Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-25
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Report Of the BOARD os rru>,.c,

The board OF trustees OF pubue s,hoals 70
DAY transmitted to the Com nlssioners Of rho
plsir,ct the following Communication: the
board OF trustee5 in response 70 yolr com
mupicatfon OF July l4th, reaueSiiag ,esri.
mates OF the necessary expenses OF con-
ductfng public schools for the fiscal wear
ending June Soth. lsS2. with such ingornatioa
ard suggestions as &c their present condition.
and wants as you may deem important has
the honor 20 submit the following report and
recommendations. with estimate OF the amount
that viii be required for the support O; the pub
lie schools in the District OF Columbia for the
fiscal year ending June 3oth. lss2: The number
OF youth or school age g TO Ia tnclusiye1 In the
District OF Columbia, according 10 the census
OF ISIS was: White &c 426: colored I2.Ss4; total.
SS,so0. The whole number OF pupils enrolled In
the public schools tor the school year ending
June 50. 1850. WAS: White 1924; colored s. SOS;
total, 264i9; Increase over the enrolment Of last
year, 1929. The average number or pupils en-
rolled in tie public schools for the school year
ending June so, iSsl. was: White. Is 9IS; col
orGd, 1892 total, 2i .5S1. The Increase over last
year was 1871. The number OF teachers en-.
ployed for the school year ending June 80. 1850,
was: In the white schools, 2S1; I'm the clloref
schools. i52; total. 4SS. The total expenditures
for Ibe support az the public schools for the
school year ending June 81. 1880 were sass 567 AZ.
SCHOOL BFILDINGS
The number OF school rooms owned is: For
white schools. l66: for colored schools 9S: total
264. The number or school rooms rented is:
For white schools. 90: for colored schools %:
total 120 An appropriation for two buildings
OF twelve rooms each-one for the white schools
and one for the colored schools OF Washington
has been made and the work on them has al
ready commenced and will be finished by the
end OF the present school year. ESttm ating the
cost or site and school building OF twelve
rooms at 81, GOO, the following is the estimated
cost OF buildings needed TO supply the place or
the rented rooms: For white schools: In Wash
lnSton. SIS. 80; in Georgetown, s. 500; IN tn,
county, $4,000; total $685. For colore
schoois: In Washington, $4,000; in the county,
81 ,25e; total s56. $50.
ESTIMATE OF ExrKSsEs
Tor The support OF the public schools for the
fiscal year ending June 30, ISS2:-SilarIes OF
teachers and suptrintendents. sSs3 oea: wages OF
lahitorS and sweeps. S21 zee: rent. S2S eoa; fuel
Sl0to0 rerairs. S2eeCo; general supplies sl5.oa0;
insurance. =, 500; printing. S40o0 secretary and
clerks. s2,oto; miscellaneous expenses. S5,0eo:
interest on Iinthicum loan, = 406; buildings and
sites, sIo0 0o0.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
We recommend that the 100000 Tor school
DuliolDgS be distributed as follows:-FOT the
purchase and erection OF school bdilllngs in the
second division, S41 .eo0 do. fourth division,
slo6eo; 90. county, = zoe, do. coiorei schools,
si5tte. Ne call attention TO the fact that the
erection Of the Force and Peabody buildings has
enabled US 10 release five rented rooms Ia the
nrst division and seven rented rooms 10 the
third division.
a most serious question demanding Immediate
attention is the accommodation of the high
schools for the boys and girls OF the white
schools or the District. There VIII Oe during
the present school year about $50 pupils ia
these schools, and at least 600 duung the tll-
lowing year. They have 10 building designed
specially for their use. and with this year VIII
outgrow their present tnconventent and crowded
quarters ia the third stories OF the SaarOn aud
the Franklin buildings II would not oa ecoa-
omlcal ana Is not practicalto supply this want
by renting. Suitable buildings for this purpose
cannot be rented. We have therefore 10 rec
ommend most urgently that the Old Washing
ton School fund, amounting TO S10,630.I9. now
invested In 800 District or Columbia bonds be
appropriated TO the erecting OF a high
school building for the boys and girls
f the white schools OF the District,
and that part or square 446 be used
as site for the same. The District now owns
this Site, and its situation IS excellent for the
accommodation OF class OF pupils corning from
all Parts OF the District IL is centrally situated
east aid west and as the city Is rapidly ex-
tending north. &c viii soon become central north
ana south. The street railways passing by aud
near Ii make it accessible TO the more distant
parts OF the city, and would be great conye-
nlence In bad weather. These are very i'm
portant considerations in locating a blii1ing
which. nom the nature OF the school TO occupy
II, must receive pupils from all parts OF the
District.