Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-16

port was laid on the Democratic
party he's been: White, CT; color
ed, 242. Total, 019. These official
statistics utterly rcfute the charge
That the Democratic party does not
foster and encourage public oduca.
ton.
But let us see how tho schools have
prospered in other respects under
Democratic rule. In 1854 there were
1888 white teachers. In 1888 there
were 1913. Increase, 500 In 1884
there were 1858 colorcd teachers.
In 1888 thoro were 1909. Increase,
321. Total increase, OIL. III 1881
number Of pupils enrolled was us fol
lows: White, 4,720; colorcd. lob,
30 fetal number, 2SS,030. In
1883 the number of pupils enrolled
was rs follows: White, 2l1,4I9; col.
ored, 1881. Total number, 800.
$50. White increase, 26,729; color
cd increase, 1881. Total increase,
1920. In 1854 the number of
school houses owned by districts was
$3.50. In 1888 it was 1850. In
crease, $50. Tho value of school
property owned by districts was, in
1884, 81, 500, l34.S2. In 1883 it WAS
S2,117,G03. Increase in value, 1928.
1G3. Is. The amount applied to pub
lie schools for general expenses was
us follows; In 1881, Sl,372,G24.99.
la 1888, Sl,55S.35270. Increase,
SlS5:7277l. For this the State has
all the additional schools, school
houses, teachers and enrolled pupils
which have boon enumerated above.
Tho number of school houses built
during the year is 800, and the whole
amount invested i'll permanent i'm
provomonts is S1G9,11O.93. There
nro more schools open, moro school
housos i'll uso, more teachers employ
ell and more pupils in attendance
than ever before since tho aystcm was
established in Virginia.
One of tho most valuable and in.
structivo portions of this report com
prehonds the reports on State insti-
tutions. The report of the Univors.
ity of Virginia shows an attendance
OF 39l students. This is an increase
over last year of 50. OF these stu
dents 212 were residents of Virginia,
and received free tuition. Tho nc
count stands by balance on hand
and receipts S97,4724O. BY bnlance
deficit, si4,l67.7G. Tho report of the
State Female Normal School at
Fnrmyillo shows IN attendance of
227, an increase over last year of ~,
Of which l2l were Suite students, an
increase Of 10. Total income, $40,
1882. Total expenditures, $40,
2309S. Balance due treasurer, $554.-
0G. Tho report of the Agricultural
and Mechanical College at Blncks-
burg shows M attendance of l52,
which is 3Si per cent. increase over
last session. Tho receipts were
S2S,37G.14, of which $20,G2S.72 is
credited to the Second Auditorium.
torest on bonds-and the remainder
was the earnings of the college. The
disbursement left cash balance last
year of $50 7G; this ycur,of $3,I02 81.
The report of the Military Institute
at Lexington shows receipts amount
ing to SOB, 7GS 70, of which S53,.
Obs 80 was received from cadets.
The disbursements were 500, 1911
leaving n balance on hand Of So,
5S7Sl. There were 175 cadets in
attendance, of whom 81 were State
cadets. The report of tho Miller
School, which receives more than
$4,000 annually. from the Miller
Fund, shows an annual attendance
OF 2G7 boys and girls. AS the +, port
says: "Thc pupils aro clothed, fed,
taught and cared for wholly at tho
expense OF the school, The report
OF the Normal and Collegiate Insti.
tute (colored) Mt Petersburg gives an
Attendance Of males, los; Of females,
LII; total, 30. Receipts, S35, 4Sl.35,
of which $4,000 was paid on war
rants of the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts. Tho disbursements were
S3l, Gl9.07. Cash balance, 81, 235. SO.
The report of the Hampton Normal
and Agricultural Institute shows an
attendance of 900, of which 1876 were
IuIinnq on1 TcE ooIo,ol IN. -