Iron County register., 1899-03-23
Public School Notes.

There will be no graduating class
this year.
Seventh month OF school will close
| this week.
No cases of tardiness for this month.
Only about one-tenth as much tardi-
| ness this year as last, but entirely too
much, still.
Record in attendance has been pref
| ty good, considering we have had to
| wrestle with several of the greatest
epidemics we have ever known, viz:
measles, mumps and whooping-cough.
School work generally has been bet
ter than last year. There has been a
marked improvement all along the
line. The school has taken higher
work.
There are fewer cases of dropping
out before the end of the term; per-
haps fewer cases of failures; fewer
cases of excuse making; fewer cases of
violation of rules, this year. All these
things point to better conditions.
We believe the school is more close
ly organized and classed than it was at
the end of last term. We believe that
a very decided step toward greater
thoroughness has been taken. In fact,
taking every thing into consideration,
the school has done we'll.
AS is always the case, some pupils
have accomplished but little; but the
number of this class is few-fewer than
last year. The reason there has been
poor progress by some is poor attend
ance, Incidence, too much society,
other things to take the attention, etc.,
etc.
For the most part, we find parents
and pupils over anxious about the
matter of pushing on into higher work.
Teachers, too, are over ambitious and
make the mistake of marking pupils
for promotion, who are not ready for
it. This does more harm in school
than anything else. 1t is much better
to know a few things we'll than to
know many things imperfectly. Pupils
who are advanced too rapidly become
very superficial and are never certain
of anything. Better go too slow, than
too fast.
A few good students who fail on ac
count of lost time, may be able to
make their promotion by studying
during vacation.
Certificates of promotion will be is
sued the last day of school to those
whose interests we think will be best
served by pnshing on into more ad-
vanced work. School work has a |
three-fold purpose: power, training
and knowledge. Either of these alone
is worth but little. Parents and teach
ers zoo often lose sight of the above
truth and become over anxious for the |
children to be hurried through books |
without developing much power or
receiving much training. This is all
aOrOng. The child's best interests are |
served when he is held to a certain |
line of work until he gets strength, |
skill and information out OF it. Wei
are giving all these things careful at
tion accordingly.
The Essay and Declamatory Contest
will be held in the Academy of Music, |
Friday evening, April 81. On that
evening, three medals will be awarded:
the scholarship. defamation and es-
say. The scholarship medal for the
highest average grade on all subjects
pursued during the year by pupil in
the High School, will be given by Rev.
A. Britain. The defamation medal
for the best rendition of selection,
will be given by Hon. W. r. Edgar,
The essay medal will be given by my
self.
We certainly appreciate the keen
interest that our above named public
spirited. enterprisiug fellow citizens
take in all matters pertaining to edu
cation. They are never happier than
when doing something to stimulate
our boys and girls to greater efforts in
their school work. In behalf of the
school, we desire to thank both gen.
tlemen very cordially for the interest
manifested. r. E. WILKINSON.