The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-02
SCHOOL FIGURES.
Interesting Statistics ReIa-
tive to Attendance.
An Increase in Enrolment Of Public
School Pupils.
And Decrease for the Parochial and
Private Institutions.

At the monthly meeting OF the school
committee last evening President Barney
was in the chair and Mr.. flaming was
elected secretary pro tenn in the absence
Of Mr.. Rose.
There was not much business to be at
tended to and the most interesting fea-
ture OF the meeting was the
statistical report presented by Super
intendent Tarbell. The figures of the
school census as compiled by the
city registrar for the year just ending are:
Total enumeration in all schools, public
and private, 1858, falling of f626 from
the enrolment Of last year. But the loss
is all on the part OF private and parochial
schools.
The decrease by wards: Ward 1, III;
Ward 3, 800; Ward 4, 1888; Ward 5, l01;
Ward z, "a; Ward s, So; Ward 10, go.
The wards showing an increase are:
Ward 2, 1888; Ward 8, s4; Ward 8, a.
For the public schools the increase is
925.
For Catholic schools the decrease is 225
and the decrease in private school attend
ance is 1si, leaving only 5S1 pupils in in
stitutions of that class or about 2h per
cent. of the entire school population.
The gain and losses by sexes are: Pub
lie schools, gain, 232 boys and 1913 girls;
Catholic schools, loss, l33 boys and 92
girls; private schools, loss, 80 boys and 81
girls. or "a of the whole enrolment with
in II months.
The enrolment in the public schools
during the past quarter has been as fol-
lows: In the high schools, 1878; gram
mar schools, 1867; primary schools, IL, 741;
special schools, l55; kindergartens, 420;
total I9, ,251. This is an increase over the
corresponding quarter of last year of
1926.
The most noticeable growth Is in the
kindergartens, which have grown from
267 pupils to 420, and in the High School,
which has increased from 1866 to 1878
pupils. The increased in average attend
ance has been 1890, or IL per cent. over
last year.
The number between and 10, inclusive,
attending no school during the year is
334S. Last year this number was 1890,
showing a reduction of 652, which is GER
tainly gratifying exhibit. OF those not
attending any school, 1865 are or years
of age and $50 are Is years of age. OF nom
attendants, to Ia years of age, inclusive,
there are only S97, which is less than per
cent. of the number of children of these
ages. OF children and years of age SO
per cent. go to school and 81 per cent. do
not. OF children z, 8 and . years of age,
96 per cent. attend school and per cent.
do not. OF children 10, IL, IL, IL and ii
years of age, 90 per cent. attend school and
per cent. do not.
Bills amounting to s9242. 70 were allowed
upon recommendation of the finance COM
mittee.
Harriet l.. Rice was appointed head su-
pervisor of drawing.
The following resolution was presented
by Mr.. West, and passed:
Resolved, That the Superintendent of Schools
is hereby directed TO furnish TO this committee at
the next regular meeting q tabulated statement
showing;
First, The number of pupils in the different
grammar schools
Second, The number OF those pupils in each
grade who were romoted at the beginning of this
term.
Third And OF those pupils who were not pro-
NOTED; and also to mmend to this committee
such measures as he may deem advisable In the
premises, TO the end that our grammar schools
may be made more efficient.
A resolution was also passed directing
the committee on relations with the City
Council to urge that body to appoint a
curator for the museum at Roger Williams
Park who shall be qualified to give in
struction in natural history to teachers
and pupils OF the public schools.