Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-07-04

+ W Ntlu tttNNlISN NtNdilCtS II llVN lllllC(lhN,
/ or some one with rare critical gifts.
I hut no inNeRtiNe genius, condemns
/ present methods without suggesting
better; hat there is conservatism
! enough among thcrankS ot the teachers
+ IL hold fast that which is good until
/ the excellence ot some other method Is
/ fairly proved, In the schools Cf this
4 place this rS-arranEcmont ot classes has
/ been made, With relative standing III
class fer n basis. and has been product
i've ot the results that almost UNIVERSAL
4 ly attend such changes. The diSsatts-
4 faction that IN some eases results from
a new classification is moro frequently
owing to wounded vanity than amy
other cause, although there is ground
for objection toa gradatOn that Scpar-
ates classes 10y Whole wear, ON account
of the length ot time that must lac
spent in review by those who fail t.
keep up With their classes, We're
teaching force and room sufficient 10
admit Of So close Il classification that
grades might he separated hy hut sin
gle terms Werk, this objection might
be removed; but this course, with tho
number OF pupils NJ present. registered
IN the schools would make Sin classes
necessary in each ot the lower grades,
aud twelVein the High school; thus in
Producing nearly all the worst features
Of the mixed school. and destroying
those which make the graded school
system desirable. At the examination
of the wear lust closed, held for the pnr-
pose Of rc-classiHcation, from - To SO
per cent, were promoted, the remain
der being obliged ON account of low
~,
ol the year. AS Just stated, il is pos
Slbie that there should hc hardship in
individual eases, where less than n
i wear might suffice for the review nee
essarN. hut the system taken rs whole
works highly beneficial results No
more healthy OF effective stimulus to
study can be found among all the in
ccntives designed hy teachers to pro
mote industry The student Who s
not affected hN this motive must ba
hopelcssly indolent,
SoME EVILS no RE REAuFnlEp.
The assistance of parents is neces-
Sary to remedy some OF the worst de-
fccts existing in the schools, without
this II Is unreasonable TO look tor im-
proNemcnt The first is that with
which every reader Of educational re-
ports has become SO familiar; Ni2. lack
of regularitHand puuctullity in attend
ance. 1t is unnecessary To dwell III
length upon 4 subject that has been so
often discussed, This evil is seen in
Its worst orm near the close Of each
term tut tits especially noticeable as
the sprluA arm draws to its close, In
some ot tle departments the last two
or three Weeks OF Tins term become n
l,l. h -.
much TO maintain the schools during
these weeks aS any other, I'm one re-
SpeCt thes, weeks are more important
than othcE, for il is at this time that
the work d thr triln eliminates, and
the time il most favorable for ascer-
laiuing ard exhibiting 10 the publie
, The result Of the work previously
dono
Idlencss md inattention on Tie part
Iot pupils can. in many cases, hc eX-
planned hy indifference that exists at
home. II il not strange that tile pupil
who sees II, interest manifested by his
parents in Ais progress ut school should
have little taste for his work. In all
u the lower apartments reports are made
to the parents at the end of every four
weeks. rheleast tha, the parent can
i
Inc carefully the matters reported. and
inquire concerning the causes OF any
figures tha seem 10 him other than
What they iloald he.
HIGH SCHOOL.
Fofiy-oiglt pupils have been enrolled in the
classcs Of Tin department during the year,and
q number sdneWhut larger III the cass prtpar
aiory to I'll, liieh school This latter are
propcfly gnmmar School pupils but they
hayC placcih the High School because room
can he tounoier them there, and cannot be N
Other rooms. They are registered separately
aud Afc REGARDED In no sense as part OF the
HIGH school II is from this class that most
Of the candidates for admission 10 the High
School come Tho standard Tor admission Il
about the minimum liked 10y the State super
micndcnt iu' admission 10 these schools. seY
culccn pups have been admitted during the
year On examination prepared W accordance
Win tlis standard. Two students have com
pletea the course Of study prescribed by the
school BoaH, and received diplomas This
Il class i the ifst u complete the course since
VIE organization Oi the seh0p! under the High
School law.
Il cannot ecape the attention Of any one
gt Hstomed to reject that This number IL
much tno .Wll f5r plarc having thc popHlu.
iion Mineral Point has. Aud this class l.H
iIed cpuue that should extend over hut
ihge years From llds II will pc apparent
thlt hefe II mach room 70. improvement u be
wrought bcbre ihis High School aitnns The
character il sh1nId haye-ihe character that
Viii enable I t9 compare iayorably with the
eh0ah " dhtr places II equal population.
lhe tfieHd, me school should not be suits.
Ntd uaiil q eafse Of study to extend over four
yeara can 10 adopted classes Of fifteen 10
lwentY Gye llpifs admitted ~ higher stand.
ard taan thainow N We and classes " half
dozen Or more members 10 complete the
course each ear An this Is possible there
heilifg cifa naUi In such 8H aitn IT Il
attained III snalleI places, here resDufces MI
tAc supp0r uf such an institution are less
q miaut Shall Mineral Point have such
High schools this Il Is for the citizens r.
aasMef EIuestiau. il the will exists there
rili be little dltienty III finding the way
Through Le courtesy II Messrs peunctt and
Crawford, othe Iribuge aHl Democrat respect
iyey The r,91rts q the standings Of the incm,
hcf. q h.s apartment haFe been laid before
tlle pgbic the end Ut each term Their
preparation 0sis many hours careful iaDofs
and eH5ibitaa comprehensive form The status
of every methnr Of the school IN All import
ant respects II y hoped that these reports
are not neglected of read with Indifference by
TIE parents
Iha fegOrigigeH AeieH Ii flr tic Ast term
" the year Ihe fgares Ill the arst aud last
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