The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-07-12
The above report as compared with

lHe dDoVe report as compared with
that oflast year, is encouraging, show
ing as it does, 26 more pupils enrolled,
an increased average daily attendance
of 1873 and 26 fewer cases Of tardiness.
The per cent. Of daily attendance is
one less than that Of last year, which
is accounted for by sickness incident
to vaccination during the winter term.
The year was characterized by good
health of both teachers and pupils, by
faithful and painstaking work, and by
good discipline, with little exception, in
all the grades. The work in penman-
ship and drawing under the supervis-
ion of Mr.. ]. ]. Rogers, and the music
supervised by Mr.. A. E. Willett,
showed good results at the close of the
year. Their first years work with US
gives promise Of still better results in
their departments the coming year.
The two new features of Mr.. Rogers's
work with US, the drawing and vertical
penmanship, especially merit COM
mendation. Our primary grades used
the vertical writing during the year,
and when it is remembered that the
pupils IN Sire B ana 4 primary rooms
were at the disadvantage OF having to
unlear1 the slant writing while learn
ing the vertical, their work was es-
pecially commendatory. Five of the
grades will use the vertical system
next year, according to its present in
PRODUCTION, and l am not wholly averse
to advising its use in two more grades,
the 9 and B grammar rooms.
Experience shows that when once
learned, pupils write as rapidly as with
the slant system, and much more
legibly. If nothing is lost in speed
and greater legibility is secured, sure
ly the vertical penmanship has come
to stay in the public schools. Lam free
to confess myself a convert to its
claims to beauty and legibility. Our
first years work in drawing has also
been very satisfactory, and proves the
wisdom of the board of education in
adding it to our course of study.
1t would be well 1 think, il our high
school pupils could have as much of
the work as do the grammar and pri-
mary grades, where half of the time
previously given to penmanship, one
half hour each day, is now given to
drawing. Last year in the high school
only one-half hour each week was CIV
EN- to the work. l would suggest that
more time be given to the study in
this grade the coming year, if it can be
SO arranged as not to crowd out or
weaken the other work Of the course.
The year just closed shows fine
record for our tuition pupils as to
numbers enrolled, their faithful at
attendance to the end Of the year, and
to the large number graduating in the
class Of go, six girls and three boys.
The enrolment of tuition pupils for
the year was 66. OF these, AZ were
members of the high school, 21 were
enrolled in the grammar grades and 8
in the primary grades.
The tuition by terms was as follows:
Fall term, 1856; winter term, 1919,
and spring term, $26s, making total
of 5000 for the year. OF this amount,
the largest in the history of the school,
$6s2,75 was paid by those enrolled in
the high school,
The roll Of the tuition pupils shows
representatives from Huron and Me-
dina counties, and from the townships
of Wellington, Huntington, Pittsfield,
Penfeld, and Brighton, from our own
county.
Counting the class Of '99, 405 young
people have been graduated from our
high school in the twenty-five com
mencements Of its history. OF this
number of graduates, the boys are
credited with 1893 names and the girls
with 2l2, surely record Of which any
high school Of our enrolment may well
be proud. Toward the close OF the
year, we had the pleasure of visi,
from Prof. Derby, OF the Ohio State
University, who spent a day examin-
ing our high school work for the pur-
pose Of determining whether we could
be added to the university's list of ac-
credited high schools. Graduates from
such high schools are, without exam