The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-06-03
GOVERNMENTAL.
WHAT'S GOING or IN TIE
DEPARTMEN -.
AN EPTrOME OF WHAT WAS
LEARNED AT THE CAPITOL
YES rERDAY.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.


abstract census reports in the Office OF
State Superin -endeut Baker yesterday
They show the following: City Of Mexia
white male children within the scholastic
ages, 1876; white females, 1886; colored
males 5O c1lored females, 81 total white
and colOred, 393.
City of Huntsville. white males within
the scholastic ages, So; white females. 10;
coIored males, so; cDlore1 females, 90;
total white and colored, 2S7.
In the Mexia school district the present
shows gain upon the last scholastic year
of Is. The Huntsville district gains 20,
The former comprises Is. all colored,
who are not able to Rad; the latter, II, OF
which Is are colored and ! white
The Paaola county and Dallas city
school district census reports were receiv-
ed by the department of education yes
Gerday. from which the following sum
mary is extracted:
CITY of Dallas, white males within TIE
scholastic ages, l,4H; white fe:.ales,
I,29G: coored males, 45G cOlored females,
49, total, 1858, against total of 3,2O4
last year. gain of 429. OF this number
238 whites are unable to read, aud 26S
blacks, total of 500.
Pamela county census. white males with
in the scholastic ages, $40; white females,
33G;co,ored males, 1872; colored females ,672;
total 3l19, against 1924 reported last
year-a fall NJ off of 5.
OF this numb er, 2lO white children are
unable to read, and 1872 colored, making
the aggregate of entire illiteracy in the
county 1872.
The department is carrying out its ad
mirable system of abstracting all reports
showing the progress of public education.
In an issue of last week, The STATESMAN
gave n separate summary of the number
of children in cities and towns which have
constitute themselves separate school
districts, who were unable to read at the
beginning and end of the term. The fol-
lowing il summary of those who could
not write, at the same periods
A the b ginning of the term, 5,57s; al
the end of the term, 4,551.
From this it will be seen that 1927
children of these districts have learned to
write during the term, thus taking one
more step in the ascent of the ladder of
learning.
The following named cities and towns
which have erected themselves into sepa
rate school districts, under the law in
such cases PROVIDED flied their scholastic
census reports yesterday:
City of FlatOnia White males within
the scholastic ages, 102; white females, 92;
colored males, Is; colored females, III;
total, 224, against 232 last year, falling
off of 4. OF this number are unable to
read, and these are all under 10 years Of
age.
City of Brownsville White males, $50;
white females, $685. colored males, 16;
colored females, II; total, 1851, against
1914 last year, falling of 9S. In this
district Sl5 children are totally illiterate.
| More INSTRUMENTATION civilization.
City of Denson-White males, 1885,
white females, 1888; colored males, 27S;
colored females, BOP; total 2,051, against
2,250 last year, loss of 1919.
City of Rising Star-White males, "a
white females, A; total, Is. The entire
scholastic population of this little dis
trict can read.
City of Hillsboro White males, 157; !
white females III; colored females, So;
total 443 against 366 last year, gain of
II. o. this number II are unable to
.-ead.
City of Mineral Wells-White males, 6S
number all save two can read.
No comparison is given with last years |
census in the cases of Rising Star and |
Mineral Wells, they being newly organized |
communities and no standard of compar-
ison being on file.
There was meeting of the state board |
of education yesterday at the office of |
State Superintendent and ex -ollicio Secre- |
tary B. Nj. Baker, at which were present |
Gov. John Ireland and Secretary of State |
J. W. Baines. Senator r. Keberg and |
Representatives Il. u. Linn and W. l.. |
Thompson, having resigned and Senator
L. +. Hall having died, the following APP
pointments were made in their stead: |
Thomas w. Dodd, of Laredo to take the |
place of Il. +. Hall: Bryan Callaghan, of
San Antonio, to take the place of W. l.. |
Thompson; W. S. Glass, of Victoria, vice |
II. l.. Linn, and John X. Hamilton, of |
Cuero vice r. Kleberg. The appointees
are to select students to the San Houston
Normal Institute from their respective !
districts.
The city of Comanche sends in its |
scholastic census abstract as follows:
White males. ll3; white females, 12O, !
total, 233, against 22S last year, gain
of 3.
There are no colored children within the
scholastic ages reported in the district,
and no white children who are unable to
read
Scholastic census reports were filed in
the office of State Superintendent Baker
yesterday, as follows:
City of Bryan, white males within the
scholastic ages, ISL; white females, 1876;
scoiored males, lis; colored females, 125;
total, GA, against 90S last year, gain of
six. OF this number, II are unable to
read, all colored.
County of Menard; white males, 147;
white females, 1871; total, 27S, as against
255 last year, gain in scholastic popu-
iation of 30. No colored children of
scholastic ages in the county; fourteen
whites unable to read.
City of Mineola; white males 81; white
females, ia; colored males, los; colored
females, Ill; total, 42i as against 39S
last year, gain OF 26. Out of this num-
Der 81 are unable TO read.
Pecos county filed its scholastic census
report yesterday, which is distracted rs
follows:
White males within the scholastic age
107; white females, II: colored males, o;
colored females, 4; total aggregate, ISIS.