BALTIMORE COUNTY. Towson, August 16, 1899. DR. E. B. PRETTYMAN, Secretary State Board of Education. Dear Sir: I herewith submit the Annual Report of the Public Schools of Baltimore County, Maryland, for the year ending July 31, 1899. Very truly yours, Z. C. EBAUGH, Secretary. SUMMARY OF SCHOOL STATISTICS FOR SCHOOL YEAR ENDING JULY 31, 1899. Number of school houses owned by the county, 142; rented, 38; total.......... Frame, 107, brick, 46; stone, 27. 177 180 Number of rooms occupied when attendance is largest........ Number of male teachers (principals), white, 67; colored, 11; total....... Number of female teachers (principals), white, 79; colored, 23; total....................... 177 Number of male teachers (assistants), white, 4; colored, 1; total ..... 5 Number of female teachers (assistants), white, 175; colored, Number of terms schools were open-white, 4; colored, 4; total 4 Number of different pupils for the year-males-white, 7,443, colored, 1,127; total, 8,570; females-white, 7,143; colored, 1,058; total, 8,201......... 16,771 15,875 Number of pupils in average attendance-white, 8,331; colored, 1,050; total........ Number of pupils over 16 years of age-white, 326; colored, 74; total.......... Number of official school visits paid by examiner.. Number of pupils in book-keeping, 545; algebra, 1,563; phosiology, 3,339; geometry, 559; philosophy, 545; drawing, 16,000; Latin, 86. SCHOOL HOUSES BUILT OR ENLARGED DURING THE YEAR. Cost. 1,359 2,003 962 1,861 1,019 1,052 |