Twenty-Ninth Annual Report of the Controllers of the Public Schools, of the City and County of Philadelphia, composing the First School District of Pennsylvania, for the year ending June 30, 1847: with their accounts. Philadelphia: Published by Order of the Board of Controllers, Crissy & Markley, Printers, No. 4 Minor Street, 1847.
Board of Controllers' of Public Schools, of the First School District of Pennsylvania, for 1847-1848 (Elected by and from the Sectional Boards):
Tenth Section. Kensington
* John S. Painter, No. 125 Germantown Road - served on Committee on Grammar, Secondary, and Primary Schools; Committee on Quarterly Reports.
Charles C. Aitken, No. 14 Edward Street - served on Committee of Accounts; Committee on Quarterly Reports.
* Since resigned, and George W. Vaughan, corner of Queen and Shackamaxon Streets, elected to fill the unexpired term. He also filled Painter's committee appointments.
Summary of Schools, Teachers, Scholars
Tenth Section - Kesington
Schools:
0 high schools
4 grammar schools
2 secondary school
12 primary schools
18 schools total
Teachers:
2 male
56 female
58 total teachers
Scholars:
1889 boys
2139 girls
4028 total
Expenditures for Tenth Section - Kensington
Salaries - $12,478.30
School Expenses - $1,910.06
Real Estate - $709.87
Furniture - $610.06
Total - $15,708.23
Tenth Section - Teachers, Salaries, Attendance, Etc.
Palmer Street Schools - Palmer Street, above Duke.
Boys' Grammar School. - Total attendance 270. Average attendance 253.
A.B. Ivins, Principal, $1,000.00
Susan M. Statzell, first assistant, $225.00
Elizabeth M. Pancoast, second assistant, $200.00
Lucy L. Deal, third assistant, $200.00
Eliza Eyre, fourth assistant, $175.00
Girls' Grammar School. - Total attendance 243. Average attendance 205
Mary H. Turner, Principal, $500.00
Jane W. Vallance, first assistant, $220.00
Mary E. Woodward, second assistant, $200.00
Elizabeth Turner, third assistant $180.00
Master Street Schools. Master Street, near Second.
Boys' Grammar School. - Total attendance 270. Average attendance 253.
James McClune, Principal, $1000.00
Gweeney Rowland, first assistant, $225.00
Mary R. Anderson, second assistant, $200.00
Harriet Hankinson, third assistant, $200.00
Mary Ann Creighton, fourth assistant, $175.00
Girls' Grammar School. - Total attendance 274. Average attendance 247.
Louisa Bedford, Principal, $500.00
Elizabeth J. Brooks, first assistant, $220.00
Frances E. Thompson, second assistant, $200.00
Mary A. E. Brady, third assistant, $200.00
Kate P. Rummey, fourth assistant, $180.00
Secondary Schools.
Master Street, near Second.
Boys 145, Girls 132, total attendance 277, average attendance 256.
Tacy W. Blakey, Principal, $300.00
Emily M. Rushworth, first assistant, $200.00
Louisa B. Aitken, second assistant, $160.00
Eliza C. Snyder, third assistant, $140.00
Palmer Street
Boys 141, Girls 152, total attendance 293, average attendance 266.
Margaret A. Deacon, Principal, $300.00
Hannah H. Dickinson, first assistant, $200.00
Amanda Rambo, second assistant, $160.00
Mary P. Hammitt, third assistant, $140.00
Primary Schools.
No. 1 - Palmer Street, above Queen.
Boys 136, Girls 139, total attendance 275, average attendance 224.
Frances A. Finch, Principal, $250.00
Caroline E. Smith, first assistant, $200.00
Helen D. Bodine, second assistant, $125.00
No. 2. - Marlborough Street, above Duke
Girls total attendance 243, average attendance 217.
Elizabeth B. Dolby, Principal, $250.00
Jane L. Wilson, first assistant, $200.00
L.V. Eyre, second assistant, $125.00
No. 3.- Dutton Street, above Otter.
Boys 67, Girls 96, total attendance 163, average attendance 145.
Mary J. W. Maxwell, Principal, $250.00
Anna C. Barnard, assistant, $150.00
No. 4. Germantown Road, near Fifth Street.
Boys 36, Girls 49, total attendance 85, average attendance 79.
Salome W. Horne, teacher, $250.00
No. 5. - Marlborough Street.
Boys 110, Girls 148, total attendance, 258, average attendance 220.
Ellen Foulke, Principal, $250.00
Ana Martin, first assistant, $200.00
Mary Coupar, second assistant, $125.00
No. 7. Queen Street, above Frankford Road.
Boys 203, Girls 123, total attendance 326, average attendance 274.
