Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-09-16
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
BIG DAY AT MlDDLET0WN
The Democratic Nominations
Saturday.
JUDGE HOUSTON'S ACCEPTANCE
Asbury Church Ninety-one Years Old
r. J. Jump Improving Rapidly
Bad Boys Get Themselves
Into Trouble.
JUDGE HOUSTON'S ACCEPTANCE
THE STATE COLORED SCHOOLS
THE STATES SABLE SCHOLARS.
some Staiistics From the Annual ise-
mort of Actuary Conrad.

port of Actuary Conrad.
Henry q. Conrad, Esq Actuary for The
Delaware Association for the education Of
the colored people has just issued his re.
port for the school year beginning with
October T. 1879, and ending with June 30,
1880.
The actuary notes in his predatory ad.
dress to the Executive Committee that nc
schools were opened last year at Newark,
st. Georges, Iron Hill, Christianna and
Delaware Oity. He ascribes this fact to
the Indifference of parents to educational
matters There is decrease of three
schools in New Castle county, over the
previous year. Kent has fallen Off one
school in the past year, and Sussex has
gained one school. Says the report:
During the year l visited three of tho
schools in New Castle county. at Mddletown
Odessa and Mt. Pleasant; all in Kent, except
Harrington, Jones Neck and Marydel, and
eight in Sussex, at Lewes, Rehoboth, Nassau
Slaughter's Neck. Concord, Milton, George
town and Lincoln. In every instance | fOnnt
the scholars interested in their studies ani
quite intent upon learning. In several place'
/ was surprised to find that so much progres,
had been made by classes since my last visit
and the aptness and proficiency shown b,
several of the scholars i'll spelling was mos
encouraging. Several points | touched fol
the first time and was gratied to find then
well disciplined and everything indicating
thrift and prosperity. The teachers, will
but very rare exceptions, have been faithful
and efficient, and to them is due much credi
for the present good standing of the severa
schools.
When recall, what self-sacrificing effort
the colored people of the State have beer
making for the last IL years, to educate thei
children, cannot but hope, with all friend
of the cause, that the next General Assembl,
of the State will be led to recognize tn
Justice of their request, and to render sucl
financial aid as will enable them to improy
their present condition, and also relieve then
of an unequal burden, which they hav
patiently borne for many years, almost singl
handed and alone.
The financial statement for New Castl
county is as follows;
Received from County Treasurer from
May Both, 1879, to June Both, lsSO..... 81 iOS.2
NAV 3Oth, ISL. .'.,....,................ 4ss.2
5000
Amount oycrtrawn last year. .............. 2lT5
Balance in hands of Treasurer .......... S7O2 4
ton hundred. -. % ................... - s7OG4
ward sohool. Observation-Disclosures. 42.O
| Amount paid to the Board Of Public Edu-
cation, .............s...-...-.s thoi.i
OF the New Castle county schools, tina
at Middletown had the largest enrollmen
of pupils, CT, and ran the greatest lengt
of time, nine months. The highes
aggregate number of pupils enrolled i
this county at any one time was G34 an
the largest number of schools in operatio
at any one time was IA.
The school in Dover, which had 81 pupil
enrolled at one time, aud was in operatio
eight months, was the most prosperou
school in Kent county, as to enrollmer
and continuance in operation. The highe'
number of pupils enrolled in Kent count
was 800, and the largest number of schoo
in operation at any one tune was 10.
Tie financial statement for the Ker
county schools shows deficiency
Amount received since May 30 lsIg.......sTi6'
Amount OF deficiency May 30, lSI9......... 1854
s5sl.i
Amount expended from May 30, 1879, to
June 10, 1850. .......--.-....... '.'''..' ''S
Amount expended in excess Of amount re-
ceiyed d................ ....-............ Sal2'
In Sussex county Slaughter's Nee
school had the largest maximum enrol
ment, the number being II pupils. III
highest number of schools was Il.
In Sussex county, as in Kent the tinar
cial statement shows deficiency;
Amount received since May 80, 1875. $500.
" of deficiency :" 4" ~.
sl65.
Amount expended from May 30, 1879, to
June 10, lssO Observation-Disclosures. aOJ.
Balance in hands oi Treasurer ..........s 80,
The following brief summary closes Il
report:
Total number of schools in the State dur
my Tile year ...........'''......,'''
Decrease ia number Ot schools over 'AHi
year, .....,..,...' .'s''-...
Highest number of pupils enrolled ....... 80
Increase in number OF pupils over last
year, .s..........--.ss's.t''-'