TALBOT COUNTY. SUMMARY OF SCHOOL STATISTICS. FOR SCHOOL YEAR ENDING JULY 31, 1899. Number of school houses owned by the County, 69; rented, 4 Number of rooms occupied when attendance is largest....... Number of female teachers (principals), white, 40; colored, 12; total....... .... Number of male teachers (assistants), white, 2; colored, I; total.......... Number of female teachers (assistants), white, 21; colored, Number of schools having sufficient blackboards.... Number of terms schools were open-white,33; colored, 33... Number of different pupils for the year-white, 1,493; colored, 974; total...................... Females-white-1,432; colored, 836; total.. 2,268 2,232 Number of pupils in average attendance-white, 1,802; colored, 763; total.... Number of pupils over 16 years of age-white, 176; colored, 149; total....................... Number of official school visits paid by Examiner.... SUMMARY OF SCHOOL STATISTICS-Continued. NUMBER OF PUPILS. Fall Term. Winter Term. Spring Term. Summer Term. On roll.......olored, 1,233 white, 2,412 Average (white, 1,890 attendance colored, 776 Number of pupils in 1st grade Jan. 1st.. Number of pupils in book-keeping, 140; algebra, 298; physiology, 523; geometry, 72; philosophy, 29; drawing, 277; Latin, 292; French, 41. SCHOOL HOUSES BUILT OR ENLARGED DURING THE YEAR. Brick. 1504 79 42 ft 24 ft 10 ft 358 36 264 |