Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-07-19
PRINCIPAL FRIEDEL
SUBMITS REPORTS
Tells of Conditions in the
Newark Schools

Newark Schools
The following report of the
conditions of the Newark Public
Schools has been submitted to
the Board of Education by the
Principals:
Newark, Del, June 20, 1916
To the Board of Education,
Gentlemen Il have the honor
to submit the following report of
the Public Schools of Newark
for the school year ending June
9, 1916.
Our schools opened Monday,
August 80 and closed June 9, the
number of days taught being
1872. The work of the year as re-
gular enrolment, attendance, etc
is indicated by the following sum-
mary.
Items: Enrolment; Grades 1-S.
437; High School, 113; Total, $50.
Average number Of pupils
every day: Grades, 1-s; 345; High
ScnOOl, lOU; Total, 445.
Average number of days be-
longed: Grades 1-S, 17O+; High
School, 176- +; Total, Ills.
Average number of days at
tended: Grades 1-S, ISL; High
School, 1914; Total 1886.
Percentage of belonged: Grades
Is, 1865; High School, 91.72;
Total 1892.
T ere n a g of attendance:
Grades 1-S, 1912; High School,
1886; Total, 1886.
The enrolment in grades 1 to
8 inclusive show a loss of II COM
pared with the record of the pre-
vious year. This may be account
ed for by the small number en-
tering from ungraded schools.
For the first time these pupils
were required to pass state ex-
amlnatlons as condition of ad-
mission. Only 9 such pupils en-
tered this year. While the eff
fects of this requirement is to
temporarily reduce the enroll
ment and the revenue of the
graded schools, it will benefit
both schools and pupils when it
is once fully understood. The
loss of pupils from this source
was more than made up by an in
creased enrolment of Fl in the
High School, and the total enroll
ment of $50 is 9 in excess of the
number reported a year ago.
The record for attendance,
while good one, is not quite as
high as that of year ago.
which was 90.8 per cent. The
prevalence of grippe during the
4th and 9Th months made such
lnvades upon some of our grades
that the losses then sustained
could not be overcome by the ex-
eel mt attendance of later
months. Nevertheless we closed
the year with an average attend
ance of 1886 per cent, which is
very creditible.
The number of nonresident
pupils attending under the pro-
visions of the Graded School Law
was SO. These pupils attended
a total of 1870 1-2 days, which at
20 cents per day, will give a re-
venue from this source Of
S1574.10. This is an average of
$3O.S6 per pupil.
In addition to these So under
the Graded School Law, IA were
enrolled, who paid their tuition
directly to the Board. The tut
ton for these amounted to
$244O.OO.
Promotions are of keen inter-
est to both pupils and parents. In
the High School pupils who have
passed all subjects but one are
counted as promoted, as the
chance of their making up the
one subject is very good. In the
grades below the High School
the teachers are guided largely
by their opinion of the pupils
ability to do the work of the next
grade. Final decision in every
doubtful case is made after a
careful study of records of school
work and the general attitude of
the pupil toward his work. The
promotions at the close of the
term are summarized as follows:
Graduates, 10. Others in High !
School SO, Grades l to 8 inclusive
3l5, or a total of 1856.
In closing l should like to make
two recommendations for the bet
terment of the work in the First
and Second Grades. First pro-
vision should be made for more
light, which is often inadequate
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