The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-07-10
THE CITY SCHOOLS.
CHANGES IN TEXT BOOKS REFERRED
AND OTHER MATTERS OF
INTEREST.
The Union Sunday School Lease a Room
New Teachers Elected.

The school board held called
meeting Tuesday afternoon with the
following members present: R. NJ
Swearingen. j. M. Litten, J. w. Ora
ham, ]. w. Smith and J. w. Maxwell.
The report of Supt. VIM, recon-
mending some changes in the text
books now in use in the schools came
up for consideration and was referred
to the committee on that subject.
The report of the committee on
buildings Vas read stating that the
committee had leased the old comp
troller's department in the temporary
capitol, recently occupied by the Sal
walton Army, to the printing and
bookbinding house OF Jno. Southgate
d Son, for term of two years.
A petition from the Union Sunday
school was presented asking permits.
sion to continue their use of the
assembly room in which to hold their
meetings. On motion the board re-
considered the resolution passed at
the previous meeting and granted
them the use of the room on Sunday
afternoons, and for Sunday school
purposes exclusively, for an indefinite
length of time.
vThe committee on examination
submitted their report, giving list of
those applicants who had passed the
teachers competitive examination,
and the board then proceeded to the
election of teachers.
Mr. B. S. Brown of LCrena, Tex,
was elected assistant principal of the
city high school,. Miss S. R. Cooke,
who taught last session at the East
Austin school, was reelected. Misses
Laura Steele, Florence Worthy and
Lutte Mclean, all of this city, were
elected permanent teachers. Miss
Anna P. Ellis of Hallettsville, Tex,
was also elected to position in the
schools.
An application was received fro
Miss Mary Downie, formerly teacher
in the East Austin school, but who
for the past two years has been absent
in Europe, for position in the Aus
tin public schools and on motion she
was elected.
R. E. L. Holland, having passed the
competitive examination, was elected
to position in the Colored schools OF
the city.
The board then adjourned.
CENSUS REPORT.
Following is the scholastic census
report of Travis county outside of the
city limits as furnished by Superin-
tenGent Maxwell. 1t shows something
over 400 increase over last year:
Total number of white male children
and under 16 years of age. .2,O73
Total number of white female children
g and under 16 years of age........1 1868
Total number of colored male children
and under 16 years of age. ......: LOIS
Total number of colored female child
rem 8 and under 16 years of age. Il O2
Grand total, white and colored, male
and female. and under years of
dSc.. .................. ..s'...''. O,Oio
WHITE CHILDREN.
Total number of white children Syears
Total 11 Humber of white children 9years
of age 52S
Total number of white children 10
years of age. $40
Total number of white children II
years of age 4S3
Total number of white children II
Total ANU number abe of white children is 40
wears of age ............. 453
Total number of white children ID
wears of age ......... 448
Total number Of white children is
wears of age. ................ 465
Grand total of white children and
under 16 years OF age. ,O4l
CoLoRED CHILDREN.
Total number of colored children
Total number of colored children9
wears of age. 304
Total number of coIored children 10
years of age .................... 266
Total number of colored children II
years of age 231
Total number of colored children u
years OF age. ,,....:... :;;..":: go
years of age ...................... 235
Total number of cnlored children IA
wears of age 227
Total number of colored children 10
years OF age. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Z4O
Grand total of colored children s and :
under 16 wears of age. .2,037
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.
Number of white children within the
scholastic age attending public
SCnOOl. .''... ...''...,' oVoo
Number of colored children within the
scholastic age attending public
Number of white children within the
scholastic age attending private
SCHOOL,. ........:. :'..'...;':.' 10
Number of colored children within the
scholastic age attending private
school .............:. ...:..,. ID
Number of white children within the
scholatc age attending no school. S35
Number of colored children within the
scholastic age attending no school,. 435
He Died.
Oliver, the colored man shot by
McGar Thursday evening, died at the
hospital yesterday morning at 10
O'Clock. His wife arrived from Hemp
eteod Yesterday evening