The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-08-02
FACTS And FIGURES.
Comprehensive Report of the Oska-
loosa Public Schools.

loVSd FuDuC SCHOOLS.
Two thousand two hundred and nine
teen pupils were enrolled in the pub
lie schools of Oskaloosa last year, and
of these sixty-five were colored boys
and girls. The average daily attend
ance was only 1,7S1, and the number
OF cases of hardness amounted to $50.
Parents and patrons to the number OF
1856 visited the schools during the
year, and 345 homes of scholars were
visited by teachers or other officers of
the school. These facts and many
other interesting points are brought
out in the following superintendent
report for the year ending June 1,
1906:
First Ward.
Number of days taught, ITS; aver
age number belonging, boys 176, girls
1894, total 1854; average daily attend
ance, boys 1924, girls 140.5; total,
1929. Number of days absent, boys
2,242, girls 1,74S, total 1890. Cases
of hardness, boys 46, girls 40, total
95. Number not absent nor tardy,
Av., boys 74.9, girls 71.5, total 1864.
Per cent of attendance, average, 1922.
Per cent of punctuality, 99S9. Visits
by patrons, BIG. Visits to patrons. "a.
Number of cases of truancy, 30. Num-
Der of cases corporal punishment, 4.
Teachers, times tardy, 80; minutes,
1913; days lost, II. Enrolment: En-.
tries, Original, since Sept 1, boys 227.
girls 215, total 442. Transfer, total,
241. Re-entry from past month, "a:
dropped, 254; belonging at date, 2o6.
Total enrolment this month, S46. En-
rolled since Sept. l, 4S4. Belonging
since last report, 337. Dropped by
transfer, 266. Dropped from other
causes, 25.S. Colored pupils original
entry since Sept. l, boys s, girls s, to-
tai 16.
Second Ward.
Days taught, IT'S; average number
belonging, boys 1902, girls 171.6, total
331.S. Average daily attendance, boys
ISL, girls 1918, total 312s. Number
of days absent, boys 1926, girls 1913,
total 1885. Cases hardness, boys
rs, girls 81, total 166. Number not alb
sent nor tardy, av., boys 74.7,girls 1914,
total 164.1. Per cent of attendance,
average 9,443. Per cent of punctual-
ity, average 1885. Visits by patrons,
APT. Visits to patrons, 100. Number
cases of truancy, 20, Number cases
corporal punishment, %. Teachers
Times tardy, II; minutes, 120; days
lost, 40, Enrolment: Entries-Orlg-
inal, since September l, boys 1913, girls
206, total 404 Transfer, 49, Re-en-
ter from past month, SO. Dropped
Those lost, 254, Belonging to date,
final BIS. Total enrolment, 1877. En-
rolled since Sept /. 426. General
summary: Belonging at last report,
1926; dropped by transfer, IS; drop
ped from other causes, Ave. 17.6. Col
ored pupils, original since Sept l,
boys 8, girls 8, total s.
Third Ward.
Days taught, It's. Average number
belonging, boys 1919, girls 1883, to-
tai 1857 Average daily attendance,
boys 1866, girls 1868, total 3134. To-
tai number of days absent, boys 1902,
girls 1926, total 322S.5. Total cases
of hardness, boys 81, girls 16, total
81. Average number not absent nor
tardy, boys 665, girls 66.2, total 1917.
Per cent of attendance, 1891. Per
cent of punctuality, 1895. Visits by
patrons, $50. .isits to patrons, 20.
Number of cases of truancy, &c. No.
OF cases of corporal punishment, II.
Teachers: Tardy, times 6, minutes 20;
days lost %. Enrolment: Entries.
Original, Total since Sept. l, boys 1873,
girls 1856, total 369. Total transfer,
193 Re-entered from last month, IS.
Dropped-Those lost, total 954. Be-
longing at date, 2S2. Total enroll
ment, 2S7. Enrolled since Sept. /,
412. General summary: Belonging at
last report, 2S2. Total dropped by
transfer, 2O5. Dropped from other
causes, average, 149. Total colored
pupils, original entry since Sept. l,
boys 0, girls 0, total 0.
Fourth Ward.
Days taught, ITS. Average number
belonging, boys 1912, girls 1853, total
259.4. Average daily attendance, boys
1852, girls 1865, total 242.7. Total
number days absent, boys 1884, girls
LISP, total 1886. Total cases of tars
diness, boys 81, girls "a, total 81. An
erage number not absent nor tardN
boys 5S.2, girls ST., total 1851. ~
erage per cent of attendance, 9,329
Average per cent of punctuality, 81
Visits by patrons, 365. visits
irons, 40. Number of cases
cy, l. Number of cases of
punishment, 8. Teacher
times, 10; minutes, So; days lo
nrollment-Total entries, d
Sept 1, boys Isl, girls 1877, tot
Transfer, ia. Re-entry FROM
month TX Observation-Disclosures LOST