Evening journal., 1909-09-14
1898 PUPILS
CITY SCHOOLS
Attendance is l73 in Excess
OF That During Previous
Term
DR.. TWITMYER IS
PLEASED WITH SHOWING

According TO figures just compiled by
of Schools George W.
Twitmyer. the total number Of pupils in
the public schools Of the city at the end
Of the first week Of the present term totals
$685. This is but slight increase as can
be noted when compared with the figures
of last year which we're 942o.
OF the total number Of scholars 1850 are
colored children who are divided among
FIVE schools. This number is gratifying to
Dr. Twitmyer showing as It does the in
terest colored families are taking in the
education of their children
The colored children have a new school
at Twelfth and Poplar streets, which is
the city. School No IS. beyond Eleventh
street bridge, formerly used for colored
children was opened this term as a
school for white children and every scat
numbering l64 is filled. showing the neces-
sity Of a school for white children in that
section. The few colored children remain
ing in. that section Of the city will be
taken care OF by the Board OF Education
which will erect temporary structure for
them. The coiored children living this side
OF Eleventh street bridge. who formerly
attended No. %. are now attending No. p.
The total attendance at the wilmington
High School, which for the first time con-
tains but high school grades, numbers
S73. Superintendent Twitmyer said to-day
that the conditions in that school since the
grammar grades we're removed, are much
relieved and that an opportunity is given
TO do better work.
School No % at Eighth and Adams
streets. formerly the High School, IS en-
tirely a grammar school. the primary
grades having been removed from there
and distributed among other schools. The
building was never suited for a primary
school having been erected as High
School and as such it serves very well as
a grammar school. There is not an unoc-
cupied scat in the school.
During the year one new school was
erected and two enlarged, so that It car
readily be seen that there is more room il
the schools now than at this time las
year and in consequence, there is ~
crcwding New school no. %, was erecte
at Twelfth and Poplar streets and nile
a much needed want for the colored Chi
drea OF that section Of the city. Schoi
y NO. o at Eleventh and washington stree
\ was enlarged by six rooms and Schooi n
1 II at Ninth and Scott streets was enlarge
by four rooms.
i There is no crowding in any Of th
\ schools yet there are number which ar
\ filed to their capacity. These are Scaool
\ No 26. at Sixteenth and Thatcher SITS
No II at Sixteenth and Claymont streets
No at Eighth and wollaston streets
No %. at Eighth and Adams streets; Nc
i 3. at Third and Jefferson streets; No. 4
Third and Washington streets, and Nc
at Third and Walnut streets
OF the 9.59S children in the publi'
schools. after deducting the numbe
at the High School. there are 2,47
grammer students leaving 6,211 schol
ars in the primary grades.
The Attendance at the schools in tn
order Of their number, follows:
High School, S73; No. /, 42o; ?, $50
8. ais; 4. 400: 5, 233; G. 235; z, 100
s. 2s9; 9, $50; 10. 2s4; II. 256; IL. 315
13. 1856; "a. 27s; 10. 1856; Is, 440; II
264: Is, Sc: 10. 295; 20. 254; 81. 1904
%. 43; %. 25O; "a, $40; 26. 1854; 81 III
2S, 635; 20. 800. Total 1853.