Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-09

Jl II. 0dfCyt VI East aA6 6ND~
{ Education last night when he re-
ninety were found to be three
n Of their grades.
Miss NJ. Mary, of the Elmwood
School, conducted the examinations
She used the Binot method and took
sufficient time to insure care and ac-
curacy. Forty-five of the pupils
were found so mentally slow or de-
fcient as to require instructions in
small classes. Mr.. Davey said most
of these pupils are more than 16. n
probably will not return to school in
September. OF the other children be-
tween thirty-five and forty were in
classes in which the State requires
special and expert instruction.
After reading the results Mr.. Davey
said it was evident that three differ
ent classes must be formed for these
children, and he recommended that
one such class be established In the
Elmwood School and two in h
Eastern. . The board ~concurred In
this recommendation and authorized
the superintendent to place in h
classes pupils shown to require such
instruction.
Means Additional Cost.
Mr.. Davey also gave summaries or
the June promotions in the choois
OF the 1858 pupils of the advanced
seventh and eighth grades 922 were
fully and Internationally promoted.
thirty-one failed in m subject and
ten in two subjects. The total fall
ures by subjects ~chargeable against
the classes is ffty-one.
OF the 1858 pupils below the ad-
vanced grades and above the kinder
garten, 204, or 5k per cent, failed OF
promotion, and 312 were advanced a
half grade. Speaking of the progress
of the children of the schools. Mr..
Davey says:
During the last few years a great
deal of consideration has been given
to the question of the pupils prog
ress through the schools-whether
he Is regularly promoted. or whether,
because of failure, he is forced to re-
peat all or some subjects a o
year. In the latter case 1t is proper
ly claimed that not only has the pupil
AOSl QdP Lliil0s D0t ~ oAoSA -
care for him and others like him
the community Is forced to provide
additional schoolrooms and teachers.
thus largely increasing the cost OF
the schools. The locating and rem
edying of cases of this nature are
among the most important and per-
picking duties of the superintendent.
During the past two years I have
laid great stress on this subject In
every school, and there has beer a
gratifying Improvement in many
quarters. The lowest primary grades
show marked gains, and ven the
highest grammar grades-which in
our system are always carefully SUI
pervised by principals and teachers
IN this respect-show some improve
Grammar Schoo Standing High.
There were 1928 pupils in the first
year High School class, and of this
number seventy-seven failed in one
subject, thirty-nine in two and one
in five. OF the 275 pupils of the
second and third grades, fifty-two
failed in one subject, eighteen in two,
nine in three and three in four. The
senior class was composed of eighty
six pupils and eighty were graduated.
Mr.. Davey requested the various
teachers to advance a reason for the
failure of each pupil. The RESPONSE
BILE reasons, they believe, were ex-
ceptionally slow mentality and lazi-
ness or indifference.
Mr.. Davey submitted the perdent-
age of the East Orange pupils in the
test Of the State officials to ascertain
the efficiency of the schools, and they
are as follows:
Arithmetic, 269, or rs per cent; Eng
lish, 27S. or rs per cent; history, 277,
OF II per cent; geography, 272, or 76
per cent; penmanship, $50. or 70 per
cent; spelling, 1926, or 80 per cent.
Mr.. Davey added the figures were
high and show an exceedingly cred
liable condition Of the grammar
schools