Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-09-28

Enumeration white you ago 1000
decrease in total .u.nefation 65
Increase n coloIed enumeration
Decrease in white enumeration 70
Decrease in total enrolment 10
Deere 4se in c lored enrolment ~
Deere ase in white enrolment II
Dec esse IN average daily atteedsnr colored 2g
Decrease ia white, ~
The per cent of average daily at
| tendance based on the total enrolt
nent for 1892 1900 was H.. IS and for
l9o0--I90l, was 7l.S4. When it is
observed that the decrease in the en-
rollment was practically exactly the
same as the decrease in the census of
white youth, and that the decrease in
youth was but AZ, the increa Sc IN the
pa, cent Of attendance shown alb ove
although slight. Is very significant.
We have all heard it said that the
past year has seen more sickness IN
all walks of life than the oldest in
habitant can remember. In view OF
TINS fact we should expect the aver
age daily attendance to be much less
than that stated above and the rela-
tive attendance to be rather smaller
than slightly greater as shown by the
per cent of attendance.
This shows two things at least, that
ourteachers are gaining in their power
over pupils, gaming in their power to
interest the children growing IN their
power to draw the pupils to school
and to keep them there and, secondly.
that parents are more watchful thet
! the children do not lose any more
davs at school than is absolutely nee
es-ary. When we have these condl-
| tious, we have two of the most vital
! essentials in the successful admins
j trauon OF IA school system.
TIE following from the Secretary
book No 2, page S6 will be read with
interest by many people. In an'otiicial
Communication to the Board of Edu-
cation, May % 1893, former Supt. j.
A. Cox says, what the scho Is of
Martinsurg need. at present. more
hiihh nhy uhAhk tADOs 40 oh oool5hhhp
principal in the High Scnooi. = ory
other city OF equal Importance IN
West Virginia employs an assistant
PRINCIPAL. Why should not Martins
burg emulate their example?' Fur
ther in the same report he says,
g Let us have an assistant principal IN
the High School SO that the Superin-
tendent IN devote more Of his tim g
TO the duties of the superiutendency
and still better results will follow"
Thus one sows and another reaps,
worthy predecessor is now bearing
fruit to the bet,erment of hundreds
of pupils.
/ wish at this time TO give express
Sion to an idea thai has been sh aping
itself in my mind for some time. We
all see the occupants of the jail oc-
casionally put upon the streets under
guard to clean them up. We also
see many idle boys around the streers
getting ready to become the occupants
of the jail. Why not provide way
by which all the idle boys of TIE city
can be influenced to take pride in
keeping the streets clean and in order?
In what better way could civil gov
eminent be taught TO the rising gem
Grafton than to have the boys of each
ward, under guide or instructor who
understands working with boys, taught
that upon them devolved the duty of
keeping everything IN that ward clean
and IN order and sanitary? Pay them
a small sum, create wholesome riv-
airy as to which ward shall be in the
best condition. Thus idleness would
be diminished, Jail occupants would
become fewer, and these same boys
would become men that would take a
genuine pride in making beautiful
be reflected upon.
The progress that the High School
is making is most satisfactory to all
that are acquainted with the work
iftb III is uOluG anu tudb III IL aiming
to do. The work is improving in
quality ana quantity from year 10
ear. and its reputation aud prestige
are increasing One indication of
this is the number of inquiries that
are being made in regard to ITS course
of study. and its general policy aud
| management.
Below will be found a few inter-
esting statistics. From the Secretal IS
book No. 2, page 1876, the following
is taken: the tot5l enrol ment in the
High School for the year of 1885,
1899, boys 5S, girls 9S, tota' 1866 A
comparison of the past two years is
here gwen:
I9oo-Iooo
! Total enrolment rs iis
/ a seTage daily attencsuce I3t Nv
| Number of C~Opped dur