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              1870-71.] Document No. 6. 181
follows: white males, 45 ; white females, 12; colored males,
70 ; colored females, 61 ; total number of pupils, 188.
The average daily attendance Avas, 140.
Monthly wages paid teachers was as follows : white males,
The cost of public school houses in the township is as fol-lows
: frame, 2 ; $400.
Whole number of school houses in township is, 4.
The condition of the public school houses in the township is
common.
The amount expended for rent of school houses during the
year is, $16.
The amount expended for public school purposes in the
township for the year ending September 30th, 1870, is, $256.
Amount received Irom the State, $303.50,
The number of public schools in session this 30th Septeai-ber,
1870, is as follow : Swan Quarter, Julius Jernigan ; Juni-per
Bay, James S. Carrawan,
The following text books have been used in the schools
:
Webster's Spelling Book, Smith's English Grammar, Davies'
Arithmetic, Smith's Geography, various readers.
Many of the youth were engaged with the crops, until about
the 15th of July, and this delayed the opening of the schools.
The schools were taught without the books prescribed by the
Board ot Education, and the school houses used in a condition
different from what we would have preferred, yet had no
money to repair them. Another year we believe the public
schools will be much better managed.
Committee.—K, G. Fisher. E. II. Gaskell, David M. Credle.
IREDELL COUNTY.
OLIN.
The whole number of youth between six and tw^enty-one
years of age actually residing in said Township is, 352.