The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-03-26
JAMES H. GROVES, Foreman.

School Superintendent's books re-
ports that we find his books kept
neatly and Systematically. We FIND
that he received from the State in
1914 ................ $20,69O.59
Paid white teachers 15,255.14
Paid colored teachers 2,147.05
County Supt. and members
School board f,126.OO
Paid for school furniture,
new school houses, re-
pairs interest on borrow
ed money and inciden-
tails 2,162.4O
TOTAL s2O.69O.59
We find that there are 81 white
and "a colored schools in the coun-
ty that the County Board of Edu-
cation has deeds to many of the best
school houses and maintains the
county schools six months.
We find that there were enrolled
1900 white children in these schools
and LOO colored children.
Respectfully submitted,
Committees;
WILLIAM M. HAMES,
WILLIAM V. NESTLEHUT
LEE W. FOSTER.
Marietta, Ga, March s. 1919
To the Foreman and Gentlemen of
the Grand Jury:
The Board of Education of Cobb
County maintained during the year
1914 fifty seven white and twenty
four colored schools. There were
employed in these schools 90 white
teachers and 81 colored teachers
The white schools were maintained
for 12O days &C months); the color
ed schools for 100 days (5) months
There were enrolled in these
schools approximately 1900 white
children and 100 colored children
Forty-four of the teachers, (white)
had first grade certificates; most If
the others have End grade, while a
very few have only 3rd grades. OF
the colored teachers practically all
of them have third grade certificates.
The larger number of children by
far is in the first four grades, the
fifth grade having pretty good
number while above the seventh
there arc faW RI atfopd
Good work was done by the teach
ing force, and most of the schools
were very successful.
The county owns forty-two good
school buildings, and Keeps them and
the school furniture insured against
fire. Practically all of them have
patent desks, and are fairly well
equipped for doing effective educa-
tional work. There are, too, a num-
Der of excellent school buildings be-
longing to trustees, individuals or
communities, and a number of these
have excellent equipment, some of
which belongs to the Board of Edu-
cation of tie County. The Board as
it now stands is composed of five
most excellent gentlemen, as fol-
lows: A. H. Irvine, Chairman; G..
w. Mcmillan, w. T. Chastain, A. N.
Mayes, and Jos. NJ. Bishop, There
will be no vacancy to be filled by
your body and no members time
expires this year.
The expenditures of the Board last
| year were:
| White teachers $15.255.14
Colored teachers 2,147.O5
Members of the Board and
c. S. C. 1.126 90
School furniture, new
buildings, repairs inter-
est on borrowed money
and incidentals 2,162.4O
TOTAL $2O,69O.50
The County's apportionment from
the state for last year and again
for this year is $2O,69O.59. With
! the increasing demands upon the
Board for salaries as the schools in
crease in size, for assistance in pro-
curing suitable furniture, repairs on
! building and interest as the annual
! payments become later each year,
the Board finds it necessary to turn
! down many applications for help.
1t borrowed money each month last
year to meet its monthly payroll as
| follows: e-.-.
February 3, 1914 S 2,754.O0
March 3, 1914 ..,. 3,6S9.65
April 7, 1914 100000
May 18th, 1914 1920
June .. 1914 36415
july 7, 1914 49,. 10000
.uaust 1914 ,-u . a