Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-27
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
Annual Report of the Public Schools
Personal Mention.
ecial Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special CORRESPONDENCE Of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, August g. 1900.
The annual report of the public schools of
the county, which has just been prepared,
shows that the total enrolment of scholars
during the past year was 6,493, OF which
number 21SS were white males, 1,9lI white
females, 1850 color ed males and 1,12S COL
ored females The total average attend
ance was 4456; white scholars. 2,1o2 col
ored scholars, 1904. There were 10 schooi
buildings in use, eighty-three White ano
thrty-two colored, and all but seven are
the property Of the county. During the
year 147 teachers were employed, or whom
1O7 We're white and forty colored. Ihere
were thirty-five white male PRINCIPALS, one
male principals, eighteen white female
assistants, twelve colored male principals,
twenty eolored female principals, eight
colored female assistants.
The expenses of the schools were S6o.
S27. 50. and there Is on hand a balance OF
81, SOL The principal items OF expense were;
White teachers salaries 5000. 10; colored
teachers salaries, S7,766; fuel for white
schools S1.536 80; fuel for colored schools,
$4S9OS; incidental expenses. white and col
OF ed schools, $5o7.77; books and stationery
for white schools, $6,2I3.96; books, station
cry and insurance, colored schools, $6J. "a
new buildings, S1,575.16; repairs to white
schools, $6U2S0; repairs to colored schools,
$Es9.35: furniture. blackboards and stoves
for white schools, $SJ3.66; distribution OF
free school books, $500. So; interest, $197 IS;
salary of examiner, 81, 200 salaries of school
commissioners $500; purchase of lots for
school buildings. S527.10; office expenses,
$50; printing and advertising, $115.75; tut
ton to Frederick county, $40; attorney
fees, $50; travelling expenses of examiner,
1881; school libraries. $1,000; postage,
SIS 10; book cases, $111.05; annual teachers
Institutes, $213.34.
Rev. S. r. White Of this town yesterday
assumed the duties of county public school
examiner. to which position he was sew
eral weeks ago appointed by the school
board He succeeds Professor Willis b.
Burdette. who held the position for two
years Mr.. White formerly held the posi-
ton Of examiner for eight years.
this place, has been secured by the British
government to accompany 40 horses, which
are to be shipped from this country to
South Africa for the use OF the British
army. He will leave here Tuesday night
for New Orleans, from which place he will
sail tEw days later. He expects to be
gone about two months.
A thunderstorm Of unusual severity
passed over Rockville about o'clock FRI
day night. The lightning was the most
vivid seen here In years and the rainfall
was very heavy. large tree In front Of
the residence Of Mr.. George Dawson, on
the outskirts Of the town, was struck and
shivered. Mr.. and Mrs. Dawson. who were
in the house at the time, both felt the
shock Mrs. Dawson being thrown from a
chair in which she was sitting to the floor.
She was not seriously injured.
Mr.. A. A Braddock, who holds posi-
ton in the Cuban postal service. left here
Friday for Havana to resume his duties
after visit of several weeks to his family
at this OlaCe,