The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-04-02

The following IS a report OF the Berlin
Public School. for the term beginning Oct.
-, 1883 and ending March Is, 1881:
Compared with previous terms. the at
tendance for the one just closed. has been
quite constant and regular This is owing
in part TO the fact that the community
has been quite free from sickness Of any
contagious character, and in part, as I be-
lieye. 40 the increased interest in the sub
stautial progress of the school which de-
pends so much upon the regular attendance
OF the puml- The following statement
shows the attendance for the term i'm each
room.
Primary Boom.-Miss Hattie Krissinger,
Teacher.
NJ. F. T.
Whole number enrolled. ...-" = 33 81
Per cent of attendance ............... II - 50
Present every day-Ella lands. Barbara
Swope Nellie Zorn.
intermediate Room-Miss Druse Brubaker,
Teacher.
NJ. F. T.
Whole number enrolled............ % p 30
Per cent of attrndauce............... 80 90 20
Present every day-Clara Menges, Julia
Diyely. Leora Garman. and Sadie Berkey-
bile.
Advanced ROOM. N. Berkey Teacher.
NJ F. T.
Per cent of attendance. .............. % - 20
Present every day-Emma j. Heiiley,
Edgar Stoner, Robert J. Heflcy.
Summary Number belonging to the scho"l
during tie term, l59; Per cent Of attend
auce, -.
Notwithstanding the early part Of the
term Il were promoted from The Primary 10
the Interrediate:room, and from the In
termediate to the Advanced room. The
above statement shows the number in each
room after the promotions had been made
Textbooks in use-Appleton's Reader
and Reading Charts. Osgood's .Speilers,
Raubs Tests iu Spelling and Pronunciation,
Webster Franklin Copy-book. OIney's Ar.
ithmctic Harper's Biographies, swinton' :
Grsmmars, steeles Physiology, Olney's
Science Of Arithmetic. and Swin;on's Rhet-
oric,
Higher branches, etc.-In the Advanced
room classes were formed and continued
through the term. in Physiology, Rhetoric,
aud Higher Arithmetic. An exercise known
a. " General Information afforded much
interest 20 the whole school, and much
practical knowledge vas gained in this way.
A part Of Friday afternoon was Usually de-
voted to literary eyercises in which all were
required 10 take part.
Reviews and Examinations.-In the In
termediate room written examinations were
held every two weeks. In the Advanced
room at least one period each day was de-
voted to written work The written reeiJa-
ton is the true test Of pupils ability,
and an important incentive 10 the thorough
preparation of lessons. \ report ofthese re-
views and examinations, together with the
record OF attendance. punetuality and de-
pertinent, was sent tc parents at the end Of
each school month The patrons Of the
school gould in this way obtain some knowl-
edge otthe progress Of pupils. though few
of them ever came 10 the schoolroom to
hear and see for themselves what was being
done.
As principal Of the school, ] appreciate
the faithful and efficient work of my wor-
thy assistants. and with them gratefully
acknowledge the cooperation Of the Board
of Directors in supplying the schools with
needed apparatus, books and charts.
Respectfully submitted.
J, NJ. BERKEY, Principal.