. Report of the public schools of Fort Wayne, Indiana, with announcements for ... and the rules and regulations, and the course of study. 1899-00 1900-01 In the foregoing table the Kindergartens are not counted, as the])upils of the Kindergartens are not enumerated, and consequentlyshould not figure in any statistics based upon enumeration. It wiltbe observed that the percentage does not vary a great deal fromyear to year, being slightly lower for the later years of the tablethan for the first. It is a well known f
. Report of the public schools of Fort Wayne, Indiana, with announcements for ... and the rules and regulations, and the course of study. 1899-00 1900-01 In the foregoing table the Kindergartens are not counted, as the])upils of the Kindergartens are not enumerated, and consequentlyshould not figure in any statistics based upon enumeration. It wiltbe observed that the percentage does not vary a great deal fromyear to year, being slightly lower for the later years of the tablethan for the first. It is a well known fact in school economics that in years whenlimes are hard and factories running with a decreased number ofemployes, the schools of all large business centers are more fullyattended than in years when all enterprises are running with a fullcomplement of employes. Boys and girls of school age in prosper-ous years obtain employment and leave the schools, who would-under other conditions remain in school. it must also be taken into account that the per cent, of attend-ance upon the school enumeration given in the foregoing table, does. Report of Public Schools, Fort Wayne, ind. 17 not by any means represent the whole number who are enjoyingschool privileges. Not less than thirty-six hundred children areenrolled in the various parochial and private schools of the number added to the number in the public schools would showa school enrollment of almost 64 per cent, upon the school enumer-ation. It is doubtful if any large city can make any better show-ing in this respect than Fort Wayne does. In all large places there are more avenues of employment open,and consequently very many are tempted to leave school prematurelyto engage in business, and unfortunatel}^ very many yield to thetemptation who would do far better to remain in school and betl^.Tfit themselves for the duties of life. NUMBER OF BUILDINGS. Number of buildings in use 1900-1901 16 Number of buildings rented i Tot
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