Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-03-07
sE,1l.ANvUAL REPORT
superintendent Of the Pablic
SCHOOLS Of she Clay II Daven.
mort. ir~n September 1857 to
February 1883.

To tA< Board Of Dissefors cf tAs Iadspeassnt
School D,ssrirs Of Ms CITY cf Dsss.ps't;
0.sslnssS;-In conformity with the rsqire-
msets Of your ruiss, l respectfully submit the
following Is my hrss Semi-Annusl Report;
There ere in the employ Of the Board forty
seven tesebsrs, occupy ing Thirty seven school
rooms. The schools may Be clssss1ed BY de-
eartmeuts, - follows: Ups High school, fsur
t;rsmuss. twelve intermediate and eighteen
Pr.mary Schools. The city 10 divided into six
districts:
that mart of the city lying eaet Of Farpam street.
n has two story Orick house OF si1 rooms, with
t74 seats. The grounds comprise six lots. on the
north side OF Fourth Atrset, east Of AississiPpi
Avenue.
pisuict No. 2-Ineludss that part Of the city
between fasnsm and HARRISON; eos.o =. .en.n .nns
atreet Upon three lots. south -eass corner OF
Seventh and Perry streets, 10 located the 'Oio
sion. school House" II tive stories high,
with basensnt, contains Sax rooms, ana hss
sss,s Tor $50 pupils
u: strict No. 3-kxtsn is from Harrison 70 na1-
oue,te. and from Front to Tsnth streets The
school house At the corner Of Sixth and arren
streets. 10 two story brick. with basement. and
con, ANS sia hit rooms and hes seats Tor $40 pu-
pills Its capacity is sfurther increased ~ sdop'ng
The half day system IN some OF tns lower rooms
The African Nethodist Church, ON foueth
D,,.ric. N,. l-Norsh Davenport; extends
from Fernam TO Marquette, ana from Ieetn
street TO buck Creek Ii has two buildings De
tween Maine and Harrison. near Locust. Esen
i. of brick. Two stories high. The new one has
sx rooms-ssating 3.4 pupsis' suu 'lo Wv WV
two rooms, seating W puphs.
Distrie, No 5-West Davenport; is bounded
on the north BY an extension OF Eievensh stree',
east by Marquette, south BY the risss .no "es'
by west line Sec ~ and 2s us scnooi sseow
modations consist At present OF tWostor o'ons
House Of two rooms-seating ll9 pupils
District No. s-( -(Hamburg) exsends from
Marouette streei west TO west line Sec ~ ana
49, and from the line OF Eleventh stree! norm 70
Duck Greek II has two story wood building
containing three rooms and lx6 seats.
The High school Building at Sixth and Main
streets, 10 . two story brick. containing one
school room, two recitation rooms, once oi 'ne
school Board and Superintendent. IL mas oesks
and chsirs for SS pupils.
Thus il appears there are. belonging 10 tne
city, eight school ouiidings, capspio VI seeo"
modatng 1900 pupils.
In addition 80 the above, there is IN process
Of completiou. in District No. s, . three story
brick house, containing twelve school rooms,
intended to aceomm odate 700 pupils. 80 thai
Al the commencement of another school year ws
NAV hope to have room for 2.7oo pupils in the
Public schools. But there are in the city, &C.
cordisg to the last school census. b,sos children
that draw public money, aud are entitled TO
Public Soho privileges. Dedustins from this
the number that can at present be accomm oda.
ted. and we have 8, 905 that cannot go TO school
from lack Of sufficient school buildings. Of this
number about 200 are in the various private
+ schools Of the city, and the bslsnce, OF 2..os,
are q, home, or at work, or more likely still
running IN the streets.
There are. am aware, . few persons Ia town
ths, claim 10 believe that our present school ac-
| commodations are ample; that the erection OF
more school buildings 10 unnecessary. The
facts exhibited by our Principals Reports, are
tha, there has scarcely been . Mondsv morning
during the present year. on which pupils have
no, been refused admttance 10 school from lsck
Of room. and on one morning. At only two OF the
school buildings. ~ children were denied ad-
mission fer that reason. OF the large number
thus unable to attend the day school, $50 have
| been taught In the evening schools Most o!
The others have probably gone untaugst This
| is not an agreeable condition OF afsrs Tor the
| conte apla.ion of the philanthropist. But Dav-
eupor, Is by no means an isolated instance. for in
almost every prosperous city and town. East or
West, to the horror of the miserly, there arises
| the cry. give US more school houses.
Tho school census for the past years shows
| the folio wing increase Of children.