Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-06-14
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Some Extracts From Supt. FousL's Report
of the Past Years Work and as to
Prevailing Conditions.


ONCE Oh Tue Dauk OIL Wdyu0, anu
Superintendent j. [. Foust sub
mitted his report for the past year,
which was read before the Board
and ordered printed in pamphlet
form.
We make some extracts from
the report as follows:
Census enumeration Of males
between six and twenty-one, 672.
No. Of males between seventeen
and twenty-one, $50.
No. of males between six and
seventeen years of age who should
attend the school, 522.
No. of male pupils in the school
during the session, 423.
No. of males between six and
seventeen who did not attend the
school during the session, SO.
Census enumeration of females
between six and twenty-one years
of age, 631.
No of females between seven
teen and twenty-one, 1873.
No. of females between six and
seventeen who should be In the
school, 498.
No. of females who attended
the school during the past session,
456.
No. of females between six and
seventeen who did not attend the
school during the past session, 40.
Total No. of both sexes between
six and seventeen years of age
who should be in the school, 1850.
Total Nc. enrolled in the school
during the past session, SOL.
Total No. between six and sew
enteen years Of age who did not
attend school during the past sese
sion, 1879.
Average daily attendance during
the past session, 663.
No. between six and seventeen
years OF age out of school each
day during the year, 357.
The above figures show that
more than one hundred children
were enrolled n the white school
in excess of any former year.
They also indicate an average
daily attendance much larger than
we have ever had in previous
years.
But while these things are true
we also see that a great work
still lies before US in arousing
our people to a full performance
Of duty educationally.
Speaking roughly there were
one hundred and fifty chill
dren in the district between
the age of six and seventeen
years who did not attend school
a single day during the past ses-
sion.
There was also an average of
three hundred and ffty-seven
children between six and seven
teen years of age out of school
each day during the past session.
While this community is prob
ably doing as much or more than
any in North Carolina toward
educating all of her children, the
above facts show that even here
in GOldsbOrO we still have a great
work before US. For I cannot
conceive that the school reached
the possibilities that lie before
her until every child within the
district comes under her benef-
cent influence.
The time has passed when any
public school in our State can
simply stand with open doors to
receive those who apply for ad-
mission.
If we ever intend to educate all
of our. people overy public school
must become a revival force in
educational matters. To the Of
icers and teachers Of your
school has been committed the
educational destiny of Goldsborc
and while it is a great responsi-
bility we should meet it mantul
ly, fully determined to educate
every child within our district.
By reference to our rolls it will
be found that these delinquents
are not scattered regularly over
our community, but n found il
definite localities. This of course
renders our reaching them the
easier.
It is often no fault OF theirs
that these helpless children are
not found in the school. The ia.
difference and neglect of parents
in many cases doom them to q