National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-05-22
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Meeting of the Colorsd Trustees-Interesting

Statistical
The teachers connected with the public schools
fer cOIored children In the cities Of Washington
and Georgetown assembled yesterday afternoon
at Sumner building for the purpose OF hearing
the comparative results Of their labor in the
school.rOom from the month OF September to that
OF April, inclusive. Superintendent Cook pre-
ssntCd and read the following exhibit:
FIRST DISTRICT.
sumner building-Average number enrolled
52l, average number in daily attendance 500, per-
centage Of attendance 96.l cases Of hardness 2t2,
per cent. Of Hardness .OOl5, cases Of suspension
20 cases of corporal punishment 81.
Stevens building-Average number enrolled
TAG, average number in daily attendance us, per
cent OF attendance 81, cases of tardinessR2i5 per
cent. Of Hardness .OOlO cases Of suspension %,
cases Of corporal punishment SO.
SECOND DISTRICT.
John F. Cook building-Average number en-
rolled 746, average number in daily attendance
TO per cent. Of attendance e6.3, cases of Iardi-
ness T34 per cent Of tsrdness .OO32 cases OF sus.
pension 20, cases Of corporal punishment l13;
Rhees building-Average number enrolled 239,
average number in daily attendance 233, per cent.
of attendance 81 l. cases OF hardness 49, per cent.
OF tardiness OO2l cases OF suspension r. cases Of
corporal punishment lis.
THIRD DISTRICT.
Lincoln building-Average number enrolled
Of tardiness P2 per cent. Of hardness O033, cases
Of suspension 80, cases Of corporal punishment o.
per cent. of attendance 96 g.
Loveioy Building-Average number enrolled
lsO average number in daily attend ance ia, cases
Of hardness %, per cent Of hardness oOl7 cases
OF suspension !, cases Of corporal punishment 81,
per cent. Of attendance 1914.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
Anthony Bowen building: Average number en-
rolled SIS, average number in daily attendance
49, per cent OF attendance 961 cases Of Hardness
GTl per cent. Of tardiness .O024, cases Of suspen
sion 25, cases OF corporal punishment %.
Randall building: Average number enrolled
346, average number in daily attendance $3.50, per
cent. OF attendance " z cases Of hardness ls4 per
cent Of Hardness 0glT, cases Of suspension cases
o. corporal punishment As.
PIFTH DISTRICT.
Average number enrolled 302, average number
in daily attendance ~. per cent. of attendance 81
cases Of Hardness 49, per cent of hardness .OOI4
cases Of suspension O. cases Of corporal punish
nent 30.
months Of the current school year: Miss L. 7.
Matthews 0, A. NJ. Parke 2, :. ]. Dulany !, NJ. L.
Lawrence I, Ella Logan 9, Il. A. Dyson 9, Rachael
Jane Cock 10, L. T. Jones II, A. L. Tilgham a.
Mary Francis Kiger Is, Lucy Ann Barbour Is, ].
L. Brooks 10, l.. A. Smith Is Il. f. Pope Is, A.
Z Lee Il, l.. L. Lewis Il, A. T. VanderhOOp II,
N. S. Tucker 10, (. A Butler 20, A Warrick n
Mary Lane Patterson So, NJ. l.. Chew Is, A. V.
Thompkins 20, L. P. Bruce &C. II. A. Saunders &C.
:. +. Parsons 20, H. A. Martin q, L. V. Fisher
81 A Ross q, NJ. l.. Jordan 2s, NJ. u. Giles %, A.
W. Ringgold 20, NJ. A. ). Cary 20, Carrie Lewis
70, L. =. Shadd 80, &. \. Jones 80, NJ. +. Pryor
81, NJ. A. Hutton g. 5. Brown 50, +. A. Martin
&c. q. A. Patterson 81, A. p. Spencer "a, A. S.
Simmons Sc, NJ. A. Ward 81. NJ. A. BaIly 81, Mar
cissa George IS, A. A. Brown SO, A. Il. Waters A.
NJ. +. Minor IS, Ada A. BOZeman Il, NJ. A. Tea
ZIe ~, A. Z Holmes IS, A. I. Bower As, ]. q.
Nutter 49, q. f. Collins IS, NJ. U. Kelly 20, q.
Parker so, A L. FOOte 50, 1I. L. Hoy 90, q. @.
jackson 81, NJ. L. Bouse 81, NJ. NJ. Logan SO, Z.
L. Fisher 50, NJ. Bond GO, II. A. Simmons 66, NJ
q. HUNS 6s, NJ. Z. Bartlett 90, r. Murray II, NJ
A. q. Coakley 81, q. 3. Anderson 81, NJ. Male S.
J. Wilson 81, X. A. Lee %.
SPELLING CONTEST.
Superintendent Cook also presented the follow
ing the result Of the contest for the medals to
be awarded for spelling: Number Of pupils repre-
sentinR all grades for which contests were pro-
Vided, SS5; average percentage OF all grades, 723i
average percentage for primary grades, 81; aver
age percentage Tor grammar grades, Tl.9; aver
age percentage for high school, 1913. Gases Of
ending April, 1875; Miss Mary Jane Patterson O.
@. A. Patterson, A. NJ. Parke Z. Logan, 0; M E,
Chew o, ID. A. Coakley o, E. p. Shadd 0, J. g.
Nutter 0, NJ. Z. Pryor l, q. A. Jones 1, L. A.
Barbour ], o. Parker !, A. E. Lee /, A. A Brown
l. q. @. jackson !, s: Brown 2, NJ. L. Jordan 2 S.
L. Lewis 2, NJ. L. Hoy 2, q. b. Anderson, NJ. L.
lawrence z: A Ross g. A. s. Simmons g. A e.
Waters 8, L. A. Smith 3, A. V. Thompkins 4, +.
E Mccoy 4, G.. A. Dyson L. j. Wilson 4, NJ. F.
Kigor 8, A. Warrich s, NJ. L. Bowie 8, L. 7. Mat
theWs g. st. A. Martin 8, q. Il. Collins Q, N. q.
Giles Q, NJ. q. Sturns g. ]. L. Brooks o, Z. A.
Butler 6, A. W. Ringgold O. L. p. Bruce 0, +. A.
Martin I, NJ. L. Tucker Z, A. L. Nandertroop ], 4.
T. Brown Z, II. A. Saunders s, NJ. y. Kelly s, X.
Murray s, A. L. Holmes s, IL. E Pope s, A. Z.
Bond II, NJ. A. s. Cary IL, A. b. Lucas II, L. 7.
Jones y. NJ. A. Wardsl2. NJ. NJ. Logan II, M. A.
Bailey 10, r. A. Ice Is, NJ. A. Teagle 10, N.
George 10, II. Male 16, A. A. BeEsmen Il, A. l.