The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-06
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Secretary H. J, WilIinRhain. of the State Board of Teachers Examiners, has compiled some very interesting sta tistics relative to the number and grade of the teachers employed in the schools of the State. and to school emu meration. These figures, made public Saturday afternoon. show that there are 6S7,274 children of school age in Ala bama, of whom 380,042 are white, and s07.232 are negroes.
 The tabulation shows that there is total of schools taught throughout the State of s.020, of which number 4,207 are for white. children and 1,S13 for negroes. Of these there are 763 graded schools for whites and 176 for negroes, making a total of graded schools s42.
 The tabulation shows that the school fund available for the year closing Sep tember 30, 1908, was $2,367, ,6e1.e8 and that the disbursements for the year were $2.195. 5.335.0S. The disbursements for agricultural schools was$67, 7s5.69, and the total value of the property of these schools. s20s.3so. During the year 1907 the Board of Examiners passed 4,2S5 teachers and rejected 1,610, making a total exam ined by the Board of 5 1888 The number of teachers passed during the year 1908 was 5,O34 and the number rejected was 3.547, making the total number e:Sai1i- ined by the Board s,5S1.
 The figures of the Department to1- low:
 Enumeration--whit 3s0,042; color ed. SO7,2s2; total, es7, ,274 enrolment, whites. 258.9 .998; co1ored, 127.480; total 38s,47S; schools taught, whites, 4,2G7; coIored, 1.s13; total, 6,020zof these there were graded schools. whites. 76S; color ed 179; total, 942; teachers employed, | white males. 3,O35; white females. s.705; colored males. 705; colored females. l. 312: total, 7.75T.
 Certificates held--whitess life, 3S9; first grade. 1.14o; second grade. s.122; third grade, 2151: total whites, 5.752. Certificates held. Coiored-Life, 101; first grade, 51; second grade 397; third grade. 1.474; total colored. 2.023. Average length of public school-- Whites. 123 days: colored, s5 days; average daily attendance. white, 1e2.- 937; colored, S6,093. Schools continuing i've months or more. whites. S,77S; colored, 1.OsS: to- tai. 4.s71.
 Schools continuing less than five months, whites. 428; colored. GAS; total, 1.076.
 Average monthly salaries. whites males s5703; females $45.s5; colored males, S2S23; females, $23.37.
 Estimated tuition paid by patrons Whites. $266,2S1; colored. sSs.24s; to- tai. $29s, ,4s0. ..
 Value of public school houses, whites. s4,oOs,5s9; colored, $s0S.210; total. s4,- | 306, ,S09.
 Estimated value of desks and other euipment, whites, s240.ss5; colored, $21.s25; total $262,21S. Estimated value of public school H. braries, whites. s32,Ss0; colored, ss,- 70s. total S35b66 Available school fund for the year closing September 30, 190S-Balanee on hand from previous year. $S0,S35.63; State appropriation. s1,454,S61.97i poll tax. $133.299,s9; special county tax, $s1s, s,027 .S5; appropriated by towns and cities, s1s5.5ss. .5l; from all other sources. $213,s50. sS: total. s2.S67.- 661 .9S.
 Disbursements-Paid to white teach CTS, S1,922.3Ss.s s1; paid to colored teachers. s273.Ooi.17: total ss1sb.-
 District Agricultural Schools. CniHe) Total enrolment, 2.46s; graduates current session, ,ssi teachers employ ed, 59. sf..1s 'a&sse s5iSsiEa Dlsburseiments foro os-a Agricultural Schools-SalarIes of presidents and teachers, S4S,O28 25; Improvements and other expenses. s1s.267 A; total yearly expenses, including improvements. s67.- 795. .69.
 Total value of school property, s2OS,- 33O.
 Normal Schools for whites-Salaries | of teachers and officers, $5s.959. 60; other expenses. s23.256 a34 :: total. $S2.- 215. .94. @"t
 Students in Normal Schools. white. 1,520. ss-1' Graduates current year. vSs. Total number of teachers. 64. White Normal Schools reCstved in tu- ition fees $l6,SS5 .59. iFtta
 Board of Examinersa~- Teachers passed in 1907 4.2s3; teachers rejected | in 1907, 1,610: total, 5,s93. Teachers passed in'1s9S 6,O34 teach CTS rejected in 19pS. S,5475 total. S,5S1.