The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-11-07
OUR SCHOOL CHILDREN.
Facts a1d Flauras About the Common
Schools o, the SsaJs.
nsluaal Of tia annual

A pslusal ofthe annual repors OF
Superintendent Of Education Nav field,
which aas just bseu finished, shows that
for the year ending Octobsr .3lst, o
grand total of 226,766 pupils were en-
rolled in the public schools of this State.
Of these ll3 ,08l were male and l13, 685
females.
The number Of colored children enroll.
ed Gas l20 $50. of which 1903 we're
males and 62,7S7 wore females.
The number Ct 9hite children enr oiled
vas LOG l76, of Hh:ch IS :278 vors males
and so, 1898 females.
From these figures it will be ssen that
the pumber of colored chiidcen in the
schools Wss Il, 4l4 more than whites.
Another feature is that of the negro
children IN attendance the maj nritg Is of
female Wills the Whits boys havs
majority on the girls OF the same race.
For the year enotng October 3lst, 1898
the total enrollmennt was 223 $50, OF
which l20 $40 were colored, and lO2 57l
white. That year there were III, ,663
ma}ss and III, ,4S7 females.
TIE increase this wear, CON pared with
;;?e previous gear. has been something
over 8, 900.
Sparsanburg is tie banner county in
tbs number Of students. She had H..
94l, cf which $500 are cclored end g..
GA white. Greenvllls is next. She had
1915, Of which 4 164 where colcred aud
1881 white Chesterfield has tbs small.
est nunber, 3,l39-l, ,670 colored and g.
O69 white, GEORGETOWN is next, with
total cf 3,362-2,478 colored and S94
Thite.
AVERAGE ATTENDANCE.
The total average attendance in the
State was l65,l15, az folio 9s: Total
pumbsr Of females, 80, 455; males, 81
$50. Total colored, 81, 125; females, As
344; males, 4l.784. Total whites. IT,.
987; females, 38,lll; males, 1886.
WHAT THEY ARE STUDYING.
The number OF child:en studying the
various brsnches is as follows: Alpha
bet, 1927, spelling, l79, 1865; reading,
l65 .67l; writing, 1872 .O26; mental arith-
metic, 1866; written arithmetic, 93,-
723; geosrapy, 1883; Eaglish gram.
mar. 5,2O4; history OF South Carolina,
Is ,246; history Of the Uoited States, 35,.
$40; physiology and hygeine, 1858;
higher branches, 8,205.
AVERAGE SCHOOL MONTHS.
The average numb:r of school months
during the past year was 4.3, as against
8 7 for the preyions year. This will be
gratifying to all advocates of common
school education. 1t shows that the
people are determined to increase the
length Of the school terms. The aver
age number of school months in each
county was as follows:
Abbeville, S; Aiken, 4.6; Anderson,
IA; Barnwell, 3; Beaufort, 4 S; Berke;
ley, 4; Charleston, 9; Chester, 3.9.
Chesterfield, 8; Clarendon, 8; ColIeton.
5; Darlington, S.5; Eige6eld, 4; Fair
field. 3.5; florence, 2.8; Georgetown. 4;
Greenville, 4; Ham oton, 81; Horny, 2;
Kershaw, 3.2; Lancaster, 8 8; Laurens,
3; Lexington, 2 7; Marion, 8; Marlboro,
3; Newberry, 3.S; Oconee, 3; Orange
burg, 81; Picksns, l.8; RichIand, S;
Spartanburg, 81; Sumter, 6; Unlon, 3 6;
Williamsburg, 2 8; York, 5.
SCHOOL HOUSES.
The !o.al nunbcr of pablo scaoo
houses in thu State is 8 3,0SS, aud they
are valued at 1851, 7,250,5t. Tae number
Of frame buildings is 2,276; log, 767;
brick, 80; stone. G. The school districts
oRn l:349 and individuals the remain
der.
During ths past year l49 new school
houses were built and they ara valued
at s45, ,43l. The number Of new frame
bulldogs is IA: BRICK, 8; log, 2; aud IA
OF them are owned by the school dis
| trtcts.
TEACHERS EMPLOYED.
The total numbar OF teachers en-