National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-10-10
THE COLORED SCHOOLS.
REPORTS FOR THE MONTH OF SEP
nEnNTRER

REPORTS FOR THE MONTH OF SEP
TENDER.
regular monthly meeting of the teachers con-
neced with the public schools forcOlored children
in the cities of Washington and Georgetown was
held yesterday afternoon at Sumner school build
ing, there being present in addition to the ladies,
Trustees Ryder, johnson and Brooks. The meet
ing was called to order by Trustee johnson, who
apologiEed for not commencing punetually at the
hour designated, by stating that invitation had
been extended to the Commissioners for the Dis
tTict Of Columbia to be present, but presumed
that other pressing engagements prevented their
attendance.
exhibit for the month Of September with the fol-
lowing gratifying results:
FIRST DISTRICT.
Sumner building-Whole number pupils, $40;
average number enrolled, 634; average number in
daily attendance, $50; percentage attendance,
g7T cases Of hardness, percentage of hardness
OBS; Of suspension, l; cases of corporal pun
ishment, Q; times teacher tardy, l; times teacher
Stevens building-whOle number Of pupils,
I20; average number enrolled, 7OT; average num-
Der in daily attendance, 6SS; percentage of at
tendance 9I4: cases Of tardiness lS percentage OF
hardness, 0O7 of suspension, 0; Of
pOral punishment, 8; times teacher tardy o;
times teacher absent, l.
SECOND DISTRICT.
John F. Cook buiIding-Whole number Of
pupils, sos; average humber enrolled, 754 aver
age number in daily attendance, 745 percentage
OF attendance, 97.6; cases Of hardness, 70 per-
centage Of hardness OFT cases Of suspension,
cases of corporal punishment, Ii times teacher
tardy, o days teacher absent, l.
Rhees building-WhOle number of pupils, 24S;
average number enrolled, 234 average number in
daily attendance, 81: percentage Of attendance,
9S5; cases of tardiness, "a; cases Of suspension,
o; cases Of corporal punishment, 1; times teacher
tardy, o; days teacher absent, Is.
THIRD DISTRICT.
Tjncoln buildinp-WhOle number of DuDiIs
enrolled, 5T9 average number enrolled, 53S; aver
age number in daily attendance, 524; percentage
OF attendance, 972 cases Of hardness, 80; percent
age of tardness, O43 cases of suspension, o; cases
of corporal punishment, 10; times teacher tardy,
0; days teacher absent, u
enrolled, 191 average number enrolled, IT'S; aver
age number in daily attendance, ia; percentage
Of attendance, ga; cases of tardiness, Is; per-
centage of hardness, 02; cases Of suspension, o:
cases of corporal punishment, 2; times teacher
tardy, 0; days teacher absent, o.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
Anthony Bowen building-WhoIe number Of
54i: average number in daily attendance, 525;
percentage of attendance, $685. cases of hardness,
o.; percentage Of hardness, OS3 cases Of suspen-
sion, 4; cases Of corporal punishment, Is; times
teacher tardy, /; days teacher absent, 8.
Delaware avenue-WhOle number Of pupils
enrolled, 36i; average number enrolled, Sol; aver
age number in daily attendance, 345; percentage
Of attendance; esq., cases Of tardiness 8; percent
age of Hardness 004; OF suspension o; cases
of corporal punishment, u times teacher tardy, .;
days teacher absent, O.
FIFTH DISTRICT, GEoRGETowN.
Chamberlain building-WhOle number ofpu-
pills enrolled 1856; average number enrolled, 305;
average number in daily attendance, 29o; percent
age Of attendance 969: cases OF hardness .; per-
centage of hardness, O19; cases Of suspension, o;
cases OF corporal punishment,2 2; times teacher
tardy, 0; days teacher absent, IL.
A comparison with previous years shows the
following Improvement: Percentage Of attend
ance for 1s69-7O 50; 1ST0-Tl, 9O.2; 1S7l-T2, $50;
1872 49, ~; 1873-74 952. Gases Of hardness for
the same years respectively as follows; 2,TT5,
239S4, 15OSO $3.50, 1902 cases Of suspension, 49,,
446, 259, S37, 2S3; cases of corporal punishment,
LA, $50, 1,l69, $780, 924.
The schools, as shown by the above results, are
doing we'll, and the trustees and superintendent
are doing all in their power to make them con-
tinued success. In the musical department, IN
der Professor Esputa, a marked improvement is
perceptible, music being now taught instead Of
After brief addresses by the trustees present
the meeting adjourned.
IT rs NOT TRUE!
There seems to be an opinion prevalent with
some persons that there will be further post
pOnement of the Library concert. There is no
ground for this idea. We speak er-cGthedrG
when we say that Governor Bramlette informs
us, and through US the public, that the drawing
will take place on the 30th Of November as surely