The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-19

the Pupils-Cost Of Years Text
books and Supplies.
Borough Superintendent of Public
Schools L. d. Bovard has prepared the
following report, which has been for
warded to state superintendent
Schaeffer:
It Is pleasing to report that in Dunmorc dur
ing the wear Just closed all the cdGcatonal
forces Of the borough have worked in harmony
and the results have been very satisfactory. The
year has been one Of the most active. progress
sve and successful in tho history OF Our schools.
The pupils who attended regularly made marked
progress and the results Of the final cNimini'
tions indicate increasing skill in school manage
mcnts and in methods 81 imparttng instruction
| on the par of the teachers
The teachers were hudercd in some instances
| from accomplishing the desired result, because
there was a great deal OF sickness among the
pupils during the year. But the greatest hinder
ance was due to the irregular attendance ot
some pupils, who, through the Indifference OF
| their parents and because there no attend.
ancc officer, were out Of school nearly onchalt
| Of the term. II the parents of those children
| who attended So irrcgularly could only realize
| what an injury II is, not only TO their children,
| but to the welfare OF the school, there would he
less irrcVularity.
| We "',' " i So il ,it,i,i,
when we can teach pupils to write rapidly
| as we'll legihly. then VIC can use the writing
period in teaching other branches. We have
also made more than usual progress in tcaching
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| .eacncr wa" Pr"N'"'n' w S|'u "u'N wa" N'"e
| oy 'he 'cacheiS III he''lE an tne si"u's'
| iHc 'on'W'''i' 'u"'S'' "'S"'n'
'So' very poP"'aI "'.I ",,T' . ,hu.
| the schools me course 'i Htuny cHp'd'es
| PerPu OF TWO wears "h" u az ",loMI III,
| single ana d'uoie eh,'E oooN'He'P'nS' wv
| government 'onmerc's EeoGrdPny' ouS,',Ss
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| ucntS enroHed rhiS term ""S sN'N'
| ih'rc mas o'eh an increase III ''e sd,'''' y,
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the 'fhcirncy o' the teachers
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| go'n toathers ana pay mem n'nk s'lS,
| ihat 'ne 'ca'n'rs W'I' '"'',''' anu tU,H'''''''i
III 'h'r worn Is STOW" !" "e lh,eIrS, @ an,
| progress "t Tue P"PiN' ""I'n VT s."''"i "A
greater thah IN any previous year AMONG our
most progressive ''acnorS are some WHO nave
| tauGh w 'nIS place many years. anu ha'e' NY
thcr iailu"h'Ss ana ernc,tn'E' Won ,',e ee'ee'',
ana commence o' d'' ou'n ''ar"''S u'S,',e a.''
nave 'ne nearly support y, Wv -,"., ," u'l,i
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ul'psnn s.u'N W H'tu.u', iL. 'I" e." 'hn,n"ha.
| "'o"u'' '"u up' NV. ," -
'augnt ny 'nt",' "Ie m"N',S ,'p," sLni."
the art o' tea'nnS' ihc "aS",' ,,'l a"l,'.! ',
Is h'r power 10 r"Ny Wv 'n.l, .' SCI aJ..',G ~;
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an'ln''Ion .or 1,nJ -, " a,.;sion,i
were Su't'S>lu'' ~" ,- co w. soIL
'ertlhca''S was r'ise" ""'' 'o p'' ''"' " '-2
per cent ..,...., ..,....,.,
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rive OF 'hcee were """ ,"' "'S" s'"'o' anu
tWeNe from 'no to'','''r'"' '"uls''
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| hN' PupilH iIo'h '"c "'S" H,"oo. ''e ""' u
| stronger h t'p common" ",a"'"'S '''''a H"S ~, :"
the previous 'a>''S E'H'u't'"E s'"'c l'''' iu'
hlgh sch""l 'na' "'H"'c' ,'"ec VI "u' H'"'"
| To the study o' the h'Ghc' "IahcH'H anu h'dnu
s'es pnPoS "h" are "'",'tu' III '"' ,o',"'.'n
| scno' s'u"'cs' n'n "'Ss' Wv -'''' ~. y,
work begun in tho elementary schools In the
high school knowledge should he applied and
made practical and pupils httcd ana prepared
! TO take up the active duties of ne.
| When n solid foundation has hcen lald then
build upon il az many Of the higher branches as
| time will permit.
| Al the beginning of next term th" course ot
study in the commercial department VIII he
increased from two to three years. thus making
the course very strong one Last year room
. capable OF seating sixty pupils was finished
on the third floor Of No l building, for the
use of the business department. sixty volumes
; | nj the history nj the nations of the world were
, purchased by the board and added to the library.
They also purchased four historical charts tor
: the use ~ the advanced grades of the schools.
. Mis- Margaret Cox, a graduate Of the Emer'
son College of 0ratory, Of Boston. was the spe'
cidl instructor in o'ooution.
, Local institutes were held monthly and were
means Of educational growth. Our thanks are
due TO Professor George F. Bible principal ot
East Stroudsburg' Normal school professor VI,
> | N al Cf e,bn Ia.