The Delta independent., 1900-09-21
SrhOOl Notes.

SehOol Notes.
It is rumored that the primary room
OF the central building is to be papered
10 the near future.
Miss Royce's school, 6td snd 7th grades
is again over-crowded and part OF the
pupils will have to be placed in another
room.
Teachers meeting Monday evening
was made unusually interesting by Miss
lngersoll, with her fourth grade read
ing class and by discussion OF methods
in reading and. photography following
the modle recitation. At the close oi
the hour. whatever bitter feeling there
was that tie discussion had called forth.
was sweetened by tho treat from a
teacher recently from an Ohio sugar
camp.
Patrons, teachers and pupils OF North
Delta, are justly proud OF their new
school house. There are four grades at
work in the two new rooms and the
conditions are favorable for good year
Of school.
The 18th grade OF the high school
have for their four lines Of work. the
following: Mathematics-Solid Geom-
etry, Trigonometry. English--studies
in English and American literature,
composition. Science-Chemistry, Ge
ology, Foreign LanGusge-Latin, Yer
gil's Aeneid.
Miss Clyde Cowell. of Telluride and
Albert Stewart. OF Cripple Creek. are
attending school in the 7th grade.
Many OF the original stories written
by pupils OF the 9th grade on Friday
last. are well worth printing, IL spsc al
lowed. :
Miss Matte Washburn. last year Of
Grand Junction high school, Mics Nina
Merrill from Olatbe. Miss Ella Evans
from Plainfield. New York, M. Claude
Cunningham, last year OF Montrosc
county, and Miss Genevieve Costalin
from Gunnisop, have kjoined the Delta
9th grade pupils. Miss Emma Burt
from Ouray enters our 10th grade bot
takes Geometry in the 1lth. Mr.. Lay
cook 10 againi in school grinding out les
sons in the 10th grade.
Tho upper Gunnison school has been
improved by papering and a new coat
Of paint. The enrolment is about SO
and the pupils are already at hard work
under the instruction OF Miss Griggs
Book keeping is an elective study in
the 10th grade Of the high school.
Miss Mamie job neon OF the high
school gives an hour and half each
day tS the PRIMARY school, assisting
Miss Mathews with her beginners.
Mr.. Getty has large Physics class
the 10Th and 1lth being combinsd in
this study.
The teachers OF distsict No. 1, spprs
ciats the value q parental cooperation
in teaching the chiljIen 10 school
Teachers earn great deal about the
hone by tho habits and character oI
the childreo. parents learn = great deal
about the school by the same means
but there arc many influences upon the
child and youth outside Of both home
and school Fur this and other rsa
soos some acquaintance and communi
cation between teachers and parents.
would seem very desirable. Especially
10 regard to regularity OF attendance
We earnestly request hearty CO opeia
tion. When . pupil enters school the
teacher applies her best methods and
effort to bis sdvsncemeot, and is disap
POINTED at his sbseoce and tsrdipese
unless it 10 absolutely Necessary, as
shown by statement directly from the
parent or guardian. There 10 no Other
way OF moving whether a case Of sb
sence or tsrdiness 10 nos also a case oi
pesiec.. We kisdly ask this a all, even
though there sse few pupils whose hon
ssty we would question. 1t 10 perhaps
DOT necessary To refer TO authority, bui
IA = natter VI Ibfor Ina,ion, excuses fos
sissence aud tardIoees are required by
the rules and regulations Of the school
board aud teachers are required to re.
cord in records furnished By the state.
sbsence sud ta dimes. zs excused or moi
excused. The state Law provides that
ever, child under fourteen years os age
shall ,tten1 school regularly three
month in each year and that ever,
child ua.ier sixteen. ~ho has not en-
pIo, mont shall he required to stteod -
tboss uodss fourteen.
The Sta grssis has an enroIIoeut os
y and the sseDters ere working with =
will. There are five pupils who have