The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-04-13
MARCH REPORT FOR
ARDMORE SCHOOLS
CITY STANDS WELL TOWARD
THE TOP IN RELATIVE
ATTENDANCE.

Supt. c. w. Richards makes an
interesting report for the city
schools for the month OF March
and not only gives accurate statis-
tics as to the attendance and work
being done, but also brings out the
fact that Ardmore stands well to-
ward the top in its record for at
tendance in the High school as
compared to the grades. The excel
lent condition of the schools is also
matter OF congratulation at this
time. The report in full follows:
l desire to submit herewith my
report for the seventh month OF the
school year, l9l7-lS.
At the close OF the school month
the total enrolment Of the white
schools was 2,7SS. The average
daily attendance was LII. The
number belonging at the end Of the
month was 2,llS.
There were l59 cases of tardiuess,
23l5 abscntees, "A cases Of truancy,
AZ cases OF corporal punishmcnt
and ) cases of suspension.
The total enrollmcnts OF the dii-
ferent schools are as follows:
Franklin, 795; Washington, SIS;
Lincoln, SO; Jefferson, AS; High
School, 425.
The number belonging to the dii-
icrent schools at the end of the
month was as follows: Franklin,
$685. Washington, $50; Lincoln,
443; Jefferson, 35l; High School,
| 347.
The average daily attendance is
as follows: Franklin, 53S; Wash
ington, Sol; Lincoln, 2lS; Jeffer-
son, 329; High School, 325.
There were $50 absentces in
Franklin, $50 in Washington, AS
in Lincoln, 2S0 in Jefferson, and
44O in High School.
There were 80 cases of tardiness
in Franklin, y in Washington. 50
in Lincoln, 10 in Jefferson, and As
in High School
There were p cases Of corporal
punishment in Franklin, Is in
Washington, I in Lincoln, 4 in JEFF
ferson.
There were 4 truants in Franklin,
) in Washington, 3 in Lincoln. /
in Jefferson and 3 in High School.
During the past month two of our
local physicians volunteered their
services to make examinations OF
the eyes and teeth of the children
IN our graded schools. Doctor
Hancock examined the eyes and
Doctor McKcllar examined the
teeth of all the children. They used
a card form printed in the printing
department OF the high school upon
which they made record for every
child. The teacher took these card.
and compiled record of all the
children of their respective room,
in a book, then returned these card,
to the children who took them home
to their parents, and if either thcil
eyes or their teeth needed any at
tentlon, the card indicated this tC
the parent so the parent might take
the child to the proper physician
to have these defects attended to
| am sure that the board of educa
ton, as we'll as myself, appreciat,
the generosity Of these gentlemen
and the work they have done TO,
the children in our schools. | hop,
that the time is not far distant
when we have this attended to b,
a regular specialist regularly EN-
ploycd by the board.
Another thing TO which I wish tt
call your attention is the high schoo
enrolment as compared with tn,
enrolment of the grade schools.
IS sometimes thought by some peo
pie that our enrolment in the higl
school is not commensurate will
the enrolment in the grades. How
ever, we find from the report of
survey made of the San Francisc,
schools that the highest number o
pupils attending the high school 70
each one thousand children in tn
grades in any city in the Unite,
States is 2OS.S, and that is in Seattle
WASH; that the next highest is il
Minneapolis, where the enrollmen
is 1921; that the next highest is il
Los Angeles, where the enrollmen
is H08, etc. The average for tel
of these large cities is 1855. Ex
, animation of the above report of tn
/ Ardmore schools will show that tn
number of pupils enrolled in tn
q high school per one thousand pu
pills in the grades is l79, and that q
the ten cities referred to above, onl
two have a larger enrolment tina
/ Ardmore. This, together with tn
fact that our children made tn
3 highest average OF any high schoC
in the state of Oklahoma, as ind
y Gated by the report from the univef
sity few days ago, is a source c
a great deal of satisfaction.
y During the past month we mad
1 a survey of the work of the grade
during the second term OF tn
school year. We find that the cor
dition of the work is quite b
better than it was at the end of tn
first term. However, we find tn;
n still the largest number of failure
are in arithmetic and grammar Th
number in all the grades who faile