The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-04-16

Annual Report Of ths sSppTinteBdsBt %
Unioa Schools, LHBcsstsr Ohio, from t
April 1889, to April 1873.
tAeeeptsd BY the Board and ordered 70 BE- puelish-
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To THE BoARo or EDuoATioS-- Gent'n;
1T ffords M pleasure 10 sAy that even |
10 these times Of national caiamitiss, tie |
schools in our midst Lave enjoyed their
usual pro speri'y. Il will b. seen from
the sta iSlics l htfs furnish, that our
r ,oms have b on well fill-d, and lhs the
average attendance has been asgopd as in
former yeats. The teachers have all Ia.
bored faithfully and with suceess, as,
think, our recent wlich
were unusually we'll atlNnd-d--made
msnifs. TIE good ronduct snd pr &
ress OF The pupils have. | rust, ppok"u
for themselves 10 all who made it thsir
interest 10 visit The schools. | shall pre-.
sent some statistics, and OffeI few sug.
geSiions:
No Of per'on. In tho city between the agcsof and
| q, entitled t0 school privileges. l5i2.
No enrolled N our general school register, alo ndinz
| during the las; school year, 30.
Svsrags daily attendance, Goa
Tn following isthe distr6ntiOH Of the above; total
aid y5skly snrol n1ni Al ayrL ia " atten Lance,
In the respective ooms In North and South Houses.
Nol, PrimIry.N. II H'u''; Mr. MiViOstr,
Total enroll nent, 1873: Weekly enrolment lIO Aver
age daily attendance 20, per cent7j:
No Primary s. House, Miss TOvsOR.
Total enrolment Ie4 Weekly enrolment %; Average
daily attendance Gs; per cent 65
NU2 Primary. House--NSs AIrtiA.
Total enroll 81; Weekly enrolment 50: Average
daily attehdancs ST; per cent SO.
No Primary. S House--.Mi1s cad.
Total enrolment u; Weekly enrolment 90; Average
daily attendance IS; per c;nt. rs
No Secondary, House. .-JNss Elder.
Total enroll nent5 eskiY enrolment -; Average
daily attendance A.; per cent ~.
No 1 Secondary, S House--Miss Flood.
Total enrolment go, Weekly enrolment 50: average
daily attendance vi; per centG7.
No 9 SeconIIry,N Hoi,c-MSs Brumf,Id,
Total enrol snt 80: Weekly ro lnsbt S.; average
daily att ndanca4i; Psf cent oO. T q a.-1
Noa Sscondary,S tIOu,e-M-s Dsvs.inS,
Total enroilment S.; Weekly enrolmeni q; verage
4 daily ATTENDANCE 81; per cent "a.
No lntormcdale.N Housc-yNss Heron,
Total enroll nent ~; w,skiyanro nent ~; Aveiage
daily attendance SO; per cent Is.
Noe Int, rmeJiate N tlouse-Miss Lsib.
Total enrolinont5': WIikly enroll nenI 33; Average
daily attendance 81, per cent 81. 8 -
1 Not 81 lntermeI Iiate' Ilouse-.hr Harper.
Total cnrolnent6i; Weekly enrollmehl 50; Average
daily attendance "; per ceatHU, 81 .- Tt. -...-
Grammar School, N House-Mr Whitnsy:
Total eurolln snt 81; Wseky IN mt 49, Average
daily attendance ~; per centa7.
so, High School \ H1us,-- Miss Bsstsn
Total enol ment33 Weekly ehrolimentie5; Areiagv
daily attendance 22; per cent 20.
Colored Sehooi--.nr. Mortimer. t-r.--
Total enrollmontjO; weskly,cnroI,nsal 81; Average
daily attendance %; per cent 50.
In ihe primary rooms VIC h,ve about
one ionrlh more females tLan males; in
the secondary and intermediate. Gus
third more; aud, in the Grammar an 4
( High School twice as many. 1t is ubvi
Jus that mauysspeciaIiy of the larger bows
Of our city, idl, away their precious ime
lnstes! o going To school. This will, iu
l par, account Tor the great disparity oI
e members between the city ami schooi en-
rolmenis Nor is our weekly eurolmpn
, AS large IS it should be, comp ,red with
d, the number of scholars conn, cteG with
our schools during tho entire yr,r. AL
= Though tis diII-rpnc-. is not gr a'sr her,
I han ia mos. other Union Schools, sill
the par-nts need be rrn ind .,d that great,
i, eIioits should be mai" 10 keep their chill
= diem more onst,hrly and regularly a
c school. Nor Is the ansraga ~ttendan
!! wha, it shoald be, especially in ;he l"wsr
# aud nl,o some of The higher rooms. Wnil
!, some of our pupils are very regular, aut
he number OF those who are perfect II
: Attendance and recitation isquiIe respect
y able, yrt there are many scholars who d
i 10. attend op-hslf the time AID VIII
arc necessarily alwaJs /. b.hini tie rest
This must be owing. in 90 ID part at leas
10 the negligence Of parents. Is ii
u wonder that some scholars are kept s
D. Ing in the same room when they are 8
G Irregular. AID when we must erttinl
., have some standard OF qualification b
which tausf r. ave To be mad ,rom on
room TO another' can hardly b-li Y
d that the achSrs ae 10 blame for this il
tn regularity; tut should any drgree OF
,e he owirg 10 await &c interest aud a
traeton with which the teschrr shoul
:, invrs every study, this part Of lhs rv
III must be promp ly terlIi d. This evil
ch lrregnlariy exists in The South llous-
ID a greater tx ent Than in the North The
? may be some goo reasons for his. y
ny no meansa u they suti iert to jus il
'' h. disparity. Tie above differences 10
n not apply 10 the higher grades in u
1t. South House, As may be SEEN by the All
IN, 'slics giv-n although even there Il
!, regular attendance might bs hett.r.
is not a sufficient comfort to know. tat
ri" his matter we ara on par with OH
nd Union Schools; We sho I'D aim Al a.hi,
he standard apd strive o re ,ch it as near
so rs possible. .'' u.
- If, IN the other band, the $50, or cv
0' ths 1856 Iupils should Stnd rrgulal
Try we would MT have the ro; m 10 accol
of mo'Iare them. As it is the 6U4 in re
Id ular attendance fill al tie ronms ne
o.o used. and the No. I Primary Rooms d
entirely too much crowded. We ha
w one vacant room in the South Huu
ny which. whom Fl ted up. might give
,on sufficient cap CITY Tor some tim. to nnH
on, Ilis might be used as II No I iaterD
di7se II ,um. in which case some speci
transfer Of scholars would at 6rs, be NJ
IN essary; or irmig The occupied by one
ONT our present in,ermrtliate schools in
wn North House to make room fur an. alt
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