Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-08
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES RpponT

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SUPEl'INnENDENTs REPORT
A 10 o'clock yesterday morning Tho
school board met at tie Hin srbnnl
building Tor the purpose of hearing Su-
penntendent Hogg's biennial report OF the
condition of the city schouls. bis man
ugement of the same and 10 attend 10
2lher business that might come before
Mayor Paddock, chairman; T.. d.
W right secretary; Mai X NJ. Van
n9ndt, g. j. ID. Keliner and Dr. H.
w. Williams were present. The board.
after disposing Of some routine matters.
heard the report of Superintendent Hogg.
Office Of Superintendent Of Public In.
strue,ion. Fort Worth, Tex, Feb. ).
1871 the Honorable board of
Irustees--Dear Sirs: The rules and
regulations direct that tie superin.
tendent shall in the month Of
February present 10 tho hoard
semi-annuul report, setting forth
the condition of the schools, with any
suggestions as to the efficiency and H.
crease OF their usefulness, with the
number OF teachers, etc
In compliance with this rule beg
to submit the following:
The present session. 1Sg3-9l opened
Thursday September Ii. for organiza-
NlhAlf NAA uA .hApuNNAt Tue lolut lOf rNgu=
lar class work. with sxty-hve regular
teachers and two supervisors OF
vocal music and one Of writing and
drawing teacher less than the pre-
yious year There were admitted and
was a regular average daily attendance
first week of 1856 pupils-only six more
than the first week of the previous year
The admissions steadily increased the
daily and weekly average attendance IN.
1...4s1 ii
Tuesday each, October 30 and 81 we
find daily attendance of 2G90, the high
est number reached. The highest mum
her of the session Of lS92.D3 was reached
Tuesday, the Sth of November, 25SS,
or 1OS more for the present session Of
lS93-J4 than for last session.
There have been enrolled or registered
since the beginning of this session,
31T2; there were for the same period last
year Blu, or five more registered last
than this session. There We're last ses-
session an average daily attendance for
this period of 2jii This year 25ll, or a
gain of ninety-seyen over Hast session for
the same time.
Therefore whether the comparison Is
made upon actual attendance for the en-
tire period Of nineteen weeks or for the
highest number any one day, this session
has largely the advantage over last
1t should also be remembered that
from better orsanization the number lEi OF
regular teachers being one less t9is tia9
last year ana that upon = new pasis o.
compensation, the monthly pay roll is
also less ny elv'.'u' 20 ,,,.,p, ,,tt,.
The average hnllper Oh Pupils ualS
last session Ior me sum- PJ.loi W. ps
thirty-seNen 10 me leaVutt tn's sess'ou
over forty nearly Ior,y-oIe, ,,,,.. t.i
some oil the rVpths az nuts . n"'e i,u,'
TOO many nut not 10 sas s eSonu "m ,.s'
could be comi3r,ausE, ruien iVi un" ~
cessfuily handled. mere mas pten qaltte
a falling on IN pups on ue St VI hl'h,
ness. especially aurlhg lue ia',eI l'l't "
December and January; II Is hopeg' al1
is expected. that with the return oi good
| weather and good hgalth' mere VII W a
return OF many phphs 10 tlieil IeSP'1''''
| buildings. a.. H..
OF the 263O Attendance Ior the Iuss
| of the nineteenth week tleIe w III 'n'
| higher grades the following huInpers' az
Eleventh grade ...'.'.'''''.'''''' .,
| Tenth grade .......'' ''''''''''' =. ~
| Ninth grade ....''''.'''''''''' ~
Eighth grade ..........'.''''''' ID
Seventh grade ,.'.....' =. ;,,,.,i,ii,,a
OF the latter seventeen are ~ uuI IIIii
No. .. and 1872 In the rooms oil Tue hiBn
school building.
The reason that portion OF Ky
seventh grade was trnnslerlsu tii w.,
building, No. grew OUT our ' on 81. H ,in,