The evening Republican., 1902-07-01
committee to report at a future

COmullUC00 10 IcpoTt aV q AueuA0
NEE ting.
Superintendent Twitmyer present.
ed to the board, a review or state
ment Of the work Of the schools
during the past few months. He
said the total number of pupils en-
rolled was II, 1870; number belong
ing, 1886, and the average attend
ance waf S,421. In the High School
there were 736 scholars enrolled
and the average attendance was
$40. In the lower grades there
were 10, 494 enrolled and the aver
age attenda nee was 1881. During
the year there was 9,191 scholars
promoted and only 191 failed at
promotion. These failures We're
largely due to absense from school
through sickness and because some
of the children would not be vacci-
mated. There were only I'll appll-
cants for seats on June 26.
Upon motion of Mr.. Morrow the
folio wing reports of the committee
on teachers were adopted.
Gentlemen: Your committee on
teachers to whom was referred the
various recommendations made by
the superintendent in his annual re-
port to the board, would recommend
as follows:
First would recommend the
extension of the high school course
to three and one-half years for the
following reasons:
l. 10 make the transition from
the grammar schools less diff cult
by properly articulatins the two
schools,
2. TO add Il modern language SO
that our boys and girls can be di-
rectly admitted to higher institu-
tions.
3. To increase the amount of La
tin by the addition of Cicero and
Latin prose composition which wiz
satisfy college requirements.
4. To carry the study OF English
grammar, letter writing, reading,
English classics, English Ii terature
essay writing throughout the whole
course.
5. 70 bring about, an increase of
study periods dukingf school hours
since social and other duties de-
mand an increasing amount OF time
each year This can be met by an,
increase in the length of the social
term.
6. To hold our pupils longer in
school in consequence of betterar
rangement as well as a more logical
one of the curriculum and also by
offering certain optional studies
7. TO provide for the loss of time
from academic work by the intro
duction of manual training into the
5th and 9th grammar grades.
s. TO provide for elective courses
Of study adapted to the capacity and
needs of our pupils.
Sccond-That sewing be introduc-
ed into the upper primary grades.
Third-That constructive work
under the direction of the supervisor
Of drawing be introduced into such
grades as may he deemed advisable
by the superintendent.
Gentlemen: Your committee on
teachers would make the following
changes and appointments from the
report submitted to the board on
Jure ., 1909:
Elizabeth S. Mcdaniel, transferred
from No. ) to primary department
Of No. -. at 4 salary Of 1866
Auna W. Simmons, transferred
from No. II 70 No. 3, at salary OF
$500
Katherine Gormley, appointed to
No. II, at a salary Ct $500.
Samantha ChrlsLv. appointed to No
81 at Il salary oi $500.
Alice Moore dunbar, appointed to
grammar department Of No. l6, at a
salary ot $3.50.
Ada Z. Mabray, appointed to
primary department of No. 10, at a
salary Of $500.
IlarCes Foreman, appointed teach
CT Of sewing at salary of $37j.
Ida M. Little, appointed to No. O.,
al salary Of $3.50