The Newtown bee., 1890-06-27
VOLUME XIII.
Sandy Hook School.

This school closed the school year lSS9- 90, Friday, June 20. The primary de- partment was closed the previous week, but, owing to a longer Spring vacation, the intermediate and senior departments were later in finishing. The eXamina- tions show the year to have been fairly successful one, there having been com mendable progress in all departments, notwithstanding the hlndrance of irregu- lar attendance on the part of a few pu- pills from which the school has suffered. This nuisance, we are glad to state, is fast being abated and will soon, 1t Is hoped, be thing of the past. The late cnumer- ation of the district shows l36 pupils be- tween and l6 years residing in the dis trict, of which number 9s were register cd the past year, in all departments, an increase in registration over the preced- ing year of nine. The average attend ance for the year Is 70 per cent of regis tration. The Spring exodus to the fam and factories by the older pupils explains this apparent gap between the aggregate and average attendance; but this total abstension from school on the part of the pupils who have gone into the mills, while reducing the average attendance, Is not reckoned so grievous an evil as ir- regularity of attendance on the part of the professedly attending pupils, which sadly demoralizes the class standing be- sides; and, in :his school, it is estimated that the percentage of attendance of those pupils in the upber grade who re- mained In the classes after the descrtion of the older ones Is fully so per cent. Of these persisting pupils, many have not missed day and all stand high in at tendance and, consequently, in studies. Hut there Is room for reform in this re- spect yet. The names of the pupils who attained the standard of excellence in the examinations, together with per cent. of standing of each:
 ROOM NO. l, Mss JENNIE nRIsCoE TEACHER.
 Class No. l-Minnlo Kelley 7s, Arthur Cor. belt 20, Josie Lynch ss, Katie Bradley So, Mag gle Ryan a5, Eddie orgelmnn 20, Patsy Blake Sl, Loo Harper s1, John Corbctt S7.
 Class No. 2-Mnud khin sS, Ella Blake S6, May Lyons s5, Belle Congo si, Teresa Troy sl, Maggie Kelly n, Bridgut Kcnne 0l, Willie Bradley M, Josie Curmody s], PhDbe Harper sI, Henry Campbell 80, Lizzie Plans so.
 ROOM NO. ,, MISS ELLA LfLLIs TEACHER.
 Glass No. l-Munie Purtell gl, Annie Corbett Ss, John Blake s5, Thomas Blake s9, James Campbell sl, Katie Campbell 70, Jennie liar per 7s, Thomas Lynch 75, Mamie Blake 7s, Christy Corbett 5a.
 Class No. 2-John Bradley SG, Mary Church sl, Maria Church s7, Joseph Dayton 90, Maggie Cnnnody SC, Katie Lynch sG, Maggie McNa' mara sG, Edward Campbell ss,Jamcs keane so.
 ROOM No. 3, r. J. CoHBETr TEACHER.
 Clnss No. l-Jnmcs F. Bradley g2, Thomas F. Blake 75. Martin IT, Blake 70, Ella C. Lynch 70, Katie F.. Blake s2.
 Glass No. s-Maggie J. Campbell s2, Bridget C. Corbett I5, Jessie W. Payne 79, Bertha E. Wells 70, Maggie Y, Bradley Tl, Nellie A. Koane a, Maggie r. Cavanuugh 73, Maggie F. kenne 70, Mamie r.. Keune 70, Howard C. Bas- sott 70, Peter D. Lillis 7O Edward W Troy n, Matthew II. Quealey 70, Michael E. Madigan s0, Patsy F. Quealey %, John W. Finnell 70.- lT.J. COrbstt, Principal.