The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-06

The great extent of Scrantons public
school system is revealed in the an
nual statistical report which was fin
ishcd yesterday under the direction of
Superintendent of Schools George
Howell. The report is for the school
year ending June Il and will be for
varded at once to the state department
of public instruction at Harrisburg.
Similar reports have been or are be-
ing prepared by city and county su-
perintendents throughout the state for
use by the state department. Their
compilation is required by law, the re-
suit being recorded on blanks furnished
for the purpose.
Scranton people generally who have
hut a happy notion of the intricacies
of the city's school system can gain an
idea of at least its extent by an ex-
animation of the following items
copied from Superintendent Howell's
report:
HOUSES.
Number of schools .................... 81
Number of school rooms ..,......... 2S6
Seating capacity .......................13 49, rs
Number of houses without sufficient
seating capacity ......................no none
a
year ................ ..'.'....''.'..''.. o
Number OF good school houses "a
Number with suitable furniture "a
Number supplied with furniture dur
ing the year neutrality-suspicious.. 5
SCHOOLS.
Whole number of pupils enrolled. .13, 061
Number of schools .................... 297
Number of graded schools .......,.... 2s6
Number in which the Bible is read. lis
Number in which any of the higher
branches are taught ...............none
EXAMINATION.
Number of public examinations held .
Number of provisional certificates
granted NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10
Number of professional certificates
granted ......................'. l
Numbers of applicants rejected
TEACHERS.
| Number OF male teachers employed 10
| Number of female teachers employed 27S
| Average age of teachers ............ 80
| Number of teachers who have had no
| previous experience .................
| Number who have previously taught
| five or more annual terms .......... 100
| Number of teachers employed who
| hold provisional certificates ......none
| Number of teachers employed who
| hold professional certificates ...... 6;
| Number of teachers employed who
have graduated at a state normal
| school ........................... III
| Number who have attended state
normal school but did not grad
| uate ........... ...............'..'..'...
Number of teachers employed who
| were educated in the common
| schools NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. y
| Number educated in academies or
| SeminarieS Observation-Disclosures. l.
| Number who are graduates of col
| leSeS ........'.......''......'
VISITATIONS.
Number of schools visited by the SUI
| perintendent .......................... 2s
| Not visited by the superintendent ..non'
Whole number of visits to schools
by the superintendent ............ 1903
Number of schools visited by con-
| tfOllerS ........,..............-. 70
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
Number of educational meetings at
tended by the superintendent ......
Estimated number of children be-
tween the ages of and 16 years
| not in school ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 200
Number of controllers constituting
school bo4rd Observation-Disclosures.
Number of women members of
school board ..........................n
Number of colleges ....................non
Number of academies, seminaries
Number attending academies, semi
naries and private schools ........ loo
In parochial schools ................ 500