Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-01-21
Report Of the P1blic Schools for the
Term Ending Dec. 23d, 1870


0eHaemsn Of ns Board Of Education Al
though your regulations do not require me 70
make report, except at the close Of the year,
have thought II would be for the interest Of
the school 10 present for your consideration,
the following statements
The total enrolment for the term was 33l;
number Withdrawn during the term, 81 with.
drawn aud re.enrolled, 40; total d,y. present,
1921; days absent, i2301f absent from sick.
ness, 59i1I uneKcused, 50 ca,es Of truancy.
II cases Of corporal punishment, 4s; aver.
age number belonging, 27l; average daily at.
tendance, 263; daily absence, ID; per cent. Of
attendance, $50; punctuaity. 975 Average
Of pupils in lst Primary, 2nd Primary. 9J[
LIST intermediate, 10; 2nd Intermediate, 12H {;
Grammer, Ia; High school. 15K. IS pupils
were neither absent or tardy during the entire
term, viz Augustus Dorman, Albert Perrigo,
John Crosby, Estclla barrow, Lizzie Amsdcn,
Jeannie Ramaye, Dora Shears, Mary Webb,
L Idle Tmith, Clara Auer Edith D lrrow, Mel
lie Ketchum, Mary Humphrey. JEANNE Gal
pin, Frank Warrington, Ella CoDlln, Lottie
Kline, Stella Shoecraft 50 were not absent
| while members of the school, though tardy !;
lU2 were not tardy, though absent; 81 were
absent 2 days or less i02 were absent more
than 2 and less than 8 days. l4S were tardy
times or less. A little over one-holf the en-.
tire absence WAS occasonrd by GO pupils, rs
follows: Will Eames, 6lE days Hattie Wells,
| az. Lewis Hall, 1871, Seth Leonard, O., Nal.
comb Ross, 121S, George Ziele, N, Fannie
Dickinson, 616, Katie Fox, 71S, Ella Mansfield.
| ~, Jennie Richards, 6H Lizzie Scoville 8,
Lille Shears, 1917, Alice Scovile, 1871, Victo.
ria Mitchell, H. Iva Parker, 81, Alice Ross O.
Minnie Steckwell 25 Samuel Lockwood 8,
George Mckenzie 01S, Charles Savage 8, viii.
liam Noly iOK, Emma Benbam le1k, Ellen
Dickinson 8, Carrie DucrO 9, Emma Fayun.
dus ~, Ella Luce Z, frankie Mitchell 5%,
Addie Patterson 8, Clara Watrous 1O1k, Mary
Fayner 51S, Libbie Ziele z, Mathew Gallagher
IL, Charles Graham 81. Lewis Amsden 615,
Fred Collins 7, Eddie Capendale Q, Fred Rou-
erts 9, Sarah Castle 241S Annie Ducro 9H
Rose Laskey 10, Jessie Ross l31I, Annie Ross
TO- Lillis Ross 8, Jennie Slockwell l71<, Julia
Savage ~, Justin Abbey I2. Warreu Apthorp
10, Charles Dorman 91S, George Dorman ia,
Eddie Elmer 9, Frank Edwards 81, Charles
| Fox 81, John Faulkner Q, Eddie Hail 8, Sher.
man Hill 8, Mortie Scoville IA, James Williams
8, Clinton Smith 12, Oryile Berry 10, Joseph.
ine Finch 111S Sarah Hitchcock 81, Edith
Runkle 81, Allie SArgent7, Eva Warner lO16,
Mary Shuart 5X, Emma Shuart "a, Ida SEQ
vile st. More than One-ha!f Of all tie tdrdiness
was occasiOned by AZ pupils, viz Will Eames
6 times, Morrison swift H. Carrie King 5, Liz.
zie Sutherland 10, Hattie Wells Q, Nellie Eusign
10, Henry Fassett 9, Lewis Hall 10, Malcon.b
Rsss II, Carrie DIcro 10, Katie Fox 23, En-.
ma Hall ID, Arthur Luce 6, Seth Leonard O.,
Ella Fox 9, Rose Gilbraith T. Alice Ross 10,
Albert Crosby z, Charley Ensign s, William
Fox ID, James Fox I, Thomas Hubbard O.,
Willie King 12, Willie Morrison g. Arthur
Moore IL, Nathan Smilh 5, Willie Udy 8, Al.
ice Levejoy 5, Mary Taylor 8, Alvah Eames
5, Mathew Gallagher H., Samuel Humphrey
II, Charlie Brigham 19, Fred Crosby s. Fred
Collins 8, Willie Gates 13, Frank Gibraith 6
Cornelia Berry Z, Annie Ducro IA, Jessie Ross
10, Annie Ross 8, Alice Strong z, Charley Fox
8. Sherman Hill 8, Mor,ie Scoville q, Eva
Warner 8.
The total enrolment, the average number
belonging and the average daily attendance
have Incl eased somewhat over the correspond
ing term Of last year. while the per cent Of
attendance and pdnctua!ity have diminished.
From the above statements it will be seen
that as usual, most of the absence and tardi-
ness was occasioned by few pupils.
Absence and tardiness are two of the &C.
knowedged evils OF our school system. 1t is
II common observation that pupils rarely stu.
dy when away from school, and hence they
l,,ya III l.,1 81, II.
ring their absence. This loss is sometimes
made up, but not often. Two evils result from
this; either the delinquent pupil labors at d
disadvantage, being fallen behind his class
and theriore does all his work impeIt city, nc.
Quiits dstasle for study, hoses his post OIL
la Lis class, anu pe. nianenlly Nithuraws irem
school beiole he has acquired even the nlerest
rudments of an education; or the class must
be required to lose valuable time, waiting Tor
the delinquent to regain his standing. This
would be unjust to the class, though it might
ue just to the delinquent, il the absence was
unavoidable on his own part. Ii, however,
The pupil was absent of his own choice, even
though" by permission OF his parents" the de-
tention Ot the class would Ge maniiestly un-
just 10 both-the class in that it is deprived OF
what belongs TO il without consideration: to
the delinquent, in that it INDUCES AMI encour-
ages him in a ruinous habit. II the absence
was occasioned by sickness, the class might in
justice he detained reasonable length of
time in consideration of encouraging and
helping the unfortunate. II, however the abb
sence was occasioned by the parent it seems
quite unjust that either the class or the pupil
should suffer The parent, therefore, should
be held responsible to the State and society in
general, for evil resulting from this cause. lie
is, indeed, to some degree held responsible, but
is not the only one to suffer the sad conse.
quences. Am | stating the case too strongly
when say, that most of the crime and mis-.
Chief occasioned in every community has its
origin in the lrregularity or entire non-attend.
ance on the means Of educutions No fact is
better established than that the disturbers "of
the peace" are almost or entirely uneducated
Our own community has evidences of this fact.
Moreover, school records every where show