The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-07-05

:. The above tabulated' report, compared
with that of last year, shows marked
growth in all the essential features of good
school work as far as can be indicated by
statistics, as will be seen by the following
comparisons: The total enrolment of the
year gives 544, an increase over last year
of 50 pupils. The average monthly enroll
ment gives total of 429, an increase of 16
over that of last year. The average daily
attendance was -4O1, while that of last year
was 3S4. The percent of daily attendance
was 81, as compared with 96.4 last year,
the percent of attendance being based upon
the actual attendance compared with the
attendance due. The average daily alb
sence was IL, as compared with 1873 last
year.
But in no feature has the work of the
year been more satisfactory than in the
increased punctuality of the pupils. During
the year there were but 81 cases of tardi-
ness, a decrease of 40 over last year, and
80 over the year before. This has. been
schools have in punctual attendance rather.
than to any arbitrary rules regulating tar
diness. With the exception Of four or five
cases hardness has not been avoided, when
occasion has brought it about, by enforced
absence on the part of the pupil from
school during the session. We dwell on
this point of punctuality because we con-
slider it of so much Importance in the
formation of character. 1t is the begin
ming of correct business habits, and again
we ask the parents to aid, in every way,
its growth.
While the the village enrolment has
largely increased during the year, the
number of foreign pupils has not de-
creased, as will be seen by the $553.5O
tuition fund as compared with 1926 of
last year. The tuition fund during the
last three years shows total of 81 ,429-
more than enough TO pay, during that
time, for the special work in penmanship,
music, and whatever other work has been
done outside the corps of regular teachers.
Again it gives me pleasure to testify TO
the earnest work and good deportmen: of
our foreign pupils. They are always well
coined by teachers and pupils, though in
some of our Grammar departments they
at times during the year swelled home
attendance already large enough for
thorough work. sei fU .
OF the ga pupils enrolled during the
year there were 27s boys and s66 girls.
OF these 225 were in the Primary grades,
II of whom were in school less than three
months during the year; 240were enrolled
in the Grammar departments, of whom 10
were in school less than three months. OF
the 70 enrolled in the High School only
8 were in less than three months. There
were 20 pupils between the ages of 16
and 81. -eloaels
1t will be remembered that two years ago
the course of study below the High School
was reduced in time from ten years TO
eight, while there was but little reduction
in the prescribed work. This involved an
unpleasant yet necessary consolidation of
grades, especially in the Grammar schools,
and it has taken about two years of hard
and patient work on the part of both
teachers and pupils to bring the work
again into natural order, relating to the
age and ability of the pupils. But we feel
that this, to great measure, was accom-
plished during the past year, and we are
now ready TO begin the work of another
year with but little trace of the afore-
mentioned disparagements incidental to
the change of course. - ,.s'
1t gives me pleasure to testify, in this
annual report to the faithful and effective
work of the teachers during the year.
Nothing of discordant nature has marred
what has been to me the most pleasant
year of my school life, here or elsewhere.
To the Board of Education, and to all
others who, by helpful and encouraging
words, greatly aided me during the year
in the management of the schools, ex-
press my thanks c
Respectfully submitted, l-- -
r. H KINNIsON Stunt