The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-05-27


the principles underlying the pro- /
fession. and know how 70 apply f
the principle to tho development
OF the child's mind.
GRADING.
II you were to ask the officers
and teachers Of any school what
that school is in greatest need OF,
they would answer, better grad
ing. 1t takes many years to
grade a school. and ] trust that
the citizens Of this community
will be patient, remembering that
progress to be real must be slow,
especially in school work How
ever, the grading from now on
will be better to some extent.
The faculty unanimously made
some important changes in the
course of study TO take effect
next session. The work previ-
ously done in eleven grades will
be done in ten. 1t is impossible
for five teachers to teach eleven
grades. There is no change in
the subject matter of the grades,
as the eighth and ninth grades
we're so near the same that at the
beginning of the last session,
only two pupils entered the ninth
grade as then constituted.
PROMOTION.
Pupils who satisfactorily COM
plete one grade, are promoted to
the next, These promotions de-
pend almost entirely upon class
work. Class-work depends prin-
cipally upon attendance. A great
many pupils do not attend school
regularly, but expect to be pro-
: NOTED regularly. The present
administration is determined to
make this school efficient and in
order to do this, pupils who have
been negligent in attendance will
have TO pass rigid examination
before beginning another session.
A great many pupils get tired
r when spring opens and quit
school. | am sorry that parents
are so careless Of their children .
: welfare, that they allow such.
! As to this class Of pupils we can
not expect anything. When they
return to school we shall surely
put them in the grade they left,
unless they have been eXcep-
0 tionally dilligent through { h c
summer.
e Some pupils fail Of promotion
0 because of the fact that their pa.
4 rents will not buy them books, ol
{ will not allow them to pursue cer-
tain studies; for this, the paren
n alone is responsible.
: PUPILS.
n At the beginning Of the session
II there was a good deal OF disci-
!, pline called for, due to the fac
U that a new principal had come
After the first few months thing
e reached a normal state and have
q remained in it.
y Pupils have done their worl
faithfully and in many ways hay
I advanced the school S interest.
IT At the beginning of the session
y there was a strong sentimen
q among the pupils of the Hig
= School against the study OF Latin
ie This sentiment has been com
pletely eradicated. Forty -thre
m pupils have studied Latin sue
y cessfully, aud those in schoC
" will continue to study It, iookin
sr upon it as a necessity and
pleasure instead of a burden.
20 ENLARGING SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Plans are now on foot to en-
large the school district. / heart
lily commend this move, as it wi
enable the country pupil to at
s. tend school regularly throughou
ry the session.
re / would suggest that the ter
ks ritory be extended one mile nortf
g. two miles cast, two miles south
jet and two miles west. The take
he collected from those outside III
en- corporation will be the same Z
nd collected within the corporation
w The session for those outside wi
r. then be nine months, the san
lie as for those inside.
nd 1t will be impossible to tell f
n some time, what the taxes fro
he this enlarged district will amour
s. to, but the principal hopes
ry give definite figures to the Boar
it at an early date.
NEEDS OF THE SCHOOL.
There is one room in the scho
lly building which has never bee
IS painted and which is very VI
ed calmly in its appearance.
he would recommend that II he main