The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-10-25
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school Notes.
Editor ip Chiee-Mablo Buch anan--Class IS.
General News-Maude Bixby--CIass -.
Society Notes. Laura Catterson- Class "a.
Personal Mention-Alice Dsan-Class -.
| There has been some mlsunderstand-
ing among the parents in regard to ex-
cuses for absence and Hardness.
The only excuse which will be accepted
for absence or hardness are sickness OF
the pupil. sickness in the family, and nm
due exposure to the weather, and Of the
necessity for the last cause the superin.
tendent shall be judge. Provided ex
cuses be granted to attend religious ex-
ercises and for the observance Of days
held sacred by the church which the pm.
pills attends on written orpersonal ap.
plication to the superintendent of said
pupils parents or gardian.
Excuses for any other cause than sick.
ness and undue exposure to the weather
will be granted only on written or per-
sonal application al the parent or gar.
dian made to the superintendent before
such absence occurs. Pupils absent on
account of sickness or undue exposure
must bring written excuse on their re.
turn. Any pupil absent without excuse
: as provided in rules before, will be
marked zero in all recitations. occuring
during such absence.
Any pupil absent two half days or
tardy twice without excuse during three
consecutive weeks. each Hardness to be
accounted the same as an absence shall
be suspended by his teacher. who shall
Immediately notify said pupils parents
or guardian and the superintendent Of
such suspensions.
Four new pupils have entered the
Fifth grade this week, filling up the last
vacant seats.
The Juniors wish to inform the
Seniors that they did not suspend their
cherished dishpan from the ceiling. Far
thermore We would advise them to be
more independent in writing news items
hereafter.
At four p. NJ, Wednesday October
18th, a meeting Of the High School pu-
pills was called for the purpose of organ
King literary society. The meeting
was called to or.ier byiClaude Lewis.
president pro tenn. and with Miss Emer-
son acting as secretary pro TEN. At a |
previous meeting committee had been
appointed to draw up q constitution.
This constitution was read and adopted |
with slight changes. The following
officers were then chosen to serve for
two months. President, Claude B.
Lewis; vice-president, Frank L. Rice:
secretary, Lora Kinnamon; treasurer,
Myron L. Brown; marshall, Herbert
VanCamp.
Following members, were appointed |
committee on music: Chairman, May Nc |
Niece; Ethel K Smith, Harold L. Lamb.
Committee on program; chairman |
Una $. Robbins, Blanche Kells. Louisa |
NJ. Warren.
The first regular meeting of the Sank |
Centre High School Literary Society
will be held November S, 1870 p. n. in |
the assembly room, at which time the
following program will be rendered.
Essay-Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes,
Anna Emerson.
Essay-Literary Career, Mable Blu
chanan.
Recitation-One Hoss Shay Leila Carr. |
Sketch of the Autocrat of the Break.
fast Table, Daisy Bixby. 4
Recitation-Ballad OF the FISHERMAN.
Alice Dean.
Recitation-Old Ironsides, Harold |
Lamb. II
Recitati on-The Chambered Nautilus.
Nora McGibbon.
Debate, resolved. The author. O. w.
Holmes, was more influential than the |
statesman James 6. Blaine. Affirmative,
Claude Lewis; negative, Frank Rice.
Each Dom in the lower grades 10 now
graded. About half the pupils in each
room are capable of advancing more
rapidly than the Others. These have
been placed in the A class. while the re-
mainder constitute the D class. Each |
class will be advanced as rapidly 10 |
thoroug hness will permit. Eventually |
however, the eight grades will be COM
posed of sixteen classes, a halt year
apart in each class. Promotions will |
then be made twice each year. More
careful grading will be possible under
this plan. Individual promotions can
be made whenever the interests OF indi-
vidual pupils require such advancement,
since the work to be made up will be
one OF half year only, while il one 10
obliged to fall back, it will be for a half
year instead OF whole year.
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