Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-18
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
In Which Fort Worth Citizens
Take Great Pride.
WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN DOING
During the Past Yoar-Brlei History Of the
Schools and Their Growlh-ilow CIassl-
fled and by Whom TaughI-s23i, $50
Worth Of School Properly

Fort Worth is justly proud of It's pub
tic schools
Much Of their efficiency Is due to Prof
Alex HOgg, one Of tho nblest educators
in the country, and M the present time
city superintendent OF schools ana who
has been intimately associated with
them from their inception, aud to Prof.
George O. White, formerly superinteud-
tcnt under whose wise management the
schools grew very rapidly
At the present time the ATTENDANCE
shows marked increase. 100 new pupils
3eing enrolled Inst month
For the last school year the receipts
OF the schools were S0O,5lO22, and the
city now owns school property TO the
value OF S23l,TJ0. There are twelve
white schools and one cQl0yd school.
THE annual expenses for the last school
year were S40,020.09.
The free public schools OF this city had
their origin in II vote Of the citizens Au.
gust, 1882. Such was the unnnimity Of
the people upon the subject, that only
nineteen persons voted against the tax OF
one-hAlf Of 1 per cent, or the majority
was thiry-five 10 one for the school tax.
The city did not own q building or
single piece OF school furniture yet by
the 1st of October the schools were
opened with seventeen teachers and an
average attendance the first week OF
GAS pupils March ., 1888, the teachers
were increased TO twcnty-one, and the
average attendance of pupils had reached
1915. The total registry for session 1883
was 100; daily average attendance, 3lO.
or the teachers seventeen were for white
and four for colored pupils. The first
week Of 1851, twenty-four teacher
met GA pupils. Friday, Feb. s. 1854
teachers were Increased 60 twcnty-eight
and an actual average attendance Of 1860
pupils. OF these teachers six were for
HaHnu tot 81
registry of 1900 pupils this year with an
ngum attendance during the year of
ll1O pupils. Session of 1879 the school
opened with thirty pupils and 1l14 pupils.
March p, 1885, thirty-soven teachers
were needed Ia the school rooms and
1i52 pupils were In their seats Trcrc was
this session total registry of 2O1O pupils
and an average dnily attendance Of l4iI
pupils Session OF 1886 opened Sept
III with thirty-nlne teachers and 1890
pupils The total registry this session
has been 2lOI, with a daily attendance
OF l4O9 pupils. There las been taught
however, of different pupils. 1850 for
an entire session. Session Of 1SSi5, high
school department, was organized with
two teachers. In 1856 three tenchers
Were required, The girls and boys were
assigned 10 separate buildings and under
different teachers
A comparison of attendance shows:
81 per cent; 1915 II wns 81 per cent;
lSS1-b IL was Oh per cent. Ia 1SS4-5,
OF 1917 present at the close of session,
there were promoted S47; 1886, of
l3Ol present at the close Of session,
there were promoted 9iS This session
an unabridged dictionary was placed
on the desk of each principal for refer
encc. Session 1857 began Sept g.
with lhirty-nine regular teachers,
writing master and two substitute teach
ers. There were present the first week
an average of l4OO pupils, or 10 more
than the same week The previous SEES
sion. The miXimum daily attendance
was reached Nov. l6, 1910. The daily
average attendance Of the session was
I9u3, Of VI more than the previous SEES,
sion. The register shows for the entire
enrolment 224O, or 133 more than the
preceding session. Number taught for
Tor the entire session, 1865; number
promoted, OT4, or 30 more than last
session. The hrst graduates the first
fruits OF these schoOls-were this session
dix girls and one hoy. OF the graduates,
Two were made full teachers aud two
substitute ,tenchefD. This session and
tor the next an arrangement was adOpt-
ed by the board by which pupils OF the
seventh, eighth and higher grades, were
concentrated into two buildings Of four
rooms, thus relieving the district or ward
school buildings OF thrse grudes and Civ
Ing more room for the lower crowded
grades Session 1878 opened Sept. O.
40 regular teachers, writing master
and two substitutes. There was an ay-
erage Attendance Of the FIRST week of
1850, or gain over last session for this
date of 80 pupils The highest daily
attendance for this session was reached
the first week In October, 1921, giving
ench regular teacher over 40 pupils
FIRST OF January the board secured the
services Of DR. Luther Whiting Mason
Tor fifteen years supervisor OF music
~ the Boston schools and late director
OF the school of musis ia the empire of
The entire registry for this session of
uluerent pupils was e2Il daily actual
attendance 1913, or 40 over last sesslOn
IheIe were taught for an entire session
tVV1, while only i've graduated, all young
women There were promoted 10 higher
gfauea llVv, or l2O more than previous
session, thus showing decided advance.
ma9t, better organization mud better
teachng, The expense OF this session
whie aggregatlix mcRc than last, shows
also decrease comparatively per punil
per session. The successful introduction
ot vocal music should be considered sub.
etantial gain, decided progress, thus
placing the schools ABREAST with the fore.
most systems Of the country Calisthen-
ics and drawing have been taught from
Che beginning.
lsnck of STAGE prevents the trncinr of
the growth from year 20 year and tho
comparlson n only made between tho
beg,nnFe e tha yniam. mud the present
Tho present session, 1909, Or eleventh