Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-09-13
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL.

The Leading Features of the Annual |
Report of the superintendent Mr..
Curtis, Submitted Last Evening to
Board of Education.
Following are the leading features of
the annual report of Superintendent Cur
tbs, submitted last evening:
To the Board of Education of the New
Haven City School District.
Gentlemen:-I have the honor to present
for your consideration my second annual
report of the public schools of New Haven.
WORK OF THE YEAR.
The work of the past year will not only
stand favorable comparison with that of
former years, but will, I think, present
many points of excellence and improvement.
Certain results determine whether instruc-
ton is successfully carried forward, and
to these results shall refer in this report.
l shall first call your attention to the
folio wing summary which gives the total
enrolment, the average number registered,
the daily attendance, and other interesting
statistics not found in the secretary's re-
port:
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS FOR 1912.
The population Of the New Haven City
school district ls approximately S7,eOO
PROPERTY VALUATION FOR 1891.
Assessed valuation of real and person
al property OF the town. .$51, 995, 329
al property Of the district ......... 5O,s9s zoos
The rate of district taxation for all
school purposes was .0O35 or 314 mills ,.o.
The town appropriation for all school ~
purposes was mill on the dollar. .001
Total taxation for all school purposes. .0O45
ENUMERATION CHILDREN.
The number Of persons between the
oNf1 or,1 Ayr1ySN tot
Ss5ssss sisd Isl Gsssssi isyS 1850 IS;
SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
Number of school houses occupied
and owned by the district........... g
Number Of school houses occupied
| and rented by the district. ..........
Number Of orphan asylums where
Number Of school houses occupied by
Number nS Of School rooms Occupied. Fl
Number @5ssss! q 1s,44ss
NUMBER OF PUPILS.
Whole number registered during the
Average number registered lbeiong-
iing1 during the year :.:.::..:.::..:. 11,g9n
Average humber in daily attendance: 1929
| increase. .......................
ATTENDANCE.
| Per cent. attendance of all the day
| SCHOOLS. ........... ............ III
| decrease .............. wv
| Ratio of the average number register
| ed Cbelonging) to the number emu
| merated (between four and sixteen
| years.. ................ - %
year. ................ o 1851
Whole number Of tardinesses during
the year. northumberland. 16,st
| 1HC1o4so .................. oSo
| Number OF truants. Observation-Disclosures. 81
| Increase OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ~ .
Number of cases of truancy .......... 81
Number of pupils transferred to un-
| graded schools. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
| Decrease. ....................... 50
Number of half days all present. 49,. 1917
Decrease ....................... 1890
Average age of all pupils ............ 10y
| Increase. ................. ............. ! mon
. CHILDREN NOT ATTENDING SCHOOL.
| Under five years. Observation-Disclosures. ia
Between five and eight years. ............. 1,C
= | Between eight and fourteen years. ........ i
| Between fourteen and sixteen years. ... H.
4 Total not attending school. .............. 81
r CHILDREN ATTENDING SCHOOL.
: In public schools. ............ ..... .... 12,!
In private schools. ....,......,,,,,,,,,, l.!
: Total attending school,. ID,