St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-05

to date is 1.56S. an increase over the
night school enrolment of 1890 of 292.
The policy adopted by the board of
cOndenSing night schools into fewer
buildings is justified by the results. says
the report. The attendance is more
regular, the pupils are better classified
and the work is better done. All, with
the exception of the Baker evening
school, which has been closed, seem to
be very successful.
In this connection mention should be
made of the night high school, which is
meeting with phenomenal success. 1t
has an enrolment thus far of 63S, class
flied by the principal as follows: En-
giish grammar, 60; English literature,
so; Shakespeare, 80; reading, So; pen
manship, 40; arithmetic. 50; algebra.
80; geometry, is; astronomy, 5: polit-
zeal economy 35; commercial law, Is;
German, 50: French. SO; freehand
drawing, 60; chemistry. 81; physics,
Is; StenOgraphy, ITO; bookkeeping, rs.
Principal Carman has also aScertained
the occupation of each Stadent, and fur
nishes the following summary: Clerks
and stenOgraphers, 250; mechanics. $50;
teachers, $50, and the remainder di-
vided among various professions.
The great feature of the manual train
struction of grammar school boys after
moons. The number desiring to attend
is so much larger than we had antici-
pated that it was found necessary to
give instructions to each class but one
day in the week, and now the number
is so great that it is found impossible
for all to receive the instruction they
need. We can accommodate fifty STU
dents each afternoon with the present
instructors. The number of seventh
and eighth grade pupils now receiving
instruction in manual training is 34S,
with accommodations for $50.
While the work is new and tentative,
it is thorough and thoroughly educa-
tional. We are struggling towards the
light, endeaVOring to find a course of
study for American boys WHICH will
best give them complete and well
rounded training, manual, intellectual
and moral. No foreign system can be
successfully grated upon ours, and
every attempt to do that has failed. We
must work our own salvation, and we
believe that this work OF the grammar
school boys is a step III the right direc-
ton.
The moStimpOTtant matter with which
this board has had to deal in many years
is that of compulsory attendance at
SCHOOl. III OD6uISilce 10 the ItuutSI VI
the committee on schools, | have fur
nished TO the papers of the city full
statement OF the case, and l do not need
to enlarge upon it here. Suffice it to say
that, if this law can be enforced and the
thousands of children growing up in
vice and ignorance can be brought
under a good influence, the board of ed
ucatiOn who are responsible for this will
deserve the everlasting gratitude of the
city. But to make this a success each
member of the board must make it his
personal duty to look after the children
about whom he is able to learn and
through the various charitable or
CARNATIONS whose actions he can intiu-
ence or control. to secure the proper
| clothing for the INDECENT. The princi-
pals and the teachers are already at
securing facts and will be more than
willing to do all in their power to Sc
cure attendance.
Since so much is said at the present
time with reference to the population of
the city, and since the school attend
ance is perhaps the fairest and most
| uniform test of population, | herewith
submit some comparative statistics COW
ering the different items of attendance
in the public schools during the past
| five years.