The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1896-12-10

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which is full of interest, and viii be read
with pleasure by every patron OF the
SCHOOL,"
1.-The total enrolment for the month
was $50; the average daily attendance
4S7: total cases of Is rdiuess 13. The
total enrolment was % greater than
for the corresponding month last year.
BY grades it was as follows: First Pm
mary 46, FIRST Grade 46, Second Grade
"a, Third Grade SO, Fourth Grade 45,
Mixed Grade II, Fifth Grade Al. Sixth
Grade 80. Seventh Grade SO. Eighth
Grade So, High School 70.
"The opening OF the Parochial school
will take about IS pupils from the
schools. These will be taken almost en-
tirely from the largest grades. the SEC
ond, third and fourth. The natural In
crease will Just about offset the loss to
Melrose and to the Parochial schools.
I'm former report mentioned
contribution taken in the high school
for the purpose of supplying reading
table. The following magazines and
papers are regularly received and placed
at the disposal of the pupils. The Re-
views OF Reviews, The Cosmopolitan.
McClure's Magazine, The Chautauquan,
The Scientific American, Harper's
Round Table, The Weeks Current, The
LADIES' Home Journal, The Pathfinder,
etc. The pupils have been requested to
enter the title IF each article read under
their names in blank book kept Tor
the purpose, An examination OF this
record shows that some $50 articles
have been read during the past ten
weeks. have also the record in which
pupils are charged with the magazines
which they take home with them at
night; 265 entries made during the
months Of October and November show
that the periodicals. are being used at
home.
I'm the selection of reading matter we
tried to avoid anything of trashy ma
ture. Magazine articles vary greatly
in character. A glance at the record
will show whether the pupils are maxi
ing wise selection of what they read.
The query naturally arises. what class
OF pupils are making the most extensive
use. OF the reading table," Inyestiga-
ton shows that in every case those who
are doing the most reading rank very
high in their classes.
valuable volumes of back numbers
of the periodicals are accommodating.
Would it not be wise to have these
bound for future use?
You will be pleased to know that
greater interest is being taken in the
rhetorical work of the high school. and
that correspondence better results are
being produced. During the pas. two
years some OF the boys have shown con-
siderable aversion to this important
portion of their school work. This
year, however, all have cheerfullv per
formed the parts assigned them.
1.-THE present term of school will close
the dav before Christmas. Thoughts of
giving and recei, ing will be uppermost
in the minds of all at that time. Too
often children think only of che gifts
which they hope to recsive. Children
is more blessed to give than to receive
and that the highest Happiness comes
through an sf0rt 20 make some one else
happy. with the purpose of teaching
tine beaatsfut lesson n well as of helping
the needy md deserving wish to sub
NIT the following plan for your consid-
Grafton: Let each teacher invite the
pupils OF her grade who wish tn make
some other children happy on Christ
mas day, to bring to the school build
ing ON Thursday ANYTHING which they
may have to contribute play
things. or picture books which they
haye outRrown,s vegetables, apples,-
anything. in short, which posr people
would be glad co recsive. The ceaehers
can assert the contributions, placing
them on table in the corner CT the
room, and at the close of school turn
them over to the Ladies' Aid Society tor
distribution. No costly contributions
would be expected. A half dozen pota-
toes or onions, a turnip, or two or
three apples, toy, cast off doll, or a
picture book would be q sufficient gift |
for any child. yet in the aggregate sever
al bushels of vegetables, good supply
of toys etc, would be collected, and
would contribute to the comfort and |
happiness ofsevxral poor families. Com
tributions could be Drought in paper |
sacks or baskets, and no .pc but the
giver need know what the package con-
tanned. The poorest child as well as
that of wealthy parents would thus be
Enabled to contrfbute"
SEWING MACHINE FREE.
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