The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-07-09

Average daily attendance III
white schools .................. l,oea
Enrolment in colored schools.... l,4sO
Average daily attendance IN
colored schools .................. otz
Number of days taught. ......... ia
Compared with last year, the report
shows an increase in enrolment OF ioz
pupils-10O in the white schools and 62
in the colored schools.
Touching the general condition OF the
schools, the report then goes on to say:
I'm every respect. marked improve
ment may be noted. The school term
has been heightened more than TWO
weeks. Owing to the Introduction OF
modern heating apparatus, the air In
the school room is pure at all hours OF.
the day. The schools are now located
SO that one is within easy walking dis
lance Of almost every child, and for the
first time in sixteen years, we nave
been able to furnish seat in school TO
every applicant.
..rhe class work of the schools gen
orally is more thorough and satisfac-
tory This is due in part to the deI-
niteness of the work assigned to each
teacher, to the carefulness exercised III
promoting children, and to the WIDER
employment of assistant teachers in the
primary grades. By the gradual ex-
tension of this system of assistant
teaching, look forward with confidence
to the time when the work OF the
schools will be still further improved,
in every respect, without adding dol
lars additional burden to the tax-pay-
ers.''
While bearing testimony to the faith
fulness of his teachers Prof. Moses
seems to intimate that some OF them are
making no efforts toward "a higher IN
tellectual life" He therefore recon-
mends the passage of an order similar
to the following:
Ion June so, 1902, and every three
years thereafter, all teachers must pass
an examination precedent to reelection,
regular attendance at summer scnooi
or other satisfactory evidence of i'm
provemcnt to be accepted in lieu of an
examination"
The report of Treasurer Rosentha,
which accompanied Supt. Moses report
shows 27,2S5.93 expended from the
School Fund, and $15,5S177 from the
Building Fund. The schools were run
thirty-six weeks, two weeks longer
than on any previous year.
At a meeting of the County Board
of Education here tomorrow County
Superintendent Clements will submit a
report as to the condition of the publle
schools of the county and their conduct
during the past year.
In this report Mr.. Clements declares
that the prediction of phenomena
impetus to education among the negroes
because of the constitutional amend
ment has not been realized and the In
creased negro attendance has not kept
pace with that OF the whites, but that
the country negroes are availing them
selves Of the schools better than those
in the city.
The following interesting figures are
given in the report:
Number of white children of school
age Gncluding RaleighD in Wake
county, 1855; number of white children
of school age in Raleigh township, q
915. Total number of white children in
the county CRaleigh excluded), $50.
Colored children in the entire county.
9.019; in Raleigh township, 1910; in the
county (Raleigh excluded, 5,709
White children enrolled in the county
schools, 4,914; white children enrolled
in Raleigh, 1,616; total white enroll
ment. 6525.
Colored children enrolled in the coun-
try, 1926; scolored enrolment in Raj
eigh township 1,4SO; total colored en-
rolment in the entire county 5,745.
Percentage of enrolment of whites in
the county sc 2-3 per cent, which
shows an increase over the enrolment
of last year of 2-3 per cent.
The school enrolment of colored
children in the county is "a 4-5 per cent,
a decrease of 3 3-5 pc recent from the
enrolment of last year.
In Raleigh township the white en-
rollment is SIS per cent, an increase OF
SO per cent over last year, and the
colored is Al 2-3 per cent, an increase
of 2 per cent over the previous year.
In the county-not including Raleigh
township-there are 230 white children
between the ages of II and q who car
not read and write. This shows per-
centage of 6 3-5 among the whites ant
the per cent of illiterate colored child
rem between the same ages is 2-5.