The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-03-08

iiuhper OF pupllS TO Il teacner Is o0, one more
than the established number in the Boston
schools. Six of these schools considerably ex-
coed this number, and the average number in
the lower rooms OF this grade is far too large
for efficient teaching The evil can be RENEE
died in part by change of lines in some of the
school districts or the employment of an addi-
tional teacher, as has been found to be necessa-
ry in Primary No. Z. Little can be said of the
facts disclosed by the statistics of classes,
that they indicate what has long been apparent
the urgent need of q better classification of
these schools. .1l~s.s ,ass-sar
Writing is taught in all classes in two schools,
in the upper rooms only in the remaining
schools. Object lessons are given in all the
schools but are made a prominent exercise in
very few The ''word method is regularly
employed in seven schools, not at all in one
school, very little in any of the rest. Phonic
spelling is taught more or less in all except one
school. The 'numeraP frame is used in the lower
rooms of three Primaries. Arithmetic is
taught in the lower rooms of three Primaries.
Greenleaf's Intellectual Arithmetic is used in
four schools Greenleaf's Primary Arithmetic
in three, and both the Intellectual and Primary
in two schools. Colburn's Arithmetic is used
in one school. Eight schools oerry their first
classes in arithmetic beyond the required limits
ing is taught in all the classes of one school, in
the first and second rooms of two schools, in
the first room only of the rest. Outline maps
are drawn in all hut one school
AS remedies for the imperfection of our Pri-
mary school system the report suggests first-a
better classification; ard sccond-a uniform
and systematic programme of studies, which
shall specify the amount and kind sof work to
be done by each GLASS during the year, the
methods OF instruction to be employed, and
the general and incidental school exercises, to-
gether with working timetable adapted to
the programme, which shall assign to each
study and school exercise its appropriate place
and duration, IL
The number of Grammar schools is six, ex-
elusive of the Grammar department of the
Peaks Island school. These schools are at
present taught by three male and twenty-six
female teachers, whose annual salaries amount
to $4,000 The Island school has heretofore
been taught by male teacher III winter and by
fem-le teacher the rest of the year. The cost
per pupil for tuition in these schools the, past
year based on the whole number registered is
S13.S2, on the average number belonging is
$15.S2; ON the average attendance is $16.46
From the table statistics of these schools it APP
pears that the whole number enrolled during
the year is ,23O against III SO for the preceding
year; that the average attendance was IL ,929
against 975; and the per cent. attendance 7,58
against 97,5 During the past year the num-
Der of teachers in the Fourth Grammar school
for boys was increased from five to six, to meet
an existing want, but has. hardly yet been de-
termined whether this number viii be pefma-
nently required The average number OF pu-
pills to a teacher in the different schools is by
no means uniform, varying from 80 in the
Bracket street school to 40 in the North
School. II Is thought by some that 40 is the
maximum number OF pupils which should be
assigned to teacher in Grammar schools.
However this may be it is apparent that the
labors of teachers are somewhat unequal
The number in the three lower classes APP
pear by the statistics to be nearly equal The
smaller number in the first classes is account
ed for IMPACT by the fact that many scholars
leave the schools before they have finished the
course.
= The average age of pupils admitted from the
Primary schools is a little more than eleven
years; the average ago of the first class at the
present EN- tlme, nearly fourteen ana nall years;
mn 'ne raseiase aye Vi .ne schoel nearly tnif
sool Sg pallilg tlie NuiieeI u PuPls " dis-
Ierent ages with the number OF pupils IN each
class. we ma that they nearly correspond, IN
elcating that the pupils are generally advanced
IRON class 10 Grass WIN sumeent regularity
ana ana snau Inc discrepancy IN tne number grad9-
que ralAer ~ the cropping ogt 9f scholars from
the scnool IMAM 10 any lmpeffect system OF pro-
nh9 %a 90
Inc total number admitted to the Gram
mar schools last year was 312 and the number
S Sauua'eu' no Inese !acts iilulSate snat our
GraiA4Maf scH2ois are dolng g4od WORK, FIX,
e, ,S sae mese school, Wn.en u new seaooi
ana snn]ect 70 some peculiar emDafrassments,
We we Hna tns remaining nye schools nave sent TO
1He nign ecneoi tne past year little more IMAM
10 per cent OF the average number now belong
ing. ne largest percentage IS shown 6y the
SCHOOLS ior girls Inc toliuillon Oh our uranl-
mar scnools IS on me wnoie very encouraging;
!se sSc4els ale laIeAiu earnest ana wen guar
neu Ior their positiohS, ana tl4e progress OF the
scHools Is quite UNIFORM. AT present compost
lions are WritIen IN a part only or the Gram
mar schoois. Inns exercise In some OF its forms
snoHia ne lntroduced carry INTO the course
sAfA VI ltstoiy couia aiso pe
Iaea sf ~ sa assu 1t hppet piasses III
plaoe " the iea!ets, which nase seF.eu 80 ions
~ " 4a3s los1 II ssFeas part tnelr lnterest Tor
ttl ne sclheollaFs: ..u...s H@ aGk
HIGH seHooh. AIoe ~,1
This school Is taught by three male and nine
female teachers, and one special teacher in
French. During the past year the salaries of
Miss Deerng and Miss Fairfield have been in
creased to $500 and 500 respectively, and their
rank has been changed from that of assistants
to that Of first and second mistresses. The
amount q salaries paid in this seh9olis VIC 300;
making the cost peg pupil tor sutton based on
Se sn the se na%ber qf s
and based on the average, dailv atiendance,
$500 200 ,,.,,. ~, j ! p. Ill,
w oo Mhoe number oi puPiis ehroiied last year
was o95i average number belonging, III ay-
rolled during the term lust completed is larger
than At any any time in the history Of the school.
Since the late of the uniOn of the hOuS and girlS
~ ME-. u ~ ,oco IT, - - ~ Ss ~ 81 y
~ Ple puilaliig, Y iooe' .lie :otsI o iuniper en-
fnlleq up 70 tne pFesent pime is Z,S4b; average
pupils aated Il year months u and
l month 81 days; total number admitted gSS;
total humber graduated. 363: number of how,
prepared for college, 80, Which is Sc per cent Of
tiS whole NUMBER gfaouateu .
Inc committee believe that 1t Is not only fea-
h sss III assans ' High F'a school, shssf
the practicai kiiowiedoa OF die lanol,ane yhich
could be acquired under a compete6t native
taaohor ,,o,,Id - 90 r,oa. -, r - 100,
a sac th h he OF fea, value pupils
10 eHect 9nis oDgect tney nave secured the ser
wees OF Mons, Morazaln, who for the past term
has given four lessons week to the members of
the first class. instruction In the Grammar has
heen oiven NV thn ragnlar toacbear f15niJJ tSfons
Morozo;n hos dayota5 ~ lIam, ~ a. IL. IT,
H., 20 . - - ,a,s ~: " so
uon OF oofsept HFoAAuAcl2toq ana tamllIar &C
9uaintance with the idioms OF the language.
His success has been sufficient to warrant the
centinuance-of the present arrangement
s,r,,,,,, ~ ~ g. /. -, ,,r17,s
20 p., ~ p - q AtAA -
fttRHthtioH VI ae easn "oooiuihs ~ n, ...s
censu: g. n Te,Ins VI assi% ohudron no sti4i'
tween and 81 wears of ace. VIZ i, i7e
Annarent decresse since is70 +' ki
Ratio of same to population. d