Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-09-24
Marshall County Schools.
Interesting Facts from the An.
nual Report to the State
superintendent by Co.
Supt. OF Schools
E. Franklyn.

Supt. OF Schools
e. Franklyn.
In Marshall county, during the
school year, ending July 81, 1903,
the total amount of money raised
for school purposes was $72, 1858,
3677 pupils are entitled to appor-
tionment, 899 more enrolled but
failed to attend 40 days. 297 of the
899 attended, sad to say, 80 days
but failed to attend the fatal fortieth.
Seven new school houses were
,uilt at total cost of $456O. 72
districts loan text books, free of
cost to pupils, while 26 districts sell
text books at actual cost to the pu-
pills OF the district. Average cost
per pupil in districts loaning, 36
cents, in districts selling at cost, 81
cents.
On Arbor Day 115 trees were
planted. There should have been
one thousand. Many districts, how
ever, have located their school
houses in natural groves. For these
Arbor Day should be bespentin clean
ing up underbrush, up roofing dead
trees, cleaning out old leaves, etc.
During the entire year 27 men
and 1O1 women teachers we're en-
plOyed in the schools of the county.
We are now beginning a new
year. Parents and teachers should
work together for the benefit of the
children. Next Monday morning
20 schools will be running and $500
pupils at work. If you are parent
see that your children of school age
are started on the first day and if
you are a teacher make the first
day one of the best days of the term.
First impressions are hard to over
come" and the little folks are very
watchful.
:. "A person not strong enough to do
other work should not think of
teaching. The strongest teacher
will grow weary, the most patient
will be tried sorely, and the re-
sourceful will be taxed to their ut
most, when in the school room. IT'S
a poor place to take weary bones,
shattered nerves and poorly devel-
oped brains. The best is none to
good for the children of our country.
Let us make it a point. to see that
they get the best. =:
The teacher should remember
''Give to the world the best you
have and the best will come back to
you."
SCHOOL NoTEs.
Our schools are slowly growing.
3677 schools entitled to apportion-
ment this year. We should make it
1000 next year.
The new course of study is now
in the hands of the teachers. It is
not to be misused, but in the hands
of the skilled teacher to be ''guide
board at the parting of the ways"
A clean school house, isapleasure
to the visitor and credit to school
board, teacher and pupils.
In many of our school houses the
broom is entirely forgotten.
Little pieces of paper on our
school house floors show large cavi-
ties in our educatian.
The school is to be pitied that
has engaged for it's teacher a poor
housekeeper.
Why not straighten those pictures
on your school room walls? I trust
the originals were not as crooked
as these portraits make them ap-
pear.
Cobwebs make poor decorations
Tor any room and especially school
room.
Our teachers must work, them
selves, for purer English before
they can hope to teach others.
The subjects. most sighted are
Grammar, Reading and Geography.
Work your reading class out of
that monotonous tone.
What are the little ones doing
while the higher grades are recit-
ing? A small sum of money invest
ed in busy work material" will
keep them at work and repay the
teacher and pupils.
Why not clean up around the
school house before winter? It will
be easier than in the spring and is