Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-07
NEWARK SCHOOL
ATTENDANCE HIGH
Figures from 1876 Cities Show
That Local Municipality
Ranks Second.

Newark ranks second among 19a
cities of the United States in point Of
school attendance. Statistics Of cities
of population Of more than
| thirty thousand, issued by William }.
| Harris, director of census, show
that the average for Newton,
Mass, in 1912 was 21 per 100 inhabit-
ants; for Newark, EOS; Chelsea,
Mass. 1879: Hartford. Conn.,, 17.9;
Everett, Mass, us, and Brockton,
Mass, lis.
The city having the lowest average
attendance per 100 inhabitants was
Dubuque, Iowa, with an average 81
I IA followed by Charleston. S. c.. IS;
Augusta, Ga, rs Covington, Ky.
S.S. and Amsterdam n y, 81. The
average school attendance, per lou
inhabitants. for some of the larger
cities in this report was as follows:
Boston, las; Washington. al; Cleve-
land, IA; New York, 1876; Los Angeles
1873; Buffalo, 1915 Minneapolis, l2.2,
Pittsburg. 11.6; Chicago, Ills; ST.
Lonis, u.3; Philadelphia. 1911: New
Orleans, 10.4; Baltimore, 1913; Mil
waulSee, 10; Detroit 80: Cincinnati,
81 and San Francisco. 90.
The total school sittings reported
from these 1876 cities numbered 3,772,-
500 of this number 3,39556S, or 80
per cent. were reported for element
airy day schools, and 345, 1853, or 80 per
cent. for secondary day schools. The
sittings in elementary day schools ex-
ceeded the average attendance in
these schools by S72,5S6, or 1913 per
cent of the average number in at
tendance. In like manner, the sit
tings in secondary day schools eX-
ceeded the average attendance in
these schools by S72 5S6, or 1913 per
cent of the average number in at.
tendance. In like manner, the sit
tings in secondary day schools ex-
ceeded the average daily attendance
in these schools by 40, or Is per
cent. of the average attendance IN
those schools.
The total number of school build
ings reported was 1908, OF which
$3.50, or 1915 per cent. were FOR
elementary schools, and AS. or 6.1 per
cent. for secondary schools. the num-
Der of sittings per building being 502
and 772, respectively.
Average Expenses s4s1
The average payment for the ex.|
penses for the three kinds of schools
elementary day schools, secondary
day schools and night schools) per
100 inhabitants for the, 1856 cities for
which figures are presented was $491.
The city reporting the highest aver
age was Pasadena, Cal. with $500.
followed by Newton, Mass. With sSS4.
Mount Vernon, N Y, 1914: Colorado
Springs. Col, $7S6; New Rochelle.
N, Y, $744, and Berkeley. Cal, S725'
The cities with the lowest average
per 100 Inhabitants were Jacksonville,
Fla, 1853; Tampa, Fla, $173: Ports
mouth, Va, 1881; Charleston. s. C..
$191
reports as to the number of SUPER
visors and teachers employed were
received from 1872 cities There was a
total of 1906 supervisors and teach
ers reported for these cities. of whom
S5,559, or 77.3 per cent, We're employed
In elementary schools; 1858, or ia
per cent, in secondary schools 593.
or 90 per cent, in normal schools;
3,137, or 2.S per cent. in other day
schools, and $3.50, or 10 per cent. in
night schools.
OF the 1876 cities considered in this
report. SO made payment for teachers
pensions and gratuities. and others
had funds for that purpose. OF these
Do cities, 81 had permanent pension
trust funds and 20 had made no such
provision The total pensions and
gratuities paid in 1912 by the SO cities
to s1,702,811, of which 81
622, 426, or 95.3 per cent, was paid by
the cities maintaining teachers re-
tirement funds with investments, and
sS0,3S5, or Al per cent, was paid by
the other 20 cities. Pensions and
gratuities are paid to the teachers by
two methods: ID From or through
the agency of public trust funds es-
tablished for that purpose. and ~
directly from the school district or
city corporation treasury.
The cities paying teachers pensions
but maintaining no permanent re-
tirement funds or investments were:
Pittsburg, Pa; Newark, Paterson,
Trenton, Camden, Elizabeth, Hobo
ken, Bayonne, and East Orange, N. j.:
Denver, Col; Atlanta, Ga; Lynn,
Maiden, and Pittsfield, Mass;
Charleston, S. c.; Mobile, Ala; New
Britain, Conn; Topeka. Kan: Niaga-
ra Falls, N. Y, and La Crosse. Wis.
The IS cities having permanent
funds with investments for the pay
ment of teachers retirement pensions
reported assets in those funds at the
close of 1912 amounting to $4,134, 4SS.
These invested funds paid out $1,622,-
426 in pensions; $13,072 for expenses
OF fund management, and s1.39S, III
for Investments purchased. They re-
ceived during the year an aggregate
of 81, 96S,977, of which amount 81 ,OS5. 295
was revenue or fund income. OF this
litter amount $917252. or S4.5 per cent,
was derived from teachers contribu.
tions to pension funds.
The payment of pensions, as well
as the establishment of teachers re-
tirement funds, has been adopted as
a policy by the large cities to
greater extent than by the smaller.
For example, of the total payments
of pensions, $9S9,S24 or 1913 per cent.