The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-09

FAvORs A COMPULSORY SCHOOL LAW

County Superintendent of Schools W.
c.. Clements has just issued in neat
pamphlet form his annual report to the
school board of Wake county. 1t shows
an increase of white pupils enrolled of
600 and decrease of cOlored of 20.
The report begins with the following
words: God in His goodness has
brought us to the end Of the cholastic
year commencing July l, 1900, and end
ing June &c. 1901, with the following
visible results, and the first of these
visible results is stated as being the
examinations made and certificates
granted:
For the white race these We're: Ex
aminations-Males so, females &c; certi-
ficates granted, first grade: Males, AZ;
second grade: Males Z, females 8; fail
ures, males l, females 2. For the col
ored race the statement is examinations
Males 81, females so; certificates grant
ed, first grade: Males II, females /;
second grade: Males 35, females q;
failures-males 20, females %.
Following this comes the report for
the nineteen townships of the county,
for both white and colored races. In the
county there are 50 white school dis
tricts, SO colored school districts, 100
white schools taught, IS colored schools
taught.
The recapitulation of the statistics by
townships, which are Barton's Creek.
Buckhorn, Cary, Cedar Fork, Holly
Springs, House Creek, Little River,
Marks Creek, Middle Creek, Neuse
River, New Light, Oak Grove. Panther
Branch, ST. Mary's ST. Matthew'S, Swift
Creek, Wake Forest, White Oak and
Raleigh is as follows:
WHITE RACE: The average length
of schools in the county outside of Raj
eigh township was 92 1884 days. The
enrolment was 1914, being about &C 2-S
per cent, making l 2-3 per cent increase
over last year.
COLORED RACE: The average
length of schools in the county outside
of Raleigh township was so days The
enrolment was 4,265, making about
"a As per cent. This is decrease from
last year of 8 ga per cent.
The enrolment of white race in Raj
oign township was about ssh per cent,
being an Increase of 81 per cent over
last year. The enrolment of colored
race was about 80 % per cent, being
decrease of about 4 per cent over last
year. White children in the entire coun-
ty 9,743; colored children S,7SS; white
children enrolled 6,525, being about
81 1-13 per cent; colored children en-
rolled STAB, being about 651s per cent.
The average length of schools in the en-
tire county was about 961a days.
The average attendance outside of
Raleigh township was; White race
2,SS51a, colored race 2,5021a; in the entire
county white race 3,952R, colored race
3,3741s. 1t will be seen that there is an
increase in the enrolment of white
children in the county of 500, but a de-
crease in the enrolment Of colored chill
dren Of 20.
The number of white children outside
of Raleigh township between the ages
of II and q who cannot read and write
$780, being about 6 per cent of that age;
the number of colored children is APO,
being about ,2-3 per cent of said age.
In closing his admirable report Su-
perintendent Clements says:
Committeeman COM
mitteemen may do much to elevate the
work of the schools, and it is the desire
OF every good man and woman that the
best and most competent men may be
appointed to these positions.
TEACHERS-The teachers are the
uplifting forces that must give the
school that efficiency desired, and they
deserve the sympathies of every man,
woman and child in the county for the
heroic efforts they are putting forth.
No one could do better than they are
doing with the means at their COM
mand.
COUNTY SCHOOL OFFICIALS-The
County Board of School Directors. the
treasurer and the attorney of the board
have shown great interest and put forth
commendable efforts to give the people
of the county efficient schools.
The last words Of the report are as
follows: This report would be incom-
plete without request for a compul-
sorry school law, as the only means of
wiping out illiteracy."