Arizona citizen., 1872-09-14
TUCSON PUBLIC SCHOOL.
Report of the Public School, District No. 1, Tucson, A. T. for .the 2d Quarter Ending August 3I, 1872.


 Quarter Ending August 3I, 1872.
 The report for the first quarter end ing May 31, 1872, closed with total of 95 pupils.
 During the month of June, 8 new pupils were received and entered on the list, making on the 3Oth of June a total of 1O3. The average attend ance during the month was 6S or a per centum of 66. The amount re- ceived for books &c. was $7 50.
 According to instructions from the Hon. Board, 8 vacation was given from June IS, until July inclusive, when the regular course of instruction was again resumed.
 During the month of July, ' new pupils presented themselves and were accordingly entered on the school list. On the 10th Ramon Gallego gave notice that he left the school in order to enter @ course of Spanish instruc- tion, which made on the end of July a total of 1O9 pupils. The average attendance during the month was SS, or @ per centum of sos. The amount received for books, &c. sold was $4 20.
 In the month of August, II new pupils were received and entered on the list, making on the 31st, total of 120. The average attendance dur ing August was S5 or a per centrim of 70.S. The amount received for books, &c. sold was $1, most of the new corners being already provided with books and states when entering.
 It will be seen from the above, that the net increase of pupils during the quarter is 20; that the average at tendance during the quarter was S0.3 and the total amount received for books, &c. was SIP 75.
 The total amount of books, &c. is sued and as yet not paid for during the first and second quarters represents the sum of, $2S 75.
 l have taken pains to ascertain the cause of the small attendance during the month of June and have been in formed by parents and guardians that during said month great number of the boys were constantly employed in gathering the harvests and plant ing corn.
 The $20 which had been presented to the school by MT. H. Ott (see last report) have been invested with his consent in Ollendorffs grammars, which have been distributed to the most deserving pupils.
 It is much to be regretted that @ great many parents do not attach suf- fcient importance to the regular at tendance of their children at school, and often keep them at home whole day or more to perform 0 trifing amount of labor, which a grown man could do in two hours or less.
 l take pleasure in nssrecommending to the Hon. Board the following boys, who have not missed one single hour of instruction, nor once failed to obtain correctly their lessons and who therefore have made remarkable pro- gress, viz:
 Y. Bonillas, F. Aguirre, A. Carri- llo, A. Zepeda and R. Vasques.
 On the end of this quarter some parties residing in the Gila District and whom l believe to be taxpayers in said District have wished to enter their boys on the school list of this school. I have compiled with their request, as they stated that the school in the Gila district had not been kept for some time; but respectfully re- quest that the Hon. Board will give me information how to act in similar matters. I certify that the above re- port IS correct. JOHN SPRING,
 Teacher