The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-10-27

1902. private subscription for.
school-houses -o.VVo
NEW HOUSES BUILT.
1903. number OF new chool houses
built 81.
1862. number Of new school houses
built >. :. !. i. !. i. 3-5
Total number OF new school houses
bullt = =. :. 90
More than one school house Ter every
day IN the two years, Sundays excepted.
SCHOOL TERM.
1903, average length IL weeks
1890, average length IN weeks
ENROLMENT AND ATTENDANCE.
1902. per cent OF white children en-
rolled :. .
1892. per cent Of white children en-
rolled :.
1902, per cent Of white children in
daily attendance :. A
1890, per cent OF white children IN
daily attendance s. 30
School age is 6 TO u years.)
CONSOLIDATION OF DISTRICTS.
1902, decrease in number of dis
trIcts :. 179
1903, decrease in number OF dis
trlctS =. -. 3.S
Total decrease in number OF dis
tricts in two years :. So
HELPFUL AGENCIES RECENTLY Es-
T~ABLISHED.
1ca1 z-z1.l -.
by general assembly for four
months school term +. 5000. 900
19C1-'02. for rural Libraries 5000
l903-O4. loan fund for building
school houses ). 200. 900
RURAL LIBRARIES.
1862, number of rural libraries es
tabllshed 800
1903, number of rural libraries to
be established :. 500
1909, number Of rural Libraries to
be supplemented :. 80
1908 for rural Libraries . /. !. $500
LOAN FUND.
1908. amour lent for building
school houses 4. j. :. =. IS 64,311
1908, value of houses to be built
Ny | dlu l4o,ozo
Houses built in accordance with arch
itect's plans approved by the State Su-
perintendent of Public instruction.
WORK TO BE DONE.
1900, Omitted States census)
White illiterates over 10 years
Ola -. -. =. ..ll5 ,b4o
Per cent of white ilIiterates. 1876.
1902 North Carolina school report)
White children of school age not enroll
ed in public schools, 8 ,936-on the road
to illiteracy.
1902, average salary of white teachers:
monthly :. - 26.l8
Salary must be increased and term
heightened before teachers and schools
car be materially improved.
IMPROVEMENT OF COUNTY SUPER
VISION.
1902.
Nine counties paid superintendent less
than 500 a year.
Eighteen counties paid superintendent
less than $500 a year.
Eighteen counties paid superintendent
less than $500 a year.
Twenty-Five counties paid superinten-
dent less than $500 a year.
Without competent supervision schools
Will not improve. Without better sala-
rIes competent supervision cannot be Sc
cured.
IMPROVEMENT OF SCHOOL HOUSES
AND GROUNDS.
1903.
Number of houses to be built IN dis
tricts without houses =. So
Number of log houses to be replaced. 119
Scores OF old houses unfit for use to be
replaced.
Hundreds of old houses to be repaired,
enlarged, equipped and beaUtifed.
SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
1903, number of white school dis
tricts with less than !. chill
dren Of school age :. :. =. 1890
! Hundreds of these unnecessary small.
Districts should be abolished.
LOCAL TAXATION.
This work requires more money.
No community IN North Carolina has
been able to provide the money for max
ing its public school adequate in all
these things-house, teacher, term, super
vision-ecept by local taxation or consol
idation.
Now that there is a better feeling III
the tobacco world, and that the future
looks brighter, it is to be hoped that to
/ racco men IN North Carolina will begin