National Republican., 1876-01-10
COIoRED SCHOOLS.
Excellent Showing for the Month Of Decsm-
bsr-Narked Improvement in Percentage OF

C0L0RED SCHOOLS.
Excellent Showing for the Month Of Dscsm-
bsr-Marked Improvement in Percentage Of
Attendance.
The public school system OF the United States
is something that every clIigen should take pride
in, for under it the child Of povtriy has equal
chance for education with these reared in luxury.
The pages of our country's history are replete
with the names and deeds of st1tesmen whose
Alma Mater was the pupMc schools and no where
are schools, as will be seen by the following ex-
hibit, in better condition than the public schools
for colered children in the cities of WashInton
and Georgetown:
FIRST PIsTRICT.
Summer Building, Miss Emma V. Brown, prn-
cipa+Number of schools, s; whole number differ
ent pupils, 4S7; average number enrolled, 47e;
average number In daily attendance, 4T2; per-
centage Of attendance 81 8; cases OF hardness, O.
percentage Of tardinesg, .OOcS; cases of suspen-
sion, g.
eal-Number Of schools, Il; whole number differ
eHt pupils, SS3; average number enrolled, Sol;
average number in daily attendance, 7Ss; per-
percentage of tardiness OOOl cases of suspen sion
!; cases of corporal punishment, 5. The district
comparison for the month of December, 1874, with
the came month, 1875, shows in favor of the latter
an increase of 81 pupils enrolled, lis more In av-
eraGe daily attendance, with a correspondents z In
crease CT per cent in attendance, together with
reduction Of 62 cases Of tarciness and cases OF
suspension less than in 1874.
SECOND DISTRICT.
John F. Cook Building, Mrs. Anna p. Spencer,
princIpal-Number OF schools, Is; whole number
different pupils, $50; average number enrolled,
SOP; average number in daily attendance, s57;
percentage of attendance, $50; cases Of tardiIess
g. percentage of tardness, .000l; cases of suspen-
sion, 2; cases Of corporal Punishment, 3.
Rhees Building, Mrs. M. A. S. Cary, principal
Number of schools, 4; whele number different
pupils, PSI; average number enrolled, 25s; aver
age number in daily attendance, 235; per cent. Of
attendance, $50 The comparison in this district
with the cGrrespGS1ding Gh mSnts IN 1874 presents
in 7S75 Isl, being an increase Of 91; average num-
Der in daily attendance 1,O9f being % in favor of
1873; per cent. Of attendance, $50, gain of 1.5.
The cases Of tardiness for December, 1874 num-
bered los, while in December, 1875, there were
only cases, making reduction in favor OF the
latter year of 100. Tho cases of corporal punish-
meEt in December, 1874, numbered 20, in the same
month, 1875, only three cases q reduction Of II
cases in favor of the latter year. The cases OF
more than in 1915.
THIRD DISTRICT.
LincolnB uilding, Miss Mary A. Reed. princ-
pal-Numoer of schools, 10; whole number dill
average number in daily attendance, $50; per
cent. of attendance, 9S; cases of tsrdiness, Is;
per cent. OF tardness, 0oO6; cases OF suspension,
!; cases OF corporal punishment, !.
LoveJoy Building, MIss Grace Dyson, principal
Number Of schools, 3; whole number different
pupils, 2l5; average number enrolled, 2OS; aver
age number in daily attendance, EOS; per cent. OF
Rttendane, 99.2. This district shows. an increase
of u pupils enrolled for the month of December,
more in daily attendance; the district percentage
is 9S3, gain Of %; In cases OF tardness thera is
reduction Of 81 cases in favor OF 1875 also cases
less CT corporal punishment: and one less suspen-
sion.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
Anthony Bowen Building, Miss Maria a. Dor
ster, pri1cipal-Number OF schools, .; whole
number of different pupils, $50; average number
enrolled, ,5l5; average number in daily attend
ance, 500; percentage Of attendance, $50; cases
of tGTdiEess, S; percentage of tardiress, 1904;
cases Of suspension, .; cases OF corporal punish
Randall Building, Miss Sarah L Dafin, prin-
cipal-Number of schools, 6; whole number diE- |
ferent pupils, 352; average number enrolled SI6;
centage OF attendance 091; cases OF Hardness, 4;
percentage of tardness, .OO03: cases of corporal
punishment, 3. The schools in this district show
an increase in favor of 1875 of So pupils in the
average number enrolled; also, 55 in the average
daily attendance. The district percentage is gS.6
gain Of per cent. over that attained for the |
corresponding month in 1875. In hardness and |
suspensions the difference of IS cases n the former
and in the latter were in favor OF December lS75
FIFTH DISTRICT, (GEoRGETowS)
Champerlain Building, Miss A. T: Howard,
of schools, O; whole number
different .pupils, $50; average number enrolled,
go; average number in daily attendance, 3l2;
{; percentage Of tardiness COOS; cases Of suspep,
siop l. In this district there is an increase In
favor OF December, 1875, of 80 pupils in the whole
humber Of different pupils enrolled; two in the
average number enrolled; four in average daily
attendance; gain of in percentage of attend
ance and reduction Of Is in cases of tardiness;
alo, cases less Of suspension and no corporal |
Punishments.
HIGH SCHOOL,
Miss Mary Jane Patterson, teacher-Whole num-
Der different pupils, 120 an increase of l. over the
number in attendance in December, 1874; average
number enrolled lis, an increase of IL; average |
number in daily attendance ILL., an increase of II;
of attendance 97.4, gain OF 16. The |
general summary shows 76 schools, against 20
in December, 1874; whole number different pupils
in December, 1875, numbered i,6lI, being an in.
crease OF 2S7; average number enrolled l. 45l an |
Increase OF 179; average number in daily attend
arce Ss9, an increase of 355: percentage of at
tendance 9S.i being gain Of 19 in favor of De-
cember 1875; cases of tardlness 49, being 800 less
than there were in the corresponding month 1874:
also 81 cases less OF corporal punishment and IS
cases Of suspension less for the samo period. The
districts for general excellence stand in the order
given; Percentage of attendance. Second and /
Fourth equal, First, Third and Filth; cases of |
tRrdiCess, Second, Fifth, First, Fourth and Third;
cases Of suspension, Third and Fifth equal |
Fourth, Second and First. In cases OF corporal |
punishment the order is as follows: Fifth, Sec
Ond, Third, First and Fourth.
The credit OF such fine results as above shown |
are in the main due to Superintendent Cook and |
the efficient corps of lady teachers assisted BY the
colored gentlemen composing the sdb-5oard, all |
OF whom are indefGtigabie in their efforts In Ak
ing the schools under their control a complete
success and an honor to the District OF Columbia