The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-08

now has seven to graduate this year, be-
sides a substitute list of thirteen. 1t was
voted to leave the matter entirely in the
hands of the committee to act upon. At
ter discussing some needed improvements
about the various buildings, the board adj
journed.
The following is the submitted report
of superintendent Dyer:
Report Of superintendent for the fifth
month, ending February f. 1898, including
same data from fourth month.
To Honorable Board of Education, City
of Wichita.
Gentlemen:-I beg leave to submit the
| following report:
Enrolment, fourth month-boys, 2O2O;
girls, 2117; total, A37. Total enrolment
fourth month last year, Abs.
Fifth month-Boys, 2O6S; girls, 2142; to-
tai, 421O Total enrolment fifth month
last lear, 41SS.
Gain of fifth month over fourth month
this year 70. Enrolment third month of
this year, 1897. Gain of fourth month over
third month of this year. 14O Number re-
naming to date, fourth month, 1915; fifth
month, 375S.
Per cent of attendance for city for
fourth month, "a; for fifth month, 80.
Number of visitors fourth month, 1861;
fifth month. 467. Number of tuition pupils
in the city, 81
Punctuality rank, grade schools, fourth
month-Burton, first; Paramount second;
| Webster, thing.
Attendance rank, grade schools, fourth
month-Burtoh, first; Lincoln, second;
Harry Street, third.
Punctualty rank, grade schools, fifth
| month-Fairmount, first; Burton, second;
Harry, Irving, Mccormack and Webster,
| third: Franklin and Park, fourth.
Attendance rank, grade schools, fifth
month-Burton, first; Harry Street, sec
ond Lincoln, third.
High school, fourth month enrolment
Boys, 145; girls, 221 total 366. A gain of
l over last month; a gain of IA over last
year. Remaining to date, $40. Per cent
! Of attendance, 50.
Enrolment. fifth month-Boys, AS;
girls. 222; total. S67 Remaining to date.
| 327. Per cent of attendance, %. Number
| of visitors, 80.
| Normal school, fourth month enroll
ment. 10. Remaining to date, g. Within
| the month the school has done liz days
l.of substitute work.
Fifth month, enrolment 10. Remaining
to date, T. Within the month the school
has done 14l5 days of substitute work.
Within the past month 1 have made the
usual visits for inspection, one or more
visits to each school. AS the visiting
! committees report is due tonight omit
any comment upon the progress of the
/ schools.
The nine-month year will greatly aid
us in accomplishing the work of the year.
/ I have placed recommendations in the
! hands of proper committees.
/ a manual of the course of study would
! add much needed convenience. This
/ manual should contain detailed outline
! of the course of study in the several de-
partmeuts for use of teachers. A better
! articulation of the courses of the grades
/ and departments could be made by this
/ means. The matter for such a pamphlet
has been prepared and used the past three
/ vars by this office. It's publication by the
/ beginning of next year would be wise
/ course if the funds Of the board will war
rant the expense.
/ The following comments and abstracts
/ upon school administration are Of inter
( est both to officers. patrons and the board.
! The subject of truancy should be a sub
/ ject OF vital interest 10 every parent and
/ school officer. Too frequently the matter
/ of truancy is treated as a trivial offense
/ by the home. until its destructive intlu-
ence has taken the pupil beyond the
! schools influence or the parents control.
/ The loss of a half day OF school is the
/ least important factor in truancy. The
! lessons missed can usually be made up
and much of this loss overcome. but the
/ element Of unreliability which the truant
/ places in his habits Is a serious menace
/ TO his best interests. The truant de-
1 ceives his parents. his teachers and
/ school officers. The step from this kind
/ Of deception to outright falsehood, dis
/ honesty and other wrongdoing is very
! short and. unfortunately, is too frequent
/ " taken by the truant. Sooner or later
/ the names Of the habitual truants find
| their way from the school register TO the
] ANS4HtNA "a A-4t tfHlAic NNA- Nta+NAt-
study Of this subject confirms. sadly
enough. the above statement Truancy is
the first step 70 vagrancy. wish every
/ patron of the public schools OF our coUn-
try would fully realize the truth OF this
/ proverb.
quote from the report & the presi-
dent of the board G education a Duluth,
Mimi; when a - OF sir & Is 10 be
a confirmed. harder - truar. without
shame or fear, treac@a1t x . serious
/ character IS the only remedy These pests
are just as dangerous 70 society as the
confirmed. hardened criminal. In the ear
Her stages Of the disease, kindness and
forbeavance may work cure; but when
the truant gets 10 be n hero. lar and
q thief-a1d these follow the one after
the other as regularly as b. 8 law OF IA