Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-07-08
VOL. 81; NO. so.

complish in school when he has spent
the hours of the previous evening as
above Indicated? Of what avail are
the most faithful efforts on the part of
the teacher? Another very serious re-
suit is that these pupils drop out of
school altogether. AS a consequence
large, and constantly increasing num-
Der of boys and girls is growing up in
our city with very little of that mental
or moral training which the demands
of good citizenship require. This is a
subject not only for the Board but pri-
marily for the parents and the tax
payers to consider. The parents have
the most at stake and should take the
most active measures to remedy the
evil But have not the taxpayers a
right to insist that parents shall so
control their children that the money
SO freely expended upon the public
schools shall yield the largest possible
results to the community? A strict en-
forcemeut of the truancy law as
amended by the last Legislature is a
matter worthy of the most careful at
tention of the Board.
The work below the High School is
so arranged that the average child en-
tering school, as many do, at four or
five years of age can accomplish it in
the prescribed time without injury to
the health and enter the High School
at thirteen or fourteen we'll prepared
to do the work in a satisfactory man"
ner. On the other hand for those who
do not enter school until six or seven
years of age and for those who are es-
pecia1ly apt every opportunity
is given to complete the work
of the grades in less time. Any
shortening of the time allowed for
the work in the grades could only re-
suit in harm to those first mentioned,
and it would certainly not benefit the
others, while it would tend to send to
the high school a body of pupils poorly
prepared for the work required there.
The Mills Oratorica1 Contest was
held on Thursday evening, Feb. u.
Eight members of the senior class par
ticipated. The Mills prize was
awarded by the judges to Alfred Bush
neil and the Board prize to Grace
Morse. The net proceeds after deduct
ing a small bill for printing amounted
to $46o which the school decided
should be expended partly for the pur-
chase of books for the reference Ii
hrary aud partly for pictures for the
high school room. Accordingly SIS. So
has been expended for books and $500
for pictures leaving balance on de-
post at the bank of $8.4c for furture
use.
In the textbook library fund there
was a balance of $141.08 at the close
of the last year. The receipts for
rentals, sales and fines during the
wear 1923 have been $281.70 making
a total of SALTS. The expenditures
for the purchase of, new books have
been $319.86, leaving a balance Of
$102.9 % to the credit of this fund in the
hands of the District Treasurer. This
balance with the rentals for the next
wear will no doubt be sufficient for re-
placing worn out books. A compile in
ventory of all the textbooks, Town Lii
brary, H. S. library and reference
books is on file at the principals Of
fee.
The 18th Annual Commencement of
the High School was held at Reeds
Opera House on Friday morning June
5th at which time diplomas were given
to class of eight boys and fourteen
girls. This makes a total of 1876 grad
yates during the past ten years or 299
since the high school was organized in
1876. From a careful record kept of
the graduates of the nine year pre-
-ceeding the present it is found that of
1913 young people receiving diplomas
81 have taught and 68 have attended
some other school after graduation.
In closing this report permit me to
extend to the Board my sincere thanks
for the kindness manifested and the
cordial support rendered to me during
the past ten years and to express the
hope that the public schools of this
district may be abundantly prosper
Gus in the future. Respectfully,
L. L. CLARKE, Principal.