Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-09-02
MISS sAEL1E MORRIS ELECTED,

following members present:5SD d. a..
Williams. president; Geo. a. Trant, b.
+. Howell, John Schrosier, John II.
Lawrence, r. ID. Hamilton. Chas.
owens. l.. NJ. Palmer, L. z. Slater, W.
y. Hope, w. T. Ballentlne, Chass, Nor
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
me Committee on School T2ogula lions
made Il number of recommendation In
regard to studies in the school and III
reference to transfers from one school
10 another and recommended that the
same be not made under any circum--
stances before November 1st.
They also recommended that the SAL
aries of all the teachers in the white
departmental system be made the same.
They also Recommended that an as.
sistant principal be elected to fill the
vacancy caused by MIR. Saunders pro-
motion. Ee
MIR. Slater spoke in opposition against
acting on the recommendations at this
meeting. lie thought that the board
should take some time to consider the
report. as there was some objectiona-
Die features that should be considered.
lie then moved that some OF the rec
concentrations be referred to some sub
sequcnt meeting.
~ was seconded and adopted, and the
~'H..Ni'SC VI TIC WAS adopted.
me Committee on Building and Sup
pies reported having had all necessary
repairs needed In the Second and Third
District schools made
On motion the report was adopted
Srhe superintendent submitted some
statistics for the annual report of 1885
90 as follows: 71r
AN INTERESTING; REPORT.
The School Session 1898 9o-Nu,nber
OF OF schools-Whitc, %; colored, s. Total,
o an Increase of six schools over those
OF the last term. Number OF teachers
White males, o; white females. &c; col
tai. 81.
The number of schools by districts:
Second district, including the High
Schooi. IL: Fourth district. 0; Fifth dis
trlct,, q: Third district, s. Total, 81.
Munber OF calendar months taught, 10.
whole number of months taught BY
male teachers. 4O by female teachers
500. Total, $40.
THE ENRoLLMENT.
Number OF white boys enrolled. 7O3:
number of white girls enrolled, S09 To-
,al white boys and girls enrolled, 1.512
Number of cocred boys enrolled. 300.
number of colored girls enrolled. 306.
Iotai colored boys and girls. 5l5. Whole
number Of pupils enrolled 2.o27.
AVERAGE MONTHLY ENROLL
MENT.
qo Mh'i t,i boys S., $40; white girls. 7l5.
ored boys, l76; coorcd girls, 253. no
tai colorcd boys and girls, 429. Total
average monthly enrolment, IRIS.
AvERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE.
white boys, b22: white girls. G45. To-
boys, lGS: colored girls 2Il Total col
ored boys and girls, 400. Total average
daily attendance, 1.57G.
ENRoLLMENT BY DISTRICTS.
second district, including the High
Scnool, W.; Fourth district 507; Fifth
2027. ''''
AVERAGE MONTHLY ENROLL
MENT.
Second district, 5S5: Fourth district
42S; Fifth district, 1888; Third district,
AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE.
Second district. aS7; Fourth district.
36; Fifth district, 30S; Third district,
40. -
Average age of pupils in tho schools.
10ia years.
SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
Number built OF bricks, with suitable
grounds and outhouscs, &; number OF
rooms. 81; number OF sittings, 7dS.
value of school property. 1000
THE FINANCIAL CONDITION.
Amount Of appropriations asked of
The City Council, sl4,S676G; amount
received from the State, $G.19G. &c; last
years balance. S1,560.14 Total cash re-
ceivcd and balance, $2l.57l.4O. Paid for
teachers salaries, $l6,42G60; for furni-
tnre and repairs, $l.I3S45; for salaries
OIL clerk, superintendent and treasu-
rer's commissions, $l.02l.G5; for janitor's
salaries fuel, &c, $l,741.05; for sundrics,
Slo'.92 Total expenses, $20.73S.G7. Bal
ance. SS3i.73, nearly all OF which is; to
the credit OF the Elfth district. Cost of
tuition per month per pupil enrolled
Second district Gncluding the High
schooD, S1.0S: Fourth district, rs cents:
Fifth district. ~ cents: Third district,
G3 cents. Cost Of tuition per month per
pupil enrolled irrespective of the dis
tricts, 81 cents; whole cost OF public cd
ucation per month per pupil enrolled, a6
cents; number of teachers examined by
the superintendent, Is; number of
teachers licensed, %; number of visits
paid by the superintendent to the
schools, Al; number of visits by trus-
tees to the schools 12S.
On motion the report was adopted.
The clerk submitted his report for
month of August
y number of applications We're re-
ceived for the position of assistant
principal of the Second district school
and for the position of teacher
The following We're read from: Bette
Grown, Belle IL. Bain, Mis-. r. II. Jones,
ELLA Y. Narrow, ]. Linwood Leavitt,
Nellie Simmons. for promotion: Jerome
Etheredge, Martha T. Brittinghan, EliZ-
abeth ID. Woodward, Mary d. White.
All properly approved. bills were al
lowed.
NOW NEW BUSINESS.
The superintendent read a commune
cation from the principal of the Second
district school, asking that some change
be made in some OF the books now
used. On motion the recommendation
was referred to the Committee on
School Regulations, with power to act.
MI. Slater moved that the commit