Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-05-26

W e present W1Cn CnlS report 0SufeS furnished by Prof. Perry, showing the total enrolment in the colored schools for the past eight months of the school year 1S94-5 to be, boys,
 ITS; girls, 505; total. 9S3. The average monthly enrolment during same time, boys, 320; girls, 353; total, 673. Average daily attendance, boys, 239;
 girls, 259; total, 49S.
 In the white schools the average monthly enrolment during the eight months were 774. The eight months shows an enrolment of 331 boys and
 437 girls. ssz., The teachers have held teachers meetings from time to time during
 the year, usually once a week, to dis ! cuss matters of interest to teachers
 and schools.
 The principal, Miss Ruth McBl .de
 with the aid of certain teachers and
 pupils, has organized a Boys and Girls Library Association, and have
 already accumulated 8 library of
 some ITO books composed of Amel.- can classics, English classics and
 works of fiction. The constant de mand for these books among the pupils, the members of the associa-
 tion, shows a lively and intelligent interest in literature which should he fOstered and encouraged.
 The committee has had no formal complaint during the year from any patron of the schools. In one in- stance, after punishment for miscOn- duet, child did not return to the school; but, SO far as the committee is advised, the parents made no com nlaint to the Board
 AS a rule he children are devoted to their respective teachers and to
 the principal, and love to attend the schools.
 The work of the teachers has been honest and efficient. and as to most of the teachers, with an enthusiasm which shows that they love the | work and have the good of the child ren at heart. It is to be regretted that such devotion and work is not rewarded by better salaries. We 1 find that salaries for like services in
 other States are much larger, and
 whenever the finances of the district will justify it we recommend an in-
 crease of from 10 to 20 per cent in salaries of the teachers. This would still leave them much below salaries l in other States.
 The discipline in the schools is ex-
 cellent and the attention and alert
 ness of the pupils quite marked. The scholarship of the children is
 well up with that of the schools of
 other cities. This 's evidenced by the lfact that pupils going from our schools to other cities usually take
 the same grade in their public
 schools, and in oneinstance, at least, the scholarship of one of our pupils
 who left here and entered the public
 schools of Cincinnati, was so distin- elished that the fact was published 1 in the press of that city. On the
 other hand, pupils coming from St. Louis and other public schools find all they can do to enter our 1 schools in the same grade they filled in those cities and keep mp with our classes.
 This year class of fourt~ an will
 graduate from the City High school, and we believe they will compare favorably with any grs | lates of any
 public schools ill ely of the States. For the past few days the pupils
 of the white schools have been en-
 gagged in preparing an exhibit for the Atlanta Exposition. A part of this exhibit will consist of original work l in Geometry. The whole exhibit, we feel sure, will be credit to the school.
 The report was ordered filed.
 This being the last meeting of the
 old Board, President Dewoody,
 whose term of office as President
 expired with the eodiournment of that
 body. addressed the Board as fol-