National Republican., 1876-10-09
PUBLIC coIoREp SCHOOLS,
Exhibit or the Month Of ssptember-Excel-
lent Showing.

lent Showing.
The first regular monthly meeting of the
curf mt school year Of teachers connected with
the public schools for colored children in the
c tiles of Washington aud Georgetown was held
Friday afternoon last at Sumner building. The
meeting was called to order by Superintendent
Cook, who presented the following interesting
school items for the month of September of the
present year, together with q comparative ex-
hibit of the same month with previous years.
FIRST DISTRICT.
Sumper Building, Miss E. V. Brown, princi-
pal-Number of schools, 9; whole number diff
ferent pupils, 65S; average number eErolled,
617; average number In daily attendance, 610;
per cent. of attendance, 9S.s; cases of tardi-
ness, 9; per cent. of tardiness, !OO03S cases of
corporal punishment and suspensions, 0; times
teacher tardy or absent, 0.
Stevens building, Mrs. Mary Y. Datcher,
principal-Number of schools, Is; whole num-
Der of different pupils, S2l; average number
enrolled, 766; average number in daily attend
ance, 757; percentage of attendance, 9S.2;
cases of tardiness, 4; percentage of tardiness,
.C002; cases of corporal punishment, 2; cases
of suspension, l; times teacher tardy and ab-
sent, 0. The aggregate showing for the dis
trict was as follows Number of schools, %;
whole number of different pupils, ,479; aver
age number enrolled, 1888; average number
in daily attendance, 1867; percentage of at
tendance, 9S.5; cases of tardiness, 13; percent
age of tardiness, 0002; cases of corporal pun
ishment, 2; cases of suspension, 1; times
teacher tardy or absent, 0.
SECOND DISTRICT.
John F. Cook building, Mrs. A. P. Spencer,
hor &c rhala
Der of different pupils, 935; average number
enrolled, 910; average number in daily attend
ance, 902; percentage of attendance, 99.l;
cases of tardiness, 8; percentage of tardiness,
.OOO7; cases of corporal punishment, 2; cases
of suspension, 4; times teacher tardy or alb
sent, O..
Rhees building, Mrs. NJ. A. s. Cary, princi-
pal-Number of schools, 4; whole number of
different pupils, 264; average number enrolled,
253; average number in daily attendance, $50;
per cent. of attendance, &c. cases of tariiness,
0; per cent. of tardiness, 10000; cases of cor
poral punishment, 1; cases of suspension, S;
times teacher tardy or absent, o.
The consolidated figures for the district are
as follows: Whole number of schools, IS;
whole number of different pupils, 1,l99; ave-
rage number enrolled, ,163; average number
ance, 80; cases of tardiness, 8; per cent. of
tardiness, .0006; csses of corporal punishment,
8; cases of suspension, 9; times teacher tardy
or absent, 0.
THIRD DISTRICT.
Lincoln building, Miss NJ. E. Reed, princi-
pal-Number of schools, 10; whole number of
different pupils, 600; average number enrolled,
594; average number in daily attendance, $50;
per cent. OF attendance, 9S.6; cases of tardi-
ness, 6; per cent. of tardiness, .0002; cases of
corporal punishment, 3; cases of suspension
and times teacher tardy, O; days tea cher alb
sent, Miss jackson, Sickness Q.
Lovejoy Building, Miss Grace Dyson, prin-
cipal-Number of schools, 4; NUMBER of differ
ent pupils, DDS; average number enrolled, 217;
average number in daily attendance, 2l4; per
cent. of attendance, 9S.4 cases of tardiness, 9;
per cent. of tardiness, .00l0; cases of cor
poral punishment, suspension, teacher
tarday or absent, o. The district showing
is IA schools, with a whole number
of different pupils, S2S: average number en-
rolled, S11; average number In daily attend
ance, 500; per cent. of attendance, 9S.5; cases
of tardiness, Is; per cent. of tsrdiness, .0004;
cases of corporal punishment, 3; suspensions
and teacher tardy, 0; days teacher absent, 9.
FOURTH DISTRICT, (soUTH wAsHINGToN.)
Randall Building, Miss NJ. A. Dorster, prin-
cipal-Number of schools, 10; whole number
different pupils, 7332; average number enrolled,
40; average number in daily attendance, 703:
per cent. of attendance, 9; cases Of tardi-
ness, 5; per cent. of tardiness, .0002; cases of
corporal punishment, 10; suspensions, teacher
tardy or absent, 0.
