South Bend news-times., 1922-08-13
MANY DAYS LOST IN
SCHOOL ABSENCES
State Officials Compile Fig
ures on Attendance Dur
ing Last Year.

INDIASAPOLIs. Aug I2-CBy
A P.)-School children OF Indiana
lost a total OF 5.s4s. 74s days in at
tendance during the school year of
1a21-1922 according 70 data com
piled by the division OF attendance
~ the state board of public instruc-
tion
total Of 2.z77s7O minutes were
lost IN tardiuess during the 1eo day
school year according 20 the report.
making the total days lost in abb
sence and tardiness 5.s55.110.
This IS the equivalent 10 one child
losing $3.50 years Of school attend -
ance in the year II was declared
Estimating the minimum cost Of
educating an elementary child 20 be
500 per year. there was lost in this
one place alone the sum OF 81 .829 -
600 II was said.
12s Districts Report
The report contained figures from
SIS counties and az cities. making a
total OF 12s attendance districts.
SIX counties did not make a report
clinton. Davies. Franklin. Knox;
Pike and Pulaski All the statistics
refer 10 children between the ages OF
seven and sixteen. The figures on
the total days lost in absence do not
include the cities OF indianapolis.
Gary. Jeffersonville Sound Bend.
Whiting. Michigan City and the six
counties which failed 10 make any
report.
A total OF 5iS,016 Children attend
ed the public schools OF Indiana on
which reports were received. The
enrolment at parochial schools was
43 s34 Private educational institu-
tlons were attended by 1,113 chill
dren.
6f3 20 Institutions.
According 70 the data. a total OF
574 05s children were released from
school during the school year OF
this number 613 were committed TO
institutions 2.554 released on work
ing certificates. 1415 on doctors
certificates. 5.592 not accounted for
and 939 released tempora lily on
permits
Statistics on the school year in
some Of the cities that reported in
clude the following:
Elkhart-Enrollment in public
schools. 1850; in parochial schools.
500: released on employment certif-
Gates. 9. released on doctors certif-
cate. 1; committed 10 institutions 5;
released on temporary permits $50;
total enumeration, 5.O2s
Evansville-Enrollm in pub
lie schools. 13.94s. released on en-
ployment certificates, III; on doc
tors certificates. a.: committed TO
institutions. p; released on tempor-
ary permits. u; rot accounted for
10. total enumeration, 14,149.
Fort Wayne-Enrollmen in pub
lie schools. 1929: in parochial
schools. 4.O97; released on employ
rnent certificates. 1O3: on doctors
certificates, IS; committed to insti-
tutions. 50: total enumeration, To-,
$50.
Indianapolis-En in pub
lie schools. 3S.SsO; in private schools
1s5; parochial schools. Ass; re-
leased on employment certificates,
49S. total enumeration. 4435s
South Bend Figures.
South Enrolment in pub
lie schools. 1921; in private
schools. 4; in parochial schools, s.,
$50. released on employment GER
tifcates. I9O. on doctors certificates.
154. committed TO institutions. II;
not accounted for, $50; total enumer-
alton. L. .596.
Terre Haute-Enrollment i'm pub
lie schools. S.sR5; in private schools,
2Ss. IN parOchial schools. S94: re-
leased on employment certificates,
81. on doctors certificates IA; com
mitted 20 institutions. 5: released on
temporary permits. p; not account
ed for. Sc: total enumeration. TO-,
120
The statistics for St Joseph
county follow.
Enrolment in public schools. s.
SOS; in parochial schools. IS; re-
leased on employment certificates.
7 on doctors certificates. 20: COM
mitted 20 institutions. i; released on
temporary permits. s. not accounted
for. 600; total enumeration. 1875.