on the 6-3-3 plan. Prior to that date, there were eight years in the elementary school and four years in the high school. Table 2 gives the school census, the total enrollment, the enrollment of elementary grades, junior high school, and senior high school, and the per cents the last three were of the total enrollment for the years 1906 to 1922 inclusive. TABLE 2 SCHOOL CENSUS AND ENROLLMENT FIGURES FOR THE SCHOOLS OF STAATSVILLE, N. K., FOR THE YEARS 1906 TO 1922 12,923 12,758 12,042 7,581 63 1921 1922 13,266 12,808 7,964 62 3,195 25 1,649 13 12,495 13,084 8,029 62 3,195 24 767 9 826 862 10 946 11 1,670 18 1,065 11 6,784 70 1,788 18 1,116 12 1,169 12 7,025 70 1,847 18 1,232 12 7,179 69 1,933 18 1,333 13 1,386 13 962 9 965 9 2,604 3,065 25 1,199 10 1,396 12 The school census includes all children from six years to sixteen years of age. †The school enrollment was taken for October of each year. In 1922, no children were considered six years old unless they had actually passed their sixth birthday. In all years prior to 1922, those children nearer six than five-all over five and one-halfwere counted as six. The reduction in 1922 is apparent and not real. Assignment 1. Have you sufficient facts for predicting population? 2. If so, forecast the population of Staatsville for the five years following. Forecast the population for the next twentyfive years by five-year periods. 3. List the added information which you would desire in order to make your study more reliable and complete. 4. Discover how public utility companies, such as telephone companies or water companies, predict future service needs. Consult officials in your local public service organizations. 5. Why should educators be concerned about the school population of the years to come? Is not the meeting of the demands of the current year sufficiently important to challenge the best efforts of the educator? BIBLIOGRAPHY ENGELHARDT, F. Forecasting School Population. Bureau of Publications, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1925. STRAYER, G. D., MORT, P. R., HART, F. W. and McGaughY, J. R. Report of the Survey of the Schools of the Township of Cranford, N. J., 1924–25. Division of Field Studies, Institute of Educational Research, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1925. STRAYER, G. D., ENGELHARDT, N. L. ET AL. Problems in Educational Administration, Problem 45, p. 329. Bureau of Publications, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1925. STRAYER, G. D., ENGELHARDT, N. L. ET AL. Report of the Survey of Certain Aspects of the Public School System of Providence, R. I., 1923-24. Division of Field Studies, Institute of Educational Research, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1924. STRAYER, G. D., ENGELHARDT, N. L. ET AL. Report of the Survey of the Schools of Watertown, N. Y., 1924-25. Division of Field Studies, Institute of Educational Research, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1925. PROBLEM 5 USING THE RESIDENTIAL DISTRIBUTION OF STUDENTS TO DETERMINE A NEW HIGH SCHOOL LOCATION Problem: The city of Wellsville, N. K., is a mile square with two main streets running north and south and east and west through the center of the city. At the junction of these two main streets is found the principal business development of the community. This development tends to go from this central point in all four directions along the main thoroughfares. The Board of Education has agreed upon the necessity for a new high school building. The community has sanctioned this action of the Board of Education by voting bonds for such a building. The superintendent of schools has been asked to recommend the site upon which this new building should be located. In attempting to solve this problem, the superintendent has made a dot distribution of the homes of all children attending the present high school. This dot distribution is reproduced in Diagram 1 as it was presented to the Board of Education. Assignment 1. What part should the present residential distribution of high school students play in the location of the building to meet future needs? 2. What arguments would you advance from this dot map to present to the Board of Education in the determination of the new location? 3. List in the order of their importance what you consider to be the most significant factors in the location of a new high school. 4. To what degree does this problem differ in the location of 0% PRESENT HIGH SCHOOL DIAGRAM 1 HOMES OF HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS, WELLSVILLE, N. K., 1924-25 a technical high school as contrasted with a comprehensive high school? 5. Discover from the reading of school building surveys how important dot distributions have been considered in the location of new high school buildings. Have you any criticism to make of this use? Make definite reference to the surveys criticized. 6. In the diagram, the main lines of travel have been indicated. What other facts would you care to have placed upon this diagram to use in proving that your recommendation concerning location is correct? 7. To what degree has the size of this community affected you in the location of the building? Bear in mind that a very definite tendency of growth prevails for most American communities. BIBLIOGRAPHY FINEGAN, T. E., ENGELHARDT, N. L. AND PERKINS, D. H. The School Building Survey and the School Building Program for the City of Harrisburg, Pa. Board of Education, Harrisburg, Pa., 1923. STRAYER, G. D., ENGELHARDT, N. L. AND EVENDEN, E. S. Report of the Public School System of Baltimore, Md., Vol. I. Division of Field Studies, Institute of Educational Research, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1921. STRAYER, G. D., ENGELHARDT, N. L. ET AL. Report of the Survey of the Public School System of Atlanta, Ga., Vol. I. Division of Field Studies, Institute of Educational Research, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1922. Report of the Survey of the Schools of Port Arthur, Texas. Division of Field Studies, Institute of Educational Research, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1926. Report of the Survey of Certain Aspects of the Public School System of Providence, R. I., 1923-24. Division of Field Studies, Institute of Educational Research, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1924. School Building Survey and Program for St. Joseph, Mo., 1922-23. Division of Field Studies, Institute of Educational Research, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1923. Report of the Survey of the Public School System of the Town of Stamford, Conn. Division of Field Studies, Institute of Educational Research, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1923. Report of the Survey of the Schools of Tampa, Fla. Division of Field Studies, Institute of Educational Research, Teachers College, Columbia University, 1926. STRAYER, G. D., MORT, P. R., HART, F. W. AND MCGAUGHY, J. R. Report of the Survey of the Schools of the Township of Cranford, N. J., 1924-25. Division of Field Studies, Institute of Educational Research, Teachers Colege, Columbia University, 1925. |