Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-05-28
COLORED SCHOOL REPORT.
Principal Billiards Report to Super
intendent Foust.

InIenQent F0uSt.
PROF. J. 1. FoUST, Superinten
dent Of City Graded Schools.
DEAR SIR:-The educational
work among the colored people
Of the City Of Goldsboro bad its
origin as early as the Fall of
1865.
The Society of Friends, of
Philadelphia. P supplemented the
public fund and conducted the
first school, Ft scc,e cause
this aid was v
practically ended, for the Ulue
being, educational operations un-
til the passage of the present act
of the Legislature; which created
Graded Schools for both races
This gracious act put the school
upon firm basis and originated
popular education amJng the
colored people.
For nine years we have had
most excellent schools. and the
best system for training the
young.
AT no time have the facilities
for improvement aud efficiency
been better than now.
During this scholastic year we
have enrolled five hundred and
eighty six pupils. the largest
number yet attained. We were
forced to organize an extension
school, and employ an additional
teacher. in the person of Mrs.
A. B. Scott. Mrs, W. A. Smith,
who never begins teaching until
after the holidays, began this
year at the opening of the
session. The work done in all
the grades has been thorough
and complete. This is attested
Q) by the progress Of the pu
pills; (2) by the speeches and puo
locations of many Of the leading
educators Of the race who have
Visited US.
Thrrty>five pupils have com>
pleted the prescribed course. and
will enter the Normal School
next year. This is another rec>
ord breaker. All of this grows
out of the fact that our teachers
are eminently fitted for the work,
having enjoyed rare opportuni-
ties. For nine years they have
been under the instruction Of
some OF the ablest. and foremost
educators of the State, if not Of
the South. In graded school
work, ours have few equals and
no superiors.
We take the leading school
journals, &c. on teaching, and
adopt the latest and most ap-
proved methods.
Your lectures during the year
on the theory and practice of
teaching, have been interesting
and very instructive. The for
chile, pointed and perspicuons
manner in which thought has
heen presented, has better en-
abled us to stimulate, direct and
guide the children committed to
our care.
Another hopeful sign OF the
progress OF our people is seen in
the interest they are taking in
education; the per cent. of at
tendance for the year is remark
able There is such confidence
in the school until a parochial or
private school of any note is an
impossibility.
Scores ofyoung men and wo.
men who receive their inspira-
ton from our school, have grad
uated with honor from many of
our leading Colleges and Semi
naries, and are filling important
positions.
The teachers have all labured
assiduously to make this the
Educational Year" in graded
school life. They have been
faithful to duty and loyal to all
your instructions.
With the proceeds of our con.
cert Of last year we have sup
piled all the grades with sup
Elementary reading matter,
And now on the part Of the
teachers we desire to express to
you many thanks for the inter
est you have taken in popular
education among US. With high