Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-08
Our Public schools.


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Our Public schools.
The whole number of pupils enrolled for the
month OF December was 200, number of DAYS
absence 210l, number of cases tardlness Of 173.
average daily attendance 241, per cent of at.
tendance 07, pei cent Of punctuality o. The
absence for the month in each school except
Grammar and lst Primary was about one day
to eacl, pupil. About the usual amount of alb.
scnce was occasioncd by sickness.
The following pupils were neither absent or
tardy during the month, viz in the High
School, Sheldon Allen, Arthur Culey, Hub
bard Logan, Samuel Parsons, Frank Root,
Burrit Seymour, Albert Sherman, Fred Will
liams, Julia Dickinson, Sophie Hall, Cordelia
Miller, Agnes McGilfert
In the Grammar School, Lewis Hall, Chas
Rice, Fred, Montigel, Geo. Zeile, Chas. McClan-
ming, Carrie King, Jennie Richards, Florence
Woodbury., Eliza Taylor, Alice Scoville, Ella
Mansfield.
In the End intermediate, Truman Badger
Henry Harris. Arthur Luce, Tolcott Mixer
George Stimson, Malcomb Ross, Emma An
drews Jennie Camp, Estella Darrow, Fannie
Seymour, Sarah Taylor, Thos. Hubbard.
In the lst intermediate, Eva Baker, Emma
Ketchum, Martha Wagner, Mary Webb, Min
ME Stockwell Willie King Arthur McGiffert,
John Paine, Horace Streeter, Willie Snyder,
Charles Stimson, Henry Tombes, Lafayette
Glover, Charles Goeppingcr.
In the A. End Primary, Lizzie Linow, Hat
tie Russell, Lizzie Ticknor, Kitte Beebe, Cla-
ra Watrous, Chas. Auer Elme Paine, Eugene
Laskey, Willie Watrous.
In the b. end Primary, Clara Auer, Ellen
Dickinson, Kate Ducro frankie Mitchell Mel
lie Smith, Mary Ticknor, John Conlin, Chas.
Hardy.
In the LIST Primary, Lewis Amsden, Samuel
Andrews, frankie Gilbrath, Fred Morrison,
Martin Newberry, Samuel Newberry, Eddie
Swift, Eddie Tombes, Albert Warrington,
Christian Regner, Nellie Willard, Jennie Gal
pin, Jennie Stockwell, Anna Andrews, Corne-
liza Berry, Lizzie Glover, Ella Fisk, Sarah Hitch
cock, Anna Linow, Rosa Laskey, Julia Savage,
Louisa Sherman, Lottie Ticknor.
BY comparing the report of this month with
last it will be that the absence has increas-
ed 49, days, and the tardiness 81 cases. From
the character of the excuses given the teachers,
it is very evident that much of the absence and
tardiness might be prevented by cooperation
of the parents with the teachers The rules
respecting absence and tardiness will be more
vigorously enforced during the coming term.
An examination of the registers will show
that SO pupils were neither absent nor tardy
during the month and that very large part of
the absence and tardiness is marked against n
feao pupils These must mend their ways or
bear the consequences. Not word need be
said of the evil results coming from these ir-
regulariics all know them. Teachers know
that pupils habitualy absent and tardy are
also continually behind their classes, and a
dead weight upon the school. 1t sometimes
happens that parents are not aware of the alb
sence and tardiness of their children A case
occurred not long since, when a child was sent
to school every day for some two weeks by
the parent, but the child made his appearance
but once during the whole time in the school
room. Other cases of like character have oc-
CURED. Such cases show the propriety and
necessity of the system of weekly Reports"
to the parents now in use in the schools
These reports show you just what the pupil
has been doing during the week, They show
when and how many times he has been absent
and :ardy his standing in recitation and de-
pertinent These reports are made out and
given to the pupils every Monday morning.
| They should be signed each week by tre pa
rent. Here then is a means of weekly commu-
ncaton between the parents and the teacher
| If the parents are interested in what their chill
dlen are doing at school they will of course
see that these reports are brought home, will
examine them, sign them and see that they are
returned, and use, in connection with the
teachers, such means as will prevent these evils,
The worst cases of truancy and tardincss have
been cured by simple understanding between
the parent, pupil and teacher that every case
of absence or tardiness would be reported by
the teacher, and the truant sought out imme-
diately by the parent.
The saddest view of the present unsatisfac-
tory condition of our Public Schools through
out the whole county, is the apathy and utter
| indifference of parents TO the educational in
terests of their children. Nay, many will not
only make an excuse for the child when there
is no excuse but will rebuff the teacher who
goes, missionary like to hunt up the truant.-
Thousands of parents are more provident and
careful of their domestic animals than their
children. No excuse is made for the child II
he neglect to bring the favorite COW or horse
to his stall, each night, and supply him with
proper food but the immortal mind and soul
which God has committed to the parents
charge may be neglected and even encourage ed
in these habits which have been the beginning
of many downward career that ended in the
States prison or on the gallows.
When will we learn to be wisep When will
we learn TO apply that old proverb "An ounce
of prevention is better than pound of cure ~
and thus save ourselves the sad reflection that
our childs condition might have been better
In our last monthly report the printer made us
say that lone of the most yfrighJuL sources Of
evil connected with our schools was the prac.
tlce of staying at noon" The word trightfu
should have been fruitful. Another months
experience adds to the conviction that this as
sertion is true. The only damage TO the school
property done during the day time, tor the
present month, was done at noon and sOmC
OF this was done by children living less thar
half mile from the school house. If there
were no other reason why children should no
stay at noon, this would be sufficient one, bu
there are many others. When pupils are ask
ed why they want TO stay, the answer often is
"our folks don't want us in the way AT home,