The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-11-24
PUBLIC SCHOOL REPORT
Matters and Sta
tlstics Set Forth by Exami,
II E. L. Boblitz Expenses
'-99 Were $50 80. "a.

Board of school 1 from the
the annual report OF issiorvs
schools for 1889, with t., ~
riculum of the public and
school departments for 1899 ID.
The following interesting items
are taken from the report OF
Ephraim Il. Boblitz, secretary,
treasurer and examiner:
The liberal increase in the APP
preparation from the State Treas
uTy and the continuance of the
appropriation from the County
Commissioners made it possible
to continue the schools one month
longer than usual. BY reference
to the financial report you will
observe that, in order to continue
the schools to May Is, it was nee
esSary to incur an Indebtedness
of 81 ,915.40. Without an increase
in the appropriation it will be i'm.
possible to continue the schools
longer than three terms during
the ensuing year.
The total expenditures for 1898
90 were SS3, Sl0.lS; for 1878,
So, S2S.S7. Number of teachers
employed, 1898, 2l2: 1898 90,
243. Pupils enrolled, 1878,
10, 800; 1898 80, 1905. Number
of pupils enrolled fall term. 1898
%, 1850; winter term, 10, 1876;
spring term, ., Us; summer term,
S,626. Average attendance, fall
term, 6,109; winter term, 1907;
spring term, 5,S12; summer term,
4,655; general average, G,936.
Pupils in first grade. January /,
1899, 1,G06; second, l,G91; third,
1,536; fourth, l,7Sl. fifth. 1.747;
sixth, 1.l03; above sixth, 713; in
book keeping, PSI; algebra, 9lS;
/ physiology, 3,227; geometry. $50;
/ philosophy, 1890; drawing, ., 939;
Latin, POI.
Eight new houses were built by
the County Commissioners dur.
ing the past year, one two story
brick with four rooms, for colored
children in Frederick: the others
of frame, weathcrboardcd, one
room, at Ballangcr. Hunting
Creek, for white: IIopeland, for
colored pupils; Lander, Pine Tree
and Days, for white, and Bur
kittSville, colored.
The new buildings in course of
const. ,:ioH are Of frame, one
room, located as follows: For
white pupils, at Lime Kiln, Mi.
Hope, Troutville, and one for col
ored pupils at WalkerSville. The
sum of S2,@05.30 was expended
for repairs.
II again becomes necessary to
call your attention To the lack Of
proper facilities for the female
pupils in Frederick. The build
ing used at present is inadequate
and not at all adapted to the
purpose. 1t contains eight rooms,
several of which are badly lighted
and worse ventilated In addi-
ton to these. two rooms on South
street are in use, and these are
not what they should be. The
total number of pupils enrolled in
the Frederick Female School dur
ing the past year was 63i The
enrolment for the fall term was
594; average attendance, 422;
winter term, 800; average attend
ance, l0S; spring term, 500; aver
age attendance, 800; summer
term. 1873; average attendance,
36G.
There is no question but that,
with building properly con.
structed. with ample room, the
enrolment and ay rage attend
ance would show a material in
crease, and that the physical as
well as mental development of the
pupils would keep pace with the
Improvement,
The schools, generally, have
made progress, and with few
noted exceptions, the teachers,
both white and colored, have
been faithful and diligent in the
discharge of the duties.
The supply of free books is be
ginning to bear fruit. The en-
rollment has materially increased
as also has the average attend
ance.
The following gentlemen are
members of the Board of County
School Commissioners:
; +. Il. Zimmerman, president,
EmmitSburg; Lewis f. Kefauver,
, MiddletOwn; David ID. Thomas,
Licksville: Jacob b. Tyson. Fred
erick; S. Amos Urner, Frederick;
Henry O. Zimmerman, Walkers
Vile