Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-03-28


seats; there having been in January vacant
seats, and in February /. The average daily
attendance IN leGember 1873, ia lanmnry ~, in
February 1876. In the lower room the number
of seats occupied by boys in December 7G
January ~ February 50; by girls in Drremh,r
~, January 10, February "a no vacant seat
aud tho average daily Attendance, December
l25, January II, February n. These schools
are graded from the Alphabet to Mental and
Written Arithmetic and Geography In each
school the scholars are exercised in Drawing
aud Printing They nre in e1nncxiOn with No
4, and are upon graded scale with it.
In School house No /, is Piinuipnl. Alna
Laura A. Osgood, AT n salary of five hundred
dollars year, and seven assistant teachers, viz:
four in the boys department and three in the
girls: two of the assistants at u salary Of three
hundred dollars n year; two at salary of iw,.
hundred and twenty five dollars year, two ut
two hundred dollars II year, and one at one
hundred and seventy five dollars Il year
According tl the last report, there were in the
boys department in December III scholars, in
January l7S scholars and in February l76
scholars there being three vacancies in Dccem.
her, two in Jaauary aud five in February, and
the average daily atiendance being IA IN De
cemher, las in January ard l53 IN February
aud in the girls department 81 scholars ia De
cember, 80 in January and l3l in February !;
vacancies in December ., in January N in
February -, The average daily atienlancc in
December l35, January 100 February 1ls.-
The schools in this building arc graded from
Reading Spelling, Writing Mental and Written
Arithmetic TO Grammar. Algebra, Physiology.
Drawing md Composition
ln School house No. 8, are two school.. each
intended for sixty four scholnrs, but exceeding
mat number on the roll There are two teach
crs, Miss Mary II. Crozcr, lirmeipnl. mt n sola-
/ = uf ftyn lrpl a.. m.
MargarettA Jack, Assistant, At a salary If two
hundred and twenty five Hans year. Ae-
cordingly TO report of last quarter the number
0i seats occupied IN the lower room by bows WINS
| N December 10. in January s., in February III
and by girls in December 33, In Janunrv ~ in
Fe' ruary SO; average daily attendance Of h,y4
III December 10, January -, February -. and
ot girls IN December "a, January 20, Fchlunty
- aad in the upper room seats uceut,ipd H.,
boys in December 49, average daily attendance
~ IN January ~ average daily attendance %
aud in February ~, average daily attendance
~ aud by girls IN December ~ average dniiy
attendance 10 in January -, average daily
attendance IA aud in February 20; ayernre
daily attendance II lhrse are graded nrinnaTv
schools, branches from Heading anil Spelln. IL
Wiring Mental AMI Written Arithmetic t,,o
graphy and History.
Although there have been admitted nto these
hehnoli more scholars than there nrc rrguur
seats, to meetas far as posslhle applications far
admission, theRe nre still twelve applcaton.
that have been necessarily denied and are waiting
for vacancies.
School house No q, contains six school roonps.
one with seats for sixty scholars nnd encb cr
the others with st its for sixty four scholars. mi
the seats being occupied There is princinnl
Miss Ella Qulnby, atn salary Of thfrn hundreI
dollars a year ant HiS assistants Miss Couutiss
~ "A salary OF two hundred aud twenty 1.e
dollars year, and Miss Prnge, Miss postI.s
and Miss Stevenson each At IL salary of two
hundred dollars II year, and Miss lomlnson and
MISS Townc, eacll ut salary Of one huudtel
anu seventy five dollars year The acAools ara
graded with branches from the Alpbnhet II,
Mental and Written Arithmetic, uconrnnhv
Grammar, Writing and Drawing According T.,
the last report every scat was occupied tltouch
December, January aud February, the nnmbera
being ot boys, in December l70, IN Januare l7O
IN February l12 the average dnly nitenlonrn
IN December 100, in January III, anl in Febru
ary l3l: the number Of glls in December 20
in January 2lO, in February 2OS; daily attend.
hnce in December 1913, January 1873, February
! lG2; much sickness among the scholars Of
| every room. There were nine applications far
seats waiting for want room.
In School house No, I, there are six school
rooms having each seats for sixty four scholnrs
These have been constantly occupied, with
applications for admi, sion.necessitated To yvoit
for want of room, The schools aic graded witb
branches lrOm the Alphabet To Arithmetic. MIrn-
tal mud Written, Astronomy, Grammar, Historv
writing, Drawing. There is Principal win
SIX Assistant Teachers Miss Rehecca s. Rum
ford Principal and Assistants, Miss Rovcc
Miss Lowell, Miss Conner Miss Newlin SIss
Keats, anu Miss Lee, The salary of the prin.
clphl 800 duliars year, Of the two first named
assl-tanfe slf5 q year each, the two next named
each 500 year, and Miss Keats S915 n yrar
and OF Miss Lee $3.50 u year The Inst renor,
shews the numbers, OF boys for December wns
20, Tor January l1G, for February l7G and of
girls, in December 2O9, january POS, February
zue, whole number each month 3S1 nyeroge
daily Attendance Of whole school December o95
January 81, February 2Gi There nrc tweIve
Applications for seatu III this house waiting far
want of room
e, In School house No. s, on basin lot, one
school room; there Hre regular seats for sixtv
four scholars; extra seats have been airorlcJ
MISS s. Fannie Springer Teacher salary $3.50
ayelr' branches taught, thu Alphabet, Writ
ing, keadng Spelling and Defining, Mental and
written Arithmetic, Geography aud lIfstorv
The number OF scholars III December was 10
boys ~ girls Is, in January whole number IN
VIZ boys 49, girls 80 In February wbole
number 20, boys SIS, girls 39 average daily
~ 80 February Co. '''"'
The average daily attendance of this school
is comparatively very gooi; butav here there
are loo many daily absences Parents shonl1
ne more careful of the highest good of their
children than to suffer the loss of acbno t;,n.,
loss not only of time, but of what has bean
before learned; habit that preelules desi,c a
ana ellori to make progress. The visiting cam
hil'tees remark some scholars always in their
tlluu npu i IA
ueportment anil encouraging improyemenI !
Others seem ia attend with carelessness somo
times IN school, often not there; their inottnn
tioh ana lack oi Improvement manifesta the del
storioua influence of this neglect of punctnolitv
Unless mental improvement be desire md n
delight in childhood, there is very little prosnect
oil success in life; and without habits Of pnnc-
tuali'y and diligence in school attendance ami
exercises, there can neither he desire nor Jnli,,h,
IN mental Improvement e,
me last winter sickness has been uncolnmonIo
prevalent in our schuols, and the weather L,,
Deeh very difficult these causes have lowernI
tue average daily attendance but care ON tLo
part OF parents could have done much for .ecnr
ing higher daily average Visiting committee,
ohserve aud regret difficulties of teachers in MI.
matter. ''' 'h's
,, Ihe past year the Board have added to sehooI
House No. u, two commodious rooms contairi,,,
seats for one hundred aud twenty eipbt ssboi""ts
much relieving, although not entirely remoyin@
ihe pressure of seats in that house over its
'apaelty to accommodate These applications.
lecessarily denied for want Of room. have Leen
reduced to nine, but it ought to be conaidersd
NAT Tue publicly known iuot, that all the seats
IRE occupied discourages applications and il 10
ieemed IN the judicious economy of society an
important principle that applications shouli Il"
Encouraged for the body OF society has mncb
llgher s'akein the education Of its youth tban