The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-01-02
1906 MORE PUPILS ARE
IN SCHOOLS OF COUNTIES
Increase Over 1928 Figures For
White Children Attending Pub
lie Schools of State Announced


There were ,28O white pupils en-
rolled this year in the county public
schools of Maryland an increase of
1905 over the number enrolled last
year, according to a statement issued
Saturday by the State Department of
Education, 80, ..,,-.,s:
Since some of these pupils, entered
late and withdrew early, the average
enrolment, technically called "the av7
erage number belonging" was 1885,
255, and the average number attend
ing was 11O,341, the statement said,
91,297 Enrolled In City
corresponding figures for the city
of Baltimore are: For enrolment,
91,297; average number belonging,
5000, and attending, 77,1s4,"' the
statement continued. at will be not
ed that these figures are from $4,000
to 10000 lower than those given for
the counties, depending on whether
comparison is based on enrolment,
average number belonging or attend
ing. .......-.. ...,, .-.. - .....e... ~
According to the Federal census of
1920, the total white population Of
Baltimore exceeded that in the coun-
ties by $4,000. The major part of the
difference between the public school
enrolment in the counties and the
city of Baltimore is explained by the
fact that there are about '22,500 more
white children enrolled in parochial
and private schools in the city than
in the counties.
Larger Families In Counties
"The remaining difference is prob
ably due to larger number of chill
dren per family in the counties than is
found in the city, and to the fact that
larger percentage of county than of
city children enter high school.
Largely due to the infantile paral-
ysis epidemic in the summer and fall
of 1928, and the resulting alarm Of
some parents, the county schools,
which did not postpone their opening,
as did the schools In the city, were
poorly attended early in the year.
Sickness during the year, which was
more prevalent than usual, caused
considerable absence, so that the pro-
gress in attendance, shown annually
since 1923, had it's first setback In
1929. f;J s.i
Earlier Enrolment Cited
another way of measuring school
attendance and, as result, the pcs
sibility of beneftting by good instruc-
ton, is the speed with which the
schools get under way by bringing
children in at the end of the year.
Each year since 1928 there have been
fewer children entering school after
the first month. The year 1929 show
ed an increase in the number of late
entrants due, among other things, to
more illness and quarantine. This
again shows the effect of the infantile
paralysis epidemic. ~ s.
at is gratifying, however, to know
that the third measure in attendance,
percentage of Withdrawals for causes
other than removal, transfer and Of
death, shows that, out of 5,473 with
drawals from white elementary
schools, there were $50 fewer in 1929
than in 1928.
Withdrawals Counted.
"In order to measure the effective
ness of attendance in 1929 the coun-
ties have been ranked on basis
which combines percentage of attend
ance with percentage of late entrants
and Withdrawals. Az county ranks
high if it has a high percentage of at
tendance combined with a low per
cent of late entrance because Of en-
ployment, negligence and indiffer-
ence, and with low per cent of with
drawals for causes other than re-
moval, transfer and death.
Prince Georges, Baltimore and
Anne Arundel counties rank highest
in the State in the effectiveness of
their attendance in. white elementary
schools. -
"The5 percentage of attendance in
the counties varied from 1913 in
Charles county to 81 per cent in Al
legany and Prince. Georges. Percent
age of late entrants due to employ
ment, negligence and indifference
ranged from IA in, Allegany to 81
per cent in st. Mary's. The percent
age of Withdrawals were lowest in
Baltimore county, 81, and highest in
Garrett county, 81 per cent" s
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