Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-10-11
The PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

superintendent Twitmyer submits
Report for the First Month of the
school Year.
George w. Twitmyer, superintendent
of public schools, has submitted the
following report for the first month OF
the school year to the Board of Edu-
cation. 1t was read at Monday nights
meeting and placed on file, and super:
intendent Twitmyer was complimented
upon the great Interest no is already
taking in his new work..
To the Board Of Education, Wilmington,
DEL Gentlemen: have the honor. to sub
NIT herewith the report OF the schools OF
this city under your management tor the
month ending September 2sth, 1900:
Whole number of pupils enrolled IN lE,s4s
grammar schouls. IL s. enrolled in prim,
airy schools, G,6o8; enrolled In coioren
schools, $50; average in white schools,
| S,06S; average In colored schools, 1,012i
average attendance in white schools, Z, 5sS
average attendance in colored schools, 1 VA
| per cent of attendance In white schools,
| 1885,; per cent of attendance in colorec
| schools, 9l.3; pupils present every. day
| 8, 400; cases Of tardiness, 222; pupils be
longing September S1st 1905, 1901; pupil
belonging September 18th, 1893, 9 337; ap
plicants for seats September sOth, l9Oo
257; applicants for seats september 3oth
| 1899. 25I, .-a..-.
4 careful analysis OF the statistics for th
corresponding months of 1893 and 1900 vii
indicate a very remarkable pnrallelism II
nearly hll of the items.
1 During the month | visited all OF tn
schools and noted carefully the sanitary
well rs tho general condition OF the school
in order to get an intelligent idea OF thei
real character and needs.
One general meeting of all of the teacher
was held for the purpose OF becoming az
auainted with them quickly and OF out
lining the general policy for the year.
| take great pleasure in reporting tina
J Mr.. Doan of the Wilmington Institute Ere
Library has greatly extended the lbrar
facilities for the use OF the teachers and &c
the pupils in tho schools. In my visits
the various schools have encouraged bot
pupils and teachers 10 mnke larger an
tleer use of the library for the purpose {
supplementing the text books and for I'll
: development OF the spirit OF Investigation
How to use reference books INTEL tgently an
3 a knowledge of the sources OF intormatio
/ should be taught In all of the higher grad
i Of our schools. Thirty-one sets of books
30 volumes each, suitable for use in II
eighth, ninth and tenth grades primal
grades and the lower grammar grades ha'
. been furnished to the teachers for the use
Q their pupils ut home and in school, III
q will provide several the grades with nut
O larger amount OF rendlnR matter tnhn I'M
!. have ever had and the library stands reat
to furnish to any reasonable extent st
larger supplies OF books. The library
D rendering n most beneiicent service to o
y schools and most confidently believe tn
4 If teachers aud pupils properly npprecif
i 4 and rightly use their opportunity that
i | will give breadth and a new impulse to tht
|, studies and will till tho school lite VIII
:, uew spirit. ~
The outlook for successful year york
!, very. encouraging and ! am hopeful
n every particular. N.,U