Anthony Bowen building, Miss Sarah L.
Daffin, principal.-Number of schools. s;
number of different pupils, 467; average num-
Der enrolled, 7lO; average number in daily
attendance, 4S5; per cent. of attendance, 9S 6;
cases of tardiness, g; per cent. of tardiness,
COOS; cases OF corporal punishment, suspen-
sion, times teacher tardy, o; days teacher alb
sent, 5.
The showing for the district is as follows:
Number of schools, Is; whole number OF
different pupils, 1,199; average number en-
rolled, Isl; average number in daily az
tendance, l ,l3S; per cent. of attendance, $50;
cases of tardiness, II; per cent. of tardiness,
.CO02; cases of corporal punishment, 10; sus-
pensions and times teacher tardy, 0; days
teacher absent, 5.
FIFTH NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Chamberlain building, Miss A. T. Howard,
principal-Number of schools, 6; whole num-
Der different pupils, 362; average number en-
rolled, $40; average number in daily attend
ance, 343; per cent. of attendance, 9S.4; cases
of tardiness, 55 per cent. of hardness, .OOO3;
cases of corporal punishment, 4; times
ssaeher T. 'a''y or absent o. cases Of SUSPENSION
HIGH SCHOOL,
Miss Mary Jane Patterson, principal. Whole
number Of different pupils, 142; average num-
Der enrolled, 1873; average number in daily at
tendance, l3l; per cent. of attendance, 9S. &c;
cases of tardness, suspensions, corporal
punishment, and times teacher tardy, 0;
days teacher absent, =. The number of with
drawals, forfeitures OF seats, dismissals and
re-entries stand in the order enumerated:
Sumner building, II, z, 0, 2; Stevens building,
IS, 8, 0, 4; John F. Cook building, 25, s, 3, 0;
Rhees building, 4, Z, 3, l; Lincoln, z, 6, 0, 4
Lovejov, 3, ., 0, l; Randall, 10, 13, 0, O.; An
thony Bowen, S, 10, 0, 8; Chamberlain, 10, 6,
2, 2; High school, 6, G, 0, 3. The general
summary ard comparisons with the cJrre-
spending month in 1875 shows the following
gratifying exhibit, the figures given being
those of the present year 1876: Number OF
schools, 20, an increase of 4; whole number of
different pupils, 5,209, an increase of G27;
average number enrolled, $3.50, an increase of
6GS; average number in daily attendance,
1881, an increase of 675; per cent. of attend
ance, 9S:7, gain of 8; cases of tardincss, AZ,
being a reduction Of % cases; per cent. of tar
diness, :0OO2; number withdrawn, 102, being a
decrease of 25; number dismissed, 166, de-
crease of 6.
The steady progress in general excellence
made by these schools can best be seen by the
following exhibit September, 1S70-Ayerage
daily attendance, 1858; per cent. of attend
ance, So; cases of tardiness, 1891; per cent.
of tardiness, 2.49; cases of corporal punish
ment, S5; suspensions, s. September, ISL
Average daily attendance, 2,S43; per cent. of
attendance, 93.4; cases of hardness, 1,7GS;
per cent. of tardiness, 1.49; suspensions, Is.
September, 1S72-Average daily attendance,
3,27S; per cent. of attendance, $50; cases of
tardiness, 922; per cent. of tardiness, 0.6S;
cases of corporal punishment, 1873; cases of
suspension, 25. September, 1S73-Average
daily attendance, $3.50; per cent. of attend
arce, 97.1; cases of tardiness, Ali; per cent
of tardiness, O.24: cases of corporal punish
ment, 135; suspensions, IS. September, 1S74-
Average daily attendance, 4,162; per cent. of
attendance, 97.5; cases of tardness, 332; per
cent. of tardiness, 0.22; cases of corporal pun
isbment, IS; suspensions, 0. September,
1S75-Average number in daily attendance,
1855; per cent. Of attendance, 9S.4; cases of
tardiness, 72; per cent. of tariiness, O.O4;
cases of corporal punishment, 10; suspensions,
z. September, 1S76-Average daily attend
ance. 4,931; per cent. of attendance, 9S.7;
cases of tardiness, A.; per cent. of tardiness,
O.O2; cases of corporal punishment, %; cases
of suspensions, 12. The difference between the
years of 1870 and 1876 in the items mentioned
are as follows: Increase in daily attendance
Of 2,S7S; gain of 81 on percentage of at
tendance; a reduction of 2,344 in cases of
tardiness, and 63 in corporal punishment, with