The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-07
ON THE INCREASE
Supt. Dyer Makes Creditable
Report of School Attendance
SHOWS LARGEATTENDANCE
Saws More School Rooms Will
Have to be Opened Up.

Report of superintendent to the board
OF education for the seventh school month
ending March 81, 1899.
Gentlemen:-The following report is re-
spectfully submitted:
Total enrollment-Boys, 2,151; girls, 1929.
Total, ALSO. Gain over last month, IA.
Gain over first seven months last year, 164.
Number remaining TO date-Boys, 1,7S6;
girls 1913 Total, 3,729. Loss from last
month. 6S. Gain over seventh month last
year, 13 Average daily attendance, SS43.
Per cent of attendance, 81. Number OF
visitors, 241. Number tuition pupils in
grades, 6. Number tuition pupils in high
school, 30 Total, g.
Rank of grade schools in punctuality-
First. Cleveland, College Hill and McCor-
mick: second, Paramount; third, Irving
and Lincoln.
Attendance percent-First, College Hill;
second, Lincoln; third. Cleveland.
The oregoing states show the condition
somewhat improved over last month, yet
the prevalence of rash. and few cases of
measles, have reduced the attendance in
The past four and one-half months have
been quite unfavorable for school work.
Sickness, particularly among the smaller
children, has rendered attendance very ir-
regular he corps is making every possible
effort to overcome the difficulties which
have been present in greater or less de-
greee most of the year.
Owing to the very small attendance,
Buron school was closed on March %, and
the teacher assigned work in the training
schools
The present indications are that next
year it will be necessary to open another
room in Harry street, and perhaps another
one in Kellogg street. In which event,
some repairs would be needed at Harry
replacing blackboard. renovating walls.
etc. An estimate will be given later in
the year and a recommendation as to the
necessity the additional rooms will be
made.
Within the month all the schools have
been inspected by the superintendent one
or more times. I desire to commend to
you the corps or their earnest application
and sustained interest in the face of the
many difficulties which have been present
most of the year.
Within the year the schools have been
visited by teachers from several towns in
the state and from the territory. Every
visitor has given our teachers favorable
comment upon the good order in the rooms
and the good spirit which is manifested by
pupils as whole; two very essential ele-
ments in the successful school.
he statistical part Of this report shows
that we have enrolled 1874 more pupils than
at this time last year. Also that "a new
pupils have been received this month.
Most of these are In the first year, having
just reached the age of years. These
two items are Indications of healthy
growth
The report shows that, while SIS pupils
have withdrawn within the month we
have in school now 113 more pupils than
at this time last year.
The daily attendance shows an averag e
of 30 pupils to the teacher. a high aver
age when 1t is considered that the dis
tribution over the city is necessarily un-
equal
The surroundings of children are such
potent factors in their education that due
attention should be given both to the in
side and outside of the school buildings.
The board has judiciously repaired and
beautified nearly all the school rooms of
the city, which much improves the inte-
rior. 1t is hoped that soon the financial
status will adm itof some external i'm
provements in identifying school grounds.
Most of our buildings are good; some ex-
1a
cheerful, but the school grounds will need
considerable Improvement to be in keep
ing with the best ideas in school surround
ings. If. each year. a few grounds are i'm
proved the work will soon become gen.