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Day
8
Month
September
Year
1871
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Tothe Prmdent and Board of JSdLucation of the City ofAnn Arbor : Gentlemen, - i respectfully Bubmit to you my annual report of the public schools under your cliargo for the year onding Juno Kith, 1871. An estímate of the 'year's work shows uur schools to 1)0 in J, healthy and vigorou3 condition. Xho general statistics tor tho year aio as follows : Number of children in thedistrict of school age, 2,327 Number of boys enrolled in the schools, 879 Number of girls " " " " S40 Number of children aot in the public schools, 656 Number of absences during the year, 8,320 egate tardiness, 2.767 Xumlier of gentlemen teachers in the schoolsi 6 Number of lady teachers in the schools, 28 Average salar; paid men, $i,u" Average salary paid women, Tota] salaries paid teachers, $15,717.25 Number of non-resident pupils, 148 Tuition received from non-resident pupib, si, 354.40 Tuition received from residents, in LanTuition received from pupils in drawing, $1 Total tuition received during the year, L1,809 Tablo I. gives an exhibit of tho onrollniont, nttendancc, tardinoss, average numbor of pupils per teacher and suspensions in the respectivo schools : 3 m 3C O -í t 3 I ïL [ïo. of Suspensions dwing - -i thü Ycur. Average o7"ö7pupüs to sSSvSB i Eaofi Teaoher. No. ofTeachere. Por cent. of ïurdincss. = 2 S 3 'S 5 Per cont. of Attondanoe. 'i2! .ï 3. Average daily Tardine. -Sri Ia! j "" IJ!. ao H ■ m -- Hiiï m n jï co oc i Average daily AttcndtiDcc. g g e g gg ei - r .- 3ï CO T 2 AvcrairoXuiiiburof PupUfl ": '-. . . "i . n. V Belongin. g 28 g g 3 S Wl.nV N'umber of Pupil ]1r''-z-" IS Eurolled. iber of Sittinga. ,SS3-?,iSL !; .IfeS lilla si ê Table II. will bo fumul a comparison : soino ot tlie JUCbt important itunis for 10 four oonsooutive years just oloaed IABLE II. ';- . "l 1 U H '-. l I J 53 Ui II pi II 8M- 1987 BS 8613 lil L9pO .1!) 1230 I '.i 93 S96S 125 1677 .77 1201 1SM !ll 8631 18Í 2039 .88 1182 I : Ï76i US 18U9 .56 1180 Tlio per oontage of attendanoe wa may ctiminishod, c1m-i:i tho Spring crui, by a prevailing opidomio, which cept iliout üt'ty pupila from the Ward oliüuls for more than i montli. With :dsoxooption, tin: ttttendftnoe during tlic ear ms been fairly regular uud punotu1. Parents, in most oases, havo heartily o-opcivitcd with teachers to Beoure c ilianoe with our rulo on afetendance. til], ther are far too many exooptions; nd thoso oxeeptions aro among the : ioua hindrancus to the success of our chools. An absenoe or two from r ation may seem only a triüe.Aiut it freuently provea to be a orevasse that weeps away good purposes and studious and ohecks all soholarly growth. The es il.--, ot' irregular atiéndanos not bo too strongly urged upon parents. will nut stop liure to disouss so haokueycd a theme, and will only add thai our-fifths of tho failures to sustain an ïonorable standing in class or grado, so nortifying to pupil and parent, may fiad heir cause in irregular attendance. Xho following pupila have been noither tlisiüit nor tardy during the year : High School - Eva Collins, Mary L. Pond, Maria Vail, Jeeeie Woodruff, I Woodruff, John A. Btewart, Lawrenoe Hall. . School - Lucy Chapín, Jojio Afmstrong, Elizabeth Shaw, Miohael Fiitz, Christiau Schaobcrlu, Frod Hi Sinioii Sinkc, James Sias. JPirsl Word - Ada Upson. JFourth QertiePrioe. SHfth Woerd - George Donovan. Clara Woodruff and John A. Stewari havo neither been tardy nor absent in thrce yeara. The following tablc gives the numbor of pupila in the different studies of all the schools : ■i' aiii.i: in. STUDY. 4 3 . _M_ Ü fbject 1. sson . 429 44S, 877 Reading and Spelling, 731 719 1450 Penmanship, 462 472 951 UookKeeping, 55 10 63 Axithmetic, 5S6 591'! 177 ;ih' 5'4 479 993 : States History, 50 41 91 Eugtish Grammar, 244' 242 486 86 ios 191 General History, jm j -. etry, 39 25 64 Natural HLilory, 24 24 y. 13 13 2 26 28 Botany, 5 31 36 ,ií Philosophy, 9 29 38 Astrom 1 19 19 Chemistry, 15 15 Rbetoric, 18 í.s l.iu.rature, 19 19 ■ nal Philosophy, 19 ú Moral Si.ic!n :■, 191 Science of Government, si 28 4; 14 42 51 ín, 16 18 34 Latin, 87 Greek, 30 3 33 Drawtngj 41 71 11-' Table IV. gives tho oompar&tiive per oont. in tho different Btudies oí caoh of the grades in tho Ward schools, at the .last oxamination : TAIJI.K IV. gasa 35 E ï-j E 2 3.2_; ?