, 1902-04-03
TRIBUNES
ELECTED BY PUPILS IN THEIR
SELF-GOvERNMENT IN THE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Plan Adopted and Given Thorough
Trial at East Side School, and
Many Children Now Wearing the
Citizenship suttons-List of Class
officers Elected by the Glasses.

The system of cooperative govern
ment is being given a thorough test in
the East Side school, the election of
tribunes among the pupils being now
under way. Some of the grades have
chosen their leaders, but others have
not. and in one or two rooms will not
for the present, the teachers preferring
to see how it works in the other rooms
before adopting the plan themselves.
At the West Side school the plan has
been in operation for some time. and
when a reporter for The Republican
called there this morning he was told
by each of the four teachers that it was
working satisfactorily.
In the primary rooms at the East
Side school the citizenship" buttons
have been given to all the pupils, they
beginning on a common level. These
buttons denote that the pupil is up to
the standard of department and schol.
arship, and so long as he remains so he
will be permitted to wear the button,
losing it when he has fallen below the
standard and becoming an outlaw
The dull students will be taken care
Of. effort counting for as much as &C.
complishment. all things being equal
In some of the upper grades the button
must be earned, those not now entitled
to it getting it when they have reached
the standard of citizenship fixed by the
faculty.
The elections for tribunes or lead
ers of the people so far held have re
suited as follows. in each instance the
tribune. having first been found worthy
by the teacher to hold office. received
the highest number of votes of his
classmates. making the Office and the
| class self-governing:
Grade l.. Miss Stryker, teacher
Tribuues-Katie McBroom and Willie
Viner.
Grade /, Mrs. Whiting. teacher
Tribunes-Lorena Lynott and Orville
Frazer.
Grade 2. Miss Agnes Wright, teacher
Tribunes-Willie Morgan and Helen
Jackson.
Grade 2, class A, Miss Hartley teach
err. Tribunes Vivian McCasland and
Lois Jones.
Grades l and 2. Miss Tessie WEIGH
teacher. Tribunes-Clarence King and
Evelyn Knadler.
Grade 8. Miss A. McDermott, teacher
Tribunes-Mary Coomes and Leonard
Johnson.
Grades 4 and 5. Miss Mary Wright
teacher. Tribunes-Dora Hunt and
Frank McBroom.
Grade 5. Mrs. DeLario. teacher. Tri
bunes-Mary Watkins and Bernard
Morgan.
Grade g.. class A, Miss Barton, teach
er. Tribunes-Carl Hegewald and
Enda McCasland.
Grade I, class B, Miss Barker. teach
err. Tribunes Louis May and Birdie Nc
Kay.
Grade I, class A, Miss Grant. teacher
Tribunes-Alice Hunt and Willie
Evans.
There are classes in the East Side
school that will hold their election in 6
day or two.
At the West Side school, in Mis-.
Kleemen's, Miss Thompson's and Miss
Erne's rooms. the tribunes. elected
month or two ago, are holding over
Miss Georges Dom having reelected
yesterday. The officers in that schoo
are as follows:
Grades 4 and 5, Miss George. teacher
Tribunes- Jennie O'Connor and Willie
| Wurl.
Primary room, Miss Thompson
teacher, Tribunes-Florence Cummings
and John Hendrickson.
Grades 2 and 3, Miss Kleeman
teacher. Tribunes-Otto Melcher ant
Katie Mack.
Grade 4, Miss Erne, teacher. Tri