Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-12-24
EDUCATIONAL:
c. D. BELDEN, EDITOR.

Miss Winnie Eichhorn, Dist. 81, Pleas
ant Valley, is always thorough in her
photography work.
There are indications that this column
is widely read in the county. Contribu-
tons from our teachers are earnestly de-
sired.
After long delay the desks for the
new school house at Racine Centre ar
at oEce.
Some Of the schools are having one half
hour recess at noon during these short
days, allowing the pupils an early start
for home.
Supt. Bclden spent all of last week
among the schools in Frankfort and
vicinity The week before he spent in
Pleasant Valley and Racine.
Miss L. May Vail is teaching this Win
ter in Dist. 81, Racine. She is showing a
great deal of enthusiasm in her work and
her methods are modern and progressive.
The school room in the Hans z. Ander-
son district, Nevada. has just been rear
ranged so that the heating apparatus is
placed in the basement. In this way the
floor is always warm and the room
lao al CSCH
Some of our teachers are paying I'M
usual attention to penmanship this win
ter. This is in the right direction. Com
paratively few of our scholars are good
writers when they finish school, and
teachers are largely responsible for this.
Teachers must not wait until the last
weeks Of the term, before they think of
reviews. Review work should always be
in mind. Principles already gone over,
should be frequently brought out and
special review work should be carried
along with advance work.
School commenced Dec 1, in the new
school house in Dist GA, Racine, Isaac
Kundson Director. The house IS sub
stantially built and furnished with the
latest style of desks. The seats are all
filled with interested scholars. Miss
Carrie Munson of Leroy is teacher.
The new school registers which are now
being distributed as needed, have the
state course of study printed on the
covers. The special attention of teachers
is directed to this course of study. 1t is
to be used 1t does not differ materially
from the one already adopted and used in
this county.
In reply to frequent questions, we
would say that in the class records in our
district schools, it is not necessary to
keep daily marking of every recitation.
What is desired is, that at the end of the
term, the records should show frequent
markings of each pupils recitation stand
ing. These need not be put in the record
book more than once or twice a month.
But daily marks should be kept on a
scratch book, so far as they are necessary
to give a Just estimate of work done, and
averages can be taken from these for the
final record. ~.
TERM REPORT OF BROWNsDALE
ScHooL.-Enrollment Primary Depart
ment 48; Grammar as. Average daily at
tendance: Primary 374; Grammar 20.
Number not tardy: Primary 26; Gram
mar "a. Number whose average scholar
ship is so per cent. or upwards; Primary
10; Grammar IA.
Bertha Wilson. Mary McClelland, Jes-
sic Casseday, Amelia Rollings, Emma
Miller San Markham and Asa Britts
have been tardy more than twice. Many
are the losses in life, by being behind time.
The following names will be entered
on the One Star Roll of Honor. No
names are entered but those of pupils
whose average scholarship is 80 or more,
whose department is 100, and who have
not been tardy: Emma Dole 81, Anna
Stowe IS, Effie Simpson 80, Winifred
Browning sc, Carrie Thompson 50. Henry
Woodward 81, Claudia Campbell 80.
FL. e. PERRIN, Principal.
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