. S-L:cal Funds Levied for 1880
District fluids. amount asked for. S. 900; aver.
Gga number of csnts on 500 tsx required, BIT;
estimated yield. So 500. County funds. amount
asked for, $3.50; mum Der of cents on 500 tax
required, 5; estimated yield, $500; estimated
total yield of legal tsZstion for school purpose,
$500; actual yield OF county and districts funda
levied for lS79.'S0, s3.77G37; whole cost Of
public funds tor tescAers' salaries, male teach
ers 81 ,S9l; feual, teschers $74325. Whole
number OF mouths tauQhtby male teachers 49f;
by fsmal. teachers 35.
Table No. 9-Sohoolhcuses Whole lumber
9; 81! frame and all With Ou!houses; With Sui
sblo grouod:; = with good furniture; 9 rooms 10
all; 3 Owned by ostricls; vau, 50 $50
Table No. l0-Wolk aud Pay OF Sdperinten.
dent.-Occupled by offcsl bt 8 cess 10 entire
days; travelled ,,28 miles; Wrots so ofic al let
ter.; examined II teacher issusd 81 tax re-
ceivsbIs warrants; attended meetings OF Couo
ty Board; paid Sc visits to clools; held meet
logs Of Institute; p,id out Of salary $35 for
typenset; total salary 800 from State.
4 great benefit has been secured to the poor |
by rha iatrodrc ion of Dr.. Bulls Cough Syrup;
Irr it no. only takes IS cents to cure q cough, |
stcn formerly doctor bills alone amounted 10
dollars.
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