MOREHOUSE PARISH TRAINING SCHOOL
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PUBLIC EDUCATION
MOREHOUSE PARISH
White Negro
Population, 1910 4,814 13,971
Children 6 to 14 years of age, 1,035 3,436
1910,Teachers' salaries in public schools, 22,558 3,554
1911-12 Teachers' salaries per child 6 to 14, parish $21.80 $1.03
Percentage illiterate, 1910, parish 4.4 59.6
The entire population is rural. The average length of the public school term is 8.3 months for white pupils and 4 months for colored. The number of teachers is 43 in white schools and 46 in colored schools. The average attendance is 794 white pupils and 1,315 colored pupils.
These statistics indicate the need for increased public school facilities. The work of the elementary schools should be extended and strengthened. In order to provide facilities for more advanced training than can be obtained in the rural schools, a central institution is being developed at Bastrop. The parish board, in cooperation with the Slater Fund and the General Education Board, supports the school.
Sources: Negro Education: A Study of the Private and Higher Schools for Colored People in the United States
White Negro
Population, 1910 4,814 13,971
Children 6 to 14 years of age, 1,035 3,436
1910,Teachers' salaries in public schools, 22,558 3,554
1911-12 Teachers' salaries per child 6 to 14, parish $21.80 $1.03
Percentage illiterate, 1910, parish 4.4 59.6
The entire population is rural. The average length of the public school term is 8.3 months for white pupils and 4 months for colored. The number of teachers is 43 in white schools and 46 in colored schools. The average attendance is 794 white pupils and 1,315 colored pupils.
These statistics indicate the need for increased public school facilities. The work of the elementary schools should be extended and strengthened. In order to provide facilities for more advanced training than can be obtained in the rural schools, a central institution is being developed at Bastrop. The parish board, in cooperation with the Slater Fund and the General Education Board, supports the school.
Sources: Negro Education: A Study of the Private and Higher Schools for Colored People in the United States