= gjS . ■-■-'iS_ 3338SS ! 538558 18 pbjeot fstmadenoisg 'g S88B888Í: i i,..] ■ idesnotini Cj.un'r. .. J Ai ith iiietic. i B li'l Ar! 3d !...'■ not in " ii hmolooi nal Aril b Uo. phy. SpcUinglSSS ntf ' g 3 S S S S S Avena r?" . .! -í . ." . .: . . ."iötj io Claae. " Orado "" 'H " " "' ' ' ' ' ' ■ ' ' w m iO w M w w i- T4 -f íi - i-i r? -- At this oxamination 8G pupils were promoted to tlio Gbrammar Sohool. Those attaining u standing of 9ö per cent. or more were, Lottie Hall, First Wurd ; Allie Rice, Marietta. Iluli, Cora Volland, Donna Mozart, Fourth Ward; Anna Kamienburgb, Xhird Ward ; Nollio Colouian, Eïfth Wurd. Oral Gramiuar in the lat grade and Object Lessons in 2d and 3d gradee havo been added to the workof the Ward Öchools duriag the year. Oral Ghrammar sus an experiment, butit waeeo moro from tlio inexperience of the teachers in the metliods of iustruction roquircd thas from the aature of the study. Now, although it has lowered the general per cent. of the grade somewhat, its value and success are so thoroughly settled üs to niakc it an important feature in the courso of study. Our teachers are making fair progress in methods of Oral instruotiou, autl of them are bocoming quito proticient. - The valuo of Object Lessons, in priinuy grados, oannot bu questíoned. Ini tbcre eim bo no good primary teacliing without good oral insti-uction. Thereforc, by setting forth its principios by of model lossons and lessons to -, I havo ondeavored to mako ite principies familiar to tho teachers. It en 6 part of the daily instruction in all tl ie '2d and 3d grado rooms, but with vaiied degrecs of success. AYHU inore. i a bottor doílned outlino of tho work, wo hopo to acooniplish more in tho future. I find that those teachers who handle Object Lessons with the groatos) facility also succood best in their nstractions froi ks. The nxuinination of pupils in the aar School for admission to tbc High School was held on Saturday, June lüth, he 1-,'aehers of the High Sohool assieting. The examinod in Writing, Spelling, Algebra, Ghrainmar, Geography, and Boienoe of Governmont. It ha iously been examined in Arithmetíc. ?orty-one worcpasscd totho High School. This waa a superior olass, reaching the kverage standing of 95 per cent. Rix of heclassstood 100 percent., v.V. : George Wanty, Allic Douglass, Nelia Harriman, Vima Niohols, Ada Eobinson, Adolio 3mitL. Eight othcrs stood 09 per cent., vla. K. Gohdert, J. AVatkins, Cathelia Uien, Sarah Dexter, Etnma Harriman, Cora Schuit', Lillian Wells, 3011a Bus Che arerage age of tï ' ■ 15. At the gradnating exeroisos of the Benor class in the High S hooi, held Friday, Jim,! IGLh, iovty-sevon diplomas were iwarded, as follows : llassical Course, ----- 12 I :.l':n C - - - - 1 2 scient tic Course, - 3 Engiish Course, - - - - - 10 Cl.issical and Frencli Cpurses, - - i Latín anti Germán Courses, - - - i i, Germán, and French Courses, - - - ünglish au i ' mises, - - -2 2 Thü aocording to graduatesof our High School udinis.siiin to the University on tho prcsciitation of Diploma without further examination marksa prominent feature iu the presont poaition of our school. TKis, in connection with our large preparatory classes, sharply b tho impoi'tance oí' the vrovk our High Sohool is calleil upon todo. It will booomo U8 to oteriah the High School with Uberai regard, to equip it with the best teaching talent, togive it everj possible advan producing good resulta, and then bu exceeding goarded in uwording ita honois, The courses ofstudyhave been somewhat modified and the Scientifio Course added in order the beller t(i mei"., the requirements óf the University Eor admission. The Classical !oui ■■ h i i been roduced from four yeara t" three, an important ohange to sonaeof ourolderpupils. Thosé requiring it will stil] cpmmodated with a four years oourse. Prenoh is tiddod to the Latin Coorse and Gorman may be taken with it, bo tint this oourse is now equal iu longth and valae to Uie Clussioal Gou. Tbe (inostion us to tho proper am mni man in our schools is stiii unset tled. Whilo we oould nót regard it a legitímate work of our publio sohoola to perpetúate a foreign tongueanymoxethai foreign oustoms and social idean, fot tho fgrattflyin ttaohmeni to nationality, still, the large ömnn population among us, neoessitatingjaa extensive sooial au I roial mteroourse in Germán, mayjustly demanda gen i aitiou of the Germán Language in our schools. I wou] I I 'il. i" addition to the tvttow taught in the lligli School, with tuition, one Uhlishedin the Schoo witiïoiU t.idtion, provided thal a uumbur to fon a ol it. Our school is ncarly complfatü in its organization, but it yet wants Music ; and the want is a prcssing onu. lo school hat claims to givo a complete, prai ducation, can i ,■ tho laims of ilusic. Tho departments of 'entnanship and Drawing have 311 heir establishment, andaré now ü cnsable; and I thin!; we ruigbt justly ex)ect a departnient ofMusioto eetablish íself quite as firmly in ;..