The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-01-03
PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN STATE
SHOW GAIN OF 26,5OO
$4,000 More Pupils Are Being
Taught In Counties Than
Three Years Ago

The following article, as taken from
the daily press of recent date, was
handed The Republican for re-publica-
ton by Mr.. F. E. Rathbun, County
Superintendent for Garrett county.
Mr.. Rathbun points out that Gar
rett county stands eighth among the
counties of the State in the net in
crease of daily attendance of pupils
to schools for the year 1929 over
1920. With the increase of G56 pu-
pills per day in average daily atten-
dance over 4001 in 1920 makes the
average daily attendance for 1929,
1857.
The mcdian score OF the twenty
three counties would be the score of
increase between the increase of Tai
bot county and of Somerset county,
which makes the median or middle
point of the increase 493. With Gar
rett county's increase Of Csc, places
Garrett county's increase 103 pupils
III average daily attendance above the
middle or median score of 493
In subsequent article, Mr.. Rath-
bun will set forth the increases in the
average daily attendance of pupils
to the public schools for the months
Of September, October, November and
December Of the present school year
over the corresponding months of last
year.
Mr.. Rathbun also points out that
the increase in the average daily at
tendance Of pupils to the public ele-
mentary schools of the county which
has been increasing gradually from
year to year is largely due to very
sympathetic cooperation on the part
Of the present Board of County Com
missioners. The attitude of the board
has always been very cordial also to-
wards advancing the interests Of the
one-room schools Of the county par
ticularly, and the increase in average
daily attendance has come in great
part from the one-room schools OF the
county.
The article taken from the daily
press, referred to above, reads as fol-
lows:
Growth in Maryland's school atten-
dance since 1920 has been more than
| 25,000, of which almost 10000 are in
the counties and the remainder in Bal
timore City These figures were an
nounced last Friday by Albert S,
Cook, State Superintendent Of Educa-
ton.
1.-THE increase" Mr.: Cook said,
may be attributed to the fact that
children are staying in school longer
and through the stricter enforcement
Of the State compulsory attendance
law and increase in population. These
figures are encouraging when it is re-
mambered that one Of the points used
in judging a school systems efficiency
is, How well does the system hold
children to complete the work of the
elementary grades
an Baltimore City the average at
tendance for 1922 was just over &c.
600. The average attendance in the
counties during 1928 was not quite
10000.
"Of the S6,124 pupils attending
schools in Baltimore, 65,596 attend
white elementary schools; 1866 attend
high Schools and 13,462 are colored pu-
pills. The increases over the attend
ance in 1920 are as follows: 5,667 in
white elementary schools; 1861 in
white high schools and 3,406 in col
ored schools.
"The county white elementary
schools took care of 1850 more chill
dren than in 1920; the county white
high schools taught 5000 more pupils,
and the county cOlored schools $500
additional.
During 1928 there was 1920
pupils in average daily attendance in
county high schools; 47,771 pupils in
graded elementary schools having
three or more teachers; 35,1S2 chill
dren in one-and- schools,
and 81, 103 children in colored schools
Baltimore county had the largest
individual increase with approximate
ly $500 additional pupils during the
three-year period. Prince Georges
county followed with an increase of
,7G0 pupils. Allegany, Washington,
Anne Arundel and Montgomery coun-
ties followed with increases ranging
respectively from 500 to 1000 pu-
pills"
Mr.. Cook announced the following
figures showing the daily average at
tendance during 1923 and the in
creases over 1920:
Locality Attendance Increase
Baltimore City. 1924 1O,624
Baltimore county 1850 2,767
Prince Georges. 1872 1,760
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