The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-09
REPORT OF CITY SCHOOLS
superintendent Calls Attention to MAJ
Things of Public Interest.

Superintendent Dyer Of the city
schools has made the following report
for the month ending Dec 4, 1896, to-
gether with the report of attendance and
enrolment for the month ending Nov.
g. IL is as follows:
To the Board of Education of the City
of Wichita:
The following report is respectfully
submitted for the month ending Dec. 4,
1886, with same data of the preceding
month:
Second month-Enrollnent, B 1892; G
1857. Total, 1873. Remaining 10 date,
Il 1,S41; G. 1925. Total 3,766. Average
daily attendance, B 1921; G 1894. Total
3oo1.7. Per cent of attendance SO. No.
visitors 443 No Tuition pupils, in Hig h
school II; in grade II. Total 26.
Second month last year-Enrollment
@,f14; loss this year 2S5.-
Enrolment last month 1857; gain this
month 1872. Remaining to date last
month 1915; gain this month Ill.
Third month-Enrollment, B 1,946; G
2,051. Total 1897. Remaining to date,
3 1850; G 1,943. Total 1898. Average
daily attendance, B 173S.S: G 1859. To-
tai 3574.7 Per cent of attendance 80.
No. visitors 757. No. tuition pupils 81
primary 4, amount 81; grammar 10,
amount $40; high school, IL. amount s24;
normal l, amount 1915. Total s5l.75.
Gain in enrolment this month over last
month lis. Gain in number remaining
to date over last month "a.
Enrolment third month last year 1928
Loss this year 226.
During the month have visited all the
schools of the city, some buildings twice,
others three times. l won't comment
upon the schools condition and progress
as the visiting committees report, due
this evening. will cover that ground.
High school-Enroilment, boys 15o;
girls 1913. Total $50. Remaining to date
S31- Per cent of attendance 81.
The B. section OF the Freshman class
have presented the school with fine
picture of the Coliseum.
Number of visitors last month, 43.
The visiting committees report will in
clude the High school, hence further com
ments on the report are omitted.
Normal school-Enrollment 10. Per
cent of attendance 100.
The past month the normal school has
supplied substitutes for 171a days. No
echool has been adjourned on account OF
the absence Of the teacher.
Grade schools first in attendance.
Franklin; second, Lincoln and Emerson:
third Cleveland. Carleton and McCor-
mick. First in punctuality, Burton; Sec
ond, Emerson and Paramount; third Nc
Cormick.
The third general meeting was held
last Saturday. The day was devoted to
English. A verp profitable session was
had These meetings are open to citi-
gems and their friends.
During the Thanksgiving vacation
very interesting and profitable meeting
of the Southwestern Kansas Teachers
association was held at Wellington. A
very good delegation from Wichita was
present. The district and state meetings
are occa sions of great profit to teachers.
Every teacher is better prepared for
work by having met and conferred with
others of common interests
The state meeting will convene in To-
peka Dec. 20. A number from our corps
have expressed their intention Of attend
ing.
Owing TO the illness Of Miss Golden.
the special teacher OF drawing. she has
been compelled TO postpone her visit
here. The publishers send word today
that she will soon be able to keep her
appointment with us. The drawing work
is progressing very satisfactorily under
the direction of the various teachers.
The vacation at holidays should re-
ceive attention at this meeting. If we
continue school until Christmas eve we
shall lose one day from the work and the
day before Christmas will be of little
avail, owing TO the usual preparations in
the various homes. and the desire OF
many 10 spend the day out of the city.
We can i'll afford to lose any time from
the work. BY closing school Friday,
Dec. Is. and opening on January 4. CIV
ing two weeks vacation. the schools |
would close for the year May s.
/ recommend the two weeks vacation |
from Dec IS to JAN T.
Owing TO a crowded condition in
Washington school in grades / and 5. il
will be necessary TO make some trans
fers from these grades to the first Of
Webster and third of Kellogg, respective |
ly. In such transfers il is always the
aim 10 transfer those most convenient o |
the smaller school. This will enable the |
schools to do better work. IL will incon- |
venience pupils but little if any and will |
relieve the board from additional ex-
pense by enabling the present corps TO |
do the work.
This condition is liable TO present itself |
in any school and the attention of the |
board is called 10 il that they be CONVEX |
SAINT with the conditions which make |
transfers necessary. Respectfully.
FRANK r. DYER