The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-09-09
sos ENTER AZ OPENING. ! :.
Attendance It Opening Of Worthing-
ton Pubic Schools Exceeds An 's
/ ls3fs Former Records.
v ENTER TnE HIGH SCHOOL s / (:

u. ENTER THE HIGH SCHOoO 4 9 o. y
{. Monday Was Practically Devoted to
q on 3Lalzation and Seating Ga
pacity e Exhausted " \
The total enrolment at the open.
ing Monday Of the fall term Of the
worthington public schools was h Ave e
hundred and eight pupils, 9 record
never before equaled in tho history
of schools, and from present indica-
tions it is estimated that the at
tendance during the year will great.
II exceed that OF all former years.
The NdAy was q busy. one for Prof
Nicholas and his corps OF sixteen. ~
teachers who devoted the day almost
exclusively to Organization work,
and what made the day an especi-
ally hard one was the seating Of
pupils. In many instances the
capacity of the rooms was unable TO-
accommodate the number Of pupils
I and consequently several classes
had to be divided by seating them.
in rooms with other class pupils.
So all tho available seating room is
taken up and the building is practi-
cally jammed.
Prof. Nicholas anticipates con ::
siderable more difficulty in seating
! the pupils who have not vet entered
and are expected within the next
few weeks; as some have been away
to the state fair and others are not
prepared to enter at this time. s.@
A class of seventy-two entered
the high school on Monday and it is
sthe largest mum ber that has ever
!; enrolled for high school work, the
total enrolment during, the entire
I last year being, only seventy mem
!, bers. At the opening last year there
! were between fifty and sixty g
enter the high school. It is esti-.
mated thatsninety pupils viii enroll
in the high school during the year.
OF the ssyenty-two high school
u; Ting lIsir
drst courss IN the high school.
Some Of the classes arc 90 large that
it was necessary to place chairs in
I The recitation room to accommodat
]. all the class members. =, 2 :.> :.
II There are sixty-elght enrolled in
{ the first primar room and the
number greatly exceeds the enroll
mont in thissroom at the opening Of
>schoel last year. j Y .. s9:5 s:55S#
1 One hundred and forty pupils
have entered the rooms on the
third floor, which is regarded as too
large number for the close scondi-
tion Of the rooms, they being poorly
ventilated and complaint is made Of
!. the uncomfortable condition of the
atmosphere after the pupils have
been in the rooms q short time.
The light is also very poor, and on
cloudy days it is barely possible for
the schools to remain in session.
Prof. Nicholas is q hard worker
and is doing everything possible to
place the system Of the, Worthing-
ton school on q par with that Of
\ other schools in the state. This
i requires modern facilities and ap-
paratus for the high school labora-
tory which he says are lacking in
I The school Until last year there
was no laboratory apparatus Of any
1 kind here TO speak of, and By per.
siistsnt urging upon the school
board the need of apparatus, Prof.
Nicholas was successful in securing
some, but it is yet inadequate to do
systematic laboratory work. -. +,= :=
The highest possible sanitary
condition OF. the school will be
maintained and this will neceesitate
thorough Scrubbing once . week.
3 This was done last year and oonse'
4 quently it WAS not necessary to close
the schools On account Of sickness,
III Had been the ii former year.
The schools are now thoroughly
organized and the work u expected
to 60 smoothly from now On. Is
Mamie Athens I1cbora Passes Away
q .4+s@ 3s. .-------- --- s. sss s.
Mamie Althena Hebora, tht
orphan girl taken on probation by
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