The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-09-20
PUPILS RECORDS.
Absence ana TardIness are too Pre-
valett, Says supt Hnlsart


Norris county are not what they
should be are revealed by statistics
issued by County Superintendent OF
Schools J. Howard Hulsart. The
school authorities hope that study
of these figures will result in more
determined effort on the part OF all
parties concerned to greatly reduce
the number during the present school
year. Some absences are, Of course,
necessary and some Hardness perhaps
unavoidable, but when the absences
in a district reach one-ifth or one
fourth Of the possible days attendance
the children are certainly not profit
ing properly by the opportunities Of
fered them through the support OF the
schools by the state and local COM
munity.
Boonton- Possible days attendance,
JAG, 1872; days present, 126, 269; days ab,
sent, 1898; average absent per pupil,
22.4; times tardy, TIC; times tardy per
pupil, 81.
Dover Possible days attendance,
2B7 ,443; days present, 23S, 128; days ao-
sent, 29,3l5; average absent per pupil,
1877; times tardy, $40 timestardy per
pupil, .2S. M
Morristown- Possible days attend
ance, 277, 6Ol days present, 24S'455
days absent, 29,146; average absent
per pupil, 17.5 times tardy, 2,2Sl /;
times tardy per pupil. 1885,
BoRoUGHs
Butler-Possible days attendance,
SO, 700; days present, 577e7; days alb
sent, IL, 933 average absent per pupil,
40; times tardy, 1873 times tardy per
pupil, Al.
Chatham Possible days attendance,
43,716; days present, 36,2l2; days abb
sent, 1904; average absent per pupil,
I'll; times tardy, 37S; times tardy per
pupil, 1.S4.
Florham Park-Po Possible days attend
anee, l1,025; days presents, 1929 ;
days absent, 746; average absent per
pupil, 9.6 times tardy, So times tardy
per pupil, AZ.
Madison Possible days attendance,
70l, 1854; days present, S6,52S; days abb
sent, 15,436; average absent per pupil,
ESD; times tardy, 1,732; times tardy
per pupil, 2.S5.
Mendham- Possible days attend
ance, 26, PIG; days present, 22,315 days
absent, 1901; average absent per pupil /,
$50; times tardy, 1877 times tardy per
pupil, LOT.
Mt. Arlington Possible daysattend-
ance, 1908: days present. 6,674; days
absent, 1889; average absent per pu-
pin, 22.8 times tardy, So; times tardy
per pupil, lib.
Netcong- Possible days attendance,
54,O76; days present. $4,000 times alb
sent, 1885: average absent per pupil,
BAT; times tardy, 604 times tardy per
pupil, LIS.
Rockaway-Po Possible days attend
ance, 80,912; days present, 72,012; days
absent, 5000; average absent per pu-
pill, 1872: times tardy, 1877; times tardy
per pupil, "a.
Wharton Possible days attendance,
20, JIG days present, 63,340; days alb
sent, 6,776; average absent per pupil,
1853; times tardy, 1888; times tardy per
pupil, 81.
TOWNSHIPS
BOonton--P Possible days attendance,
1O,963 days present, SAT- days abb
sent. 2,4s6; average absent per pupil,
$50; times tardy, SO; times tardy per
pupil, 81.
Chatham-Po Possible days attendance,
29,6S4 days present, 2l,9l7; days alb
sent, 1861; average absent per pupil,
400 times tardy, 524 times tardy per
pupil, 27O.
Chester Possible days attendance,
56,472; days present, 28,l05; days alb
sent, 1857; average absent per pupil,
S7.3; times tardy, 1877 times tardy per
pupil, IA.
Hanover Possible days attendance,
93,32O; days present, 75,506; days alb
sent, 1884 average absent per pupil,
27.9; times tardy, 1874 times tardy per
pupil, 1.22.
Jefferson Possible days attendance,
$4,000; days present, 3S,1lO; days alb
sent, 1850; average absent per pupil,
5l.5; times tardy, 663; times tardy per
pupil, I'll.
Mendham- Possible days attend
ance, $3.50 days present. 10, sol; days
absent, 4,298; average absent per pu-
pill, ESQ; times tardy, 1888; times tardy
per pupil. l.l3.
Montville Possible days attendance,
54.S43; days present, 4O,63S; days alb
sent, l4,2O5; average absent per pupil,
1872; times tardy, 584 times tardy per
pupil, 1,55.
Morris Possible days attendance,
So, 1873; days present, 46,445; days alb
sent, ii ,6S7; average absent per pupil,
BIT; times tardy, 79l times tardy per
pupil, 2.14.
Mt. Olive Possible days attendance,
IS, l48 days present, 27,1O6; days alb
sent, 8,O42; average absent per pupil,
S2.S. times tardy. 100; times tardy per