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SCHOOLS FOE COLORED CHILDREN.

On this subject I have no suggestions to make in addition
to those contained in the preliminary report. I believe it to
be the duty and interest of the State to provide opportunities
of education for all who live within her borders; and there-
fdre repeat the recommendation, that separate Schools for
colored children to be under the control of the School Com
missioners, be established in every district where 30 or more
pupils will regularly attend.

While nothing has yet been done for this class by the
State, it is gratifying to know that the colored people, appre-
ciating the advantages of education, are doing what they can
for themselves, aided by liberal contributions from benevo-
lent individuals, and the Baltimore Association.

In the course of my official travels, I have visited some of
the Schools sustained by this Association, and cheerfully bear
testimony to the good order which prevailed, the neatness of
the larger portion of the children, and their remarkable apt-
ness to learn.

The following statistics are furnished by the Secretary of
the Baltimore Association for the moral and intellectual im-
provement of the colored people :

Total number of Schools for Colored persons......73

In the City of Baltimore........................22

In 19 Counties....................................51

Number of pupils registered ................... ...7.300

In the City.................................2.500

In the Counties...........................4^800

Average attendance................................... 5,645

Number of teachers................................... 78

Number of months Schools were open............ 9

Total expense of 73 Schools, including Books,

Furniture and Supervision.....................$52,515 14

Average cost of each School...................... 719 38

Average salary of each teacher.................. 364 46

Cost of each different pupil........................ 7 19

Goat of each average pupil........................ 9 31

Goat of each different pupil per month......... 80-

Contributions to sustain the Schools were received from
Citizens of Baltimore...................! 7,179 47

Appropriation of City Council........ 5,964 35

Associations in other States........... 15,701 55

'' Friends " in England and Ireland 3,848 58
Colored people in the State............ 9,821 19

Loan........................................ 10,000 00

The teachers of these .Schools are trained for the special
walk of teaching, and subjected to a rigorous examination
before taking charge of a School.