Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-07-27
A YEAR IN SCHOOL,
The Annual Report OF Supervision.
dsnt Harlan 30 the school Board
-Interesting EducntfOnal Items.

The Annual kep0rf OF bupefAntens
dsnt harlan 80 the school Board
interesting Educational Items.
The annual report Of Prof. David W.
Harlan, Superintendent Of the Public
Schools, which was presented at the
meeting of the Board of Education last
night will be found summarized be-
low: .....
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS
The report opens with q batch Of
statistics Of the school year just closed
as follows ..
Total population Of Wilmington &C.
cording to the census Of 1880, 1885 /;
legal school age from 6 to 81 years Of
age number OF school days in the year
according to the Rules Of the Board,
2O7 number Of days the schools were
taught, 200 number Of school houses
in use, 1S !; number Of school rooms
used for Day Schools, 112 ; increase, 2;
number Of rooms used in the High and
Grammar Schools, %; increase, |;
number Of rooms used in the Primary
Schools, S3 increase, Il; number OF
sittings for study in all the Day Schools,
5704 increase, IS number Of sittings
in the High and Grammar Schools,
l176 increase, 81 number Of sittings
in the Primary Schools, ,4s2s, increase,4.
In 1873 there were Is school houses
and 1902 seats; in 1874, 16 houses and
472S seats in 1875, II houses and
1882 seats; in 1876, 16 houses and
1890 seats; in 1877, IL houses and 1884
seats; in 1878 19 houses and 5S48 seats;
in 1879, l8 houses and 5648 seats In
1880, 18 houses spd 564S seats.
There is one combined High and
Grammar school for boys and one for
girls; two Grammar schools for boys
and two for girls, and l6 primary
schools in all Of which the sexes are
taught together.
The whole number Of teachers in
Day schools, 113; increase, !; one teach
er in High and Grammar school; 2s
female teachers in High and Grammar
schools, increase, l; "a female teachers
in the Primary schools. One teacher
receives $1,000 per year; one $1,000;
six, 900; two, 1856; ten, $3.50; six,
s54S; four, $500; nine, $46O; thirteen,
s425; fourteen, $3.50; thirty-four, $3.50;
nine, $500; four, no salary.
Whole number Of pupils enrolled
during the year in the Day Schools,
1868; Decresss, 161; Average number
belonging to the Day Schools, 1882; In
crease, II; Average daily attendance,
4427; Decrease, 40; Whole number en-
rolled in the High and Grammar
Schools, 1884; Decrease, 90; Average
number belonging to the High and
Grammar Schools, s4S; Decrease, ";
Average daily attendance in the High
and Grammar Schools, 1855; Decrease,
16; Whole number enrolled in the
Primary Schools, 5629; Decrease, 68;
Average number belonging to the Pri-
mary Schools, 1884; Increase, 8; Aver
age daily attendance In the Primary
Schools, 1851; Decrease, "a; Per cent.
of atten dance in all the schools on the
average number belonging, SIS; Per
cent. Of attendance in the High and
Grammar Schools on the average num-
Der belonging, s1.3; Per cent. OF atten-
dance in the Primary Schools on the
average number belonging, 1914; Per
cent. OF attendance in all the schools Of
the whole number enrolled, 68.6; Per
cent. of attendance in the High and
Grammar Schools Of the whole number
enrolled, 649; Per cent. OF attendance
in the Primary Schools Of the whole
number enrolled, 63.3. i.
Some of the points specially tonche
upon in the report are as follows:
11REGuLARITY OF ATTENDANCE.
The aggregate number Of pupils en-
rolled in the year was 6963, and the
average attendance was 4427. The
average absence was therefore 1886, or
thirty.six per cent. Of the number en-
rolled. The largest number belonging
at one time, October, )was 509s, or GIL
more than the average attendance.
Buildings, seats, teachers and books,
all the facilities for teaching 504s pupils
we're ready all the year, but the atten'
dance Of pupils fell 80 short Of this
number the first month 800 the second
month, 538 the third month, and 90
the decrease continued until the tenth
month when 1t was 974. When pro-
vision has been made for teaching 5OOO
pupils 1t costs about the same to main
tain the schools when 900 pupils are ao-
sent as when the 5000 are all in school.
Af.er giving statistics showing how
the number Of applicants for seats
varied during the months Of the school
year the report goes on to state: III
the vacant rooms in school house NOS.
IL, l2 and IA had been within reach
Of the applicants all Of them could
have been provided with seats. As
shown by the figures given, a much
larger demand for seats occurs in the
first part Of the year than in the latter
part. In the schools for white chill
dren the Withdrawals the latter part OF
the year are most numerous and un-
fortunate in the Boys High school
and Grammar. school. By referring to
the monthly reports 1t will be seen
that in the Boys High and Grammar
school the number belonging FELL from
1Ss To 109 between Feb. 18th and end
Of the year, &c. In considering the
falling of in attendance in the differ,
ant schools 1t should be borne in mind
that some Of the Schools had large lists
Of applicants from which to Ill their me !,
seats as they became vacant. The
number belonging to scheol No. . ie,l
only from 3lO to 27s between Feb !Stn
and end Of the year, but during that
time % 1O3 pupils were admitted to
places as they becsme vacant. ,,
Few but teachers realize how much
the progress of classes is retarded Dy
.L;, fro1uant with drawing of pupils