The Colored Regulars in the United States Army by T. G. Steward
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a. Average attendance of colored children at public
schools in 1855 913 Average attendance of colored children in corporate schools supported by school funds (Colored Orphan Asylum) 240 ---- 1,153 b. Proportion of average attendance in public schools of colored children to whole number of same is as 1 to 2.60. 2. The number of white children in the city of New York in 1855 (estimated as above), between the ages of 4 and 17 years 159,000 a. Average attendance of white children in public schools in 1855 43,858 Average attendance of white children in corporate schools supported by public funds 2,826 ------ 46,684 b. Proportion of average attendance of white children in public schools to whole number of same is as 1 to 3.40. 3. From these facts it appears that colored children attend the public schools (and schools supported by public funds in |
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