Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-17
Educational
Column.
GUY STANTON FORD, Editor.

Read it every week.
The people of Grand Rapids, contlnu-
ing their present progressive policy,
before the neginnlng of the twentieth
century, should have:
|. Made permanent the policy Of pro-
fessional supervision by one man who
makes supervision his sole work.
II. They should have made minor
Improvements in the high school build
ing-hardwood floors, single seats
throughout and, if possible, better
lighting facilities.
III. Each grade should have either
its own reference library or wide
range of supplementary books. This
work should provide the seventh grade
with good equipment of books in
geography and the eighth grade should
have supply of suitable works on Am
ericaa history.
". Every room should have been
made as pleasing as its architecture will
allow. Tinted walls, good pictures and
we'll selected casts indicate our needs.
V. The school system should be
completed by the establishment and
maintenance of kindergarten.
*x*
The senior class has begun to consider
its commencement program.
**
Better lighting facilities for it's even
ing meetings is one subject the Forum
is considering. A committee has also
been appointed to see about printing
the constitution.
*s*
At recent teachers meeting the
general subject OF ''Punctuality and At
tendance" was discussed. The whole
thing was summarized largely in the
opinion that it is almost wholly the
parents fault if children are irregular
and tardy. One could go through the
schools and pick out the children of
certain families and say, eff there are
cases of tardiness and absence in this
room, the children from those families
are the cause" The irregular attend
ance and constant and annoying tardi-
ness, wholly unnecessary, of some chill
dren merits more than the penalty of
presenting written excuses which the
parents of such children are too willing
to write. Various plans were suggested
but no particular plan was adopted or
recommended to the board.
*
The senior American history class
has just finished the study of the criti-
cal period, 17S1-17S9. Duplicate copies
of Fiskes "Critical PERIOD" Bancroft,
McMaster, Schonler, Hinsdale, Roose-
welt, The American Statesmen series
and other standard references have en-
abled them to cover the period with
considerable thoroughness.
*
The annual school meeting the spring
comes Monday, March 81.
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ILC ISSOIuS VI Vic ClCIh tDS DOdI VI
give the following names as Ugh school
graduates, There is some doubt about
names before 1890 and anyone who
finds omissions in this list sho uld COM
municate with the editor of this column
in order that the list published in the
new catalogue may be perfect.
1874.
Judson Smith Harry Grace
1875,
Paul Amley Albert L. Fontaine
VIM. Roe Lillian Gra ce
Albert Burns Frank Bru ndage
Harry Worthington
1880.
John P. Horton Z. 7. Arpir.
B. NJ. Vaughan
1881.
Florence Miller Emma Miller
1882.
Olive Teel Aurora Huntington
Bell Raymond Mary B. Witter
Cora Waterman Bell Bruuda;ye
1883.
Theresa Byrnes Jennie Davis
Lena Hasbrouck Anna Huban
1884.
Ella L. Whitney Ella E. Parrish
Walter E Burt Cora A. Pratt
Fred P. Tibbits Jennie Huban
Addic Brazeau Laura Reeves
1885.
Frank Starr Max Whitney
Albert Brackinreid Celia Compton
Robert E. Mennet Bell Mosher
1886.
E. I. Ph1lleo Nina Briggs
Heber r. Lord Nettie Young
Jas E. Brazeau Lottie Step henson
Grace E. Balderston Jennie Hasbrouck
Grace A. Beadle Dora Z. Miller
1887.
Dolph D. Bezallion Stella Jackson
Joseph Martin
1888.
Will Wheelan Grace Briggs
Beulah B. Cochran Jennie NJ Pratt
Louise F. Loomis
1889.
Frank X Pomainville Rose E. Miller
Joseph Z. Arpin May q. Emmons
Francis McRaith Stell NJ. Belanger
Heber Tibbits
1890.
William A. Brazeau Helen B. Philleo
Geo. Nieustedt Mary E. Edward
Edmund Herschleb Anna E. Martin