The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-08-25
ANNUAL REPORT OF
PARIS CITY SCHOOLS.

The annual report of the Paris City
Schools for 1914 has just been issued
from the Bourbon News Job Rooms
in book form.
The report, which was compiled by
Superintendent T. A. Hendricks. is a
most interesting and comprehensive
publication, evidencing great care and
accuracy in compiling of statistics
and details of school work in all it's
branches.
The book contains several half
tones of interior and exterior of the
Public School, and is neat piece of
work, geographically and otherwise.
AS the report shows, Superintend-
ent Hendricks has made no radical
changes, but only such changes as
were manifestly for the good of the
school and were urgently demanded
by present contingencies.
A decided change has been made
in the method of compiling attend
ance statistics, while the attendance
was considerably larger than ever be-
fore, as evidenced by the fact that it
became necessary to add to the num-
Der of seats in several of the rooms
and exclude four rooms from chapel
in order that all might be seated.
Yet the enrolment is two less than
last year and the average attendance
"a less Had the incorrect method of
reporting these statistics not been
changed, both these items would have
exceeded those of last year.
The report shows some interesting
figures. 1t gives the total lumber of
white pupils enrolled as 8O7; cOlOred,
344; non-residents, white, ia; color
ed, "a.
The average attendance for the
school year was 610 white and 252
colored, and the total number of pro-
| motions in white school, 430; colOred
school, 210.
Among the many interesting para
graphs in Superintendent Hendrick' S
report may be cited these:
"* = AS the unusual number
of retarded pupils shown by the Age
Grade tables indicates there has been
something radically wrong with the
system of promotion or with the
curriculum.
"a study of these tables shows that
| in many instances more than so per
cent. of the pupils are in grade be-
low those indicated by their ages.
Then, since the figures sent back in
regard to the standing of our pupils
in the colleges show that this retarda-
ton of pupils has not resulted in
| thoroughneSs of work, it seems that
some radical changes are needed at
once. A further proof of this need is
seen in the fact that the teachers re-
port SO pupils in schools who are in
capable of doing the work assigned to
| them.
1.-The causes of the schools success
are easily seen by anyone who will
give a moments thought. They con-
siSt of a larger number of we'll equip
ped teachers; of courses of study
adapted to the various needs of the
children and graded to correspond to
their ages and abilities, and of supe-
rior equipment in the way of build
ings, laboratories and special teach
ers of music, drawing and gymnas-
tics.
'This being true, our purpose shall
continue to be to give exhibitions of
work actually done in the school, and
to state in our catalog facts in regard
to things actually done. We are
willing to be measured by the stand
ard of actual accomplishment and we
invite investigation by the patrons at
all times. The school is open to the
public for inspection
The schools will open for the
school session of 1914-1915 on Mon
day, Sept. Z. The first term closes
on January 10, when the mid-year
promotions will be announced. The
second term will begin on January
18th.