the reasons why the City Statistics are not incorporated with
the general averages.

There are in the 21 Counties 1400 School districts. In
these Districts there are 1219 School houses, of which there
are 324 built of Logs, 681 of Frame and weather-boarded,
121 of Brick, 93 of Stone. Schools have been open an aver-
age nine 1-10 months. For ten months in Ann Arundel,
Baltimore, Calvert, Caroline, Dorchester, Frederick, How-
ard, Kent, Prince George, Queen Anne, Somerset, St. Mary's,
Talbot and Worcester; for nine months in Cecil, for seven
and a half months in Charles, Harford, Montgomery, Wash-
ington, and for six months in Allegany and Carroll.

Number of different persons employed as teachers, 1533, of
which 926 were men, 607 were women.

The average number of children attending school, 43,750,
of which 24,839 were boys, 18,911 girls.

The total number of different children taught, 64,793, of
which 36,831 were boys, 27,962 girls.

The number studying each branch, as reported, was ai
follows:

Spelling..............................40,390

Reading..............................35,010

Writing..............................28,729

Arithmetic.... ......... ...........25,810

Geography..........................15,209

English Grammar................ 9,583

History.. .............................5,563

BookKeeping ....................... 377

Algebra. ............................. 370

Natural Philosophy................ 949

Botany................................. 47

Rhetoric and Composition........ 113

Vocal Music.......................... 30

Geometry............................. 8

Latin....,....... ................ .... 24

Greek.................................. 4

The whole white population of these counties, of school-
going age, being estimated at 95,000, it appears that two
thirds of all tlje children depend upon the daily Public School
for Education.

In view of this fact who can over estimate the importance
of making efficient, for all its beneficent purposes, the system
upon which depend interests dear to the hearts of parents,
and of vital importance to the prosperity of the State.

SCHOOL HOUSES.

During the yearnew School houses built..................... 17

" " old houses repaired........................... 206

" " houses furnished with desks............... 68