The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-02
SCHOOL BOARD
PROF. DYER SUBMITS HIS REPORT


l III regular SESSION. VIII liic lOuOWlus
members present: Messrs. Dunkin
Gehring, Howard, Hatton. Rutan, Tuck
er, Sim, Dunn. Easton and Hoss. Moth
ing was done but routine business, the
allowing of bills and superintendent Dy.
ers report, which was adopted. The re-
port is as follows:
Superintendent report to board Of ed
ucation, city of Wichita. for the first
month. ending October 8. 1897. with a
partial report OF the first three weeks
Of the second month:
Gentlemen:-The following report is
respectfully submitted:
First months enrolfment-Boys. 1878;
| Girls, 1856. Total 3,774.
| Remaining TO dateBoys 1904; girls
1887. Total 3,7H.
Average daily attendance $685..
| Per cent OF attendance for entire
city 81.
Number tuition pupils 4S.
| Number visitors 256.
Comparative first month las. year:
Enrolment 1851.
| Gain this year 81.
| Number rema lining first month 3,675.
| Gain this year Sc.
| AS noted in my last report. the many
attractions within the first month made
| the per cent Of attendance lower than
| usual. / anticipate a favorable advance
in the per cent Of attendance for the
present month, which will close Nov. o.
4 very gratifying gainas noted in the
enrolment over that of last year. We
are teaching sixty-six pupils additional
this year. and have enrolled eighty-sev-
en- more than last year The number of
teachers same as last report, eighty-six
one more than last year.
Since last report the dealers have Sc
cured the writing books and the schools
have been able 10 supply themselves.
Two numbers of the drawing books are
still out of stock, but are promised by
the close OF this week. At this date the
schools are almost fully supplied with
all necessary books.
AS the visiting committees report is
due tonight. I omit from this report
any comment upon the progress of the
schools.
L have visited all the schools Of the
city once. some twice, others three
These visits are confined to a careful in
spection Of subject matter taught meth
DDS of instruction, general management
of the individual rooms and of the
building as a whole, together with sug-
gestionS upon any matter pertaining to
the schools improvement, whatever it
may be. All the environments of school
life, from the care Of property, selection
OF associates, conduct out Of school, to
the individual advancement of pupils in
the subjects studied, are all topics Of
profitable consideration by teachers and
officers.
HIGH SCHOOL.
Enrollment-Boys l41; girls ia. Total
$50.
Number remaining to date-Boys 13s,
girls 213. Total 352.
Average daily attendance 1858.
Per cent OF attendance So.
Number Of visitors p.
Number tuition pupils 26.
Enrolment first month last year 336.
Gain this year 10.
Number tuition pupils first month last
year 13,
Gain this year IL.
Work is in progress In the biological
and physical laboratories. Each stu
dent in zoology, botany, chemistry and
physics is required to do a prescribed
amount of work in the laboratory. TIE
addition to the high school has given US
much needed class room and enabled us
to do laboratory work in the lines men,
toned. Additional equipment in ap-
paratus will add much much to the eff
cheney Of the departments. A request
has been filed with the proper commit
tee concerning this equipment.
NORMAL SCHOOL.
The enrolment is ten. There will be
one withdrawal this month, as one stu
dent has been called to a position in the
country.
The school has done two days OF sub
stitute work this month, and answered
two other calls, where the teachers were
unable to take the schools by the open
ing hour.
A careful inspection Of the work and
plans OF every department. OF the public |
schools is invited
Several recommendations have been |
placed with the proper committees with |
in the month.
Crane & Co. have written this office |
that they will make good any defects in |
the mechanical work OF their books, such |
as poor binding. loose 3eaves. etc, by ex-
changing perfect books for the defec- |
tive ones. if applica ton be made TO the |
dealers here. I have placed this letter |.
with the text book committee. Ar |
rangements have been perfected with /
the board of health. whereby al conta-
gious diseases are reported to this Of |
fee 10y the sanitary sergeant. AS soon
as such notice has been received instruc- |
tions are sent by special delivery TO the
schools OF the district, and all members
OF such families are excluded from the |
schools until they present an entrace
permit from the board of health or the
attending physician This Will aid. in
a large degree, the board OF health in
the spread OF such diseases
The American School Board Journal -
70 this board. Il 10
journal OF school administration con-
Quoted in the interests Of school boards.
The Journal contains each month ac-
counts OF all matters o. the month that
are OF interest to 'ooa-6s Of education.
We are making considerable change in
the primary member work. believing
that more and better work can be &C
under present plan than IN
der the old plan l have placed with the
proper committee lis: % supplies that
viii greatly aid US in this work IL they
,al De provided.
II has been necessary - relieve some
crowded schools within the mon-a. \
small fifth grade has oeea onbiref