The daily gazette., 1874-09-15
SECOND EDITION!
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
PEACH SHIPMENTS.
the horticultural FAIR.
Our Public Schools.

ANNUAL, REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT
HARLAN-INTEREsTI STATISTICS.
At the meeting of the Board of Edu-
cation, last evening, the report OF ID:
w. Harlan, ESQ, Superintendent of
Public Schools, was read and referred
to the Committee on Teachers. 1t is
long and interesting document which
we summarize, as follows:
Summary of statistics for the school gear
ending July 81, 1874:
Number of school houses in use, 1G;
increase during year, 1; No. of rooms
used by day schools, 81; increase, o;
No. of rooms used for grammar schools,
"a: increase 6; No. of rooms used for
primary schools, 67; increase, B; No.
sittings in all the schools, A, 1928; in
crease, 226; No. of sittings in grammar
schools, 974, increase, 112; No. of sit
ting in primary schools, 8, 754; increase
l114: No. of rooms used for evening
schools, s; whole number of day and
night schools, 100; increase, ~; male
teachers in evening Normal School, q;
female teachers in same male teach
ers in grammar school, ], female teach
crs in grammar school, %; increase 81;
female teachers, in primary schools,
G7; increase, 3; male teachers in even
ing schools, /; female teachers in even.
ing schools, Is; special teachers OF
grammar, drawing, music, &c., I.
Whole number of pupils enrolled
during the year, in day schools, 6,7!6;
number enrolled in grammar schools,
1O14;whole number enrolled in primary
schools, not including those promoted
to grammar schools, 4,761, whole mum
ber enrolled in evening schools, 372
average number belonging to day
schools, 3,S43; increase, 1913; average
daily attendance, 1865; increase 21O'
per cent. of attendance on average
numbers belonging, 02S; per cent OF
attendance on whole number enrolled
l61 .3Yaverage number pupils belonging
to grammar schools, 72G; increase 81
average daily attendance of those be
longing to these schools, 692; average
daily absence; "a; per cent. of atten
dance, 95.3; average number OF pupil
belonging toprimary schools, 3,1l7; in
crease, 143; average daily attendance
/ of those belonging to these schools, 2,
S73; average daily absence, PA; pc
cent. of attendance, 92. l: average mum
: Der of pupils to II teacher in the gram
: mar schools, 80; average number o
i pupils to teacher in the primar,
schools, At; average tuition per pupi
:, in day schools, on the average numbe
belonging, $10.4S; average tuition pc
). pupil in grammar schools, Sl7 81; ave-
age cost of tuition per pupil in prlmar
schools, $9.T7; average cost OF book
and stationary per pupil in day schoo
d 81. .45; average cost of books and SIT
ltionery per pupil in grammar schools
= Al. OBJ; average cost of books and sta
d tionary per pupil in primary schools
: 81 90.
In detail, the Superintendent allud'
Il TO the progress of the schools during tt
past year, the attendance, studies, Il
He also makes various suggestions vi
g. of these is the establishment OF spe
ial school for boys between eleven al
sixteen years of age, who go to scho
l. only in the winter, and are, therefor
lv NOT, far advanced. They cannot ent
se grammar schools and are not satisfied
nt the primary schools, with children
n. much smaller than themselves; thcr
ee fore they cannot be taught togeth
I'd without loss to both. Such Il school,
IN suggests, should be open from the fir
d. of November until the first of March.
The report also suggests q trua
.;s school and IL truant police, as a means
il securing better attendance at all t
)r, schools. :
III their efficiency and the interest TIL
or manifest in their schools.
be The report closes with q descripti
of the grades of study and examinati
in the various schools.