PER CENT. OF THE WHOLE NUMBER ENROLLED.

OCCUPATION OF PARENTS.

Agents and Clerks.

Board'g-house keepers, vict-
uallers, and confectioners.

Boatmen.

....

5.6 1.4 11.4 2.3

6.2 1.5 13.1 2.5 5. 2. 15.2 2.1 6.3 4.2 1.5 15.2 1.8 6.3 2.1 3.8 1.8 15.8 2. 5.8 1.3 3.2 1.4 18. 2. 5.9 2. 3. 1.4 16.9 2.3 6.2 2.2 2.6 1.6 16. 2.2 5.7 1.2 2.5 2. 16.1 3.1 6.6 1.4 2. 1.6 17.8 .2 7. 1.7 2.1.5 17.8 1.6 7.9 1.2 1.7 1.6 16.1 1.6 8. .3 1.5 1.8 18. 1.6 7.8 1.7 1.5 1.7 20. 2. 7.6 1.7 1.3 1.7 18.4 2.1 8.3 1.6 1.4 1.7 20. 2.1

5.1 5.1 26.3 11.1 3.9 5.1 1.7 16.2 100
5.4 5.3 24.2 12.6 4.8 4. 1.8 12.5 100
5.8 6.4 24.1 12.4 9.4 3.2 2. 6.7 100
6.2 6.2 23.7 12.3 4.6 3.5 1.9 13.2 100
5.8 6.9 22.4 11.4 4.4 2.6 2.1 12.6100
5.5 8.4 22. 12.4 4. 2.7 2.1 11.2 100
5.8 6.5 22.5 12.5 3.9 2.6 2.
6.2 7.3 23.9 11. 3.9 2.6 2.2
7.2 8.4 22.4 12.9 4. 2.6 2.4
6.5 7.7 23. 12.5 4.1 2.4 2.5
5.9 7.6 23.8 12.4 4.6 2.7 2.5
6. 7.4 23.5 12.8 4.5 2.8 2.3
5.5 8.1 22.2 13.2 5.3 2.6 2.
5.2 8.4 21.5 13.4 4.9 2.7 2.3
5.8 7.6 22.5 12.5 4.8 2.9 2.1
5.6 7.2 22.7 11.9 4.5 2.7 2.

12.7 100 12.1 100 9.5 100 9.7 100 8.6 100 10.6 100 9.9 100 6.9 100 9. 100 8.3 100

Many items in the above table are worthy our attention, as they indicate changes in the industrial pursuits of the population of our city. The increase of merchants' has been very slight. The increase of mercantile business, however, is decidedly shown by the large increase in the per cent. of school children whose parents are employed as 'clerks.' There seems to have been but little change during the last ten years in the items 'mechanics' and 'manufacturers,' while the item laborers' shows a decided increase. Many of the persons employed by manufacturing establishments, are classified as 'laborers.' The increase in this item denotes a more than proportional growth in the productive industries of our community.

The parents of 43 per cent. of the children enrolled in our schools, are mechanics and laborers.

The per cent. of unclassified,' is constantly decreasing.

Grand Total.... 37,587 35,753 37,044 34,264 38,485 37,945 37,130 33,935

PER CENT. OF TOTAL NUMBER BELONGING AT CLOSE OF

In the above table may be seen the per cent. of pupils belonging to the respective grades at the close of each quarter of the present year. Of the entire average number belonging, 23 per cent. were in, the Normal, and High School work; 163 per cent. were in the four higher grades of the district schools, and 813 per cent. were in the four lower grades. Since the year 1873-74 there has been but slight variation in the ratio of the number belonging in the three lower grades; this year it was 68 per cent.

There has been, however, a considerable variation, from year to year, in the proportion of pupils belonging in the first year, The highest per cent. (39), was reached in 1874-75, and the lowest (32), in 1878-79,

The increase of the present year over the preceding, in the number of German-Americans studying German, is 32, while there is a decrease of Anglo-Americans of 873-making a total decrease in the German classes of 741 pupils. There were only 69 special teachers in this department during the year.

The plan, recently introduced, of employing a certain proportion of regular teachers, who are qualified to teach the German language, has thus far met the most sanguine expectations of those by whom it was inaugurated, and bids fair to settle definitely the question of expense for German instruction. Already a reduction of twenty-six teachers has been made in this department. This is a decrease of a fraction over 27 per cent. from the number of the preceding year.

Elsewhere will be found the report of the assistant superintendent, Mr. Teuteberg, setting forth fully the progress made by

Anglo

American.

Total.