The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-11-06
NJ THE WHITE RACE VS.. THE
D roLORED RACE IN N. c. PUB
Lie SCHOOLS.

.5snce of The Progressive Farmer.
~orintendent of Public Instruc-
9 NJ. Finger, in his report for
,osr 1888 says: According to
returns, the whole number
lite and colored children in the
', between the ages of 6 and d
was $50, 819. The white chill
during the last four years in
GOD from 321, sol to 363, 982, a
~ increase in four years of 40, 421
80 per cent. During the same
- the colored children increased
r, 1913. S43 to 216. 837, total increase
col or 11.2 per cent"
This shows an average annual in
,.se of whites "a and cOlored 2.S
|. cent, or O.6 per cent. in favor of
l. white race.
How is it now?
The report for 1898 puts the school
,rsus figures at 415, 1862 white chill
on against 1862, 982 in 1888, showing
, increase in ten years of 51,281 or
r In 1888 the colOred children
,mbered ZIG, 837, while in 1898 they
7mbered 213, 218, showing a de-
-aase of 3,619 1-6 of 1 per cent. This
,mpleteIy knocks the props from
,ler the statement which has
lined circulation and credit that
b negroes are increasing more
kindly than the whites and will in
few years control everything. Let
be hushed. 1t is not true.
Let US look into the schools.
IN 1888 of the 1868, 9S2 white chill
ren in the State 211, 1913 or 58.1 per
apt. we're enrolled in the public
rhools. The average attendance of
nroIIment was 63.8 and the average
tendance of census was Sc 6 per
ent. for an average term of 81 days.
The coIOred children in the public
lchools were, census PIG, 1877, en-
oiled 125. S84 average attendance 75,-
BIO. showing average per cent. en-
Dllment of census, SO per cent.
k7erage attendance of enrolment
b. per cent. average attendance, of
ensus, 34.6 average length of school
pa days.
So it appears that ten years ago all
The above figures show to the de-
ided advantage of the white chill
Hren as compared with the colored.
Coming down to 1898, we find out
bf d census of AIS, 1862 white children
PSI 223 OF 62.9 per cent. are enrolled
n the public schools. The average
attendance is LA, 357 or $50 per cent.
b enrolment and 34.7 per cent. of
e1Sus with average length of term
I days, while out of 49, 18 colored
hildren 1881 or 64.7 per cent.
Fere enrolled, with an average at
Enhance of $685. or $40 per cent.
tenrolled, or 1913 per cent. of cen
Es with, an average length of term
|t54days.
We fdd that in every count in this
atement, save one, the whites
bake a better, a far better record
Hlan the cDlored. In 1898 the enroll
.lent Of the cOlOred children was
pa while the whites were only 62.9
per cent, which difference was more
nan made up in average attendance
.Fhich was white 34.7 to colored 1878
per cent. Of census, and z days longer
term.
Superintendent Mebane gathered
~NatlstlcS in 1898, showing the num-
Der Of white and co1ored children at
'ach age enrOlIedin the public schools
VI W counties and giving out of a
0tal Of 238, 189 white and 119, 1923
'olored the number at each year of
'Se. Dividing,,the Is years allotted to
'4ch child to learn "Readin',"
Rltln'' and arithmetic" in the
5oolc schools, into three periods of.
we Years each. We find the enroll
1Vnt by ages embraced in these
Eerlods as follows:
FNPNTIEn