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account is taken of entrance into kindergarten. The table separates the pupils into five groups according to grade first entered, as follows: 1. Those who entered first grade. 2. Those who entered second grade. 3. Those who entered third grade. 4. Those who entered fourth grade.

5. Those who entered fifth grade or above.

Under each of these groups is shown the proportion of pupils 8 years of age or over retarded.

Table 8.-Grade entered by pupils, by race of father; foreign-born pupils only. This table is similar to Table 7 in every respect except that it relates only to foreign-born children.

Table 9.-Grade entered by pupils 8 years of age or over at time of entering, by general nativity and race of father. This table refers to the grade entered in public school, and no account is taken of entrance into kindergarten. The pupils included in the table are separated into eight groups according to grade entered, as follows:

1. Those who entered first grade.
2. Those who entered second grade.
3. Those who entered third grade.
4. Those who entered fourth grade.
5. Those who entered fifth grade.
6. Those who entered sixth grade.
7. Those who entered seventh grade.

8. Those who entered eighth grade or above.

Table 10.-Grade entered by pupils 8 years of age or over at time of entering, by race of father; foreign-born pupils only. This table is similar to Table 9 in every respect except that it relates only to foreign-born pupils.

Table 11.-Rate of progress of pupils and time in school in the United States, by general nativity and race of father.-In this table the pupils are separated into three groups according to progress in school, as follows:

1. Those who have been in school in the United States a less number of years than the number of the grade.

2. Those who have been in school in the United States the same number of years as the number of the grade.

3. Those who have been in school in the United States a greater number of years than the number of the grade.

Under each of these groups is shown the proportion of pupils 8 years of age or over who are retarded.

Table 12.-Rate of progress of pupils and time in school in the United States, by general nativity and race of father; foreign-born pupils only. This table is similar to Table 11 in every respect except that it relates only to foreign-born pupils.

Table 13.-Ability to speak English of foreign-born fathers of pupils, by race of father. This table includes only non-English-speaking races. The pupils included are separated into two groups as follows: 1. Those whose fathers speak English.

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2. Those whose fathers do not speak English.

Under each of the two groups is shown the proportion of pupils years of age or over who are retarded.

Table 14.-Ability to speak English of foreign-born fathers of pupils, by race of father; foreign-born pupils only. This table is similar to Table 13 in every respect except that it relates only to foreign-born pupils.

Table 15.-Citizenship of foreign-born fathers of pupils, by race of father. The pupils included in this table are separated into two groups, as follows:

1. Those whose fathers have either first or second naturalization papers.

2. Those whose fathers have neither first nor second naturalization papers. Under each of the two groups is shown the proportion of pupils 8 years of age or over who are retarded.

Table 16.-Citizenship of foreign-born fathers of pupils, by race of father; foreign-born pupils only. This table is similar to Table 15 in every respect except that it relates only to foreign-born pupils.

Table 17.-Length of residence in the United States of foreign-born fathers of pupils, by race of father. The pupils included in this table are separated into four groups, as follows:

1. Those whose fathers first came to the United States less than 5 years ago. 2. Those whose fathers first came to the United States from 5 to 9 years ago. 3. Those whose fathers first came to the United States from 10 to 19 years ago. 4. Those whose fathers first came to the United States 20 or more years ago. Under each of these groups is shown the proportion of pupils 8 years of age or over who are retarded.

Table 18.-Length of residence in the United States of foreign-born fathers of pupils, by race of father; foreign-born pupils only. This table is similar to Table 17 in every respect except that it relates only to foreign-born pupils.

Table 19.-Home language-Pupils of foreign-born fathers of nonEnglish-speaking races, by race of father. The pupils included in this table are separated into two groups according to home language, as follows:

1. Those in homes where English is used.

2. Those in homes where English is not used.

Under each of these groups is shown the proportion of pupils 8 years of age or over who are retarded.

Table 20.-Home language-Pupils of foreign-born fathers of nonEnglish-speaking races, by race of father; foreign-born pupils only.This table is similar to Table 19 in every respect except that it relates only to foreign-born pupils.

Table 21.-Proportion of term attended, by general nativity and race of father. This table shows, separately, data for primary grades (grades 1 to 4) and for grammar grades (grades 5 to 8) and also data for all elementary grades combined. The meaning of "term" as used in this table is the period from the beginning of the school year to December 31, 1908. The pupils are separated into four groups according to proportion of "term" attended, as follows:

1. Those who attended nine-tenths or more of the time.

2. Those who attended three-fourths and less than nine-tenths of the time. 3. Those who attended one-half and less than three-fourths of the time.

4. Those who attended less than one-half of the time.

For the purpose of showing the data relative to retardation the first and second groups and the third and fourth groups are combined, and under each of these two resulting groups is shown the proportion of pupils 8 years of age or over who are retarded.

Table 22-Proportion of term attended, by race of father; foreignborn pupils only. This table is similar to Table 21 in every respect except that it relates only to foreign-born pupils.

Table 23.—Access to present grade, by general nativity and race of father. By "Access to present grade" is meant how the pupil was admitted in the fall of 1908 to the class he was in at the time the investigation was made. The pupils are separated into five groups, as follows:

1. Those who were admitted to the grade in "regular course," that is, either by promotion from a lower grade in the same school or as a pupil entering school for the first time.

2. Those who were admitted by transfer from another public school in the same city.

3. Those who were admitted by transfer from a public school elsewhere than in the city in which they lived at the time of the investigation.

4. Those who were admitted by transfer from a "private" school. "Private" school, as here used, includes all kinds of schools other than public schools. 5. Those who had failed of promotion at the end of the previous school year. In the section of the table relating to retardation, groups 2, 3, and 4 are combined under the heading "By transfer." Under each of the three groups which remain is shown the proportion of pupils 8 years of age or over who are retarded.

Table 24-Access to present grade, by race of father; foreign-born pupils only. This table is similar to Table 23 in every respect except that it relates only to foreign-born pupils.

PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS IN THE ELEMENTARY GRADES AND
KINDERGARTENS.

In connection with the general investigation of public-school pupils all grade and kindergarten teachers were requested to furnish information concerning themselves, as follows:

Grade taught.

Sex.

Place of birth.

Years in United States, if born abroad.

Country of birth of father.
Race of father.

Years engaged in teaching.

This information was not requested from high-school teachers, solely for the reason that the forms showing information for highschool pupils were usually filled out by the principals and not by the individual teachers.

Data for teachers in the public schools were secured from 30 cities, as follows:

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These cities are those in which the general investigation of pupils in public schools was conducted.

The summary table which follows shows for each of the 30 cities included the number of teachers of each general nativity and race for whom information was secured.

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