The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-09-13
OPEN
Are Schools For
New Term
And Enrolment is
Large.
| PERCENTAGE
IOf Attendance High
| in Schools
Of City and Superintendent
and Teachers Have a
Busy Day.

Bellefontsine threw open the doors
day morning to an army of boys and
girls who for over three months have
enjoyed their vacation in various ways.
The opening days of another year are
welcome to all for they have tired of
play. The day is one of new exper-
fences to many, q day of excitement
and unrest to those who are entering
school for the first time and to those
who are leaving the grammar for high
school life. and day when friendships,
allowed to lag during the summer,
are renewed.
MANY PRESENT.
The enrolment is large several hun
dreds of the 2036 enumerated persons
of school age residing in the city being
In attendance. Superintendent Mac
Kinnon is unable today to announce
the exact number in attendance at the
five schools
LATE OPENING.
This yesr the schools are reopening
a week later than the usual custom.
This late opening Will not do away
with the usual holidays as they will
be given and there will be a week of
holiday at Christmas time.
FIRE DRILLS.
Fire drills are to be instituted in the
various buildings. The same will BE-
regularly practiced and participation
in the drills will be compulsory.
ORDER IN FORCE.
The vaccination order made by the
School Board at the time of the small
pox scare some months ago. is still in
effect and all pupils must act in &C
cord with the order.
LARGE PERCENTAGE.
1t is estimated that there are 9, 100
or more persons of school age residing
here and statistics go to show that
there is as large percentage of at
tendance in proportion to both the to
tai and the school population as in any
city Of similar size in tine state.
A NEW GRADE.
Because of the crowded condition ol
the fifth and sixth grades of the Cen
trail building it has been found neces
sary to create q new grade in tbs
building where the overflow pupils o
these grades will be instructed by Mis-
Edyth Doty, Of Perrysville. Ohio.
elected by the School Board last
week as reserve teacher.
| FIRE ESCAPES.
Fire escapes are to be installed a
the Central building as soon as suita
BILE bids are received and the Board ar
ranges for the purchase of the same.
| FULL HIGH SCHOOL.
The High School is crowded Their
being in the vicinity of 200 in tn
four classes. The Senior class vii
number thirty or more, which numbe
is some nine less than the Senio
class of last year. while the Sophomor
class will number about sixty, tn
Freshman class about seventy and tn
Junior class about fifty.
TUITION PUPILS.
Among the pupils of the Hig
School are some twenty-four pupil
coming from the various townships G
the county. The tuition of the ma
jority is paid by the township fror
which they come they having success:
fully passed the Patterson examins
tion.
NO FUEL YET.
Coal purchased by the School Boar
some time ago for nse at the Ea.
building has not been delivered W
and should the weather at once bt
come much colder it may be foun
necessary to close this school for
ime.
TEACHERS LIST.
The city board of school examines
meet Wednesday to announce Il
names of the IL who successful
passed the examination of some da,
ago.
SOME STAY AT HOME.
$ In a number of the lower grad
not more than half the number whiC
| will attend the grades were presel
the inclement weather of the morniI
=, making it inconvenient for them to
Z present