The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-07-01
S C Ho OIL REPo R 7
Supt. H. H. Savage Presents
His Annual Report.
THE SCHOOLS IN FINE CONDITION.
The Patrons and School Board Have
Very Materially Assisted by Hearty
CO.ODeratiOn

The Patrons and School Board Have
Very Materially Assisted by Hearty
CO-OperatiOm
Supt. Fl. FL. Savage has handed to
the school board the following report
which shows our schools to be in fine
condition
Gentlemen of the Board:
Your answering cooperation and
support as officials and that of the COM
munity, in all matters pertaining to the
efficient management of your school
system, enables me. as your school
Superintendent to present to you the
report of another most successful
school year.
Within the school system there have
been many elements that have con
tributed to the increased success of
the years work some of which deserve
special mention in this report.
!. The ready and effective coopera
ton in all plans proposed, with the
unfailing spirit of progress manifested
by each individual teacher of your
corps, has been of the utmost import.
ance in securing the years results.
2. The gradual introduction OF more
modern, accurate and pedagogical text
books and methods of teaching have
increased the efficiency of the work
throughout.
!. Greater regularity of attendance
on the part of the pupils has been Sc
cured with corresponding advancement
The number of perfect records in both
attendance and punctuality has been
increased more than 10 per cent above
that OF any previous year.
4. Among the most important aids to
the general efficiency of all of the
schools has been the introduction Of a
we'll selected graded library adopted to
the ages of the pupils and placed in
each room for the free use of all.attend-
ing, with the general reference library
provided for the use.of the High School.
An estimate OF the value of this library
| feature may be made from the statisti-
cal report appended.
The developments of the departmental
plan OF instruction in the High school
the past year, with the more practic
ally arranged courses of study and the
increased laboratory facilities have
greatly advanced the possible efficien-
I,cy of the work within the High school
land its standing abroad, especially in
Ehfgher institutions of learning,
ANNUAL STATIsTIoALR
-, Total number of different pupils en-.
rolled: Boys. Girls. Total.
1926 4e3 7S5
Average semester enrolment. 1913
| Average number belonging -. .636
Average daily attendance. -. COG
Number days of attendance l04 us
| Number days of absence. -. $3.50
Number cases of hardness. 49,. .6O6
Per cent of attendance 1914
Per cent of punctuality .... 1913
Number neither absent or tardy 80.
Number days taught. ......... .173
GRADED LIBRARY STATISTICS:
Total number of loans made to pupils
| SO. '.',-....... ..'.,....... o.1Vo
Total number of pupils securing nc
loan ............ Al
Largest nu mber of books read by an,
pupll. .....t.E...... ...................l1
Average number of books read b.
each pupil. ........... 90
Number of fines impose according t.
loan rules, for negl ected return, injur
or loss .25
Amount of fines collected S2.40
Number of books lost or destroyed be
cause in homes infect ted with conts
glous disease. ....,.... ..,,......,.l2
This report is exclusive of any est
mate of the loans made in the Higl
school reference library which is il
constant use by all Fl. s. students.