Evening star., 1900-03-23
SOME INTERESTING FIGURES
A Statement of Superintendent W. B. Powell
Submitted to the Senate,
Comparative Growth of Schools and
ApprOpriatiOns-MOn Expended
for Certain Text Books.

The District Commissioners today trans
mitted to President pro. tenn Frye OF the
Senate a statement prepared by MT. w. d.
Powell, superintendent of the local puoiic
schools, certain information requested ps
the Senate the I'd instant. From TINS state
mont II anpears that the estimated growth
of the city from June 80. 1885, to June '"'
1soo has been IS ~, while that of the public
schools has been 1851; the growth OF the
white schools for the county being lo'-'p
and for the city 43.4S, and that OF the COL
ored schools for the county S5.oe and for the
city 1885.
The amount appropriated for the schooIs
for the fiscal year ending June ~, 1881
was $546,O6Os1, while the amount t. ior tne 1n
wear ending June 80 1899, was u, iot' ''1.l'
These appropriations have been increased
each year Stree 1886, with TWO eScepllolis
there being decrease of GO per cent al
1890. and one of 1889 in 1898. Ihe totdl en-
rollment of pupils including those attend
ing the night schools, during the year ehutu
June 30, 1899, was 4S,34I, wmle tne ,o,ai ,ova.
number during the year ended June o. to,"
during which period there was no night
schools was 80 336. In but one year, 1hat
ended June 80, 1893. was there decrease
in the number, the total enrolment Ior thal
wear being a decrease of .33 per cent as
comnared with the total enrolment of the
previous wear. OF the total numoer Oh
pupils enrolled during the year endeo 'uiis
20 1856 II $40 were coiored chlldren, anu
the total number of colored pupils curing
the wear ended June 80 1893, was lo,ooo.
Cost of Certain Books.
O+ber information desired by the Senate
was a statement showing the total number
of school readers of each grade in Poweil
normal series. and also in the Franklin Sc
ries the cost of each; the total amount eN-
pended for Powelrs normal readers, to-
he total amOnnt expended Tor
FRANKLIN readers since the introduction OF
free text books into the local pubic schoois.
Mr. Powell's statement shows tnat curing
the past eight years l46SS COPIES OF tne ne
normal primer, running from $l.12 to SlS3
per Dozen were purchased the total cost OF
these books being s2,1S3.1S. During the
same period 10, 4S7 copies of the normal first
were purchased. the price running from
81 80 to 81. 46 per dozen, and the total cost
being 81, ,1O494. OF the Franklin first 11.124
copies were purchased. the cost running
from 1.S9 to s2.46 per dozen, and their to-
tai cost being s., 1924. OF the normal sec
ond II, ,675 copies were purchased, at a total
cost of S3S11.24, the cost running from 81. 46
to s36s per dozen. There were 9156 copies
cost of $2,67229, the price ranging from
1928 to 1857 per dozen. OF the normal
third 8, AGA copies were purchased, at a total
cost of s., 7S5, the cost per dozen running
4,5Os were purchased, the price running
from $5S5 to s6.12 per dozen, and the total
cost being $7252.33.
The normal fifth was not introduced until
the year 1894, and of these books 4,42S have
been purchased, at total cost of $3,024.t,i,
the price per dozen running from s6.4O to
$S.5S. OF the Franklin third S,276 copies
have been purchased, the cost per dozen
ranging from $45S to $40, and the total
cost being 3,347.32. OF the Franklin fourth
and intermediate S,514 copies have been
purchased, at a total cost Of $4O07.21, the
price running from 500 to s612 per dozen.
OF the Franklin fifth 2,910 copies have been
purchased, the price running from $40 to
$S.5S, and the total cost being 81, ,936S5.
Total Expenditure for Both.
The total number of copies of what are
known as the Powell normal readers pur-
chased was Il $50 at a total cost of s23,-
171.23. 1t is stated that the authors of
these readers are w. B. Powell and Emma
]. Todd. The total number of Franklin
readers purchased was 1880, at a total
cost of s14, ,116G1. The author of the Frank
lin readers is said to be Loomis j. Campbell.