adopted eight years as the standard for District school course, the work was divided unequally, so that what was assigned for the first year's work really occupied more time than a year. Whether it be the experience of the teachers or the greater ability of the pupils, it is certain that the time occupied in doing the work of the first year is less than before. It will be seen that the great proportion of our pupils are in the lowest three years' work. In 1872-3 71 per cent. were in the first three years' work. The decrease of the number in the first year's work by promotion of pupils to the next higher grade, which goes on during the year, may be seen in the right hand columns. In 1873-4 the first quarter has 41 per cent., while the fourth has only 36 per cent.; in 1874-5 the first quarter 41 per cent., and the fourth 37; in 1875-6, the first 42 per cent., and the fourth only 36; 1876-7 begins with 35 per cent. and closes with 30. The increase in pupils studying German for the present year is 566. There is a very slight decrease in the number of Anglo-Americans taking German. 1864-65... 6,960 6,966 13,926 9,090 8,121 90 1865-66... 7,256 7,300 14,566 9,593 8,846 91 61 1866-67... 7,830 7,461 15,291 10,754 10,029 93 66 1867-68... 9,246 9,214 18,460 12,281 11,848 93 64 1868-69... 10,757 10,429 21,186 15,282 14,218 93 1869-70... 12,175 12,172 24,347 17,670 16,277 92 1870-71... 13,688 13,899 27,587 19,884 18,428 93 1871-72... 15,085 15,209 30,294 22,010 20,479 93 1872-73... 16,895 17,033 33,928 23,002 21,113 92 1873-74... 16,825 17,448 34,273 24,731 23,105 93 1874-75... 17,692 18,249 35,941 26,183 24,438 93 1875-76... 18,855 19,535 38,390 27,501 25,426 93 1876-77... 20,729 21,707 42,436 29,774 27,581 03 The "average number belonging" includes all in attendance and all who have not been absent more than three days. The above calculation of the cost of tuition and incidentals is made upon this average number belonging. The total number of 55 123 47 $11 65 $2 95 $14 60 $550 75 17 16 583 51 14 57 583 20 167 49 9 65 1 83 11 48 409 52 76 48 12 59 1 40 14 00 605 64 111 50 11 19 465 65 pupils enrolled was 42,436 within the schools of the old limits. The schools within the newly extended limits are not included in the above estimate. A proper allowance for the expense of those schools during the last quarter of the year would reduce the cost of tuition and incidentals somewhat. Each one of the 42,436 pupils attended, on an average, 132 days each. Based upon the total number enrolled, the cost of tuition (teachers' wages) and incidentals (janitors, fuel, supplies, apparatus, repairs, etc.), to each pupil was: For tuition..... For incidentals.... Total....... $12 80 1 53 $14 33 This average includes all pupils, whether attending the High, Normal or District Schools. It The chief item of expense is the salaries of teachers. will be seen that the average amount of a salary has been reduced from $786.84 last year to $714.38 this year. This was accomplished by lowering the wages of inexperienced teachers for the first two years of service. The amount paid before for inexperienced teachers was $500 for first year, $550 for second year, and $600 for third and subsequent years. The following new schedule of salaries went into effect at the beginning of the year: First year $400; second year $450; third year $500; fourth year $550; fifth year $600. This is the schedule for "third assistants." "Second assistants" receive $50 more; "first assistants" $150 more, and head assistants $300 more per annum. The policy of the School Board is to pay moderate wages to new and inexperienced teachers (these being placed in the rank of "third assistants,") and to increase the wages according to the amount of experience and the responsibility of the position occupied. For the ensuing scholastic year the Board have adopted a new schedule of salaries, reducing each salary of $500 and upwards in the amount of 7 per cent. Upon reference to Table IX. (Appendix), it will be seen that under the new schedule the average salary of all the teachers is $643, or $71.38 less than in the year ending June, 1877, and $143 84 less than in the year ending June, 1876. The corps of teachers for 1877-78 is made up as follows: 79 740.00, Head Assistants and High School Third Assistants.. 33 66 6 41 24 1,017.50, Second and Third Assistants, High and Normal.... 1,110 00, Male Third and Head Assistants, High and Normal.. 8 9 1,850 00, Principals of First Class Schools and High School Assistants. "2,035.00, Supervising Principals.. 12 18 66 2 2.775.00, Principals of High and Normal........ The average salary according to the above schedule, is for |