The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-21
ANNUAL SCHOOL REPORT.
Examiner Bobletz Reviews
the Work Of the Fiscal year
1901 'O2

erick county has been issued and
contains much of interest about
the conduct of this important
branch of the county business.
The separate report of the
Examiners, Mr.. Ephraime l.. Bob
letz, follows:
The Report of the County Pub
lie Schools for 1901-'02 and the
Teachers Manual for 1902-'03 is
respectfully submitted for your
consideration.
New buildings erected during
the year-an addition of four
rooms at Brunswick, brick; new
frame houses at Bartonsville and
Center for white and at Buckeys
town for colored, all equipped
with slate black boards and
modern school furniture. New
houses are in course of construc.
ton at Chestnut Grove, Doub's, for
colored children, Catoctin Fur
mace and Blue Mountain. the
houses at the last named two
places having been destroyed by
fire since the close of the schools.
Blue Mountain might probably
have been saved had proper efforts
been made by those interested to
stay the progress of the forest fire
in the vicinity of the school house.
A connection has also been made
between the new and old buildings
of the Frederick Female Schools.
adding four additional class
rooms, giving total capacity of
sixteen class rooms, with accom-
modations for seven or eight
hundred pupils.
1t is unnecessary to reiterate
what has been so frequently said
in favor of a longer school term.
Its advantages are self evident,
and require no special plea.
The Annual Teachers Insti-
tute, September 2nd to 9th, inclu
sive, was well attended, as usual,
and great interest was manifested
by the teachers. The instructors
were Supt. NJ. B. Stephens, Pro-
lessor John T. White, Thomas S.
Stone, Mr.. and Mrs. G. Clinton
Hanna, James A. Mitchell. Phi. D.,
LII. d.. and Miss S. E. Richmond,
Vice Prin. State Normal School.
Good progress has been made
under the Uniform Course of
Study adopted by the State Board
of Education, and the majority of
the teachers are making faithful
and earnest efforts to put it into
execution. After all the argu.
ments in favor of fair compensa-
ton to teachers, (there are none
worthy of the name against it) the
determination of their salaries
must remain, to very great ex-
tent, dependent upon themselves.
Faithful discharge of duty,
honesty in spirit, intellectual cul-
ture, high moral character, cOur-
teous behavior to pupils, patrons
and all with whom business or
pleasure brings one in contact,
will bring pecuniary as well as
ethical compensatiOns and emOlu
ments. 1t pays to cultivate the
head, the hand, the heart.
Teachers should inculcate by pre-
cept and especially by example,
polite conduct on the part of pu-
pills towards each other and all
with whom they are associated.
Great discrepancies are shown
in the cost of fuel for different
schools. There must be con
siderable waste in some localities,
which can be avoided by careful
supervision by the teachers. They
should be required to exercise
economy in all items of expense,
and especially in this.
The expenditures for all pur-
poses, except Free Text Books for
10000 were $50. 43S. AZ, for 1901
'O2, SS2,575.14. The amount ex.
pended for Free Text Books, 1901
'O2, including cost of distribution.
was Sc, 800. 10. Total disburse-
ments. 800, 1921. The value OF
Free Text Books remaining in the
office for distribution July 81, 1902
was 81, 100, 40.
The schools were open three
terms, ~ monthsl. Teachers EN-
ployed 10000, 253; 19OlIO2, $50
white, 2IS, colored, 80; white
male, 1902, white female, 1l6
colored male, Is, female, IA; male
principals, white, 90; female, So
colored, male. II, female, 10; male
: assistants, white, 8, female, 5S
colored. assistants, male, l, fe
male, 4.
The enrolment for 100000 was
II, O61; for 10000 0,707. Pu
= pills in attendance full term, s,
800, average attendance, 6,015
: winter, 1O,052, average, GIG
, spring, 9,452, average, 6,O24
high schools, summer, 235
average, 205.
Pupils in different grades Jan
I. 1902: First. 2.217; Second. l,