, 1898-02-09

Paul and Miss Or shy in Fredepiksted were
closed during the course Of the year. As no
new schools were opened during the year,
the number of private schools is thus re-
duce from If to IL.
Towards the close of The year antlorisa-
ton was granted the Rev. III Schelflaut,
parish-pripsl Of the RoEen Catholic congre-
CATION in Christiansted, TO open on tbe 18th
of January 1898 a school for poor boys and
girls. The school has since been opened.
AS will be seen from the following table,
the total number of pupils in the II schools
in December 1897 was $40, against 58l IN
the IA private schools at the close Of the pre-
vious year,
In the Revd. Il. Low@tz's private boys
school in Christian>ted the average number
Of pupils on the register during Tie year
was 81. aud the average daily Attendance
was A.. or about So per cent. The annual
examination Of The school was hel1 ON the
28th and 18th Of October. In the lst Qowest)
class, consisting Of two divisions, containing
together u pupils g beginners included
the average marks Obtained were good to
nyery good in all the subjects. namely
English reading. writing and dictation ana
arithmetic for the lower division, ami the
same for the upper division III pupils) with
geography and history. In tue 2nd class
III pupils good to very good marks were
obtaiued ir all the subjects except Danish
dictation, which was poor. In the Bird class
"a pupilsl. Danish reading, Danish dictation,
English Grammar, history and algebra OBJ
tanned s.fair', the other subjects good To
"verv good" In the highest, or 4th class,
with 3 pupils, the results were very %satisfac.
torv. the average marks obtained for each
subject being 'good' to very good"
H. Mr.. p. E. Paul's private boys school
in Frederiksted the average number of pu-
pills on the register during the year was 35,
and the average daily attendance was 80 or
about Sc per cent. At the annual examina
ton. which was held on the l4th. aud 10Th.
of October, the pupils were presented m
four classes, which, with 3 beginners mum
bered in all 33 pupils. The LIST GoweSt)
class. with Z pupils was examined in English
reodine. writing and arithmetic, and obtained
on the average very good. This 2nd class,
with 9 pupils, obtained as an average good"
for the above three subjects as we'll as in
Danish and geography. The 3rd class, with
: pupils. obtained very good" in the three
elementary subjects, good" in geometry
algebra and Danish, and 'f4ir" in history
and geography. The 4th (highSst( class,
with 9 pupils. obtained between ''good'
and very good for English reading,
writing. and algebra; good for history
and English composition; above fair for
geography: ard fair for arithmetic. Danish
and geometry. The Board, taking into
account the results Of the examination, and
the poor pecuniary conditions as set forth
in a petition received from the teacher,
hove recommended that the school, in regard
to The grant from the public. should be put
on the same footing as Pastor Lawmtz's
private bows school in Christiansted, namely
that it should be granted up f. $1,000 per
0nnnnl.
IL the above ma ned two schools drawing
and physics are taught only in the most
elementary manner. Little can be done with
the former subject without skilled assistance,
and the latter requires suitable apparatus TO
perform the necessary experiments.
In St. Patrick's school Fteleri&sted, the
average number Of pupils on the register
during the year has been 1916 in The boys
division and l64 in the girls division. The
average attendance has been l05 IN the boys
division, or over 81 per cont, and III in the
girls division, or over 68 per cent; for the
Whole school 2l7 out Of 800, or nearly IS
per cont. In the previous year the average
un, I'D - oon& A. ov0noinotiop Of Iha