FREDERICK COUNTY. OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS FOR FREDERICK COUNTY, PROF. E. B. PRETTYMAN, Secretary State Board of Education, Baltimore, Md. Dear Sir-We have the honor to present you the report of the Board of County School Commissioners of Frederick County for the year closing July 31, 1899. The schools were continued to May 15th this year, which was one month longer than in the preceding year. Thirty-eight schools have libraries; aggregate number of volumes 3,354. By reference to the statistics of the annual report you will perceive that the enrollment of pupils shows a considerable increase, which is due in great part, if not entirely, to the issue of free text books. To complete the system, it only needs to make supplies free also. The objection heretofore made against free supplies was that the term (supplies) was too comprehensive, and, like charity, might "cover a multitude of sins," or, in other words, might be applied to almost anything from a pencil to a piano. This objection, however, might be obviated by specifying what is meant by supplies, which should include only copy books, composition books, slates, slate pencils, penholders, pens, crayons and ink. By reference to the Free Text Book account for Frederick county it is apparent that it will be possible, without the increase of the appropriation by another dollar, to place all the items enumerated on the free list. Under present conditions not all that is possible in progress in writing is being accomplished. Our teachers are either too timid to insist upon the pupils purchasing what supplies are required, or the parents decline to do so. In either event, the pupils do not receive the full benefit of the course of instruction. Respectfully yours, E. R. ZIMMERMAN, President. SUMMARY OF SCHOOL STATISTICS. Number of school houses owned by the county, 165; rented, Frame, 67; brick, 68; log, 14; stone, 16....................... ..... Number of female teachers (principals), white, 52; colored, Number of male teachers (assistants), white, 7; colored, 1; Number of female teachers (assistants), white, 52; colored, 4; total....... Total white, 210; colored, 33 Number of fenced lots..... Number of schools having outbuildings..... Number of schools having sufficient blackboards...... Number of terms schools were open-white, 32-5-8% months; colored, 3 2-5-81⁄2 months...... Number of different pupils for the year-males-white, 5,297; colored, 794; total, 6,091; females-white, 4,736; colored, 778; total, 5,514.. Number of pupils in average attendance-white, 6,072, colored, 864; total......... Number of pupils over 16 years of age-white, 786; colored, 79; total........ Number of official school visits paid by examiner. 1,691 1,618 1,536 1,690 1,781 1,836 1,747 1,744 1,103 1,163 above 6th grade Jan. Isť....................... 773 632 Number of pupils in book-keeping, 284; algebra, 918; physiology, 3,227; geometry, 582; philosophy, 1,810; drawing, 1,939; Latin, 207. [Number of school. Election district. FREDERICK COUNTY SCHOOL STATISTICS. ATTENDANCE FOR THE YEAR ENDING JULY 31, 1899. IIF. A. Shafer.... 65 33 82 46 80 Maggie Roderick, ass't.. 21 Ella V. Kreig.. 65 47 67 49 72 82 30 42 31 54 14 II 8 22 I 2 Hattie L. Myers... 2 2 Chas. W. Easterday. 3 2 Amon Burgee.. Irving S. Biser, Ist ass't.. 4 2 D. C. Aldridge.. Matilda Bielfeld, Ist ass't..... 5 2 M. M. Robinson... Lillie M. Wiener, Ist ass't... Pearl A. Eader, 2nd ass't.. Etta A. Brust, 3rd ass't... Alice E. Shope, 4th ass't..... Della M. Stull, 5th ass't...... Ella C. Keller, 6th ass't........ Jane E. Staley, 7th ass't.... Blanche C. Lampe, 8th ass't.. Hattie D. Boblitz, 9th ass't... Katie M. Wiener, 10th,annex. Katie Shank, 11th ass't... Myrtle Grabill, 12th ass't... 6 2D. W. Shorb..... 7 2 M. E. Breneman.. I3L. M. Warrenfeltz.. "High School. 25 16 30 22 32 18 17 II 33 50 23 56 36 48 27 30 15 67 309 232 299 237 297 222 253 199 317 |