The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-19
Over Ten Thousand Pupils In Our
Public Schools.
TRUANCY EVIL DECREASING
DUE TO THE EMPLOYMENT OF A
SPECIAL OFFICER.
Some Interesting Statistics Gathered
From superintendent aIiIispaugh's
Report Fer October-AnnvnI Re-
port of the Board of Education
just Published.

The report of superintendent Mills
paugh for the month of October was
issued Yesterday. 1t indicates q strik-
ing decrease in the number OF truancS
cases, showing that the action of tbs
board in engaging a special officer &c
look after truants was a wise one. The
report last month shows by 20 cases
as compared with 50 for the preceding
month. The number of pupils enrolled
steadily increases. the figures at the
close of last month being 10.62S. Fol
lowing are some of the statistics
gathered from the report:
Average number belonging-Boys
4,791.4 girls, 5,175.7; total, 1851.
Average daily attendance-Boys
4,521.9; girls, 4,S64.7; total, 1856.
Average daily absence-BoyS, 269.5
girls, 311; total, $685.
Cases tardiness-Boys, 757; girls, 643;
total. 1,400.
Number not absent nor tardy-Boys
757 girls, GAS; total. 1880.
Other figures are given as follows:
Percentage of attendance, 1873; pei
cent of punctuality, 99.1;' suspensions
for bad conduct, /; number of cases OF
corporal punishment, Il; visits by
members of the board, 4; visits by
patrons and citizens, SAT; visits to
patrons, 4S4; number OF cases of tru-
ancy, 90.
Enrolment for the month-Boys, 127;
girls 1873; total, $50.
Enrolment for the year-Boys, $40;
girls, $40; total, 1860.
General summary for the month
Belonging at last report, 10,067; trans
fer entries for the month, 1853; re-
entries from past months, 1873; with
drawn by transfer, 173; withdrawn
other causes, $50; total enrolment at
close of the month, 1062S; colored
pupils, 80.
The sixth annual report of the pub
lie schools, published by order of hte
board of education, was issued by the
Alderman company yesterday.
The subject of school buildings is
one of the first taken up, and it is es-
tlmated that the total amount required
to erect buildings and furnish them so
that he entire school population may
be adequately accommodated, will be
100000, divided as follows:
Eight to II room building in Tenth
ward, $4,000; eight to II room building
in Eighteenth or Nineteenth ward,
$4,000; two room building in the
room building on Fourth or Fifth
South, near Seventh or Eighth West.
$4,000; High school building, 500. 600,
school furniture, $4,000
The new school law permits the levy
of a tax of l mill each year for the
purpose of erecting new buildings.
which will enable the board to raise
annually by taxation about SAC. 600.
On the much discussed subject of
erecting high school building. the re-
port says:
10 raise the amount necessary for its
completion on one of the sites owned by
the board, will require a special tax of
mills on the dollar. Before such tax
can be levied, it Will have to be sub
mTtted TO vote of the tax payers.
If our constituents are averse to this
method, the alternative remedy is TO
issue bonds. The yearly rental paid for
the present inadequate quarters is suf-
ncent to pay the annual interest on the
bonds. Hence ii would involve no in
creased expenditure
The present quarters cannot be either
properly heated or ventilated. do NOT
admit OF proper arrangement of class
rooms, and are so poorly lighted as 10
be menace and unnecessary strain to
the eyes of the pupils.
The use of the building for school pl,r-
poses was condemned by the last grand
jury.