The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1901-07-05
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VIRGINIA, MINI, June 80, 1901. :.
To the Honorable Board Of Educa-
ton, District No. "a, County of st.


GENTLEMEN: /
herewith submit a report of the
public schools of this district for
the school year of 1900 1901.
The schools opened on Sept. 4th,
with an enrolment for the first
month ST 1887 pupils; 553at Virgin
ia, and 484 atEveleth. The schools
at Eveleth were in very crowded
condition until the Fayal 5building
was opened on January 9TH. This
supplied all the necessary rooms
for completed system in that city.
The Fayal building needs few
necessary working apparatus, and
then it will be one of the finest and
and most completed school build
ings in the state. 49, 49,
The Primary building at Virgin
la has not been able to accommo-
date the pupils who belong to the
lower grades of this city. Another
year new room will be necessary
to comfortably seat the pupils of
the first grade, as this year only half
day sessions were held in the pri-
mary room In this room the en-
rollment for the first month was ",
and closed the year with l28. The
same crowded condition existed at
Eveleth until new teacher was sup
piled on March ~; prior to that time
half day sessions were held in the
primary room IF the Eveleth build
ing.
During the year the enrolment
reached the total Of 1888 pupils; 694
at Virginia and '6A at Eveleth. The
increase was 20 per cent in the dis
trict; 33 per cent at Eveleth and Is
at Virginia. OF the 1888 pupils, 1855
are entitled to apportionment by
the state. The total days attended
school by all the scholars was 1861
@1%. For the entire district school
was i'm actual session 1921 days, of
which each pupil enrolled attended
1872 days. The scholars between five
and eight in attendance were 495;
between eight and sixteen $40; above
sixteen 80. This shows that the larg-
Ter per cent of our pupils are of pro
/ per school age to do good school
4 work.
i The amount collected in fines fol
the year was $4.71; cases of hardness
by pupils 1919; time of Hardness 10,
hours and % ninutes; cases of cor
peral punishment 60; average pei
cent of attendance 81. The last two
months truant officer was employ
ed for the city of Virginia; during
THAT time the per cent of attendance
Increased from 1884 to 941a, which
shows that his work was very sue
{cessfu1. In Eveleth the truant off
Ger did not have the proper a1noun
of time from his other duties tt
rightly enforce the rules of the sup
erintendent 1t was not a success
in that city until the last month
when the officer devoted his entire
time during school hours to the en-
forcement of the school law. The
important duty Of each parent is t
see that his children arc at school
So long as pupils are irregular ir
attendance excellent results from
them are impossible. Where $18N
} are spent monthly to supply teach
ers to give instruction, few NOR,
dollars should be spent in seeing
that teachers are not giving instruc
ton to empty seats.
The teaching corps consists of 2
teachers and one superintendent
Their work as whole has been yer,
satisfactory to the state Inspector.
| Their strong points are meth
DDS of instruction, ada ptabiIity, an<
earnestness in their work. Severa
could improve in discipline, powe
of expression, and power to draw
from the pupil his best ideas on
subject. The resolution adopted b,
the Board of Education severa
years ago to employ only those
teachers in the grades who have hac
! professional training in normal
schools, and are graduates there
from, has been the main point il
i Having made the instruction giver
lin this district second to none il
]this state. 1t should be so CHANGED
las to include only university grad
mates as instructors in the hixa
school.
The pupils did excellent work il
the state examinations. In the Feb
ruary examinations the following
resaalts were obtained, the first col
umn denoting the number of papers
forwarded and the second the mum
Der of certificates issued:
Virginia.
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