Mary T. Kennard, Principal, $250.00
Margaretta M. Simon, first assistant, $200.00
Jane Wilkinson, second assistant, $125.00
Mary L. Dolby, third assistant, $125.00
Ellen N. Ginnings, fourth assistant, $125.00
No. 8 - St. John Street, near Germantown Road.
Boys, total attendance 252, average attendance 226.
Jane Boustead, Principal, $250.00
Mary E. Warner, first assistant, $200.00
Mary W. Millard, second assistant, $125.00
No. 9 - St. John Street, same Building.
Girls, total attendance 240, average attendance 208.
Mary S. Truman, Principal, $250.00
Margaretta Hall, first assistant, $200.00
Emma C. Beechy, second assistant, $125.00
No. 10 - Marlborough Street, below Queen.
Boys 58, Girls 76, total attendance 134, average attendance 126.
Eliza Sproat, Principal, $250.00
Almira Hughes, assistant, $150.00
No. 11 - School Street, near Edward.
Boys 81, Girls 86, total attendance 167, average attendance 139.
Sarah M. Thomas, Principal, $250.00
Caroline Fisher, assistant, $150.00
No. 12 - Fourth Street, near Thompson.
Boys 120, Girls 128, total attendance 248, average attendance 203.
Anna Palmer, Principal, $250.00
Sarah Bower, first assistant, $200.00
Emma Orrell, second assistant, $125.00
Directors of the Public Schools - Tenth Section:
Elected by the Commissioners of Kensington
George J. Hamilton, President. Peter F. Wright, Secretary.
Charles C. Aitken, Edward near Second Street
George C. Brower, Germantown Road and Phoenix Street
John Clouds, Marlborough, below Franklin Street
Samuel H. Gillingham, Beach, above Shackamaxon Street
Edward W. Gorgas, Allen, below Shackamaxon Street
George J. Hamilton, Marlborough, above Queen Street
John V. Kellinger, Germantown Road, above Fifth Street
William T. McNeely, Fourth Street, above Franklin Avenue
John S. Painter, Germantown Road, above Second Street
George W. Vaughan, corner of Queen and Shackamaxon Streets
James Woods, corner of Edward and William Streets
Peter F. Wright, Marlborough, above Franklin Street
List of Pupils Admitted to the Central High School, February 10, 1847:
Charles M. Bacon, Model School, 12 years, 10 months, son of Benjamin R. Bacon, Undertaker, residing at Queen near Marlborough, Kensington.
Joseph M. Bacon, Model School, 14 years, 7 months, son of Benjamin R. Bacon, Undertaker, residing at Queen near Marlborough, Kensington.
Alfred Berger, Master Street School, 13 years, 7 months, son of Frederick Berger, grocer, residing at corner of Otter & Germantown Road, Kensington.
Weston C. Donaldson, Master Street School, 12 years, 8 months, son of Jacob P. Donaldson, mastmaker, residing at Penn near Maiden, Kensington.
William C. Peters, Master Street School, 12 years, 6 months, son of Jacob Peters, manufacturer, residing at Germantown Road, corner of Franklin, Kensington.
William C. Sharpless, Master Street School, 12 years, 7 months, son of Samuel Sharpless, wheelwright, residing at Queen, near Marlborough, Kensington.
John Wilson, Master Street School, 13 years, son of John Wilson, innkeeper, residing at Beach Street, below Maiden, Kensington.
List of Pupils Admitted to the Central High School, July 16, 1847:
Thomas M. Beatty, Master Street School, 12 years, 11 months, son of Robert Beatty, watchman, residing at 606 N. 2nd Street, Kensington.
William R. Gardy, Master Street School, 12 years, 9 months, son of Joseph Gardy, carpenter, residing at Hanover Street, below Duke, Kensington.
William A. Heiss, Palmer Street School, 13 years, 5 months, son of William Heiss, cordwainer, residing at Front Street, below Phoenix, Kensington.
John Jackson, Master Street School, 13 years, 6 months, son of Alexander Jackson, manufacturer, residing at Front Street, near Master, Kensington.
Samuel J. Kirk, Master Street School, 13 years, 3 months, son of William Kirk, dentist, residing at 102 Frankford, Kensington.
William J. Murray, Master Street School, 15 years, 6 months, son of John Murray, manufacturer, residing at Third Street, below Thompson, Kensington.
Charles Reinier, Master Street School, 15 years, 5 months, son of John Reinier, saddler, residing at Fourth, below Jefferson, Kensington.
Richard H. Wardell, 12 years, 11 months, son of Joseph D. Wardell, fisherman, residing at Germantown Road, above Otter, Kensington.