The daily gazette., 1876-09-12
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
ANNUAL REPORT OF SUPERIN-
TENDENT HARLAN,

TENDENT HARLAN,
School st1tis,tcs- General n commen-
dattons, go
At the meeting of the Board of Eds
ucation last evening, the annual re.
port OF Superintendent Harlan was
submitted and read. A summary of
the report is as fellows:
STATISTICS.
Number of school houses in use, 16,
a d :rease of /; school rooms rsed for
day schools, II, decrease /; rooms us
- in grammar and High schools 20,
increese 1; used in primary schools II.
decrease 2, sittings for study in ali
the day schools, 1890, decref 42; in
Grammar and High schools, 9S2, in.
crease s; in Primary schools, g. s. d
crease so. There are two (boys'
girls) combined High and Grammar
schools; four 1.-TWO boys and two girls)
Grammar schools. and IA Primr !
schools in ii. of which ne sexes e
taught toge' 'er.
Number of teachers in day schools,
81, decrease male teachers in High
and Grammar schools !; female teach.
ers, do, 25. increase 2; female teachers
in Primary schools II; decrease 2.
Whole number of pupils enrolled
during the year in day schools, 5,947,
decrease, So; average number belong
ing. 4102, increase, 289, average daily
attendance, 3720, increase, 215; num-
Der enrolled in High and Grammar
schools, 1927, increase 20, average
number belonging to same, 1928, in
crease So; average daily attendance
770, increase, SO; whole number en-
rolled in Prir, ry hools, 1920; de-
crease, lis; average number belonging
to Same, 3274, increase, 1926; average
daily attendance, 1850, increase 1872.
Per cent of attendance in all the
schools, 90.6; in High and Grammar
| Schools, 93; in the Primary Schools,
100.
| Average tuition per pupil in all the
schools, estimated on the average
number belonging, $1,000; in Gram-
mar schools, $18 10; in Primary schools
@8 Al. Average cost of books s,d
stationery per pupil, in all the schools
81 Is; in Grammar schools 81 81; in
Primary schools 80 cents. Cost OF
books, and stationary for the year $5,.
C)3S1. .-5.4-
Night schools-Institute Hall, held
from Nov.8, 1875, to Feb. 18, 1876
go nights with 1876 pupils and average
attendance of 60. Ninth Ward, from
Nov, II to Feb. 18 (57 nights, 60 pu-
pills, average attendance, 20. Second
street near Washington. from Nov.
Is to Feb. 18, (69 nights) 81 pupils,
average attendance, Al, Summary,
27S pupils, average attendance, $780,
) Amount collected from pupils, $14S. rs.
SCHOOL HOUSE IMPROVEMENTS.
During the summer vacation of 1876
schools Nos. 8, 8, 10 and 10 were al
tered so as to make in each, s'y ROOFS
of equal size, irstead of two large
rooms and two small class rooms, as
previously. Nos. II and IA are now
undergoing similar alterations. The
second story of No. was altered so
as to make an increase of twenty seats
in the accommodations for pupils.
TEACHING AND MANAGEMENT.
On this subject the report is elabor.
ated, and contains many important
views and suggestions, on the follow
ing subjects: ~ ID
u /. Each lesson should be examined
by the teacher, within short time be-
fore it is assigned; for If this is OF
done the lessons given very often may
, |; be too long or too short.
2. Copying lists of pupils, making
up reports, filing up ccrtifcats, cor~
: respondence with parents. labelling
and numbering text books, and other
!. things like these.
8. Hearing recitations, giving in.
structions and governing.
The programme of study and recita~
tions Is detailed in full. After deduc-
ting the intermissions for study and
other necessary Interruptions, there
remains about four and one nalf hours
day for recitations. One half hour
each day is spent in whiting or draw
ling, in the Grammar and Primary
schools. Pupils have about two and
half hours a day in school to study.
AS many classes contain from twenty
to thirty pnpils it has been found ao-
vantageous to have many questions
answered advantageously by the class
and little practice enables teacher
to determine with sufficient accuracy
who answers and who do not.
Il 1uo oeSt way VI manage SCnOOl is TO
execute the following rule: Every pu-
pill must work at his proper School
work all the time that he is in school.
That each pupil may devote himself ex-
clusively to his proper school work du-
ring his periods for a study, it is essen
tial that the lessons assie ned to him
should afford him sufficient work, and
that Of kind he can do.
The report next includes the report of
s.. .. Wiley, Principal of Boys Depart
ment showing IA graduates for the last
school year, 8 scholars in the senior year,
2l in the midd'e year and 2s in the junior
year. The past year has been one Of hard
labor and good results. Two new studies
have been introduced, Chemistry" and
The Science of Government, both of
, which have been highly instructive and
useful. The school is now provided with
q complete laboratory for physics and
. general chemistry, in which the students
mar fest surprising interest. The
Principal returns thanks to Drs. q inn
shaw and Buck, for instructive lectures
TO Messrs. Adams & Bro, FOR the present
of an electrical engine, and to John III
| Adams Eor 60.