National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-09
coIORED SCHOOLS,
Teachers Meetipg-MsgnifoI mt Sho wing for
the Month fseptember-eeneral Excellence
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CoIoRED SCHOOLS.
Teachers Meetipg-Msgnifoi INT sho wing for
the Month Of september-General Excellence
Throughou! The schools.
A regular monthly meeting Of teachers con-
nected with the colorei schools Of Washington
and Georg etosn was held YESTERDAY afternoon,
at Sumner building. Of the eIRhty.slx regular
teachers all except two were preseI t. Suferin-
tendent Cook presented and read the fcl'owrg
comparative statement for the m nth OF Sspsen-
Der:
FIRST Die TRICT.
Sumner building, Miss Emma '. Brown, pria-
clpal: Number OF schools, 8; whole number oil
pupils enrolled for the month Of September, Oily;
daiIy sttepdapce' 4ss: percentsge of attendance,
$751;; cases Of hardness percentage oil hardness
.OooS; cases Of corporal punishment = cases CT
suspension, 5; times teacher tardY, =; namos5
of pupils withdrawn. 8; number ofpupils forfeited
seats, 6.
pal: number Of schools ID; whole number OF
pupils enrolled, S26; average number enrolled, Io4
average number in daily attendance, li9; per
percentage of hardness COOS; cases Of Suspension,
l; times teacher tardy, /; number OF pupiis VIII
drawn, is; number Of pupils forfeited seats' L.
SECOND DISTRICT.
John F. Cock building Mrs. A. p. Spencer prin.
cipal: Number of schools, 10; whole number OF
pupils enrolled $685. average number enrolled, s5Ii
number in daily attendance, S2s; percentage OF
attendance 30; cases of Hardness, 81 per cent. OF
Hardness, .OO02; number OF pupils withdrawn 8;
number Of pupils forfeited seats, 8.
Rhees building, Mrs. NJ. A. 5. Gary principals:
Number Of Schools, 4: whole number Of pupils en-
rolled, 262; average number enrolled, 2JS average
number in daily attendance, 25li per cent OF at.
tendance, .9S; number OF pupils Withdrawn, III;
number Of pupils forfeited seats, J.
THIRD DISTRICT.
Lincoln building, Miss NJ. A. Reed principal
Number Of schools, 10; whole number OF pupils
erage number in daily attendance, 53l; per cent.
of attendance $751;; cases Of tardInesS 20 percent
age OF hardness ;OsUs; cases OF SUSPENSION, l.
drawn, 10; number Of pupils forfeited seats, I.
Lovejoy building, Miss Grace Dyson principal:
Number OF schools, 8; whole number OF pupIls
average number in daily attendance, 1913; per
cent. Of attendance, 9s.7; days teacher absent, l.
number Of pupils Withdrawn, .
FOURTH DISTRICT.
Anthony Bowen building, Niles Maria L.
Dorster principal: Number OF schools, o; whole
number OF pupils enrolled, so; average number
enrolled, 4Si; average number in daily attend
arce, 47i; per centsge Of attendance 9s; cases OF
hardness 0; percentage of Hardness, OOO3; namoer
of pupils Withdrawn, S; number Of pupils Tor
Randall building, Miss Sarah L. Damn princl.
pal: Number Of schools 9; whole number OF
pupils enrolled, 3s9; average number enrolled,
346; average number in daily attendance, 81,
per centage of attendance, $751;; cases OF tardi-
ness, s; percentage OF hardness, .ojo3 number Of
pupils Withdrawn, s; number Of pupils forfeited
seats, 2.
FIFTH DISTRICT.
Chamberlain building, Miss A. Howard, priuci-
pal: Number Of schools, d; whole number OF pupils
enrolled, 343; average number enrolled, 2sii ay-
erage number in daily attendance, 2s6; per cent.
of Attendance 93 cases Of hardness IA; per cent.
of Hardness, .0O02 cases OF corporal punishment,
S; cases OF suspension, 2: number OF pupils with
drawn, S; number OF pupils forfeited seats, 2
HIGH SCHOOL,
nPinciDnl. Whole
number OF pupils enrolled, 1926 average number
enrolled, 49, average number in daily attendance,
lis: per cent of attendance, 99.l; cases Of tardi
ness /: rer cent of hardness .0OO2; days teacher
absent, j; number Of pupils withdrawn, 10; num-
Der Of pupils forfeited seats, 10. ,
In order that better Idea may be formed OF
the progress made in these schools, we presented
the following comparison: Average number In
daily attendance for the month Of ss2se pc!
4l62 1875, 4256; difference between 1870 and 1875,
l7O3 per cent. OF attendance, $50, 93i 1871, e34
1873 ST. cases of hardness, 1870 239l 1871, l76Si
1872 922 1873 411 1874, 332 1875, y; in favor OF
1875, 23l9; cases OF corporal punishment 1870 s.;
ISL Ito; is72 12s; 1873, l55; 1874 49, 1915 10: in
favor Of ISIS IS: cases Of suspension, 1870 S. 1871,
Is: 1872, Is; 1873, IS: 1874, % 1915, !.
The school buildings stand for general exc l.
lerce the order given, per cent. of attendance,
John F. Cook, Sumner, Lincoln, Lovejoy, Ran
dali, Stevens, Anthony Bowen and Chamberlain;
per cent. of Hardness, Rhees, L0yejoy, John Z.
Cook, Randall, Anthony Bowen, Stevens and
Sumner; cases Of corporal punishment, John F.
K.
Anthony Bowen, all standing equal, with the
Sumner, second, and Cham 0erlain third. In
cases Of suspension, John F; Cook, Rhees, Love
ioy Anthony Bowen and Randall stand equal,
having had no cases. with the Stevens, second;
Lincoln, third; Chamberlain, fourth, and the
Sumner. fifth.
order named. Per cent. of attendance-SecOnd,
Third. Fourth. First and Efth per cent. Of tardi-
ness-Ss eond, First and Fourth equal, Third dis
trict third, and Fifth distric; fourth 10 cases
OF corporal punishment the following districts
stand equal, there being few or no cases: Sec-
ond, Third and Fourth, with the First district
second and the Fifth district third. The num-
Der of schools in VIII ch there cases OF tard
ness were forty, which is very excellent showing
and, takirg the exhibit as whole, y IS notwitn-
have for general excellence, the best exhibit they
have made since or during their existence,
period of sixteen years. and is additional positive
evidence that the colored people are competent
and capable Of managing their own educational
affairs. The good accomplished by the ladies
teaching in the Second school district, who in
augurated the weekly parents meeting, is best
shown by the proud position attained by the
schools in that district, they leading as a whole
ience, and they attestcd their pride in the sue
cess Of their efforts by each wearing, as an en-
b!em of victory, neat American shield, with the
word Union" inscribed thereon. The emulation
was of most amicable nature, the ladies teaching
in the other districts accepting their defeat with
becoming dignity and good humOr.
The result of the friendly rivalry places the col
ored schools of Washington and Georgetown in o
position before the educators Of the land that
should make every citizen, without regard to COM
plexion, proud Of them, as we doubt If any such
results have ever been attained in q school system
of the same magnitude. Too much credit cannot
be given Superintendent Cook for his interesting
industry in behalf OF these schools; the ladies Of
the Second district complimented him, together
with Trustees johnson and Brooks, by electing
them honorary members Of their association.
AMER cergratulatory addresses by Trustees
Hovey, Brooks and johnson, the meeting ad-
journed.