■ ad. - Ve are behind the best schools in this ïatter, and it is greatly to be deired I !s be votedat thencxt anual meeting for inaugurating such a epartment 'I i: 10H BB ! i Vil SALAKIES. Our teacher:;, during the pagl abored faithfully and suooessfully. But t is too evident thatobligations areaomeured by the amount of salary. Nothing lioate kucIi logic as iis, but no oondition of salary ought to e pennitted that could posrábly be n apology for inferior teaohing, We annot aflord to impairti' -y of ur schools by luw salaries. D.ju: .ui mos! económica] polioy ia liberal salries and the exaction of first-class work. A plan bas be"n a lopted byyour Ü 'hich is designed toreward eontinuous, aocessful tei ■■'.i'iu-. By tliis plan it is roposod to add, at the eloso of t!io coinn year, f Ward ■ ohers whoshaïl thenhavo boen in your srvioe two iiall have evinoed i!i" pr ■ nprovement The principio of Uu s unquostiomiLly the txue oue in grading alai! Tho followin is a Hst of the tea. mployed by tho Board f ov 1 ! 1 ear, with their respectivo salarios : Position. I SXlÍky. iii"i-iitcmlcp.r. iWaltcr S. Pcrry. 18O0 IIHÏÏÏ SCHOOL. ñnoipi i. Latín und Oreek, 8. Robertson Wioohelt, . , il;umiilt A. Liíid, tathem l'all, 800 ookkeeping and 1niijt, B. B. XictinN, smmmm! tn Bnglieh, Ak. . -nan, it, (3 closfies), Pannj u:i ■ iraHofteüi 1 GRAM . ssUl - -- ■ fttlt, .-i y, FIK8T WAliD BCHOUL. lora li Q] . líe, oune. 1 Orad, ti . . 325 iMÜ WAKD BCUOQL. I al, Ella 370 ade, Frank li. l-iimcd, i tijade, M. -i Lillia tD WARU SCHOOL. 'riiicipjil, . idd, ido, POUBTH WAED " it,tl, rarrie 855 1 ' -i Fran , 325 ]II(.!I SCHOOI i.ni.i At the laat ftnnual were voted f or the mLirgouieat of tlie Central Building. Tbc work has already been begun, a fair prospect of oompletion befbro the opening of the FaU Term. The plan of eulargement will give us one of tlio -' and most convenient scliool buildings in tin; Stdte : one of which uur city may woll bo proud. The Higb immai ils wül be re-arrang dato tiii:.: ii-jw order of things. oí' two largo sessiou rooms, thero four somewhat BmaPer rooms in each dcpartinont, on : . i. ... '.; v inoharge of eaoh room. Besides afroming ;i botter disposition ot pupils, our ncw arrai will furush sitfcings for uil of tho Qrammar and High Schools, whieh we iiave not lx . i do fur BO past. In view of thi ies of the Principal oftho Grammar Department, not been thought r. to employ a man that position, and one of' our nio.st experienoed lady teaohen luis iicd to it. The sohoola were uandedover to me hy my able predew rougWy sy atizcd and ■ it working order. I trust that, dtiring the year, thay havo made . both in m and method of woil: ; and espeoiallj our teachers aro s aing more oleerly the pcouliar noeds of the howtoshapo thcir efforts to these ■ Om1 are far from peiiect, and new wants and iupr te aro conted. M ;tny features f rom whicli we e: muoh growth and i. bften, comparativoly, butjusti But the outlook is 1 Our equipments, oonvi anc opportunities are ampio ; our I . and devoted : our i:i trona are in hearty symp school Bystem and i1 ment, and, keepi h '"ission of the publio aohool as a and social oiyilizer, and initn obligationa I ■ i think we m ly i y look forwai Tii inkuig you ■ui khidly enoouragemeiit tour t that ourfuture efforts for the development and elevation of our schools maj justify your approval, I am vii v re8pGctfully. W. S. FERRY, Supt. Axx A.BBOB, .Tune '_'i, 1871, Totai. Depkavity. n IJ latoly toot occasion to administer areEor Bweari a ld Joe, 8 ioul ii wild fellow, but not Lntentionully "I gTO88Íonal." Joe listeoed Kia words, and soomed (■■ 8 thi exhortatio'i, and trhen be li;tl conolud d replied as follows : - " The f '.!■. is. ■ b it I may sjyea: . by it." The deaoon ulludos to Joo as an instanco of total díipwivity.

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