The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-04
MORE SCHOOL NOTES
Whites Paid $28, 378 SO, Ne
groes So, 32i, 70.
The Money Was AppOrtiOned Thus; 70 White
Schools Si4, 73447; 10 Negro Schools
S5,859OO.

Rev. W G. Clements, county superin-
tendent of schools in Wake county, in
his report to the County Board of Edu-
cation, which will meet on Monday, will
give some interesting figures and facts
worthy of study. He viii show that the
average length of a white school IN
Wake county, outside of Raleigh, for the
year was IL RS weeks, and for the ne
groes seventeen weeks even. This is
slight falling off in the length of time
from last year when the school term in
Wake county exceeded five months. Asked
why the school term for the year closing
June 30th 1908, was shorter than the
school term for the year ending June 30th,
1902, Mr. Clements said:
There are three reasons:
First, the tax listers last year dropped
the value of the assessment of property
and we received less money. Second in
the previous year the school board oh
tanned about s., 900 in back dues from the
City of Raleigh from fines and penalties.
This money came as the result of litiga-
ton, During the past year we have re-
ceived only small amount from fines
and penalties from the city.
Third, a considerable amount of the
money spent has been expended in build
ing school houses and fitting up school
houses in the country with patent desks.
1.-THE enrolment of children during the
past year shows an increase of the white
children. The increase Is 90 per cent,
and the increase of colored children was
IL per cent. There were 1894 white
children enrolled, of which 2,610 are boys
and 1888 girls making a total of about
.afc e ~t..4 NJ 81
age enrolled in the public schools. The
enrolment of negroes was 2,O40 males
2,28S females, making a total of 1888, or
about 77s4 per cent of all the negro clnl-
dren of school age In the county. This
increase of enrolment of negro children
and the larger per cent furnishes food
for thought"
The enrolment shows an increase over
the previous year. Asked as to how he
accounted for the increase in enrolment,
Mr. Clements said:
1T is due to two things. One the mild
weather during the past year, which on
abled the children to go to school better
than usual. Second, the good crops OF
the previous year made it easier for the
parents to send their children. The av-
.erage salaries paid to the white public
school teachers OF Wake county during
the year was 1896, female teachers $27.9S,
The difference between the salary of male
and female teachers is somewhat account
ed for by the fact that all the assistant
teachers are woman, and there are quite
a number of them and assistant teachers
are not paid as large salaries as other
teachers. In the previous year the aver
age salary paid to white male teachers
was $685. and female white teachers
$2S.17. These figures would seem to indi-
cate an ascending scale Of pay for men,
and descending scale or women, which
Mr.. Clements says is accounted for by the
increased number OF assistant female
teachers. In the year ending June 1908.
the negro men received a salary of $24.49
per month, whereas in the previous veal
they received $23.S4. The negro female
teachers received SCOTS, whereas in the
previous year they received $21.19.
Mr. Clements has made some figures
which are Of very great interest. showing
the relative amount paid BY the WINES
and negroes for the public school ana ne
finds that for the year ending june 10;
the white race paid into the general
school fund of Wake county $2S,SlS.oe ara
the negro race paid $2,32l76' inns IA
cludes the tax from property ana pohs.
The white race in the county paid 81
972s nolls leaving s64 insolvent polls.
The negro race paid on 9e4 polls, leaving
,664 nsolvent polls.
Now. how was this money apportioned?
The board apportioned it as follows:
To the white schools $14,73447; to the
negro schools Sc. $4,000.
This shows that in Wake county the
negroes paid about t-l4 Of the taxes for
public schools and they received nearly
one-half Of the amount raised from all
sources.