The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-14
FIRST GREATER CITY SCHOOL REPORT IS MADE BY PHILLIPS 15,517 Is Average Daily At tendance at 56 School
 Buildings CONGESTED ROOM IS DEMANDING RELIEF Recommends That Paul Hayne Build ing Be Used for First Year High
 School Pupils-Intresting
 Comparisons Are Made

pr. J. H. Phillips, superintendent of the Birmingham public schools, submitted ms annual report for the scholastic year eno- ing June 30. 1911, to the Board of Edu- cation at their regular monthly meeting ,at the Central High school yesterday. The board unanimously adopted and or iered the report to be published in the annual pamphlet form for distribution. The financial statistics will be announced later by the secretary as this has been delayed by the change in the fiscal year which formerly ended on June 30, but now on September 30.
 The entire membership of the board was present, and President John L. Parker was chairman. The session was devoted to routine matters, with the hearing of numerous reports from the superintendent relative to tho departments of manual arts. domestic science, mechanical draw ing and vocal music, as we'll as other special activities of the high and ele- mentary schools. Ben M. Jacobs. chair man of the finance committee, read the budget Of monthly indebtedness and enumerated the current bills, which were ratified and ordered paid. One of the most important reports submitted was that of the medical inspector of public schools, Dr. James McLesrer, who is as. sisted in his work by corps of trained nurses
 The following is the report in part given by Dr. Phillips for the fiscal year. and the school census given below will continue in force until July, 1912:
 The Report
 "As this IS the first report for the schools of the greater city covering an entire year, it will be of interest to com pare the following statistics with those of the previous year. It will be observed that the increase reported in the enroll ment is 210S, and in the average mem- bership, l509 The fact that 52 teachers were added during the year is due in part to the congested conditions In many of the suburban schools prior to annexa- ton, and to the establishment of new schools, both in central and outlying ter ritcry.
 In any critical examination of the sta tistical records in detail, some apparent inconsistencies must be explained. On ac- count of differences in the life and home conditions, it is difficult to compare the statistics of the colored schools witt those of the white schools. In the latter the percentage of tardness upon regis tration is 50 per cent, while in the former it is ITO per cent. Truancy in the white schools appears to be much more pre- vaIent than in the negro schools, while as matter of fact, the reverse is true but on account of the impossibility of get ting accurate information, 1t is recorded simply as absence. Again, the small number of suspensions in the negro schools, compared with the number in fact that the corporal punishment record of the negro is 2S per cent of the registra. tion, while that of the white Is less than 2.4 per cent.
 Summary of Statistics
 School census July, 1910: White, male 1o,2o5; female 96O5; total. 1S,s1o. Negro male, 9S23; female, 9sO3; total, 19, ,72e. Grand total, 39.53G.
 Estimated value of school property Sites, s90o.500; buildings, $1,26O,0oO; total $1, ,666500; equipment, s106,000. Number pupils registered: White, male 7635; female. 7S49; total. 15,4S3. Negro male, 299S: female 3Ss7; total, 6Ss5. Grand total. 22,36s.
 Average memberships: White. male, 5s47 female, 61Ss total, 12,O36. Negro, male 2c7S; female, 2795; total, 4s6S. Grand to- tai, 16,904 Average daily attendance: White, male 547 female, 57s7; total. 11.264. Negro male 1Sl6: female. 24S7; total. 4253. Grand total, 15,5l7.
 Per cent of registration on census enum- eration: White, 7S negro, 34; both, 57. Per cent of attendance on average