Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-11-10
TA|R D EDITION.
Dur Pabttc Schools.

Superin tendent Harlau's annual re-
port Of tn condition and work Of the
public schools for the last year hat
been published in pamphlet form. The
Superintendent in making his report
bases the population OF Wilmington at
81, coo. The rules OF the Board state
the number of school days In the year
at 20S, and the humble OF days laugh
was 1873 The number Of school houses
In use IL %, increase one number OF
rooms used for day schools, 1856, In
crease 6 number OF rooms used for
high school classes. 6, increase l mum
Der Of rooms used for grammar and
primary school classes, las, increase 8 +,
number OF sittings for study In all the
day schools, 1928, increase 1888 ; Who'll.
number in the day schools l6l, increase
8 male teachers of high school classes
i; female teachers Of high school
Glasses 6 female teachers in the gram
mar and primary schools l54, increase 5.
Que teacher receives 1890 per year
one $1,000 one $775 two $3.50; three
800 one $665 four 5000 fifteen $3.50;
four $545 twelve $3.50 thirteen $3.50 /;
sixteen $425; two $3.50 sixty four 1855;
fourteen $500, Eight teachers from the
training school are without salaries.
The whole number of pupils enrolled
during the year In the day schools wa
Sis, Increase Of 459 /; average number
belonging to the day schools 6663, In
crease 2S9 average daily attendance
1874, increase 256 I; number enrolled In
high school classes 2l4, increase 80
average number belonging to the high
school, classes l39, increase 20 daily at
tendance In high school Glasses 1872, in
Nraaaa 0S. mn, hay an rnl lat In No 70 ~,
mar and primary schools S504, increase
379 number belonging to the gram maj
and primary schools 6524, increase 1868
daily attendance in gram mar and pri
mary schools 6S42, increase 23l.
In 1873. the whole number OF teach
ers WAS 81; average attendance Of pupil
1855; average humber belon sing $3.50
Whole number belonging $500. a
number OF tables show many interest
ing statistics in relation TO the schools
The following paragraphs from the re-
port are of interest:
Those who attend school regularly
study hard, are encouraged and hel pc,
at home, and have good minds, sdvsnc
rapidly. On the other hand, those VIII
are irregular in attendance, indifferen
about study (and the irregular In OIL
tendance are nealy all so), and get n
help At home, soon tall behind the clas
they start with. The schools are no,
conducted 80 as to afford good oppol
tunities to all who attend reguiarl,
Special efforts are III abe to secure regu
larity OF attendance, and TO induce III
idle and Indifferent to study. This p,
pills that fall behind the classes wit
which they start, 10 far from being IL
neglected ones At school, are usua
ly pupils that receive more OF IL
teachers attention, in proportion I
the time they are in school, than tho,
who advance rapidly. The schoolscal
not advance children in their absenc,
nor can they advance those who atten
regularly as rapidly without the int
ngent help of parents az with it.
The father Of two boys, whose pr,
gress has put them much ahead OF tho
with whom they started at school, ga
to me, We have q regular study no,
at home every evening for these boy
Then, their mother, who used to be-
school teacher, helps them and sees tn
they prepare their lessons for the ne
day" In school, as in business, [
young people who are under the ca
and guidance Of wise parents, and W
do their own part well soon pass otht
In the race for success.
Mr.. Birdsall, late principal OF I
High School, in his report to the Sup
intendent, says:
1t 10, of course, a matter of reg
that larger proportion of those "
enter school are not graduated. II
will, In measure, correct itself as
appreciation of the value of educ2ti
widens from year to year, but the
ferent circumatsnces Of different far
lies and the peculiar leeds Of particu
boys will always Result In the wi
drAwal OF a large number of pupils
fore graduation aud it is always to
remembered that willie tue pnpIl Il
withdrawn is deprived Of much Il
he might receive, since by far
greater number are not graduated,
work of the school is by no means
be measured by the size of its gra
ating classes, but by the total 2
done to oil its pupils.