The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-01-31
Weiser School Report.

Weiser School Report.
Report of Weiser Public Schools for
the first term -four months) of the present
year:
First Primary Dcpartment-MissF Frances
Galloway, Teacher
Whole number enrolled, So. Ages range
from FIVE TO twelve; average age, seven. In
this room are taught the beginnings in
reading, writing, spelling, numbers and
language. This department includes the
first and second grades, and is at present
doing part of the third grade work also,
owing to the crowded condition of the
other departments. Readers are the only
books used in this room, other branches
being taught without the use Of books
Second Primary DEPARTMENT. ISIS Emma
Cope, Teacher
! Whole number enrolled. so. Ages Of
pupils range from seven to thirteen; aver
age age ten (nearly) In this room are
taught reading, writing spelling, arith-
metc, language and geography The
Third Reader, Intellectual Arithmetic.
! Spelling Book and Hyde's Language Les
sons are the books used, geography being
taught orally by use of wall maps. This
department is intended TO include the
third. fourth and firth grades, but there
are 50 many pupils belonging in those
three grades this year that a part of the
: third grade work has 10 be done in the
room below, as already mentioned, and
part of the fifth grade work in the next
room above.
Intermediate departmental Fannie
Mitchell, teacher.
Whole number enrolled, 50. nine OF
whom have since been transferred 10 the
next higher room Ages Of pupils in this
room range from ten to seyenleen average
age IL. In this room are taught reading,
writing, spelling, arithmetic. grammar,
geography and physiology. The books
used are the Fourth Reader(supplemente
by Scudder's Short History Spelling
Book, Whites Elementary Arithmetic,
Maxwells Introductory Lessons in Gram
mar, Barnes Elementary Geography and
Brands Lessons on the Human Body.
! This does not include II part of the fifth
grade work that is obliged to be done in
this room. owing TO the crowded dondifion
Of the second primary room. All the
above named books are expected to be
finished in this room except the spelling
book and physiology, both of which are
continued in the next higher room. This
room S intended TO include only the sixth
and seventh grades, but as shown above
is at present obliged to do part of the
fifth grade work, and, as will be seen
further on can not do all the seventh
grade work.
Grammar and High School Department
J. II. Wolfe, Ieacher
Whole mum Der enrolled. AZ. Ages range
from twelve 10 Twenty-Five; average age,
fifteen. Branches taught in this room ut
present are reading, writing, orthograpny,
arithmetic, grammar, geography, physi-
ology, U. ). history, civil government,
composition and algebra Civil govern
ment and algebra belong to the high
school course, which includes also general
history, natural philosophy and American
literature, the latter three not being taught
this year on account of the teacher in this
room being obliged TO do so much work
in the lower grades. This department is
intended to embrace the eighth, ninth,
tenth and eleventh grade the tenth and
eleventh being really the first two grades
in the high school department, but being
obliged TO do a part OF the seventh grade
work IL is at present impossible to do all
the work that should be done here In
the eighth and ninth grades the studies
are to be completed that are pursed in the
lower departments and in the next two
are taken up the additional branches of
general history, civ government, algebra
and American literature.
The entire common school course grades
one to nine incusive) embraces nine years
work; that is TO say, child of average
ability, entering at the age of five, may
expect to complete the common school
course at the age of fourteen and the high
school course in two years more.
The total enrolment for the term is 1875.
Average attendance, $50. Since the seat
ing capacity of the entire building is only
l15, it will be seen that If the whole
number enrolled had been present at any
one time the attendance would have been
about twenty in excess of the seating ca
pacity. At the present every seat in the
principals room is occupied, and few are
to spare in the lower rooms.
In the entire school about 1000 books
are used, costing in the neghborhood of
$500. With the best of care that can
reasonably be expected, think about 20
per cent of these will be to replace annu-
ally. j. II, WOLFE. Principal.