Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-11-04

which the parents may see by the
cards given the children daily, and
they are requested to ask for these
cards. | use them as means of cor
responding with YOU, and | hope you
will attend to this
/ also propose, according to sys-
tenn adopted by the State Normal
Schools of Virginia, and most of the
northern States, placing the Names of
deserving scholars upon Rolls of Hon
or, of which there are two grades,
1st. and 2nd. The Roll is to be con
tended for monthly. Their names
being placed upon it according to
their rank; the highest being first
and the lowest last. The Roll to he
placed in nert frame and hung up
in the school house, Shere all can sec
it.
To entitle any one to the lst
Roll OF Honor, he or she must not
get any demerits, miss. more than
four words or questions in all their
lessons ol be absent more than two
DAYS during the month.
To entitle any one to the 2nd Roll,
he or she, must net get any dement's,
miss more than ten words or ques
tions in all the lessons recited, nor be
absent more than two davs during
the month. To encourage those who
might be able to contend successfully
either for the lst or 2ll R'Il. | al
SO adopted Atwell & Buffers system
of checks. making the conditions ST.
easy that any one, with even an or
dinary degree of application, conld
succeed in obtaining th:m.
In addition to this, the lst on each
Roll and the one that gets the high
est numbers Of Atwell's checks dur
| ing the month. will be entitled to a
prize, monthly. According to this
plan all are encouraged, as all have
an equal chance. If any fail, the
fault lies at their door; nothing goes
bv favcrs, all by merits. They get
what they are entitled to, nothing
more, nothing less. 1t il thu, my
friends that | am endeavoring to
I teach and govern this school, and |
hop by these rleans to make study
agreeable to the student, discipline
pleasant to me, and progress in study
and department satisfactory to all.
Marking ten lays very closely last
month. AMI con>ideri e that az indi-
eating the progress of the scholars
! for TIE month, the result WAS very
satisfactory; five succeeded in obtain,
| ing the l,t and six the 2nd Roll OF
! Honor.
Those entitled to the lst Roll OF
Honor, are Henrietta Cox and Sue
lIigglson, Fayette Haines, Fred
Bond and Byron Simpson.
Those entitled to the 2nd Roll OF
Honor, are Kate Adams, Laura
Harp, Matte Shore, Ella Dillon. Ida
Bisel, John and Willie SanbLrn.
Miss Adams woald have been Ell.
titled to the lst R,ll had she not
missed two days out OF the 10
Those failing, failed on study. The
/ Department Of al very good. What
they lacked WAS application.
In conclusion. let me say to the
/ friends and patrons of this school. and
all interested in it, give me your sup
port sustain me in the work in which
/ | am engaged. | wish this >choo! to
be success. as we'll tor the interest
of the scholars, as my own profit ana
reputation. For this, am iabOrng,
! but can DO nothing without your
assistance. For myself, then, and
for my intelligent, experience | and
efficient and faithfrl corps of far a..
>istants, | b"speak Your hearty co
operation. Remember upon our sue
cess depends the good and welfare, in
a great measure, of your chi'dreH,
Your friends, Your relatives and those
neai and dear to you, and without
the moral influence of your couute
nance and CO operation, our labor>
will drag heavy on our hands and be
rendered more difficult, even should
ye not entirely fail. 1t is said that the
task OF the teacher is a very difficult
one and his occupation al ungratetuI
one. May we not expect your kind
consideration, and that vour effort.
,hall be united with ours 10 make
these schools m honor 20 us a. wei
As ii benefit 10 YOU and your families
Respectfully,
JN0 =. GIBSON.