Evening journal., 1910-03-01
lO,43S PUPILS In
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Superintendent Informs Board
Number of UnprOmOted
Ones is Too Large
WANTS CHILDREN
UNHAMPERED In WORK

At the meeting of the Board of Edu-
cation last night Professor George w
Twitmyer, superintendent of schools.
submitted his mid-year report as fol-
lows:
Wilmington. Del, Feb II. 1910.
TO the Board of Education, Whining
ton. Delaware.
Gentleman herewith submit for
your information the mid-year report
of the operation of the public schools,
for tho term beginning September Z,
1909. and ending February A. 1910.
Statistical Statement.
Total number enrolled in all the
schools, (S99S w; 144O C) ...1O.4SS
Average number belonging in all
the schools, Cs293 w, 1911 O. 9,5O4
Average attendance i'm all the
schools, C7429 w; 1882 CD .... S.461
Whole number enrolled in white
high school ............... SIG
Whole number enrolled in colored
nigh school ..-............... 90
Total number enrolled in the high
ScnOoolS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 800
Whole number enrolled in the
white grammar schools ....- 2,2i7
Whole number enrolled in the
colored grammar schools .. 212
Total number enrolled in the
grammar schools ............. 2459
Whole number enrolled in the
white primary schools ....... 5,s75
Whole number enrolled in the
colored primary schools ....... 1,t75
Total number enrolled in the
primary schools .............. 1850
Average number belonging in the
white high school ........s.. 77o
Average number belonging in the
colored high school ..... 40
Total average number belonging
i'm the high schools .. Sig
Average number belonging in the
white grammar schools ......I Ellis
Average number belonging in the
colored grammar schools ..... 2O5
/ Total number belonging in the
grammar schools ...... .......... 2,32C
Average number belonging in the
white primary schools ......... 5.4Os
Average number belonging in the
colored primary schools .. ... 957
Total average number belonging in the
primary schools see. ........... $685.
Average attendance in the white
/ high school ........... ,.......... 73,
Average attendance in tie colored
high school ...........A. ......... Al
Total average attendance in the
/ high schools o.. .... ............. rs.
II Averages sattendance in the white
grammar schools =. ........... 1856
Average attendance in the colored
grammar schools o. ....... i7'
Total average attendance in the
grammar schools =. ........... 2.03l
Average attendance in the white
primary schools d. ............ 4ss
Average attendance in the colored
primary schools .... ............ so
Total average attendance in the
primary schools d. .............. 5.64
PROMOTION STATEMENT.
Primary Schools.
First year. promoted, 1895; not pro
NOTED, 403.
Second year. promoted, 1oes; not pro
NOTED, IA
Third year, promoted, 1.l27; not pro
NOTED. 1s9.
Fourth year, promoted, 1,Osi; not pro
NOTED. 100.
firth year. promoted, se7; not pro
NOTED. 12i.
Total. promsted. 5,s5s; not promoted
967.
Grammar Schools.
Sixth year, promoted, SOP; not pro
NOTED, $50.
Seventh year. promoted, 62s; not pro
NOTED, 116.
Eighth. year, promoted, 4so; not pro
NOTED. 12S.
Total. promoted. 1875; not promot
ed. 394.
High Schools.
First year, promoted. 27s; not pro
NOTED. 10.
Second year. promoted. 1so; not pro
NOTED "A.
Third year, promoted, los; not pfc
NOTED. ..
Fourth year, promoted. 70; not pro
NOTED. 6.
Total promoted. 5s4; not promotes
1es.
Total promoted in all grades. 1915.
Total not promoted in all grade
: 1850.
The number of non promoted chi
dren is too large. All circumstance
! and condition staken into account, ar
yet whilst the number of pupils
attendance ~ increasig gradually fro
year 10 year. the number of non
promotions are materially decreasir
from year 20 year
The number Of non promotion
1906 was 1890: in 1908 the number va
fe75 and in 1910 it was 1860.