Milford chronicle., 1924-12-05

track ana held meets.
z. 1000 children won badges. o
this number 444 were boys and 55l
! were girls.
8. S19 of the S75 districts of the
State, outside of the city of Whining.
ton and excluding the special dis.
tricts, had musical instruments oi
some kind in their schools.
. 9. 5,254 books were added to the
elementary schools of the State, out
side the city of Wilmington and ex-
cluding special districts.
10. 2,456 children of the state, not
including special districts, were
transported at public expense. OF
this number, 1907 were transported
on private allowance and 1,249 were
transported on contracted bus
routes.
IL. The number of transported
children by counties not including
special districts, was as follows:
New Castle, 9S2; Kent, 5S4; Sussex,
800.
Teachers-Number
1. The total number of teachers in
the state was 1880. OF this number
1,172 were white and 2OS colored.
2. OF the 1880 teachers Of the
state, 4S6 were in the city of Will
mington and 9O6 in the rest of the
state.
8. OF the 9O6 teachers in the state.
excluding Wilmington, 287 GAS
white and AZ colored) belonged to
the special districts.
4. There were 619 teachers direct
ly under control of the State Board.
OF this number, SIG were white and
1O3 were colored.
5. o fthe 619 teachers under the
control of the State Board, 563 were
elementary teachers and Sc were
high school teachers.
6. Of the 56S elementary teachers
46O were white and 1O3 were col
Ored.
Z. OF the 400 white elementary
teachers, 141 were in New Castle
county, 1O7 in Kent county, and 212 !
in Sussex county.
8. OF the 1O3 colored elementary
teachers, q were in New Castle
county, 80 in Kent county, and 46 in
Sussex county.
8. The number Of white teachers
in the One-room schools by counties
was as follows: New Castle, 80;
Kent, 64; Sussex, 112. The number
Of cOlored teachers in One-room {
schools by counties was: New Cas-
tie, 1S; Kent, 10; Sussex, Is.
10. The number Of white teachers
in the two and three-rOom schools ,
by counties was: New Castle, 35;
Kent, 16; Sussex, Sc. The number Of
cOlored teachers in two and three :
room schools by counties was: New
Castle, 5; Kent, 8; Sussex, 10. Il
IL. The number of white teachers {
n more than three-teacher schools,
or firaded elementary schools, not {
special districts, by coun- s
les, was: New Castle, 81; Kent, q; l
Sussex, "a. "a
IL. The number of colored teach v
IT'S in more than three-teacher or a
graded elementary schools, not in +
,luding special districts, by counties
vas: New Castle, 0; Kent, o; Sus- C
ex, 4. c
13. There were S7S white elemen- a
ary teachers, 227 high school teach
rs, IA high school principals, 4S s
lementary principals and Is super z
ltendents in the state.
IA. There were 1874 colored ele- D
lentary teachers, IA high school p
9 elementary principals, II
nd 1 high school principal.
Is. OF the 1928 teaching positions n
l the state, 144 were filed by il
len; Of this number 7S were in the G.
schools and II in the ci
ign schools.
16. 1888 of the teaching positions d;
ere in the elementary schools and pc
10 in the high schools. This num- SIS
or did not include superintendents, cl
gh school principals, or the ele- So
entary principalship of Whining
n. tb
Experience ba
II. II white and 8 colored teachers SIS
the elementary schools of the in
ate, excluding special districts, 81
ID had no experience at the begin
ng Of the 1923-24 school year. tn
18. A white and 4 colored teachers w
the elementary schools of the pc
ate, excluding special districts, pc
d had but one years experience at of
e beginning of the 192S-24 school $1I
ar.
10. OF the 400 white elementary tn,
lchers, excluding special districts, cia
had had more than five years. pel
perience. Of the 1OS colored teach pei
5, 81 had had more than five years in
Derience. ]
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