The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-07-01
sUPT. SPERRY's
ANNUAL REPORT
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily
Superintendent f. j. Sperry of the
Mankato schools submitted the follow
ing report for the past school year:
Number of pupils entitled to appor.
tionment, 1909. Number not entitled
to apportionment, 50. Total enrolment
in public schools, 1891. Pupils enrolled
i'll other than public schools, estimated
100. Total school population of city
estimated, 200. Pupils of compulsory
school age excused from attendance, 38
by labor permits, 80; for other reasons
.. Cases Of truancy. 49, Prosecutions
for failure to attend, 3. Enrollmen.
and promotions by grades:
kindergarten primary-Boy 95; girls,
"a; totals, 1859; promoted, $50; not
promoted, 10.
First-Boys, 60; girls, II; totals. 40;
promored, l22; not promoted, IS.
Second-Boys, 63; girls. SO; totals,
llG; promoted, lO3, not promoted, 3.
Third-Boys, GO; girls, II; totals,
l4O; promoted, 1876; not promoted, a.
Fourth-Boys, 81; girls, 70; totals,
1876; promoted, ll2; not promoted, "a.
Fifth-Boys, 81; girls, 81; totals,
1873; promoted, lls; not promoted 20.
Sixth-Boys, IL; girls, Sc; totals, 1873;
promoted, ll6; not promoted, II.
Seventh-BOys, Go; girls, 50; totals,
1872; promoted, ll3; not promoted, 10.
Eighth-Boys, 60; girls, so; totals.
l43; promoted, 10; not promoted "a
Enrolment in high school by classes:
First Year-Boys, 81; girls, 60; totals
l2l.
Second Year-Boys, 30; girls, 43; to.
tails, Is.
Third Year-Boys, %; girls, 81; to-
tails, 90
Fourth Year-Boys, IL; girls, %; to.
tails, 49,
Except in the fourth year class, it
is not possible to give. an exact state.
ment as to the number promoted, since
promotion is largely by subjects and
failures in several cases are being made
up through the summer. The figures in
item nine are for this semester only
and so the total will not agree with
the final summaries.
Summary. of reason for pupils inabil.
ity to make grade" as given by teach
ers reporting the same:
Insufficient preparation in previous
years, 81. Mental power of child be-
low the average, Al. Defective eye.
sight or hearing, 8. Ill health, nervous
ness, ETC., II. Sickness of child or in
family, or poverty, a. Irregular at.
tendance or late entry, Is. Idleness OF
II. Poor home sur
and lack of supervision, s. |
Foreign birth, 2. No, reason given, II !
Pupils over normal age for, grade in |
which enrolled. Over normal age means
that at the time of entry into the be.
ginning class of each grade such a child !
in kindergarten is more than six years
Did, in first grade is more than seven
m second grade is more than eight, in
bird grade is more than nine, in fourth !
grade is more than ten, etc:
Kindergarten primary-Boys, IL; girls,
}; total, 20; total in grade, l69
First-Boys, %; girls, Is; total, So;
.otal in grade, 40.
Second-Boys, Is; girls, o; total, %;
otal in grade, ll6.
Third-Boys, Is; girls, II; total, 80;
otal in grade, 40. re-,
Fourth, Boys, II; girls, H.; total, "a;
otal in grade, 1876.
Fifth-Boys, 30; girls, IA; total, A;
otal in grade, 1873.
SiXth-Boys, Al; girls, 20; total, 20;
otal in grade, 1873.
Seventh-Boys, %; girls, IA; total,
s.; total in grade, 1872.
Eighth-Boys, Is; girls, 10; total, %;
otal i'm grade, l43.
| have not attempted to compile data
long this line in the high school, since
Tendance is not compulsory there.
lumber in the grades repeating last
semester's work, boys, 80; girls,
lumber pupils reduced to lower
grade during semester. ....... 10
lumber pupils promoted before reg
ular promotion time. ...&.. Ii
Permanent Withdrawals before the t
ose of the year. Pupils believed not I
kelly to return: n
loved away ~ Its
ntered other local schools. AZ c
lent to work 80 a
yer compulsory school age (from e
grades only 8 s
health Observation-Disclosures. ii n
allure of promotion of over age a
iscelaneous causes ..... 5 o
o reason given (high schooD -. 6 q
Total permanent Withdrawals. -. 227
lumber non-residents in grades, ID
Is; in high school, So; total. -. II o
verage enrolment per teacher in
grades .................. 80 Df'
ighest enrolment for any one ,cl
teacher, grades OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 80 Z
'west enrolment for any one 81
teacher, grades ........ % IL
verage enrolment per teacher in II
high school 80 Il
lumber pupils 5-S years of age. .29S Il
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