Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-11
Report Of the Public school

Four months of school have passed with
All attendance of 23S during this time. In
the beginning of this term we aimed to
grade Our pupils so that each pupil will
have enough to do, and sufficient number
of studies to make grade. By this means
we can regularly promote our pupils at the
close of each term. We have had no little
trouble to do this, and after 1t is done some
Of our patrons are not we'll pleased. They
will come to us and tell It's that this boy or
that girl ought to go i'm another room or
another grade. If parents will be patient
with us, we will do:the best in our power
to do right by every pupil and just where
they belong we mean to put them and keep
them there until we can advance them to
the next grade. We ask you not to fault
us for doing right. We ask your hearty
cooperation in the advancement of your
children. We ask you to help your chill
dren learn their lessons at night; see that
two or three hours are occupied every
evening at study, and send them to school
in time. We have had not little trouble
with tarVly pupils. Whose fault is this;
parents orpupils'? If pupils will insist on
being tardy will you blame us If we impose
a penalty upon the offense? You will
greatly oblige us as parents If you will rc-
tify this evil.
Our examination before holidays was very
satisfactory. The highest grades in exam
ination are as follows: In room No. the
highest grade In Arithmetic was given to
Miss Sadie Dyer; in History to Misses
Laura Wadsworth and Clara Hess; in Flo
cution to Misses Mamie Axline, Laura
Wadsworth and Lottie DEM In English
Grammar to Misses Mamie Axline. Laura
Wadsworth and Nora Shepler in Spelling
to Misses Sadie Dyer and Laura Wads-
worth; in Geography to Mr.. Henry Story
and Miss Laura Wadsworth.
Room Nc 2. Reading "a grady Sadie
Dyer, Clara Swank and Alice Storey; (B
grade) Robert Field Arithmetic, "a grade)
Harry Freeman; (B grade) Laura Vaughn.
Grammar a gade) Sadie Dyer; (B grade)
Cora Byerley and Olive Mccoy. Gcogra-
ply, Olive Mccoy; Penmanship, Carrie
Carmichael, Fred StIth, Alice Freeman,
Clara Lacy, Cora Byerley and Florence
Graves; Spelling Ida Goodlme, Cora By
erlcy, Carrie Carmichael, Martha walstad,
Aggie Walstad, Fred Ellis, Robert Field
and ALA Kessler.
In room No 3, "a grade) Maud McCand-
less; (B grade) Henry Sdth.
In room No. 4, we have no grades, but
can assure you that the A-B-C-darians
and those In the First Reader are progress
ing nicely under the leadership Of Miss
Vaughn. / frequently visit them and find
them awake and much Interested in their
studies.
The teachers were agreeably surprised on
closing for holidays by presents from their
pupils. The principal was presented with
beautiful silver castor. Miss Hattie Pow
ell received beautiful photograph album.
Miss Cartan received a very pretty toilet
set. Miss Vaughn received a book of
poems.
These were tokens Of appreciation of
our labor as teachers. We highly appre-
ciate these tokens and will promise you in
turn that we shall do all in our power to
nuke your labor light and train your
heuts and minds for the r. alities and res
possibilities Of life. It's our souls delight
and highest aim to direct our pupils in the
way Of useful, good and noble men and
women. We trust you may follow where
we shall lead. and where we point for you