New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-27
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
SCHOOL REGISTR4TION.
Commissioner Draper GiCes Figures
Sho7cing attendance in Courses.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: The general statements In the annual report
OF the State Education Department transmitted
TO the Legislature that the larger part of the
children IN the public elementary schools do not
remain the end Of the course, attracted wide
attention and were somewhat questioned. TIL now
81 has Tot been possible make exact statement
showing the number OF pupils who remain and OF
those who fall out. because the registration by
grades vas reported prior 20 the school year
1917 oS These figures, covering such registration
81 the cities and in the villages which maintain
academic departments. are now available, and are
doubtless sufficient public interest 10 claim I'M
mediate publication. Educationists certainly will
be glad 10 get them
In al the cities excluding the city OF New York.
the percentage OF registration OF boys was: First
grade 100 per cent: second grade 1S-1 per cent;
third grade p per cent fourth grade. 06 per cent
fifth grade. ST. per cent sixth grade. IS per cent
seventh grade SIS per cent. and eighth grade, 32S
per cent: and girls: First grade, 100 per cent;
second grade, 72.3 per cent; third grade 721 per
cent: fourth grade. IL per cent; fifth grade, SIS
per cent: sixth grade $50 per cent. seventh grade
SIS per cent, and eighth grade, 3e1 per cent
In the city Of New York as nowhere else. the reg
serttor in the second grade is greater than in the
first Taking tbs first grade as the basis. the hg-
rres AZ 10 boys First grade 100 per cent: sec
cnd grade 1856 per cent; third grade l32 per cent;
fourth grade I27.7 per cent; hfth grade. lA4 per
fcent: sixth grade. 11z1 per cent: seventh grade
.ss5 per cent, and eighth grade. 527 per cent and
as 10 girls: First grade, 100 per cent; second grade
13es Der cent: third grade. 1887 per cent; fourth
grade. 1913 per cent: fifth grade. l252 per cent
sixth grade. 1913 per cent; seventh grade. SIS per
cent and eighth grade. 50 per cent
, In the city Of New York the percentage OF both
Foys and girls who remain. taking the second grade
as the basis IS: Second grade 100 third. 9a6 fourth
1917: fifth sss: sixth 72; seventh. 81 and eighth
rs
: IN the villages having schools which maintain
iecaderni Departments registration Of boys. tax
ing the first grade the basis. was; FIRST grace V
iner cent: second as third, 6Ss fourth. So t1fth
@ o. s,r+h q; seventh SIS and eighth 625; and
tf girls: First grade 100 cent; second $50 tnlrd
q. fourth So: fifth 81 sixth. 5S2 seventh. $40
Atnd eighth, 65a
. In ali If the cities and villages excepting New
.York City percentages of boys remaining
FIRST grade 100: second. ~ third 7os fourth OS
te..h 50 .. sixth 54s: seventh 44a and eighth. 49,
,d of girls First grade 1Oo; second 7o9: third az
lfourth SIS: fifth. So sixth, So seventh SIS ana
teishth. Boa ...
In all Of the cities and villages the registration
Of both boys end girls was: First grace. 1S1oVs'
eecond rs AZ; third 80 106: fourth. l6'z; MN
kl1so25: sixth, 102.s36; seventh S'-s' elsi''i' 1891
The total is s9oa6.
--be average AGES % the boys. by grades. IN all
NJ the cities and villages were First grade sos
s,-ears: second. 81 third e1s: fourth loSf' nItn'
t.1 an. sixth 2 D. seventh. z o. and eighth Is No
. II win be remembered that these figures relate
only to the elementary schools ana oniy 20 INC
cities snd villages maintaining academic Depart
1nents. ,
~. conclusion IS manifest enough that the work
Of the schools needs be recast so as to make II
more Of an object children 10 remain 10 u'e
r,nd of the course in the elementary schools' al"
selso that compulsory attendance laws heeo 20 "
still further perfected and much more completely
enforced. A : Dr.. s'.I h+.
A1tsnr. Nov 8 1915.