The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-08-02
FACTS And FIGURES.
Comprehensive Report Of the 0ska-
loosa Public Schools.

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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
1855 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 /,
1906:
First Ward.
Number of days taught, It's; 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 las. total 1890. Cases
of hardness, boys 46, girls 40, total
50. Number not absent nor tardy,
Av., boys 74,9, girls Ills, total 146.4.
Per cent of attendance, average, 1922.
Per cent of punctuality, 99S9. Visits
by patrons, 316. Visits to patrons. "a.
Number of cases of truancy, 30. Num-
Der of cases corporal punishment, A.
Teachers, times tardy, SO; minutes,
1873; days lost, II. Enrolment: En-.
triac OrioinaI einoa Cent hove Oo7
girls 215, total 442. Transfer, total,
241. Re-entry from past month, "a:
dropped, 254; belonging at date, 2S6.
Total enrolment this month, BAG. En-
rolled since Sept. /, 4s4 Belonging
since last report, S37. Dropped by
transfer, 266. Dropped from other
causes, 25.3. Colored pupils original
entry since Sept. l, boys s, girls s, to-
tai 16.
Second Ward.
Days taught, IFS; average number
belonging, boys 1902, girls 171.6, total
331.S. Average daily attendance, boys
ISL, girls 1918, total 312.S. Number
Of days absent, boys 1926, girls 1913,
total $685.. 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 9,9S5. 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-Orig-
inal, since September l, boys 1913, girls
2O6, total 404. Transfer, SO. Re-en-
ter from past month, SO. Dropped
Those lost, 254 Belonging to date,
final 315. Total enrolment, 337. En-
rolled since Sept. 1, 426. General
summary: Belonging at last report,
$780, dropped by transfer, IS; drop
ped from other causes, Ave. 17.6. Col
ored pupils. original since Sept. l.,
boys 3, girls 8, total 6.
Third Ward.
Days taught, 17S. Average number
belonging, boys 147.9, girls 1888, to.
tai 1867. 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 q, girls 16, total
81. Average number not absent nor
tardy, boys 66.5, girls 6b.2, total 1917.
Per cent of attendance, 1891. Per
cent of punctuality, 1896. Visits by
patrons, $50. .Isits to patrons, %.
Number of cases of truancy, 16. No.
of cases of corporal punishment, IL.
Teachers: Tardy, times s, minutes 20;
days lost %. Enrolment: Entries
Original, Total since Sept. /, boys 1873,
girls 1856, total 1863. Total transfer,
1913. Re-entered from last month. 6S.
Dropped-Those lost, total 354. Be
longing at date, 2S2. Total enroll
ment, PSF. 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. /,
boys 0, girls 0, total o.
Fourth Ward.
Days taught, IFS. Average number
belonging, boys 124.2, girls 1853, total
1884. Average daily attendance, boys
1852, girls 1865, total 242.7. Total
number days absent, boys 1884, girls
1852, total 1916. Total CAGES of tar
diness, boys 81, girls "a, total 81. Az
erage number not absent nor tardy,
boys $50, girls So, total 1857. Av-
erage per cent of attendance, 1921.
Average per cent of punctuality, $3.50
Visits by patrons, S65. Visits to pa.
irons, 43. Number of cases of truan-
cy, l. Number of cases of corporal
punishment, 3. Teacher r Tardy,
times, 10; minutes, SO; days lost, las.
Enrollment-Total entries, original
Sept 1, boys ISL, girls 1877, total 31S.
Transfer, ia. Re-entry from past
month IS. Dropped--tnose lost 299
belonging at date 213. Total enroll
ment this month $40. Enrolled since
Sept. 1, 323. General summary: Be
longing at last report 245, dropped by
transfer 1872, dropped from other
causes IA. Total colored pupils, or
io;,oI antrx eipoa Cant hOyS q