Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1885-07-16
OUR SCHOOLS.
OUR SCHOOLS.
The Census Of the District and Super.
intendent ClemMer's Report 10
the Board OF Education.

The Census Of the District and Super.
intendent Clemmer's Report 10
| the Board Of Education.
The census of children in the James
town district taken for the year 1885
shows q total of school age, above Z and
under 20 years of age and unmarried, 573,
OF which $50 are boys and 3l4 are girls.
In addition to these are "a who were not
residents of the city on the first day of
June, but who arc bonatide pupils OF cur
schools during the fall, winter and early
spring, and will be again next year as
! their parents move into the country in
the summer and back to the city in the
winter.
Mr.. Clemner, superintendent OF our
city public schools, has filed his annual
report with A. &. Mcmillan, secretary
OF the board of education, from which We
compile the following of interest to the
public and especially to the patrons of
the schools.
Total saumber enrolled, 5sG, of which
293 were bays and 293 girls. Average
number belonging was 172 boys and 1856
glrls, making total average Of 1858. The
average attendance was 1855 boys and 1Gs
girls, making a total of 1923. The average
absence was II boys and II girls, making
a total Of 81. Thr per cent of attendance
was boys 50 and girls 9l.5, making q
general per cent CT 90.3 The average
number of days taught IN all the rooms
was 1888. In the several rooms during
the year there were 325 promotions TO a
higher grade and re,rograded TO q
lower.
The ab0vc are taken fir M the complete
and elaborate tabulated report OF the su-
pcrintendent, and are the main points of
interest to the public. The report c.Oscs
With the following
REMARKS OF TIE SUPERINTENDENT.
The foregoing statistics have been
taken from the teachers monthly reports
to the superintendent and from his
monthly summaries of the same They
are on file and furnish accurate inrorma-
non concerning your school.
The per cent Of attendance, viz: 9O.3,
is crcditsble, but the per cent of hardness
VIZ: 2.3, is unnecessarily heavy The
following shows that the teachers, with
two exceptions, were partially to blame.
Their tardincss, according TO your rule
requiring them to be in their rooms tlf !.
teen minutes before the opening OF each
session, was as follows Mrs. Peck G.,
Mrs. Porter s. Miss Nilsson IA, Miss Tun-
nicliife l3, Miss Flagcr II, Miss David
son IG, Miss Lst,lcGeld 80, total lO4, or
3.S pei cent. Tardjness CT pupils 5000, or
2.3 per cent.
The attendance of teachers has been
very good. Mrs. Peck was absent Z days
on misunderstanding was employed q.
days. Miss Flaglcr was absent days by
reason ,f slckness-suhstitu;c furnished
5 days. Miss Kinney was sick AZ days
and furnished substitute AZ days.
Six pupils were neither absent nor
tardy during the year, namely: Louise
Wilbur, Gertrude Tllden, Maggie Grove,
Phallie Hicks, Carroll Buck and Kittic
rilden. Quite number OF pupils travel
ed several miles each day to reach school,
AS rule your pupils are to be commend
ed for their earnest efforts 10 attcLd
school. There has been but little truancy
and no suspensions were necessary. The
examinations show substantial progress
of pupils. They are worthy OF especial
commentator for uniformly good con-
| duct and for zeal IN school wolk
| The work OF the teachers has been
characterized by earnestncss and energy
The partial failures as mentioned in my
special reports we're due to inexpcr:cncC
and lack Of ability of lcachcrs-not to in
difference on their part.
| Your schools are graded, and credit for
this is largely due to your teachers who
by hard and extra work have brought
into alignment pupils representing many
schools. There are twelve grades, high
school 4, grammar 4, primary
Ralph Davidson has completed our
high school course and is entitled 10 a
diploma. The graduating class for next
year will number at least five,
The average attendance for our high
, school last year was % g. The large
class to enter next fall will bring up the
attendance of this room beyond the aver
age of other rooms.
The total enrolment lacks two of equal
ing that of the year 1884. In view of
the establishment of the Catholic school
this indicates an increase of schoo, popu-
lation. The average attendance per
room during the year was 36; average be-
longing 40. For the me nths of December,
January, Fcbrna'y and March the aver.
age-numbcr belonging per room was 4G;
average attendance Al. THIS increased
atten lance represents pupils who attend
during the winter months only. They
cause teachers heavy work IN their efforts
10 grade them. Many cities haye found
ungraded rooms very beneficial! for such
puI lis. We certainly need such a room.
The attendance decreases very rapidly as
summer approaches. This has suggested
the shortening OF the school year TO n1nc
months.
The promotions in the higher grades
were made during the last month when
the attendance was small. There are
quite number entitled TO promotion who
were absent the last month. Their pro-
motions, upon their return next fall, will
add largely to the number given IN my
report as promotions.
desire to join with the teachers in
thanking the Board for uniform kindness
and support IN all matters pertaining to
school work. G. Ii. CLEMMER,