Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-07-24
OUR SCHOOLS.
Report Of the Superintend-
ent OF Public Schools.

Education, held Monday evening,
July 18th, the Report of the SUI
perintendent of the Schools was
received, and the Secretary order
ed to prepare from it a statement
of such facts as might be of inter
est to those concerned in the well
fare Of the Schools in this District.
The following is a condensed state
ment of the matter therein con-
tanned:
Attendance and instruction are
the two prime objects of effort by
all concerned in securing the sue
cessful working of our Schools. In
regard to the first, there has been
improvement, as will be seen by
the following statistics
Whole number of pupils enroll
ed in all the Schools during the
year, 1912 whites; 1876 colored--
total, 1908. Average monthly en-
rollment, 962;-average daily at
tendance, 819. Per cent. of
attendance on the average enroll
ment So. The above shows an in
crease of 1914 pupils over last year,
while the colored school has di-
minished l8. Our per cent. of at
tendance for the first term was 90,
but sickness and the extreme cold
during the months of February
and March caused the general av-
erage to fall to So per cent, which
Is still gain over last year of 13
per cent. The per cent. of attend
ance, ia good schools, ranges be-
tween 81 and 96. In the State
School Commissioners Report for
the State of Ohio for 1870, twenty
Graded Schools were above SO per
cent; seventy-five above 80; thir-
ty-one were 95; while fifty-nine
were below IS. BY the comparison
it will be seen that our schools are
coming up in this most important
feature. and will compare favora-
bly, with good schools elsewhere.
The following will show the
average N onthly enrolment by
wards: Grammar school ITO. First
and third wards 1876. Second ward
213. Fourth ward 221. Fifth ward
LIT. Prior to the 31st Of January,
there were enrolled in the Fifth
ward school 219 scholars, in the
Fourth ward 1877. A transfer of
AZ was then made from the Fifth
ward to the Fourth, thus filling up
the new building and securing
more uniformity in numbers to
each teacher. The following will
show the average number enrolled
by each teacher in each room of
all the schools, and the per cent of
attendance.
Grammar school, Professor Teg-
ethoff, Principal and teacher of
First Division. Boys 20 per cent
of attendance 80. Miss Winn %,
per cent. 81. ID. S. Noble 80, per
cent. 81. Miss Wilson 3S, per cent.
83. Secord ward school. A. r.
Long As, per cent. SO. Miss Ma
dera 81, per cent. 80 Miss Riddle
At, per cent. SO. Miss Cutting 60,
per cent. 81. Third ward, Profess
sor Gehardt 40, per cent. 80. Miss
Hill AZ, per cent. IS. Miss Colston
SO, per cent. 80. Fourth ward, f.
j. Hayden 48, per cent 81. Miss
EmbicK 5S, per cent. 81. Miss
Emmert 43, per cent. S3. Miss
Fiery 81, per cent. 76. Fifth ward,
S. NJ Dieffenderfer 81, per cent.
80. Miss Ahern SO, per cent. Sc.
Miss AlbUrtis 81, per cent. rs. 1t
will be observed that in the above
statements, reference is made to
the average monthly enrolment,
and not the whole number reg
istered.
EXAMINATIONS.
Two examinations for promo
lions were held during the year.
The first in February at which
time a number of pupils from the
several Divisions of the Grammar
and ward schools, were promoted
to higher grades.
The second and final eXamina-
ton was held during the last two
weeks of the term in June.
The following are some of the
questions used in the examination
vi titc vi q All tiioi cCAipOis
DIVISION A .-ARITHMETIC
/. Why is the multiplier always
an abstract number?
4. From what kind of taxes is
the internal revenue OF the United
States derived ?
3. What is a promissory notc,
and when is note negotiable
4. What is par value, and what
is market value?
5. TO what is the square Of the
hypothenuse?
EXAMPLES
/. A man sold. his farm for
$S,730-l4-15 of this sum is 10 Of
the cost Of his house, md the
house cost three times a. much as
the store what was the cost OF the