Evening journal., 1920-12-31
DELAWARE GAINS
UNDER new Law
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AtNhhuuNt rum ldt' thNl
School Systems. published in April,
1920 he gives ten basic points which
make up an index by which state
school systems may be compared In
his study he covers a period Of thirty
years
The ten points are;
~ Per cent OF school population
tchildrcn between > and iS years OF
Federal census) attending school daily.
80. Average days attended by each
child Of school age.
g. Average number OF days schools
were kept open.
"a Per cent that high school at
tendance is OF total attendance.
- Per cent that boys were OF girls
In high schools.
&c Average annual expenditure per
child attending
~ Average annual expenditure per
child OF school age.
-. Average annual expenditure per
teacher employed
80 Expenditure per pupil for pur-
poses olher than teachers salaries.
10 Expenditure per teacher for
salaries.
III is easily seen that these points
show a fairly accurate picture OF "a
system, and surely give an excellent
basis for comparison. The ten points
are explained briefly below:
THE ilrst and nth points needs no
explanation; they are used at their
full value. For the other eight points,
Doctor Ayres has arrived at a system
of valuation for each on a basis OF
100 for a perfect score. For EXAMPLE,
/ II an the children In a school attended
200 days each then one-half of their
number OF days would be 100. or a
perfect score. Therefore, any schools
score on the third point can be found
, by dividing its number OF days by
/ Two In the second for example, Den
aware's score In 1918 was 376 out of
400. because our children averaged
only 15.2 days each for that year
! This Is thirty-eighth among the states
OF the Union. In the third point, the
score was better, 50 per cent, or thlr-
lieih In rank.
"The fourth point is found by mul.
! iiplying the actual percentage by 2
since in a perfect system, one-lhird OF
all the pupils enrolled would be II
Thigh school In this Delaware ranked
twenly-eighih hi 1910
"The FIRST flye points depend upor
school attendance. and 10 is not sur
prising to nnd Delaware among ihi
states that rank low, because OF thl
low requirements In the matter Of at
tendance in the years before 1919 FO
the year i9i9-20 when the figures ar
made up, Delaware may expect L
show a marked improvement
I'm Point 4, the State has made al
increase OF 1875 per cent, which owyh
10 make the figure 52, against ass 1
IIOIl IL.
1872 per cent, which ought 90 max
the figure ii5. against 3l6 in 1917
In point 3, the figure should be 81
against 80 in 1918, and in point a. 236'
81 against 81 % in 1918 In the last On
State has dropped back, not beeaus
, OF fewer high school pupils, hut bt
! cause the increase in the elementar
ienrOllment has been much more rapi,
E "rhe other FIVE points are base
upon the financial support. The stat
Is sure In the financial points TO sho'
l the most Improvement. and perhaT
y Twill rank among the first doze
I states.
= Finally, the Index is found by d
y viding the sum OF all these points b
u ten. Then il is very easy to compal
!, several systems merely by rankin
y them In the order OF their index nun
a bers.
: For example, in 1890, Delaware
rank was twenty-seventh, or a litt
below the middle. with an index
l2930: In 1900. the rank was thirt,
. third. with index 1910; 1910. the rar
y was thirty-fOurth with index $50
i in 1918. the rank was thirty-eight
y with index az as.
y THUS, while nelaware's index M
been increasing through the years. q
"a increase has been slower than that
~ the other states, which have on
stripped the Diamond State In ran
: the State has gone back from 27 20
until in 1918, not one northern sta
4. except West Virginia was lower
IS rank than Delaware.
IS Because the Federal census ngur
J. are not yet available 70 Is lmpossih
70 To make an accurate calculation II
- points 4. and Z, but it may safe
D, be predicted thai the last column
II the following table will not be 4
IA wrong
The nrs. four columns are fro