The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-18
Negroes.

The regular monthly meeting Of the
county board Of education was held last
night at the courthouse. those in at
tendance being Colonel w. 4. Johnson.
chairman, and Mr.. w. Ii. Sprunt. Alb
sent Mr.. Don MacRae. Professor
Washington Catlett. county s~uperinten-
lent of public instruction. was present
as secretary. and County Treasurer II.
Mel. Green was in attendance.
The treasurer reported that on the 1st
of July the balance OF the school fun
on hand is $13. OO3. 79.
The board elected M. Giles w. West
brook a member of tie committee Of
school district No. ). Wrightsville, to
succeed Mr.. w. A. Williams. and Mr..
David J. Seifert was elected to fill the
vacancy on the committee CT district
No. 10. at DelEado.
The board apportioneu s9,12S.71
among the schools. setting aside $500 for
the reserve fund. leaving $S,62S.1 as the
actual apportionment. The apportion-
ment among the sechou districts was as
follows: District No. /. Wilmington,
$4,000 District No. 2. Wilmington,
So. 496. %: Cape Fear township. 1921: Fed
eral Point township 1896: Masonboro
L tOWIlSOlp, 1SZS1 t1dTnelI IO"lSulpp
S916.51. AS all the districts had other
money to their credit there viii be suf-
icient funds TO run the schools until the
January apporitionment is made. The
per capita apportioned Tor school pur-
poses is n dollar. ten cents and six
and four tenths mills.
Superintendent Washington Catlett,
read his report to the state s~uperinten-
dent Of public instruction. j. L. Joyner.
at Raleigh. He reports that the total
number Of school children in the county
between the ages OF 6 and Il years, Is
7,749, as follows:
whites-Males. 1881; females 1917.
Total 37J.
Colored-Males. 1,s43. females. 2,202-
Total, IO45.
The total number OF pupils enrolled i'm
the county is as follows:
Whites-Males. 1,035; females. LBS.
Total All. Average attendance 1854.
CARBOHYDRATES, 796; females. 1853.
| Total 1,S49. Average attendance LOSS.
The number OF school buildings in the
county is as follows: For whites II; for
colored Il. Total 81. The value OF
| school property is as follows: Whites.
$S2,10O; colored SIG. i0) school taxes
paid on polls and property: Whites
3 ,s44.78; colored, $2,255.e3. Assessed
| value of polls and property in the
ty: Whites. 81. $780, s4; cclorcd Si7o,e57-
Number OF white polls listed. 2.ess:
number Of colored polls, 1881 Number
OF insolvent polls: White. al; colored.
$50. Number OF achooi districts with
rural Libraries, 10. with 900
Upon request OF State Superintendent
Joyner. County Superintendent Catlett
has arranged to have an educational
rally some time in August at the Black
| place on Middle Sound. He SO Informed
the board and said IL was intended to
make the occasion a fish fry n basket
pic mic and he was assured Of a big
| crowd. The state superintendent VIII
send prominent speakers. The board
approved of Professor Catiett's plan
and instructed him TO go ahead with
! his preparations Tor the meeting.
An i~nvitationt was read from the Rev.
j. A. Smith, superintendent OF Co.
lumbus county. requesting New nan
over to join Columbus in q teachers IN
stitute. AS most all me teachers mere
are In attendance on summer schools, II
was not deemed practical TO join Co
iumbus in an institute.
The matter Of employing . music
teacher for the schools In the country
was deferred till faIl. The applicants
for the position are Miss Norma Foster
and Professor d. NJ Bain-